desperately need help finishing my dream project

[mk3lover]

i picked up an 88 7mgte mkiii supra quite a while ago and have pretty much hit a wall with it. it was originally a project for me and a couple of buddies to work on but they have pretty much left me to do it myself and im the least mechanically inclined out of all of us lol. i have the intake and exhaust manifold back on but other than that im completely lost. i know its probably been asked a thousand times but ive been looking and can't really find it here or anywhere for that matter. what im looking for is pretty much something with good pictures to go off of that shows me where most of the parts go back on correctly because none of us took the time to take pictures before we ripped into it. ive tried using cygnusx1 but i just cant find anything in it that really shows me detail of the motor being slowly put back together. i only ask for this help because im on just about a one to two week deadline to get this thing ready to replace the one that's in the car already. if anyone could give me advice or any help with it in any way it would be appreciated greatly thank you guys in advance!

 

[suprarx7nut]

You won't find anything too detailed, but between these resources you should have it figured out.

Follow the removal steps in reverse: http://yotamd.com/toyota/mk3_supra/bhg.html
Start at page 55 or 56: http://www.cygnusx1.net/Supra/Library/TSRM/MK3/manual.aspx?S=EM&P=55

If you hit specific problems, take a few pics and post up your situation.

 

[mk3lover]

thanks a lot!!!! this probably sounds stupid but whenever i use cygnus i just go to the part im doing and get frustrated with it lol looking at it as a whole in reverse seemed to help a bit though. im sure ill be posting up some specific issues and pictures just to double check later tonight or tomorrow. thanks again!!!

 

[mnmlst]

i'm in a similar boat as you, bud!
i just got my 7mgte, trying to get it ready for swap is alot of research and preparation

we can figure it out together lol, take some pics!

 

[mk3lover]

I will be taking pics from this point on to help anyone stuck in a similar situation down the line because having a hard time finding this stuff is a pain. My only issue with getting time to work on it is we left it at my buddy's house because he builds dragster so we figured he'd have everything needed and no one wants to touch it so I have like a week or 2 while he's on vacation if his parents are home lol

 

[mk3lover]

How far have you gotten into it mnmlst? I have one in the car now that has a know that we might be able to go off of if I can get good enough detailed pictures!!

 

[mnmlst]

i'm at the point where the block is assembled but i need to start putting on all the parts, hoses, wires
but the engine is basically bare,
still need 2 attach transmission and prepare my engine bay, someone said i need some new sensors which i have no idea about.

just taking it one step at a time

 

[mk3lover]

How far have you gotten into it mnmlst? I have one in the car now that has a know that we might be able to go off of if I can get good enough detailed pictures!!

 

[mk3lover]

I feel like I saw your post a couple days ago or last night and you had an aluminum crank pulley lol. I'm exactly with you. The only things I got on were cam gears and timing related stuff and the intake and exhaust manifold. I'm not even sure if I'm good on all my hoses and stuff I need to check the donor car to see if I need them. What was up with the sensors? Sorry for double post my phone is being a pain haha

 

[mnmlst]

apparently i need to swap pre 89 sensors on to the post-89 engine

"coolant temp sensor to the computer, ignitor, resistor pack. & others "

idk

 

[kakanator]

apparently i need to swap pre 89 sensors on to the post-89 engine


idk

how you mean? Every thing 87 and 88 will work on any yea block/head combo you just need to keep the 87 88 sensors with the same year harness and you should be fine. If you have a yellow plug harness you will need the right ecu and a HAC high altitude compensation sensor. Some people on here are dick holes when it comes to asking for input and help I was in the same boat you guys were and few years back but now I have a massive amount of knowledge with the supra. Just ask nothing is a stupid question.

 

[mk3lover]

Hmm I'm not entirely sure. I'm going to handing my vin over to Toyota and have them tell me what the car was originally bought with I'll ask around if we can't find anything on it before then. I'm sure if it's common they'd have to have it on here somewhere though

 

[mk3lover]

My phone needs to tell me someone else posted lol thanks for the clarification and I'm sure I'll be taking you up on that! I'm so glad to find out that there are nice and helpful people on here. I love this forum already

 

[kakanator]

there are several ways to tell what year the harness is if the glove box is out and you got the plastic cover off you can get to the ecu and see what color the clips are that will tell you what harness you are working with. But that is not what you are needing help with. Do you have the motor put back together and back in the bay? and need help putting all the parts back on?

 

[Suprapowaz!(2)]

i only ask for this help because im on just about a one to two week deadline to get this thing ready to replace the one that's in the car already. if anyone could give me advice or any help with it in any way it would be appreciated greatly thank you guys in advance!

Why not pull the current engine that's in the car and sit it next the to the new one going in? Begin swapping parts (sensors) over from old to new.

 

[mk3lover]

Kakanator I'm going to have to double check the harness and such now I'm getting paranoid lol. The new motor is back together as head and block are attached and torqued and teams and such are in everything is timed as well as the intake and exhaust manifold being on, it's pretty much getting everything back on from there. The motors currently on a stand because I'm waiting on my buddy to tow the car to his house for the swap but I don't want it taking up his space until the motor is as far back together as possible. I definitely need help putting the parts back on. I'm a bodywork guy and this stuff has really got me caught out of my element they pretty much ripped it apart and threw me to the wolves with it haha and like I said I'd go off of the motor already in it but it's at my house like 10 or 15 miles away unfortunately :/. I wanna thank you guys so much for all the help, suggestions and advice so far, to be honest I didn't think anyone would even take the time to look at the newbie post hahaha

 

[Suprapowaz!(2)]

We're always here to help. Do you have a box of parts, and don't know where they go? If so, post pics of every bit and piece you have, and we'll tell you where it goes.

 

[mnmlst]

So, I have a 87-88 gte harness , yellow clips, HAC sensor
this will plug in to my post 89 7mgte and that should be all i need for electrical?
1986.5 mkiii manual trans + i have the ECU for the harness

 

[mk3lover]

I should be able to get in there tomorrow morning and get as many pictures as humanly possible. I think what I'm most worried about is like hose placement and electrical stuff that I'd be blocking off if it's not placed there before I put something on.

 

[mnmlst]

looking forward to the pics