1jzgte into FC build thread!!!!!!!
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1jzgte into FC build thread!!!!!!!
I'm starting a 1jz swap in a 1988 Turbo II FC
Just got the car last week. 1jz engine is on the way and today is rotary removal day
I'll try and make this a complete build thread that would help anyone who wants to do the swap. There will be detailed wiring instructions and engine mount templates (maybe, lol)
Here is the car as she sits right now:
Will post again once the engine is out....
Just got the car last week. 1jz engine is on the way and today is rotary removal day
I'll try and make this a complete build thread that would help anyone who wants to do the swap. There will be detailed wiring instructions and engine mount templates (maybe, lol)
Here is the car as she sits right now:
Will post again once the engine is out....
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just needing a few things
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You'll need the plug from the harness that goes to the body
It also goes to the wiper motor, cruise control etc
Then you'll need the wires, plugs and sensors from the coolant temp sending unit for the gauge cluster and the oil pressure sending unit. I think they trace all the way back to that same body connector...
You'll need the complete fuse/starer harness also. It connects to the battery and runs along the side of the engine bay, all the way down the transmission. A lot of important things go through this harness like power for the vehicle, charging system, connection to the starter relay etc.
I'm just getting started in the wiring and don't have all the answers yet.... I'll try to have a wiring guide up sometime in the futures as I wire it up. I'm still waiting for the new engine and wire harness to arrive
You'll need the plug from the harness that goes to the body
It also goes to the wiper motor, cruise control etc
Then you'll need the wires, plugs and sensors from the coolant temp sending unit for the gauge cluster and the oil pressure sending unit. I think they trace all the way back to that same body connector...
You'll need the complete fuse/starer harness also. It connects to the battery and runs along the side of the engine bay, all the way down the transmission. A lot of important things go through this harness like power for the vehicle, charging system, connection to the starter relay etc.
I'm just getting started in the wiring and don't have all the answers yet.... I'll try to have a wiring guide up sometime in the futures as I wire it up. I'm still waiting for the new engine and wire harness to arrive
just needing a few things
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Ok I just thought that you needed more things that that. I have a running car but my ecu harness is a haltech thought you needed more off the main.
I am also waiting on my motor. Jhot is pertty good everyone that I have talk to says you can always count on having the motor to be running from them
I am also waiting on my motor. Jhot is pertty good everyone that I have talk to says you can always count on having the motor to be running from them
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Progress on the interior:
Here is how it started:
Strip interior:
Parted out a black s5, most are a direct match. The carpet was filthy!
Hand scrub with laundry detergent and pressure wash clean. Took all day to dry out:
While it was drying I started cleaning and putting the rear interior back together... yes some parts are still blue, some parts don't interchange because of the s5 power seat belts.
Re installed carpet, was kind of a bitch to get it lined up right, but it's good now and it's nice and clean (and smells great!)
CLEAN!
Moar later
Here is how it started:
Strip interior:
Parted out a black s5, most are a direct match. The carpet was filthy!
Hand scrub with laundry detergent and pressure wash clean. Took all day to dry out:
While it was drying I started cleaning and putting the rear interior back together... yes some parts are still blue, some parts don't interchange because of the s5 power seat belts.
Re installed carpet, was kind of a bitch to get it lined up right, but it's good now and it's nice and clean (and smells great!)
CLEAN!
Moar later
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Interior pretty much done for now.... can't wait for the damn swap to arrive so we can get to the good stuff.
Anyways here is the 90% complete interior (seats and steering wheel are probably temporary)
Got everything really cheap and I think it turned out pretty well
Anyways here is the 90% complete interior (seats and steering wheel are probably temporary)
Got everything really cheap and I think it turned out pretty well
Interior looks great.
Too bad you didn't wait till the swap was finished before reinstalling it.
Life would have been a lot simpler if you didn't have to work around the dash/seats, etc.
Too bad you didn't wait till the swap was finished before reinstalling it.
Life would have been a lot simpler if you didn't have to work around the dash/seats, etc.
