i found why my car's running so bad tonight,

the fuel regulator is playing up, i can't start the car unless i take the vacuum hose off and pinch it until it starts.

if i don't do this i get hydraulic lock. now i have to try and find a regulator for a 7ke fuel rail, does anyone know if these are also found on domestic toyotas as well? i will take it to a parts store on monday and start tracking one down. the car runs alot better now but it really needs the dizzy curved and computer remapped.

 

cyas

 

So what are you saying is wrong with the regulator,the manifold vacuum at idle opens the reg to reduce the pressure at idle and then when vacuum drops it increases again.

yeah i'm convinced it's not the regulator, i can't suck any fuel out of it so there's no hole in the diaphram.

i just don't understand why if i block the vacuum to it the car starts but if i leave it on the car hydraulic locks, possibly it's a combination of the computer being tuned just before it blew a cam and no advance curve in the elect dizzy (yet).

i put the car in today to get the dizzy and ecu sussed out, a new genuine fuel regulator costs $175 and a two week wait from japan.

i can get a new adjustable one for a few more dollars.

i got the car tuned sweet, the dizzy phasing was out and my tps was screwed, it makes 74hp atw at 5500rpm i didnt want to take it past that after hearing the thing scream ( sounds tougher then it is ). its good fun drivin it around.

 

ive found a big crack in the bell housing, i don't know if this is from the added torque or a fault in the casting but the box still works fine, at the end of the day ive always wanted to make a show car out of a 1967 za fairlane and after talking with my wife we've agreed to pursue that dream. so I'm selling the rolla so i can buy a descent za, if anyones interested in buying the ke16 let me know

ball park figure u have in mind?

PM me with it if u like.

 

cheers scott

$3800, i have receipts for everything, all ignition is brand new crane cams (overkill really) elect dizzy thats graphed to suit, tacho, rebuilt rear drums, new rubbers, aztec red tupac paint with 6 coats of clear, new carpet, engines got camtech 609, double valve springs, 10.1 comp, chrome rings, ports have been cleaned, fully balanced, new water pump, new 95 amp alternator, extractors with heat wrap, 2 inch exhaust, k&n filter, 7ke manifold, & throttle body, microtech computer, new clutch, lightened fly wheel (only reduced by 900g), new uni joints, new pedders shocks and bushes, reco steering box, thermo fan, dynoed to 74 hp atw with potential for more if your willing to rev it to 7500 (should be about 95hp), the 5 speed has a short shifter but with the crack in the bell housing i would put a new one in straight away even though it still drives, might even do that if i have the time.

 

the car's sweet and a regretable sale but my love of old fords & v8s is much stronger.

there's also a set of 14x5dragways for it but the front gaurds need flaring to be legal, the whole car is legal, fully engineered for nsw with five months rego

 

thats soo cool :kiwi: i love it

gday,

ive welded my bellhousing up, it came up sweet. I'm dropping the price to $4000 but I'm open to any reasonable offer.