me n d boy

hey rolla group, just wondering if any one had ever changed a ke55 steering box to a rack n pinon set up out of a ke70 or any thing else about the same size ,and how easy or hard was it, and did you leave the same steering colum,

borg warner diff, ke55,ke70

hey ke rolla, if anyone lets you know where to get them ,can you let me know as well as I need some for a ke55 and these one's look the same. cheers Scott

the rubber stuff that goes around the window is called Bailey channel and I just got it from rare spares and there is the right part number for a ke30 ,for the four doors it cost just under a $100, but I have heard that you can get it from Clark rubber as well and its a bit cheaper ,it will fit and do the job well but not a corolla true fitment

hi cameron seat mount points where 345mm wide approx 375mm long approx yes will have an engineer have a look at mounts , but they are so solid they will be staying in either way. seats are from super cheap made by saas,look good and are really comfy

OK, I've made some mounts that work really well, using the corolla rails and basically split them in half, bolting the top half of the rail to the seat and then to the plate and then welding the plate to the lower part of the runner

the lower control arms have a outer steel case that needs to be pressed in , can be done in a vice with some sockets and take your time, best done in a press . to get them out, just hit bush with a hammer on the end without the flange and after a couple of hits they should come out ,and once they are in back on the car, leave the control arm bolt a little loose and tighten once the car is on the ground, this will allow the bush to stay in its natural position, not twisted if you tighten them in the hung position. good luck with the job

lucky ,but I think I have it sorted :hmm: ,if it works will post photos , if not will look at autotecnica

the saas seats mounting points are shorter, both in width and lenght, will have to ring saas as they are in wethrill park and not that far from work

I was given some new saas seats for the rolla and was just wondering if any one has bought or made some mounting runner to fit the seat to the ke55 mounting points,and if so where did you get them?

hey tye, i've done the v6 with t5 gearbox and it fits in neat, used commodore engine mounts ,mod the crossmember used auto rear gearbox mount, sits level in the car, will have to use vn headers and take time to make it fit around the steering box and clears the steering arms below ,I used a subaru gt forester radiator with twin thermos ,all wired up to computer and starts off the standard toyota key ,will try to put up more photos for you

where do you start, :hmm: could be plugs no good, may have a dead lead, coil break down under load, broken wire, points may not be opening propley, bob weight in dizzy need adjusting, check timing and dwell, could even be a worn cam or adjust valves, bad lot of fuel , even water in fuel, blocked fuel filter, adjust choke if automatic, carby rebuild, check compression for head gasket, go from there and see how you go :)

hey there, doing same engine swap in ke55 ,try looking at this link,http://www.rollaclub.com/board/topic/8849-nicks-ke30-v6-project/page__p__132560__fromsearch__1#entry132560

hey phil86 ,I have a 4k motor that needs a rebuild ,it's almost all there and some other parts that you can buy for $150.00 and i'm over rouse hill area (near the meanfiddler)if your interested,send me a reply Cheers Scott

Hey there, I'm doing the same engine swap and I found a lot of help from a member on here by the name of nickZ . Just go to members and type in his name and go though all his stuff ,I spent hours just looking it's great,

thanks good to know ,the mount points is what made me think there might be a differance :y:

daily drive till it gets pulled up :fuzz:

dude ,that van is amazing it just looks so good what a project ,thats one to keep and just keep looking at ,well done :yes:

this motor comes with everything complete loom ,ecu ,new mounts even had power steer pump removed and new belt to suit and engine mount mod to make it sit level in car , just need to mod the cross member in car to siut ,more worried about where the gear shift come though the floor if anything going to stop this conversion,but cheers will look at link :y:

I think you will find that the one mark that lines up with the keyway is top dead center (tdc) and the mark to the rigth is were you set your timing So before you put it back together get some white touch up piant and paint the marks Cheers Scott

Hey there everyone, Well I have been offered a commodore V6 and T5 gearbox for my ke55 with had a auto box in it and was told that the tunel was big enough to fit the T5 Just wondering if anyone has gone ahead with the conversion and just how much work is involved Cheers Scott (me n d boy) :hmm:

try st marys odl rubber co or maybe peter jackson rubber st marys ,same place different name.Peter Jackson's Old Auto Rubber Co. (03) 6362 3247. Deloraine, TAS ... Spectrum Rubber & Panels. (02) 9623 5333. St Marys, NSW.

Hey there,I have some ke70 seats that were in my ke55 ,small repair needed on drive seat but seat cover hides it ,if you like i'll swap as my ke55 seats are sagged and worn out , try and post photo if you want to see seats . I'm at rouse hill near the mean fiddler ,just let me know Cheers Scott

Hey BULLET55 new here as well , I reckon just have fun with one motor(go all out) if you have so many laying around and keep one motor mild and see what the difference will be CHEERS SCOTT

We have started the same project (01-02-2011)and from the photos you can see we have a long way to go so maybe we can compare stages fo the build , Good luck with the build i think were both going to need it. Cheers Scott (me n d boy) :cool: