I haven't updated my build in a while but my drivetrain is in bolted up and motor running, I haven't put driveshafts in it and actually move it but yes it does work. Somewhere in my build I posted a link to someone who used that transmission for his 2jz swap into a Tacoma

 

Ok cool thank you very much

 

So my truck is currently driving and I'll get to it in a little bit but let me back track with description and some pics on what I've done since my last post





So this was the start of the wiring. The main hole in the center was for all the body and ecu plugs to fit just inside my firewall so I can keep the computer inside my cab. Every spliceb I made on the harness was soldered and crimped on some and then heat shrink tubing on top of that. The fuse block was just a common item I picked up from west marine seemed like it would work pretty well which it did. I actually forget what I ran to each fuse.
I tore apart some of the stock harness and went thru what I no longer need. Everything that I did not need I just looped back into the fender well and taped it altogether. Lol I'm still a little hesitant about per mantle deleting wires off the harness.

 

I pulled my rear axle back out. Just roughed it down to throw some paint on it and did trail gears diff studd eliminator kit. Nothing to involved really

 

This is the bracket I used for my rear shocks. It's from low range off-road. Had to do a little trimming on each side after that it was a pretty nice snug fit. Set it to the heigth I wanted,level and squared it thrower a couple beads on it. To do the bottom brackets. I bolted them to the shocks and and the the spring in the shock push them all the way over to the spring perches and welded them in place. Oh yeah and I did do a decent job of prep and paint before I put the upper bracket in. A lot easier out of the truck.

 

This is just about the finished product of the fuse box minus the cover that goes on it. The relay is for the ignition to the computer. When I turn the key on this powers the computer and the entire fuse block which feeds everything for the motor. Coil packs,ecu,injectors,ignitor, etc.

 

So since the very beginning of the swap I knew I wanted my intercooler to go above the motor into the hood. This is an old pic of when I first got the intercooler.


We'll can't belive it but looks like I didn't take any pics while I was building the brackets to mount it. Lol they weren't the easiest things to make either. Once it was mounted I just took two aluminum 90's and took a couple trial fit and cuts but finally got them trimmed down to where the fit just right. Turned out pretty good I feel like.

 

Before I put the interior back in I wanted to run the wiring for the fuel pressure sender and hide it with the other body wiring. Problem is that the stock fuel gauge in the dash is a different ohm reading then the sending unit that came with the fuel cell.
The only way I see to make it right is to take my dash apart find the ohm resistor that feeds the gauge and solder in a new one in place of it the matches the ohm reading of the sending unit.

 

One of my roommates helping me get the interior back in so we could go for our first ride. For now I'm a leave it stock. Next year when I redo the body carpet will come out and probly line x all of it.

 

So this is what I came up with for laying out on my hood what to cut out. I started out by drilling where the hood bolts go and drilled a small hole thorough the mounting threads into the top of the hood. That gave me a visible starting point to measure and square off from, and this is what I came up with. With a cut off wheel Had to do a few test fits and some more minor trimming. Then it all of it with a file and sand cloth to smooth out the edges.

 

And this was What I came up with Looks sooooo good

 

I think you're going to find that your intercooler location is going to get really hot right there above the motor, especially when you're not moving very fast. In fact, it will turn it into more of an interheater rather than an intercooler, meaning you'll make less power and run hotter than if you had no intercooler at all.

Do what you want of course, but that would be my suggestion coming from experience. A front mount set up would be infinitely more efficient, and you already have a nice forward facing intake manifold to work with on the JZ, which makes plumbing very easy. Just chop up your grill a bit if you have to. Its worth it.

 

Yeah I really wanted to leave my front end. But since I have my winch right thier I was very limited on options. Its not on the street yet. But I do understand what your saying. Eventually my final goal is to mount a lover on each side of the hood and mount 2, 6inch fans on disconnect plugs just for when im idling through the trails

 

Great thread. I am looking at doing a 1jz or 7m swap in my '89 xcab. Quick question for ya. Since you moved the transmission backward to make room for the engine, what did you do about the drive shafts? Maybe i overlooked it...

 

regarding the intercooler, i did something similar with my 2jz swap. i used an ait to water where yours is mounted and mounted the heat exchanger on the skid plate. since the water keeps the air cool the intercooler itself is usually cool to the touch even after a hard drive


something like this

 

plus you can mount the heat exchanger anywhere and just plumb a couple of water hoses, air to water is more efficient than air to air.

 

Im using a tiny air to water setup thats supposed to be good for 400 hp I might be on the edge but charge temps are perfect even on hot days its just above ambient



photo was taken before it was plumbed with water hoses

 

Maybe I missed where you said (if you did) what intercooler you used? earlier in the thread it looks like you had a typical one in the photo not a top mount looking one like that.

I'm fighting where to put mine right now, the plumbing is going to be complicated. I thought about doing a top mount like that, its how my 2005 Subaru STI was, top mount and it made decent power.

Where did you get that one? Is it anything like this: http://www.speedyracer.com/intercool...ic-Accord-CRX-

 

We'll in the beginning I was planning on getting the front and rear shafts modified. But, as I got towards the end of my build and money got tighter I kinda changed my mind.as for the rear shaft, with the build the whole drivetrain was pushed back roughly 1 1/2 -2 inches. So with the transfer case being pushed back and having 5inch springs, I decided that the two would help compliment the other. Meaning the rear flange may be pushed back but at the same time it's always lifted a few inches which would bring it further from the rear diff. I have about 800 miles on it now, a little bit of wheeling and a lot of burn outs. I think it is just fine the way it is and will leave it.

As for the front: a couple years ago when I built it the first time. I did have the front shaft extended about two inches. Which did help here but it was too short. Rather then end money on having it cut and lengthened again I just ordered a space instead. I ordered an 1 1/2" one which seems to be a bit too much. So I'm just gonna get a half inch milled off it and should be good. Twice now with that spacer the splines have bottomed out on its self in the trail.

Just a side thought, undergoing a swap like this doesn't mean your drivetrain will end up just like mine. (Although probly close) I feel like if i was to do this again in another runner the motor and trans placement would probly come out different. But like I said just a thought,....I could be wrong

 

Yeah I did look into it a little bit, but decided against it. A combination of lack of room and extra plumbing are what turned me away. Unless I was to cut up my front grill or do some serious plumbing I really have no idea where I would put the other intercooler for the water. I have no skid plate and under the motor would be bad news.
Although your setup would serve a BIG advantage over mine when going slow and idling through the trails. Evernote when I put two fans on mine, I'm thinking it's still gonna stay pretty hot going down a trail.