Hi my name in Matt from VA. I am an ASE certified mechanic at an independent shop. I own a 1978 Toyota Hilux Pickup that I just bought from my wife's grandfather. It has been sitting for a while and I have a lot of work I want to do to it. I am here to help others with whatever I can and get help where I need it. I have some serious plans for this truck and will be here for a while I'm sure. I am looking to get a K24 Honda motor out of an Acura TSX and mount it to the rear frame to create a rear engine RWD Toyota pickup! I think it will be awesome. I'm sure it will be a while though seeing I have little money to start off with, but that's ok because I still have plenty of work to do to the truck that won't cost anything but time. Anyway just wanted to introduce myself and tell everyone a little bit about what I have going on. Nice to meet everyone!
welcome Welcome and cant wait to see your build. Never heard of a rear mounted engine rwd in a Toyota hilux. Would you have to turn it sideways to run the shaft straight back? shoot out some begining pics so we can get an idea of what you're workin with.
yeah i will definitely have to take some pictures of it just to show you guys what i have. Basically it would be a FWD motor, Transaxle, subframe, axles, and hubs w/ disc brakes out of an Acura TSX. All I really have to do is find a way to mount the subframe and all its parts to the frame of the truck and then work out the suspension geometry to get the truck to sit where I want it to.
So I bought some 3" blocks today and I am going to put them in and cut the springs tomorrow. I will try to post some pics then. I just figured I could go ahead a lower it while I'm waiting on the money to do everything else.
Ok so this is my first time posting pictures on here. I'm not sure if I am doing it right but here they are. I took a lot of pictures while I was putting the blocks in and cutting the springs so maybe someone can use them as a reference to do there own. I did have an advantage of having a lift and a shop full of tools to use but I could have done this just as easily at home with a jack, some jack stands, and a few hand tools. the first few pictures are just of the truck in general before I did any work to the suspension. Then I have some more pictures of the truck while I was doing the work today.
here is a few more pics... last pictures is the old bump stops finally gone!!! Who needs bump stops? That is what the frame is there for. LOL
