RMA

Looking good man !! thanks for all the pics and info ..

Hey man how much of a body lift do you have ?

things seem to clear pretty well.

toy4whatever

I have a 1" BL. I need to lower the engine some. I'm glad I didn't completely weld in the frame mounts. The header doesn't clear the steering shaft and I can't move the steering box enough. I'm trying to keep the A/C but that isn't looking good either.

toy4whatever

I decided to modify the driver side header to clear the steering.




Here are before and after pics.
BEFORE

AFTER


I will be replaceing the stock rag joint with one of these.

RMA

that looked easy enough , looks good.

RMA

did you have to switch over to the sc 400 oil pan and pickup to clear the solid axle? and how about the oil filter housing , still using the ls or did you switch to the sc one?

toy4whatever

I'm going to swap out the LS oil pan for the SC one. I have been contemplating building my own oil pan. As for now I'm going to run a remote filter so I should be able to use the LS housing.

toyminator2000

The SC400's oil filter adapter will fit between the framerails.

RMA

yea thats what i ended up using ,works great,

But I was just curious because i saw another thread where the guy said he fit the LS housing just fine. Didnt post any pics though.

toy4whatever

It fits but I dont think you can get a filter on it. Not really worried since I'm using a relocation kit.

toyminator2000

If you mount the engine low enough in the engine bay I think the angle of the LS400 adapter will actually make it fit under the frame. I didn't try it though. toy4whatever's engine is mounted really high though. I think his sits about 3" higher than mine.

toy4whatever

Do you have any pictures of your build?

toyminator2000

Plenty, but I haven't made a build thread yet.

toy4whatever

Now is as good a time as any. Have you completed your swap?

RMA

HAHah!!

RMA

toy4whatevers engine looks to be in lower than mine ..Toyminator yours must be in there really low .

RMA

Have you guys seen this ..





H151 manual tranny behind the 2uz in Austaralia, This tranny is supposed to be here in the states just need the Bell housing from Australia.

yodathespian87

Well that would make it a lot easier to make my auto a manual. I would what the specs are on that transmission? RMA that last picture you posted is gorgeous. I want it to just throw in my 4runner.

toyminator2000

No. I'm a little farther along than you are, but I been working on it on and off for a year now. I've just had so much going on that I don't have the time to dedicate to working on it as much as I would like. I have a few small things to finish up and I have a friend that's gonna build my wiring harness. I want it to be as reliable as the 22re was because its a dedicated trail rig that will get used and abuse. I don't want any stupid failures due to poor workmanship from my swap. I've read too many of these swaps that are several years old and they never seem to be completed. I don't want that to be me. As soon as it actually starts and runs I'll make a build thread.

toyminator2000

I wanted as low a center of gravity as I could get. The way I made my motor mounts I can set it up higher simply by puting a spacer between the urethane mount and the factory aluminum piece.

Here is the left side of toy4whatever's engine.



Here's mine.

RMA

hey man , what happened to your reworked header pics , those were great pics ..