Automotive Discussion

Hi All I have a Ke35 with a 4age 100kw in it. I have a full rebuild kit and am ready to strip it down and do the job. Before I do so, however, I need to ask is there anyway I can get a small power increase while I'm doing this? I have been going through all the forum topics and have seen many about adding a turbo or supercharger, although, when it is all said and done it would probably be cheaper to just buy a 4agze half cut and start again. This all ends up being too expensive for me. The real questions I need to ask then are: Can you buy different pistons to increase compression, like dome tops? Has anyone shaved the head? Are these bad ideas for this engin…

Hey guys, I have recently become fed up with the fact that you cannot get any more 4age clear timing covers so i thought id give it a shot at getting them made, I found a place that is keen to do them and he estimated the mould to be around 900 bucks, I am sending one of my top covers to their shop tomorrow so he can see what process needs to be taken to make them but 900 bucks plus the final product is alot for just one clear cover so i wanna know how many others would be keen on getting one made, I'm unsure of a price for the final product as yet and i don't have 1 made but if i can approach him and say i have 20 or so people wanting one then they might make it alot che…

Hey all, i have been on the toymods forum for some time now and found your site. anyways i own a 1977 Toyota KE35 Corolla 2 door, 3K is still going strong. Bought it for $1400 it is all pure original including the sun visor and the centre hub covers. Heres the pics, hope you like, brad

Just wondering if anyone knows if I need a blue plate or anything for changing my seat belts, I know they have to be adr approved but unsure of anything else. Cheers

hey this has been playinmg on my mind and i think it would be a great idea if rollaclub.com brang out its own monthly magazine ?????? i would like too see this happen is it possible ???

Doesnt anybody watch this show on channel 7 ? Are these people mentally retarted or just useless. It angers me to see such useless unskilled people on our roads. Forgive me if I'm being a bit harsh but c'mon clutch control is not hard niether is steering. End rant. Opinions ?

Hey Guys, I want to make this thread to talk about 4K builds! Everyone post your *K motors and what you have running & even post ideas, people want to know what the K motors love! Even I want to know.... personally i don't know much about carb motors nor the K series motor, so if you guys were to explain how you think to make Hp 4k's What I would think you would do is simple. Port & polish the head Aggressive cam profile 7k crank bore out to fit 5k pistons have a fiddle with the carburetor (Fatten up the mix) High flow extractors and exhaust Port intake What's your idea? Cheers Dylan

G'Day all, I have a bit of an issue. I currently own a AE71 with a 4A-C motor in it, I am a P-Plater, and i'm unsure if it is legal for me to put a 4A-GE (103kW) in an AE71. I'm asking if anyone knows for sure, whether it is legal or not for me to install a 4A-GE in my AE71 (i.e. P-PLater Friendly). Also, does anyone know if a P-Plater can drive a car with mod plates? It would be greatly Appreciated. Gecko71.

In my readings on this forum I've found mention of wheel spacers being illegal.... I worked on a BA falcon RTV last week, I replaced a noisy front wheel bearing. Now the RTV is a jacked up falcon ute, and as such has somewhat different looking goodies in the suspension/hubs etc. They are fitted from the factory with a spacer plate between the wheel and the hub. They also have longer wheel studs than a standard falcon ute. I would also like to point out that there is nothing that directly mentions wheel spacers in the RTA's big orange registration inspection standards folder. HOWEVER, you must not increase your track width by more than one inch... conclusion: not i…

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In A.C.T wondering if anyone has done a rotary conversion on a ke70 if so how hard is it and is worth spending the money trying to do one for around $3000 is it possible will travel to sydney for parts and stuff if needed Cheers Guys!

hey guys! great site you have here..... I'm the happy owner of my new (to me) 82 TE72. great little car, just got a few questions about some things i wanna get for it that i have been unable to find info about here on the site specifically. first off, here's my new ride..... bumperless rear, QA1 coilover sleeves up front, celica supra 14x7's with 185/60's all the way around, 2 inch blocks in the rear. future plans are 1 more inch drop all the way around, nice header and exhaust, hella 550 fogs down front, HID's up top, LED backup/stop/ and turn signals. By alisn4x4 at 2011-09-25 By alisn4x4 at 2011-09-25 By alisn4x4 at 2011-09-25 n…

Whatever happens to all the K55 5 speed shift levers. It seems that many members (including myself) are wanting the said item. Do they break, do they go to shift lever heaven, or is some crafty bugger out there collecting them all ?

has any one on here done this before ive heard that its been done before and just curious to hear what you all think????

I was considering purchasing a tow car as the sprinter is becoming more and more painful to drive on the street. Plus I was after something a bit more comfortable to drive around daily. requirements are Decent towing capacity fairly new ie late 80s early 90's pwr steer, A/C etc preferably a toyota i assume auto would be better for towing but I would prefer manual as it wouldnt really see that much towing. RWD obviously as far <10k as possible <5k would be better All I can think of that fits that description is a MX83 cressida. Tidy examples can be picked up for around 5k and they come with all the options I want but I'm open to suggestions if yo…

Choosing paint is probably a bit.. tricky in a way. Well for me it is anyway. As it can tell a bit about the car and how it looks and everything. What do you all think would be better paint option for a KE55 coupe out of these three choices. Also to help, either a 4agze or an sr20det may be going into it.. I am also sorry if it annoys anyone about maybe copying paint.. I just like the colours too.. First up, Demuires KE35 Second, Montanas KE35 Lucky third, It isn't a Corolla.. Though it is the Camaro off Transformers.

Hi... I have an AE82 twin cam (4 wheel disc brakes) and the hand brake doesn't work. The rear calipers have been professionally rebuilt, one new hand brake cable has been replace (adjustment at the handle end is working & both cables now pull evenly) and yet there is still very little hand brake function. As the rear calipers have been resleeved and overhauled I'd like to think this is not the problem. By the way, the hand brake was the same prior to the calipers being done. Has anyone had any experience with this issue on the AE82's or any suggestion as to what to do? Cheers...

Thought i'd post up some pics of some rims i just made,well modified anyway...... Had a pair of 15x7" 4x114.3 chasers sitting around the yard for a few years now,originally from a 2001 Kia Carnival(i think) I bought a few sets cheep when i worked at bob jane,but these were all i had left. they were obviously FWD offset,so a ghastly fit on any datto or rolla....... Now i'd done this b4(out the back)when i worked at bob jane,with the exception i didn't weld them, so i sorta knew what i was doing......Anyway I got to grinding away the old welds,slowly and carefully....although i still slipped and nicked the rim a few times,Until they were about gone. then …

before you all say search it, i have on here and ke70.com but never came across a straight answer. what springs fit a ke70? are there any to replace them or do you have to start changing other parts over? thankyou in advance.

Hey all, so I'm currently the new Proud owner of the ke20 that won 2009 corolla of the year. Yes the car is still around and going well, untill tonight. Went to a local jdm car meet at rousehill. The night was goin great, until highway patrol showed up thanks to the security guards!.. As usual the car attracts attention specially the eyes of the police officer as he quickly noticed my steering wheel displayed on the dash That I put to show off the NRG quick release that I just installed. From there he took out the defect book and went over the car. People around me told me to walk away from the car. So I did and returned an hour after to have my heart Bro…

hay all look what i picked up for $100 bucks. ke30 sway bars for the front and back. pedders. i just want to no is there anyone on rollaclub thats run sway bars like this???? and what are thay like????? cheers shaun

We’re getting closer and closer to Meguiar’s MotorEx – The car show that should have been marked on your calendars since the start of the year! This year’s event is going to be huge. The quality of metal being put on display is second to none, and it’s already shaping up to be something special. We’re able to bring you a sneak-peak of what you can expect to see inside the dome. Across all classes there have been a number of spectacular entries, so the judging panel is going to have a hard time selecting winners from such a collection of fine automobiles. Kicking things off is Kevin San’s Hakosuka Skyline. This stout piece of JDM muscle has a huge fan base…

hey all just posting up a couple of photos/videos of the drift day on Saturday. Just was trying out my new ca18de conversion end of the day packing up

hey guys, just wondering if I'm allowed by the admin of rollaclub to make my own sticker to "reprisent" the site? i will only be making the 1 sticker for my Ke55! ive already 'drawn' it up...but just thought i would get a 'yes' or 'no' from u guys before i take it to the singwritters to get it made up this is what i want.....just in white text... please let me know asap cheers guys -Nic

Hey Hey Welcome to Rolla-Club Grim you put a lot of work into this place (you do go out don't you?) Its looking fantastic :D Some of you may not know but Rollaclub will have its 1st Birthday soon... and to celebrate I was thinking we could all meet up and go to the Toyota Day :D All Ideas welcome.... Drive safe Tom.

Hi can any body help me. I'm at the stage of thinking of upgrading my 4age with some sort of turbo setup. I have just rebuilt the whole engine top to bottom. what i am looking for is a bit more power I'm not looking at gettin massive increases of power but I'm looking for a bit more power. i would like to keep the 4age engine that i have in the car. so if any body can head me in the right direction going or talking to some one that can make me up a turbo kit or some thing like that or where i can get a turbo kit from .... Or if any body can give me a few suggestions on how to get the best performance from my engine . But really am looking at turboing…

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hey most of you have seen our car as it has been around for a while but its now its time for the a redo. i'm going to try and do it sex-spec (bling, flashy, bright, neck snapper sorta thing) other wise the stuff i've already got for it will go to waste i.e. $3000 ICE system, re trimmed aftermarket seats, custom boot install. What i am doing is getting rid of the 18 inch wheels and going for something smaller but still achieve the look that I'm going any suggestions. i don't mind if they have big dish or whatever.

if not can they be modified ???

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Thought it would be interesting to see some rollaclub members cars transition from stock to Rock! :P I'll start with my old 86. Here we see it in its stockness glory... Well it did have the miss matched wheels goin. (taken on my 18th birthday BTW) I learnt alot about car control and had lots of fun on the way... Then tradgedy struck! I blew the 4ac. boohoo I was devestated..... really.... for about .001 of a second. So then began the rebuild with twincam power as well as a diet. fast faward a few months and it was back and ready to hit the track. A defect forced me to paint the car again to make it look half presenabl…

this is a problem that i never thought would become a problem lol is there a secret to getting the ke70 dash out ?? i can't see how its still there lol, ive undone all screws around the front and sides but it wont budge ? quick help needed

hey guys don't have any pictures at the moment but just thought i'd ask u guys what u think my rollas worth.. i'll explain best i can.. car: 1983 ke70 white interior: door trims and entire dash and most things plastic in the car have been sprayed a gloss black. black racing seat as drivers seat. pioneer head unit with 6 by 9's. tacho dash. exterior: custom 8 kg coilovers in front and TRD yellow 5kgs in rear (stock shocks :P ). adjustable pan hard rod. 15" by8" GTR superlights powder coated black with chrome rim. its white and the paint is reasonable no fading, few small rust spots, (bottom of rear windscreen etc.) …

hey guys while repairing the rust in my brothers ae71 and thinking of doing the short bumper on the rear, i put the plastic bumper behind my ke55 with ke30 chrome bumpers, i looked again and could see that the widths were the same, so anyway off came the ke30 bumpers and i put them onto the ae71, i think they look pretty cool and with brand new lights on the way, it should look hot

hi there rolla fans does any one knoe if you can fit a ke 70 early front on a te 72 ? if so is it hard mod to do ?

I got sent these, thought you guys might think they were interesting (sorry if you've seen them before?)

from the carsguide newsletter here's the link: http://carsguide.news.com.au/story/0,20384...8-21822,00.html TOYOTA The first product from Toyota's new “hot shop”, the Aurion TRD, arrives in August with a 3.5-litre supercharged V6 with sports manners and a load of plastic kit. Also in August is the generational change for Kluger with the SUV getting a substantial facelift and the 3.5-litre V6 from the Aurion. November brings the Landcruiser 200 Series and a TRD version of the HiLux. and this from the TRD website: http://www.trd.com.au/TRD/#main/vehicles/t...e=trdAurionMIMS Looking forward to the reviews :jamie:

ok guys sorry to post yet another stupid question but this shouldn't take long to resolve with all our ke25 nuts on here. is a ke25 a sprinter or a corolla technically. I know it is a corolla but everyone calls them ke25 sprinters but it doesn't appear to have sprinter written on it. in saying that the front guard has a badge that has a zigzag almost lightning bolt style S on it. does that mean it's a sprinter? stupid question I know but I'm stupid :) cheers Tom

ok so for my car i'll be having 15"x10 rears and 15"x8 fronts. now i want the tyres to end up with a similar if not the same rolling diameter. i was thinking.. 225/60 15 and 215/60 15 but i can't seem to get the miata tyre size thing to work so i can't check it myself. what would the experienced on here recommend?