TOMMYS Ke 11

Thanks Craig for our daily fix as this thread has become a daily addiction LOL keep the great work up and any hint as to color or do we just wait and see ???. Cheers:- Stuart ( Thomas dad ) :wave:

Well as the nominations for COTY close tonight i thought id bring Thomas little Rolla back on screen for you all to check out. There isn't any thing else we can really wright about his little Rolla as this is one project car that i can say is pretty much finished ( I hope HAHA ) so i hope you look at his thread and see just how much work has gone into it. As i put in his nomination this was a home build father & son project fully funded by Thomas ( Other than all my labour HAHA ) through picking & packing money ( great effort son ) it is fully engineered with all the mods and is now driven daily also a big thanks to Stu and Cleveland for your nominations. Cheers:- Stuart ( Thomas dad ) :wave: Hi there Cleveland i just wanted to add that i think your little beast will defiantly have to be in the nominations for next years COTY once it is finished it is looking great . Keep the good work up and how is the old-mans hand mending ?

Hi Craig with out giving to much away ( show & shine car sr plates ) not one for the traditionalist which is why i like your build thread .It has a lot of great information and detail in it and is something a little bit different from the every day build and as i said before keep the great work & information coming as i think i can say you have a lot of us clicking on to see what you have done . Great thread and ill keep following with great interest. Cheers:- Stuart (Thomas dad) :wave:

Thanks Cleveland been following your build with interest and it is coming along great , keep the great work up and look forward to seeing how the finished little pocket rocket performs.Looks like and sounds like with all the work you and your dad have been doing it should go fairly hard and it is also great to read another father/son build well done and good luck with it all. Cheers:- Stuart (Thomas dad) :wave:

Thanks Rian we will see how it goes this year . I think it is worthy as well after all the dramas with engine fires and motor builds i think most people would have given up but we stuck at it and it came back better than ever. Cheers:- Stuart (Thomas dad) :wave:

Hi there Craig as everyone else has said and i got to agree this is the best build thread that i have seen on rollaclub yet ! Fantastic attention to detail and all the fabrication work ( 2nd to none) I have been following this from the start and check every night for your great photos and updates as it has given me a few ideas for my build ( PROJECT 25 ) that's all i can say about it at the moment i will let the build thread tell the story when we get it up and going. Anyway keep the great work up and i am really looking forward to seeing this finished. Cheers:- Stuart (Thomas dad) :wave:

Hi there everyone ! Haven't been on for a while nothing has changed and the little Rollla is running great. I just nominated Thomas little Rolla for ( car of the year ) so i thought i would just bring his thread back up for you all to check it out as i said in his nomination this was a home build car by ourselves with a bit of help from Stu (Kickn5k) thanks again mate and is his daily driver. Cheers:- Stuart (Thomas dad) :wave:

Have a read of Thomas thread ( TOMMYS Ke 11 ) worked 5k 110rwhp . Cheers:- Stuart (Thomas dad) :wave: .

Hi there Si thanks for your reply and information! we were looking at the button clutch but was wondering what are they like for everyday driving ?. Cheers:- Stuart (Thomas dad) :wave: .

Hi there Leighroy ! i don't know about being motivated or just plain crazy 8/ but sometimes you just do what you have to do :yes: . It now looks like we may have to find something a bit better in the clutch department as it is now slipping under load :down: we are already running the Exceedy sprorts tuff clutch which i thought would have been sufficient (Anyone have any suggestions ?) :hmm: . How did you get on with the brackets for your rear brakes? i hope they work out for you :2thumbs: . Cheers:- Stuart (Thomas dad) :wave: .

Hi there ! Well what can i say without sounding like a scratched record but once again i got to say a big thank you to Stu (Kickn 5K) :thumbsup: who came to the party with another 5 speed box for Thomas little Rolla :hail: . Trip down to Melbourne and back Saturday :rolla: , Pulled cover plates of Sunday morning cleaned inside and out fitted back in car :) , then had to drive it down to Bendigo and drop of for Thomas not a bad way to spend the weekend :hmm:not like i had anything better to do for the weekend but as i said it was a 30+ year old gear box that was built to handle say 60+ rwhp :n: and is now having 110 rwhp :y: going through it so i suppose something has to give :oops: but anyway just wanted to say another BIG thank you to STU (thanks mate) and all is good again :2thumbs: . Cheers:- Stuart (Thomas dad) :wave: .

Hi there ! haven't been on for a while as not much has been happening up until today :hmm: . What can i say other that i'm glad i have a hoist :) as Thomas has just killed his first gear box :rant: so of to try and find another one hopefully local so we can get it up and going again as he is back to uni next week . I guess this is one of the joys of performance motors :P anyway we will keep you all inform as how we get on. Cheers:- Stuart (Thomas dad) :wave:

Hi there ! Thanks Jimi our identity has now been revealed :harhar: and yes it was a great morning :yes: especially having a good look at PEACHES in the metal as it is way better than the photos (great job :2thumbs: ). Thomas little rolla made the trip down and back with only one little hiccup we decided to have a look at the Gasoline Muscle car show and it ran up a bit hot in traffic :hmm:so we parked it for a while walked to the show (bloody great show) got back to his car and didn't miss a beat all the way home :hail: and the economy was even better than last trip :) . Cheers:- Stuart (Thomas dad) :wave: .

Hi there Glen ! last trip down to Melbourne (Swan Hill to Melbourne around 340 km) we used 28 liters :yes: and that was peddling it pretty hard so i would say not to bad :2thumbs: . And looking forward to catching up with you all tomorrow ; we want get there until a bit after 10.30 am as i have to pick some zinc coating work up from Nunawading chroming for the old FJ Holden i am restoring at the moment so i hope you guys can stay around :D . Cheers:- Stuart (Thomas dad) :wave: .

Thanks Feral4k we hope to see you there and i must say your your little rolla is looking great :2thumbs: keep the good work up :) and the pics as we all love pics :yes: . Cheers:- Stuart (Thomas dad) :wave:

Hi there KE1069 thanks for your kind words :thumbsup: and i am really looking forward to checking out PEACHES on the weekend so i hope you are bringing it to Winterfest :yes: as it has to be one of the best little rollas on the road :2thumbs: . Cheers:- Stuart (Thomas dad) :wave:

Hi there Glen ! we were pretty happy with it :) but would have liked to have got a bit more out of it :( there is still a chance of getting more by moving the clip down one more notch on the carbys and putting more fuel down it throat but at the moment it is running real sweeeet :yes: so we decided to leave it as it is :2thumbs: Are you still going to the Toyota Winterfest on Sunday as we will see you there ( weather permitting ) . Cheers:- Stuart (Thomas dad) :wave: .

Above link is to DYNO run i hope you enjoy :yes: . Hey guys so we were unable to produce any more Hp on the dyno today so she is still sitting at 110 rwhp- 130 ft/lbs @ 5500 rpm. In the video its ran up to 6500 rpm but was not showing anymore power gains after 5500. So for now I'm more then wrapped to just drive my car again after all the headaches it has caused. Another big thanks to Dad and also Stu for all the help and hard work

Hi there all ! of for DYNO run in the morning so we will get a vid up for you all to enjoy :2thumbs: we are really hoping to get the magic figure of 120rwhp out of a carbed 5k engine :yes: with just a little bit of work done to it :P . How many of our VIC members are going to Winterfest on the week end as we are making the trip back down and it would be great to catch up with some of you guys and GIRLS (HAHA) and check out your rides anyway we will see you there. Cheers:- Stuart (Thomas dad) :wave:

Hi there if you have worked the motor at all (big cam ) rollmaster do a adjustable double chain and sprockets not real expensive either around $70 / $80 and yes well worth it so you can dial your cam in properly . Cheers:- Stuart (Thomas dad) :wave:

Hi there everyone ! today i decided to check Thomas valve stem seals and replace them so i brought a overhead valve spring press made a fitting to put compressed air in the cylinders to stop the valves from dropping and then went to work on it and FAAAARK me dead if i didn't find that our engine builder had not put any FAAARKING valve stem seals on at all :oops: ! not HAPPY :rant: (will pay him a visit first thing Monday?????) any way all good now :2thumbs: and looking forward to coming back down to Melbourne in a couple of weeks for the TOYOTA Winter-fest and catch up with some of you guys & girls ;) this time with no smoke trail :rolla: so hope to see a few of you there :thumbsup: . Cheers:- Stuart (Thomas dad) :wave: .

Great fab work mate keep them pics coming , what is this going to be used for track / drift or one neat streeter ? Cheers:- Stuart (Thomas dad) :wave:

Hi Glen will defiantly try and get video of dyno run :thumbsup: as when it was on there the other day it did sound real sweet and tough for a k motor :rocknroll: . I've been having a look at your rides thread and must congrats you on your engine bay it looks great keep the good work up :2thumbs: . Cheers:- Stuart (Thomas dad) :wave: .

Yes Rian its all good now just got to get wheel alignment tomorrow morning as the trip to Melbourne rubbed the front tires a bit so have put the modified front end back on and all will be good to go :yes: . Although we are looking at putting it back on the dyno and giving it a good go (7000/7500 rpm) just to see what it can make as we are really hoping to get close to the 120 rwhp :rolla: as we are currently around 108 rwhp at 5500 rpm :thumbsup: . Cheers:- Stuart (Thomas dad) :wave:

Ok guys here are some pics Dad has been onto me about putting up. Internet here runs at a snails pace so I have been a little slack on getting around to it. I have also been making a slide show that ill post a link to titled a "trip down memory lane" with a heap of pics from the various builds that my rolla as undertaken and all I can say is that all you guys need a Dad like mine without him my car would not be what it is today so once again a massive thanks to Dad on all your hard work and countless hours in the shed its much appreciated.