1j questions
 

dude...my car has been out for almost a year... i blew my turbo 7m motor and a few weeks later, i got the twin turbo 1j... i have an 88 so i know that i need a cross member, downpipe...

what about mounts and other stuff...

i already have the ecu and the wiring harness....can someone please help me with a list of parts i need to get my car running...

No...
 

You don't necessarily need an 89 crossmember. You do if you wanna make the engine mounts fit right in place, like if it were stock...

But you could have someone weld that mount (only 1 mount is different, the other one fits right, and it only has 2 mounts plus the tranny one, which also fits right), and it'll be much cheaper than finding that crossmember. (though I don't know how much they cost, but probably a few hundred bucks). So welding it there might be cheaper.

The shop I'm gonna do the 1JZ swap in has done this to a lot of cars. All the SR20's I've seen in cars like old Datsuns and old Corolla's (the 1.8 RWD ones from the 80's), and also yesterday I saw a 1JZ in a Hilux pickup... and they have a Trueno and a little Corolla 74 with a 2JZ and a 3S respectively, and they tell me all of those cars have some mounts welded, and it never breaks. The trueno and the old corolla are both int he 9-10 secs 1/4 mile. The trueno is even using the 7m-gte tranny. So I think crossmember will not be a problem for me...

Just take it to a shop that knows what they're doing and have experience. =P

My advice might not be the best, though. :)

cool...
 

thanks bro...so..all the mounts fit except the one that has to be welded..right?...

do know anything about the wiring?

cuz when i took out the old motor.... it was spaghetti...

Well..
 

Well, the only thing about the wiring that I know of, is something quite obvious: you DO need a 1JZ wiring harness. Don't know what else to tell you, except that you should find also someone who has done the wiring on a 1JZ before to work on your car. =)

sWeeeettt!
 

about the tranny...i have the trannyfor the 1jz..but will i be able to mate the 7m trannyto the 1jz?....the 7m trannyis a lot more beefier...

also about the mounts...i take the mounts off the 7m and put them on the 1j?...
if so..itried that and the one that doesnt fit is the pasenger side mount...

PRE-89 Motor Mounts for 1JZ
 

hi dude, check out this site. http://www.bicperformance.com/products.htm

bellhousing
 

what about the bell housing?...i have the 88 turbo (manual) and im not sure what tranny it is.... i want to mate my 7m tranny to the 1jz...

what bellhousing would i need?