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Vacationtime247 03-21-2009 02:49 AM

More pictures
 
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Here's a few more pictures that I took.
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Vacationtime247 03-24-2009 11:56 AM

Youtube videos
 
Here is a video I posted on Youtube.com of the Supra project.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2QtXIKyXH8

Quint 03-25-2009 08:04 AM

Not my flava' But damn man, this project has rocketed along.

Well done! Looks like you have done a job that you can be proud of! You should have used a forced aspiration 1UZ-FE though ;)

Congratz tho, You'll have to get a dyno and a 1/4mi run done ;)

Seriously though... ditch the saw blades ;) worst alloys ever!

Suprafreak 03-29-2009 01:27 AM

It's not going to be a supra anymore if you swap for a non toyota engine. i think your painting ideas are wack mann.

Quint 03-29-2009 04:37 AM

Least hes done it rather than 90% of other people that own cars and just talked about it.

Vacationtime247 03-29-2009 11:26 PM

Project has been stalled for about a week now. Been rainy and cold. Had some other things needing to be done too. Going to purchase 2, 1/4 pieces of steel, 8 X 8 1/2 inchs. Drill out the 4 indentions on the stock frame mounts. Then, set the pieces of steel on the mounts and cut a groove for the steering shaft on the drivers side. Drill holes through the steel to align with the frame mounts holes. The steel will also span the distance to the frame rails and will be welded on there as well. The engine mounts will rest on each of the steel braces. Sooooo..... the engine needs to come back out, again. *Sigh*
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Vacationtime247 03-31-2009 08:05 AM

Steel motor plates loosely fitted
 
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Here are a couple pictures of the plates that will be used. The engine mounts will be bolted or welded to these plates. The plates will also be welded to the frame rails.
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Vacationtime247 04-04-2009 04:47 AM

Here's my latest Youtube video. It's of the engine plates and mounts. It was pretty simple to fabricate the plates. The engine sits in there real nice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hacynXk4T8g

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Vacationtime247 04-05-2009 07:57 PM

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Looks like the exhaust will be a tight fit on both sides. I'm purchasing a set that I think will work with the space given. Should clear the steering linkage on the drivers side and miss the firewall on the passenger side. I'm planning on running sidepipes as well. There is plenty of clearance for 2" exhaust between the front subframe and where the body frame rails begin to roll back under the car. A 5 ft piece of 2 - 2 1/2 exhaust will run the length of the mid section of the car front to back with turn downs just behind the doors. Here are a few pics of each side of the engine with it sitting on the steel mounts. You'll notice how much easier this engine will be to work on than the 7M. For anyone else who might eventually turn to the dark side and do a convertion like this, it's been pretty easy so far. The best part, it sits in there with only minor underbody cutting. The oil pan clears the subframe and so does the starter. The plates are pretty straight forward.
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Vacationtime247 04-05-2009 08:11 PM

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A few more pics of engine bay.
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