My Indecisive 4.0 V8 1UZ-FE Project

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toxo
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04-07-2020, 12:34 PM

#431

Do you remember how long it took me to actually place an order with them?! I was trying for months!!

toxo

04-07-2020, 12:34 PM #431

Do you remember how long it took me to actually place an order with them?! I was trying for months!!

FirebirdPhil
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04-07-2020, 10:55 PM

#432

I am still waiting on their response to which Speedo converter to use - I have gone elsewhere.

"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"

FirebirdPhil

04-07-2020, 10:55 PM #432

I am still waiting on their response to which Speedo converter to use - I have gone elsewhere.

"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"

Sparkystav
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05-07-2020, 01:18 AM

#433

Must admit the bad I've heard about Thor far outweighs the good.

Read my thread here: The Evolution of my Turbo Lexus from NA-Supercharged-Twin Turbo-Massive Single
Please leave your comments.

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Sparkystav

05-07-2020, 01:18 AM #433

Must admit the bad I've heard about Thor far outweighs the good.

Read my thread here: The Evolution of my Turbo Lexus from NA-Supercharged-Twin Turbo-Massive Single
Please leave your comments.

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Stoney
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05-07-2020, 01:33 AM

#434

Sparkystav Must admit the bad I've heard about Thor far outweighs the good.

Me too mate.

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Stoney

05-07-2020, 01:33 AM #434

Sparkystav Must admit the bad I've heard about Thor far outweighs the good.

Me too mate.

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Fozzy
Posting Freak

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05-07-2020, 10:27 AM

#435

toxo

if I were you I'd mix up some epoxy resin or araldite around the edges of this, don't want it dropping into the bell housing and melting onto the clutch plate

2009 JAE Car Pull Runner Up
2010 JAE Car Pull Failure

My Garage

Fozzy

05-07-2020, 10:27 AM #435

toxo

if I were you I'd mix up some epoxy resin or araldite around the edges of this, don't want it dropping into the bell housing and melting onto the clutch plate

2009 JAE Car Pull Runner Up
2010 JAE Car Pull Failure

My Garage

toy215
Junior Member

06-07-2020, 01:29 AM

#436

Not all front pulleys are the same dia on the various iterations of the Lexus/Toyota V8, when I designed the tensioner system you bought from thor it was for the most readily available engine...LS400... it would appear that when you changed the front pulley you used the smaller dia sc400 part hence the belt that they supplied being too long. Hope this helps you.

Roger Smith http://sjperformanceengineering.co.uk

toy215

06-07-2020, 01:29 AM #436

toxo
Posting Freak

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06-07-2020, 01:42 AM

#437

That's a good point Roger, but I don't believe the pulleys differ in size enough to take up that slack! I'll try it out when I get back to the workshop, as I still have the old pulley.

toxo

06-07-2020, 01:42 AM #437

That's a good point Roger, but I don't believe the pulleys differ in size enough to take up that slack! I'll try it out when I get back to the workshop, as I still have the old pulley.

toxo
Posting Freak

4,843

10-07-2020, 11:54 PM

#438

I will add some gusseting between the 2 bars as this one is now significantly weaker. This has now dropped the engine right down, to nearly the perfect level, but it's still inclined upwards by about 7 degrees. I'd like it to be as level as possible...

Next problem is the rubber doughnut bit of the engine mount on the driver's side.

[Image: IMG_20130808_192927.jpg]

You can see that with the box mount gone from the subframe, there isn't enough space in there for the doughnut to miss the steering UJ. I need to come up with something much thinner! TBH I am thinking about solid mounting the engine, it's soooo smooth I don't think it needs that much isolation!

toxo

10-07-2020, 11:54 PM #438

More engine mounting fun yesterday.

These are the mods I've made to the subframe. As previously mentioned I'd cut the box towers off, I've also found that the soarer oil pan is not perfectly central on the engine - the upper sump is not symmetrical as it has the dipstick hole and the oil level sensor hole on one side, so that side is slightly larger.

As a result the oil pan doesn't quite sit in the hole in the middle of the subframe. So I trimmed one of the bars back about 10mm (marked in red) and now it sits in there lovely:

[Image: subframeMods.jpg]

I will add some gusseting between the 2 bars as this one is now significantly weaker. This has now dropped the engine right down, to nearly the perfect level, but it's still inclined upwards by about 7 degrees. I'd like it to be as level as possible...

Next problem is the rubber doughnut bit of the engine mount on the driver's side.

[Image: IMG_20130808_192927.jpg]

You can see that with the box mount gone from the subframe, there isn't enough space in there for the doughnut to miss the steering UJ. I need to come up with something much thinner! TBH I am thinking about solid mounting the engine, it's soooo smooth I don't think it needs that much isolation!

toxo
Posting Freak

4,843

15-07-2020, 01:12 PM

#439

I then hacked the rear bin kit apart so the battery fits nicely and test fitted that too. Took a while to get it spot on and had to be really careful not to scratch it at all.

[Image: IMG_20130826_203007.jpg]

The battery doesn't quite sit where I wanted but I've got access to the terminals and it's the only flat bit of the floor. Obviously I need to strap it down still but it's as good as it's going to get.

[Image: IMG_20130826_203013.jpg]

toxo

15-07-2020, 01:12 PM #439

Did some more on the RX7 today. Binned off all the hydraulics (including all the ABS gumph) so that I could fit the heads on the test engine without it hitting anything.

[Image: IMG_20130826_203038.jpg]

[Image: IMG_20130826_202905.jpg]

I then hacked the rear bin kit apart so the battery fits nicely and test fitted that too. Took a while to get it spot on and had to be really careful not to scratch it at all.

[Image: IMG_20130826_203007.jpg]

The battery doesn't quite sit where I wanted but I've got access to the terminals and it's the only flat bit of the floor. Obviously I need to strap it down still but it's as good as it's going to get.

[Image: IMG_20130826_203013.jpg]