Ke35 4Agze Conversion Help!

[bluemonk]

Guys,

 

Noob here (disclaimer done), currently in Malaysia(!). Great food and great classic japanese cars here. Speaking of which ;), I'm the proud owner of a very questionably modified ke 35 corolla in need of a new engine.I thought I'd tap the combined wisdom of these forums..

 

I've been reading up and I think the 4a-swap is the way to go, but ideally I'd like to get the 4a-gze for a little extra oomph. Most of the gze engines are the fwd ae111s, and based on what I've read, I'm keeping my eye out for an ae101 halfcut. In the meantime, I found an engine/gearbox combo in good shape for decent money ($700), but a friend pointed out that I'd have to source the ECU, extras (e.g. radiator/intercooler.. etc), and rear LSD to make this work. Any views on if this is way too complicated?

 

The car needs a lot of TLC, and I'm hoping to get her back to old school style in the long term.

 

More pictures to come, heres one for now :)

[Willis]

Very nice car. No need to buy a halfcut really, you'll be left with alot of stuff that you don't need. Like the front end of a car. Just try and source a complete motor and a T50 or any gearbox of your choice.

T50 would probably be easiest/cheapest.

You will have to get crossmembers and mounts made or modified and I'm not sure about tailshaft and diff etc.

Someone else will know alot better than me

[bluemonk]

willis : thanks for that, sounds like its the opposite of what I was thinking.. hokay, but what about the extras: i assume ecu/wiring looms would be a necessity?

 

I'm also on the hunt for some old school rims.. 15s perhaps might look better on the car.

[Willis]

Ah yeah, an EFI motor needs an ECU and all the necessaries to work...If you buy a complete motor, all of it is likely to be included in the sale. Speak to an import wrecker maybe? It's not exactly a "bolt in" conversion