General Mechanical

Hey guys and Girls, I'm new to Rollaclub, and yes i own a Corona and not a Corolla. I'm Nathan, but literally everyone calls me 'Socks', Live in a small town in tassie, and work out of the shed in my back yard. Never owned a corona before bar a skid bus years ago, couldnt sell my Commy wagon, so i swapped it for this. 1984 ST141 Dirty Auto Pig Corona, Interiors in pretty good nic but as you can see, bodys a bit worse for ware, also...auto. No major mods atm, just extended control arms, big wheels with stretchys and previous owner chopped the springs. Future mods are basically, make it look less shitty, work out what springs/shocks to run, find twin headlight se…

hi a few days ago i put a rebuilt carb on my 3k but now it idles high and there dosent seem to be any leaks or anything... help anyone? ;)

Hi I have been looking into convering my 1978 ke30 from 4 stud to a ford 5 stud for the plain reason I want to fit a set of 5 spoke 5 stud 17" show wheels and also want some 300mm front disc brakes too what is the best and easiest way to convert it to 5 stud hubs front only without fabrication work Or does any1 no of good japanese coilovers with 5 stud hubs and 300mm disc brake set up with 4 piston callipers I'm after a direct bolt in sort of thing don't want to have to fab anything Planing on putting 4g63 in it but want to have suspension, brakes and drive line sorted so its ready for the power that will be thrown at it

Want to put a 2s-c into a ke70 wagon, anyone done it? How hard is it? And does it drop straight in? Any help appreciated! :)

Hi! I have D shaped pistons and head with lugs under 1 & 4 cylinders. I'm doing solid 3F lifter conversion and need pushrod lenght and original parts number for that pushrod. Heard that it was same as 4K-u? We don't have 4K-u's here in Finland so that is why I need parts number to order from Toyota. Will 3K or 4K rockers work? Thank you already! -Jansku99

Hey looking for someone to do some fabrication work in Brisbane if we have anyone on the forums who wants some weekend or night cash in hand work to help out with my ke10 build. Pm if you have the skills and are interested Cheers Paul

Hey everyone, I haven't posted here before and am finally about to join the rollaclub! I am planing on buying a 1981 KE55 this week, its in pretty good shape for the price but I am planning to do a lot to it. Anyway, what would a good diff be for a 4AGE motor conversion as this is what I'm planing on changing to in the future. I'm asking this early because my parents are freaking out about safety and having some disk brakes would ease there minds a little bit, the current motor is still the stock 4k. I would also want to put a LSD in. thanks heaps, Kyle

I'm looking to have my distributor re-curved. It's a stock 4KC dizzy in good working order. Engine currently features a Weber 38/38, carb base plate port matched for carb adapters and intake manifold carb opening. The dizzy is electronic but features a vacuum advance and retard. I am using the big port intake manifold--it's been cleaned up on both ends. I am also using a set of extractors. As it's sit now--is it worth it to re-curve the dizzy's timing advance? When I add my performance camshaft and reworked cylinder head? I'm still under the assumption that Toyota ignition systems work just fine for most application. So, it seems like just re-curvi…

Hi, just picked up a 78 rolla 2dr sedan deluxe. I have never owned one and was in the market for a cool older car like this to tinker and have fun with. The car is in good shape. The previous owner though did his own suspension job to include cutting the front springs to drop it and put blocks in the rear. I have heard this can be done and doesnt hurt anything. My question is what can i do to make the ride-ability better? It bounces a good bit and is pretty rough at times on bumps. Are there coilovers i can get and what and where from. Also what about the rear with the blocks, is this good or can something be done with the leafsprings?? I look forward to hearing wh…

So guys recently I got my hands on another ke of course being such an old car there are things that need attention. First off is the suspension currently running leaking stock shocks and cut springs. And drives like crap especially when going over bumps which I found out when I jacked the car up to do some work is because the spring is cut so much that when no weight is on the car the spring moves freely safe to say it's dangerous and soon want to change. I've sorced full stock ke suspension for cheap but I still want the low. I don't want to opt for coilovers as they would cost as much as I got the car for and I don't want to run illegal choppies so I was wondering if an…

Hey all so pretty much I'm new to cars and have just bought a corolla ke10. So far I have changed my hand brake cables and shocks which from what I've been told is fairly basic stuff. Was just wondering how much more advanced a front wheel bearing change would be. Feel like it's something you don't really want to screw up haha. Any help would be awesome. Thanks

hi, i have a kE35 corolla with a 2tg celica motor and 5 speed gear box looking to build a hilux diff can anyone reccomend diff ratios the car will only be used for khanacross and rally sprint

I have a 1979 Corolla TE51, SR5 with 1600 motor. The mechanical fuel pump is going bad. I decided that rather than twist myself into a pretzel and replace it, I would install an electric pump instead. Well I did, under the hood, low on fender well. Worked for about 8 miles, then started cavitating even with full tank. So I moved it just in front of the tank, lower than tank, put a fuel filter before it. I worked for about 5 miles and did same thing. Anyone have any idea whats going on. If i hook the old mechanical pump back up it runs great, just has a seap of fuel leak on it. I tryed also, to plug the return line from the old pump, when electric was installed, and same p…

Hey guys, I'm currently working on replacing the steering rack in my ae71, and ive quickly found out that 3 of the 4 bolts holding the steering rack (and bushings) in place are a real pain in the ass, especially with limited tools. The rachet fouls on almost everything. How was your experience with it? If you guys have done it, did you remove the starter? Did it involve alot of swearing and patience? Let me know how you guys have gone about it. Also if theres a topic posted elsewhere similar to this please let me know. Cheers

HI Just bought a s14 alloy radiator to put into my ke30 which has a sr20. whats the best way to go about it to make it fit . do i need to make up custom brackets . any photos or info would be appreciated cheers

I recently began rebuilding the T50 transmission (AE86 Corolla) in my 1981 Starlet. It has a left hand starter motor and a right hand throw out arm. Normal. My donor transmission is also a T50 and is identical except that it has a bellhousing also with the starter on the left.....But with the throw out ALSO on the left. Just below the starter. My engine is a 4AGE. Was the donor car a 3A or 4A. (I never saw the car that this tranny came from) Is this "left handed" bellhousing unusual or sought after?

My 4AGE makes a noise that I think it's valvetrain related but I'm not sure. I recorded a video of it, after I give a little throttle, we can hear a "rrrrrrrrrrrrrr" sound. What do you think?

Has anyone worked out a source or way of replicating the red moulded hoses used from brake reservoir to master cylinder, and for carb and PCV applications?

Ok I'm starting to think about how much more this stocko diff will take once I get the weber on and then the 4K hybrid later How much have you had success with and what are easy replacements. I would imagine RX2-3s would fit not too bad...but I really don't know alot! and LSD or mini spool wouldnt go astray too!

I have a mate that has somehow stuffed the banjo diff in a KE30. We will have to change the diff, however the diff we are thinking of putting in is out of a KE55 which is a salisbury diff.......can anyone tell me if the diff will fit straight in.....??

Ok, get this. 1 of my bro's friend was on about turbos, and it went along the lines of this... *you turbo the intake, why not turbo the exhaust* :fuzz: :D i ***think**** its been done before somwhere... what input / abuse can any 1 throw at this idea lol ! :rolla:

How long is this supposed to be? I've got 2 lying around, one from something I'm not sure, the other from an ST115 and both are 65mm long... How are you meant to adjust them anyway? They don't seem to offer any sort of adjustment...

Hey all ive got 3Q's, hopefully some 1 can anwser them ! With the K Series engines - 3k, 4K, 5K etc - What was the largest capasity K engine that came out? - 7K? 8K? & Out of all of those K motors - which 1's came out as a carbie motor not efi? 1 More ! WHich is better in an engine when u rebuild it - (similar like simons - 5K block, 3K race head) - Hi compression or Low compression? Thanks for all ure help people :) Teddy

Hey all Well, I'm about to go 2 bed, so I'm not going to explain my idea, insted I'm gona leave this pic which i quickly whiped up on here, and i would like u 2 tell me ure first impressions of it - I'm gona explain it completly 2 morrow, so don't worry if uve got no clue what its about lol! Good luck tring to make sence to another 1 of my weird invensions lol Teddy

Well if the scars on my hands are anything to go by, got the new suspension in the wagon put in today. Getting a front end alignment don't tommorrow morning but it nails around corner well already. Will try and get some pics up.

Something I found that I thought explains scrub radius relatively well... Scrub radius

Looks good? These are to suit a silvertop 20V. Guess what the stacks are made of? plastic!!! Guess where they came from originally? Fabric softener bottle cover :) I don't think they'd work remarkably well (because of their shape), but 10/10 for effort I recon :P Hehe...

hello people i just got a old 85 corolla sr5 and i hate the flip up lights i have been doing some reserch would a levin of the same year front end bold on to my sr5 i want to change the front, frontfenders, and the hood trying not to do to much on the inside also where can i find the widebody fenders for the old corollas and or any body kits for these cars my main thing is drift and neons but i want this car to look aesome and info on the 85 sr5 i should know about please let me now

on my camry i need to know where the negitive is as it has an inbuilt coil there are 2 pairs of wires coming out of it there is a blue wire (it goes into a little green conector thingy) and a red wire, then there is a black wire and a black with a red stripe on it if anyone can help it will be much appriciated.

hello. I am looking for a diff for my ke55 rally car and was wondering if you could help me out. I am after a diff that is about 4.5:1 or 4.7:1 or there abouts. limited slip would be good but not essential at this time. i currently have the standard(?) 4.1 in there at the moment and the car definately has lost acceleration compared to the previous 4.3 (which i broke) which was also not the greatest for acceleration. The corolla has the 2t motor and 5 speed gear box and runs on 14 inch 4 stud rims with drums on the rear. Any help on what diffs fit in to the ke55 or what has to be done to make them fit would be most appreciated. Thanking you in advance. …

Just in case anyone has an easy answer... My interior light (as in like, above my head, the one that makes everything seen thats inside my car except for things under my clothes) is busted. It did work randomly for a few days a few months ago, but now it just doesn't work at all. Note that I have checked both fuse boxes and its all fine. Could there be a loose wire at any point in particular? :greenbounce: And my cig lighter doesn't work. I found this out because I bought an electrical pump. That was really annoying to find out that way when I'd opted to go higher-class-than-a-foot-pump when I had a leaking tyre...

i was offered a cheap price for a set of volks racing wheels,but the tyre shop owner said that the wheels pcd are 100 and mine are 114.3..so they have to put spacer to make it to my car..is this true? i'm a newbie..so please2,help me. :sad:

Hey all, Basically i need someone to right out a long instructional thing telling me step by step how to replace the CV joint on a Toyota Levin AE101, 4A-GE with SSS. Ta, gremlin

i just want to know..will w55 gearbox from 1g series engine fit in.. 1.20v 4age 2.4age tvis 3.4agze is it direct fit or we have to use back the t50 bellhousing? how about the longshaft?

Hey everybody, I have this te27 that I want to get rolling again. I recently blew the STOCK differential out and I have been unable to find a replacement 3rd member, so I am stuck with finding a junkyard replacement and custom mounting it... Does anyone have any suggestions as to what would be an effective low cost fix?

can anyone help me with finding out if 72-74 corollas have the same size tailshaft cause i recently put a 3K out of what i think was a 72 model in my KE11 but i forgot to take out the tailshaft,my tailshaft is to small wont fit on to gearbox can anyone plz help??

Hey guys! I got thinking on the weekend, with my 5k, I could either bolt on a draw through system turbo or bolt on the supercharger! What do you guys think? Any comments would be great! I had a look at a supercharger to buy as well, $300 for an average intercooler and a sc14 (off a Toyota chaser 1ggze ) what is the correct supercharger for this application? Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated!

Since I've pulled my rolla off the road I don't know what to do with it... It needs: Rust removed Paint job FMIC New Turbo New AFM ECU Suspension revised ..... so I'm thinking while I'm saving for parts.. I might start working on the body, can anyone recommend a DIY guide which they have followed and had good results? (Or do you reakon just save up for a wreaked gt4? for the swap overs)

bought it off of ebay for 80 bucks usd. The guy said it was for a pre '74 corolla......i asked specifically if it would fit a '69. got it, put it on yesterday, had to cut 1/2" off of the motor mount plate, finished it up today. leaking at head....that'll teach me to try to reuse old gaskets..... i don't really notice any difference, just is louder at the twice pipes any advice?

If my 4k i put 3k head tat mean my cr goes up,rite..?? U mean 8v 3k head..?? If cr up the the power up,isit...??