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So, have we found a good supplier of quality strut top bearings yet? I don't really trust the Thailand versions that have 'HIGH QUALITY' imprinted on the rubber. They look a bit tacky, though they do use good NSK bearings. I've contacted other Thai suppliers asking for better photos of their products but always get replies saying, no, we're unable to. How hard is it to take a photo!

Hey Banjo, Thanks for the reply, Yeah, I saw that post through my searching, I didn't want to believe it though. Surely there has to be a way to disconnect the steering column from the box. I got the box out this evening. Not fun, but I was able to leave the interior in tact. I hope it goes back together well. I feel sorry for anybody that has to do the same job with the motor, loom and brake lines still in the way. You wouldn't know if there is any significance to the red streak of paint on the box, would you? I'm trying to keep the car as original as possible and restore it to its original factory spec, glory. Thanks.

Hey, I'm restoring my KE20, finally! I'm trying to remove the steering box so I can give it a refresh and respray the engine bay. I can't find anything on the wild web as of yet. Any help would be greatly appreciated, Cheers, Joe.

Hey, I'm looking for some old school style tyres for my rolla, but don't want to pay $300 a tyre and wait 3 months from "Antique Tyres"... I'm not interested in getting whitewalls painted on my current tyres, because I want the old school shape and tread pattern of the classic tyres. I'm also not interested in those white wall flapper things, the look terrible. So does anybody know anywhere else I can get some geniune whitewall tyres from? 155/R12 to be more specific. Thanks. Joe. Call me on 0411 573 235 if anybody has anything personally for sale.

I got the exact same problem, got a 4k out of a ke30... Could it be the dizzy, leads or spark plugs?

don't worry, found out...

Saturday or Sunday?

Yeah i want to know too.

i wanna see that chassis twist...lol...

Don't paint the outer lip of the wheel. Just white wall the tyres...and maybe pop some chrome rings on the outer lip of the wheels...

nicceeeeee, lol...thanks for that.

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Speaking of chrome strips, the chrome strips that run along the side of the body(this is a 2-door remember), i noticed that they only have a chrome outline, then a black plastic/rubber in the centre...with a pointed tip at each end. Did these ever come in 100% chrome? without the black centre? vvvv...here's what I'm talking about....vvvv

Thankyou very much for the help people...very much appreciated. Exactly what i needed to know.

Hey, me and my friend are restoring a 2-door ke30, we bought the rubbers for the windscreens, but the came with the cut-out slot for chrome strips. We now have a problem...we got no chrome strips... Where can we find some?

Just a quick question, just want to make sure... Would a front windscreen from a KE30 4-door fit a KE30 2-door? Thanks.

Does anybody know where i can get a pair of the half eyelids? I'm boring aswell...lol...

Anybody got piks of the rear suspension set-up? Nobody had they're ke10/11 on a hoist lately? taken any piks?

Yeah, not really on the forum, but through google, searched for a couple of hours...didnt find much.

If anybody has piks of the stock suspension setup that ke10/11s came with or even drawed up diagrams from service manuals, can you post them up please? Need both the front and rear suspension.

Touche'

For my build, to what extent do i have to balance the rods to?

I'm rebuilding it myself. Standard K motor...everything standard, no aftermarket cam, not hunting for power. How do you balance the rods, just linish them til' they weigh the same? So i get the machinist to bore the cylinders, and i buy pistons to suit. Philbey...where did you take your block to get machined? Also who reco'd your head?

Quick checklist: So with the pistons i might get lucky and just have to replace the rings to suit the new bores? Crank and rods can stay? Should i get them balanced? Where from? Get somebody else to reco the head? Where? What exactly needs to be done to the block? Rebuild the carby, ill do myself. What sort of sealants and loctite do you guys use and and what parts do you use them on? Don't have to worry about the exhaust. I can take care of that one. The sump, just chemically clean it? The oil pump? what do i do with it? replace it? reco it? The alternator should be fine... What else is there? Does anybody have a 1k engine manual, service and repair manual they want to chuck away? if so, don't chuck it away...give it to me. Seeing a lot of manuals on 3k's. Speaking of manuals...what's the name of the manual gearbox that came in ke10s?

Know anywhere in AUS? edit: woops...don't worry. lol.