General Mechanical

Hello, I'm a newbie to the whole cars scene, well relatively, i owned a prelude before i purchased this corolla. i just purchased this short shifter, cause i thought that it would be easier to shift gears in, cuz currenty when i chuck it in second, it gets stuck before getting in, and its really annoying, makes me look stupid soo i purchased this short shifter off ebay, and i want to know if it would make it easier to shift gears in, my current shifter has been cut, to be shorter, but i thought short shifters are able to make changing gears 50% more easier or something. i really should of asked here before purchasing it... :lol:

hey i have a ke20 and it had a slight front end collision and messed up bonnet, front grill and left hand quarter panel, is it posable to transfer parts from a ke 30 onto the ke20 or are the different. advice needed asap as i have rego coming.

Hey all, in the process of (well trying to...) change shocks and springs in my KE70 front struts. Both struts are out of the car but I'm damned if I can even start to dismantle them. I can't crack the top nut under the dust cap. Trying to do so just turns the shock absorber. Is there a trick to stop the shock turning or is it more a case of using a rattle gun or some such? I'm sure the whole process is fairly simple I've just never done it before and gregory's is of very little help. Any ideas greatly appreciated.

hi guys new to rolla club don't know much about 20v's heres my story.I got a corolla ae82 twin cam with a 20v silver top runs drives perfectily exept after it warms up if i give it a hit into the high rpms when i pull up the idle will be very ruff, low and alover the place but if i switch off the car and turn it back on it is fine? also a bit hard to start in the morning and cuts out at 7200rp/m. any help will be apreciated the poor thing has been runing like this since i bought it afew months ago. also forgot its runing stock ecu

Guys I have a 5 speed box from a KE55, what do I need to do to the box to make it fit in my KE70? The KE70 box is longer and is only a 4 speed... ive had a look at the Knowledge Base and it mentioned that 4 & 5 speed extension housings arent interchangable to each other. Does it mean though, that I can put the 5 speed KE70 extension housing on the KE55 5 speed box and fit it into my KE70? are the front part of the boxes the same.... thanks

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

Hey all, I know this is a little bit of a strange request, does anyone have the original workshop manual for a ke10 and does it have the chassis component breakdown (exploded view). The Car I am looking at has some rust in a couple of area whihc I would love to look at the body structure BEFORE cutting the car. Any help would be appreciated. :dance: Secondly I am sure someone has it somewhere but I have not found too much is the wiring diagram for same above mentioned vehicle. Although I suspect I will be drawing my own one... :dance: Cheers

hey all, my cable from the clutch just snapped off last night, just at the point where it goes through the firewall. so i need a new cable for my 20. can i only use a KE2* one? or will a ke30/ke55/ke70 series one fit? my mate said i can have his ke70 one, so would be cool to know if i can just use that! cheers for any help or a quick reply :dance: wanna get my car back on the road. - nick

hey guys just wondering does the bigport 4AGZE have a 7 rib or 3 rib block and does it have oil squirters

Hi guys could someione please help me, I'm having trouble with the idle on my 4k. currently it is stock except for full exhaust twin carbs and extractors. The trouble i am having is that the idle will never stay at 1 point it seems to stick when i rev and then will randomly drop down when it feels like it, usually very inconvenient times. first i thought it would have been in the throttle cable or linkages but its not, then someone said it would be the dizzy balance weights, so i fully stripped, cleaned, greased and rebuilt my dizzy, now the revs don't stick as frequently but everytime i turn the idle down, when it does its random drop to what i presume it should…

Hi all, Just wondering what people think of the 45 DCOE weber carbs... I'm putting together a turbo 3TC, currently have a 3TGTE Exhaust and inlet manifold, a T28 Turbo, and looking at suitable carbs for a blow thru setup, and came across a 45DCOE 14 weber at a fairly reasonable price. Seeing as I got no idea about webers (having been spawned of holden and holley origins) would these be suitable to run in a blow thru setup? I'm aware of the need to fully enclose the unit (or mod to handle boost) and run a rising rate fuel pressure reg, but just wanting to know what sort of flow this sucker would have on a 3T under about 12-14 psi? Just want to make su…

Hi all, don't reeaaallly know if this is the place to post this, but i was just wondering if anyone has ever made their own flares for their gaurds, as it is a mission to try get hold of them in nz, i thouigh i could custom make some alloy ones or make polystyrene moulds and make fibre glass ones. any help appreciated, or if someone knows where to buy them in nz?? chhers all Jono.

does anybody know a car that has a accelerator cable that is about 30cm shorter then the stock KE70 one. my carbs are on the other side now and its way to long. cheers

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?

on friday I'm getting a full 2 inch exhaust on my rolla is it gonna be worth while getting it there going to remove the cat and go 2 inch straight threw but if its too loud there goign to add a hot dog all up its its 90 for the exhaust and 60 for the dog if required is it worth it

I just bought a ke70 wagon, the first thing i want to do is stiffen the suspension up. Any help would be great. Still would love to know where or if anyone can stiffen the rear of my wagon sometime for $$ of course. EDIT: Sorry found it in the FAQ, thanks :\

ok i got a little carried away with some rust removal. i got it all out, but i'll struggle to fit the new metal. chop chop chop... can't turn back... anybody looking for a ke70 roof panel???? .

hey guys, i am looking at supercharging my worked 5k witch is currently in a kp starlet (i no this is a rolla site but the motors are the same biggrin.gif) a mate of mine has done it to 1 of his 4k's. but whati want to do is, will i be better off running a webber carb and jett it to work as a blowthrough setup, or go for a set of 35mm sideys and make up a custon intake plenum attached to them. the charger is going to be a toyota sc12 or sc14 and is going to be intercooled via a factory S14 silvia 'cooler. i no i am going to have to get a new cam for the motor as the one in it at the moment is just far far to aggressive (will bearly idel it so lumpy but i just lov…

Is it possible/advisable to make an intake gasket out of gasket paper?

quick question: what is this? i was guessing aircon. Anyways, will it matter that it doesn't have belts running on it when i take it in for rego? thanks

HI I have a set of TRX rims to put on a ke corolla, does anyone know what or where I can get wheel nuts for them? They need to have a shank and a long head. Cheers

ok last suspension bit to replace. drivers side came off easily. passenger side won't fn budge. i've soaked it in crc. and still won't budge. i'm using a big set of vice grips. anyone had this problem? what tools have you used to get em off?

I no i must sounds stupid :jamie: and prob has been posted somewhere in here but i can't find it. With the ke55 leaf springs i tried to flip the main leaf and i don't see how it will fit back in?is there a special way? has anyone got any pics on how theres is? cheers

I was just looking at a brand new radiator for an Ae86 on ebay and was wondering if that would be suitable for the Ke35 to run a 4age? The outlets for the water look to both be on the same side as each other Any help is appreciated Cheers - Andrew :jamie:

Hey guys, I just have a little question regarding running a reground cam profile in my 5K engine I am in the process of building. Now, I am aware that having the cam shaft reground will have an affect on lifter preload and valve clearances, but what I am unsure about is how to correct this as there is no way to adjust the rocker gear as the 5K has hydraulic lifters, and I don't particularly want to convert to solids. Basically, if the cam lobe diameters have been reduced by x, that means that the pushrods will be now that much too short for the rocker arms, am I correct? :'( So, if I get the head shaved by the same value x, will that cancel out the reduction of t…

hi all ...i have just put a ke70 speed in my ke35...all went well except the gearbox crossmember form ke 35 doesnt match the gearbox holes on the ke70....what should i do cheers!

Heya people, I have been bogging rust on my KE70 all weekend. Iv done most of it, but there's a few Gaping holes that i can't fill with bog :no2: And iv been meaning to get a welder for a while now... so What type should i get and is there a size that i should look for? What type do you need for body work? And what type do you need for say.. welding a diff or making engine mounts ? Any help would be greatly appreciated. EDIT: Looking for something cheapish... I don't have loads of cash.

i have an 88 corolla gt-s 5speed. it has nothing special done to it its all stock what can i do to improve the performance of this car. or wgat kind of modifications can i have done. and just to note the body is in pretty good shape

Hi Guys We over tighted one of the bolts and the head came off, we are using stud removers to get it out but it broke off. We need to get the pump off so we can get a better look at the stuck bolt. We removed all the bolts and I think we are stuck on the strainer, is there a technique to get it off without removing the sump pan? If we need to remove the sump pan, is there a way to get off without removing the engine?? Any help appreciated, and urgently needed, thanks so much Mike P.S Also Posted on Toymods

i drive a 2 door ke30, still got the 3k with a side draught webber and extractors. next is exhaust when i have the money free. i don't want a huge increase in horsepower but wouldnt mind a lil more grunt :no2: would it be easier to fit a small turbo (and what size would people reccomend?) or just go to a 4k or 5k? i don't really have heaps of money, space at my house or any of the equipment for engine swap etc. so what does everyone reckon? open to constructive critisim cheers guys :dance:

hey i was just wondering whats the highest anyone has seen a 5k rev too

anyone know/want to help me flip the leafs on my panno? before you say buy lowering blocks i hate this car so I'm not going to spend any money on it

how do you take the water tube off the bonnet?? so i can get the bonnet off? like where it is connected for the water to go on the windscreen help pleasee wanting to do it asap

Ok folks, I am still beating myself up over what to use for my ignition control. I'm still thinking the Jaycar Prog Ignition, but I've also started looking at the MSD gear because I have spare money.. I like the jaycar item because its cheap and I can get 2d curve control (MAP or TPS) as well as knock sensing. I've been looking at the MSD stuff, but I just can't seem to get that same functionality. Can anyone who has used MSD gear, whether on a rolla or something else perhaps post up details of their setup? Cheers Tom.

I'm having some fuel troubles with my car and it would seem that my main pump is draining the surge tank faster then the lift pump can fill it as I found out after some "spirited" driving. Whats happening is the main pump hums along in the back and all is well until you give it some stick, after which the the main pump starts to make a gargling sort of noise like it's not getting enough fuel. Then it all comes to a spluttering stand still. After an hour or so it will fix its self enough to get it home (small town where anywhere is close to everywhere) Anyway I was thinking about one of these carter electric fuel pumps 72g/h (273L/h) at 7psi suitable for 450hp. Mo…

Warning! This might take a minute or 2 to load. (Thought I should put this in a new thread too) I got bored and did a 3D model to explain what words have great difficulty to express. This comes up so often it needs to be explained properly. Steering arms are meant to act on the same plane as the steering rack. The further you are from the plane of the steering rack, the more bump steer you get as the steering arm moves in and out as the strut compresses and rebounds because the pin for the tie rod is not perpendicular with the rack. Don't try and look at the whole thing, just watch the link pin for the tie rod end. Not 100% to scale, but it clearly …

Hey guys, i'm new to this, I got a boss kit off ebay from asia and i got a steering wheel to add some customness (i don't think thats a word) to my ke70 (1983 KE70 Corolla 1.3L). i've heard about people needing a certificate to make it legal, can anyone shed some light on this, i just forked out 40 bucks for a boss kit and 80 for a wheel and i don't wanna get defected for it. The wheel is 350mm, so its only like 20mm smaller than the original so i'm not too worried about that, its the boss kit i'm concerned about. I tried google and stuff, but all i find is people trying to sell boss kits. dammit :P cheers fellas Dregs

hey does anybody know if ke30 extractors will fit in a ke25 enginebay? any help would be great thanks! brendan

Hi people, I am new here and this is my first post. I'm from the UK and I own a 2003 Corolla 1.4 T3 VVTI. I bought it as my A-B car and wanted to modify it a bit. I want to use all genuine Toyota parts, everything was going well until I got to the wheels. There is not many 17" Toyota rims that are 4x100 here. I saw a set of Celica rims I really like and was wondering whether it would be possible to convert my hubs to run on the celica fitment of 5x100? So I want to ask How difficult would this be and what parts would I need? This car is for keeps so I would not mind to work on it and spend a bit of money to get this done. Any advice would be much appreciated. :P

Hello, my 5k engine cylinderhead has crushed :P. Can you help me guys telling where I can find another one to replace it or can I replace the 5k one with one from another engine? I am not from Australia so don't send me to a known mechanic :jamie: thanks in advance.