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hello peeps this is my ke36 wagon, so far all i have done is strip the whole interior the carpet stunk not to mention all the ants and spiders, ive gutted all the runnung gear and have a 12a :rocknroll: ready to drop in!!!

my ke36 p/van bought this off jip about a month ago and is nearly ready for rego, have had the whole thing apart, complete new front end bushes, ball joints, tie rods, pitman, idler, shocks, springs, brakes and so on. also had to replace the front lower radiator support as it was in very bad shape, here are some pics

Before & After

Well its about time I release the covers from my latest acquisition... I have only told a few people but when asking others questions, they knew exactly what car I was talking about. So here it is... Its a KE36 panel van currently needing some work done. it is a baby spew yellow colour. I plan on respraying him red, like Redwarf Red and maybe have White signage down the side. Something like "rollaclub Parts & Service Van" I named it Mr Ed cause its a work horse. But if I decide to make it a show van, he'll be a show horse. Its a first for me tho giving it a guy name, but I think it suits it. :fuzz: Current work needed to be one on this car are... G…

Hey guys, i thought i should start a thread on my ke36 from the day i got it to now. I will be updating as i make progress on the car so heres a few pics hope you enjoy! :)

03/08/08 CURRENT SPECIFICATION Specs: HEADLIGHTS ta22 mounts and buckets narva 5.25" 55w/60w low/hi combination w inbuilt position/parking light narva 5.25" 100w high beam driving lamps WHEELS 15x7" ET0 Konig Rewind 195/45R15 Yokohama S-drive AS01 BRAKES RT132 discs (266mm) and twin piston sumitomo calipers KE55 rear drums toyota 47201-06230 MCV36 camry (non-abs) master cylinder (15/16") ENGINE AND ANCILLIARIES toyota 11411-28010 cylinder block (post-update) toyota 11111-88222 cylinder head (2t-g second gen) (cylinder head) camshafts - trd rally profile 310/288 adv 260/248 @.050" .411"/395" lobe lift springs - performance rr4 valv…

Alrighty guys, I have... Also have... And... I'll leave you guys to it.... :cool:

For the passed 5 years I have dailyd my 36 wags. Was long overdue for some love but between living out of home and working full time it never quite got the love it deserved. Thanks to COVID I didn’t have to worry about either of those things. So, here’s a pretty comprehensive list of all the work I’ve done over the passed couple of months. Only a couple things left to do to the rear springs then I’m sorted. Note I’m not a mechanic at all, just a hobby. Had to pop her in for a rust quote the other day. Hopefully it doesn’t stop my heart. Thanks! 08/04/2020 - new leads - new spark plugs - new spark plug seals - new rotor - new coil …

wagon as purchased removed rear vents removed rear door handles removed lefthand door lock

So I was having a chat with a fellow corolla owner, and he informed me of a reasonable condition KE36 sitting at, of all places, the dump...and he said they wanted to sell it. Now they wanted $700, and my mate told me he had talked them down to $400. I told him he shouldn't have told me about this, as for some reason, no matter what or where or when or how I am told about a corolla....I usually end up owning it within a week. Which is exactly what happened AGAIN. After a terrible experience at motor registry 8| :lol: asshole pieces of shit that work there!! ....................anyways, I decided to head out to have a look at this wagon. Now I have …

It's happened again.... Picking this up tomorrow night, more pics and details to come. SA seems to have an abundance of KE wagons and vans!

This aint mine unfortunately, posting on behalf of a friend. 355 stroker, vn heads, 11.1 compression, trimatic, 5000 converter, vl turbo diff, 31 spline axles, nos kit, 15x10 & 15x3 1/2" convo pros. All good for 500 hp at 7000 rpm. I know its not everyones cup of tea but i f@$kin luv it!

hey guys got myself my first rolla i bought it a few weeks ago and its already put me through hell. its a ke38 p/van with a turbo 4afe fitted, haltech e6k ecu, fmic, shaved windows, jellybean rims, central locking with remote start and mr2 buckets. i got it cheap cause it wasnt running right apparently it needed a tune. things done so far: first thing i did when i got it home was your generaly service plugs, leads, oil the usual then to gccs got a nice alpine headunit fitted and got the central fixed cause the doors werent acctually locking. next off to the dyno where the gremlins came out. ok so after about an hour of tuning ( the tune was completely screwed…

Name: Leighroy Car: KE38 Windowless aka Vanessa Motor: 4K Intake Stock carb with sports filter Exhaust: standard Driveline: 5-spd Suspension: FRONT: KE70 Front struts with lowered springs REAR: standard rear leaves Brakes: FRONT: ke70 REAR: Stock drum Wheels & Tyres: 13" corolla stockies with chrome dress rings Interior: new carpet, retrimmed refoamed seats, painted plastics, 5" tacho retrimmed coor card with vs calais speaker/map pods Body: had the rust and dents fixed Stereo: not done yet Other:XF falcon wagon roof racks, mesh sun visor I brought this absolute ripper from an old crazy bloke who runs a wrecke…

HI 2 All, Well on holidays, and after going to get the 1957 vauxhall ute from out near warwick in queensland. and the fun of getting back to a friends place at booval in ipswich ( big job this one will be), i thought i better get around to the 5 speed conversion in the panel van. SO Sick of the 4 speed and the engine sounding like it will blow up at 100 km/h over long distances up and down the bruce highway,gateway and ipswich motorway,( yes i drive this car hard and very often,cheaper on fuel than the four wheel drive ). well today ( friday 15th june,it was D day to do it ).so out came the 5 speed first from the ke38 wagon i purchased earlier this year,then put…

This is just my work car, and only car til i get my Gemini Coupe back on the road. Bougt it from this forum a couple months ago. Done 4k. Locked diff. Sunroof. 6x9s. Kenwood Headunit. 15" Soarer Rims. Sports Exhaust. To Do Astroturf the rear. Splits up front. Touch up paint Maybe some bog work Better Carby. Open to ideas/suggestions!

so i spotted this panno sitting neglected at a petrol station, thought it was stolen and had been dumped. had a smashed window but looked like it was in decent condition so i left a note on it asking if they'd like to sell. few weeks later, the owner got in contact with me and a deal was struck and i got it towed back to my mates place the next day where we started to clean it up. to our surprise it came up exceptionally well. the back was full of jahova's witness propaganda and heaps of random shit. manky carpet and whatnot. it took a bit of work to get it running but it did run and drive quite well. the motor was a little smokey though, so i decided to pull it. …

hey guys just bought my first rolla its a KE38 wagon, 5spd, factory aircon, 180,000Ks. its in ooook condition apart from pretty bad rust above the doors and a grinding diff!! was wondering how much is a second hand diff for a ke38 is? have been looking into welding it.. but if diffs aren't too much might weld this one and buy another open center. will upload more pics when i get time

Hi to all...long time since have done much on here.. Many would have seen i had my ke38 van for sale for a while,well time has come that eldest daughter has turned 16 yrs of age and will in the next 12 months or so,need a car. So what better than to rejuvenate the old nanna mobile for her to use..Yes it requires,rust and body work.and is going a colour change with finally a bit of a custom paint job..was meant to do this like 4 years ago..oh well better late than never..Also requires a little bit of mechanical work i e rear brakes etc.. New colour is to be the old school ford wild violet purple..but i tell ya the cost of group 3 paint these days..ouch,1 lit…

HI 2 ALL,located Brisabane Northside.just a quick hello,and hopefully a picture shown of my free aquired ke38 windowed panel van from my dear ol nan. her ownership of this car .............wait for it.........22 years of its 27 years of life approximately needs a tidy up,runs mechanically very well (she always looked after the car mechanicals)well a mechanic did seeing as she is nearly 84 yrs old. This car has air-con and a station wagon seat fitted (mod plated in adelaide in 1988 for it) so it can carry four people. anyhow`s you guys have a cool club thing going.with a good read of info on these lil corolla`s (sorry I'm a mopar follower mainly) thanks T…

Hey how you going I'm new to rollaclub. Ive got a ke38 and want to put some work into it, but not wanting to spend a lot of money on it at the moment as I'm still at school and wanting to buy a unit in the next year, so ill take it bit by bit. It has got a fair bit of rust on it ive got pictures of the main rusted parts. Could anyone please give me a rough amount on how much it will cost to get it all fixed? Thanks, Jordan Just some pictures of the car, battery was dying on the camera so couldnt get some better shots.

getting it sunday but have a few pics now :yes: has a 4k and 5spd plans: tidy it up paint it lower it better roof racks

Hey guys i am new to the page and haven't got used to the tools and settings yet but here its goes i have just purchased myself a project car its a 1980 toyota corolla ke38 wagon i got it for only $975 delivered to my door i was bloody cheering its in good condition for its age its got a little bit of rust at the bottom of the Hatch but its not that bad its got the dirty old 4k motor which i definitely will be pulling out and replacing it with something better haven't decided what motor i want to put in it yet but the plans are get it nice and stiff and just learn to slide in it i am planning its going to take me around 2 years to Fully build the wagon as I am building …

Hi there all, new to the Rolla Club but will soon be a very active member in regards to picking peoples brains.I just bought a genuine granny spec KE38 Wagon with an original 160,000 on the clock which I plan to do a rotor conversion in. This wont be my first rotor conversion as I have already had a Datsun 1600 with a 13B BP in it. Anyway I thought I would post up some pics and put the feelers out as I need a lot of info on brake,diff and suspension upgrades/conversions as well as interchangeability of bits between various Toyota models. I am a mechanic but I am more familiar with Datsun stuff and Holdens ( I work in dealership) So anyway if you have info or can link m…

heres my ke50 which ive been doing up for a bit over 10 months now. stripping it down and getting all rust and dents out of it, then prepping it for painting. has a 2T in it and lowered, plenty of kool stuff. Before: After: Before: After: now i just have to put it all back together and a general clean up of everything along the way :P old pic of motor (much cleaner now): Interior (now black but not instaled yet): comments welcome.

hey this is my ke55 the story is a old lady bout this from new and had it till she died and left it in her will for her grand son I'm guessin he hadnt had it for to long judjing on the p plate sitting in the back, he wanted some thing to impress his mates so he took it to the wreckers and sold/swaped it(I'm unsure) i drove past the wrecker and it was sitting in the car yard part out the front so we went and had a look. the only bad parts about it are a tad of rust were the sun visor was and a tad above the driver side light, so i went home and told mum i was buyin it and she goes oh well ok and thats it. it goes very very well but walkes in the steering it has a brand…

couldnt help myself sold my ca18 ke30 and not even two weeks later found this and so the story begins. Bought it as a crahed car that looks like was owned by and elderly lady has about 110'000kms. Plans are either 3rz or 1jz depends which comes up for the right price wont be going anything to serious as was intended as a daily driver so maybe something around 300-350rwhp hopefully reliable. Diff is a early hilux 2wd the shortest or them which is only slightly longer than the standard corolla one so will fit without cutting, just had to move the spring mounts out 20mm each side. The diff i got came with 4.8 diff gears so if anyone has something around 3.7-4.1 ratio may b…

ok well i brought this car over a year ago as a dead stocker, but that didn't last for long as it sat a week or 2 ago i found a 3tgte turbo and manifold with every thing from a blow thru turbo setup so i sniveled it up and sold the twin solex's what were on there. i brought some long sigma lower control arms and decided whilst i was putting them in i would upgrade my sway bar and put the one out of my first late ke55 coupe parts car along with the nolethene bushes it come with. also thought why not drop the king springs and pedders shocks out of my white car into it while I'm there and the new wheel bearings and pads from the coupe not finished just ye…

Good afternoon all, I though I would share my current (and only) project with you. So far and its only just the start of my project it has been interesting. At the moment this is where I currently stand: Vehicle :1978 KE55 4 door sedan, round headlight model Engin: 3S-GTE Bellhousing: 2C bellhousing Clutch fork: 2C Clutch pivot point: 2C Clutch thrust bearing carrer: W55 Supra Clutch thrust bearing: W55 Supra Clutch slave cylinder: 2C Flywheel: Standard is usable depending on the generation 3S-GTE, mine is one of the lucky ones. However I opted to change to a lightweight chrome moly aftermarket option. Clutch kit: Heavy duty standard 3S-GTE Gearbox: W55 …

I purchased this little beast off Ed (SLO-055) earlier this week, sadly only had a couple of times to drive it this week due to working, but hell its got some mumbo! Coupla' specs AW11 4A-GZE FC 'cooler SAAS bucket 16 inch Lenso'y looking wheels. etc, etc. Plans are to maybe chuck the 15psi pulley on for a bit before taking the engine out and putting it into my KE70. Then putting my KE70 4K into this and use as a daily or pass it onto the girlfriend. Love the thing though, puts a smile on my face :2thumbs: More pictures later this weekend.

Been meaning to post a build thread for while, Ive got a 1981 ke55 with a 4age 20v that i am converting to a 4agte. 1981 KE55 Corolla Named EBO (numberplate 380) 4age 20v Conversion New 4agte with Garrett T28 turbo How I got the new motor home lol good old ae102 Bench of parts Started work pulling the 20v out After a couple of hours work 20v out Thought id mock fit the 4agte before I start preparing the engine bay for paint Sorry for the crappy mobile pics will get proper camera pics up soon Cheers, Keelan

Planning some work on my KE55, time for a build thread. Here goes: I bought this stock as a rock KE55 a few months ago, and have been pouring time into learning how everything works and repairing whatever issues spring up. So far, I've changed the stock carby to a 32/32 weber off a fiat 500 (or similar), given it a thorough tuneup, done a couple of suspension bushings, etc. and changed the clutch after it exploded when I was interstate. It's developed a decent misfire, and I've diagnosed this as a piston ring issue. The motor also has just on 200k kms on it. I figure if I'm going to take the motor out to fix it, I may as well change it for a 5k! I…

heya just started my first project car ke55 sedan done some outside and inside mods engine is stock. Cars getting takin on thursday for full ca18 engine and gearbox conversion = ) just trying to find out how to post pictures. only 16yr olds so the work on it is far from perfect

i picked up a rusty dinted KE55 for $150 (thanks again ben for the heads up) wich i intend 2 race at local car club nothing special just going to fit a sports wheel so iv got sumthin to hold onto as the factory ones are awful as u guys prob already know. Also bonnet pins are required as well as a fire extinguisher. I also want 2 chuck in a race seat and iv got sum skyline stockies to chuck on aswel il chuck sum pics up when i get back from TCCAV meet =) Name: Daniel Car: KE55 aka Jessie Motor: 4K Driveline: 4 speed Suspension: stock Brakes: stock Wheels & Tyres: 14" Nissan skyline stockies Interior: stock Body: De-badged, moulds rem…

Hey all, just bought this KE55 coupe last weekend. It's a 4K 3spd auto Plans are so far Set of 13' jellybeans fresh paint repair what little rust is has 5k and 5spd conversion lower it a little this is the only pic i have of her at the moment.. will keep updated

Hey Guys thought id introduce myself. Names Julian and just got the keys to my first car, a 79 ke55 coupe. Love it to bits. Its manuel with 4k which lacks a bit of grunt, but besides that its an amazing car. besides a bit of hail damage, which is getting fixed, the car has done a genuine 60xxxkms from new and had one lady owner, so you no its clean. I don't want to do much cosmetically as its the classic shape that i love, however i have purchased some rad rims and some fender mirrors to put on at some stage. i would like to do an engine coversion at aome stage, probably 4agze at this stage, but for now its just fine heres a pic of my car. cheers guys :)

hey guys this is my 55 so far, its definatly costing me but will deffinatly be worth it in the end. well this is it so far hope yous like it :)

Hey Thought I may aswell post my project as I've joined now. Basically I bought this car to learn about the mechanical side of things. Its my first car and I picked her up for $425. It was in good condition but not really atm. Plans - Warm 4k (Rebuild) :angrybird:, Whiteline sways, re-spray, Rt corona brake upgrade, stripped interior, rims, cut all rust out and NO BOG, lower at front, new rims/tyres, weight reduction :D, yeah the list goes on, but thats the notable stuff. Pics will be up tonight! Thanks Troy

And here we go, My first car was a KE55 coupe and I've alway's like the shape of them. It took me about a year to find a decent one for a resonable price and here she is the body is near perfect, the young lady i bought it off of had a small accident damaging the left fender. The steering is a bit sloppy not too sure if the crash caused it, or old age. Anyway, nearly a year later, the door cards are done. the front below, the back are straight black The car is up and I'm reconditioning the steering and suspension. By the end of christmas the front will be finished. All New ball jounts, rubbers, bearings and lowered springs Then it will be …

Hey guys this is my little beast. Got some serious plans which will finally begin happening very soon! :) :) :D By the way the oil spots on the driveway are NOT from my rolla! Full bare metal respray very hot 5k T5 gearbox LSD diff (ready to go) New interior 15" or 16" mags Air con (ready to go) Power windows if possible Power steering if stupid enough Cruise control and any other stuff I think of along the way. :D More pics as the build progresses