Ok so Ive read through a lot of your guys build threads for you guys who have done the 7mgte or 2jz swaps. This seems pretty legit for a swap as far as power and possibilities. My biggest problem is I dont have a welder or know anyone with one so Im putting this out to all you guys who got swaps on if there is a company that makes motor mount kits/ trans mount kits for these things already or what exactly you had to do to mount the engine and get the tranny to bolt up. Im actually going to assume you used the supra tranny and just modified the driveline or got a different rear end and driveline all together. Im just worried about getting head deep in something that Im gonna get super stuck on since I dont have a welder for bracket mods. Thanks guys I know this is probably beating a dead horse but thats what forums are for right
Hi mate I think you're making this a lot harder than it actually is Although you can't weld, you can make your own mounts quite easily: cut two pieces of cardboard and punch some holes so you can "bolt" them to the threaded holes on the engine. make the pieces larger than you need, but small enough so they still fit. cut another two pieces of cardboard out and punch a hole/holes into them so you can bolt them to the rubber mounts already on your crossmember lower the engine into place where you want it chock it up on pieces of wood etc to the exact position you want it in now just cut out some more cardboard to "mount" between the two pieces you have bolted to the engine and the crossmember these are your templates, now trace them onto some 4-5mm timber/plywood/craftwood cut out all these pieces from the wood, bolt them to the engine/crossmember and then glue/nail/etc into place. remove the mounts and "voila!" you have a replica of what you want. once you're comfortable that your templates are accurate, use them to make up the pieces out of 4-5mm steel, and take them to a welding/fabrication/engineering shop, along with the wooden template, and they will weld them together for you... problem solved! I'm doing an engine swap on my '71 next year, and will be doing exactly that myself! Not because I can't weld, but because I'd prefer a professional to do the job so that I can be confident in the strength of the work. HOWEVER bear in mind that mounting the engine is the easiest part of an engine conversion... 95%+ of the cost and difficulty comes from everything else like plumbing, wiring, relocating things that don't fit any more, intercooling, and a million little tiny jobs you'd never think of until you're half way through the job. This may seem like overkill, but work out what you think it will cost you and how long it will take. It will cost three times as much, and take three times as long. I promise you, it just will. If this is starting to sound scary, or you think I'm wrong, then you might be better off buying something that already has an engine swap done... both otherwise I encourage you to get involved as it's a really rewarding experience doing such a major bit of surgery! Cheers Shifty
Thanks Shifty. Now you scared half the population from swapping. j/k j/k, very good alternative than welding it by one's self.
Ive swapped plenty of Honda's and Nissan's and most of had a direct mount kit so I was hoping someone new of a company as far as everything else goes shouldn't be a problem I was gonna buy a complete front clip once I got the mount thing figured out
BIC Performance makes bolt up mounts for the 88-94 toyota pickup for 1jz/2jz engines. A rear sump is mandatory in order to fit.
