enroh Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Hey guys, I'm new to the forum. I have a 94 seca rv, and just bought an 81 ke70 and rolled 83 Corona with a cammed and twin webbered 18rg and 5spd.. Will post pics soon as i get around to it. Anyway, was looking at slapping the 18R outta the corona into the ke70 for a bit more more poke. I haven't had time to get around to measuring anything up yet and thought I'd just ask to see if anyone had done this and if they could give me a few pointers to save me time... -Can I use the engine mounts and gearbox mounts? -Can I use the front discs and calipers? (I haven't looked but id imagine they are bigger!) -What are the upgrades needed to pass regs in qld? Thanks in advance Josh,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the witzl Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 josh - you probably wont be able to register this conversion, becasue the carby version of the 18RG ended production around 1979-1980, and the KE70 started production around 1982/83. Me personally - I'm putting a turbo 18R-GEU in my KE70, but i have already cleared this with an engineer, cos the 18RGEU was made up until 1983/84, which overlaps with the KE70 production. As for ease of fitment - i am expecting to require custom engine mounts and gearbox crossmember. I'm also using a W55 gearbox for extra strengths. In short - don't bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enroh Posted August 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Thanks for the info The Witzl.. But it didn't really make sense. (So at the moment I think I will still go ahead with the build.) The '81 ke70 is a carby'd 4k right.. And the '83 18r was fuel injected before the Webbers and cam was fitted. If I'm fitting the engine, I thought it only had to comply with the regulations of the body it's fitted to, along with modifications to keep everything within performance tolerances. But please correct me if I am wrong. But anyway, I imagine the engineer required you to upgrade the brakes? -Bigger discs and calipers up front -Rear discs -Matched master cylinder I can sort out a set of engine mounts and gearbox mounts myself, then get them engineered. How did you go with tailshaft length? Thanks in advance Josh,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the witzl Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 custom tailshaft for me - i have a volvo diff also... so everything is custom in mine. Best speaking to a signatory engineer on this planned conversion - it could be allowed, and it might not be. Best off asking the guy who would have to sign off on it (thats what i did, but I'm in NSW). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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