5lugfury's v8 swap and sas

All stock stuff except for arp rod bolts because they were cheap ls ones.

 

Well I cleaned and lapped the valves in both heads. One thing to note is the heads use the same spring size but there is a difference between gen 1 and gen 2. With the heads and the valves being the same I decided to use the shorter stiffer ones.




Annnnnd I finally got the heads back on the block.








I still need to do the valve clearances which is going to be the most fun part but she's getting closer and closer to run the starter and test compression and oil pressure. Tomorrow I'm going to the junkyard to hopefully get a more complete wiring harness as well as a few other bits and bobs.

 

So I check valve clearances and did the final seal on the oil pans. I painted the lower pan silver so if there is any leak it would be easier to spot.


Annnnnd I painted the valve covers a gross color



So I had to fix that



And this is where it sits currently. It's got Royal purple break in oil and the oil pump has been primed. I've cranked it for a bit with just the starter to get the oil pressure up and check compression. Seems good so far. I still need to finish attaching the front accessories, finish the intake and really dig into the wiring.

 

This is looking great! I'm curious what your plans are for your turbo bits, I'm currently tearing down my spare engine to prep for boost. Mainly the header is what I'm curious about.

 

I'll pm you.

 

Not to much progress. I've added the accessories back on as well as painted the intake pieces. I'm going to attempt to start the engine this weekend with the old beat up harness and just starter fluid. I'm working on making a new engine harness which is taking quiet a bit of time lol.





I did also take a peek at the tranny and it seems good to go.

 

I made some noise

 

So close!

 

Yeah got a lot more to button up. I am going to try to get a cheap fuel pump to run it longer through the injectors.

 

I am all caught up great DIY thread

 

I made some noises last weekend

 

Sounds wicked! Gonna be a haulin taco for sure

 

Progress has been super slow. After researching and soul searching I'm going to reuse the stock harness after I doctor it up. The big changes I need to do is rewire the injectors to be sequential instead of group fire. The reason I need to do this is I'm using a second gen ecu but only have a complete 1st gen harness. There are a few other changes but they are more of a repin then a rewire. I am also changing any of the wire to wire connectors over to Deutsch connectors. I've ordered everything I need so hopefully I can make some headway. Once the harness is complete and I can start the engine on the stand again, then it'll be time to look towards the swap itself.

Lots of spaghetti


The replacement wire. Tefzel 20 gauge from prowire

 

Well I finished rewiring the injectors and I got it to idle.


I also got my psc high flow power steering pump installed.





Why am I adding a high flow power steering pump?
For this mile marker 12k hydraulic winch.



Still gotta wire up my new fuse box for the engine, finish up the in cab wiring along with the transmission's wiring. The list is getting smaller and smaller. So enough I'll be ready to drop ready to drop the engine in the truck.

 

https://bulletcars.com/superchargers/toyota/toyota-supercharger-systems-1uz-fe-v8-engines/

 

As much as I want to in this build I'm going for simplicity and reliability. I do feel like I'll eventually get another vehicle with a 1uz and I'll go for some boost then.

 

That thing is going to be plenty, I'm just having fun

 

@tacobell007

 

Pretty sweet