SySt's Build up
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wicked motor luke- why should the FD's have all the v8 fun.
If I ever have the $$ available I'm building a 1/2/3uz-fe...
If I ever have the $$ available I'm building a 1/2/3uz-fe...
Frame/Suspension Parts will be semi-flat black. The body panels themselves will be a gloss black. Eventually I hope to make it two-tone again but for now I need paint that is easy to repair.
I just purchased a set of heads for my shortblock today. They are "862" casting LM7 heads. Basically same as LS1 heads but with a 61cc chamber vs a 66.6cc chamber. Probably close to 11.0:1 static compression ratio. I was going to go with LS6 heads but could not find them for the price I wanted. I got these complete heads for $150.
wow! this looks like an interesting swap! i think i will need to follow this thread closely.
you have an eta on completion?
you have an eta on completion?
No ETA yet. I still need to paint the entire interior, make a dash and door panels, get money for the guages, transmission and headers. I also need to install my fuel pump and get the engine/tranny mounted. So basically, I have a ways to go yet.
Ne0z said:
There is something wrong with that statement... hmm let me find it.... ah yes:
good luck with that :3d_frown:
All in fun:biglaugh:
Here are some pics of my head(s). Only pictured one but they are both the same anyhow. I do plan an disassembling the heads and having them hot tanked as well as checking the valve seats.
Also, after talking to Jim at TPiS there may be a change of plans... These heads are going to yeild a compression ratio of about 11.2:1. That is close to too much for pump gas. He recommends a larger cam to help lower the dynamic ratio. So maybe 500HP+ is what I am really looking at...
Also, after talking to Jim at TPiS there may be a change of plans... These heads are going to yeild a compression ratio of about 11.2:1. That is close to too much for pump gas. He recommends a larger cam to help lower the dynamic ratio. So maybe 500HP+ is what I am really looking at...
looks like you're 2 cylinders and 16 valves short to me The Jim at TPIs isn't Jim Hall is it?
Glen
The Jim at TPIs isn't Jim Hall is it?Glen
Yes, indeed it is Jim Hall. You know him? I bought my Supra from his Dad, who bought it from one of Jim's friends. Small world isn't it?
SySt said:
Sure do, Jim is a MKIII guy from way back in the SOGI days. He was one of the first supra guys I met after getting my 87T in oh, '98 I think it was. He had a 2-tone brown car that he autocrossed, it was later painted porsche yellow I believe and sold shortly after that. His brother had a MKII, but I don't think I ever met him, or their dad. I knew Jim had been working at TPIs years ago and last I knew he was driving a camaro.
EDIT: Just realized yours is a 2-tone brown 87, that has got to be Jim's old car, he must have never gotten it painted.
Glen
Yes, Jim has a 554hp 409CID Camaro. He also has his dad's old AMX and is putting my old 7M in a Cressida. His brother does have a MKII and it's sweet. He cut off everything from the firewall forward aside from rame rails and fabricated his own frame/suspension components and has a 7MGTE in there. If you don't mind me asking, what is your name?
My car may be Jim's old car. Though Jim did have a Yellow MKIII which he sold to one of his friends... I never knew he had a two-tone, but maybe he did own my car at one point.
Well I was assembling my front brakes and realized a rough spot in one of the brand new wheel bearings. Now I have to pull the steering knuckle, bring it into work and go through the pain of removing the defective bearing and putting a new one in. Luckily I have a warranty on the bearing.
Is that you?SySt said:No, you're right. It would be better to have two camshafts and a long crankshaft with half the displacement
Anyhow, here is my most recent work. I got a new engine in it, the LSE. LS-Emy. Also note there is no longer ANYTHING in the engine bay.