General Mechanical

I thought it might be a good idea to get peoples opinions on the brake pads theyre using. Of course you alone can't try every brake pad on the market and find the best one so I thought it might be a good idea to gather some info on different types. Now naturally not everyones braking setup is the same so this will end up being a rough guide at best. Try to only comment on cars that youve tried more than one type of pad on. Start your review with a short summary, you can write more about them underneath if you so desire. I will try to keep a summary of good :P and bad :( reviews (and inbetween). Try to keep it performance oriented but you can of course make comments ab…

Rust, the favourite find of the auto enthusiast :P just doing the chassis of my ke25 and i have found some here and there much to my amusement lol... anyway any diy/mechanical person probably has come across their fair share of it and I'm interested to know how people get rid of it. depending how severe it is, seems rust can be sanded, chemical converted, blasted, ground down to bare metal, needle scalled, chemically removed, electro bath removal, cut out and rewelded. if it can't be cut out and rewelded such as a component or area that would be difficult to replace, and isnt very severe, then what does everyone recommend out of the other met…

as i now own the 3t legally, its time to get half serious with it i'm looking for peoples thoughts on what to do, i was tinking something along the lines of a ported 2t head and a cam, ive all ready got a 32/36 webber and extractors. (it goes all right, but not that much better than my mates 4k-c, so whats the point in having the extra half litre :P ) any help, ideas or problems that i may run in too, would be great

Hi everyone I'm having an interesting issue with a ke70 i purchased for my girlfriend. under load (i.e only driving up the mountain where i live) the car will loose all power and the car will begin to make a lagre hissing noise (almost like large air compressor cannot pinpoint if this is coming out the exhaust or the engine bay). The car will also heat up slightly but stays within the "normal" range on the guage. on pulling over the car will run very slightly rough but then correct itself within 20 seconds or so. after losing power and reaching the top the car will drive normally and wont do it again until under a consistant high load. the problem has …

I am getting a 82 ke70 but have to wait till summer holidays and the car is 6 hours from my hometown and would like to know what a stock engine looks like.p.s got it for a canadian dollar. any stock type for that year its a sedan.

well as the topic says, the plug in my borg-warner diff won't undo ... it just spins and spins and spins and spins, and spins some more. In either direction ... so at the moment the plug is half-tight, constantly. Which means it leaks slowly, and makes it hard if i wanna put any oil into it (running a bit low i think) ... What the hell? Is this common? Tried searchin but didn't find shizzle... Dyzza

hey guys I did a search trying to find standard compression rates for a 4k (in PSI) but had no luck ... i did a test on my 4k - 125 was about average, highest 127 lowest 121. Is this low? I noticed someone on here had a 5K with 10.1 compression and managed 225 average ... :P Cheers, Dyzza

Got these Aisan Iso SU carbs. The guy that I got it off said they 1.5" SU's from a Datsun, but when I rubbed a bit of grease off they were Aisan instead of Hitachi's. I think they might be off a sports version of a corona, 1600S or mk2 or something. The code on them is HF40D. The bolt pattern per carb to the manifold is triangular (3 bolts, 2 upper 1 lower) The manifold looks like it is heated one. Maybe the SUs were taken off a corona and put in a Datsun. I've search the net and looked in books in the library but can't really find much about them. Does anyone one know what these came out of, and what they are like? Bruce

Hey all I have a 1980 KE55 5-speed stocker. My speedo is out. When i'm doing 60 it reads 70, when i'm doing 100 it says i'm doing 110. It seems to be perpetually 10kmh over. Why is this? How do i fix this? Will I pass a roadworthy with this?

hey I'm afta a super charger to suit a 4k corolla does anyone have one for sale or no anyone that wants to sell one?? also information on what is required to fit one would be handy!! cheers johnny

Well now that my ficken oil guages have arrived (took a whole month from that ebay sell just jap :lmao:) i need to mount the t peice for the temp sensor and pressure sender. Now my question is where might i find a hole for the t peice? Apparerntly the instruction tell me to braze it into the sump of all things! but how the heck will that meter my pressure? I'm thinking i have to tread the sandwhich plate that all aw11 mr2's have. correct? If so will i need to mount a drain pipe out of it or what? And yair this i my first attemt at sorting out the plroblem that is wires. Seems like electrical guages really arnt elecky after all :) did that make sense?

I bought a KE70 with a bigport 4age (silver with black writing on the cam covers). It desperately needs a clutch. What I want to know is where does the clutch come from. It's got a sprinter gearbox so which clutch should I buy. Will an ae82 twincam clutch work??? I have not idea. What do I ask for at auto1 or wherever I decide to buy it from? Anyone got any ideas?????? Thanks Daniel

hey all, ive got a ke10 2-door, and just wondering if there are any known seats from a newer/import kinda car that would fit with not much troubles, thanks

Hi all, Wondering if you can help my wife, she is the proud owner of an old VP 3.8L wagon, and tonight driving home all of the electricals failed, starting with the dash dimming out, headlights dying and dash gauges reading lower than they should, then the car sputtered for a second and died. The car starts but stalls shortly afterwards. Any suggestions?? Thanks,

hey guys i recently purchased a so called ready to bolt on 32 36 weber and now i have got it on and idling but it wont rev, we got it to rev but had to have the choke fully one and once there is no choke engine just stalls out so i have narrowed it down to either a) carby is to big for engine? b) carby needs a kit? also i have cam and slight head work, can anyone help me out or anyone else had this problem aswell ok been looking around and yeah on my one i only plug the fuel in and thats it there is no other hoses or fittings but on some of the other ones i have looked at there are like 3 hoses i'm really confused

sorry if there is a post asking this somewhere else, but all i could see is a 4A question! well I'm gettin a ke35 coupe with a 2t (slight head work etc) and a t50! and am concidering supercharging it so i don't have to do internal work! have talked to a mechanic at work who knows a guy who has done this, and reakons i could do it fair easy! i work at a holden dealer so i can get almost any car parts at trade price or cheaper throught different places, which will help cos i wont have a huge budget! anyways i was wondering what comments or tips people may have when i decide to do it! planning to maybe drift or race it occasionally! thanks Lee

hey guys well i had a look at the plate on my diff. Its a borg warner, 4.11 ratio. My car was originally automatic, and a 5 speed was put in it with a different diff by the previous owner ... T334 – 42 – 001 this is on the plate under p/n (part number?) ... does this mean it is a t-series diff ? I checked the FAQ and came up with a few things ... 6.7" (T) Celica ALL 71-85 (RWD) Corona RT85,95,104,114,105,115,119,134,32,34,36 72-82 Corolla TE37,51 75-79 Corolla TE27 (some) 74 Corolla AE86 83-87 (?) ... Common upgrades are a Celica/T18/Corona T series 6.7" diff ... --> could this be what it is ? The only thing that sent me down this path w…

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I thought it might be an interesting topic to see what peoples variations on running in engines are. The method I'm using at the moment is as follows: Penrite Running in oil (because I KNOW its a full mineral oil, suitable for turbos. Other oils tend not to advertise the fact because "synthetic is better" or some crap) Oil filter change at 100km Oil and Filter change at 500km (mineral oil again) Oil and filter change at 1000km (I'm going to use Penrite Semi-syn 10W50 I think) I drive it firm, not flogging it and keeping the RPM down (below 5000rpm and not long periods at high RPM). I try to avoid long periods of idling and cruising at a constant RPM and loa…

G'day guys i was wondering if someone has some pics of KE70 interiour dash, insturment panel, door trim everything? Cheers for a upcomming KE70 + AE86 project (KE70 body with AE86 running gear, Bigport Tvis 4AGE, T50 etc)

Hi Just bought an Ae71 and i was trying to install my old neons via the cigarette lighter light, the little one that comes on with the parkers and headlights while doing this i heard a sizzle and tryed the parker lights and they stopped working along with the dash lights? I called out the RAA and the told me there was no power getting to the dimmer switch which could mean an open circuit any way has this happend to anyone or know how to fix it my mate also has a ke30 with the same problem but we can't figure it out Cheers for any help Stuart

hi guys, i was looking thourgh the site the other day and found a topic on fliping leafs to lower the car, sadly can't find the tread again (verging on computer illerate) any way just wanted more info on the topic, and mainly on wich springs to flip

Hey everyone! Just letting you know about a great place to get 20V adapter and also Short shifters for the T50 box. Short shifter Thinking maybe we should try to get a group buy happening, save on some freight.

been looking around and can't seem to find out if some ke20's come out with the borg diff? because i was going to change to a 120y diff like pauls 3tgte red rocket, ie a 6inch borg warner that pretty much bolts in. but if i can get one from a ke20 it will be 100% bolt in... thats until i have to upgrade, damn you 3tgte!

I'm just wondering what are some good extractors to get for a 4k. And how much?

hey guys I'm wondering if anyone here has used the sigma gh lcas with ra40 steering arms? do i just get them pressed into the arm? although this is for a ke30

Hey Guys, On my KE55 my front lights are retarded i'll explain. When i turn the right indicator on the front indicator works and when i turn the left one on it flashes fast but the parker flashes? Any idea's? Cheers

hey guys. i have almost got the 1ggte ke70 running but i need to get the solenoid on the lpg tank opening and closing properly, and its not opening at all with the current hodge podge of relays that are there. i ahve been told that i need a tachometric relay (it makes sense to me :P ) and i have everything i need to power this relay except a tacho signal wire. so that brings me to my question...where the hell do i get a tacho signal from?!?!?!!? cheers :|

My head gasket is blown on my 5k and i thought i could put a 3k big port head head on that i have laying around. Is there any difference in length of push rods and head height ? Thanks Greg

Hey all, I was driving my ke55 rolla last night and when i put it in first it was fine intill you started to drive. Before you even went to take it out off first to put it in second it slipped outta gear. Does this mean my gearbox is going? Or is there something totally going wrong with my gearbox? Cheers Sarah :hmm:

hey guys ... well the dream run on the stock carby is over ... the float is getting stuck at the top (i think) so the carby is flooding ... Any possible reason for this ? i have pulled the needle and seat out and cleaned them up, they look in immaculate condition... Where the fuel line plugs onto the carby, just inside the 'tube' where it bends down at a 45 degree angle, there is a sort of 'filter' i guess you'd call it ... well this one was stuffed and wouldn't let any fuel into the motor when i first put the carby on, so i took it out ... My question - what is that thing ? Could that be the source of my problems? i thought it might have just been a …

Hey All My girlfriend has a 91 Suzuki Swift sedan. It is carby-fed and has flat spots in the carby. It likes to hesitate on takeoff. I have spoken to a mechanic and he suggests that it needs a carby kit. I have no knowledge or want to rebuild it, and i was wondering if any of you guys had any suggestions on what i should do? Perhaps a place to go who will sort out the carby? On the northside? Obviously price is the bottom line, i'd like to keep it as cheap as possible. Cheers for your help fellas.

my old struts are rooted and i need to replace them for the road worthy first of all what are some persific things about theme [what sort are they, where can i get replacement ones, and cost] what would make it handle the best big dave :)

this is some of the stuff i'm finding as i fiddle around with the (2) 7k's i got recently. the best thing, (i haven't seen anyone post about this yet). they have a fully counter balanced crank. TRD k cranks were romured to be fully counter balanced, but i've never seen one. the conrods are 7afe and with a pressed 20mm pin. the oil pump pick up is steel,(good uprite engines where you have to change the pick up) the combustion chamber has been opened up and the ports have a better shape. the sump is deeper, but not by much. i'll post more as i find it.

banjo diff (live axle assembly) - ke20, ke25, ke30 front loading, easy changing, width of housing varies between models 1320mm ke20/25 , 1370mm ke30 diff centre 5.7, 6 inch interchangable centres borg warner diff (live axle assembly) - ke35, ke55, ke70 rear loading, harder to change, length varies between models ??? mm ke35, ???mm ke55, ???mm ke70, mount types vary (coil, leaf) diff centre 6, 6.38inch now the question! can the borg warner centre out a ke70 - 6.38inch fit into a ke35 / ke55 housing?

hey guys well i have sorted out a major air leak, so that problem should be all gone now ... The new problem - the car free revs - even with the idle screw set at the lowest, it revs at over 3,000RPM. This is with the mixture screw set about 1 1/2 turns out. This is with the throttle gear returning to the closed position (e.g. the throttle cable isn't tight and holding the throttle open. ..) The jets in it are 130 primary, and 132 secondary. It is an automatic choke model, but the choke valve is all the way open so should have no affect ... The motor is a 4k .... ARG! ANY help would be great guys, cars been off the road for almost a week…

Hey guys, I was searching for stuff on my car one night when i came across this site that restores cracked dashboards and cracked arm rests. As I've looked everywhere for a good dash and havn't found one I was quite excited. I looked at what else they do on the site and found they also do custom consoles, wood grain dashes, wood grain knobs and steering wheels. If anyone wants a look its: .DASHBOARD RESTORATIONS I'm getting my dashboard done right now so i'll let you know how it turnd out if anyones interested. Jon.

The 4runner died yesterday so in a mad scramble to find some wheels to get to work a mate of mine came up with this little gem that he said he would sell to me as he didn't drive it anymore. It's quite fun to be driving something like this again.

This just shows you how similar the 20V valve head is in terms of valve layout to a Ferrari V12 item. Haven't ever seen an image of one b4, thought someone might be interested. 60V V12 is nice but won't fit in my rolla! Why hasn't toyota made a 40V 3.2L V8 damn it, imagine that, anyone got a thick checkbook :wink: Ferrari

This list below shows dyno results from the Chasers dyno day: I have highlighted the fifth car from the top. A KE25 with a 4AG 20V black top. Does anyone know any information about this car?