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[toyotatodd]

so i just put my 1j in my x8 and the shifter is sitting a couple inches to far forward. i have done a few 5 speed swaps on the x8 and have never had this issue, yet i have only used w58 for those swaps. the engine seems to be sitting in the bay perfectly. i bashed in the firewall for the twins piping and i smashed the tranny tunnel for like 2 hours. any ideas as to why my engine is sitting so far forward i cant figure it out. i am using mounts from xcessive and i have plenty of room for adjustment. im pulling it back out to check for all of my clearences if anyone has any other ideas of things i need to hit with this sledge.

[toyotatodd]

i measured and it is about an inch further forward than it is supposed to be but it almost seems like a better location. i have a lot more room behind the head and around the bellhousing. I think i am going to leave it as is. has anyone else moved there engine forward at all? had to cut out a little bit inside the car for the shifter but that was the only thing i had to do to fit it.

[Jacob]

JZ bellhousing + ma70 tranny = 1 inch forward

[Foompla]

same way with w58?

[toyotatodd]

well i finally got the shifter dead center of the stock location had to shove the engine back about an inch. now my question is will a r154 driveline front half mate to the cressida rear half and work?

[Kyle]

I hope you get raped by an angry truckdriver for asking that question... (waits for Mo)

[lucas]

dont we have a couple truckers on here for that reason?


there is a little button on the top of this page between "members" and "help" that can answer that question for you.
Check it out.

[toyotatodd]

yeah i have searched and have found plenty of idiots spitting many different ideas as to what they know willwork. i have found r154 in x8 is cressida whole driveshaft. i know thats not right. then i have heard either n/a or turbo mk3 will work and obviously not cuz my n/a front is a couple inches to short. i am pretty sure i need the turbo mk3 front half. i did searche im not trying to waste your time i just was looking for a solid answer. and since i am not using the adjustable mounts and set my tranny an inch further back i am going to run into some driveline issues. and i know the drivelines will mate i typed my question wrong before.lol i was just curious about the lenght of the front half.

[Jacob]

mk3 r154 front with x8 carrier bearing and x8 rear shaft.

the fact that you are doing a proper swap allows me to forgive your pretty lame questions.

gluck with shit.

[toyotatodd]

sweet deal man i appreciate the help. i was pretty sure thats what i needed just wanted to be 100% before i went and try to find one.

[lucas]

also, if you cannot find a front shaft for some reason, the cressida auto front shaft plugs into the R154 but needs to be made ~2" longer.

[Kyle]

^ this by far is the best way. So much lighter and less parts to fail, wtf is people's problem ignoring this option?! Mine cost me $150, about the same or cheaper than sourcing some bullshit and having to rebuild it too. And if you read half that shit you "tried" searchimg for, you should've easily deduced that n/a (w58) goes w/ n/a(w58) half, turbo w/turbo (r154).

[Mo]

Your a fucking ass hat douche. WTF is the matter with you asking fucking questions that have been answered 10 yrs ago?! Seriously, WTF is wrong with fucking you?! What are you going to ask next, does a fucking door from a 89 Cressida fit on a 92? fucking newbs.


N fucking A is the fucking same fucking shit as fucking Turbo drive fucking shafts. There the fucking same! The fucking R and W gear boxes are the fucking same length fuck. If you would've done a proper search, you would've seen that shit son. Fuck.





Love,
Mo

[aphxero]

The real reason is x81 mounts sit further forward. If you used flipped x90 mounts it would be dead center. x81 never came with r154+jz so toyota didnt make that location.

fwiw mine is like this too and I don't care/

[toyotatodd]

wow mo you sure are butthurt. this has been delt with so you could always go cry in the corner about it. i have owned cressidas for the past 7 years. it was just my first r154 swap and i did search as i spoke with the other guys about and wasnt finding a totally solid answer. i swear this forum is half people with know how trying to be heplful and the other half little douch bags that got beat up in high school out for revenge on the world by typing big boy words. in short STFU! CRYBABY

[toyotatodd]

and why then will a w58 front half with a w58 in an mx83 work fine and my w58 front half wont work when my tranny sits in the same exact location as the w58 did smart guy.

[Mo]

Listen you stupid fucking pos. Don't tell me how long you've owned Cressidas because your 7 years barely puts a scratch in my 10 years and 15 Cressida ownership you pos. Your so stupid to fucking realize your using a fucking auto drive shaft you dumb fucking idiot. And if you were smart enough from the begining, you would've dropped the engine and trans, had everything lined up and make a one piece drive shaft which is the smart way of doing things. But you and your half ass work moaning and crying asking people to help you figure out how come your dirveshaft is too small. Sounds like you need extenze you dumb fucking noob.


7 years of owning Cressidas and claiming you've had 2 5spd swaps in your pieces of shits and now your crying because you can't figure out for the life of you why shit wont fit? I oughta gouge your eyes out and shove them up your ass. Maybe you'll be able to see better.

[toyotatodd]

whatever dude you are badass

[redbullx83]

I agree with mo 7 yrs righttttttttt.......

[Jacob]

agreed that he's an asshat for asking but at least he's doing a swap... like in the middle of doing a swap and not thinking/dreaming about it...

the other shit stain that asked the same fucking wuestion a week later deserves to die. ban him please.