Spencer Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Very cool man. I imagine you spent a small fortune getting that stock ECU going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtc3d Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 nice work,did you just keep the factory chassis mounts and make 2jz mounts to suit/ how much room is between the chassis and motor for exhaust?where you able to reuse the crown radiator? sorry for all the questions,im about to start my conversion Yep, kept the chassis mounts and Fabricated some new engine ones to fit the bolt patterns on the 2J block. I'd bolt down the chassis mounts before measuring up the engine ones. We had to weld on an extra bottom plate to the engine mounts for clearance that disappeared once everything was tightened up. But, we're idiots so... There's enough room for a custom job. At least for the set up we used. If you got your 2j from a Supra maybe it has a better manifold angle? But we had to cut ours up to under the firewall. Chassis clearance was sweet. Yes, we reused the crown radiator. After some discussion with the resident pros, the original was up to the task. I put 16' fan on there too. Keep in mind, everything I've done is still experimental. I've tried to get as much info as possible before making a decision. But the car has only been on the road a handful of times. It did just do a two and a half hour drive from Whitianga to Tauranga not a problem. And if that means nothing to you, it's the equivalent of driving on mountain roads for two and a half hours, without the high altitudes. Very up and down, winding roads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtc3d Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 Very cool man. I imagine you spent a small fortune getting that stock ECU going? Ha, yeah a small fortune sounds about right. Had to be done though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 No thoughts of aftermarket ECU? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Oh forgot you are running the Auto as well, that makes things more expensive to go aftermarket. Carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtc3d Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 Oh forgot you are running the Auto as well, that makes things more expensive to go aftermarket. Carry on. I did look into it, but found aftermarket ECU's around $1,800nz, plus all the wiring, plus tuning. I didn't look into it too much further than that so maybe some cheaper options are out there. Definitely didn't spend that kind of money getting the stock ECU wired up and running. Thank God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Dude good work! !! This is rad. Shame about all the fucken around with ecu etc. Keen to see how you're cert goes. Just going to but in. Mounts on these are easy. Use original crown rubber and make mounts from there. From memory the mounts line up further back on the engine which as a result can get in the way of the original exhaust manifold. Hence the modding. Standard radiator is fine with a decent electric fan. Read my build thread for my ms110 brown wagon. The chassis are the same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtc3d Posted June 20, 2014 Author Share Posted June 20, 2014 Dude good work! !! This is rad. Shame about all the fucken around with ecu etc. Keen to see how you're cert goes. Just going to but in. Mounts on these are easy. Use original crown rubber and make mounts from there. From memory the mounts line up further back on the engine which as a result can get in the way of the original exhaust manifold. Hence the modding. Standard radiator is fine with a decent electric fan. Read my build thread for my ms110 brown wagon. The chassis are the same. Thanks man, it's painfully close to being on the road. Certifier had a couple of points to fix, but all really minor stuff. Was hoping to fly up and drive it home over the weekend but the certifier can't see it until Tuesday. I'm so frothing to use it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 keen to know what things it failed on to be honest..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Good to hear the Crown has been running well, those repairs came up nice, did you get them done in Wellington? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtc3d Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 Good to hear the Crown has been running well, those repairs came up nice, did you get them done in Wellington? Yo, thanks man. Yeah, the work was done in Welly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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