Automotive Discussion

So I've been talking to a bloke about a ke10 lately and I'm pretty convinced i want to buy it! only thing is that i live in SYDNEY and the ke10's location is in TASMANIA !! I've never towed anything in my life before and need some advice Someone told me it might cost from $200-700 to tow, some people said it needs to be done by boat, I'm so confused :S Can someone help me out? cheers :D

hi i am new to this site. i was wondering what engine should i swap into my 1974 toyota corolla that doesnt require cutting any of the frame or body? i live in america as i see many people are in the UK or australia... i would like an engine that comes stock with a 5 spd transmission. Thank you !!!

Okay guys I am wanting to know people's opinions on re drilled steelies and any past experience with them

hello just wanted to know if my ke70 was worth anything, near showroom cond. sat in garage for most of its life , I'm the 2nd owner got it off my nan engine only has 25 000km on it, has all logbook and service history everything stock, no rust no damage if someone could help me thanks will put pic up if anyone is interested

94 camry won't start ! new battery, plenty of spark turning over but just wont fire! help pl0x! -Craigo

Hey i've picked up a new ke70, want to get it registered again and it needs a motor and gearbox I have my old 4k and 4 speed out of my ke70 sitting around in running condition. My problem is, it is the motor that my old ke70 is ment to have in it (i have converted to 4a) so it is ment to be in use in a registered car. I'm wondering if they will pick that up if i put it in the new ke70 and take it through a roadworthy?? They would check the engine numbers i would think, but would they have to cancel one of the rego's because the motor is ment to be in both cars?? I'm in tasmania too but i would think this would be the same in all states. Cheers

Hey guys just wondering if a 2rz could be legally fitted to my rt118 wagon? And also is there a website or forum that explains any of this? Cheers Brendan

Hope one of you can help me out here. I bought a PBR Performance brake upgrade kit for my VS Clubsport a while ago and, if I'm honest, it's SH*T!. Standard brakes on my car was what you would normally find on a V8 Commodore (SS and the like). The kit has twin piston front calipers with 330mm slotted vented fronts, and 280mm slotted vented rear (for ABS). Similar to what you'd find on a VT V8 onwards. The brake pedal doesn't feel resposive. There's no initial "bite" to the brakes. The only way I can decribe it, is it feels like the brakes are hot and they've faded. (I'm sure some of you here would know the feeling of faded brakes!?). It can be a bit wild in t…

Ive tried searching the web to decipher what model this is with no luck. It wasnt the 2 door coupe the rear window was straight to the back just like a toyota sprinter. just want some info on this model as I'm thinking of confronting them to buy it. It definately wasnt an xe7x series it was 30-55 so keen on it looked sweet.

I was working on a house in the middle of the Aussie outback and when we ripped up the lino there were some newspaper ads underneath and this ad was in there. the corolla gods were smiling on me that day my friends :yes:

Blown engine, lots missing, you would have to be real keen. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TOYOTA-SPRINTER-EX-WORKS-RALLY-CAR-AE86-COROLLA-TE71-/170800559748?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item27c481b684

Hey, as you may know I am currently building a 1989 corolla sx. It has a 4agze supercharged mr2 conversion, which is getting on... try almost 200,000. I have a bigger crank pulley, to spin the charger quicker, i have had the flywheel lightened, i have genie extractors with a whopping 3 inch system. A top mount intercooler, soon to be front mount... But i still want/ need more. Now is there anything else, i can do to the motor in its stock computer to give it a bit more go. without rebulding the engine. If you have any ideas please let me know below. Thankyou James

Hey guys! ok i know the 7AGE build is not a simple bolt on thing to do. so Parts i can easily acquire; - 7A Bottom end - 20V Head - TD04 Turbo (Stock WRX Turbo)- (of course will have to weld a custom manifold) the type of turbo I'm using gives a clear indication I'm not going for anything over the top. and i understand with many 7AGE builds the Engine does not like high revs. how do i go about building one for turbo (for example, do i need new crank? rods? pistons? what about the 20V head? what needs to be done? any advice on this will be very much aprpeciated! there are many threads online, but most are very unclear and inconsi…

hey guys I'm new to the site and just got a t18 with a 16v redtop and have a few questions about it. i have a ticking noise when eva i accerlate. is that normal or is there something rong?? what should the idil revs be for it?? and what is the aver temputure for the water and also the oil presuure in the engin??

Ok its nearly 4 am, i can't sleep and i was thinking how cool would it be to have gilmer belt drive on my ke10. Purely for wank factor of course cos its got bugger all chance of slipping a belt. Has anyone done it?. I know u can get kits for a rotary but i wanna know if its possible to get one for a k motor. Even if its a kit with no holes drilled. anyone?(This may be a lost cause :y: )

Parents said I may be able to get a respray when it's tax time but I want it matte (not sure what color) Anyone know how much the cost would be roughly? And just what are people's thoughts overall, because I like the yellow and you don't really see that many anymore Thanks guys

I'm wondering if lights from a mx83 cressida s1 would fit into a mx73 cressida? cheers, michael.

Last night, Friday night/Saturday morning about 2am someone went into the carpark located at the back of my appartment and stole my replacement driverside gaurd. About 6 months ago i was hit by a guy in a 4wd, his fault, and the insurance payed me out as they wanted to write my car off. I managed to find a bulk purchase and secured a guard to repair the damage, i also picked up a door and guard from a guy on here but had to get rid of the guard as it was too stuffed. Anyway i had the door and guard sitting behind my car in the communal carpark , not visible from the road and last night the guard went missing. Nothing else gone. Location: I live in Melbourne, …

Well, today my mate who's house I work on is trading in his old Feral Landcruiser for a flash new Isuzu 4WD. He's keen to take his camper trailer up to Lake Eyre in September and take a look (He's a geologist/botanist/environmentalist, so he'll enjoy it) He & his wife would like my wife & I to go too, but I don't have a use for a 4WD at all, certainly not a ute. Its just another $1000/year rego/insurance sitting in the drive depreciating unless its being driven. So, I dredged up the story from Topgear below, watched episode one, and decided I won't learn a lot as the whole thing is so faked. Has anyone been up there and is a 2WD or a Tercel likely to …

anyone have a rough estimate of the weight of a 13x5 steelie with a tyre? anything is helpful at this stage

hey, looking to put fender mirrors on my ke70 just need a few questions answered! what are some good mirrors to get? ive seen some on ebay but really unsure whether to get them or not where abouts on the fender to i mount them? how hard are they to mount? and what are the negatives of having them? thanks

so, I'm hoping to have certain member's '35 soon, with the plans of either it or my pano to go in the shed, for my ground up rebuild, doing properly, like a lot of the secksee beasts, on our site here. which one you think? the '35 would be clean, like chesti's, with a rotor, methinks. pano would be clean, like crowie's, sorta, with a SC5K or even a rotor.. NFI.. the pano runs out of rego soon, so i eitehr renew it and use it like i have been, or de rego it and shed her, ground up rebuild.. suggestions on which or even engine choice, appreciated. want ease of install RE engine swap too :-)

i need help trying to find an aftermarket ecu to run my 20valve silvertop any 1 got any ideas

hey guys just a question, a friend of mine gave me a tailshaft to fit to my t50, and counted my output spline teeth on the t50 and of course there was 22, the tailshaft has only 20. no news there. so i rang my mate and told him and he was like wtf?, it fits my t50 and sent me a pic of the same shaft in his t50, and he said it also fits my k50 and my k40 box...............? my question is, is it possible to make a hybrid box with a 20 tooth output out of the k series to the t series, to fit the 20 tooth input? if you know what i mean i don't understand how his tailshaft fits his t50 AND k50/40 aswell its a sigle piece shaft if that helps might be food for though…

So I noticed in the rides threads that 'alot' of members are quite chuffed that their new purchase of a used Corolla, comes with original log books, What is the big facination with this, seems everyone has them, I have mine also when it was first brought from Moorooka, QLD dealership back in 1977, but not much of it applies to my car, nor does it affect the value Shed some light please.....

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 guys, sorry I'm new here, but I'm looking at buying my first car, just wondering if he price is high or anything and what to look for? its a ke70 wagon, had a rebuild 11 months ago and hasnt done much since, has rego, rwc and coilovers and a 4k with a 4 speed, heres the link anyways http://www.boostclassifieds.com.au/advert/806048-1983-TOYOTA-COROLLA-ke70-for-Sale.html sorry if its in the wrong spot

So I was thinking today, we've got lists and pics of our cars. What about those cars that haunt your past. One you wish you hadn't got rid of. Others your glad to see the back of. These are my pics. I've still got to scan a heap more. Please post yours. Bamboo

Wasnt sure where to put this. Just wanna see what dender mirrors people have put on their xE7x's as I'm looking for some and wanna see what looks good. If people could post up pics of their xE7x's with fender mirrors that would be cool, I'm open to suggestions

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 fellaz. ok i have my tx130 corona lca's and bran new rubbers for em too. BUTT!!! they look like they are really really long. as in to long for the controle arm? I'm 99,4% they are the right rubbers. does this sort of problem sound familar to anyone??

Hi all, I’m in the market for an aftermarket ECU (I have an idea (brand) what I want) and I have had a look at a few of the major brands out there on the internet and most of them read well but I want to hear from you. What are the Good / Bad and Interesting things from your experiences. (Please do not rubbish brands and go into a little depth as to why it is good or bad and what you would use) Mods please move this under the correct heading if I have placed it in the incorrect place or delete it if there is another thread which I have not come across…… thanks

Hi Guys, I am new to this forum. Just signed. Pretty excited to post! I purchased a 1998 Toyota corolla (Seca) 6months ago. The vehicle has done approx 155,000kms. All has been going well, however for the past week or so I have been hearing this CHIRPING sound under the hood. And I have been trying to work out where it is coming from but I am not a hundred percent. It sounds like it is coming from the timing belt/serpenting belt area but what this means I have no idea. So I decided to take a video so that everyone on the forum can view it and possibly help me diagnose the problem. I am new with cars and I am keen to learn, so yet there is the option of ta…

It was stolen at approximately 2pm it has a polished stainless steel exhaust, matte black rota grids that are in good condition with stretched tyres. it has a few chips on the front of the bonnet where paint has flaked off. 0421386002 Reward guys. we needa catch this ʞ©$ɟer, this car is one of the mintest evos around.

Morning folks. a bit of a interesting topic here. girlfriend currently has a toyota lexcen (VR commondore wannabe) and although it will go forever (after i replace the alternator that died yesty...), its a bit of a heap of junk. so we think its time for an upgrade. so i thought i would open it to suggestions from rollaclub! requirements are as follows: -around $6000 -4 doors -4clr -fuel economical (80mins of driving each day to her work) -easy to fix, and available parts. -smallish, but enough space for 4 people on occasion. -all the mod cons (powersteering, aircon, airbags) -a little quicker than most in its class, i don't want a 1.5L econobox.…

Just wondering if anyone has close up pictures of how they mounted there chin lip on the E7 chassis. Ive been thinking just zip ties because I rather the ties break before the lip cracks if things get nasty.

hey all going to do an engine recon anything engine wise that will give me more power eg cam?

Our very own supercharged 4k ke70 driver has made the Wakefield news. http://www.wakefieldpark.com.au/pullen-youngest-ever-starter-in-wakefield-300.html

I'm trying to find a 4agze any help?

Hey guys, first post so bear with me. Jus wondering if anyone has any info on registering my sr20det ke70 in Adelaide. It has mod plates for the engine, gearbox and diff. Was engineered in qld. Do they recognise in Adelaide?? And also with mods such as front mounted cooler, BOV (plumb back), suspension, wheels.....are they going to pass such mods?? Any info would be much appreciated!! Cheers