NT / Darwin

RollaClub Name, Real Name, Ride(s) ancullen, Adam, Yellow KE55 Sedan (4A-GZE), Black ZZE122 Seca (1ZZ-FE), TA22 Celica (13T - to be 13T-GZEU), ST205 Celica GT-Four Group A Rallye (3S-GTE), TA22 Celica GT (13T - to be 4A-G(Z/T)E) sirolla, Daven, White AE92 Hatch (Webered 6A-F) deeone, Lenard, ??? zmit, Tim, Blue AE82 Hatch (4A-C) wasfishing, Shane, White AW11 MR2 (4A-GZE) DRdb, , Bodykitted Red AE93 Seca (4A-F?) Styx, , White AE92 Hatch (?) rolla70, Gary, White KE70 Sedan (Ex-Speedway 4K) Killswitch, Danno, Yellow KE70 Sedan (4K) ake_10, Ron, White KE10 TOYMOTA, Lucas, AE82 Seca (4A-GZE) Ella, Luke, Scarlet Panda AE71 Sedan (4A-C, soon to be 4A-GE) imnost, Mat…

Not sure if this is allowed, but thought i'll give it a go. Any questions related to your projects that you want to ask, goes here. Instead of the other topic being flooded by general and tech questions altogether... Will be very strict in here, so please, only tech questions only, all other stuff goes to the other topic. If possible, will trial a template to see how it goes, and also makes searching through the topic alot easier. Car: (eg. AE92, KE70, TA22) Engine: (eg. 4AGE, 4AC, 4AGZE, 3SGTE) Section: (eg. Engine, Brakes, Suspension, Wheels, Interior) Question/Problem: (eg. Can i fit item A to my car?) Thanks, Daven :)

Anyone still in darwin?

So... I'm working in Darwin this week. Been here three days and have not seen one sweet little Toyota. What's going on up here!?

Well seems it has been a while since a post in this section, either the wet season, or the non air con in the early Carollas is not favoured amongst the NT, haha

Seems hidden valley is popular once again, so who is going from the NT?

Ok so apart from Drinking... What is there to even do in Darwin? Been up here for a couple of months now and since I've given up drinking for a while I'm getting bored as all hell. Any suggestions? Also I don't have a car up here yet, might be part of the problem.

hrmmm not mutch going on anymore

The Shannons Motoring Extravaganza is back on again in 2010, to be held at Winnellie Showgrounds on 22 & 23 May. This is a great event, with many wonderful cars and bikes often on display. Unfortunately due to scheduling problems, an event couldn't be held in 2009, so let's try and make 2010 huge to make up for it!!!! In 2008 we of RollaClub put on a display with four cars - this year I'm suggesting a display by a broader group of cars, but I'd love to see a strong turn out of Toyota performance cars. I'll be entering the GT-Four and Tim has said he'll enter the SW20. Would any of you be willing to enter your rides? Would be great to see the ST205 & SW20 si…

Hey guys, don't know if much are still around, but thought i'll test the waters here first before going further. But sometime down the track this year, will be trying to get a hold of a 4agze half-cut for the FX-GT. Not going to mod it like crazy or converting to a 4agte, but will focus on getting the FX-GT running reliable and restored to its original self. I want to keep power steering and air conditioning, (the two faults i have now with the bluetop, :blush:) so will have to find one with both in good nick. I am also trying to prep the car for lapsprints next year, but not to the extent of installing rollcages or stripping the entire car down, it'll st…

threes been shit loads of cruises that have been planned that, have never really happened I want this cruise to actually happen so I say we plan this cruise a few months in advance say September some time name a time and place and a date that we all agree on or else " Read Topic Description"

Hi all, I'm in need of a vehicle that can tow a loaded car trailer, preferably a ute. I'll pay fuel money or whatever, just need to be able to access it this Saturday to move my Celica's and other car parts from Humpty Doo to my place in Bakewell. If you can help me out, it'd be greatly appreciated - ideally if the ute came with a driver who could help move the gear, that would be great, but I can get it done on my own if needs be. Thanks, Adam

G'day, Just turned my laptop on to find that it had run out of battery while the evil Ella was logged into this forum. So..........while I'm here I thought I might throw my hat into the ring and offer any assistance I can to RollaClub members needing advice on suspension set-up, tyre pressures etc with regards to Lapsprinting. About a million years ago I sprinted a white MR2 for a full season and gained some valuable knowledge in the process. As a former toyota guy I will be happy to pass on anything I've learned, particularly if it helps Toyota's go faster than Nissan's on racetracks. Cheers, Steve Allen

Anyone else interested in attending the Flying Fox Festival in Katherine this year? Details are as above, and we could do a bit of a cruise down, maybe take the old Highway down for some nice windy-ish roads. :) I'll be going in the GT-Four.

Okay, a suggestion has been put to me by someone not related to RollaClub in anyway, and I want to put it out there: Would any of you be interested in joining a proper, formal club in the NT? Before you answer, please check the following: You would HAVE to attend meetings regularly. There would be monthly meetings and we would require a minimum turnout. So you don't have to attend every meeting, but we'd have to have at least ten people at each meeting. Of course, it would be preferred if everyone tried to come to every meeting. There WOULD be a membership fee - let's say $100 a year for instance. It would probably be less, but I want to know that everyone's …

well everyonne i know has been egging me on to do it so it eventually happened, i painted the corolla. i had several cans of aussie export "SCARLET" colour left over from another job, and some black cause everyone needs black paint for covering your smegups lol... From this: To this: soooo umm whadayas reckon? :fuzz:

I propose that we get together and take our cars down to hidden valley at one of the street meets. Possible dates are August 15th September 26th October 24th If you are not a member of the Hidden Valley Drag Racing Association it will cost us $45.00 each ($40 for racing & $5.00 for a ANDRA day membership). Cars need to me road registered or road registerable etc. Opinions?

The 2008 Rejex Rally will be held starting on Saturday 2 August, and continuing to the end of Sunday 3 August. Entry forms have not been released yet, but I figure I'll give you guys a bit of warning in case any of you were considering entering. Entry costs about $250 per car, including entry, all meals, Rejex Rally shirts & stickers, but NOT accomodation. The event generally travels to Hayes Creek on the Saturday, and is either based from there for the Sunday, or travels to Katherine. All competitions are motorkhanas, plus a drag event, with NO on road events. It is NOT a race, so cars travel together at a maximum of 100km/h so the vintage cars can keep up. …

The Shannons Motoring Extravaganza for 2008 is now in the planning stages. This has been a GREAT event for the last two years, and in 2008, I REALLY want to see a RollaClub display. There will be a cost involved, but it'd be nice to get a few members' cars together to show people that we exist as a club and have some club pride. I WILL be putting some of my own cars on display, and would like some of you to do the same. This is why I'm giving you so much warning - this way we'll be able to get the cars prepared in time. At this stage, I plan on displaying: ST205 KE55 TA22 I would also LIKE to see: AW11 (Shane) AE82 (Stephen) ZZE123 (Meg) KE10 (ake_10…

herd there was a drift track day on that cost 5 bucks to get in ??? anyone shed some light on it cheers

As I've told most of you via email, on this Sunday 18 May the National Motoring Heritage Day is taking place. Shannons have decided to hold their All Clubs Day on the same day as the National Motoring Heritage Day, so this will be quite a big, fun event. The All Clubs Day involves a cruise, leaving the QANTAS Hanger (the MVEC Clubrooms) at 9am sharp. This cruise will go to Hidden Valley, where all participants will be welcome to do laps of the track. At 1pm, the National Motoring Heritage Day event starts, with a cruise leaving Hidden Valley and heading to Mindil Beach. At Mindil Beach, there will be a Show 'n' Shine. Entry into the All Clubs Day is free…

Excuse the black-and-whitedness. :D As you should all know, another Streetcar Challenge has been organised, this one is for 8 June. Where the previous event was WRX vs. Evo vs. Other, this one will be Fours vs. Sixes vs. Eights (possibly vs. Rotaries if any enter). I will be there in the GT-Four in the hopes of doing a sub-1:30 lap time. I'm hoping a few of you will enter too, as it's a very cheap way to go racing ($5 more than lapsprinting, $15 less than Streetcar Shootout). For $25 you get to do about four races, with (I think) three laps per race. The winning team will be presented with trophies. Points will be awarded for each team members quickest lap, with…

hey folks. I'm new to the rolla world, but a good mate of mine (andy, ae174agze) has slowly convinced me to join. it took a while, but eventually common sense prevailed. i mean come on, weve all tried (and failed) to kill a 4k havent we??? but there is a problem, i don't actually have a rolla. this is a problem that could be easy fixed. I'm looking for a ke70. preferebly with a 4k and a 5 spd. andrew said that he knows of many rolla resting places, but I'm sure theres many he doesnt know of. anyway guys, any help will be greatly appreciated. for the love of rolla's - joe

Would any of you be interested in a night cruise to either Litchfield or Katherine? I've got the parts to fix the GT-Four and will be installing them ASAP. Once that's done I'll set a date, but I'd like to get feedback on a cruise before I set anything in stone.

Okey-dokey. As you all know, Gregor has the following: AE71 4A-GE f@$ked-up shoulder. So on Saturday 3 November we're going to get together and try and get the engine in the car, wired up, and running. So far, the following will be attending: Gregor (Sbox) Adam (ancullen) Shane (wasfishing) Stephen (Pure-SX) While this will be plenty to get the job done, it'd be nice if we could all do this as a club. Who else is in? I'll bring an esky with drinks around, as well as some spanners, socket set, and screwdrivers (I only buy tools that start with 's' :)). I know that Gregor's got heaps of tools (plus us tools :y:) as well as engine lifting stuf…

Hey, I understand that the T series diff out of a T18 fits into KE70s and AE71s, but I hear you can cut down a celica t series diff (RA60). But will this diff housing fit on a *E7* chassis? As in do the spring seats/4-links/panhard rod match up? And just wondering about taking car shells to simms. Do they buy them off you or is it a matter of you paying them to take it away? Any help would be appreciated - Cheers, Phil

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Good point, but its not on the road yet is it? AE82 corolla sedan and its cream, need I say more. What are your thoughts on FMIC's, yay or nay to a modified front bar? I think they look OK if done well but shite if they are just hacked the hell out of

Gday to who ever may be reading. I have recently obtained 2 COROLLA AE95 wagons. It is hoped that this will be a project to help my son to learn how to fix and appreciate looking after cars. We managed to get 2 identical wagons and was thinking of making one good one out of two old ones. But it is looking like it could be possible to do both of them up. One of them is not going and not yet sure what is wrong with the motor. But the other is being driven around. But maybe not for long as it is starting to blow smoke. Have been told it is valve stems. So next step is to take the head off and do it up. The problem that i now have is sourcing workshop manuals so a…

Hey guys, just got another contact in the printing industry. he's in QLD but does all sorts of stuff. bar mats, pens, mugs, caps, shirts, and lots of others. basically, what sort of stuff should i see about getting off him? wanna talk about the shirts for us for the car show? or maybe some pens to give out? some caps? if the shirts are already covered?

hi guys sorry its been so long but i have been very busy. I regret to inform that i have moved to gatton in qld. but i have also sold my corollas to be rectified shortly i also work at john obrien toyota in the parts area.

Some of you may or may not have noticed that Daven (sirolla) now has a new title in his member profile. This is because I have asked the moderators to make him a Region Leader for the NT section. I am still Region Leader as well, but I wanted someone to help grow the club and improve it in the NT in 2008. I have selected Daven because he has been in RollaClub almost as long as I have, and has always been a great member. When he returns to Darwin full time in mid 2008, he will be able to contribute greatly to the NT section once again. Congratulations to Daven on this promotion of sorts - I hope you all make him feel welcome in this new role, and support him in …

Just to get a rough idea of whos going. Might be an idea to all cruise down together?

In 2008, lets have some fun as a club. I want to see more of you competing in motorsport, so to encourage that, in 2008 we will run the RollaClub NT 2008 Championship Series. This series will comprise of the following events: NAMSC Lapsprints/Streetcar Shootout (approximately eight events) NAMSC Motorkhana Series (approximately ten events) Possibly a drags event if we can get our cars entered The conditions of the series are as follows: - Only vehicles with a Toyota A-series engine may enter. - Points will be awarded to drivers for each event they enter, with 10 points for first, 9 points for second, and so on down to 10th position. Any lower than 10th and …

Okay, Daven's back in town, and it's been a while since the last event, so it's time for another NT RollaClub cruise. This will be the last one for 2007, so I'd like to see you all there. What date suits you all best? Options are: Thursday 20 December Friday 21 December Saturday 22 December Sunday 23 December I can do anytime on any of those days. I do realise some of you still have work commitments, so I presume it'll be Saturday or Sunday, but the options are there. Do we want to do a BBQ again like last time? Mainly I need to know your availablility - the rest I can do. And I want you ALL there - Saturdays are no good for Andrew (ae174agze) gene…

Since none of you answered the question in general chat, poll time. As you all know I have a lip that I will be fitting in due time. As you all know I also plan on turboing the corolla. What I am think is when the lip is attached and the car is turbo'd is to modify the front bar so that the intercooler has an unrestricted path of air. The cut out would be the same size as the intercooler, I am sure you all know what I am talking about. Most of the hack front bars look like crap however if its done right they look ok. Thoughts?

Hey whats with everyone here cars having names? I'm going to call my sprinter damien.... :D (ive decided i will have AE8-666 for the rego :dance:)

Hi all, Woolworths Humpty Doo is arranging a scavenger hunt for Saturday 29 September. The event will start from Mindil Beach (time to be confirmed - probably around 11.30am). Competitors will be given a list of tasks and questions to be completed that will require driving to various locations. Speed is NOT a factor in the results - ALL road rules and regulations MUST be obeyed. Points will be allocated for correct answers and completed tasks, with a maximum of 100 points available from these questions and tasks. There will be various prizes, including one for the car with the most points at the end of the hunt. Entry is $10 per car. HOWEVER as this event…

Thought it might be a good idea to get a list of ideas of all the things that the NT rollaclub members would like so see happen. Also a list of ideas for possible "meet ups" and cruises. What I would personally like to see is a bunch of us at the same motoring event would be sweet. (Waits for Adam's reply saying I never go :party:) So yeah any ideas?

As some of you may have seen on BoostCruising, orange_gem and I have proposed an ozgemini vs. RollaClub championship of sorts. Originally it started out as Corollas vs. Gemini's, but to make things easier (and more interesting), I have suggested that it be Holden vs. Toyota for now, and perhaps later a class be started for Corollas and Geminis only. What do you guys think of this? I know you are interested Shane, and due to your MR2, you are one of the reasons I want it to be Holden vs. Toyota instead of Gemini vs. Corolla. Have any of you got any suggestions? There may be a small entry fee to cover the cost of the trophies, but we can get to that closer to the time.…