crunk81us

Ok so I am wanting to change the stud pattern to the more common 4x114.3, and do a front disc conversion. There are so many different ways to do it, I can't get my head around it all.. I want to keep it simple and cheap, so it's as near to free as possible. I have access to an RA40 celica, and a ke55 corolla, which i can take whatever i want off of for 50 cents a kilo.. Is there anything on these two cars I should be ripping out for brake upgrade? or anything else useful? EDIT: done another hour of google etc, it seems i should grab the discs and calipers and backing plates off the ke55, and maybe the complete rear axles out of one or both.. I believe the ra40 is stronger and the same width as the ke55 @ 1410mm? ra40 is coil, and the 55 is leaf.. will the 55 bolt in, or will i need to move spring mounts? I'm leaning towards the ra40 diff for thrashability.. any suggestions?

sadly it would be a stock 92 magna with 180000kms on it. 230 kmh it had no speed limiter afaik... otherwise it would be my ba falcon if i get the limiter removed.. I mean really is there any point to limiting a car to 210kmh?? is another 20-30kmh gonna make all the difference if you lose it??

just as something to try.. just to be sure.. blank off part of your radiator say half with a piece of cardboard, watch temps make sure it doesn't overheat. Could definitely rule that out then. How about carby icing? whats the humidity like there? Is there a pipe on k series from factory that heats the intake air? i can't remember. maybe try running the intake to somewhere near the exhaust manifold?

OMFG!! I just read 24 pages of this to find that you gave up and are having it built by someone! Feel for ya tho, u must have spent FOREVER on this! I am glad my 5k will be rebuilt pretty much standard, and just have a turbo hanging off it..

could it have something to do with the actual temp of the engine? whats the water temp doing?

sweet! thanks. Got everyone on the lookout for one :)

Cheers, I am fairly confident I can get the turbo working ok (having done my first on a 4.2l diesel about a month ago, I'm hooked!) A J pipe is what I was thinking already. As for fuel, the whole setup was running well on the 1.5 laser, so I assume I should only need to play with fuel pressures, and a little tweaking with mixtures. I guess I will have to do a little playing around with the tailshaft.. ke20 would be different to the ke55 anyway? Shouldn't be too difficult I hope. Was I right in assuming everything from the liteace bolts up and works?

Hi All, This is my first post here because i have not owned a corolla for about 15 years... and now i do. I have owned 4/5 ke20 corollas in my teens, my first one given to me by my brother @ 12 years old! thanks bro! (I only crashed one of them.. the rest were destroyed by siblings/friends, and I will NEVER forgive them! ) My project: A slightly rusty (not too bad) unfinished and unstarted project car bought for next to nothing. The guy I bought it off got it as an unfinished project years ago, and never started finishing it. I hope to do a bit better ;) First off I must say this will be a total budget build using as much cheap/free stuff as I can find (I know people who wreck cars for scrap metal)so please don't give me stick for using 2nd hand stuff like clutches etc. Or feel free to donate something better ;) The car came with a 5k in unknown condition (which I hope to pull apart and refresh) and a 4 speed box (which i think is stuffed), neither of which is in the car. Also a half finished front brake upgrade of unknown origins (there are no calipers, but there is a booster of some description cable tied into the engine bay) It is currently stored elsewhere while i slowly gather parts and information and room to work on it. I just picked up a w50 gearbox from an RA40 celica. Which is where my first question comes in.. :) Well more a clarification.. After reading the gearbox tech file on here, it appears that i need the bellhousing, clutch and flywheel from a k powered liteace? and with minor mods to the bell housing it should bolt in with the yoke off the ra40 and a holden uni? Is that right? and which old holden uni? Is there anything else i should get off the celica before it's crushed? As for the turbo i scored a suck thru su carb and t3 garrett setup off a 1.5 litre laser in good cond. for 100 bucks (which i got in trouble for buying :( )!, which I am hoping to shoehorn onto the 5k somehow. As for funds for the project, I have a very pretty and loving handbrake who usually knows better and stops me from blowing money I can't afford.. so basically I can't spend anything till further notice. I am in no rush with this project and hope to do the majority, if not all the work myself in my shed (when i can make room) I will post photo's etc as i go The KE20 was my first ever car and I have always wanted to build a streetable, fun weekend car that might see a little track time in the odd classic race. It wont be perfect or awesome, but i will do my best! And "ONLY I WILL DRIVE THIS ONE!"