Tally

I had one, just sold it... would of been happy to help out :P

and another thing. Your steering wheel is in prestine condition!!! Mine has two big gaps in the wood... dunno why... and has a sort of pale blue colour.... what type of armour all did you use. and the front on those early KE25s are so ugly LOL. Looks like a bug! lol just noticed the blue interior lol. Thats different! Cheers Tally

Yes the original mirror that was on your car belongs to it. Early and late have different styles like you have noticed Cheers Tally p.s did u grab that front trim?

:D :hmm: :P Mazdas are excused :hmm: YOU SHOULD GRAB IT!!!!!! Fix it up or sell it!!! I would if it was in Adelaide!!! 808 Wagon's are becoming pretty rare thesedays. A few on Ausrotary are going for around 4K in overrated condition. Any one else got some Mazda rusty relic photos? I have 100MB of Mazda rusty relics and always looking for more!!! Cheers Tally edit: Iits got Hurricanes!!! I want the rims!!!

looks very similar to a KE20. Even the interior!!! Looks Wicked!!! I want one bad!!!

better put some tough rollas and rotaz to kick the shits outta all that american and european crap. Show em how its done :D

Yea man great car, seen it on Ausrotary. Getting to work already!!! Great stuff!!! Ill be watching this one carefully if I decide to put a rota in my 25 later on. Cheers and nice car Tally

lol thats funni az... the corolla has been beneficial for everyone lol

yours is an early model so they would have come out with the KE10 style hubbies. The later models came with the sunflower style. I have a full set of 4 with 2 trim rings if youd like. Cheers Tally

My KE25 Should of done this a while ago... Name: Tally Car Name: Shitbox Model: KE25 Deluxe Build Date: 1974 VIN: 385 450

seen this one on hindley st

Saw a white KE20 drive past the roundabout near fusions house on Galway Avenue today at about 5:30pm. I was going to my uncle’s place to see my KE25. What a coincidence. Cheers Tally

Just a quick question. About adjusting the valve clearance. What tools will I need? Will I need feeler gauges? And also what is TDC? Cheers Tally

agreed :hmm:

Nice one man!!! What a steal!!! Whats your plans...

Thanks guys for the help! Really appreciate it! Will let you guys know what happens. In the mean time received my JDM fender mirrors today...

Could it be possible that my head is cracked? What are signs of a cracked head. When I said leaking water I meant like pissing out all over the place... You can see in the video all the water on the ground... Cheers Tally

ok coolz man thanks for that :lolcry: edit: The word I was looking for is permaseal

Hey robj are they my fender plastics with the indicators in them? If so I'm glad to see thay arrived and they are looking shmick!!! Cheers Tally

Thanks Raven for the fast reply!!! ok I'm not sure about the sealant. My mate said its the type of stuff that makes it easy to take off if I ever need to check something inside the head. Starts with a P. Thanks for the info man will do!!! Cheers Tally

... What can I say? Cars... You hope for the best but they end up biting you in the ass... lol Yesterday... I just put the spring on the gearbox and adjusted the accelerator cable. It was getting lodged in the hose thingy that goes from the rocker cover to the carby. So I moved the hose back and put a hose clamp on it. All better. Now the pedal doesn’t get stuck and the engine won’t rev by itself. Did a few other things as well, but I forgot lol. Today.... Got to my uncles place at about 11:30.Got to work right away. Well there really wasn’t much left to do actually. I just jacked the car up and tried to put the exhaust on as best as I could. Then it was time. Time to grab the battery and crank it over. I said lets do it. So we grabbed it and hooked it up! We chucked in some water to fill the radiator up and double checked everything. 1. 2... And it started!!!!! Big Grin on my face you could imagine!!! :lolcry: VIDEO: But!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The engine was leaking!!! Leaking water!!!!!! I was like "Oh No!!!" There was water coming out of the exhaust flange. 1. I didn’t hook it up tightly as it was hard to get in there with a ratchet, even with an extension. My uncle is a Panel Beater so he doesn’t have much experience with engines. I guess he is learning at about the same pace as I am. My dad knows a fair bit though, but he’s too busy. So I asked my uncle, "That can’t be good! What’s wrong?" He said, "Tell me and we will both know!" He didn’t have a clue either. But we both suspected it to be a blown head gasket after we checked the dip-stick. The water was mixing with the oil!!! arghhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just what I need!!! The timing is way out as well!!! The engine would not idle!!! My other uncle had to keep his foot on the accelerator. It idled with the choke way out but still. So went up to our mates place and told him about it and he said yea blown head gasket. Peace of cake to change. My uncle first said to me to get it done by a workshop. But I disagreed as I don’t want to spend heaps of money on this engine as: 1. Its crap 2. Its temporary 3. They are so easy to work on. 4. People on rollaclub rebuild them themselves!!! In their backyards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So that’s were I stand now.... At least it’s coming together any way... I suspected that it had a blown head gasket as the car the engine came from was overheating wildly when she dropped it off to our place... Had no coolant in it what so ever. So I hope the rings are still ok... Anyways guys, going to get a head gasket and some sealant this week so should be ok. If anyone n Adelaide can lend a hand please give me a buzz on 0421758655 VIDEO: Cheers Tally

Thanks guys!!! Hopefully this weekend should be it! The Nardi arrived yesterday :)

don't get to cocky Ravo, still got mine to go up against :):D Good stuff though man, will look wicked once done!!! Cheers Tally

fixing up my KE25 and always running into dramas ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Update: Well today I woke up nice and early eager to run to my uncle’s place (around the corner) and start work on my beloved Corolla... Got there, took all the parts and boxes out the boot and put them in the back seat. I then took the towbar off. Much better now. Wondered what the hell that old man towed in this thing. As this was a country car I supposed he used it a lot. Well I then got stuck into the engine. I took the air filter off and adjusted the carby, choke and accelerator cable. Not that hard considering I am still learning. Next I looked at the fuel line that leads from the fuel pump to the carby. It’s cracked!!! Damn another hold-up! Luckily I still had the old engine!!! So me and my uncle carefully took it off and replaced the old one on my car. Fitted it with a few minor modifications. After that I went to put the radiator in. Nope doesn’t fit!!! WHY!!! KE20 FRONT END IS THE SAME AS KE25 TILL THE FIREWALL!!! ARGHHHHHHHH!!! The bolts didn’t line up but there was only a small gap so it isn’t to hard of a job. Then I shifted my focus to the starter motor. I couldn’t get it in as the exhaust manifold was in the way, so I got down and dirty and undid it underneath the car. Half way through my uncle comes over and puts it in in a jiffy. Bloody hell what a waste of time!!! I proceed to do up the exhaust while I helped my uncle bolt in the starter. After that we went to connect the wiring to the alternator. Just my luck, the plug doesn’t fit!!! Luckily we still have the old one off the old engine. We have a ruff idea that it’s ok as it cranked over when we were trying to get the old engine running. Went to put it in.... Damn different bracket! Again, old engine here we come! So thats were I stand right about now. So its really close to the special moment of truth..... I just hope its going to be all good, had enough dramas already. Cheers Tally