That poor little car was crying out for help from everywhere! So much buggery for one little car. Good job saving it, and you didn't even burn yourself! Can't wait to see the VB 👍
For old cars that are missing the pedal pads , when I can't find replacements, I like to use 'Grip Tape ' on them a roll of it is fairly cheap and it works great, sometimes it is even better than the rubber pads. For pedals. The tape that is equivalent to 60 grit sandpaper seems to work best.
One of my first cars was a 1976 Toyota Celica LT (only LT model I ever saw anywhere). Forest Green with a white vynil top & white seats. Broke my heart when I crashed the quarter in. Wish I'd kept that little 18RC push-rod powered machine. Bought it from my Grandma for $800.
My First 4 cars were 71 KE20 Corolla's. 17 and Rallying is why 4. Still have a soft spot for them. Been keeping an eye out for a reasonable one. Great job getting the little "rolla" back on the road Mick.
Hello from Seattle USA, I am an Aussie over here. Your videos take me back to my younger years tinkering with cars. Still do a little bit here and there. Have a couple of Falcon Hardtops here. All the best.
That pipe section you found on the drinkers seat (LHF seat) is the original fuel pipe from the pump to carburettor. I have a stack of these 3k engines in my Automotive classroom at my work for the students to work on. Back in the day we used to buy these Corolla's and have the students work on them. Keep the video's coming. Still waiting for the diff swop on Mucus and would love to see the FB up and running.
Hi Mick, thank you for keeping the Australian shed alive and not pandering to the barn mentality, I’m a proud Aussie and we find and work on our cars in sheds, really like your videos 👍
A Toyota 4A-GE engine with the T50 5 speed box from an AE86 sprinter would be the go. With a 1.6 ltr, 16 valve, twin cam, fuel injected engine there would be plenty of horsepower (approx 125) and lots of revs available. I think it would be much more in keeping with the character of the car, it would go like stink, and be easier to sell. I am very much enjoying binge watching your videos. 😊👍
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh.....the old KE-30. Yep - got a soft spot for them myself, mate. They were the ricer to have when I was part of the teenage boy racer set back in the mid-late 80s. I lusted after the SR Coupe (ok, ok, I know it's technically a KE-50, but it had a very similar face) because I loved its lines and that little two-door KE-30 would have been a cool substitute. Haven't seen a 2-door KE-30 before, so I like the "uncommon" factor the car has too. My parents had an '81 KE-70 3-door wagon that was assembled in Thames and had the biblical rot problem. I caned the arse off that little 4K engine and it never complained. I'll never forget the year I took it away on holiday - far up the east coast of the Coromandel peninsula where tarsealed roads never went - and drove it mercilessly over the rutted and corrugated hard clay roads. It had a whistle coming through the rust holes somewhere up front as I drove down there, that wasn't making any noise at all when I came home and I could drive with the windows up and the vents shut and still get a good old breeze blowing around me. I reckon the car probably lost about 10kg of its structural mass in the two weeks I was away! The olds traded it on an '86 VK and a half Exec (EFI, 5-speed manual) not long after. When they went to Oz for a couple of weeks THAT year, I clocked up a thousand kilometres in it. I'd done about 700k and thought to myself that they'd notice that, so filled her up again and drove around some more to round it out so maybe they'd think they'd got the milage when they left wrong. I found out just recently when that subject came up that they knew all along, but just never said anything, thinking they'd make me sweat a bit, whereas I thought I'd gotten away with it! Really looking forward to seeing the vid on the Commy you were kneeling by. Don't see the early ones so often any more...... Dunno what the fascination is about those metal foot pedal decorations, eh. Someone had riveted a set to the pedals in my Mini when I bought it and they were the first thing I changed on the car. Got home, grabbed the pliers and a hammer and screwdriver and knocked the bastards off! Destroyed them by doing so, in fact. It had been damp when I picked the car up and my boot slipped off the clutch pedal once on the drive home - that was enough for me. Didn't like the look of them anyway, but they also appear to be bloody dangerous, so why have them? Rubber pedal pads might not have the same bling factor, but they are much safer. Anyway, that little Orange Roughy cleaned up real well with a bit of elbow grease, mate. She does the "ten-foot minter" look perfectly in that colour. I'm still surprised how well it runs on that huge lump of a carb though, eh. Really enjoyed that vid. There's something about seeing an old car come back that is so satisfying..... All the best, eh?
Another great informative video - thanks. Really enjoy these. Many years ago my wife had a mustard 4 door KE30, it ran like clock work but rust was a killer. With the strict ACT inspection laws at the time was always costly for repairs to keep registered but later moving to SA that was no longer relevant so the car went on for many more years. I was shamed into moving it on when my father in law one day asked why I was letting my wife and kids get around in a piece of junk - ironically he actually bought it and used it for years afterwards until finally selling it to someone else!
I had a 1979 SR Corolla coupe with standard twin cars when I was 18. Loved that car. Sold it to by a Laser with a 5 speed haha. Definitely needs a 4age swap. Forget the V8.
I am in the USA , But way back in high school i had a 1976 Toyota with the same body style . It was yellowish gold and had the 2TC engine . Great little car . Glad to see you giving this one a bit of love
Great episode. I learnt something new cheers for that. In the 70’s and early 80’s the intake mechanical tech would of been a time saver, no GOOGLE back then haha. Looking forward to the Commodore episode.
Thanks for the memories Mick I had a 72 Corolla SE from new, drove from Perth to Sydney and back, road unsealed in places, never opened the bonnet. I have learnt so much from your videos so thank you sincerely, you have the knowledge and you would be a great teacher, that I am positive, all the best.
Gem 💎 of a little car ..love the wheels and front handsome grill..these cars were extremely popular..back in the day ..2 door too..how cool 😎.. corolla..🎉
These were brilliant cars pretty tough little engines had one I brought for $150 when I was a young fella just kept on going and going my old lady also had a station wagon like you say most of the ones left now have been ruined or boy raced even has the old cheviot turbos on it really cool being a 2 door they were bad for rusting around the taillights you've definitely got a survivor there. Looking forward to that commodore
Boy racer definitely wasn't going sideways with the wrong firing order haha. Im glad you showed the viewers the old cable tie trick, that's the same method i use.
My sister bought the four door brand new. She loved that car right up to the time she traded it in for a T18 which had just been released on the market.
Had a '79 2 door Corolla when I was 16. It was 1.3 litre, auto. Dad said he wasn't worried about me driving it because I could only go zero to 100kms in 30 seconds....
Just remembered that I bought a KE10 back when I was about 18. Paid $500 for it, which was a lot back then. Smacked l/h front guard, but still drove fine. Has "K" engine. no number in front of the K, and a long gear shift. I think it was just on 1100cc. It was no ball of fire, and my Dad ended up fixing the guard. Mum drove it for years. They traded it in on a Triumph Toledo. Bad move. 1.5 litres, and it would easily be left standing at the lights by any bus. It also ate gearboxes. Corollas are, (or were), great cars back then. I bought an EE90 for about $11K, back when it was fairly new. Sad, heavy, noisy, underperforming car. Sorta put me off Toyotas, though I've had a good run out of a couple of Camry wagons since. Best I go - I'm raving. Nice little car you have there!
Love the no nonsense, bullshit free approach. Yes, I too enjoyed driving down to the bus stop at the farm gate……. only it was a FC Holden Station Wagon. Cheers 🍻
That was a tricky little sod to sort out with rough running & not firing, but you got there in the end & that's what I like about you & the way you problem solve, some may have gone for the Timing first then fuel but with a Cylinder not firing? But you got the problem sorted, so that was a good job done. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍But, I reckon that Chevy Small Block would fit a treat.
I Love how you methodically go through everything on an old school mechanical level Mick. Like, assuming there's no Google! I must admit I was one for looking for firing order on the manifold when I was young. Looking forward to the VB commodore. I've got a real soft spot for them after having 253 four speed SL in maroon some 30 something years ago. The clutch was a big heavy bitch and resulted in an oversize left calf muscle 😂😂. I always loved the headlight wipers for some obscure reason too. 😂😂
Nice one mate. Nothing like those little KE30 corollas, maybe a 4A-GE, N/a 4 cylinder that makes about 120hp. Keep it NA and simple but would be a bit of fun
Old school mechanics love it 🎉 TDC,timing marks , dizzy ... reliability...these days it's all transistorised etc ..regards to TDC ..timing ?..this wants you to bring out Ur timing gun 🔫..great fun .. basics ..love it ! Great video hope u get the car up and running ..clean out the interior etc ..even has a great mechanical fuel pump .. awesome 👍🏻
Hey Backshed. Everytime I see these cars it reminds me of my Appretership in the UK. I got a bodywork and paint appertership when I left school. It was a cool job. My dream job. I worked for a one man show when I was 13 onwards in a mechanical garage accident damage deal. He was a good guy. Took a chance on me. And payed me 10 English pounds a day. When the normal pocket money was 1 pound a week. I was a rich kid on holidays and weekends. But it got me the appertership. I had experience at 16 years old. But the Boss had a contract with Datson dealers to PDI. New cars. When they come from Japan they was totally sprayed with a wax. Nasty dam wax.. so had to clean all this shit off and check for damage and repaint if needed. It's not all we did. The body shop was mainly Rolls Royces and top dollar car on the Rack getting straitened. So a great job. But everytime I see these cars I get the hebby gebbys. Lol. The technology of the day was ten years ahead of English cars. But the body's was rotten coming off the boat..lol. all of this was happening around 1980.
Nissan said they only wanted there cars to last three years. Take it in for recycling and buy another.. this creates jobs and no maintenance. Lease or buy. It makes sense when you think about it. But these engines run for ever. Lol. The body panels was that thin you couldn't put no pressure to sand. Lol. I watch a guy call low standards. He a Aussie. Check him out if you don't know him. I'm not a rice racer but I like his engenering methods. And looks like you got a cult going on down under. I don't mind any car so long as it will do a cross county run in the middle of the Bush or Africa. Looks like a good example you got there. Should be a wanted car down under. Wheels are cool.
Once again man - good diagnosis...love seeing these revive videos! Process of elimination, brings you to the end result Had to LOL at the brake pedal that was iinstalled upside down, and peashooter exhaust, going into a giant baked bean can hhaha
Been watching more and more of your videos I used to own a Corolla wagon about the same age what a wonderful car that was. I would say definitely worthy of a small block Chevy swap any day of the week. Cheers mate
nice... from all the way down there, and halfway across the the world... I like that you talk the way a cool Aussie would use use slang words yeah?!! awesome picture shows taa 👍
Nice find. Those wires the green wire was a for the fuel cut off solenoid. Original carburetor. Voltage regulator was originally next to the battery. Came out of that splice. Those relays are the high & low headlight. That was a fuel line for original carb on the seat.
Another great video Mick. Got a soft spot for old Corollas. My first car was a 73 Corolla handed down from my Grandfather then my sister. Nice to see one with such a solid rust free body. Cheers
It sure is brother I didn’t talk about the idle stop solenoid as I thought it was a bit boring but yep I nipped the head off it instead of powering in up but yeah I’ve got the same factory carb on me xe wagon
Move the leads on the cap. Most 4-cylinders, apart from early UK Fords are 1-3-4-2. Think the Cortinas and Anglis, etc., were 1-2-4-3. Had this issue with my neighbour's 308 - he swore it was right. That's why flames came out of the carb, Stevo. Swapped 2 leads. Perfect.
Great videos keep it up, it's nice someone showing some rare cars and these videos are great for my depression I have it makes feel good and enjoying how motors work 👍
I had the model after this the KE55 the old 4K used to burn 4 litres of oil a week driving to work. iI turfed that and put a 5K in it,fitted a Weber 32/36 carb and headers with a home made exhaust system lowered it put 13 inch ROH jelly bean mags on it and drove it like that for years. It used to destroy diffs and gearboxes but that’s probably because I just used to drive the wheels off the thing! Apart from that it was super reliable and pretty easy on fuel too, I’d own another one if I could!
Great video as usual. I like how your videos are uniquely Australian and the cars that you work on. I never ended up buying a Corolla but it was high up there on the list of first cars (at the time) when I was looking at buying one. Great to see this one bought back to life. Thanks 👍
Another great episode Mick, the brings back memories for me too. At 16 I got a 4 door KE30 as my first car......drove it into the ground! Look forward to the next episode!!!
G'day mate cool find it's in fairly good condition definitely worth fixing it up nice 1 mate 👍 keep up the great work love it blessings cheers 🍻 have to meet you some time soon take care
Great car mate. have two sitting at home 1 in the garage and the other striped and waiting for the scalpel. have plenty parts if you need some. no seats though
Oh the memories of my youth! Back in about 1980, I bought a 76 panel van. Similar red in colour, the back was customised with an archway between the seats and it had working side pipes 😂 The motor was bog stock but it must have been manufactured on a Wednesday as it was just a freak! I'd soon after met and fell in love with a girl and the old panel van soon had some late night stories to tell 😂 It also didn't take the local boys in blue to take a liking to it too. A few defect notices were soon issued and many things had to change. First the side pipes had to go so a new exhaust was fitted but I kept the side pipes just for show. 12 months later I lost my license for quite some time and I had great plans for the van but sadly none happened and eventually I sold it to the wreckers. I haven't seen one one the road now for many years but I'd love to get another one just for the nostalgia.
Love the show all the cars I love also wish I could find them over here bought my fairlane in Adelaide with no engine or gearbox in it been sitting in a shed for 17 years so drove over from Perth got an engine and gearbox installed it worked the bugs out (sort of ) and drive it back to Perth
Great stuff as always, I think there was a 1.8 litre version of that engine in lite ace vans, or maybe think about a 2.4 litre rodeo engine and box or a 2.7 litre hilux. Or a v6 commo engine. Nugget garage have done a bit of Corolla engine swaps
Thanx mate. Mum an i had corolas. Years back. Both so reliable. My 2 litre motor went in a boat. An apparently still runs now. 20 years later. And far from new then. Cheers
i love these little corollas, I currently have a 4 door one, fitted up with a 5k liteace engine, hydraulic lifters, shaved head, electronic distributor, cam, list goes on, still loud and slow but lots of fun to drive.
Love the car I just wish I could hear it start or try and not the music 😀 Had a 72 but it broke in half I’d love to find something like this or my old b210 hatch but up here everything’s rusted into oblivion decades ago
Awesome Mick boy racers gotta hate em and there wisdom hmm wot great we car highly sort after here in nz especially the coups well done on your persistent I'm going to sort this ,can't wait for the v8 commy mate and more of your Aussie banter , good laugh , cheers , shaneo, nelson, nz, 👍🍺
I have come to appreciate little Japanese cars like this Corolla a lot more than I did growing up. The original poo brown colour of yours brings back memories, when I was in my early teens our neighbours had a KE30 manual Corolla wagon in the same poo brown. My suggested engine swap (if you can get one) is a 4A-GE 1.6 twin cam that came in the once dime-a-dozen mid-80's Corolla SX. Believe it or not my father-in-law has a 1958 MG Magnette with a 4A-GE engine transplant which has transformed its performance.
Nice. I bought a green one of these when I first moved to Brissy in '96. My first car was an earlier Corolla I used to commute to uni at Ballarat back in '87.
Those pedals, the gear knob, the square air cleaner, the big-arse cannon muffler and the excess gauges could be bundled on eBay and sold for a fortune! 😂😂😂
