4U2QUIK;1498101 said:
haha only the car is mine. and... she got my car towed for free... so happy or not, I can only thank her lol.
Operation Daily Driver 1uzfe 88 MK3
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haha only the car is mine. and... she got my car towed for free... so happy or not, I can only thank her lol.
Okay I actually got the chance to work on the SC400 spindles and stuff.
Mostly everything bolts together...
The following is required:
1) SC300/400/MK4 LCA (Custom bushings required)
2) SC300/400/MK4 Spindle/Upright
3) MK3 Upper control arms OR custom upper control arms (that have castor AND camber adjustment)
4) Shorter Tie Rods (looking about 1-1.5" shorter - havent located a pair yet, but wont be hard)
5) Compatible Brakes (SC,LS,MK4)
Now what are the issues? Plenty!
yes, there is a castor issue. 80% of it can be fixed by flipping the UCA's... left to right, right to left. The picture below shows the end result of doing that.
So how can it be fixed? Custom UCA's is the only way. I will be making a set that will adjust castor (side to side) as well as camber.
Another picture.
Another issue is the tie rods, stock ones are too long, causing a massive toe problem. Whats the fix? shorter Toyota tie rods... havent located a set yet, but I am sure I can find one that works perfect.
Custom bushings? The SC bushings/metal dowel that the camber bolts go through are shorter. I will be making custom bushings that are the right size so there is no slop.
So with all these problems... what are the benifits?
Steering angle is slightly better due to the design of the spindles. PLUS... you can have the ability to have MORE ANGLE than with the MK3 spindles. I noticed on my MK3 stuff, the calipers were interfering with the LCA or something at full lock... the SC spindles can not only go that angle, but there is an inch or two to clear... that means you can cut the steering arm shorter, re-weld it and get some mad angle... i see this in my future.
tons of clearance!
BRAKES! This is the best part IMO.... 2 piston SC brakes is an upgrade as is... but... you can now add MK4 TT Brakes or 95 +LS400 Brakes, which both are 4 piston!
Picture of some bright orange SC400 calipers on the MK3
But I cant put larger brakes because my wheel face wont clear... and I cannot add spacers because it will poke the wheels out of the fender. FALSE.
The SC spindles allow the wheel to sit about 15-25mm inwards (sunken). So this is good for people who want to add a 25mm spacer to clear BBK's (me) or people who want a MORE aggressive front wheel... well now you have the chance.
This is a pic with positive camber... I didnt mess with any of the camber bolts. Hard to tell in the pic, but they are sunken in.
This is my review so far, I will make an article about it once I perfect it all and get my custom parts made.
Mostly everything bolts together...
The following is required:
1) SC300/400/MK4 LCA (Custom bushings required)
2) SC300/400/MK4 Spindle/Upright
3) MK3 Upper control arms OR custom upper control arms (that have castor AND camber adjustment)
4) Shorter Tie Rods (looking about 1-1.5" shorter - havent located a pair yet, but wont be hard)
5) Compatible Brakes (SC,LS,MK4)
Now what are the issues? Plenty!
yes, there is a castor issue. 80% of it can be fixed by flipping the UCA's... left to right, right to left. The picture below shows the end result of doing that.
So how can it be fixed? Custom UCA's is the only way. I will be making a set that will adjust castor (side to side) as well as camber.
Another picture.
Another issue is the tie rods, stock ones are too long, causing a massive toe problem. Whats the fix? shorter Toyota tie rods... havent located a set yet, but I am sure I can find one that works perfect.
Custom bushings? The SC bushings/metal dowel that the camber bolts go through are shorter. I will be making custom bushings that are the right size so there is no slop.
So with all these problems... what are the benifits?
Steering angle is slightly better due to the design of the spindles. PLUS... you can have the ability to have MORE ANGLE than with the MK3 spindles. I noticed on my MK3 stuff, the calipers were interfering with the LCA or something at full lock... the SC spindles can not only go that angle, but there is an inch or two to clear... that means you can cut the steering arm shorter, re-weld it and get some mad angle... i see this in my future.
tons of clearance!
BRAKES! This is the best part IMO.... 2 piston SC brakes is an upgrade as is... but... you can now add MK4 TT Brakes or 95 +LS400 Brakes, which both are 4 piston!
Picture of some bright orange SC400 calipers on the MK3
But I cant put larger brakes because my wheel face wont clear... and I cannot add spacers because it will poke the wheels out of the fender. FALSE.
The SC spindles allow the wheel to sit about 15-25mm inwards (sunken). So this is good for people who want to add a 25mm spacer to clear BBK's (me) or people who want a MORE aggressive front wheel... well now you have the chance.
This is a pic with positive camber... I didnt mess with any of the camber bolts. Hard to tell in the pic, but they are sunken in.
This is my review so far, I will make an article about it once I perfect it all and get my custom parts made.
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4U2QUIK
1UZFE SWAP DUDE!!!
nice work. once I finish my swap (any day now) and finish the custom coilover setup, I want to do this upgrade. There's lots of donor ls400's around here...
Pulled MOST of the body harness so I can paint... Any suggestions to take off the wiper motor?
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Just keep slowly prying the wiper motor. Maybe some of that spray that breaks bolts loose.
Looking good. Liking everything so far.
Looking good. Liking everything so far.
Yea that thing is seized. Its been soaking in PB Blaster for 2 days now, all that it results in is bending and tearing the firewall.
Little update. More stuff removed... started to degrease the engine but it was late and I didnt finish. Also for fun, I started to wet sand the front bumper to see if there was anything good under the ruined clear coat.... and something was there!
Keep at it man, you have a lot of work to do. Are you going to repaint the engine bay or just clean it?
honestabe;1509876 said:
Yeah full repaint, the engine bay is trashed paint wise... and the previous owner had an open DP blowing all over the frame rail.
Im thinking gloss black with PPG paint...
so how'd you get the wiper motor out.?
looks good, I wanna wet sand my cars now to see what I find..!
looks good, I wanna wet sand my cars now to see what I find..!
RedPhoenix;1509945 said:
Are you going to fill in/weld shut all the unused holes and redo the seams where the goop was applied? It'd look really nice if you did.
I painted my engine bay black too. It actually looks pretty nice. And purple power works the best on degrease
NTRA08;1510005 said:
Simple Green too. You just don't want to let it sit too long and want to rinse it off well.
honestabe;1509974 said:
I want to shave the holes I dont need and stitch weld the seams...this is what I want, will I do it? maybe.
RazoE;1509968 said:so how'd you get the wiper motor out.?
looks good, I wanna wet sand my cars now to see what I find..!
Prybar, quick jerking, 3 days of soaking it with PB blaster.... haha. Yeah the wetsanding is good if your clearcoat is shot. The paint below it is good by not the best. But its good for now.
A big thing that people don't do with these swaps is get the tach working correctly. I used a 4th gen Celica tach motor and modded it into the Supra cluster. Also changed the boost to a volt meter. Everything should work now on this cluster.
4 cyl Celica Motor on the right
Just some resistors
Celica Motor drafted on.
Had to do this to make the Volt Meter work
Done...
Done...
4 cyl Celica Motor on the right
Just some resistors
Celica Motor drafted on.
Had to do this to make the Volt Meter work
Done...
Done...