General Mechanical

Deleted

Iv got a 1984 AE71 and i want to upgrade the steering wheel and iv found a 92-98 AE101 AE102 Toyota Corolla wheel and a Toyota Celica GT4 ST185 Steering Wheel and i was wondering if they will fit my car?

I am about to start striping the interior of my AE71 and was wondering according to the law how much interior trim can be taken out before the car is deemed illegal or unsafe. I will probably be taking out the rear seats, centre console and all interior carpet.

Hello everyone. Just wondering what swaps people have done with putting different seats into their xE7xs'. Ill start us off by saying that with a single rail swap and a flare of one bolt hole the RA40 seat from my parts car bolted in really nicely. The bum was a bit lower than the ae71 seat. Would definitely suit a Person 6 foot 4 or so. A little low for me at 6 feet tall though. Looking for ideas about seats from other cars more so than after market stuff, but please post if there was a particularly elegant install of an after market unit that you did and how. Thanks in advance, Matt.

Hi, While I'm fixing my 5K I had a thought today while the sump is off I will shim the oil pump spring to get more oil pressure. So I was wondering what is the best size shim to use as I don't want to much as above 90 PSI it will strip the soft metal off the bearings (I forget the metals name right now) and I don't wanna add just 5PSI as that is well better but worthless at the same time. So has anyone shimmed an oil pump and measured the oil pressure? I would like exact pressure numbers to shim size so I can see what would be best. Cheers Cameron

Hi guys, Looking for your expert advice/help. I have recently installed a Blue top into my honda s600 for hillclimb work. The engine itself is producing 68kw ATW with peak power at 6250RPM. I am happy with the power ( std ECU) but with my gearing a few more revs would help out ( mid corners). The engine runs out of Revs at 6700RPM (seems a little low). I am not running any O2 sensor - Would this cause the problem? I have a surge tank and am running 2* EFI pumps (external). As mentioned it is std ECU. I am running 5/16 fuel line to engine and 1/4 back to the fuel tank. Home made extractors ( limited space) are 4-1. Your help is much appreciated.

How restrictive is the standard inlet system on 4A-C's. From looking at it it seems quite restrictive as it has two sharp bends in it. What are some alternative inlet systems that are still road legal, as in not pod filters.

Hi guys, tried using the search feature, but the inclusion of "4A-GE" got me more hits than an 80's fluro boyband. Looking for bore width and stroke depth of the 4A-GE Silvertop. Thanks! :y: EDIT - Not needed anymore, found 'em thanks. 81.0mm x 77.0mm. :P

Does anyone have a p/no or does anyone know if it cross references to another vehicle model? Also p/no for axle bearings. Cheers Sean

hey guys can 5k webbers fit on to a 7k? I'm led to believe that 4k extractors can fit on a 7k, but also some parts can't fit. would it do the trick? help would be great, cheers. :S

how hard is it to lift the body off the chassis

Has any one sucessfully supergharged a 4A-C. I was just curious as I am interested in seeing any resenable performance gians. I think supergharging is a great alternative to stand out of the crowd. I am also interested in 4A-C tuning as it seems not many people are into tuning them, they usually just drop in a 4A-GE.

hi just wondering is there any difference between Volvo 244/245 and 240 calipers, the numbers are models, some one would be sure to know as I'm doing research for a brake upgrade cheers casey

now i got a bit of a problem. now any body who has seen a boot to a ke35 will prob no that on each side of the boot it drops down along the side of the body then comes back up to the floor height (does that make any sence???) now when ever it rains i get about 2 inchs on water that manages to find its way into the boot down those sides... I thaught it was the rubber so i replaced it. rained last nite walked out to see how she was doing..... 2 INCHS AGAIN!!! Has any body every had this problem??? What can i do. I wanna carpet it soon but afraid if i do it will get wrecked because of this Please help Miller

Hi there all. Just woundering how much AE86 parts are fittable to a AE71?

Hi all, I am putting an sc12 on my 5k, running it through a 4k efi setup. I have already done a search on here, and elsewhere and have found a lot of interesting material but am always after more. What I am looking for are pictures of this kind of setup or similar, specifically how the supercharger is mounted (in as much detail as possible), as we have only an idea as to how to go about doing it. Are all sc12s shaped the same way, with the inlet on the dipstick side and the outlet facing away from the pulley? How did everyone get around this? Also interested in what ecu I should use and also where I should get it from, and maybe a heads-up on any other tro…

Does any one know if these Konig Rewinds for an AE86 would fit my AE71? any help would be much appreciated.

hey, I'm building a 4ac, i have got most of it covered exept for a few things - where to get ARP rod bolts - what i can do to the head apart from porting i.e. dobble valve springs..? - what rings to use, have bigport pistons not sure if the rings are the same as 4ac or not ( ACL maybe?) the build is on a low budget so not uber expensive parts for me. regards aaron please people i do not want to hear how stupid this is and why don't i just buy a 4age. i have my resons

I found this link http://www.kp61.net/forum/showthread.php?t=3206 Its is a KP starlet with a 7K motor installation guide. On page two http://www.kp61.net/forum/showthread.php?t=3206&page=2 He has cut a portion out of the cross member instead of modding the sump. I was wondering if this is a good idea or not? Any thoughts will be welcome.

Does any one have any neat ideas on how to fix cracks in the dash. I don't have the money to replace the whole dash so I need a few ideas. I have considered covering it with a guage but i'm not sure how legal a gauge would be in that area. (the crack is on the passenger side right under the windscreen)

DO ke25 doors fit ke20 corolla?

Hi, I recently bought a KE15 sprinter and the original owner removed the twin asians as he felt the car would run away on him as he was old so he made the car more used friendly..lol I want to now put the twin asians back on as I'm restoring the car. But I am not sure I have 100% of the linkages or the knowledge to bend twist and run the cables etc to put them on. So I was wondering is it possible if I could get photos of KE15 sprinter engine bays please to assist me in the linkage install? I al also curious as to how the 3K-B water heated manifold was linked up. I know water went in the back of the manifold in that pipe from the back of the head but then it e…

Hi, After spending most of the day cleaning and fixing my carby on the new sprinter one of the carbies (original asian) had been disassembled. So spent all day getting it micky mouse clean as a whistle. Just then tonight about to put the needle and seat in the lid of the carby ice burgs hit. The needle and seat had fallen out and been lost in the 3 boxes of parts I was given with the car. These were a mess all I was able to find after 40yrs of these boxes sitting there was the small spring and that was it for the needle and seat. So all I was missing was the little straight rod that goes in the end of the needle and holds the spring in and touches the float. S…

is anyone elses car the same as mine, my 1972 ke20 had the id plate on upside down and so does my 1971 car but the 1974 one and the 1973 cars have them up the right way, is anybody elses car the same??? also my 1971 car has drums on the front but unlike the ke10 drums these are twin leading shoe ones so they have two wheel cylinders instead of just one also does anyone have a borg warner diff in their ke20??? my 1971 car has little pull down handles under the dash to open the airvents on the dash, it also has one of those grills with the small squares and the lines on the fuel door go across instead of up and down

Hi, This morning mucking around with my Toyota EPC to further work out how to set up my 3K-B carbies properly I stumbled over this FIND. OIL COOLERS for a K motor FACTORY :jamie: Couldn't believe it. So I got a copy of the EPC screens for you all to see so you don't think I'm nuts. And for those of you at home this was found using the general CD's out of the epc. Below are the screen shots. But there is one small problem with these oil coolers. It seems Toyota has no part number for it :wub: So could make sourcing one hard. Cheers Cameron

Hey guys! Some know about my plan to graft a 2T-G into a Ke-35 Coupe ... I have been looking for carbies and manifold to suit. I have discovered a neat little twin carb manifold and twin carbies (they look like side draught with a sliding sleeve device?) off a toyota Corsa. It would seem to be from a 3E motor. I have not been able to glean any more info than that, except that they came off a 1500cc or 1800cc SOHC motor from a jdm corsa. I am wondering if; A) The whole manifold will fit B ) If not A then will the carbies function for my application? Re-Jetting and other standard-type mods are acceptable. Thanks for your, most precious, time!

Hi I need to get a Wheel alignment done and was wondering if any one can recommend a good person on the Gold Coast. I've heard some are better than others but not sure who to go to. Any help would be good. Cheers

Deleted

Hey i've got a 4k with a set of sidedraught 40mm dellorto's on it. the motor just seems to keep poping when cold and hot and just runs like a bag of shit. i was just wondering what peoples thoughts are on this. i was thinking of rebuilding the carbies or piss them off and just get a 4 barrel holly. Also the setup of got is basically a rebuilt 4k 300degree cam extractors 2 1/4 inch exhaust the twins when they run right somtimes, elec ignition port and polished head. With all of this do peoples corolla's fell pretty decent i can't rip a doughnut in the dry yet my stock as a rock 1.6 liter gemini can do it easy both have locked diffs and the the corolla just can't do it.…

Hi, A few small bits need assembling on my KE15 sprinter and I am jsut looking for advice. The rear drivers side vent on my sprinter was removed when car was repainted and now needs reinstalling. The back of the vent pictured below has 3 pins in the corners (see photo below): Now the holes in the car look like this: So I am wondering HOW do I stick this in. As in factory how did they do it as the top holes are a lot bigger than the pins but the bottom hole has like a rubber goo in it that makes the fit tight so just curious how people have put these in? Also the pins on the back of the grill are similar to the ones on the back of badges so it might…

Hey Hey, I replaced the leads and plugs on my st141 yesterday afternoon and it ran great apart from flat spots but thats the carby anyway its back to running on 3 cylinders ran on 4 yesterday. I have swapped the plugs and leads around around and 3 isnt working, Had compression yesterday and was even through all cylinders. Its firing but when i take the lead off when its running it makes no difference. So wtf maybe a valve stuck open ?

baisicly i get defected for steering play in my ae71, is there a way to tighten it up, thanks moz

As the title says, I have exchanged the old 3k in my ke20 for a 4k i was wondering if anyone could tell me what i need to do now in order to get the paperwork correct with QLD transport.. i.e. have the correct engine numbers on my rego forms etc thanks for any help

hi everyone, I just bought some new front shocks for my ae71 wagon. Now it seemed like a pretty straightforward task to change them. Ihave managed to get the entire strut out of the car, so the spring is out and brake lines disconnected and such. I can't seem to get the old insert out of the strut. Does anyone have any tips or advice to get the old one out? I have unscrewed the top thing which holds it in by the way, so i think ithe shock is jammed in there. I'm thinking of a hammer and putting it in the vice once all the oil is drained out, there must be an easier way. thanks adan

Appreciate this kind of info isn't common knowledge but does anyone know for sure what the lift and duration are for the 2TG TRD cams (304 and 288 - appreciate that's the duration but you know what I mean)? Failing that, can anyone give me lift and duration for cams with more aggressive profile than the boggo factory items?

sorry pleas move to the corect place ;) ok guys as you may know i have resently found chassi rust in my corolla now this thread is just what your thoughts are on my corolla thanks guys . but still will be buying one of theas little buties soon enough and making it a timely rebuild. time 2 say good bye rolla :D. 2 puppy power

I need some quad throttle bodies and stacks for my 4age 16 valve bigport. All I see is 20v ones and the adapter plate. Is there no production quads for a 16 valve? Can someone give me the inside diameter of one of these 20v throttle bodies? cheers -BiGs

I've scored a coupla 32/36 DGVs and first order of business is to give them a cleanup. After removing the holders, the emulsion tubes are refusing to fall out in a willful and wanton display of bad manners. I don't want to go stuffing bits of wire and whatnot down there to encourage them ... I'm sure I'll screw the brass ... any hot hints from rollaclub land? cheers, Slapper

Hi, Is there any difference between KE30, 35, 36, 38 in the suspension front end design? Especially regarding front sway bars. Whiteline list BTF17 (20mm) for sedan and coupe, but a different part BTF6 (16mm) for wagon and van. Incedentally BTF6 is the same as listed for KE2# sedan and coupe. http://www.whiteline.com.au/docs/catalogues/WL_0323.pdf Why do you think they've done this?

Hi guys. The speedway team I'm with has purchased a Junior. We haven't raced it yet. Over the last couple of outings for this car it's spun so many times it's a bit of a joke. Well the laughter is coming from a corner nearby as I have to sort it. With the car up high and the wheels sitting on blocks I saw the problem straight away. The leaf springs aren't set right. To get tilt in the car they've put a straighter leaf set in the left rear. With weight on the LR leaf set is actually bending the opposite way to what it should be doing. The right side leaf set has about a 1/2" curve through out. Not much suspension allowed here. Is this a 'normal set up' on one of these cars…