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Hey all Allright so we have all had these crazy ideas, but I'm pretty curiouse on what power a sr20 in a ke30 could make? with a turbo. And also for what dollars? Cheers all. P.S i don't no much about sr20s

hey guys. been a while since my last post. the ke is finally comin alone nicely haha but my newest set of rims have tyres to fit.... but me being all mad c%&t like i would like to get some hetic stretch goin. it wont be for some time cause the tyres on them now still have a fair bit of tred. but my question is... how do i actually go about getting strech on my tyres?? :blinks: like i get the hole smaller tyre but... what sort of place would do somthing like this? :huh:

I came across this forum which I just joined in hopes of someone being able to help me with a vehicle that I getting ready to purchase. It's a Toyota Tamaraw FX with a 7K Engine (1.8Liter). Have no Owners Manual and am wondering where I can find info about this engine since their is limited info on the internet. Also, if I were to pull the 7K Engine (only has 69K on the engine) from my Tamaraw, would a 3C engine fit inside the engine bay (since the 2C-Diesel engine was the alternative engine for this vehicle). If I were to want a little more get up and go, would the 2C-T be a better option? I am a retired American Air Force veteran who is married to a Filipina and ha…

1969 - 1973 KP/UP30 Publica In 1969 Toyota released a whole new generation of the Publica. It had a new engine and a new image. While the 2U engine was retained in the cheapest versions, the cornerstone of the lineup was the new K Series 4-cylinder, water cooled 1000 cc engine (designated 2K). The Publica SL was also launched in 1969, which featured a 1.1Litre K-B twin caburetor engine but in 1970 the engine was replaced with a 1.2L 3K-B. There was also an offical pickup version. 1970 saw more minor changes including (but not limited to) a new instrument panel, and a new High Deluxe version featuring the single-carburetor version of the 1.2 L engine and front…

hey guys and gals its a few weeks till i get my L's and lookin for a corolla but wanted a ke70 with 16v or 20v did those engines come stock in any corollas at all? because with new restrictions we can't have engine conversions. any help is good help cheers, brodie

Picking up a front end damaged KE50 tomorrow and am going to part it out before it hits the Scrap metal yard just wondering if anything will fit into a KE10 for example Manual Pedal Box--is the clutch cable interchangable? Front Struts Brakes Diff etc. If your after anything from it let me know the car is complete besides the front end damage has the tacho dash and rarer steering wheel from the ke50, I assume this is interchangeable between the ke30/35/55 am I correct?

hey guys looking for rear quater window seals for a 73 ke20 no one seems to have them i have seen the cheep nasty stuff on ebay but id rather spend abit more and get good quality. anyone know where i can get them in sydney?? thanks

hey guys, anyone in Brisbane had a hilux diff cut down to suit ke38? if so who did it? ive got a hilux diff in a ke30 sedan atm that I'm going to use but its longer than I want (1410mm) so looking for someone to cut it down to the wagon diff size which looks to be 1350mm. any help would be great thanks.

Hey guys. I'm hearing abit about these xt130 control arms that put camber into your front wheels. Is that just for the ke70's or does it work on a ke30 aswell?

hey guys just wondering if any one knows the owner of the orange KE30 rolla (SNEEZI) fj20t powered car. Or knows any info about it i would love to see more photos to help with my build or even chat to him an ask some ???s. If any 1 can help that would be sweet. Cheers Matt

hi are st141 corona front struts an upgrade to ke70 ones? are they similar to 86 struts in that a larger diameter shock fits?

As the title suggest guys, I'm wanting to know where i can get a front spoiler for a KE30/55 corolla. Look forward to responces. Tra

Engineering and roadworthy are starting to loom in the background as progress on my ke25 is being progressful so I've been looking deeper into legal stuff lately. So my 25 has no tyre placard and I'm looking for CONCRETE info on what the factory rim and tyre specs were. A few conflicting opinions have been seen around the interwebs... A photo of the placard would be ideal and would settle any doubt! Now to go one better, does anyone know what the te27 specs were? and even more so a photo of the te27 placard. You see I know a bloke who knows a bloke who can make replacement placards if provided with the correct informations...

Where can I get some of this? I need a sheet about as long as a Corolla is wide, and maybe a meter or a little less wide. So what's that... about 2x1m? Something reasonably stiff, maybe 3-5mm thick or something. Nick: You work in a hardware store, do you stock this sort of thing? Kinda like MDF sheeting, except not made of MDF :D I know Paul P used some on his Supra ages ago, but I can't find the post that said what he used.

Don't know if this has been covered before, but I'm just wondering what everyone thinks of their rolla. What one or two things do you love about it more then anything else, and what do you loath about it? I love the fact that my 32 year old car is morre reliable then some newer cars, and i can fit it in the smallest of car parks, without power steering! On the down side, ...well a bit more grunt up hills... but i love it anyway! Discuss

I'm getting a JZX100 Mark II next month, because it suits all my requirements for a midsize RWD manual sedan, with at least 200kw, and not a falcodore. Which got me thinking... Seriously... why did Toyota AU bother creating the hopelessly unremarkable and wrong-wheel-drive TRD Aurion (or, Frankencamry as I like to call it) when things like this have been majestically tearing up the streets of Japan for years? GRX-120 = 3GR-FE Supercharger Rear Wheel f@$king Drive 56k click here and come back tomorrow I will probably upgrade to one of these in a few years as they become available for import. Toyota AU, you suck. Really. If it weren't for grey impor…

Found an old pic of my Ke20 when it was rocking curb feelers! Way cool indeed.

thinking of buying a car with an engine conversion with a 4age in it just want to know how you can tell if its a bigport or a smallport 4age as the owner doesnt know either?

I took the falcon down to the local goodyear tyre & auto this morning to get a nail removed from the front tyre and discussion turned to corolla's and k motors. He told me he had built and raced a reliable n/a 3k with 165hp @ 8000rpm at the rear wheels, dyno tested. The 3k wasnt in a corolla but in some type of sprint car and it ran on methanol (sp?) but would still have similar hp on premium I would think. The guy says he spent a heap of time, money and a few blown k blocks finding the right set up but when it was done he could run the engine at 8000rpm continuously for the whole race meeting for the whole year without a rebuild. Said it would actually spin up t…

Ok so i have noticed that there seems to be variations in ke20 grills? i was thinking maybe people could post pics up of theirs... or am I wrong in saying there are different styles? as I'm still learning :D

hey everyone.. i live in adelaide and are currently looking at getting a diff shortened for my ke20 project. i have everything needed and was wondering who people have used for theres, and what price did they pay for the work needed? cheers rhys

At the recent SEMA motor show in the US, TRD displayed a new Toyota Tundra concept with TRD bodykit, wheels, brakes... and supercharged 5.7L V8. This shows that TRD is planning on releasing a supercharger kit for the upcoming 5.7L V8. As the 4.6L version of this engine (with direct injection) makes 380hp, and the 5.0L version is meant to make 420-450hp, I'd expect the 5.7L version to be over 400hp. And TRD superchargers generally add about 25% more power, so is anyone else interested in a 500hp Toyota V8? Can anyone say HSV eater?

Hi, i have done a search and havn't had much luck. I would like to know the origional wheel and tyre size for a 74 ke20 coupe. I have searched google and have found 155 on 12 inch rims, but apparently some models have 13s, how can i tell what size came out on my car? Thanks for any help

ok on my ke70, a) whats the difference with a hydraulic handbrake? b) can i do it on my stock diff? or do i need rear calipers? c) don't yell at me, only just heard a lil bit about em :yes: d) any write ups on them? cheers Travis

Hey guys since my superlites didn't really workout i was thinking of widening my steel wheels thats already on my corolla. I can have it done for around 120 per wheel with a polished lip and this way i could choose my offset and width. I'm was thinking of running flares with some 14 x 7.5 with -15 offset? which should fill flares very very nicely. What do people think it would look like? I can't decide, would probally leave the centers black and stretch some lower profile tyres on of course. Heres a pic as it is now:

OK, I'm working on making a scoop for the cold air intake on the KE70, as I noticed it runs rich or lean on a long trip depending on the wind direction! This is becasue the headlight shields the cold air intake tube beside the radiator. So I have a model made up out of cardboard, and thought.. why go to all the trouble of making it up in sheet steel when I can cover the cardboard with something and harden it enough to keep its shape and be weatherpoof! Any ideas? Anyone done something like this? Fibreglass epoxy resin? Clear urethane floor 'varnish'?? 5 coats of enamel?? :hmm:

I'm thinking of going a pearl paint on my ke30, What do u guys think pearl, solid, metallic, etc.. What would look good?

ok i feel the need to give my opinion on the comparison between these cars JAMIE DON'T HATE ME FOR LIKING DATSUN imagine a datsun and a toyota dealer side by side. you want a little car so compare.... datsun copied mg with the engine design, i think it's the superior unit i feel the datto trans is FAR superior to the yoder unit toyota style i feel is far better handling feels about the same datsun gearing is better interior in the toyota is far better toyota's don't seem to corrode as bad this is just my opinion based on owning well worn examples of both cars here in the u.s. i'm curious to know what you guys think.......

This car came into work today. Apparently he was doing 15kph and slide into a round about, *cough bullshit cough* Damage includes: 2 bent rims Bent suspension components Twisted chassis Rear doors wont open. Diff knocks. Its a write off. Des :lol:

Hey am thinking of gettin a 82 celica but the front is ugly and i then started thinkin of how it reminds me of a sprinter. So to the point has anyone ever swapped a front over maybe with an ae82 corolla ?? or herd of somethin similar

Hey rolla lovers, so the next radrollaz cruse is on sunday march 9th 2008. We will be cruzing to Terrigal from sydney and we will be meeting at the same place. Autobarn villawood at 9am leaving at 10am This will be the second of 4 cruzes that will be held every year On the same dates, so everyone knows the date and can plan for it. The last cruze had a great turn out at least 25 rolla's meet up and around 20 cruzed to the gong. I'm going to go on a dummy cruze with cuzzo if he's keen and find some good spots were we can take some good photo's of all the cars together. Their is plenty of notice so let's all get together and make this the biggest corolla cruze ever held …

Hey everybody, Greetings from Portland, Oregon! I'm a new member of the forum and wanted to get the ball rolling by posing this question; I noticed so many of you have KE corollas, and it seems that the TE is less common on the forum. Thoughts, opinions?

Hello i recently purchased this 69 toyota 1000 wagon, i know its not really a corolla but hopefully you find it interesting anyway. It has a few issues such rust in various places, the brakes are toast, rattles in the suspension, a nasty interior, no heater unit, the usual home done wiring specials and exhaust leaks etc etc but i love it ;) so the plan is to tidy up the rust and mechanical faults to make it roadworthy, drive it for a while and then do paint and panel with some small mechanical mods, something along the lines of a 4k, k50 and disc brakes for the front. ive pulled the brake master cylinder to have it refurbed and brake linings sen…

can anyone give me any hints/clues about taking a ke70 wheel off to replace with aftermarket one. i have fair idea. and have tried past half an hour to no avail. anyone got step by step?

Just thought I'd also post something of use to those people who love their K motors. The following are pics of a 5K Reduction Gear Starter Motor which I picked up for a measly 75 bucks second-hand from a wrecker. And yep, I havent cleaned it yet!

Well the other day, the logos in my mothers car were falling and before someone took them i remove from the car, then i compare to the ones that i took from my own car (an 81 corolla) and here there are.... Famous COROLLA And the almost famous TOYOTA well there they are, in your hand the old ones have that vintage look and feel that makes them great, they feel more hand made than the new ones, the new ones feel like massive made and not so "artesanal"

Hey guys Gotta sort a front Strut brace for my KE20, has anyone made their own or modified an existing one to fit? post up ya pics and ideas if youv got some, would be a great help! cheers morgz

Guys, anyone can help me, I need information about CAR junkyard in Australia ( Address, website, etc ), I wanna buy try to import completed used car engine, and bring some used parts from Australia to Indonesia. Many thanks

Hey, Well the time has finally come for me to respray my car. I'm going to have a crack at doing it myself and it turns out a complete disaster then ill just have to bite the bullet and pay a professional to do it. I'm planning to use acrylic paint, not 100% sure on colour but it will be a std colour nothing fancy like a metallic. Anyhow i have a few questions so bare with me: Stripping: I was planning on giving chemical paint stripper a go. I was wondering what is the best technique to use this? apply it, leave it untill the paint bubbles then scrape it off using a paint scraper? I have already begun filling some of the smaller dents etc on the car, so if i was t…

Hi guys, I was thinking that what's the most important thing for your first born to have, that's right a scale correct version of their dads Racecar. So I got out my saw and a paint brush and after a while came up with a scale correct version of my ipra race care ke55 corolla!