MarginallySane

Try getting in touch with the last owner to see if it was resprayed and if so what colour, because to my knowledge the engine bay should be the same colour as the outside of the car so the whole thing could be a non stock colour too. There was a colour in the later 70s called fireball that was deisgnated as M4 so it could be a precursor to that particular shade as well. Instead of the codes try looking at the years the colours were made in the charts to narrow it down if theyve written it wrong on the plate

Haha yeah I bet that can be a pain (though I am guilty of such a thread) , I guess someone doing a complete step by step thing with a parts list ect is what theyre after to make it seem easier. I gave up a 4age conversion cause the one i have acess to is a fwd and it looks like too much effort to convert them to rwd. Plus the strut an brake upgrade 2 suit.

Ahhh clap i actually ment the engine mounts not the manafolds sorry ^^;

Thanks twincam! Colour is perfect match!

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Hey, I've been trying to find paint to respray my rolla in its original colour but I have run into a snag. The colour/trim code in the engine bay dosent match up with anything The code is : BH TH-FN Stranger still the paint on the inner doors and floor (untouched by sun) dosent match up with any stock colour I can find. The previous owner described it as gold but its definitely not the stock gold from the pics I've seen. Ill upload a pic soon to show but yeah its just weird.

Thanks for the info Clap! Ill have a hunt around for a one piece shaft then, ive seen a few on ebay of late. The 55 was factory auto btw so thsts less to worry about xD Unfortunately I don't have any 'old engine' parts as mine came without one, currently the engine only has a manifold from ke70. It was a 1979 model so i dunno if tgst helps with the emissions ect And any Idea what I would have to change it to? A stock ke55?

Hey, I just picked up a 4K and auto box from a KE70 (plus linkages and tailshaft), and I wanted to know if I would need to make any mods to fit it into my KE55 ? I already figured out the crossmember to hold the box in wont fit so I will have to source a KE55 one.

Om sorry for replies guys , Ive been reading up on what you said to and after checking with my brother for engine specs I decided its way too much work for my fist car project. His was a FWD 4AGE and a manual box where my ke55 was auto. So intead I'm going with a replacement 4k that ill hot up later. Mods can close this thread please!

Hi, total noob here so if this is in the wrong section please do tell me! Anyway long story short, I was looking for a project car to have a go at fixing up and had almost made up my mind on a RX7 that I saw on gumtree. My dad found an add on gumtree for a KE55 rolling shell in what looks like fantastic condition for an insane price, so on impulse I'm heading down tomorrow to pick it up. I'm pretty sure it was factory auto but there's no motor or box. Ok now for the reason this in in here, A long time ago my elder brother was into corollas and had a AE86, he brought and planned to do an engine swap with an imported 16V 4AGE (Blue top I think), however about a month before he planned to do it he was in a crash. The chassis was beyond repair and so he scrapped the car, so we happen to have a perfectly good (if not better) 4AGE that's been sitting in the shed for a good few years now in its packing, with (i believe) a RWD manual gearbox. So I figure why not save a few bucks and give the old girl a transplant? This sort of thing is totally new to me, and I have tried to do a bit of research but I come up with a lot of answers that are kinda like half an answer to me.So I have a few questions I would like to ask, and please If you know any good threads on this subject can you please link them? 1) What kind of clutch should I be looking to use? 2) Are there any laws in QLD I should know about before starting?(or things I need to comply with) 3) I was told that in order to fit it in I could just use the engine mounts from a K4 series rolla like a KE70, is this true? (something about using the crossmember as well?) 4) With this extra power comes the need for extra brakes, Ive read that you can use the AE86 coilovers and shafts etc easily for this, s this true? or is there a easier/better way? And If the brake master cylinder is needed to be upgraded? 5) I'm betting the rear diff would need to be strengthened too, any easy solutions for this? 6) Is there anything Ive missed Ill need to address? Just trying to build a parts list of everything ill need to get and do so I can plan this all out before I get to work on it Or would it be better to do a different conversion? I'm not aiming for insane HP levels but I would like it to be pretty quick, I believe he also had a supercharger for the 4age but he might have sold it.