Advice needed for my new project

Grimsby53 · 12-06-2005, 04:55 AM

Hi there! I'm a long-time MR2 owner, and I'm aquiring a mk3 in a few days. It's a great chassie -- clean, straight, corosion free, great interior -- but the motor has a BHG. What's more, it has sat around with the oil/coolent sludge in the bottom end for the last 8-months. Questions:

1. Is there any chance the bottom end is OK? Or should I plan on a full rebuild or motor swap?

2. Is it cost effective for a DIYer to rebuild a 7mgte or should I just swap the motor?

3. If swaping is the way to go, where should I look for a motor? What vendors are recomended? Should I look for a wrecked car here in the states?

4. Finally, is there any such thing as a "JDM 7M-GTE?" I've seen a couple described that way on Ebay, but I was under the impression that Japanese MA70s had a different motor altogether (1jz). Are these obvious frauds, or am I mistaken?

Thanks for your help!

Matt

12-06-2005, 04:55 AM	#1
Grimsby53 Stock Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 5	Advice needed for my new project Hi there! I'm a long-time MR2 owner, and I'm aquiring a mk3 in a few days. It's a great chassie -- clean, straight, corosion free, great interior -- but the motor has a BHG. What's more, it has sat around with the oil/coolent sludge in the bottom end for the last 8-months. Questions: 1. Is there any chance the bottom end is OK? Or should I plan on a full rebuild or motor swap? 2. Is it cost effective for a DIYer to rebuild a 7mgte or should I just swap the motor? 3. If swaping is the way to go, where should I look for a motor? What vendors are recomended? Should I look for a wrecked car here in the states? 4. Finally, is there any such thing as a "JDM 7M-GTE?" I've seen a couple described that way on Ebay, but I was under the impression that Japanese MA70s had a different motor altogether (1jz). Are these obvious frauds, or am I mistaken? Thanks for your help! Matt