beautiful damn nothin is hotter than a toyota motor swap

 

Gotta move the oil sump so it fits the new oil pan!

 

Oh so it looks like I need a T100 (2WD) Oil Sump to fit the pan I got from ORS. I have called so many auto salvage places and while I did find on extra pan (for MrDoug) there were no sumps.

Grrr...

Any ideas on where I might find one used? Or did any of you do a conversion yourself on the 3.4 sump on your donor engine?

 

With my swap, I reused the pan and sump from the 3.0. Since it cleared the SAS before, it cleared after.

So, if your current 3.0 setup worked... just swap it all over to your 3.4.

 

Exactly what i did too.

 

Problem is the 3.0 is long gone. Like a year ago. (I did get $400 for the blown 3.0 then!)

 

Steal Tc's parts! lol..

im sure you can find a 3.0 pan/pickup/baffle for cheap.

 

This is true... maybe searching for 3.0 pan and parts will be easier and cheaper.

 

Here is the thing. My up-travel was seriously limited with tmy 3.0 and the oil pan. I was told the T100 was the pan to get for the 3.4 in terms of not having problems with the oil pan being hit.

I am so confused. I got the T100 pan, but now I have to move the sump for it to fit. I didn't think I was going to have to.

What is the difference between the 3.4 pan and the 3.0? I assume they have the bumnp on the same side since the sump has to fit in either pan. Is one shallower than the other?

 

I know I can't help with any of the tech to help you Molly, just wanted to wish you good luck with the swap, and glad to see that your working on poor Tippy!!!!

 

IIRC the main difference was the 3.0 was made to fit around a diff on the passinger side and the 3.4 had the diff on the drivers side. So they were scooped out to fit around the diffs on different sides.

 

I wonder why they flipped the driveline around when they switched to the 3.4? Anybody know?

 

Well I went ahead and pulled the sump and then put the T100 pan on - so I can see how it will fit when we drop the engine in.


Then we did the timing belt:

White hot timing belt action...


Thank god we had MrDoug's nifty pully tool!


What a bitch getting that belt on!


I got fired. Nate took my place.


Moving Tippy to put the engine in:


Nate cleaning out the bell housing.


I'm wiping up the mess


What a dork!


Shortly after this we decided the engine wasn't going in till I do the cross-over exhaust. Then we got a call for a rescue of a TJ7 up on left hand, so we went for a very wet, rainy, and extremely slick and muddy rescue...

 

and the saga continues....

 

Yeah the engine stand wasn't working correctly so I couldn't spin the engine...

 

Wow congrats!

It shoudl be coming along soon!

 

So yesterday for my Birthday Troy surprised me this donor "Top" that we are gonna swap onto Tippy's frame. Probably gonna go with the 5VZFE (3.4) Donor motor I already have instead of rebuilding the 22RE. Will probably do a dash swap if we can swing it, to avoid the wiring harness. Don't get your hopes up to see the "new" Tippy any time soon. Cash is at a minimum and lots to be done (though Troy has connections and he got the body for a song I hope).

Any way it was an awesome surprise and I promptly seized later that night to show my appreciation. (Go figure)



Is it weird I am more worried about the crossover pipe than I am the wiring?

 

Not weird at all! Use the stock crossover, modify it to exit left. Beware the bellhousing & firewall clearance. Also make sure the end is higher than stock & you will have fewer worries with frame rail clearance. Ceramic coat it & you is joyful!!

 

Oh, & a 1in. Body lift buys much happiness

 

Good to know!