Hi people, i am new to this forum, and would like some help with my car. I am a maltese national living in england and would like to bring over my car from malta. The car is a 1971 corolla sl, ke25 model. I satrted drag racing when 1 was 17yrs old, and after nearly 7 years, i want to build my own car. The sl is quite a good car, being light and rwd. The questions are, what is the best engine/transmission to use without too much hassle, preferably turbo. And secondly waht rear axle should i use, cos I'm already on my second diff, with a 5k engine in it!!

 

Cheers for yr help,

 

Vince

hey Vince , i also have a KE25 in Australia which i'm about to put a 4AGE into , seems simple enough but i haven't started yet so i'm sure theres a few tricky bit s waiting for me to find . can you get much old school rolla stuff in the uk ?

right.

 

to answer your first question, go to your local MOT office and ask them about importing your car to england and they will give you a run down on whether you can or not.

 

second question (engine and tranny)

if you want to stay toyota, id try find a 4AGZE, as they come with a stronger bottom end from factory, or find a bluetop 4age, you will need to drop the compression ratio, change over the inlet manifold, obviously going with a turbo, you'l need to change the exhaust etc to suit.

the gearbox youd most likely want to use would be a w55 with an A series bellhousing,

 

for your diff, best bet would be to go with an 8" G series LSD from the toyota hilux, you'l need to get it shortend and the mounts moved over to fit into your car.

 

- david