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see full details under the Rollaclub Regional/Rollaclub Social special SA members heading on this forum Thanks Pete 0413 13233

For those of you who were enquiring, The 2011 event has now been tentativly set for Sat Oct 8 to Sat Oct 15( or the week later,...whatever in the Oct school holidays) Route is Adelaide to Birdsville and return via all sorts of wierd and wonderful 4wd sand tracks,exact route to be confirmed, but you'll see Lake Eyre in the wet.... a real experience Cost is only $750 per head(maybe less, TBA) including any sponsor signage you may desire we can provide for your car, also includes all camp meals 3 times a day, doesn't include any hotel meals where we may visit, includes mechanical assistance from our mechanic and 4WD backup, Suggest no more than 2 in a car unless you love getting continuously bogged BYO booze, camping utensils and sleeping equipment Your rolla must be RWD, pass a sound mechanical inspection, and be raised above normal height (we can source the bits , approx $100) No idiots yahoos speed freaks or wankers permitted, females and older kids ok,.... this is a Rotary Club of Regency Park fundraising event, and reasonable standards of conduct are required,.......... limited to max 25 cars first in and paid up cash get to go We normally have up to 20 cars from last years event as preference entries again, so ther'es probably only room for up to 5 new cars so be quick, entries fill within days each year It's more a difficulty and bush skill driving event than a speed event, it's not a race and there's no prizes, just a lot of good clean dirty fun Any 4WD can enter as a support vehicle with or without a Rolla mate entry, same deal entry forms available from our President Ken Adams at kgadams@activ8.net.au Considering Variety rallys cost you over $10,000 plus plus plus this is a ridiculously cheap fun week Cheers pete

thanks guys, I'll give it a go cheers pete

Hi guys I successfully bush/desert rally a KE30 fitted with a 5K and a (KE70 I think) 5 speed box It's been fantastic over the past couple of years, but the gearstick now feels as though (perhaps) it's mounting nut or whatever may have become loose or dislodged If you keep a downward pressure on the stick as you change gears , everything works fine,........but if you don't keep the pressure down, or you lift the stick, it won't select any gears I'm not a mechanic, I'm a little bit handy, but I know zip about gearboxes Is this something I can reasonably easily fix myself, or do I take it to a mechanic? I don't mind removing the box, but I don't have the experience to strip and refit the gears Thanks for your help Cheers pete

Hi Guys , this was once again great fun, happens in a desert somewhere every July for a week with my Rotary Club of Regency Park (SA) We're all petrol heads , and we actually raise money for charity with this event, even though entry cost is ridiculously low, (under $900 per person with all meals supplied for the week) We usually have up to 25 pushrod rwd 30+ year old corollas in it with approx 6x 4wd support vehicles A lot of the same cars repeat every year, but there's usually a few vacancies if you get in early Over the years , we've done Birdsville and Strezlecki tracks ,..... Simpson Desert crossing, ......Cameron's corner/Moomba desert/Arkaroola.....Victorian Deserts/Border Track..... Ceduna Googs Track/Kingoonya.... and this year Mt Ives station/Lake Gairdner Circuit A couple of clips from this year can be viewed, ...my KE30 is the white one No. 21 with the Penguin mascot on the front grille and the small flasher light on the roof Go to www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVa24Zvv3p.w. Cheers pete

Had problems in my last 2 rallys with mud/sand/grit getting into clutch housing. Cost me a clutch last time,so put an Extreme comp unit in , and this time I've done in the thrust bearing whilst the new clutch still feels ok Toyota have a $47 listing for a boot for a KE70 5 speed(which my box probably is), but they're unavailable even on order from Japan Can anyone help with any ideas, or a conversion option using another similar boot from a different car model ? I've tried adelaide rubber vintage auto suppliers and spare parts hotlines also but no luck Thanks Pete 0413 133233

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ok..........I've just left the rally social bbq , and there is one cancellation of a corolla entry, so you can enter a car, or just enter as a passenger/co-driver. the beauty of this event is that, whilst it's challenging, you also have full mechanical/retrieval backup..........ie no matter what happens to your car, they get you home again. This is not a full on rally , it's a social event, ......that you can get into as hard ,....or as soft as you like, and you've always got a 4wd to get you out of any shit you may get into. and if you need a car , i have a spare car , a ke50 in good nick ,advertised for sale in the forum here I'm also told today that the daily runs are not that hard.........the hardest bit is the last day , from which you can detour if you wish, and travel home on the bitumen Call me if you're interested Cheers pete 0413 133233

You can google Mt Ive Station yourself.......it's approx 100km west of Iron Knob Logistically , we can only cater for approx 20 Corollas each year , and last year entrants get 1st preference, but if we need cars next year I'l let you know cheers pete

HI, ..........I'VE BEEN DOING OLD COROLLA DESERT RALLYS WITH THE (SA) ROTARY CLUB OF REGENCY PARK FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS, WHICH HAVE INCLUDED CAMERON'S CORNER/MOOMBA GASFIELDS/ARKAROOLA/ STREZLECKI TRACK, BIRDSVILLE TRACK/SIMPSON DESERT CROSSING, VICTORIAN GREAT SANDY DESERT, GOOG'S TRACK (CEDUNA TO NORTH) ETC CARS NEED TO BE 30 YO PREPARED PUSHROD ROLLAS, AND WE'RE FULLY SUPPORTED BY PLENTY OF 4WD'S AND MECHANIC RALLY INCUDES ALL YOUR MEALS PROVIDED FOR A WEEK AND COSTS ONLY $400 PER HEAD THIS YEAR WE'VE AGAIN GOT A FULL FIELD OF CARS, BUT 3 OR 4 CARS AND A 4WD HAVE ONLY A DRIVER, SO 3 OR 4 SPOTS ARE AVAIL AS CO/DRIVER OR PASSENGER. CONCEPT THIS YEAR IS A BIT DIFFERENT......INSTEAD OF A ROUND ROUTE, WE ARE GOING TO DRIVE TO MT IVE STATION ON SA WEST COAST AS A BASE, SLEEP THERE EACH NIGHT, AND DO DAILY BUSH TRACK RALLYS RALLY LEAVES ADELAIDE SAT JULY 10, AND YOU'LL BE BACK IN ADELAIDE JULY 17 BECAUSE OF THE MT IVE STATION ACCOMMODATION, THERE'S AN EXTRA COST THIS YEAR OF (YOUR CHOICE) TENT ACCOM @ $50 FOR THE WEEK OR A COMFY ROOM IN THE SHEARER'S QUARTERS WITH WHITE SHEETS AND BLANKETS AT $125 EA FOR THE WEEK GOTTA TELL YA , THIS IS THE BEST WEEK'S FUN EVER, FOR BUGGER ALL MONEY, THAT YOU'LL EVER HAVE WITH A GREAT MOB OF BLOKES (AND A FEW WOMEN USUALLY) CONTACT ME, PETER EMES 0413 133233 OR ROBIN MITCHELL 0413 044457

Thanks, Love to have you, but we're oversubscribed already...........usually have 12-15 cars plus supports, this year got 22 which might prove to be a few too many as it is Please keep in touch, and enter around November to get in next year's July madness cheers pete

Each year I compete in a rather unique desert rally run by a Rotary Club of petrolheads Entry is restricted to 30 plus year old Corollas, we have 20 this year ,supported by 6/7 4WD's, cost is only an amazing $375 per head all meals supplied Over the years , we've done Moomba deserts, Birdsville etc tracks, Victorian Eastern Deserts, and even the Simpson Desert Crossing This year, we're finding our own ways to Ceduna, then doing the Googs track through the tribal reserve deserts(about 200 sandhills) finishing up around Moomba, then a cruise to Adelaide We're fully subscribed, mostly older blokes, a few women ,a few kids,.......and one of the older blokes, a really funny old coot , and good company, doesn't have a codriver/passenger. He's quite ok on his own, but the seat is available if it suits you If you have a bloody good sense of humor , love brilliant food, don't mind a drink, and love roughing it a little in the outback, you'd never have a better week for $375 We of course endorse all safety precautions, and have fabulous mechanic backup..........nobody ever gets stranded or left behind Cheers pete 0413 133233

Thanks guys, we're pretty right now..........couldn't get the new 5k to run properly on either of the 32/36 webers which had ??? jetting, so drove it to Auto Carbs on a 3k carb, threw the webers at them.............they fiddled up better linkages, rejetted the better weber couple of goes, finally got it running like a dream for $200 over 2 days,.....good blokes Can't believe what a great car this is now with the 5k plus weber with 5 speed box, the ke30 is a totally different car,........love it!............gotta get the extractors and 2" system on now , sump guard and spring lifters, and i'm just about ready for the desert rally. thanks pete

Jees Phil, how bloody simple is that? I've never run a 5k before, can you tell me the correct oil capacity? thanks pete

Got a fresh 5K just fitted into my KE30, 5K didn't come with a dipstick, so am using the stick out of the old 3K, but I'm sure it's not the same Can any one advise on the difference, where should the correct 5K oil level read on a 3K stick ? Trying to get a 5K stick, but no luck so far Thanks pete

Love KE70, thanks for your help, I'll make sure we check the valve clearances and valve timing before we give it any work,....very good advice ! we gave it about 30 or so cranks during compression testing with the throttle shut, don't think the fuel was connected, and it was a dry test, no oil added. I'm sure the mystery 32/36 carb on the mystery 5k has something to do with the tuning problem, and once we get it running well enough, I'm having a specialist carby company rejet and tune it for me professionally,............but I thought the very high compression may be causing more tuning problems than the mystery 32/36. We'll see if we can get it running well after the carby tune, then I'll pull the head off out of curiosity, have a gander, and have a look at the cam too thanks again , and Cameron Down Under , thank you too cheers pete

Thanks coln72 Yes, thanks for that i agree, the difference between the 2 starters is that one's a reduction gear and one's not,.......we've found that out by ruining the 3k starter.....we've now got the original 5k starter for it , so should be ok cheers pete

Yes, Colin it worked ok for a few starts, but then locked up,..........no matter, we're replacing it with a 5k starter,........it's the 190 compression i'm concerned about............does this indicate that it's highly modded , or could it just be a recently recond engine with perfect compressions?

Am preparing my near overrated ke30 ex grannies car for a desert rally in July thought it needed bit more grunt so bought a mystery 5k motor thru the forum, then a zorst and a weber a young mate corolla nut, handy with transplants is doing the changeover for me, and is finding it difficult to tune the thing before i bought the 5k , i tested the compressions, which were all 190 only recently i owned a ke20 which had had a 5k motor fitted for about 12 years, and was probably starting to get just a little tired, and i checked the compressions on it , and they were all around 155 Is 190 crazy high for a 5k ? If so , perhaps it has been highly modified, which might explain the difficulty we are experiencing in tuning it ? Just as an aside, it seems we stuffed up the 3k starter motor driving the 5k. I now understand they are not interchangeable, and a 5k starter motor is needed on a 5k motor. What do you guys think about the 190 compresssions? I've checked the identity of the 5k head. It IS a correct 5k head thanks pete

FITTING A 5K TO THE KE30 CAR HAS FACTORY AIR WITH A DOUBLE PULLEY ON THE HARMONIC BALANCER AT END OF CRANKSHAFT, AND WE'D LIKE TO PUT THIS DOUBLE 3K PULLEY ON THE 5K SO AS TO KEEP USING THE AIR, BUT CAN'T MOVE THE BLOODY BOLT HOLDING IT ON ANY SUGGESTIONS PLEASE ?? MUCH APPRECIATED, PETE 0413 133233 OR peteremes@optusnet.com.au

my mob will be up for it with the Lancia, Gemini ,and ROL030 its a great day

I have a basic model KE30 1975 manual with factory air, one owner until me Can take some photos for you if it's any help cheers pete

I'm really grateful to you guys, I've now been able to say no to two 5K motors ,as they have3/4K heads undisclosed by the sellers I've bought a true complete 5K which i think is going to be bloody terrific in my 30 when we do our annual desert bash in July Thanks Cameron for your great ID tips and to all of you for fabulous info, you've renewed my faith in the Forum cheers pete

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Thanks Philbey, I'll forget the head planing, and ask around for a 5Khead right here this minute in "Wanteds" Cheers Pete