Buying a ke70/ae71 for a daily for a little while with plan's of a 20v conversion down the track.

 

I know the ke need's the ae x-members, clutch etc for the swap.

 

what other little difference's will there be suspension wise diff wise etc? when I go to nicer struts, brakes, steering and whatnot does one have better setup brakets or stuff that needs to be fabbed down the track that will catch me out?

 

any years better than another for this regard?

 

Cheer's

 

Simon

 

(ps on the hunt for a car too!)

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Edited February 3, 200818 yr by shakes

something else I forgot to ask was what little niggly thing's catch out anyone new to the rolla's? hidden rust spots? cracked susp mounts?

get the last of the ae71's fitted with a 4ac and 5 speed. then you will have the right crossmember and gearbox for the job.

 

rust places? they rust anywhere and everywhere. check fuel filler recess, around bootlid, roof around the C pillars, doors, rear of front fenders, behind rear wheels, bootlid etc etc.

Buy an AE71, pretty much the same as the KE70 just you won't have to f@$k around changing the engine crossmember and fitting the hydraulic clutch etc.

ae71 are easer to 4age but the 20v has distribuitor at the back of the head which will cause problems

thanks for the quick reply's

 

got the dizzy bit sussed, wont be a stock 20v :jamie:

 

were you on ozdat moparman?

AE71s, KE70s, AE86s, TE71, TE72, TE70, AE70, etc all have incredibly similar/same floorpans. I would say the parts are interchangeable in most cases, but not the same.

 

Most people opt for AE86 struts, due to the decent diameter and availability, as well as the availability of performance parts.

 

The rears don't need much work, maybe a swaybar and shorter springs and shocks, more or less the same across the board.

 

Most people try to fit a T18 (TE72) diff as they are T series and are a good bolt in upgade.

 

If you want negative camber, then use Either Corona XT130 Lower control arms for -1.5 drgrees. or sigma arms, 3-4 degrees. I'm unsure of the sigma model you need to raid.

cheer's little red!

the 2 door one :jamie:

hey

 

i got a ke70 and its got a all brown vinyl seats what models did that come out in?

 

still not sure what model mine is :jamie:

Edited February 5, 200818 yr by Roo

Like all cars there is a vin number - Stamped on the firewall above the motor.

Like all cars there is a vin number - Stamped on the firewall above the motor.

yea i know it says ke70e but i want to know if its like xx model etc

Edited February 4, 200818 yr by Roo

actually yes i was, many moons ago! howd you know bout that? i still lurk there occasionally, but got into toyotas in a big way when i got my KE25

 

so hows the hunt going?

think i sold you some stuff or was going to sell you some stuff or something, can't remember really just thought odd having a mopar name on a 4banger site

Got my eye on a couple of car's on ebay, that's about it, everything seem's to be interstate or want too much money for the car with extra bit's on it.