1987 GE Auto To GTE Manual

[BlackDynamite]

I've heard a lot about people doing this(GE Auto To GTE Manual) but i haven't really found a DETAILED guide on anything....I've just pieced a few things together and this is what we've done:] This is my friend's(Colby) car, but we're working on it together so, yeah...

Bought this from 87 supra from Reign_Maker on Friday last week
We have done a little modification since then;]

This is what we have done since...

 

[BlackDynamite]

Started to clean out the engine bay

Colby Cleaning

Well we got it close, still a little more to do...Still havn't ordered the engine and tranny yet....Accumulating funds...lol...WOO!

 

[da89soup]

Looking good, I am doing the same swap also. Good luck!!!

 

[GeneStarWindGSW]

nice one man. looks like your getting far. if you want i can sell you my whole r154 conversion kit

 

[Reign_Maker]

Holy shit! You guys dont f*ck around! You know how, I dunno, WIERD this is for me to see this... It's like an out of body experience... More like, out of Supra experience, lol... Anyway, I'll be watching this, cant wait to see what you do with it...

 

[GeneStarWindGSW]

hey jake tell your boy to jump on my r154 kit before i install it on my car .

 

[BlackDynamite]

Here is a fresh update on what we've been doing:]

We ordered the Tranny, w58, and we're gonna rebuild the stock motor for now:](No turbo until we can get it all pieced together)

Well supras are fatties, lets lighten one up:]]]

Engine

More to come, just updating this:]

 

[Reign_Maker]

Whats that on your finger? Was it BHG?

 

[BlackDynamite]

sludge that was in the oil pan...lol what kind of oil where you using?

 

[Reign_Maker]

conventional motor oil... I dont THINK I was using synthetic, but I cant remember.. Its been years, lol...

 

[BlackDynamite]

if it was synthetic, i think it wouldn't have sludged up like this:]

also there is a 4 gauge wire that is coming out of a hole near the fuel pump, how long is that wire? and i can't seem to get it out....:[.....it's a nice piece of wire and it's dead weight....Looked like it was for the speaker box in the back:] you can see it in one of the pics

 

[Reign_Maker]

Yeah, I had a 1200w amp back there at one time, that wire is the ground for the amp... It's bolted to the frame somewhere...

 

[jsnowman76]

it looks nice and it is turning around really quickly.

keep up the good work.:icon_bigg

 

[BlackDynamite]

Yeah i figured it was, plus it's copper and we'll strip it(or reuse it) cause copper around here has Skyrocketed:]

Scrapping pays for the bay;]

 

[BlackDynamite]

More pics tomorrow, we rubberized the rear, and pulled the ac system piping and wind shield wiper reservoir etc.

Put the head on with new head gasket.

Fixed gashed pin hole with thread locker:]]]]

 

[Reign_Maker]

Awesome... Cant wait to see the new pics...

 

[BlackDynamite]

Here is an update with some pics!:]

First coat of rubberizer

Got the transmission(w58) and drive shaft in, is there anything i should check for since this is a used transmission? They're a little dirty but nothing seems wrong.

Engine

Some of the crew:]Fixed the dent

Tools we use in the shop.

 

[Reign_Maker]

Dude, you got some over spray on my plastic, lol... Looks good though! Oh, you know that engine may be missing something... I dunno, I didnt see it in the pic... But its missing the turbo... :dunno:

 

[BlackDynamite]

hahahahah funny....thats the next motor;] we're gonna make it run and Build a turbo motor, and get a r154. Now it's just gonna be a little NA monster.

I MEAN, COME ON! we're doing this on a budget, just to see how fast and light we can get it to go for the cheapest price and the simplest(motor) to find and work on...lol

Well we bought the vsv's from a junk yard today 20$ all together:]Whoot!

REIGN MAKER!

I just noticed when putting the wiring harness on....you destroyed like 1/3 of the connectors(all the fuel injectors)......:[[[[.....Oh but wait till you see the zip tie creations we have in store...MWHAHAHAHAHAH JDM!!!!

Also got some plug wires coming in and got some ngk r's put in.

More pics on the way.

 

[Reign_Maker]

Never messed with the injector clips on that motor... When the motor was put back in, I paid someone to do it... THAT may be why it was running like shit... Injectors werent all firing properly, that would make it lose power and run sluggish... I neglected that poor car... I know... Thats why Im really glad you guys got her... At least now someone is showing her some love and making her perform... She'd be parked in my back yard still, instead she's coming back to life...