"Jafa's Jalopy"...3RZ-FE and on 40's:)

[Jafa]

Bit more exhaust action....

Turned up some new bungs for the o2 sensors


Hole-sawed the pipe


Welded them in


Left side pipe

[turoa]

can you please hori SOMETHING up

[Jafa]

can you please hori SOMETHING up

ROFL!! thats what the zook is for..

[timotheus]

can you please hori SOMETHING up

Love it. Done here its 'Free-style Fabrication, where measuring tapes are for pussies'

[Chopper01]

can you please hori SOMETHING up

your right there , it makes our work look like we are knuckle dragers

[Jafa]

Did a little more tonite until i ran outta Tig gas
Gonna re-use the old header flanges to join the rest of the exhaust to whats there already

Chopped the old bits off, chucked them in the late and bored them to 2.5"





gotta start sorting whats needed to make it run, my brother the auto sparky wizard is comin down soon to fire her up

PS anyone got a part # for a stubby little oil filter to fit these? I am going to remote it eventually, just need something there to fire it up

[Dace]

Did a little more tonite until i ran outta Tig gas
Gonna re-use the old header flanges to join the rest of the exhaust to whats there already

Chopped the old bits off, chucked them in the late and bored them to 2.5"





gotta start sorting whats needed to make it run, my brother the auto sparky wizard is comin down soon to fire her up

PS anyone got a part # for a stubby little oil filter to fit these? I am going to remote it eventually, just need something there to fire it up

will be either a 90915-10003 or a 90915-20003, will find out tomorrow and let ya know

[Heath]

Dude, I wish I had a 10th of the skill you have.

There is something addictive about watching a build with this attention to detail and quality.

MORE MORE MORE.

Oh and when you are finished I have a vitara you can 'play with' next if you like. For free of course. I wouldnt dream of charging you to 'play' with it. That would be rude of me.

[Dace]

Dude, I wish I had a 10th of the skill you have.

There is something addictive about watching a build with this attention to detail and quality.

MORE MORE MORE.

Oh and when you are finished I have a vitara you can 'play with' next if you like. For free of course. I wouldnt dream of charging you to 'play' with it. That would be rude of me.

Have you seen what he does to Suzuki's

[turoa]

Dude, I wish I had a 10th of the skill you have.

There is something addictive about watching a build with this attention to detail and quality.

MORE MORE MORE.

Oh and when you are finished I have a vitara you can 'play with' next if you like. For free of course. I wouldnt dream of charging you to 'play' with it. That would be rude of me.

Have you seen what he does to Suzuki's

What, this?

[Heath]

Have you seen what he does to Suzuki's

He cant be any worse than my birdshite welding and knuckle dragging mechanic skills. Besides he makes bling which we all know makes things go better.

[Dace]

Dude, I wish I had a 10th of the skill you have.

There is something addictive about watching a build with this attention to detail and quality.

MORE MORE MORE.

Oh and when you are finished I have a vitara you can 'play with' next if you like. For free of course. I wouldnt dream of charging you to 'play' with it. That would be rude of me.

Have you seen what he does to Suzuki's

What, this?

WTF, whats it got to do with you???

EDIT: oops sorry just figured what ya meant .... I think

[turoa]

WTF, whats it got to do with you???

EDIT: oops sorry just figured what ya meant .... I think

sorry, I stuffed up the pic, all fixed now

[Heath]

Nah theres nothing wrong with that. Its just tired and having a lie down.

[Jafa]

Well got the exhaust finished last nite, and started stripping the motor to do starter, water pump, timing belt etc
Lifted the lower intake manifold off, looked into the ports,as ya do, and shit myself!, fawk look what I found!






F@$kin spewing! I'll have to pull the heads now....I dont need this shit right now!.....majorly depressed...I'm going home... Fawking Trademe piece of shit

[Mattman]

Gutted - obviously anything in there is bad, but what actually is it?

Easier to get another motor perhaps?

Matt.

[moonhopper]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 599403.htm
dont know if this would help at all

[Chopper01]

That does not look to good jafa, Its a hard decision to rebuild or buy another donk

[Jafa]

Yeah I'll see what its like tomorra when I lift the heads

[swampa]

i brought another uz a month ago, paid $950 including freight and gst from wgtn to invers from a guy i deal with there, warranty etc...

[Jafa]

Well I plucked one head off tonite, and it dont look good, rusty pitted areas in the bore I'm picking the other bank is the same...





So I have a couple of options...
1 - buy another 1UZ of trademe, bout $1000, + another $5-600 for timing belt, bearings, seals, plugs, starter recon blah blah
2 - fix the one I've got
3 - Put something else in

On one hand, a new 1uz is expensive and possibly have issues as well, I'd still need to sort out a rear sump...lots of work,
on the other hand, exhaust is done, engine mounts done, just needs putting in and a bit of a "do up"

Fixing the one I have will cost more, will take much longer, but I will know exactly what I have and it should be sweet for ages

Putting something else in....hmmmmm, but what? ....wait a minute!, what have I got stored away in the corner for a rainy day!?....................................













































A 3RZ-FE! of course!, 2.7l twin cam 4 banger out of a 2003 2wd Hilux done 40k!
Sump is already right, already has a clutch, bellhousing etc to suit my spare Surf gearbox, all bolted up to my dual transfers puts the engine mounts in a nice spot to use the existing Lexus mounts, fark all wiring to do!
I think its what I'll do for Rockrash 09, then recon or replace the 1UZ at my leisure next year, maybe I'll leave the 3RZ in and put the V8 in the zook!!

[Chopper01]

your a robber takeing that motor of the poor old man for what you paid for it

but it will be a good choice

and I will rather rebuild so then you know what you have . for all you know the other motor could be the same

[pajeroboy]

have been watching this for a while,bloody top job with the work you have done,wish i was that good and had the tools

sounds like a plan with engines,bit of a real shame with the 1uz.

[SMOKEY]

Hi Jafa, just another small hic--up, depending on the water/ corrosion damage I would recommend a freshen up of the V8, new rings and bearings, a light hone to clean up the bores, a good three angle valve and head job and get those exhaust gases heading down those sweet looking pipes------- "music to my ears". I bet there is a engine re conditioner in your area that could swap you, with your talents . If you have to use the 2.7 4 banger, there is one fitted to a HiLux here in CHCH and it is very impressive, heaps of torque and really makes good power to weight ratio.

YOUR THE MAESTRO, CONDUCT IT ANYWAY, THE MUSIC WILL SOUND SWEET,

FITZY.

[rokhound]

That's gutting dude.

But it may not be too bad, and it is worth doing as Smokey suggested, bearings etc, $100-200. rings about the same, gasket set ? use the rest of the shit you already have. Then a weekend shagging about with it. You can dooooeettttt

[Jafa]

I hear what your sayin, I lifted the other head and there is bad pitting, to much to hone out, itll need boring, which means new pistons, rings etc. The heads will need rebuilding as well, some of the valves are seized in the guides
There was some funny crystalline stuff built up around some of the valves, in such quantities that you couldn't see the back of the valve
I think its had a lungful of water through the intake, maybe from a hose or water blaster at the junkyard or something, I dunno
So really this motor is pretty much junk, I might have a line on a "parts" motor locally from a stockcar dude, but I'm not holding my breath.
I will put the 3RZ in for our RR09 at Xmas, rebuild or replace the V8 in the new year, then slot that in place of the 3RZ. That will ease my workload plenty, hopefully give me a chance at a shakedown run before the big trip. I still have so much to do without worrying about extra work on the motor.
But don't worry, the V8 will go in, just a little later than planned

[rokhound]

Awesome fella. lookin' forward to seeing it in action.

[ruf_zuki]

build looks good, love the adaptor.

btw. you have pm

[Jafa]

Ok, got a bit done after getting over the V8 dramas
The 3RZ is in, bolted up to a 5 speed, and dual transfers, its sits a little further back than normal because the drive train is a bit shorter than the Lexus setup. No biggie tho, maybe a little firewall massage needed

Engine mounts, managed to use the Lexus ones with a little hole slotting




Started on the panhard setup, using these high tensile cardboard brackets

[Heath]

I like the fact you are using renewable resoursces in your wagon. The recycled cardboard and the wood will keep the greenies happy with you. Not sure if the WoF man will be though.

Looking good though.