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Altezza that diagram is great! So the green lines you kept? Thanks a million. Mine's auto (for now) but i'm sure I'll get my head around it. I might ditch all of it and keep little inch long blocked off hoses where I have to. My mechanics a good bloke and told me he'd pass it in any case :) Thanks again, but expect more questions on the topic once I get started! cheers

So I've been reading and reading for a while now. I want to get rid of the emissions crap to clean up the engine bay and make the future carby conversion more straightforward. Honestly I've spent ages trying to wrap my head around how to keep it all there post weber conversion and it's just too complex for me. Too many custom brackets etc for all those solenoids and hoses. So what can I get rid of, and what do I need to keep to not foul my oil really quickly?? My understanding so far is to ditch all the little solenoids and block off hoses with screws etc. I need to keep the charcoal canister to route the crankcase vapours to (is the charcoal canister the black tub looking thing mounted next to the battery?) Sorry if it's all really basic stuff for you guys, but it's my first time working on a carby. Cheers

I like peep mirrors but unfortunately there's no good way to mount them on a pillarless coupe!

saw this lovely wagon today anyone know what kind of mirrors these are??? cheers

here's a guide if you like http://www.rollaclub.com/board/topic/46089-how-to-install-an-electronic-distributor/

yeah that's pretty good looking! how about the early rollas, ke10-25 etc? did any of them have all chrome door mirrors on both sides?

so I've only got the driver's sideview on my ke55 coupe and it's got a big chip missing I wanna replace it with something more classic than that black headed thing Ideally I'd like some that are from maybe an earlier corolla, all chrome or something? And I also want both sides done. no fender mirrors! any ideas? cheers

silverra is right unfortunately many things in this life are an issue of insurance, and more specifically - how insurance companies seem to find out everything and completely root people who havent done stuff by the book You might save a little money now by not getting it certified, but if you happen to hit a ferrari instead of a pole next time, you'll suddenly find your insurance company will tell you that you drove an illegal vehicle and give you a bill for $200000 instead of an excess of $500

cheers all One thing I'd like to add though, make sure you get your timing done properly after this install. The 'rule of thumb' to get to TDC works well enough but even then I was actually 11 degrees off!! Mechanic should only charge you $15-20 to do it, or ask a friend with a timing light. Quick timing adjustment made her start easier, idle quieter and be more responsive cheers :y:

hah nice list... mine wasnt so bad nothing too major there... how much is the backyard rust job? and is that for cut+weld or bog? treated rust areas tend to creep back. cutting out and welding new metal is the way to go, but you can worry about that later if the bog job is cheap Oil leaks can be annoying!! http://www.rollaclub.com/faq/index.php?title=Tech:Engine/K_Series/How_To_Fix_K_Motor_Oil_Leaks_%28Problems_And_Cures%29 theres a good guide to the usual suspects... for me it was the spark plug tubes. straightening out the top rim of them and then new o-rings sorted it out. stop leak might help but 9 times out of 10 its an o-ring/washer/gasket somewhere that needs replacing or tightening. usually very cheap and easy Alternatively you can just clean up any oil when you're around the corner from the mechanic before going in :y: real rat rod style rego stickers will need a razor blade and de-solv-it or eucalyptus oil my spare wheel is loose in the boot-well too.... It does bounce a bit on speedbumps but no biggie... get as much done yourself as you can Anything that you can't do, make sure you source the parts yourself and then pay for the labour to have them fitted (ball joints for instance) just yesterday i was looking at my hardtop and was thinking about how good it would look a bit rough, rattle can matte black, jelly beans, wide stance with some slightly dodgy rolled wheel arches....

for length i like the idea of a false floor I'd put it in above the wheel arches and youd get more width. with coupe seats flipped forward your feet would have plenty of space up at that end, not to mention all the storage space under the false floor not to mention it'd be quite original... any other rollas with a false floor camper setup?

on a 3k is there an engine flush plug? On my 4k there's a flush plug somewhere under the thermostat housing toward the lower part of the engine, on the front. it's a tapered brass bolt. flush from the thermostat housing opening out through that, back the other way, from the flush plug hole and out the bottom hose etc etc. basically all combinations you can think of with a strong hose I did this for a long long time on my 4k before it started running clear. water should pour out very quickly if the jackets arent clogged. I think theres product you can use to un stick bits of old sediment and sludge when flushing out the block's water jackets. if you've done all that and replaced the radiator, pump, thermostat etc etc etc then the problem might not be the cooling systems fault but something engine related

rare spares under clips and fasteners maybe

not much to report put the head unit in the glovebox, ran new wiring to the new speakers in the parcel shelf. Are the ebay venetians from that dude in south australia more spaced apart than these? These are from autocables and there isnt much visibility couple pics after a wash and wax :y:

how about the pedal box fellas? will a ke70 pedal box assembly bolt into a 55? I'm guessing not but just wanted to check cheers