Automotive Discussion

Hey Guys. Slowly working my way to getting my daughters ke55 coupe on the road. The latest issue to come up is when the car is idling and the brake pedal is depressed there is a loud hissing coming from under the dash area, then at the same time the idle takes a dive and almost stalls the engine when the pedal is released the revs return to normal. Does this sound like a faulty booster or could there be another issue that relates to the vacuum system. Where do I start?

I recently purchaced a 1990 Holden nova sedan with the 4afc motor. It had a blown head gasket as a result of a faulty thermostat. The auto choke was also seized. I replaced the head gasket, intake manifold gasket, exhaust manifold gasket as well as the dizzy, ignition leads and thermostat. Full oil change and tune up. Having a few problems with a shutter or surge at low reves when driving. Any suggestions. While the head was off i cleaned the pistin heads and the carbon buildup on the top edge of the cylenders was removed and pollished. Valves also cleaned.

Hey guys Previous owner set the leaf springs to low for the wheels I'm running, they scrub hard I need to raise the back 1cm As far as I can see iv got 3 options 1 - new stiffened shocks as the ones in the car are flogged out (would this work) 2- lower profile tyre 3- new leafs or add another leaf to my existing ones What would you guys do ? Cheapest of corse Cheers for any input

Hey guys just scored a ke36 for free and it has a sunroof and it appears to be factory but ive never seen one with one before Ive owned one previously but it needed lots of love, any information on these will be verry apreciated Bryce.

can a 4k motor be bored out 60 tho safely.

http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/7071/Nissans-40kg-400HP-Engine.aspx OK, who wants to bolt one into a KE10..... :hmm:

Currently I'm driving my stock ke70 but I'm looking to upgrading to a new car once I'm off my P plates. There have been so many options but I have narrowed it down to two options. Mitsubishi Evolution 8 or a Mustang 2016 EcoBoost. The car will be my daily driver with hopefully a little bit of track. Just looking for some advice and info. I've been looking at these cars and between the two the only real difference is that the EVO is AWD and the Mustang is RWD. They seem to have roughly the same kw/horse power and both 4 cylinder with turbo. However not to sure on body weight. Price right now, The mustang is cheaper but in a year or so I can only assume that they w…

Hey fellas, i have finally got my ke55sr near complete but running. I took it for a drive and drives well but there is a constant whirring sound when i am idling with the clutch disengaged. I have removed the clutch rod from the pedal and noise is still there. When i depress the pedal the noise goes away. Not sure whether the thrust bearing is still touching the fingers or if it could be the gearbox input bearing. Anybody else had this issue?? Cheers

GRR.. I'd spent an hour+ and almost finished writing up this post, when Mozilla Firefox crashed, leaving me to rewrite the darn thing all over. :lolcry: ANYWAY! Okay, folks. I'm starting up a thread for everyone to post up the details about rim and tyre sizes on their Corolla's, so that we can make a "Rims and Tyres - A Buying Guide for RWD Corollas" database. What I'd like everyone to do is use the template below and post up information about their car and the rims and tyres that are on it, so I can create a database for reference purposes just to give buyers/researchers a basic idea of what rims/tyres will fit, what won't fit and how it will look on their…

Hey guys I'm new here and can't wait to get in on all the info ! Thanks for excepting me ..

For those of you like me who used Imageshack or Photobucket with links onto here, I've just discovered Imageshack shut off the free accounts this year. Rats... I didn't know before the end of Feb, which was the cutoff for d'loading your photos. So I'll replace what I can in my topics from images on my computer, but some I don't have anymore. Trawling though the web for the 4AGE build showed an amazing number of broken links to photos, which will degrade the usefulness of the web over time. For a while we had all this knowledge at our fingertips..

Hi does any one know how much a te27 metal valance cost? Thanks

Hi All, Need a mechanic who can do some minor work to my KE20 and supply a RWC so I can use it for my daily. Contact me on 043541976-Jamie Browns Plains area

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I was fortuante enough to park my Kluger next to a wall that got painted. I've got white dots all over my bonnet now. Has anyone tried using meths to get water based paint off a car? I'm worried it will damage the clear coat. It was done a few months ago so is well and truly dry.

Hiya guys, I'm a bit peeved off, got my car resprayed around the 9 years ago, got the car sandblasted, after lets say 3 years, the paint started to bubble. I thought..."humidity bubbles", yeah it happens.....so I didn't think twice about it. The time is now and I've got panels covered in all these "little bubbles", so on further inspection to find out that its actually rust. Not happy Jan! Long story cut short, cheap sand was used to blast the car (sand containing salt), causing what we have to date. So, my question is -Re-blast the panels? -Strip the panels back by hand and deox? -Should I go soda blasting? Will it removed the impregnated rust? …

Hey all, So I'm looking to get the passenger and driver side seats restored and repaired in my ke10. I've never done it before and I was wondering if anyone knew of any places around Brissy that have a good rep. Cheers.

Haha! Yeah right! As far as I can see they don't exist as Toyota used an unusual size for the needle bearings on 1st, 5th and the layshaft ends. These are way out of production and no-one can find them. Naturally all the boxes are wearing out together, and when I put a box in for a new front seal recently they said the bearings were rooted and it can't be fixed. Unless we are willing to run out of manual boxes in a few years, we need some bright ideas on how to modify the shafts and housings to take a closely-sized common bearing. Keep this in mind when you're having a beer with someone from a bearing shop or a gearbox place, and post ideas up here. T50s on…

Is the 7k motor a straight swap for the 3k in a 77 KE30. Will a corolla 5 speed bolt up as well. Is this engine upgrade within the legal range of capacity in QLD any advice would be appreciated.

Just wondering if anyone has experience with both hypatec pistons "d and O" dish.. would one be any stronger than the other? Was planning on using d dish in my boosted build... But now considering using o because the c/r may be too low to start off with even for a boosted motor. Basically just wondering if the o dish would be as strong as the d dish??? 5k block 4k head combo...

Hi need some help just brought this console does anyone know what car this might be out of,the guy i said it may have come from a ke20 but he was not sure. Thanks Leigh

I am looking at 78 Corolla 2dr 5 speed car. Unfortunately it is suffering from alot of rust but he is only asking $395 for the car. My question is, who sells new sheet metal for these cars. I am new to this car and Internet searches have come up empty. I hoping enthusiasts can help me. Thank you.

Trawling around on the interwebs, looking for something that Mrs Parrot can buy me for xmas (since she never got me anything for my birthday.....) I got thinking about ultrasonic cleaners. Numerous videos to watch on youtube, including lots of interesting efforts with people making homemade vibration jobbies attaching sanders to jars etc. Purpose built made in China ultrasonic cleaners are not too unreasonably priced, if you keep to a maximum of 6litre capacity. Anyone have any experience with these things? As an example, this 6 litre model is $186 but they have a make an offer option

I'm going to turn out a few sets of these brass rocker spacers for the trusty K series. They're a straight swap for the springs and will stop your rockers from floating off the valve at high engine speed. Cost to you estimating $20-$50+ pst depending on numbers and and my costs. Any interested?

Hi guys,apologies as I know its not specifically corolla related so wasnt surte where to put it but I know a few of you have Coronas so I'm hoping someone can give me a dimension from centre to centre of the spring pads on the rear axle of a RT104 Corona? Thanks in advance for any help you can give.Pete

Hi, I know there are a lot of these threads around but I couldn't find the info I needed. I already have the diff and have got it cut down and resplined. What I am after is what I do about the handbrake. Because the old ones were drums they were using a different cable so how do I get a cable to work with the new diff? Any help would be greatly appreciated, Thanks Kyle

Hi Guys, Just wondering if anyone can help me out with some information. My girlfriends dad is trying to Sell his 1975 KE30 corolla, it is overrated condition has just had a respray and has 70,000klm on the clock. As I am pretty clueless about this stuff would you be able to tell what this would be worth? He is an auto electrician and works in a mechanic workshop so it has always been well looked after and has only had 3 owners I believe. Any help would be greatly appreciated, cheers.

Can someone tell me if 4agze's came with an auto. If so what box is it. Thanks

Hi All, While this is a Victorian event, I'd thought I'd post it here so more people could see it. Please move if you feel fit mods. The organisors of the RACV Energy Breakthrough www.racvenergybreakthrough.net/ need more volunteers to man corners for this years Energy Breakthrough. If you have a couple of hours to spare on either the 20th or the 21st of November and don't mind a drive to Maryborough, they NEED YOU! No experience required, you just need to respond to any incidents on you corner/post. If you are interested, PM myself or contact the organisors direct via the web page. If you have any interest in engineering/racing this is the event for you.…

Hi Members, I'm trying to get a hold of Mungi Mods. I don't know where he is or what he is doing at the moment. If anyone has seen him or has contact details please let me know. I have his engine crane and some nice tools of his and Id like to return them, as well as to catch up with someone who has done a great deal for Rollaclub members. :clover: Cheers, Matt

Strolling around the beautiful south gippsland country side over the Melbourne Cup weekend, my eye was drawn to this piece of artwork in a gallery. Can't quite see it on my wall, but may take someone's fancy. It's got altezzaclub written all over it, or perhaps corollaart might pop it up on the living room wall. Takumitax? I can already see KE55 parts escalating thanks to the mcphersontax.

Does anyone have an oldish PBR catalogue? I'm trying to find out which model a H1213 brake hose is for. Confident it's Japanese and probably Toyota from early 70's. Interwebs not helpful.

I just received a coffee mug I bought on ebay. http://m.ebay.com/itm/TOYOTA-KE20-COROLLA-COUPE-QUALITY-11oz-MUG-/171465558099?nav=SEARCH To my utter amazement the image on the mugs resemble an image taken of my ke20 a few years back at All Jap Day. With obvious computer alterations, close inspection shows identical image angle, shape through the windows, alignment of the headlights, bumper and grill. I'm 100% certain this is an image of my car and I'm excited.

Hey all this is coming up soon for those keen! https://www.facebook.com/rotaryrevival

Hi guys found this on the net last Night. Thought i would share with fellow clubbers. This car is from Indonesia, running a 7k

Hi, I'm looking at getting my ke55 resprayed pretty soon and wanted to know your opinions on what's the best way to go about it? Do I get it down to bare metal through sandblasting or stripping the paint? I live in the Sutherland Shire and want some good places to get it painted too if possible, I am happy to drive to get it done well though. Thanks, Kyle

In my professional life, we spend a lot of time looking at what other people are doing in Australia and overseas, critically evaluating practice (including ours), and looking to improve how we do things. Part of this process is presenting research published in peer reviewed journals in what we call "Journal Club". But professional life is moderately boring, whereas cars are not! I'm fortunate to have built up a good collection of Car mags mainly from 1965 to 1975, plus a smattering of later stuff related to my AE86. For a while now I've been thinking I should post up some interesting articles, so here goes. May not always be Corolla related, but what I've enjo…

hey guys just wondering how in the high heavens i would get some pieces of my interior from stock colour to wood grain cheers kyle

Hey all, I'm having some trouble identifying whats missing or what might not be missing from the boot of my ke26. If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated, info or pictures would be awesome!!! Pictures below show what I'm on about. Thanks.