35 5K-IT

Here are some pictures of the cars current state, still waiting on delivery of motor.

Ahhh, I see, well the cars already rego'ed so I should be alright then d:

At the moment where I'm working my bosses have over 25 years of experience so I should be right with getting a good motor and if I do have any issues with warranty they should be able to sort it out fairly quickly. I will do some pre checks on the motor before I even think about putting it in also. As for getting a doner car, what parts are there that I will need for the motor swap? Minus fuel system which I have already figured out what to do. Remember that this isnt going to be some street race car, it will only just pot around for a learner's car, the motor doesnt weigh much more then the current so brakes shouldnt be an issue, the fastest it will be going is 110 on freeways. Oh and the price I got for the motor loom ECU and such was from Toyrolla.

I understand where your coming from but the car doesn't come with a warrantee, and to find a 4age same model will take a while to find and obtain from where ever it is located. I will have a look around though and thanks for the advice and link will come in handy :D

Ok, so, 1986 Toyota Corolla AE82 seca 5 speed manual. Standardish 4AC motor in it atm, has rebuilt and ported carbie and a shaved head. If anyone wants some parts, feel free to ask. (: But back to the point, the motor had decided to blow yet another head gasket due to the lack of maintenance of the previous owner. So I started looking around the internet and wreckers for a ruff idea on what it will take and how much it will cost to do a motor swap. A 4AC second hand mind you, was around $500 to $800, which is ridiculous in my opinion. I have found a running 4AGE with warrantee that also includes wiring harness ECU for $900 delivered to my door, it is out of the same model rolla which will hopefully make it slightly easier. In my research on the internet I have found out that it currently has a C50 gearbox and that and "C" gearbox fits with 90% of "A" motors. is this true? and that my main task would be fuelling, I was thinking that an out of tank pump would be the easiest and cheapest option. As the car for the moment is being used as a Learners/P platers car it doesn't need to be too racey, I can deal with that latter down the track. Opinions? I will be doing the conversion myself and will document and take plenty of photos because I couldn't really find much about this conversion on the internet, which I was surprised about! Any help would be much appreciated (: Rion. Oh and I will upload some pics of the car in its current state when I go home.

There is a lot of confusion regarding injector upgrade. Bigger injectors wont do anything. UNLESS you upgrade your computer and tune the motor to suit.

I have a KE55 corolla, and I like the "original rat-rod" look, or rat-look. I agree with everyone saying people shouldnt go at a car with sand papper and a grinder to create the rat look but what about the original ones? My car has fadded paint on one side and chipped but shinny paint on the other, surface rust on the roof, boot and doors. Obviously I am fixing the holey rust, but I'm not going to paint it, or fix the dints and bent front and rear bars. I think it gives my car character, it shows that my car has had a life, almost lost it, and then been given a second chance People have asked me why spend all this money on the interior and engine, and leave the outside in the state it is. To me that shows intrest, and I don't think there are many Corollas or any other model of car out there quite like mine. Which is what I am going for, something different. So don't knock Ratrods and Ratlooks because I think they have more of a story then the proper resto cars and hotrods. and it shows you don't have to have a lot of money to get noticed :yes:

Name:Tara Car: 1972 KE20 4 door Toyota Corolla Motor & Driveline: 5k with twin carbies heavily ported and extractors, 5 speed box with welded diff Suspension & Brakes:Standard brakes, Cut front springs and "flipped" rear leaf springs Wheels & Tyres:RX-3 stealies with dirt tyers, mix and match Interior: No carpet borded interior door panels Toyota Cressida Front seats Body: Slight rust in the normal rear mud guard (the norm) and yes, it really is a 20 4 door :rolls: Other:Big plans! after the daily is done, thinking about a BMW M-series heart transplant and FULL ground up resto! What do you think? :D