project_KE55

G'day mate, i dunno yet. Not sure if i should just chuck that whole driveline into the KE30. We've got too many cars; HZ ute, WB 1 tonne campervan, Hyandai Scoupe, Daihatsu Sirion, EF Fairlane wagon and a standard EF wagon, Ford laser wagon ghia thing. KE55 rolla and a KE30 rolla also 2 box trailers, a pop top caravan and a 4 wheeler haha. and most of the time the girlfriends 323 is out the back too lol Anyway i know it would be illegal to swap the engines but what are your thought on my plans? Thanks mate

EvanG--- The normal one/borg warner is the one your talking about with the inspection plate on the back. Thanks everyone.

G'day guys, i have had a KE55 project for about a year now, lost intrest and is still sitting in the backyard. Seen a chick driving a KE30 around for a few months and always wanted to ask her about if she'd ever sell it, but couldn't get into contact with her. Then my girlfriend told me that she knew the girl. So my girlfriend gave me the ke30 chicks number, So i messaged her. Looked at the car the next day and bought the car the day after. It has some rust, but i can fix it due to now owning a MIG welder for the past few days :) Bought some sort of Corona alloys for $150 with about 95% tread :blush: Anyway here are some pictures of the old girl. It now has sheep skin seat covers in front instead of frangapani covers and a granny knitted blanket over the back seat. lol

G'day fellas.. It'd be great if everyone came to the north-west side for the next cruise then i'd definatly be in :) I just bought a KE30 about a week ago, so now that i've got a rolla i can come for my first cruise. :blush: Let us know when and where the cruise will be happening. Cheers fellas. Mark.

Seen this on EBAY thought someone might be intersted its a KE55 Coupe with a rebuilt 2tg-3t bored out to a 2L apparently. EBAY

For sale: 1991 Mitsubishi Pajero 2.6L petrol LWB Can be found in Cars for sale section

G'day Jared welcome to rollaclub :y: Your car seems to be in really good condition. I like your plans mate it will be awesome once its completed :P Anyway there will always be help for you on this site so have a look around and have fun. Cheers, Mark :y:

Oh and will KE55 front struts bolt straight into KE20 :jamie: I have done research but i haven't found much in regards to my questions. Cheers fellas :y: Mark :lolcry:

Just wondering what modifications (if any) i would have to do to put a KE55 'non' banjo diff into a ke20? Maybe its a salisbury?? I can't remember what they're called lol

G'day mate, Any progress lately?

Anyone wanna trade a good condition KE20-KE55 rolla for a 1991 long wheel base mitsubishi pajero? (square model) PM me if interested. PS sorry if this shouldn't be in this thread. Cheers, Mark.

Hi Jip this is looking really good. The Drums, Axles and Diff sort of makes me envious/jealous :) I can't wait to start detailing my car like that. cheers Mark. :)

G'day guys. Just wondering if anyone knows if there is an easy strut conversion to do just so that the spring seat sits about 2-3 inches higher? Because i've brought a set of 17" Mags for my KE55 but the spring seat is only just sticking out too far and my wheel wont get enough clearance to bolt on. Any help would be greatly appreciated :yes: Cheers Mark.

Yeah i made sure of that before i put it back in.

Thanks Taz. the only reason i might swap the exhaust is because the one i've got on it at the moment sits fairly low (As you probably know) and it has to be at least a 10cm gap between the exhaust and road. Its about 8-9cm at the moment and i'm not sure if he'll let it past or not. Today i started the rolla and there was an extra noise coming from the rocker cover. This is what it was The pushrod had fallen out of the rocker, she's all fixed now though. Click on the pic to enlarge and you'll see it better. Also the rocker cover gasket was ripped and torn, also leaking. So i'll buy one soon.

This pic was taken before intercooler was put on

Name: Mark Car: 1980 KE55 sedan Motor & Driveline: 2TC Engine, CT20 turbo, BOV, Exedy heavy duty clutch, Hydraulic clutch conversion, T50 gearbox, shortened tailshaft. K series diff (open centre) :) Suspension & Brakes: Standard springs not sure on the brand of shocks? Wheels & Tyres: KE70 standard alloys or steelies Interior: Pretty much stock, soon to have race seats and harnesses Body: Resprayed custom metallic blue done by myself. bit dodgey though :) Other: Need to tidy up engine bay a bit more and full body respray later down the track. Let me know what yous all think :P

So it will be fine? Because my mate has a mandrel bender and the biggest stuff his bender will do is 2 inch. And he only wants $40 bucks plus materials to do it? :) Thanks machg

Does anyone know if a 2 inch exhaust would be too small for my 1600cc turb'd engine? Cheers

Here it is all in and ready to go, (I hope lol) Doesn't look very tidy yet but i will tidy it up soon I just wanna drive it :) haha

Okay so today i finished off my fuel assembly. new fuel return line, malpassi fuel regulator all hooked up properly and new "custom" accelerator cable mount (Home made). I'll try and get a picture of engine bay up soon up soon. cheers ;)

Alright so i took the corolla for a test run yesterday. Goes really good, ALOT better than the standard 4K! Definatley no problems except for a ticking noise in the gearbox. Not too sure what the noise is? can't wait till its legal to drive on the road ;)

Hey mate This tidy up looks really good :P I'll have to keep an eye on this project. Any updates? Cheers. :( Mark.

All he is going to do is check everything as if its a standard engine ie, engine mounts, crossmember and the usual brakes and suspension. If it passes the engine number will be stamped on the plate/firewall and rego papers. I've got it all sorted mate. I made sure that i knew it wasn't going to be too much mucking around before i swapped everything out. ;) I finally got my hydraulic master cylinder (Fu*kin BURSONS) :( I'll chuck that all in tomorrow, bleed it then go for a test run. Thanks for all the pre-cautions TAZ. For my sake i hope your not right lol. :P But i'm taking robs word for it cause he is the one PITTING it lol Cheers :)

I've spoken to robert, he's the rego check guy at north west truck centre. He's had a look at it and he said it'll be fine with no brake upgrades & no suspention upgrades. :D He said the only reason it'll be legal is because its a bolt on turbo, the engine didn't come from factory the way it is. Somehow it makes a difference? :lol: don't worry mate i asked him ALOT of questions before i went ahead with the conversion. :party: By the way, do you know roughly how many KW/HP it had at the wheels when casey had it in the coupe? Cheers ;)