Mr.Yuk's Swap/Build

[emiliorescigno]

Search on craigslist for CT-26es - there have been 3-4 popping up recently!

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/pts/1804467821.html
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/pts/1814784786.html

Er...seems like they're all junk.

 

[Mr.Yuk]

I dunno.. I guess we will see what happens. I should be mocking up your exhaust tonight and hopefully fixing most of my harness.

 

[emiliorescigno]

I dunno.. I guess we will see what happens. I should be mocking up your exhaust tonight and hopefully fixing most of my harness.

Ah excellent! If you're in need of some rubber hangers, I have some spares at home.

 

[Mr.Yuk]

Actually all my hangers are in very good condition, While getting everything lined up last night, I realized I should take care of swapping out fuel pumps first. So I will be doing that instead of exhaust installing.
Hopefully going to try to install the motor this weekend. I should have the last of the little parts and such I need to be pretty much done. Lol.. might need to track down some stock IC pipe though...

 

[Mr.Yuk]

Quick little no pics progress report. After rounding everything up and dealing with too many late nights this week (getting off at 830pm isn't great for wrenching) I finally made a bit of progress today.
Got the rest of my turbo gaskets and have the CT bolted on to the manifold and most lines hooked up to the block. Having issues with the banjo bolt though.. seems all the ones I have are the wrong size

Also fixed the wiring harness today and got that all squared away. Just waiting for my coil pack harness from Toyota and it sounds like Sean will be building my Long-runner FFIM tomorrow so that's all good.

Running out of ambition.. Could get the fuel pump and exhaust done today, but after too many trips to the hardware store and this whole banjo bolt thing, starting to run out of ambition for the day. And damn beer sounds good.
We'll see what happens...

 

[emiliorescigno]

I'm pretty sure there are some banjo bolts that will fit at my house in St. Cloud?

 

[Mr.Yuk]

Actually the banjo bolt wasn't the issue..it was me... upon further inspection and a quick stupid question call to STEVE, turns out the reason why the bolt wouldn't thread in was due to a slightly tweaked feed line. Sooooo whilst trying to loosen everything up and get the feed line bolt threaded, my brand spankin' new return line gasket tore...(picked it up today)
Sigh..
Turbo uninstalled... I am walking away from this engine for the night. Eh.. whaddya do?

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I have come to the conclusion that nothing makes you feel more like an idiot than anything you do for the first time on a 7M

 

[Mr.Yuk]

Another quickie update:
Finally got my Coil Pack harness from Toyota today as well as the gasket that tore during the last turbo install episode, Got Coil packs, Ign wires, and the CT26 installed this morning before work. All I need to do now is the clutch kit, drop the engine in, install I.C. pipe and I.C., and get my manifold stuff taken care of and I should be up and running soon.
I hope.
Mean while whilst I'm waiting for some stuff.. I was thinking about weight reduction, but we all know that taking the back seats out is silly, and I want to keep all my sound deadening stuff. So I figured out an alternative method of weight reduction that is so full-of-win that I'm sure STEVE will approve. Hell.. maybe even IJ.
Low cost weight reduction with out parts removal. Make a sup poop.

 

[Mr.Yuk]

At 12:56 am July 23rd 2010... my engine was officially in my car! Woos! The generous Mr. STEVE came up and with help from the wife, we got the motor in. I believe STEVE will be posting pics.
Now to just start bolting stuff on and installing IC components and such.

 

[toyotanos]

Yep, and here they are!

and the money shot- DREW HAZ TURBO BOOST!

Hooray! now time for sleep.............zzzzzzzz

 

[Moy]

Have fun routing the intercooler piping with the N/A power steering reservoir in there. It wasn't for me haha

 

[Mr.Yuk]

^ Actually, the IC I will be running is for a FFIM (which I will be using) so the N/A P/S reservoir will be ok where it is
And in other news and run-on sentences...
Today so far I installed the radiator, hoses, P/S pump, belts, engine harness, AFM, and after I veg out for a while and do some running around, I will install the starter and start installing IC and pipe as well as oil cooler stuffs. Tomorrow at work I'm going to need to get a gasket for the franken downpipe I got from Sean.. and then it's on to exhaust install!
Things are actually going smoothly kinda!:aigo:

 

[Moy]

Nice.

Yeah Sean told me about that (FFIM) today when I saw him at the Elmhurst Toyota car show for Chi2k10 haha

 

[NTRA08]

Did you put sealant on the front cam caps before you put them on. If not it might or probably will leak oil. Not much but its still a leak.

 

[toyotanos]

Yep, both no.1 caps got a little dab of sealer before final assembly.

 

[NTRA08]

cool cool. I forgot to do that on my first motor and I could never figure it out until I tore it down searching for the leak.

 

[Mr.Yuk]

Nice.

Yeah Sean told me about that (FFIM) today when I saw him at the Elmhurst Toyota car show for Chi2k10 haha

Oh?

Yeah, like STEVE said, it got the dab o' FIPG, I've actually done cam seals on these before

 

[Moy]

Yeah, haha. I still think he's crazy for riding a motorcycle from St. Cloud all the way to Chicago...

I'm interested to see the finished product

 

[Mr.Yuk]

^ So am I lol. The original plan was for a long-runner.. but with Sean being busy with helping Dan and all... I don't rightly know now

 

[92nsx]

Don't do it , you know what I'm talking about

Looks like you better just plan on starting your sup up some time mid winter.