Alright fellas, im going to be swapping a 1JZ manual motor set into a SC300 pretty soon and got a quote for installation plues other stuff, quote includes replacing all gaskets, valve seals, timing belt, bunch of maintanance stuff to have the motor in tip top shape, powder coating everything alsmot everything, SS custom Dual exhaust, very nice fmic with pipping, pedal set (car was originally auto) and of course putting in the motor, ready to run...



Quote: $6600 done in a "5 days"



what do you guys think?

 

do it yourself, can be done in 5 days and at less than half the cost, spend that other 3k to go faster or make your car look better

 

do the swap urself, have them do all the maintenance if you please once it is in.
you should save mad money this way.

 

I see a bunch of stuff thats really not needed, but for what you are doing, the price sounds fair at a shop...

is the part that is pricey...

I don't know what your mechanical background is, but I would do all the work myself and not pay anything for labor, and just pay for the parts, and tools to do what was needed myself...

 

Im sure i could do it, lacking hands to do it quicker, alright i dont know if i should start a new thread but now that this is going already, is it hard to swap a manual motor set into an auto sc300 ? any modfications to where tranny goes? pedal set hard to install? where can i buy a manual sc300 pedal set? and in regards to the wiring, besides extending it, anything elses i should be worried? Thanks in advance trying to save that labor cash for some VIP stuff, trying to make my sc300 have the go but look VIP... ill be posting pics of the process should be a fun ride...