My EP71, slowly getting it sorted

jonesyGT · **Posted:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:20 pm

Hi Guys

I am working my way through sorting this little car
Im about to get the head sorted as it needs valve stem seals
Can anyone point me in the direction of a workshop manual for the 2E-TELU?
Im after the clearances for valves & torque settings for head bolts etc

Cheers
Mark

jonesyGT · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:39 am

Well good & bad

Got the workshop manual 4 this from Japan
However, now the turbo has gone, have to replace with a new CT9
My hands are a bit big to get into all the little areas needed to pull this apart
Ive spent 2 days all up & am nearly at the stage of dropping the exhaust.
Hopefully that will allow the turbo to come away from the exhaust

Nath76LA · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:45 am

Hi Jonesy,

If I'm not mistaken this car used to be owned by a guy from Bella Vista about 10 years ago. He was a mate of one of my neighbours when I lived in Castle Hill. It was a fairly quick car.

Nath

jonesyGT · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 4:22 pm

Hi Nath

Really?

If you could confirm this, Id like to get hold of some history, ie when it arrived etc

Cheers
Mark

Nath76LA · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 11:05 pm

Ok, I'll see what I can do Mark.

I haven't seen my old neighbour in years and not sure where he's living now and if he's still in contact with his mate.

Nath

MyRolla · **Posted:** Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:09 pm

i want one

KresSlyda180 · **Posted:** Sat Mar 05, 2011 9:12 pm

You, Aussies, are LUCKY... you guys always get the "straight-from-the factory", JDM cars. While, us Americans get the boring, watered-down versions. lol

At least you guys, got the EP71 and later generations of Starlet... along with the nifty Starlet Glanza.

Our version of the Toyota Starlet, began and ended with the KP61.

jonesyGT · **Posted:** Sun Mar 06, 2011 1:55 am

No.

We didnt get any Starlet till the EP91 & no Glanza, just a basic model

Mine is a personal import & some of the others have been allowed in under various government schemes.

Dont worry, most of the stuff we get is watered down aswell
Weve missed out on heaps of cool Japanese cars

KresSlyda180 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 06, 2011 2:18 pm

jonesyGT wrote:

No.

We didnt get any Starlet till the EP91 & no Glanza, just a basic model

Oh... I thought you guys, did. Then, I think it was Malaysia and the Philippines, that got the various Starlets. In a way, I don't envy them on the KP61 aspect... I think they, only got the 4 door...while we got the cool 2 door.

jonesyGT wrote:

Dont worry, most of the stuff we get is watered down aswell
Weve missed out on heaps of cool Japanese cars

Yeah, is it true, you guys only got the fixed nosed Levin version of the AE86 Corolla? Not really a fan of those... it's like putting the nose of a FWD AE82 sedan on an AE86 body. I'm glad, we got the cool flip-up light AE86... the Trueno. :wink:

You Aussies, are still lucky... at least you guys can legally buy ANY version of Nissan Skyline, 80's Soarers, Toyota Crestas/Chasers, 80's-newer Mazda Cosmos, 1st gen WRXs, and No. 1-7 Mitsubishi Evos.

jonesyGT · **Posted:** Sat Nov 05, 2011 5:22 am

OK, new pics, tint removed

Still looking for the original wheels & am currently giving it a bit of a polish as its going to the All Japan Day on Nov 13th here in Sydney

jonesyGT · **Posted:** Sat Jun 02, 2012 5:45 am

Well it looks like the rings are gone on no. 4 slug
Compression is @ 120 on this cylinder

Im about to pull the engine down & do rings & get the head redone aswell
I think the valve stems are in need of doing aswell

Spent today getting an engine crane together so I can start pulling the engine & gearbox tomorrow

Fun times ahead

ToolZ · **Posted:** Sat Jun 02, 2012 9:49 am

Glad you are back

Keep us posted on the build :tu:

jonesyGT · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:09 am

OK

So the car is in heaps of pieces & the garage looks like a bomb has hit it, stuff everywhere!
The head is off gettting serviced & the pistons getting cleaned & new rings.
Will post some more pics of the dirty engine bay later but for now the garage only.

Anyway heres the mess!

Might need a few more of these!

jonesyGT · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2012 1:32 am

Spent today steam cleaning the bonnet & engine bay, doesnt look like much has happened, however tomorrow I get the head & pistons & new rings back & I can start assembly.

Spent the day steam cleaning this & the engine bay
You'd hardly tell Ive touched it!

The muck down the bottom still has to go!
It looks OK in the pics, but its still really dirty!

Cleaned, just need the new bits!

errolae92 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:21 am

put a cylinder head, engine 4efte, so it becomes DOHC

jonesyGT · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:35 pm

No, sorry, this is going to stay as stock as possible
It still has the original exhaust on it
Im searching for the EP71 wheels @ the moment

Toyohead · **Posted:** Wed Jul 11, 2012 5:52 am

Nice starlet!

DOHC looks simple but you need to rebore the cills to 74mm and 4E or 5E pistons pressed on the 2E rods then.

I have built a 2EFE engine and know the facts by now :lol:

jonesyGT · **Posted:** Sat Aug 25, 2012 3:48 am

Well this is back together finally.
Same as it was before but Ive put the CT12 turbo back on & its had new rings & the head reconditioned.
Runs very well now with a heap more poke from about 2 to 5K rpm.
Im running it in fairly hard, however not to redline.
Nice little toy, however now I want to start on the body & repaint it.

It never ends really does it.

My EP71, slowly getting it sorted

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