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[JoeTheHook]

Since i dont have any post on this website i figured i should share my build.

My X7 was my first car and upon realizing how fuckin pimp it is, a few years later i decided to do the logical thing > 1JZ

Heres what i started with



Then this happened first shots of the engine at home




and now it was time to pull the old 5m ( That i had destroyed top and bottom end "trying" to drift )






Now that i had taken the trash out i had room to work!




some maintenance timing belt serpentine. 2jz water pump etc...


Next i had realized i had to make the engine fit... this is where the BFH technique came into play. Mounts came from celicasupra forums







After the bashing the Y&S technique was used to maneuver the engine and tranny to theyre final resting



Next was to fit this bad boy ( got very lucky and ran only 2 pipes to meet the engine!






As for the driveshaft driftmotion made up this aluminum bad boy for me


Then came the wiring.... after spending many hours in the car staring at a million fuckin wires i had managed to wire it up into the chaser harness. ( X7 dash makes a great beer bottle holder) I Also modded the tacho board with the according resistors.






With a few more modifications and alot of zip ties ow she was ready for a test drive



Flooring this thing as soon as i left the neighborhood with no dashboard in the car made all of the work worthwhile. I almost shit myself driving windows down and open DP in this FUCKIN JZ BEAST



The glovebox is now home to the ecu



Here are my gauges mounted in the dash.. 7 color led



Got some HIDs 55w 5500K



I put on this e46 m3 roof spoiler ( no i dont have a cherry bomb )




I did all the roof and side panels in grey suede and painted the dash and doorcards black




Some shots of her

[Jason]

needs wheels. now.

[Demesio]

now thats super sleeper... get wheels

[Foompla]

lol, thats awesome. How the hell did you get that driveshaft in there?

[JoeTheHook]

Thanks guys! My next buy is going to be the megan coilover kit ( dont hate the car is going to be my daily as well so i need some reliability and somebody to yell at if the break ) and as soon as thats in ill be able to get some rims! Im planning on gettin some xxr 513s 16"

[JoeTheHook]

lol, thats awesome. How the hell did you get that driveshaft in there?

Ya that was a real fuckin pain in the ass and a nightmare im going to have to repeat when i do my clutch . The whole diff has to be broken loose then the driveshaft has to slide sideways and back into the rear subframe then into the tranny. after that i had to attach the end and tighten the pinion nut to the diff and screw in the end U joint onto the driveshaft after the hole in the subframe with like zero clearance spinning the rear tires to get to the nuts... If was even harder for me to do because of course i decide to let the diff lay on my chest while im doing this..... It ended bloody and with alot of the Y&S technique but it worked!

[XXX63]

OH SWEET, where in ny are you located?

[white_raven]

dude shits legit! very nice!

[Mo]

I like how the pix are actually next to some sweet rides. Shows how classy the x7 is next to them potato wedges.

[oki_jzx90]

just lower and some rims
and you'll have a pretty classy daily/sleeper
on your hands

[JoeTheHook]

Thanks, Im in the long island/ queens area

[JoeTheHook]

Just some casual driving

[bwcress]

nyc you should bring this thing out to the target show in SI when spring hits it would be good to see another cress out there

[WhoreMouth_Jr]

aww ya the front to back sway... had that at first but watch out when you put coils

First rip with stuff suspension andn i blew my diff to peices

[JoeTheHook]

aww ya the front to back sway... had that at first but watch out when you put coils

First rip with stuff suspension andn i blew my diff to peices

I didnt even think of that... lol good advice. Im currently trying to buy a 3.73 ring and pinion and i already have a trutrac ready to go in, so once i get the ring ill rebuild one of my diffs with it and hopefully be alright

heres some fireballs from the open DP I couldnt resist

[JoeTheHook]

nyc you should bring this thing out to the target show in SI when spring hits it would be good to see another cress out there

Yeah im definitely gunna show to at least one of them when it gets nicer. Show em that cressidas aint no joke. I just keep thinkin of people sayin "nice camry!" Lol

[zokustyle]

Is it me or are your twins already not taking that Bee R rev limiter too well?

[bwcress]

i was gonna say unless you wanna blow your twins or spin a bearing i would suggest you stay away from the useless bouncing off the rev limit ive seen soo many motors go because of that bee*r

[JoeTheHook]

Is it me or are your twins already not taking that Bee R rev limiter too well?

i was gonna say unless you wanna blow your twins or spin a bearing i would suggest you stay away from the useless bouncing off the rev limit ive seen soo many motors go because of that bee*r

I know i just messed around with it when i first got it. when i was fuckin around i was bouncing pretty low like 4.5-5k, but the fireballs and bangs kinda persueded me to ignore the consequences

I mostly got it because when i accidentally spin the wheels or my clutch slips it spits me back down at 6500... plus the resale value on them is pretty strong so ill dump it when i go with new management.

[zokustyle]

so just because you don't want to hit the ECU's rev limiter, you put in a Bee R that does more damage than good or fun...?

Your car's cool and all, that box is just a bad idea.