"MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig" (MR2_FTW)
08/04/2013 at 16:14 • Filed to: None
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"MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig" (MR2_FTW)
08/04/2013 at 16:14 • Filed to: None | 2
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8/1/13
Went to the junkyard and pulled the windshield trim (for a friend), both seats, and thermostat housing off of the MA60.
8/3/13
Supra seats don't fit, rails are wrong.
I finished my EGR removal today. Fabbed block-off plates and gaskets, blocked off vacuum lines, etc
I also made wiring for the clutch-activated neutral safety switch and the reverse light switch. As soon as my new silicone couplers for the intake piping come in (the stock ones were super split), the engine will be ready to come off the stand, have the rear main seal replaced, clutch/flywheel bolted up, trans bolted on, and put back in the car. I'll be putting Redline MT-90 gear oil in the trans, and I'm going to run wal-mart brand oil in the motor for a day or two, then change it out for some Amsoil. The cooling system will also be getting Amsoil coolant boost that I had left over. I still have to drop the rear axle and change all the seals, but I'm not sure when that will happen.
8/4/13
Picked up the hoist from a friend's and removed the motor from the stand.
New rear main seal
Installed pilot bearing and got the clutch disc ready to go
This is when I noticed that the flywheel's friction surface was a little bigger than the clutch disc. No biggie, just weird. But when I went to put on the pressure plate, the bolt holes/dowel pins on the flywheel don't line up with the holes in the pressure plate. I googled 7MGE and 7MGTE flywheels and concluded that I have two 7MGE clutches (which is what I need, so good) and a 7MGTE flywheel.
Awesome. Well I called the guy I bought the stuff from and he said he knows he has for sure some more NA flywheels buried in his garage but it will be some night this week before he can get to them. So I can't put my motor in till I have this crap taken care of, and I'll still be out the gas money to go get the parts from Fredericksburg AND the $55 I spent resurfacing the one I have. I could seriously punch a baby right now.
Agrajag
> MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig
08/04/2013 at 16:30 |
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Very awesome. I don't recall ever seeing one of these before.
What's your reason for deleting EGR, is it for cosmetics, or to preempt eventual failure?
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MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig
> Agrajag
08/04/2013 at 16:48 |
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Couple reasons.
1. it keeps soot and crap from gumming up the intake
2. the stock EGR cooler covers the rear surface of the head, essentially wrapping cylinder 6 in hot exhaust gas, which is not good for longevity.
3. It cleans up the engine bay a little bit.
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Agrajag
> MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig
08/04/2013 at 16:53 |
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Sound reasons then.