General Mechanical

f@$kED UP!. it's making this god awful scraping noise when i brake. SO, since it's happened, i'll probably get all my pads replaced, and i might need that disc (i think it's disc) machined to get the scratches that are most likely on it now. What's a GOOD, but EASY ON THE WALLET brand of pads, with nice stopping power? f@$king cars, i dunno. i'm expecting this to cost me around $500 at least, since i'll need to get my mechanic to do it, plus cost of pads, plus machining if needed... *mumbles*

Hey All ! Yes, its that time of month again -> ive got another random idea ! While looking down the ports of my spare 3k biport head, i started to think...Hymm...Side draft is good, but theres not too much room... straightner kit for k motor is too much bother...eghhh... *ping* Ah Ha ! What do you get when you cross a 4ke inlet manifold, side draft intake manifold, 2 very nicely balanced down draft webbers, angle grinder and one of mr Dixon's ultimo welding/metal fabrication friends? A verticle side draft inlet manifold system :D ! (cut 4ke inlet manifold in half (middle of bend); slightly pull in the intake manifold pipes for cyl's 2 and 3 …

hey i new, need help on a simple but efective front and rear brake upgrade for my ke30, something that will fit in with not much hassel.

Hey All Well the time has come for me to start to look into suspension. My ke70 atm has a complely_bog_stock suspension setup. As i am new to the suspension world, i have tured to my fellow rollaclub members for there views / susgestions on the topic! What i would like... (in order of prefrence) 1. Cutt out some of the un-nessary body roll (when car was road worthied, mechanic said shockies were on the way out) 2. Slightly lower the car (not too much, but just a lil :D ) lol What the car will be used for... 1. Road use - it will be my driving car! 2. Motorkahan's - yes, as soon as i get my p's , the Motorkahans are up on the table ! …

Not long fixed my non working fuel & temperature guage. It was that little 10 volt regulator on the back of the console. Now the fuel guage has gone again. Temp still working. The float had a crack in it and sunk ! Replaced that with a spare I had but it only worked for a week. Now it's reading constantly low. I have had it out last week, and time has taken it's toll on the simple slide resistor arrangement. As I had this problem in a previous KE55 I guess it is quite common at age 25 yrs. As new sender units are as rare as dinosaurs, and even if you could get one would probably cost a kings ransome, I was wondering if others have had this problem and how…

Hey all ok, on ebay atm there is a few side draft related stuff going under the hammer. Take a look (no this isnt a for sale post) Redline WEBBER manifold Datsun A12 1200 120y as new DATSUN 1200 TWIN WEBBER MANIFOLD Now, would any of these fit a k motor by any chance? just intrested to know thats all :) Cheers

Right, as some of you know, I'm changing my diff. I was a bit slack today, the moment I got home I just crashed, was SO DARN TIRED, had to just about live on Red Bull for the drive home.... Anyway, eventually woke up and started actually doing some work on the car (note to self, washing car at night with no lights, you tend to miss lots of spots, and the bottom of the car and wheel arches are still covered in mud). Diff is almost out, all I have to do is unbolt the rear shackles and it should just fall out. Anyway - question. The T-series diff has a larger diameter housing, 65mm in fact. The U-series diff has a smaller housing, 57mm. Obviously this is a …

hey guys, what is this carcoal fuel vapour canister? i read it in the manual but i can't understand it, does this use any power? if i d/c it would it make it more powerful? brad

I'm planning to buy a 2T-B and a T50 gearbox for my ke70 I also have a 4A-GE in my garage I'm not using, but I don't have the engine mounts and I don't want to use EFI.. ( to much work to change ) Does the 2T-B exhaust manifold mount on my 4A-GE without much work? and can I use the carburettors/ inlet manifold from the 2T-B on my 4A-GE? and the engine mounts, hard to make? can I use the 4k engine mounts if I modified them some? someone have any ideas what I should do? ;) PS: does anyone wanna sell their mikuni - solex carburettors with 4A inlet manifold? and some engine mounts? ;)

hey guys, how much would a tune length extractors for my 3K cost? and does it make a considerable amount of difference to the power of the car? brad

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...

Ok can anybody give me an idea as to why my KE70 keeps telling me its running red hot but when pop bonnet oil is full coolant is full water pump is working brand new thermostat in it new plugs new air filter new brakes. Temp guage running either dead center or up near 3 quraters can't see or find anything wrong plenty of pressure in the radiator damn near copped a face full of coolant opening it when it was a little hot still. Is this normal or not as before hand the temp gauge barely got to the 1 quarter mark i even replaced the heat sender for the damn thing and gauge still sayin its hot but it runs fine no worrys at all i took it to ipswich and back yesterday n…

Excuse the crude 'painted' diagram, but heres my current vacuum setup on my 3e-te powered corsa. This is how I bought the car and I dunno if it's right. Can anyone confirm or explain the correct setup? At the moment the vaccuum is coming from the plenum via a large vacuum hose into a screw in/out adjustable diaphram that also screws into the side of the plenum. From there, the lower smaller hose from the dipahram splits from a 't' piece to a round looking sensor thing ( it has a single electrical wire leading away from it) and also to the upper vacuum point on the vacuum sensor on the far left of the engine bay. The lower vacuum point from the sensor on the left hand …

ok i got a 1975 corlla ke55 with a 4k engine and it aint going fast enough i was racing my friend up the bush and hes stock datto bet me off the line what can i do to make it kill all other cars p.s. i heard about this site from another corolla owner

i am wanting to put 17" or 18" mags on my camry and i was told by someone that i had to get a upgrade of my brakes if i went anybigger then 16" is this true is was i told a crock of shit ?????? cheers trent :P

Something I thought was interesting... True it has to do with gokarts and not cars, but I think some of the principles would still apply to cars esp if you have a locked diff or a very tight LSD... Kart Steering, Physical Forces and Setup - Theory and Practice

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

A thread from PF Those Decel ones are really VERY nice!

Heh. Okay, another gimmick I recon... This guy got an old computer fan, took the blades off and stuck it in his air intake to produce... "Air Twister"! And this is a testimonial to how well it works :P Anyone want to try this? Hehe...

This, also, appears to be a big seller in Malaysia... A device called a "MicroCompressor" that basically plugs into one of the PCV valves on your engine, and bleeds air in to give you "more power and better fuel economy". Basically it appears to lean your mixtures out... A "review" of MicroCompressor

This seems to be making a craze in Malaysia for some reason: Oil Filter Magnet Thoughts? I personally think it's a gimmick.

Ok i am just after a little info on this topic. I am picking up a weber 32/36 for my ke70 from a mate of mine for $30 before u say whats wrong with it absolutley nothing wrong with it he just needs to piss it off. now my question iswhat the frig do you do about the hose in the top of the tappet cover that goes to the standard air filter where the frig do u hook it up to serious i need an idea. i am thinking of just getting it professionally fitted to save me the stuff assing about with the thing is anybody else here from toowoomba and know of a decent place that won't try and rip me off!! i can get the adapter plates and air filter kits through injectacarb…

As some of you may know, I've been on the lookout for a 4.3:1 ratio for my T-series diff (and an LSD if I can find one cheap enough). Anyway, as far as I know my diff is out of an RA28 Celica (so I'm told anyway), and has a 3.9:1 ratio. Center is broken, missing bits that should be there. I did count the teeth when I first took it out, but have forgotten now, but I think it was a 43/11 ratio (3.909). Anyway, I was speaking to the boys at Option1Garage the other day (they seem to be the only people I can get an LSD or gears from, everybody else seems to talk a lot and not deliver), and they had a Cusco center and ring gear. Ring gear out of a 4.3:1 ratio, 43 tee…

my ke70 (road car until recently) has a misfire when you sink the boot in. i have replaced the spark plugs, leads, dizzy, alternater, carby, and noone can tell me why it still messes. i have had four different mechanics look at it but they keep tellin me it is the leads, I'm on my sixth set in 2 weeks. :P

Well, My gearbox is dead, and It isn't a T50 one.. expensive shit :P opened the gearbox to find the problem and.. well.. hehe, the picture describe the problem.. Can this be fixed without buying the whole shit? just the parts that broke? more pictures can be found at http://www.riiber.net/sellholm/ edit: made smaller pictures

Hi all, Now that I've finished my engine conversion, I was contemplating what diff I should use. The ol' KE isn't holding up to 100kw at the wheels. What I want to know is, will a T-18 be a direct fit into the KE70 , if not how much custom work would have to be done?? Thanks

Hey all Just a question about valve springs in K motors, (could be in other motors as well) I have seen some valve springs which look like '2' springs intertwined into one, is this just a cheap way to make valve springs extra strong ? or is there some sort of other explanation for this? Thank you in advance :P Ted

Got my coilovers back on wednesday. They consist of RA65 celica struts shortened to suit tokiko HTS struts. I can't remeber what the coilover sleeves were but they're mated to a pair of 400lbs king springs. On with the pics! oh! mad props goes out to Paul at RallyTorque These things are a work of art. bring bring Springrate Front on lowest setting Side shot, lowest setting Better perspective Cookie to whoever can guess the ground clearance. Delicious.

My dad mentioned to me the other day (he flies ultralights and stuff) that most airplanes use rethreaded tyres, apparently there's some "property" about them that makes them favourable to use rather than brand new tyres... He didn't know why though. Is there any truth to this? If so, what is it about them that makes them a more preferred choice? On a sidenote, have just gotten some Hankook Ventus HRII tyres on the Satria, I'm rather surprised - they're pretty good. As good as, if not better, than the original tyres that were on the car (Michelin MXF Sport)... And they don't squeel as much either. They're 205/45R16's.

Hey All Well, Ive been thinking about compression's / Heads etc lately, and Ive come across lots of different pieces of advice, facts - etc. First up i need some good Samaritan(s) to fill in the following... Stock 3k Head... Compression Ratio: Standard Port Size - Inlet : Standard Port Size - Exhaust : Maximum porting size - Inlet : Maximum porting size - Exhaust : Big Port 3k Head... Compression Ratio: Standard Port Size - Inlet : Standard Port Size - Exhaust : Maximum porting size - Inlet : Maximum porting size - Exhaust : Stock 4k Head... Compression Ratio: Standard Port Size - Inlet : Standard Port Size - Ex…

Hey all Well, Ive been thinking again with the motor designs, and i thought of another idea. Now, I'm not sure if its considered a 2 stroke..? (see pic) Anyway! My idea is simply a cylinder, big inlet port & valve on left, and Big exhaust port & valve on right with a big spark plug up the top... (as in pic ) Would this work? would more valves instead of 1 big 1 for each inlet / exhaust? Yes / no ? thanks !

hey guys and gals, I'm faced with a dilema, well 2 actually the first: what colour should i paint my ke70? my thinking black gloss yellow (canaryish) new ford green (Envi) new ford blue (Blueprint) bright orange silver gun metal grey a mediumish purple navy blue can i have hands or suggestions pls people.... and my other dilema is wether or not to try and put on the chrome bumpers from a T-18 is that a wise move? thanks in advance for you input later.

hey guys, just wondering.....with my car the way it is atm, Discs on the front and Drums on the back. what would it take and what would i need to convert to a disc brake rear end.....would it take much and would it be easy.....i'm sick of my handbrake being so shitty. going to have a look at that this weekend.... i can get my hands on a pair of ae82 discs, unused. any help would be great.

Ok guys and girls lets call Ben's bluff - see how many mass produced aftermarket old rolla parts he can produce.

Hello All Well, pre paired to be bored to tears with my latest design ! (lol, bord in spare @ school, what else to do than design a motor? !) So, my idea is simply keep the general layout of a cylinder motor - (vertical) but place 2 electronic magnet's @ the top, and 2 at the bottom of the cylinder(see pic) So, basically i was thinking u connect them upto a dizzy type design which can Make the top magnets '+' Positive, and the bottom Negative '-', (piston = positive) - (Dizzy spins and changes positive and negative charge in magnets) So, you have the top magnet positive charged, and bottom magnet negatively charged (and piston is just positive) - its …

This is my AE86 I bought a couple of days ago.. We have bleeded the brakes, changed the dynamo, create mounts for the seats ( the mounts are made of wood and are only temporary till I'll buy someone that fit perfect ) the brake pedal is hard now, but it just won't stop. Well, it stops but it seems the brakes don't brake very well :\ the pictures named will small letters is new, from my new digital camera i bought yesterday.. Pictures and Movies the movies is not in great quality, but what can you expect from a cheap sony cybershot digital camera..

i'm doing the whole handling thing at the moment. i have a pair of rob's old springs from redwrf for the front. in the event that these sit the car higher than i'd like, i'll look into getting them reset lower, and run a shorter stroke damper insert to keep things captive my questions is: does anyone know an insert that fits into ke2/3/5/7 struts (they all take the same insert) that is 20mm or more shorter than a factory insert? i'm about to go catalog hunting, does anyone know any manufacturer's websites where i can download catalogs with product dimension info?

i have a 5k in an 81 starlet (in NZ) which has problems with the valve clearances. they are out, but they have hydraulic lifters so i can't adjust them!! can the hydraulic lifters be replaced with solid lifters from another k engine? or is there any other way of replacing them with solid lifters? or do i have to go and buy now hydraulic lifters? also i am thinking of putting a 4k head on it, would i be able to use the lifters and pushrods from the 4k head on my 5k? and is the cam the same with hydraulic and solid lifters? cheers

A little while ago we had a discussion about replacing throttle cables with bike ones: Do you buy just the cable, or the cable and the sheath? If you just buy the cable, how do you thread it through the original sheath? Or, if you buy the sheath as well, how do you replicate the throttle body end that has the 2 locking nuts? Any pics? Needing some inspiration here... :D