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[JZXpwns]

This is all old and done but im bored at work so here ya go lol

This is what I started with... 2jzge from 93 gs300 $120 ebay = score




then i bought a 1jz with bad bearings from a friend $400 = score again
this is when it was in his cressida



decided to try the 1JZ pistons on the 2JZ rods....










some 440's



and apexi headgasket



mounting the intercooler



clutch pedal and master cylindre in




time for wiring... I got a jzx81 harness and just extended it a couple feet. it took forever but not too hard.



all done extending



now for the clutch and transmission





Finished and ready to swap!

[JZXpwns]

and now for the swap...

the old 7M... good riddance to bad rubbish



here we go
Look at that 7m turd!




all clean
wtf the crossmember is white???!!!





now for the ic piping




and to get the tach to work... bypassing the resistor




lots of wiring later... it runs awesome

[JZXpwns]

im waiting on suspension parts right now
so i decided to try out my cresta front end







still needs tweaking but its on for now
also needs the right hood

[JDM CRESS]

why the 1jz piston/2jz rod? the project looks like its coming along good man... love the cresta front!

[JZXpwns]

^honestly idk lol... the 2jzge pistons would have probably been fine with a thicker headgasket, but the 1jz pistons are lighter, and at the time i thought they would handle boost better.

but really no good reason at all LOL

[cocobutterz]

if they are lighter it seems worth it just with that. looks good though.

[shawley]

projects lookin awesome!

[JZXpwns]

[zokustyle]

on the whole 1J and 2JZGE piston thing, I read somewhere that 2JZGE's are interference and GTE's are non, and it was the pistons that made the difference.

So using 2JZGE pistons in a 1J would make it interference.

but I didn't look any further than that, amirite with this?

[JZXpwns]

umm idk about that... i did the opposite: 1j pistons in 2jzge

[zokustyle]

Sorry, I meant that if what I read is right, using GE pistons in a 1.5J setup would make the engine interference, and using 1J/2J GTE pistons in a 1.5J would make it non-interference.

[JZXpwns]

if thats true then im glad i didnt use the GE pistons
my motor is definately non-interference, cuz i checked clearances with some Play-Dough with the pistons at TDC and valves at max lift, to see what size HG i would need.

[JZXpwns]

Mineral wells on sunday

[zokustyle]

Your car looks good!

I'm wishing I could've kept the JIC's... Haha.

[brian]

looks good. you got that hood fast.

[JZXpwns]

waiting on a new water pump. so i decided to take out my sunroof and gut the dash. Got rid of a shitload of weight.

before



after






also took some shots of my friend's X7

[BOXCAR]

You should trailer down to GGp on Houston this weekend

[JZXpwns]

man i was planning on it but i just bought a new truck this month so im broke. bummer

[bradlee]

Nice, where's the rubber shift boot from?

[Gibbs]

aww man you are gonna miss out thomas event should be pretty good!