Molli'S Ke15 From Finland

[Molli]

Hi guys. I found your forum from Google and joined immediately!!

 

So, i bought this -69 KE15 from my friend, that had the car about 11 years in the garage. I sold it to him in year 2000, and he didn't had the time to build it. So i got my youth back and the car was in the same shape that when i sold it. Engine is a 3K bigport, maybe someone has changed the cam, at least it feels like it, lol. The body is original, i think. I can't find any weldseams!! You can imagine how warm this ride is in the winter... This morning it was - 18 C, and cranked her up.. .

 

Here's couple pics of the Rolla.

 

 

 

 

 

Stay tuned..

 

- Tero

[7shades]

Welcome aboard...

 

I'm impressed that ANY small, rear-drive cars still survive in Finland... It was my understanding you like to throw them all into trees, sideways, at high speed :P

[radrollaz]

Looks great mate, love the Ke15 Sprinters one of the coolest Corollas ever i reckon. Good luck with it and welcome to rollaclub.

[parrot]

Welcome Tero

 

It looks to be in fantastic condition! Funny how KE15/17's just seem to pop up where you least expect.

 

What are your plans for the car? You may have to do a meet with Tojo in Norway!

[Molli]

Thanks guys. It's really getting cold up here, today it was - 22 C already! And Rolla is my daily driven car, haven't cranked her up in 4 days now.

 

First i was going to build a turbo 4K carby in it. But i have really agressive cam+springs to match it too, so dunno yet what way to go.

4 or 5 years ago i owned a Publica 1000 pickup ( it's called Toyota Timangi over here) and i was about to install a bike engine in it.

So, two years ago i bought a Honda CBR600F-based go-kart with a turbo, and sold the frame to my friend. Now i have bike engine lying in my garage for nothing.

You can imagine the rest... Turbo is already been serviced and waiting to get balanced.

Here's a video of a finnish Publica Pickup with a Kawasaki 600 engine, that's where i got my idea:

 

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=y-lt2Y53fSk

 

We have this meeting during the spring called Old Time Run here in Mikkeli, so maybe i will get the bike engine running and installed before that.

 

My friend searched and bought whole lot of parts to the car, new fiber glass front fenders, new taillight surroundings, new taillights, new door seals etc.

I managed to find 1 brand new KE10 door ( i know, they are a bit different, nothing that big that a angle grinder and a welder would not handle ), and another side from my friend who owns a body shop. He's also sourcing me new original piston rings, water pump, and bearings for the 4K build. 3K/4K parts are fairly common around here too.

As soon as i get my other car ( Corolla AE101 ) in order (bodywork+paintjob), i'm starting to take care of my precious one.

I need to find a lsd to my rear axle too.

But still, i think i'm going more to the JDM-style, than the traditional finnish "old-school"-look. Those cars look too boring for me.

Edited January 31, 2012 by Molli

[Molli]

OK, yesterday i received a lot of parts to the Rolla. 4K-block with dished pistons ( needs to be bored out, has a nasty scratch in one bore ), two new water pumps, some gaskets, 0.50mm oversize Mahle-pistons with new piston rings, grinded cam ( lift measured at cam 7.9mm ) and double springs, 3 different intake manifolds and some other misc. parts.

 

I also have 3K-H head in my garage, so i have plenty to go with now. The 3K that is now in the Rolla is so worn, that the whole city is full of smoke when i cruise with it. :D

 

Can you guys tell me, what is the combuster chamber volume in the 3K-H head? And volume of the 4K dished pistons?

 

I have heard that the latest 4K has the strongest conrods, true?

[Molli]

Progress.

 

Engine choise turned to tuned 4K after all. I ported the head myself and my "engine-guy" made the valve job and cam measurings. Ended up with 11:1 CP + cam with 11.75mm of lift, can't remember the specs of the cam exactly. Selfmade manifolds and CBR900RR carbs.

 

Started to work on the body few days ago, but where can i find the front valance? ( Is it written right/proper english term for the part, dunno)

[Molli]

Some picture of the engine build. Oh, did i mention i uprighted the engine too. :) There was no room for the headers, so it was a must-do.

 

And modified a elec dizzy for it too.

 

[altezzaclub]

Wow! That's a lot of work! What did you do to upright it? How does the gearlever look?

 

I thought the carbs ran with the fuel bowl seam horizontal, so a lot less vertical than you have them. That would give you shorter intakes and more room.

[Molli]

Wow! That's a lot of work! What did you do to upright it? How does the gearlever look?

 

I thought the carbs ran with the fuel bowl seam horizontal, so a lot less vertical than you have them. That would give you shorter intakes and more room.

 

I just turned the engine to upright position and made new engine and gearbox mounts. Gearlever goes a bit to the side, just cutted a notch to the tunnel and idea is to bend the lever. Then i had to cut and weld the oil inlet and modify the oil pan. Actually, i didn't even measure anything, just looked that everything is in the middle. Hahahhaha!

 

CBR carbs are originally downdraft and the bowls are basicly full all the time, so the position doesn't really matter. And little more curvy manifold creates better fuel atomization and thus maybe more torque too. Its gonna be street driven, so little more low end power doesn't hurt. And it doesn't make sense to rev it past 8k.

[Molli]

Long time, no posting.

 

Well, i've been sourcing parts and started the bodywork as well.

Found a K50 with shortened gear ratios made by SF-Pyörä here in Finland, totally awesome.