7M-GE Rebuild Kit

[mecevans]

i will be picking up my low mileage shell this week.

-new car.seized 100k N/A.babied.perfect condition car.
-old car.in accident. engine untouched. 220k N/A.babied. perfect condition car.dip stick pops out. lost oil when i first got it but seemed to stop after a little fiddling and/or lucus. no blue smoke or unusual conditions. ran great.

i am contemplating whether to just drop in my older engine now and rebuild later or vise versa.my question is could i build a motor with best parts from both cars? what are good rebuild kits and what should i look into buying?

got about 300 left over after buying car.
willing to spend 500 max.
want the car reliable.
i want N/A for now

any opinions welcome
thanks

 

[mecevans]

got my wrecked car home today. took a couple hours to bend some things back into shape and get the hood open.car ran great. started easy and no check lights!:icon_bigg parked it in the neighbors extra driveway in exchange for some yard work.:biglaugh:

i came across the topline brand.

http://www.rpmmachine.com/enginerebuildkitstoyotatop.html

anyone have experience with it?:1zhelp:

 

[AJ'S 88NA]

got my wrecked car home today. took a couple hours to bend some things back into shape and get the hood open.car ran great. started easy and no check lights!:icon_bigg parked it in the neighbors extra driveway in exchange for some yard work.:biglaugh:

i came across the topline brand.

http://www.rpmmachine.com/enginerebuildkitstoyotatop.html

anyone have experience with it?:1zhelp:

Did you use a jumper wire to check for codes?

Topline is alright, Felpro is better. The gaskets on the Topline are OK.

 

[IJ.]

See if you can find an MDS kit there.

 

[mecevans]

just went to a machine shop here and the guy happened to be personal friends of my fathers. he said he will machine EVERYTHING for only $200! :evil2: he said he's used allot of gaskets kits felpro is up there. he said he uses topline frequently and it good for the price.

 

[mecevans]

Did you use a jumper wire to check for codes?

Topline is alright, Felpro is better. The gaskets on the Topline are OK.

no but the engine was not touched. radiator support didnt even move much.

 

[Zumtizzle]

Failpro is crap.

I used their new gaskets on several cars and will never use a it again.

American or Import.

Gaskets that should be metal are paper. Metal gaskets are of poor quality and look to be made of stacks of aluminum without coating.

Toyota Gasket kit is the way to go 300 bucks of assurance.

I've bought 3 gasket kits over the years for the GTE and had no issues, but i've had a whole stone/ishino gasket kit in my possession, and it was VERY high quality, i could stack actual toyota seals on top and they would be exact as with the gaskets.

And MDS Isn't Available in the US.

 

[mecevans]

my ge is running really strong so i decided to just put it in the car as-is. i will be building up the GTE im buying and swamp it later.

 

[IJ.]

my ge is running really strong so i decided to just put it in the car as-is. i will be building up the GTE im buying and swamp it later.

 

[AJ'S 88NA]

IJ is a real card....Joker

 

[mecevans]

IJ is a real card....Joker

sorry i dont get the joke:icon_bigg


*edit* ooooooooooooooooooohhhhh nice :biglaugh:

 

[Dr Chill]

ive been lookin in to swamping my n/a to turbo too :: facepalm ::

 

[SURUKO]

hey guys dont contaminate the swamps with broken 7m n/a........lol

 

[mecevans]

Are there any parts i should buy when n/a to n/a? Bolts or gaskets or something?