General Mechanical

ive been told i can put ford xe rear lowerd springs in my ke70. all i wanna do is lower it 1.5" but i need something in the rear to stop it from saging when the kids get in the back. also ive been told i can put lc/lj torana shocks in the back of my rolla. can some one help me out. also my 70 is a all day driver but i will be attending hill climbs at mt cotton aswell.

Hi, Today after work I popped down to the local super cheap to go through there computers and catalogs to see if I could find an external heater tap for my KE15. The original tap I can't get anymore :P And today at supercheap we couldn't see any heater taps that you can buy or anything :D So I was curious those universal heater taps that people get where can I get one from? A picture is below of the type of valve I mean. It is circled in Pink. Cheers Cameron

I have installed a VN V8 master cylinder into my KE30. I forgot to ask which outlets are for front and rear. Its too late to call now, so is there anyone that can answer this for me, and possibly post a pic. I have to get these brake lines bent into shape and then sent off to have the correct threaded ends on them....preferably tonight or tommorow as the christmas holidays is quickly approaching.

Please excuse my ignorance,...........I understand that the firing order is 1342, but does 1 begin at the radiator end of the block , or the gearbox end?? (I'm having trouble refitting my dizzy cap) Thanks emu

hey guys my ke35 is soon to have her auto ripped out and a 4spd put in. I havent done this before and was just wondering what i need to put on my "TO GET LIST" so far i have on my list..... these things I'm 99% i have to get Pedal box manual gear box flywheel clutch clutch cable manual gearbox cross member and these things i think i have to get but not sure Manual tail shaft???????? Spigot bearing??????? sub-loom???????? fork connector???????? manual bellhousing bolts????????? if there is anything else pleese tell me thanks Lukey

I've got a 5K engine which we have put into a KE10. Looks like we need to get a new head for it now as there is a chunk missing out of it :hmm: What i'm wondering is do we need to get another 5K head for it ? or can a 3K or a 4K head fit on it as well.

Got a remote fuel cap and boot release setup that i've put into my CS ke70. Got the cables run to the back, just wanted to get a picture of how the little mechanism's are supposed to properly hook up to the fuel cap and boot release - don't really need any of the wire, just the actual mechanism! Thanks in advance! :jamie:

hey all, i was going to get my spare 2T head mechined and i noticed that it is different then the one in my car, i know it's a T head but what? and if it will go on my other... if someone could tell me, that would be great.

i was cruising the forums a while back and found gillys Project Ke70 and wondered what rims are these in the pics below and where could i get me some of them? thanks a heap in advance

Hi all, I need the part number for a 3k bigport manifold gasket (gasket that goes between the manifolds and the head (inlet & exhaust)), I've done a search of the forum and typed in "3k bigport manifold gasket part number" but to no avail, my local parts guy doesn't know what i'm on about, supercheap and repco are just a bunch of F#*&%$!ds, either that or if someone could tell me the exact model of corolla they came out in, Thanks in advance, cheers phatke30!

Hi, Was going to replace my KE15 glove box the other day with a new one I had for it. Went to remove the original KE15 one and noticed this: The elastic mount int eh top. Looks like it has been there since new. Can anyone confirm if it was and if they are original what went there? As my other original box has no elastic in it at all. Cameron

got these from my dad who found them in his shed of a house he just bought!! Anyone know what they are off an if there worth any thing? they have a rotor simbol on them :dance:

I had 30 thou shaved off my 4k head to raise compression. So i put it all back together today but now there is a really loud tapping that sounds like its coming from the top end its, not valve clearance or the rocker gear because i adjusted the clearances until they almost had no gap at all but it wouldn't go away so i put another rocker gear in and still the same I'm thinking maybe because of the head sitting lower the push rods are on a different angle that makes them noisy but I'm not sure what do you think?

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OK Folks, I am building up a 4AC to go in my KE70, Eventually this will become a Rally Car, yes I know its not a 4AGE. (don't get started om this one, the categories I am planning to run do not allow it) So I have managed to get myself some 40mm Dellorto DHLA Sidedraughts to go on the 4AC, I know HKS used to make a set of intake manifolds to suit webber/dellorto carbs. So my question is, does anyone know how to get them, have made a set etc, can lend my diagrams to making my own etc, I have a good engineer helping on this one, however if anyone can lend their advice to me is appreciated and also easier. Also since we are on the same side of the engine, I need extr…

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Don't know if this is going to be relevant here so I will post it and you can all let me know. On the weekend I rejetted my carbs on my motorbike and they needed to be sync'ed afterwards. Thanks to the magic of the internet I was able to find a site that told me how to make a homemade manometer (to my surprise it doesn't measure manliness) that measures the vacuum between each carb. Was a bit fiddly but once you got the hang of it really easy. Also saved buying a carb sync tool. All up cost $5 to rig the thing up. Anyway I thought i would post up the link used in case anyone here running twin carbs on their cars would need to do the same thing. http://faq.ninja25…

Gaday, i'm wanting to know what injection manifolds are availiable to fit a 4K. Me and my mate are planning on trying to make a gas injection setup for our rally car, and since his dad is a gas fitter he can do this quite easily but we don't want to make our own manifold, and i'm wondering if maybe a 7k one would bolt onto a 4k head and if it does what cars did they come on. cheers

i am currently replacing all the suspension bushes on my ke10. i had no trouble finding rear shackle bushes in nolathene. When i asked to order a set of front eye bushes they arrived but werent the correct size. we double checked with the manufacturer and they claim they are the correct ones. the size i received were : 50mm diameter at the bush end 10mm eye bolt hole the ones that come out of my car were : 35mm diameter at the bush end 8mm or so eye bolt hole I'm just wondering if anyone out there has had the same problem. …

Hi i wont 2 put nissan skyline r31 brakes in my ae71 just wondering if aneyone has done this convertion and have aney pics or iders that can help

Hey, I'm wondering if an 4afc gearbox from an ae92 corolla would be compatible with the 16v 4age engine? thanks i have searched around to find the answer, and all i seem to find is RWD conversions. yes ive used google too :)

I have a 2 door KE-30 Corolla with the 3K-C engine (1200) and was wondering if there are any 5 spd gearboxes around that will drop straight inplace of my 4 spd box?

Hey guys and girls. just wondering if anyone could tell me wether a sc12 charger from a 4age can be used on a twin carbed 4k?? they goin pretty cheap at the mo and I'm keen to get one if so, could someone please tell me how it is done and even better show pictures of people who have done it??? thanks guys. Jono

hi guys, thinking of putting a t series in the 55, blown one bw already and i think this ones on it way out do the diffs have the same tail shaft bolt patern thingo? and if i got a lsd from a ae86 would that fit in a t series form something like a ta22 or ra23?

hey people i have a worked 5k whats the best sidedrafts to put? cheers

went to drive my car today and it runs fine and all but when i rev over 4000 rpm it just free revs and the car doesnt pickup speed has anyone else had this proble or knows how to fix it cheers

Hey folks, I pulled apart a 4K nippondenso dizzy tonight to get a good idea of the advance weights etc. I'm going to take a punt at recurving the thing myself. The cam plate has stamped in it 4G. From my reading, it seems a common thing with some dizzy's that you can get different cam plates to change your total advance etc. Does anyone know: - If there are different cam plates available to fit and where would I find the part numbers OR - If this particular dizzy is used on other cars (ie - I might be able to pull apart other ones to get the guts and maybe find new cam plates!!) If someone has similar info for Bosch dizzys then that would also be usef…

Hi all, I currently have a 3K in my KE10, but have a 5K on the way. Can I use the 3K rocker cover on the 5K?? I want to do this because the 3K rocker cover has the old Toyota symbol on it, where as the 5K is blank. Cheers, Ken Edit: Also, the 5K is coming with a 3Spd Auto from a Ke50-70 (not entirely sure what model), will I have to modify the tunnel??

Hey guys, i've got a stock KE30 (3K-C) and i'll be changing the engine over to a 4K soon. When i've got the engine bay clear i want to take out the old rusted brake master cylinder and replace it with a different/stronger one. Is there a brake mc that's cheap/reliable/stronger and easy to fit? How would i go about it? Do i need a kit? What about the actual rotors as well? Is it easy/legal to change the brake rotors to larger ones? Can someone help me out? Keep in mind that i'm not a pro, i'm only learning as i go... :yes: Cheers - Josh.

Hey. There is a build-up of thick oil where my spark plug leads plug into the rocker cover... what is this indicative of? Cheers. :P

hey all... got a problem with my rear suspension setup on my ke. for starters it has sierra short stroks and cut kings (free height 220mm). the thing is my mate has the exact same setup and his is a bit bumpy but not over the top. where as my ke is like a friggin jumpin castle on wheels. i have put in some cut stock springs in (free height 300mm) and still the same :wink: if any one has any ideas/suggestions on what to try it would help heaps cheers luke

hello all, I'm thinking of putting a ca20 pintara diff in my corolla because iv heard good things about them (strength ETC) . i was wondering if that would be extremly difficult and would i get away with a deeper in wheel and rolled guards ( I'm talking about shortning the diff) . and also are the axles in them good? because I'm going to be running a mini spool :doh: i no I'm a cheap bastard :laff:

Ok, so I definitely know that I have a backfiring issue, going through my exhaust. Now, all I know is these issues, this is on a 3-TC motor with stock carb. Car Idles at roughly 1000-1100 RPMs Car seems to run rich Back fire happens backing off the throttle Help is appreciated in figure out what my problem is. I've changed these parts: New NGK Plugs New Wireset New Distributer Cap New Distributer Rotor MSD Blaster 2 Coil Header back exhaust installed I'm thinking it's just that my car news a carburetor adjustment and/or timing adjusted, but I'm not sure right now. Thanks for any help.

well it seems my car has a miss. I have a ke30 with a 2tc engine recently replaced the distributor cap/ rotor and points along with the spark plugs and cables, the carb is set to the factory specs there is no vaccum leak either, timing has been checked as well. It occurs when staying a constant speed when accelerating it does fine and seems to dissappear any ideas? thanks, matthew

Picked up a nippon denso electronic distributor ,with internal ignitor. What i need to no is what sort of coil do i run with it,brand and numbers would be helpful. Also there is two wires coming out of it ,one black,and one black with orange tracer on it :dance: . Thanks inadvance rob :dance:

Hey guys, I'm having a weird problem with my 87' corolla and if you could offer some advice that would be great. The corolla runs a 4ac, which due to rough running recently got a carb rebuild. I am now tuning it and the idle was a bit erratic. So I disconnected the EGR system for now and that seems to have fixed the problem. When I went to set the timing the engine revs would jump incredibly when approaching the recommended 5 degrees, even after backing the idle speed, and fast idle speed right off. There is no troubleshooting description of this in the manual and I am quite stumped. :)

hey guys just a quick Q will rims off a 06 rolla sedan fit a ke30? cheers

Hey everyone i just got a 1983 ford laser for cheap and the fuse for the indicaters/Dash Guages, keeps blowing it was blown when i got the car, i replaced it, drove around the block and it was blow again. any hints?

Decided to get new Tie rod ends for my KE70 as ill be running XT130 arms and the extra thread would be nice for adjustments. SO got meself some RA40 ends, went to put them on and realised the 70 ones are a single piece end and Tube. Doh! So off the wreckers i go, Found a RA60. took the tubes and ends and proceeded home. This morning i went to fit the RA60 tubes to the RA40 ends to fit to the KE70 Rack...Pheww :DD. BUT. it seems the Tubes from the RA60 are longer by about 3cm. and to top it off the tie rod ends only screw in half way. making the RA60 RA40 combo like and inch and half too long!!. So back off to find something else. Got some KE30 tubes now.. …