Next up was assembly time. Yes I was nervous as this will be my frist assembly of a bottom end and I can't **** up on this one. so after some youtube videos and some verbal advice from some people I took a crack at it. thankfully some warmer weather came by to help.


so aside from following the fsm, apparently the "big" thing is crank thrust, so I carefully did that and tried to make sure it was within spec

then it was on to the pis-on-ton loading











went in without a problem, no piston rings were injured!

next up was head gasket and oil pan/pump install, I have done this before on the thread so I skipped this illustration this time.












YES, the lower 1jz cam cover is too small, and I'm actually selling the set (top and bottom)








ran into an issue with the water neck.

so I made a FAILED attempt at being a machinist to fix it, I just sourced a n/a one at the junkyard and got that one.



so 20 bucks later it was welded and the crisis was averted.

now the motor was getting ready to "go in"



up next was the r-154 prepping. I opted for this clutch kit, why? because it's cheap and I'm poor.



and I also modded my w58 vss to work.




spent a few nights with no sleep.



I MUST SAY, the hardest thing about this whole tranny thing, was getting this damn bearing together, that snap ring is a mother!

luckily I had a pair of ring(not leg) spreaders and some clamps to make it work.




also had to cut some bolts because the pp ones for the w58 are too short.

now it's time to mate the 2 and form voltron!!! it was a foggy morning that day.



so finally got around to draining the fluid in the trans to replace it with some synchromesh. But I seen some small metal sheen particles in it.







at this point all I could do was grab my butt cheeks and hope for the best, it was too late now.

I installed the motor and tranny, and surprisingly the trans mount came up to the exact same spot as the w58 did GO ME. used the same shifter I had before the the shifter location hasn't changed.

only thing is I had to make the tranny mount holes bigger.

and yes the ds is a few inches short, still works/fits but u should get it extended.

and now it's done and done.

Jim - glad it is all done now . Glad to be of help !

I don't see any reason now why your bottom end won't hold 800rwhp . Those rods and pistons will support the power all day !

well when I head back upto sp I'm going to use c63 race gas, I want to make good numbers e85 free(I'm old school). I just want 700whp, I have 800cc injectors, prob going to need 1k and bigger fuel lines?

Your stock lines will only get you to around 500-550rwhp . You will need bigger lines to go higher . I see you prefer race gas . Regardless you will need bigger lines and bigger injectors. 800cc injectors should get you there at 700 on race gas but 1000cc will be better. You don't want to be running close to 100% injector duty cycle . You always want to have room .

the 800cc injectors will only bring you to around 550rwhp on E85. You need 1200cc to have some room if you are aiming for 700rwhp on E85. Keep in mind E85 uses around 30-35% more volume of fuel to get same power that you get from pump 93.

Great perseverance and comeback story!! Post a video please once you get her tuned and running, I want to hear this thing purrrr. Thanks for all of the specifics too because I will eventually be doing a 1.5 if my bottom end lets go, or if I just want more power lol

Here is my write-up on cluster swapping..


https://www.clublexus.com/forums/bui...lkthrough.html

so during this time, I ordered a throttle cable from phr. the cable I had was from a camry and it was longer than I needed and it contributed to the throttle hanging when the plate closed.

so instead of getting a stocker I opted for a shiny ss cable.

https://www.powerhouseracing.com/pro...upra-and-sc300

sam in customer service was kick *** helpful and I got it quickly. well during my initial installation the cable came loose from the pedal stop. apparently they leave it "not tight" so you can install the oem rubber stop. anywhoo I could not get the cable back through the very small hole.

so I cut up the oem cable to length and drilled out/made bigger the hole like so.








locktite red before i double stopped it.




finished product




and done, added with the cx racing bracket, and later on i brought a brand new oem gte tps, my throttle is spot on.

and here is my heater core cluster eff.


https://www.clublexus.com/forums/bui...ml#post9856339

NEXT UP FUEL LINES!!

Thats a long build but came out nice