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Thread: 1JZGTE Twin Turbo Swap into a '87 Supra *PICS*

  1. 01-06-2007, 09:45 PM #1
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    Default 1JZGTE Twin Turbo Swap into a '87 Supra *PICS*

    The front clip...













    Pulling the engine...





    My in-house bling master Dan polishing the manifold...



    Timing belt, water pump, seals and gaskets, and clutch being replaced...























    Wiring!





    Engine with polished parts installed...



    Engine pretty much ready to go in, harness, vacuum lines, etc all installed:









    Installing the '89+ crossmember...



    My signature "Dr Tweak Pose"....



    Installing the engine...







    Bolted in!





    Engine just about ready to go here. A few minutes later it fired up on the first try... as always





    Swapping out the tach...



    Changing the pump requires dropping the tank... loads of fun!!!



    I've just got a few finished pics left to upload.
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  2. 01-07-2007, 02:32 AM #2
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    good progress. keep up the good work.

    looks like your going to keep the stock twins?
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  3. 01-07-2007, 07:03 AM #3
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    Yes, for now we are.
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    nice
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    Damn, mind ponsting how much it ran you?

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    just realized. you have a lift there, why didnt you roll the engine under the car and lower the car onto the engine?
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    ^cuz then it wouldnt be fun
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    Sweet.
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  9. 01-19-2007, 05:57 PM #9
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    so was the front clip and crossmember all you needed to do the swap?
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  10. 01-21-2007, 09:30 AM #10
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    Hey, sorry I didn't reply to this sooner, I guess the subscribe feature doesn't work!

    Quote Originally Posted by Mdeezy
    just realized. you have a lift there, why didnt you roll the engine under the car and lower the car onto the engine?
    You can't, there's a huge crossmember in the way. I looked it over and considered doing it but it didn't seem logical... putting it in from the top was actually quite easy, overall.

    Quote Originally Posted by Goinfasterthanu
    so was the front clip and crossmember all you needed to do the swap?
    Pretty much, yeah. Of course we did the full timing belt/reseal/tuneup so you need to add those parts.

    aaronfelipe, we do swaps like this for around $6000 typically, that includes everything, turn-key, ready to go out the door.

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    nice, where are you guys at?
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    what u doin w/ that 7mge



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    You travel with so much luggage that it wont fit in a wagon? you dating a kardashian?
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    We're in Savannah. The 7M is for sale if you want it... make me an offer.

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    how many miles..that engine is rated at 200hp stock right?



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    High miles... I think 150+... I would use it as a core, I wouldn't just swap it in.

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    oooo ok thanks neway



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    not bashing but out of curiosity why is it 6k for installation ive seen those 1jz clips go for around 1-3k for a whole clip pretty much all thats left is swapping over parts from one mkiii to another. so where does the other 4k get justified remember theres shops putting 2jz in 240's for 8k turn key and this is a swap thats pretty straight forward requiring no custom parts "atleast i would think it wouldnt" just wondering please clarify.


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    Do the swap and you'll better understand why. It seems like its as easy as an SR swap, ie just swapping parts, but its not. The entire engine harness needs to be elongated and many things must be changed/relocated to make it work consistantly. I've got 2 cars here now that we're doing the same thing to and including the clips they're total is about $5800 and the motors are relatively stock.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cool Cat Racing
    Do the swap and you'll better understand why. It seems like its as easy as an SR swap, ie just swapping parts, but its not. The entire engine harness needs to be elongated and many things must be changed/relocated to make it work consistantly. I've got 2 cars here now that we're doing the same thing to and including the clips they're total is about $5800 and the motors are relatively stock.
    you guys are the shop i just dont understand i know Mainstream just put a 2jz in a mkIII i wonder how much that ran compared to this, i guess if i did the swap id understand but it aint registering for 6k thats like 4k worth of labor is that what im hearing
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bleach
    you guys are the shop i just dont understand i know Mainstream just put a 2jz in a mkIII i wonder how much that ran compared to this, i guess if i did the swap id understand but it aint registering for 6k thats like 4k worth of labor is that what im hearing
    x2... i bet mike can kill this price!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Goinfasterthanu
    x2... i bet mike can kill this price!


    pic for proof not sure of cost but if they can do this under 6k then id inmagine a 1jz should be way less seeing as thats the JDm MKIII original motor.
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    Actually fellas the labor for the swap here is about $2200 if the motor is in a half cut. What everyone who hasn't done this swap will never know is that the wiring harness and many other parts of the MKIII's changed every 2 years making the wiring different for nearly every swap. Then the wiring harness has to be extended since it goes in the other side of the fire wall. Unless you have a newer MKIII you have to swap the cross member and its related parts. You have to drop the tank to put in a better fuel pump vs take out the rear carpet in a 240. You have to change the water pump, you don't really have a choice which means the timing belt comes off too. Until you really look into doing the swap you have no idea how much more time consuming it is than you think. Plus there are alot of things that go with the swap other than labor. If you just take a motor out of one car and put it in another your asking for problems.
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    labor rate is probably the same regardless of which motor you use (as the 1jz and 2jz are similar enough when it comes to the basic swap). you should also consider that a 2jz aristo cut can be had for about the same price as a manual soarer front cut. so the red car might have a 2jz but its probably an auto.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bleach
    not bashing but out of curiosity why is it 6k for installation ive seen those 1jz clips go for around 1-3k for a whole clip pretty much all thats left is swapping over parts from one mkiii to another. so where does the other 4k get justified remember theres shops putting 2jz in 240's for 8k turn key and this is a swap thats pretty straight forward requiring no custom parts "atleast i would think it wouldnt" just wondering please clarify.

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    Like Cool Cat Racing said, there's a lot more to it than that. Here's a breakdown:

    Nice front-clip $2500
    Shipping $450
    Engine install labor (at SCC in Savannah) $1800
    Misc install parts (fuel pump, fluids, etc) $500
    '87 Conversion Brackets (or '89+ crossmember/mounts) $350
    Custom (or 2JZ) power steering line $115
    New timing belt, all seals, gaskets, 2JZ water pump conversion, etc etc $750
    Labor on timing belt/tuneup/etc $400
    Total swap on '87 Supra $6865

    Then add...

    3" Turbo-back Stainless Steel Mandrel-bent Exhaust $950 (including custom install, optional)
    Stage 3 clutch (optional) $500

    $8315 and we haven't even upgraded very much yet!


    So yeah, you could buy the clip and just swap EVERYTHING over including the hydralic fan assembly, not do the timing belt/tuneup, if you have an '89 not need the different mount setup, and do it all yourself in your driveway, and get away with it for like, $4000 after bringing it to an exhaust shop to hook it up to the stock exhaust. Is that the best way to go about a swap like this? No. Do some people do it? Sure. But that's not what people pay us for, they pay us to do it RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.

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    oooooooooooooh makes a lil more since know thats a damn expensive swap man but theres alot of work involved also thanks for the explanation.
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    Sounds like a fun project. I bet you are excited.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Goinfasterthanu
    x2... i bet mike can kill this price!
    $6000 is pretty cheap for that, especially considering youy have to extend the entire wiring harness 3ft.

    The 2JZ MKIII ran:
    $6000 but he supplied the $600 R154 tranny an a used clutch. that was using a stock sidemount, no replacing of anyhing, etc, etc ,etc.

    it was a a cheap swap, he just wanted the wiring an the engine mounted. He took car of the rest at his house, he dropped it off, we installed an got it running, then he took it home to finish it up.

    Usually a NORMAL MKIII 2JZ swap is in the $8000-10,000 neighborhood for a front mount, radiator, exhaust, etc.
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    what if your trying to swap a 1jz into a mx83 cressida, would it be the same ?
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    Is what the same?
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