Here we go here we go here we go go. Since its April the 2JZ conversion is full speed ahead.
Firstly though, i assembled all the adaptors onto the oil filter bracket:
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And popped it on the engine:
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Fits nicely there
Next up was all the boring bits of getting stuff ready to be removed, which only took a couple of hours:
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Only problem is that with the nosecone still on the car i dont have the reach to be able to take the bonnet off on my own, so i had to wait for my wife to come home from a friends.
That means engine out tomorow, which should be quite easy.
Oh and this is where it will live for the next few weeks.
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Welcome to Phase 3….
Picking up from where we left off yesterday, my wife helped me take the bonnet off last night and so this morning i pulled the engine out. Under 30mins later it looked like this:
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I was originally going to put a brass bushing into the gearbox to replace the shifter bushes, but after seeing this i decided not to:
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Thats pretty much as it is brand new.
I tested the slop in the factory bush and the brass bush and in my case there was actually more slop in the brass bush. Saved a heap of work.
After that, the new bellhousing on:
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5M left to sit in the naughty corner and cry:
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And after a bit of trouble with forgetting to buy more M12 bolts to attach the gearbox, and a few issues lining up the splines with a sore back and then adjusting angles on my engine crane, it now looks like this:
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All went in nicely after a bit of adjusting of the crane.
Not too many more pics as i only had 5hrs to work on it today as we have friends coming around for dinner and i should be cleaning the house a bit right now.
More to come soon…