hey all... i was just wondering ,i have a ke30 and i have a motor that i wanna put in it but it has a middle sump

so i was wondering what xmember will fit with minimal mods to take a middle sump motor?

ra2X celica xmember or similar?

cheers

welcome to rollaclub

 

not an answer to your question but is there an option to change the sump from a different model? just curious what are you thinking of doing? I might be able to make you something if your in Vic

na i am in brisbane.... there is a front sump option for the motor but it is rare as dogs balls to find unfortunately

i am putting an 18r in it but i have a middle sump motor which i don't think will fit so i need a front sump from an early 18r corona to work but that is impossible to find so i will need to sort out my other options

i know its a crazy conversion but i have had it laying around for years and it is worked and is costing me nothing.. also have the gearbox to.

it went hard in my old ra40 so should go well in the ke30 :)

I would of thought there would be plent of 18r powered celicas kicking around? or is that the model that has the middle sump?

Can you weld and does the front vs middle sump have different oil pickups?

 

Because it wouldn't be hard to modify the sump yourself.

yeah all the 18r celicas have middle sump unfortunately thats why its so difficult

front sumps are rare as for these things

yeah will need another oil pick up for it to.....

actually i might be able to get another sump and pick to modify that way i wont wreck the one i have:)

can get a xmember if needed to, hopefully he would let me pull it out hehe if that will be the case

hmm, I will have a look at my friends celica next time I visit him

something I'm not exact on but i think that early hilux motors have th same bottom end as the 18-r motor its just the head thats different, I'm currently putting an 18rg motor into my ke30 and it has a front sump off an early model 2wd hilux:)