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TOYOTA AE82 COROLLA 4AGE CONVERSION.

Started by _stretchlc_ , Nov 28 2011 01:58 PM

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#1 _stretchlc_

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Posted 28 November 2011 - 01:58 PM

I've been busy helping a mate with his Toyota Corolla AE82, and what hes pretty much done is stripped his 1 owner car, and purchased a running AE82 genuine 4AGE liftback to do the whole twin cam engine conversion(from single cam carby)...auto to manual swap.....carb to efi...and convert the drum rear to 4 wheel disks.
The old mate has been doing heaps of powder coating, painting, cleaning etc in preparation to re-assemble this car. I must say myself it is coming together very nicely!
Anyway.......I was commissioned to build his engine, and thought I'd pop a few pics up of it being re-assembled.

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#2 _toranarama_

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Posted 28 November 2011 - 02:15 PM

mmmmmmmmm...... Alcohol + twin cam motor rebuilds

I can relate to that !

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#3 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 28 November 2011 - 07:12 PM

So where are the other 4 cylinders?

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#4 _Quagmire_

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Posted 28 November 2011 - 08:39 PM

shit are those things rare or sumthing>?

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#5 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 28 November 2011 - 08:49 PM

No, I think cans of beer are readily available these days.

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#6 _Quagmire_

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Posted 28 November 2011 - 08:57 PM

arrrrhhh
if i can't see what i'm drinking it tends to put me off
you never know when that ciggy butt will strike

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#7 _wblje_

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Posted 28 November 2011 - 09:14 PM

^{those are good little donks. good performance and are indestructable. i had one for about 120k and every time i drove it it saw 7400 when the road opened up. i actually found it could shoot flames on the standard computer. easiest way is to put the clutch in then just hit the loud pedal from full on to full off really fast and the flames will come.}

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#8 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 28 November 2011 - 09:18 PM

Looks like an early big port version.

Basically i direct copy of the cosworth BDL engine.

Noice stuff, used to have a 4AGZE, late model small port map sencored one, 165hp standard. Never got around to putting it in anything sadly.

Cheers.

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#9 _nzstato_

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Posted 29 November 2011 - 04:41 AM

Looking good, I've never seem someone use crinkle coat on the valve covers, it looks really nice. I daily an AE92 with one of the small port 16v redtops (last and best of the 16v), had it for about 6 years and it still runs like rolex.

Second best engines in the world....

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#10 _moot_

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Posted 29 November 2011 - 05:34 AM

i've had heaps of 4ages. they are my favorite engine.they taken a flogging and just keep going....

i have a mini tubbed ke30 with a blacktop 20v going in it.its backed by a c4 auto. it should be making close to 400rwkw on 30 psi,

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#11 orangeLJ

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Posted 29 November 2011 - 08:00 AM

Moot! PICS!

Blacktop head on a GZE block? (oil squirters etc)

I built a AE92 SX seca for my missus, 100kw Smallport, freshened up, bit more comp, slight portwork etc etc.

Was a fun little car! Was quicker than most v6 commodores and handle great too!

I'm always on the look out for aAE92 hatch cheap to have another play with eventually.

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#12 _nzstato_

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Posted 29 November 2011 - 08:27 AM

Not sure what it is like over there but round these parts these engines are extremely popular. In RWD format they have been chucked in almost every small/light car found here.

I don't ever want to sell mine, trying to track down a barn to leave it in for the next 20 years...

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#13 r2160

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Posted 29 November 2011 - 09:01 AM

I stuck one of those engines into an AE71 back in about 1988. Designed and manufactured a manifold through a pattern maker in Revesby for a pair of 45 DCOE webers (at that time injection was so much more expensive) and reground cams, balanced etc. It was so quick. We had to MAKE valve shims from Fiat ones because you just couldn't buy anything for them back then. Did a flat 12 at Oran Park and getting traction in 1st and 2nd was a huge challenge.

I had a blast in that car!!

cheers
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#14 orangeLJ

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Posted 29 November 2011 - 09:48 AM

Its the same here Sam, AE86/AE71//KEXX RWD chassis conversions are hugely popular, and the FWD AE82-AE92 crowd have a massive following too.

They make an absolute shitload of parts for 4A engines all over the world, the guys in peurto rico are doing insane things with 4AGEs too.

There is a guy on the twincam.org.au forums, username BAZDA that does excellent custom bits and bobs, races an AE92 levin in superlap champs in NZ, likes to boost the ass off 4As haha

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#15 _nzstato_

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Posted 29 November 2011 - 10:43 AM

Seen them in starlets, escorts, austins, morris they are an engine that can go into almost anything...

You mean this?
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Yea he's got some impressive bits of engineering in that car.

Here is mine

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#16 _moot_

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Posted 29 November 2011 - 11:19 AM

i have a ae102r sprinter as a hack/run around.i have a had 2 ae82's one with a big port and another with a map sensored gze,i have had a ae92 with a silvertop 20v and another ke30 with a tough as nails 2tg.

the 4age i'm doing now is basically the same as the backyarder corolla engine, he spins it to 13k and makes 670kw at the wheels

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#17 _stretchlc_

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Posted 29 November 2011 - 11:27 AM

This engine is the early silvertop bigport engine.......7 rib block minus the oil squirters!...I have more pics of this car, and we have pretty much started from a stripped down shell, and are putting in some new lowered suspension, bigger sway bars, new Pedders Struts all round etc etc. Have just finished re-installing the rear suspension, fuel tank, fuel lines and plumbed the new wiring loom from the ass upwards.

I will be posting more pics as the build progresses, as I am quietly surprised at the interest recieved on this post actually. More to come!!

Thanks for your nice comments all!....stretch

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#18 orangeLJ

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Posted 29 November 2011 - 12:27 PM

Yeah Sam, thats the one! His dad races toranas too!

i have a ae102r sprinter as a hack/run around.i have a had 2 ae82's one with a big port and another with a map sensored gze,i have had a ae92 with a silvertop 20v and another ke30 with a tough as nails 2tg.

the 4age i'm doing now is basically the same as the backyarder corolla engine, he spins it to 13k and makes 670kw at the wheels

Backyarders thing is absolutely nuts! hands down one of, if not the wildest 4AGE powered drag car in the world.

AE102 sprinters were a bit of an abomination! haha.

Stretch, we may be reasonably one eyed, but everyone has their little secrets! haha

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#19 _moot_

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Posted 29 November 2011 - 12:30 PM

its funny how many torana guys like corollas. i had my corolla next to my torana in the workshop and no one even looks at the torry,they all love the corolla and there all v8 guys....

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#20 orangeLJ

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Posted 29 November 2011 - 03:24 PM

haha, I suppose they are like a mini, rustier version of the torana (the early KEXX models anyway)

Just a shame the panels are so bloody thin!

I wouldnt mind a KE10 or KE20 at some stage, but the prices are a bit silly for some pretty big shitboxes.

I had a KE55 for about 2 months earlier in the year, bought for $130 with a weeks rego, rough as guts, but running a 4k, 5 speed combo, flogged the arse out of it for a week, sold for $550 on ebay

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#21 _toranarama_

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Posted 29 November 2011 - 04:33 PM

its funny how many toyota guys like toranas. i had my toyota next to my toyota in the workshop and no one even looks at the barina ,they all love the toyota and there all GMH guys....

Fixed from my perspective

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#22 _Brad1979UC_

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Posted 29 November 2011 - 09:33 PM

Nice engine build! Love the finish on the cam covers. Yea I didn't realise there are quite a few rolla fans here!

In a good few years time, I'm planning to do a silver/black top conversion, probably small turbro in my aw11 mr2, but still im just amazed at how it just keeps on ticking, had it for a few years and it's a daily, gets hammered and all ive done is oil and filters, top donk!

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#23 _toranarama_

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Posted 29 November 2011 - 09:49 PM

AW-11's a great car - Hammered mine like feck before I sold it

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#24 _stretchlc_

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Posted 05 December 2011 - 12:46 PM

Anyway....a little more on the progress of this little screamer!...Got the new rear suspension in......converted from drum to disc....installed the fuel tank and in-tank fuel pump and ran the fuel lines up to the firewall...painted the engine bay white, and started bolting brackets and manifolds onto the engine.