Automotive Discussion

Seems to be the end for my ke20 at the moment, it has just been defected for too low and increase in track. So I'm screwed. Only comment the officier had was "your lucky I'm not having this cubed"

If you've ever wondered what a KE70 would look like in Panda, here is one from Malaysia:

does anyone know if ke30 came out with a tacho dash? and does it plug into whats alredy there? and does anyone have one :)

Hey just wondering i was going to sand back my ke55 and take panels off and spray them inside a shed. Has anyone done it themselves before is it easy or would it be better to get someone whos knows what there doin to do it?

hi guys was looking around for a full set of ke17 sprinter hubcaps and came across these http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251080227800&ssPageName=ADME:X:eRTM:AU:1123 i emailed the guy and he says they are from a late ke17...can anone confirm this? i have 2 ke17 SL's and had a ke15 and have never seen these anywhere?

Hey Hey, On my way home today i was driving my 4wd in a lane that was ending and i had to merge right. I indicated my intentions to merge right and a E series falcon speed up and took the gap. I had to either cut her off or go up the gutter and into a power pole so i cut her off and merged right, I didn't have enough stopping room to brake and stop so i made my choice. Who is at fault ? Me for cutting her off or her for speeding up ? She swore, screamed and carried on. Also took a photo of my car as i was watching her in my rear view mirror. I kindly flipped her off whilst she had her phone out. Des ;)

hey evrionee I'm thinking of makeing a costom air box for my ke30 -4k it has twin 40mm dcoe's, i thought i make these since it a verry tight fit to put filters in there plus it would be kool to make your own custom air box. has anyone else on here done this if so please post your photos, or any tips, pointers ans plans. thanks in advance :) hopefully looks something like this >>

Last week whilst in Peter Robinsons workshop, this little gem grabbed my attention. Its a fully restored and customised KE10. Bright green paint, similar to kawasaki green. All chrome work is immaculate. The interior has been reupholstered with sporty seats in the front. The rears have been treated to grey and white leather. New carpet on the floor and a clean install of an MP3 headunit. Its in Peters workshop to get treated to K50 and 5K transplant. Obviously the pedal box will be replaced too. The most amazing part of the story, is that the bulk of the work was done by a dentist in his spare time for his young daughter. The bloke obviously is talented in…

howdy guys, a mate of mine is looking for one of these tachos, but i can't for the life of me remember what they came off. can anyone help? i always thought they were ke1x, but others reckon it was definately ke2x? ta, cammo

hey guys basically long story short ill be cruising feeling a bit cold so i turn my heater on real nice hot air will come out for about 3 mins and bam cold air starts coming out pretty much like turning the heater on when the engine is warm but not running if i turn the heater off for 5 mins and turn it back on same thing happens, its like my water isnt flowing fast enough through the heater core.. ive checked for blockages and i have none! i took both firewall hoses off the heater core started the car and water is flowing out of both hoses at equal pressure is this normal? (isnt water suposed to come out of only one hose? there for allowing …

I pulled out in front of a car.. and floored it.. and blue smoke was coming out of exhaust!!! Turbo seals are gone... I checked the oil amount.... and it was on empty! F*%K now what!!! :D Maxi account monies: $150.00 :D *Tom looks to the heavens* WHY ME!!!!!!! Tom :ph34r:

how you doin.. How would i go about gettin a hold of a bigger cam for my 4KC single cam Ke70?? if i have writen something wrong in that question don't roast me I'm only new at this haha :dancetall:

i bet that topic got ya all excited. but alas i have been given a 69 KE10 rally spec. and by rally spec it has bonnet pins holding down the bonnet skelton as the skin has seperated from rust ( that was a suprise first time i opened it) it has flat rally tyres with chunky tread but cracked up sidewalls. it has a stripped interior except for seats and a steering wheel which apears to be rally spec of its day. it has a bolt in alloy (i think) roll cage.it is full of old stuff. parts, tools, old glass oil bottles with the big metal spout. some acient type writer ( i hope this is worth somthing) no keys so can't get into the boot yet. most of the hanging panels have rust but…

hey all, I no this isnt nothing to do with a corolla but I'm really stuck... I have an ef xr8 and everytime i start it up for about 2/3 minutes it misses then after that it goes good again and doesnt miss. and its a real dog to drive on the road cozz ya can only rev to about 2000rpm while it does it. Evan if you have just been driving for an hour or so stop for 2 minutes turn ur car off and go again it will still do it?? I think it might be a sencer but I'm not to sure??? what use reckon it might bee Cheers all

Ok everyone, interested to see what is the most popular corolla on this site. If you are wondering what generation is what, I have used the list on wiki as a guide and it goes something like this.. First generation (E10) Second generation (E20) Third generation (E30, E40, E50, E60) Fourth generation (E70) Fifth generation (E80) Sixth generation (E90) Seventh generation (E100) Eighth generation (E110) Ninth generation (E120, E130) Tenth generation (E140, E150) Also post up your choice and a brief reason why. Have fun :)

Lol, i havent posted on here for nearly a year, LITERALLY cause i couldnt remember my password lol... As some of you know i wrote the rolla off 2 weeks ago lol.. sad story.. but here are some before and after pics :D and umm.. this is now lol ~You Rock My Rolla~

am i better off cutting a quater panel off another ke30 and welding it on? suggestions?

Hi All I was looking for a ke10 (as I had a great one years ago but silly me sold it) but I came across a good ke11 I was just wondering if there is much difference between them as there is not to much info on the 11 all seems to be on the 10, any help would be great cheers Mick

Hey guys, I've been thinking about this for a while now. When I had my orange KE20 for sale a few months ago, a guy came to look at it with his dad. The father told me that these type of whitewalls are in fact illegal as they cut out part of the tyre to do them. Now I have had whitewalls or redwalls on various cars over the past two years, and have known many, many cars with walls done by the same bloke and have had no problems with SAPOL at all. What are your thoughts on this, and has anyone else heard the same thing? Cheers, Ben.

I am just curiouse to see what kind of fuel consumtion ya all get to 100km for a corolla 3,4,5k and what youve done to it. I searched google but i wasnt sure weather to beleve a few websites because anyways can just make stuff up... Thanks Evan other motors that you have put into ya rolla I'm keen to see :D

I'm considering going for a mechanic's apprenticeship, I realise every one of the apprenticeships would be different, but does anyone have any good/bad things to say about taking it up? I understand the mechanic trade is currently a flooded market. a post open to any comments on the topic :angrybird:

Hi all. I've recently bought this car from a previous owner. I noticed from the time I saw the car that it seemed to have an older style than I would expect for a 2002 vehicle. Also older features. It has no central-locking, power-windows only at the front, rear seatbelts had to be installed by the previous owner, no intermittent wiper feature. I'm trying to figure out some things about the car (unfortunately I didn't get an owner's manual from the previous owner) but so far I get the impression that the style/appearance of it is definitely that of an older corolla (seems to be somewhere between 93-97). I guess this is the norm with reconditioned cars. Is there an…

Ok have looked at two tercels today ,mainly chasing a tseries diff centre.I have seached forums but seems some controversy as what series diff are in these things. :hmm: Ive read that there a y series,s series and a r series got me stuffed :bash: or also a large axle t series. The first one i looked at had a 3ac north /south ,AL25 not sure about trans because the id plate was unstamped. Had look at the rear diff looked like t series,but i guess could be any think. The second one was also a tercel but with a 4afe engine ,trans code ES7F5834 as best i could read it,but nothing to suggest t-series. It also looked very much like a t series. Any one no any th…

Article No 1 Article No 2 Hmm, I wish I had an account with RallySportMagazine... What a weapon, I knew it was fast, but I didn't know it was THAT fast. While I was at Mt Buller someone told me about it and I thought "umm... yeah, right". 750hp, ~50psi of boost, 0-100 in 1.9 seconds on slicks, 0-100 in 2.1 seconds on street tyres... Bloody hell!!! It didn't do very well though, I think it broke on one of the runs. And even if it didn't break, it still wouldn't have done very well. Alistair Bye (in the Sherrin Hire GT3) pretty much beat him in every single run... And it was less than a minute faster than Iain and I in the Mini (which is a MUCH slower ca…

The Girl's KE70 runs stock 4.5JJx13 rims, which in theory should have tyres up to 165 profile. Actually we're running 175/70s as I expect everyone does. The suspension is slightly lowered in the nose and it has a fat sway bar in the rear, with stiff rear shocks and stock wet struts in the nose. The tyres are Falken Sincera and Bridgestone Turanza, a pair of each, and can best be described as 'adequate'... When I fit the 14x6 alloys with a 15year old set of Falken FK452s on, the grip is much greater and the steering sharper. Sadly the suspension & steering noise, the steering kick and the wheel bounce are also greater, so those rims sit on the Datsun 1600. I'…

I've heard so many different rumours about rwding a 3S engine that it's hard to make full sense of it. Some people say to put an oil drain on the back of the head on the inlet side, when all the drains are on that side anyhow anyhow. I really wonder if all the fuss is just about people who didn't increase the volume of the sump, ran without a windage tray, and didn't put a baffle on the pickup. The factory 3SGE sump has an integrated factory windage tray and when the spot welds are drilled out, slots into the 2S sump with minimal fuss. There's a baffle right next to the pickup in the fwd sump hiding under the windage tray too. Compare it to the 2S sump and it has…

Hey all... Ive built a 4agte.. with all the goods... but ive lost interest.. and it still needs 2 be wired up etc.. i just want it runing so it moves and Can put it on the market... i was thinkin bout just throwin a dizzy bak in it.. and seting up a 32/36 weber or 350 holly on the standered GZE manifold ? So my question is.. what will it Run,Drive and under throttle be like ? Which carby should i use... ? any help will be much appreciated Thanks...

We finally got out 4AGZE AE92 back on the track, this time fitted with a Bazda (aka Barry) supplied Wilwood brake upgrade kit bought from here on the forums. We used to burn a set of pads out, right back to the metal after the 4th session at a Winton day. This time with Barry's kit fitted there is still over 50% left and it was a stinking hot day and we thrashed the brakes at every corner. The stopping power improvement was so massive I'm still trying to get my head around how to drive the car now as it stops so dam hard. I've also been annoying Barry with constant braking questions and he has been nothing but helpful and really responsive everytime. So if your thinking …

what do you guys think? refrain from something the mods wont like ether. i don't want this topic to get locked.

So I come on here and every ad I see for a KE30 - 55 series is in my mind wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy overpriced. The latest one I saw was advertised for $3500 :jamie: Is there something I am missing with these wonderous machines or are the sellers dreaming??? :lolcry: I am yet to see a completely awesome example for sale either :y:

yeah saw this trolling thought id share it no idea if people have seen it if u have meh watch it again http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8Bc0oiqZMo&feature=grec_index

Its awesome and has a lsd. -1.6 sohc -4 speed man -lsd -alloys -Its a 2 door -spot lights -wet fart noise maker aka canon. I like it, its fun to drive and is very nimble. If you rate its shity leave me your name and address so i can ummm shake your hand. Lol nah It beats a ra40 with a 18r-c It would be for sale at the right price.

hey just wondering how many people on here hava a 1990-1992 corolla seca?? anyone?

Well Last year some time I went up to a wreking yard and spotted this It is a 1960's UP10 Publica with a horizontaly opposed 2cly engine. I have always wanted to restore this thing but was always held back. Now I have a house and soon to have a shed I am seriously contemplating the idea. Don't know how mutch the owner will sell it for.

People (Ben especially), I got the following screen/s in Firefox when I went to go to rollaclub. Also when I went to rollaclub through Internet Explorer my antivirus program (ESET Smart Security) is quarantining the following file: http://blamesllek.comBREAKLINK/folder/tmp/des.jar Reason: Multiple Threats. Has someone hacked the site and put in some malicious code? Maybe people may want to virus check their machines.

Hey guys any chance that someone could help us find somewhere that has 54mm or possibly just a couple of mm bigger flexible fuel filler hose. I'm located on the gold coast in labrador and have already tried today super cheap auto, repco, autobarn, global auto spares, flexible hose supplies and gibbs trucking and accessories but have had no luck. Flexible hose supplies only have 50mm and 57mm in a hose that if it has alot of pressure on it where i bend it the fractions that i need it bent it could make a bad situation worse :) Any help would be muchly appreciated Cheers tom

so I was driving along yesterday and my back started to ache and I reached down the side of the seat to adjust the lumbar support and realised my car doesn't have one! shock horror... It got me to thinking, what things would you add to your car *wish list* stuff??? ie. little luxuries for me, its the lumbar support!!!! Lesley :)

i hav a 1 12" sub in my ae71 and the boot rattles lik crazy an i was curious will expanda foam work if not what can i do 2 stop it from rattling???????

*******STOLEN******* Please be on the lookout for the wheels pictured, they were taken from our workplace (Road and Track) on Jan 2nd at 11pm, police know who they are as a neighbour disturbed them and got the rego of the vehicle and police also took a blood sample found from when they cut themselves on the fence. Now the problem is is that the Police can't find the wheels so it isn't a 'theft' and apart from the Simmons, these wheels are almost impossible to find. Details are: B45 simmons, commodore stud pattern, 1 may still be separated. Enkei 13" wheels, 4x114.3 stud pattern, only took 3 15" Compomotive centre lock race wheels, very very rare …

Hi guys, Just wanting some help in picking a engine for my ke20, I'm in nsw and wanting it to be legal. I have no set limit. Ive been told to many different things and just want hear of some conversions that have been done. Thanks