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kyabram,victoria
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April 2004
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1uzfe in a corolla
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Fri, 16 April 2004 05:53
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Hello, i am an absolute corolla nut from victoria and was just curious as to weather or not it is possible to get a 1uzfe engineered for rego in any of the rear wheel drive corollas. Particularly a ke20, i know it will be a tight fit but i want to do this conversion, and would like it registered. If not it will just be for burnout comps. Any input would be appreciated.
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Location:
sydney
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March 2003
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Re: 1uzfe in a corolla
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Fri, 16 April 2004 06:19
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not to sure on vic rules but 3 times the weight of car for n/a engines will give u max engine capacity so i gather 4 lts is bit too much
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Location:
Brisbane / Gold Coast
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: 1uzfe in a corolla
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Fri, 16 April 2004 07:14
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There's a guy in Melbourne that's put one into an AE-86 and is about to get it registered.
I'm putting one into a KE-55S, but it's a rally car and the front of the engine will be nearly level with the firewall. 
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On Probation
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North East NSW
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: 1uzfe in a corolla
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Fri, 16 April 2004 08:00
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you won't get that ke20 registered as a modified vehicle. rewind about 15 years and it was possible. who remembers that guy who got his v8 gemini in all the magazines, but the law changed about 4 months before he finished his clean streeter project. they wouldn't let him register it, even tho the build was years old
read some RTA or vic roads documents, you may be able to register the car as an ICV, but it will have to be compliant with all current ADRs. airbags, side intrusion, crumple zones, etc. the amount of money you'd spend on a ke20 getting it to that stage, fuck! i'm pretty sure i'm the biggest KE corolla advocate in the world and not even i would do that, it wouldnt even be a ke20 at the end of it anyway, there's no point
one other thing you might be able to do is shorten and narrow an HQ chassis and drop the ke20 shell onto that, you'd just have to register your corolla as a 1972 holden utility
if you don't mind just having a v8 racecar though, do that. there's a ke17 drag car up at willowbank (george wegener, read the latest drag racing aust magazine). and there's a ke20 at grafton hillclimbs with a 327 in it. i've taken the measurements, you can fit a 302 windsor in a ke30 without moving the firewall back, not too sure about the strut tops
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On Probation
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North East NSW
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: 1uzfe in a corolla
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Fri, 16 April 2004 08:02
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| Super Jamie wrote on Fri, 16 April 2004 18:00 |
one other thing you might be able to do is shorten and narrow an HQ chassis and drop the ke20 shell onto that, you'd just have to register your corolla as a 1972 holden utility
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ps: i dont think you could do this either, there's a limit to how far you can narrow track and shorten a wheelbase
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Location:
Perth
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September 2003
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Re: 1uzfe in a corolla
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Fri, 16 April 2004 08:06
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whether you can rego it or not, i have doubts that it will fit physically.
the 1UZFE is approx 700 high, 700 wide and 700 deep. run a tape measure over your engine bay and i don't think it will fit.
if you're dead set on a V8, what about the 4MVE ? it's an OHV 3.4L, all alloy hemi-style V8 used by toyota for something like 20 years in Japan, and all 5MG parts are compatible, including the pistons  EKW have them in stock for around $2200 i think. these 'should' fit, but again, a tape measure will remove all doubt. use a celica box and you're away.
otherwise, i can pretty much guarantee that a 3.9L rover V8 and a celica box will 'slot' in between the strut towers, but mounts / sumps etc may be a prob.
and if you get it rego'd, then send me a picture of your car. that way i don't get embarrassed when i line you up at the lights. 
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Location:
Perth
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September 2003
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Re: 1uzfe in a corolla
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Fri, 16 April 2004 08:08
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| Super Jamie wrote on Fri, 16 April 2004 18:02 |
| Super Jamie wrote on Fri, 16 April 2004 18:00 |
one other thing you might be able to do is shorten and narrow an HQ chassis and drop the ke20 shell onto that, you'd just have to register your corolla as a 1972 holden utility
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ps: i dont think you could do this either, there's a limit to how far you can narrow track and shorten a wheelbase
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once you cut and shut a chassis, it is no longer a rebodied vehicle. it is now an ICV. and you DONT want that.
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Location:
kyabram,victoria
Registered:
April 2004
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Re: 1uzfe in a corolla
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Tue, 20 April 2004 02:05
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i have seen a guy in melbourne with a 289 windsor in a ke20 (or a model close to that, he had the plates TWO-89), at the easternats last year and i heard he had it registered as a 289 but i'm not 100% sure. this was the only reason i was curious.
Would it be possible to get a quad cam rego'd in a ta22 celica then? i want something small with one of these engines in it so i'm gunna be persistant till i get it.
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Location:
sydney
Registered:
March 2003
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Re: 1uzfe in a corolla
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Tue, 20 April 2004 02:18
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well in sydney its 3 times the weight
so 4000 divided by 3 is 1333 kgs
so this means in sydney the car has to be over 1.3 kgs
unless it has a chassis
its only afew phone calls to afew engineers
why not just ask them
the rules change all the time so half of us cant keep up
if u r persistant it means u have alot to spend
anything u put it in is goin to be a big job
so just call engineer and see what they say
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Location:
Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: 1uzfe in a corolla
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Tue, 20 April 2004 03:42
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unless the cr weighs over.. is it 1000kg? and then it's 5x weight
so find a car that is 1001kg from factory, and thats the lightest car the 1UZ will be ok in in NSW..
and from memory the KE10 engine bay is about 600x600x500 (one of those 600's might be 500 or 700 tho  ) so i very much doubt it will physically fit in a KE20, which is only slightly longer...
mmmm 200mm speedbubble LOL
CYa, Stewart
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Location:
Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: 1uzfe in a corolla
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Tue, 20 April 2004 03:45
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| esv8 wrote on Tue, 20 April 2004 12:05 |
i have seen a guy in melbourne with a 289 windsor in a ke20 (or a model close to that, he had the plates TWO-89), at the easternats last year and i heard he had it registered as a 289 but i'm not 100% sure. this was the only reason i was curious.
Would it be possible to get a quad cam rego'd in a ta22 celica then? i want something small with one of these engines in it so i'm gunna be persistant till i get it.
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and what year was it first registered with that motor??? i'd guess a few at least....
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Location:
eastern suburbs, Melb
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: 1uzfe in a corolla
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Tue, 20 April 2004 06:04
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A friend was going to put one in a ke20 for a customer and they found it would just fit, so they looked at a genIII out of the latest commodores and I looks to be an easier fit, Dont know how far they have got yet.
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Location:
Perth
Registered:
September 2003
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Re: 1uzfe in a corolla
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Tue, 20 April 2004 08:56
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they're a big engine, and the VQ45DE is wider again (nissan version).
seriously, a 289 would be an orse little drag car, so would a s/c 4MVE...
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Location:
Brisbane
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June 2003
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Re: 1uzfe in a corolla
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Tue, 20 April 2004 09:26
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302 windsor is the same as a 289....itd fit in nice and easy 
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I supported Toymods
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I renounced punctuation
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May 2002
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Re: 1uzfe in a corolla
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Tue, 20 April 2004 09:54
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By the way it's a 4VE, and they're not much narrower than a 1UZ.
I have some pics of a 4V in an RT104 and it was a bit of a squeeze.....it needed a rack and pinion conversion to fit.
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