"LuczOr" (LuczOr)
07/22/2014 at 12:49 • Filed to: None
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"LuczOr" (LuczOr)
07/22/2014 at 12:49 • Filed to: None | 3
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Moar progress! After !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! last time around, I sourced the correct harmonic balancer to get the accessory belt on and the front of the engine is pretty much done.
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Onward to the rear. Clutch, pressure plate and flywheel got all mounted up and everything miraculously fit. At this point, the bellhousing went onto the block alone so I could set up the slave cylinder. Since this a completely custom deal, I got a fully adjustable slave cylinder rod and the slave cylinder itself is from a Toyota FJ40. The slave cylinder needs to be adjusted so the throwout bearing has clearance to the pressure plate when the clutch is fully engaged. Last thing you want is your throwout bearing toasting itself in the first few hundred miles.
Once that's done, the bellhousing comes off the engine, and goes onto the Toyota transmission. This turned out to be more of a problem than I anticipated since the counter bores on the bellhousing were too deep. I had to cut down four out of the nine blots that bolt the bellhousing on. It's also worth mentioning that the bolts holding the stock bellhousing were pretty much impossible to take off without the half inch impact gun. My 3/8" impact banged away doing nothing. It feels weird putting a 14mm socket on a half inch impact gun.
And there it is! Look at that sweet, sweet, interracial mating. That poor Toyota transmission has no idea what's in store for it. The only thing left to mount to the engine are the headers. The transmission needs a transfer case, which is still in the truck, so the 4runner will likely be coming apart in short order.
Unfortunately, the Pacific Northwest strikes again and we are experiencing a mid July rain storm. Although the weather report says it will be done by Thursday, living in the area gives me some perspective so I expect it to be dry sometime next June.
The adventure continues. Rain or shine, this thing is going in.
Spaceball-Two
> LuczOr
07/22/2014 at 14:18 |
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This is so cool! Please keep us updated. I'm just North of Seattle and this weekend is looking nice.
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> LuczOr
07/22/2014 at 16:08 |
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About how many hours do expect to have in this all said and done? Also, was the 4Runner originally a manual?
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LuczOr
> Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
07/22/2014 at 17:55 |
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Hmm, I'm not keeping track of the hours. But I bet it will take at least 20 hours if everything goes smoothly. Of course, that doesn't include all the time I spent removing parts from the Camaro. That was probably a good 20 hours itself. Not to mention, I still need to pull the engine from the 4runner, which will take a few hours. Once I get to installing the engine INTO the truck I'm sure I will run into a bunch of hiccups. Let me just guess that this thing will take me 80 hours total to do. Honestly, this is a project that I expected to finish on an "eventually" timeline.
And yes, the truck was a 4 cylinder manual.
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Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> LuczOr
07/22/2014 at 18:00 |
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Alright, sounds like a bit of work. I plan on swapping an LQ4 into my second gen. Transmission choice is still on the table, though I plan on swapping to a manual.
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LuczOr
> Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
07/22/2014 at 19:13 |
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The easiest thing to do is to stick with a GM auto box. But then you have to do custom driveshafts and transmission mounts. Also, I can't stand driving an automatic. I haven't driven a manual since the engine in my 4runner blew up, and my wife's automatic Rav4 is driving me crazy.
I originally planned to use the factory w56 manual transmission that comes behind the 4 cylinder, but after reading a post from the one other person who seems to have tried it, the transmission is not up to the task. He sheared the teeth off first gear in about 500 miles. I'm using the R150F that came behind the V6. It's all-around beefier from the housing to the shafts to the bearings. Hopefully it will survive.
Your other option is to use a GM manual transmission. NV2500, NV3500, NV3550 and NV4500 are the options (there may be more). But if you use one of those, you need a custom transfer case because the case that comes on the NV transmissions drops the front driveline on the left side of the vehicle and Toyota axles have a pumpkin on the right side. There are also adapter kits that let you use a Toyota transfer case. After you finish with that headache, you will be pleased to find the shifter for the transmission wants to come out somewhere under your dashboard. I guess that may not be that much of an issue if you don't plan on having a dashboard, but mine is a street truck, so I need my stereo and HVAC, thanks very much.
Moral of the story is, if you want to go manual, Toyota R150F is probably the best choice.
I still don't know if the radiator will fit in front of the engine, though. I guess you might want to stay tuned.
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Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> LuczOr
07/22/2014 at 19:18 |
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I definitely will, but since there are plenty of 302 swaps out there, you should be okay. And I'll be damned if I ever use another GM automatic.