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G'day All , I'm slowly collecting the Bits I need to build a Supercharged 4K , I've slightly Opened up the Head Chambers & I'm hoping that with a Cometic Head Gasket http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/COMETIC-GASKET-C4105-043-TOYOTA-3K-4K-84MM-/270696007119?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f06bd45cf that my Compression ratio will be around 8.5:1 , This means on 98 octane I should be Able to Run 5 psi giving a Compression Ratio of 11.5:1 +/- 0.2:1 , In saying this has anyone ever run a Water/Metanol Injection system to Run More Boost safely without Meltdown , I', thinking of buying this Kit http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Water-Methanol-Injection-System-TURBO-SUPERCHARGER-HOLDEN-FORD-TOYOTA-NISSAN-BMW-/270895618082?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f12a31822 & then Boosting it 10-12 psi giving roughly 14.3-15.4:1 Comp . I will be running a AMR500 supercharger which have a Maximum RPM of 18000 RPM so i'll overdrive the charger to meet my Boost requirements & make pullies , Has anyone thought of or does run Water/Methanol Injection & what results have been had either good or bad , i'd like to know , Another Question , Has anyone ever Fitted Larger Valves to there 4K head & if so do you know what was a Close fit , Obviously some mods will be needed , Cheers Dave

Just a Small update , I've Smoothened out the exterior of the Head removing all sharp edges & Polished it , Its not 100% finished as a couple of corner bits need finishing but you get the idea , I'm going to see if I can fit slightly larger Valves fitted to the head when it goes off to get machined now that I've finished playing , Heres the Pics , Cheers Dave

The Speed sensor I had fitted to the Speedo cable was just a Universal VDO unit (As was advised to be suitable), I wired it to the Computer as per Factory , At the time it cost around $100 , Good list of Codes there Reed , Minor crap really but all makes a difference , Cheers Dave

Hey Chris , the wagon does look alot better than page 1 , Keep going & yes White is better than the Original Yellow (Baby$h!T Brown) LOL , same as mine Cheers Dave

Cheers Ben , Yeah I like the stripes too & they look period correct , Cheers Josh , Yeah I'll be looking at dropping the front 2in & the back 2.5in with a Extra Leaf fitted , I'm also going to buy some camber adjusters I've found in the US that replace the Lower Steering arm with fully adjustable Ball Joint Location , I will be ordering them in the next couple of weeks & when they get here I'll post pics , Cheers Dave

G'day Reed , Tidier looking 70 than the Previous one , Looks like your've been having some great fun with Previous dodgy repairs/mods , I had a Beige KE70 around 15 years ago & my Garndma bought a Yellow Auto one brand new , I have done 2 4AGE-KE38 conversions years ago & still have the Manual in the pic below , I bought this to wire the cars up using the Factory ECU's , My one I fitted a Speed Sensor to the Speedo cable & My mates one we didn't , Everything else was Identical , My car pulled harder & definitley had more top end than his , Neither of these 2 wagons had Surge tanks & in both when below 1/2 tank Cornering would cause cutout/missfire too , Definitely needed them , I noticed your not running a Oxygen sensor either , this is crucial to get Air/Fuel ratio's correct , Running without these sensors put the car in Get home/limp type Mod , Add the Oxy , Speed sensors & tune it & I think it should go better , Yes Hacksaw the Tips , Slant looks cool in its own way If your interested in the Toyota Manual I would be prepared to sell it as I no longer have a need for it , Cheers Dave

G'day Josh , Good to see progress since I last checked up , Paint will come up great when you get around to the cut&buff , Great colour too , Cheers Dave

G'day Chris , thanks for the comments & re the front spoiler I thought the same initially but think once I lower the car it will look better being closer to the ground , I would've like more downward angle in it but that meant alot of Fibreglass work , I need to check up the progress on your wagon & will do over the next couple of days , Bit behind , G'day Josh , Yeah I like Fat tyres checl out the 1st pic on page 1 they were 245/50/14's on 5 1/4 in rims , But these days wide low profile 14 in tyres are so expensive so just went for 195's on the Rear , Yah i reckon the Supercharger set up & twin exhaust will be something different , I have a AC/DC Tig so welding the Alloy won't be a problem & I'm looking at buying a Plasma cutter to cut the Alloy flange plates I'll need to weld to the manifold & mount the Supercharger with , I restore cars for a living & do most of the cars myself , the only thing I don't do is fit the Seat trim but I have done this when totally necessary , I'll generally try to do anything myself & I'm mostly self taught bar my trade as a mechanic , Anyway here are some pics below of the Bathurst Globes fitted with new 185/60/14 front & 195/60/14 rear , I bodgied up some centre caps for the wheels , Cheers Dave

Thanks Josh , Hayden & Reed , seeing that I did get a Positive response from you guy's I will return to the Forum & now update my cars thread as progress happens , OK , since last update I've done a quick 5% window tint job on the wagon , I've also purchased another 4k engine , Extractors , I've also purchased a set of 14x6 Bathurst Globe wheels , Engine is going to be Supercharged with a AMR500 Supercharger running 1.5:1 ratio Mounted directly ontop of the Inlet Manifold , I will be machining up a Snout for the supercharger so the belt will be inline with the lower pulley , Weber Carby will be mounted directly ontop of the supercharger , Every Component made out of Alloy on the engine will be Highly Polished including supercharger , Air intake will be via a minutare Shaker bonnet scoop mount to the engine with a hole cut int the centre of the bonnet , Mild cam & 30thou pistons are going in the bottom end & I'll be modifying the sump with wings for increased Oil Capacity , I will be running twin 1 1/2 exhaust straight off the extractor splitting 1-4 & 2-3 so you'll hear the individual firing in the exhaust , The Bathurst Globes I've restored them , bought new wheel nuts & tyres have been ordered , New Firestone 185/60/14 for the Front & 195/60/14 Firestone for the rear , These wheels should be on tomorrow so will add pics of wheels on car , Need to sort out centre cap issue though , Car will be getting lowered soon with 2in lowered springs in the front & reset rears with a extra leaf added , Driving lights will be mounted infront of the grille n the next few weeks , Anyway here's a few pics of the Head Porting & Wheels as bought & after my resto , Cheers Dave

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Hi All been a while since I've been online , So heres a update of whats happening with my KE38 , Basically I've just been driving it other than Some Idiot hitting the RH side of the car lightly damaging the gaurd , both doors & dogleg area , I've knocked most of the damage out but haven't repaired it due to New plans with the car , Today I pulled out my XB ute's old front spoiler (Slight damage in the middle so replacing it) & decided to fit it to the KE , Alittle bit of Cutting & Filing & its fitted , I need to Fibreglass the centre flange ends back inside so i can bolt it together in the middle but I think it looks pretty cool , Near Future plans are to Tint windows , Fit XYGT Door Mirrors , Fit XYGT Petrol cap & surround include Filler neck & Body section , Removal of door & tailgate locks Remote Doors with Button inside for Tailgate , Graft Nissan Pintara FWD front Wheel arches to Front gaurds , Possibly minaturize a XYGT Shaker & fit that through the bonnet , Driving lights to be added to the grille , I'm going to paint it Candy Blue & possibly add Blue Metal Flake or Blue Pearl to the paint , Window frames & sills will be blacked out , Trim is going either White & black or straight black Dash will have extra gauges fitted , Engine is going to be Turboed with a new exhaust & i may even hide the engine bay wiring . The car will also cop lower front coils with new struts , reset rear springs with a added leaf , Crossed drilled & slotted rotors for the front , Wheels & tyres will be 15x7 front & 15x8 rear with 205/50 & 225/50 tyres . Anyway here's a few pics of the front spoiler treatment , Tell me what you think & if anyone wants to know how hard it is to modify one of these XBGT spoilers to fit a corolla let me know & I'll try to explain the best I can Cheers Dave

OK Thanks , would've gone if I wasn't Judging at the Falcon GT Nats in Brisbane on at the same time , Might have to wait til next year as the GT nats are Bi-annual , Cheers Dave

When is the Event on , Cheers Dave

Nice Tidy wagon there Tom , yes its in very similar cond to mine & mine has also got one little tear thats been repaired in the Roof Lining , LOL Cheers Dave