Okay so I'm going to at least start this off in a very graphical manner.
Brief History: Rebuilt 7M head, 20mi later rodknock, but i was sure i had flushed the motor. turns out a nut had come off the #6 cyl rod and that was that. Well sick and tired of BHG's (not really, had MHG forever), but def sick of a leaky seal, that damn across the top intake pipe, and the 7M's general bastardness. I broke down the costs between doing a complete 7M rebuild, or swapping a 1J. With a difference of only a few hundred dollars, I decided to go with the 1JZ. Here is the story....
I had to work my ass off and not buy shit so i could afford it.
Obviously.
Now onto something interesting
:boobies: you guys are such pervs
I didn't want to start this thread until I got the motor and checked it out, as I wanted to make sure I didn't get fucked. After talking wtih the osaka guys (well, trying to understand wtf they were saying), and doing a bunch of research, I decided to take a slight risk and go with them. I was very specific that it was to be a rear sump car, with an uncut harness. They said you bet. A week later UPS gave me a call wanting to schedule delivery. More on this later.
As I was dissassembling the 7M, i looked at my HPF 6puk clutch disk. Shit, the pads were almost all gone. Another bunch of monies I had to spend. Along with some other items that you'll see later, the delivery schedule was frickin brilliant, it was like I was a jew- i had a whole week of presents.
(sorry i forgot to take a pic before i got to installing it)
got a great deal from CKAnderson, thanks!
Drewgo's friend Smiley sold me the Ypipe, great deal, perfect condition
Ordered from Dan @ Ulitmate collision (found through NASIOC). Fast shipping, but he forgot my freakin gauge cup. Bastard. But he did refund the cost within 20min of my email.
Now the story on the delivery. Yesterday I got the call to setup a delivery time. We setup between 1-5pm, and I took off work accordingly. Well, 5:30 rolls around and nothing, so I give them a call. "Yea, sorry today's been crazy. Its on a truck, ready to go, we're just waiting for a driver. I'll call you back as soon as its leaving, you'll definitely get it tonight." UGH took 3 hours off work for nothing. So I go out to buy some relay's for wiring up the gauges when I get a call. "Hey, the driver left 10 minutes ago. ONe thing, i see that your shipping order has a lift gate for delivery. The truck doesn't. Do you have any way of getting it off?" "Uh how high is the back of the semi?" "4-5 feet" "Shit. Okay yea I'll figure something out." LUCKILY my engine hoist, at its highest setting worked, barely. 8pm the motor arrives, its the only thing in the truck! Thats one thing I like about UPS... if they've got something to deliver, it gets delivered!.
Now I was really anxious- I immediately checked the sump- rear. Awesome. Checked the wiring harness, uncut. Awesome. Checked condition of pipes, electronics, etc- just dandy. Awesome. Awesome+Awesome+Awesome = Giddy Timmy. I hopped around for a few minutes on my broken ankle and then go to work of bringing it inside. Upon some further inspection, I found some things:
how dare they. I'm disputing charges, its fucking missing a bolt.
oil's going to come squirting out of there! Disputing charges on this too.
But seriously, where do these wires go? *shrug* For being the only cut wires, not bad!
So far I've bought almost brand freakin new motor mounts froom KWNate, clutch disk from CKAnderson, PS Resevoir from someone else who I can't remember, and the exhaust from Drewgo's friend. All very pleasant transactions, thanks guys. All I have left to get is some more piping for intake, Bellhousing and flywheel which I'll be picking up from RRev next weekend. Even though their customer service left quite a bit to be desired, as long as you're very clear with what you want, Osaka delivers. I couldn't be more pleased with this engine.
With that, chapter one comes to a close. Chapter two will include Prosports in the cluster, IC mounting, and probably y-pipe installation, as well as a crapload of wiring.
Brief History: Rebuilt 7M head, 20mi later rodknock, but i was sure i had flushed the motor. turns out a nut had come off the #6 cyl rod and that was that. Well sick and tired of BHG's (not really, had MHG forever), but def sick of a leaky seal, that damn across the top intake pipe, and the 7M's general bastardness. I broke down the costs between doing a complete 7M rebuild, or swapping a 1J. With a difference of only a few hundred dollars, I decided to go with the 1JZ. Here is the story....
I had to work my ass off and not buy shit so i could afford it.
Obviously.
Now onto something interesting
:boobies: you guys are such pervs
I didn't want to start this thread until I got the motor and checked it out, as I wanted to make sure I didn't get fucked. After talking wtih the osaka guys (well, trying to understand wtf they were saying), and doing a bunch of research, I decided to take a slight risk and go with them. I was very specific that it was to be a rear sump car, with an uncut harness. They said you bet. A week later UPS gave me a call wanting to schedule delivery. More on this later.
As I was dissassembling the 7M, i looked at my HPF 6puk clutch disk. Shit, the pads were almost all gone. Another bunch of monies I had to spend. Along with some other items that you'll see later, the delivery schedule was frickin brilliant, it was like I was a jew- i had a whole week of presents.
(sorry i forgot to take a pic before i got to installing it)
got a great deal from CKAnderson, thanks!
Drewgo's friend Smiley sold me the Ypipe, great deal, perfect condition
Ordered from Dan @ Ulitmate collision (found through NASIOC). Fast shipping, but he forgot my freakin gauge cup. Bastard. But he did refund the cost within 20min of my email.
Now the story on the delivery. Yesterday I got the call to setup a delivery time. We setup between 1-5pm, and I took off work accordingly. Well, 5:30 rolls around and nothing, so I give them a call. "Yea, sorry today's been crazy. Its on a truck, ready to go, we're just waiting for a driver. I'll call you back as soon as its leaving, you'll definitely get it tonight." UGH took 3 hours off work for nothing. So I go out to buy some relay's for wiring up the gauges when I get a call. "Hey, the driver left 10 minutes ago. ONe thing, i see that your shipping order has a lift gate for delivery. The truck doesn't. Do you have any way of getting it off?" "Uh how high is the back of the semi?" "4-5 feet" "Shit. Okay yea I'll figure something out." LUCKILY my engine hoist, at its highest setting worked, barely. 8pm the motor arrives, its the only thing in the truck! Thats one thing I like about UPS... if they've got something to deliver, it gets delivered!.
Now I was really anxious- I immediately checked the sump- rear. Awesome. Checked the wiring harness, uncut. Awesome. Checked condition of pipes, electronics, etc- just dandy. Awesome. Awesome+Awesome+Awesome = Giddy Timmy. I hopped around for a few minutes on my broken ankle and then go to work of bringing it inside. Upon some further inspection, I found some things:
how dare they. I'm disputing charges, its fucking missing a bolt.
oil's going to come squirting out of there! Disputing charges on this too.
But seriously, where do these wires go? *shrug* For being the only cut wires, not bad!
So far I've bought almost brand freakin new motor mounts froom KWNate, clutch disk from CKAnderson, PS Resevoir from someone else who I can't remember, and the exhaust from Drewgo's friend. All very pleasant transactions, thanks guys. All I have left to get is some more piping for intake, Bellhousing and flywheel which I'll be picking up from RRev next weekend. Even though their customer service left quite a bit to be desired, as long as you're very clear with what you want, Osaka delivers. I couldn't be more pleased with this engine.
With that, chapter one comes to a close. Chapter two will include Prosports in the cluster, IC mounting, and probably y-pipe installation, as well as a crapload of wiring.
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