1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

I've never met him, but I know of him yeah. He just finished a build that seized up somehow didn't he? I don't usually have to talk with engine builders much because I'm content to build it myself.

 

Yea I saw that thread. People were saying the head gasket must've failed catastrophically.

 

That's in line with the cost of a full rebuild

Is he yanking short blocks from wrecks or rusted out vehicles?

 

He buys a new assembled short block from Toyota, ~4k but they're JIT assembly so it takes a while to get em

 

BTW I can't believe how much people are spending getting their 1FZ rebuilt. I saw one guy in the 80 series FB page that spent 22k out the door. Yank it and being it to a good machine shop, and they could probably do it for a couple grand.

I imagine he probably scours the internet for non-running or wrecked Cruisers, but I'm not sure.

 

Oh damn, shit @Ozark_RegCab just get yourself a garage, get the short block, and finish the rest yourself

Then buy one of the many triple locked models that have blown a head gasket like you say and swap in the fresh one

 

Zane just mentioned new short block

It'd be cheaper of course to rebuild yourself, but he's doing it for you on a new block so yeah definitely a deal

 

Machine shop won't even assemble a chevy small block for a couple grand. But you could probably get the machine work done on a block that isn't too far gone for a couple grans and do the rest yourself. I usually bring blocks and heads to a local engine machine shop that I'm friends with the owner of.

 

@Ozark_RegCab

Driving that 100 series yet?

 

Maybe ig

 

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Facebook is always listening And speaking of Chinese snails; there's the kit although the plumbing looks different

https://www.cxracing.com/turbo-kit-toyota-scion-lexus-land-cruiser-j80-1fz-fe/TRB-KIT-1FZFE-T70-IC

 

that's fuckin nuts

if I was gonna spend that much I'd drop it off at my buddy's and get a turnkey LS swap for the price lol

 

That manifold isn't too bad TBH, the rest of the intercooler kit isn't either really. The turbo is questionable, but shit toss abnother 1600 on top and get a real Borg Warner or Garrett and rock and roll

 

the FedEx guy obliterated my stone planter with a heavy box last year... just getting around to gluing it together with construction adhesive to be less of an eyesore needed to do another project and had leftover adhesive from that

 

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Am1OwnNy63s

 

Man, as more and more players get in the 'fab' game to offer a 'budget-friendly' alternative, you just hear about how bad of a kit they offer

Wicked Creations; imagine having a kit where your new parts don't even go together

 

shit the big boys don't do well either

Trail Gear parts are often close but not quite right

 

If you're not a fabricator and you buy trail gear parts it's a tragedy. If you're somebody who makes their own stuff and knows that you can't trust trail gear it's not a big deal

 

i was getting deja vu from the last time this came up

 

Imagine not even owning a drill press?

I had to drill out some brackets for that same guy I drilled a hole through solid rod; he bought a kit for his go kart that was meant to be "bolt on"

Sure different category, but still