Hello to all members. I'm new to the site and club. I recently purchased an 81 corolla coupe and I want to begin a v8 conversion and was wondering if any one here can tell me where to begin, any ideas and or problems I will occur and any resolutions to them. I kno there will be alot of fabrication on my part but I'm hoping some here has been there and done that and can help me out here. Thanks

Edited July 12, 200917 yr by bronxrunner1

Have you checked the legalities of the conversion in your state...... if its for a road going car?

Have you checked the legalities of the conversion in your state...... if its for a road going car?

well in the state that I'm in there is no emissions for a car that old but the car will be for the street and track

.... and which state would that be? I'm assuming you're in the States?

Edited July 14, 200917 yr by Redwarf

I think we can rule out California then but judging by his name I'm guessing New York State/New Jersey/Connecticut/etc

You should put a 2gr-fe 200kw aurion v6 converted to rwd in your rolla.... all toyota :dance:

 

Robert.

I think we can rule out California then but judging by his name I'm guessing New York State/New Jersey/Connecticut/etc

 

 

very gd originally from ny, now in ct

very gd originally from ny, now in ct

 

 

Pics of the 81 coupe will be required. Just cause I want to see it mainly...

 

Id say it will fit. You may have to mod the firewall and most likely the front tranny tunnel area also. It all depends on which gearbox and engine combo you use. Chev, Toyota, Nissan, Ford, theres probably like 6 more in the US I can't be bothered considering.

 

One side will have issues with the heads or exhaust going close to the steering. Sump might need work, just the usual stuff. Theres only one way to find out. id be selecting the lightest v8 i could get, perhaps an LS1 or 1UZ. A v6 would be great, one of the new all alloy GR v6 motors would go almost as hard and weigh far less on the front wheels.

Pics of the 81 coupe will be required. Just cause I want to see it mainly...

 

Id say it will fit. You may have to mod the firewall and most likely the front tranny tunnel area also. It all depends on which gearbox and engine combo you use. Chev, Toyota, Nissan, Ford, theres probably like 6 more in the US I can't be bothered considering.

 

One side will have issues with the heads or exhaust going close to the steering. Sump might need work, just the usual stuff. Theres only one way to find out. id be selecting the lightest v8 i could get, perhaps an LS1 or 1UZ. A v6 would be great, one of the new all alloy GR v6 motors would go almost as hard and weigh far less on the front wheels.

 

thanks for the response, well a 350 sbc with a turbo 350 tranny will be going in, pics i will post up later have you seen one done personally?

a friend of mine fitted a holden v8 and trimatic to a ke55 without any mods to firewall or tunnel and a small block chev would fit even better not sure about the box though as a trimatic is pretty compact as far as v8 autos go but it just depends how you want to set the car up as to weather you want to cut the firewall. check youtube as there are a few v8 corollas on there.

a friend of mine fitted a holden v8 and trimatic to a ke55 without any mods to firewall or tunnel and a small block chev would fit even better not sure about the box though as a trimatic is pretty compact as far as v8 autos go but it just depends how you want to set the car up as to weather you want to cut the firewall. check youtube as there are a few v8 corollas on there.

 

dat mi cat

Edited July 23, 200917 yr by LOE93SECA