 Troubles with Accelerator Cable and JDM Engine, I'm sooooooo furious right now... |
 Nov 7, 2003 - 5:04 PM
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I just got off the phone with my mechanic, and after eleven or so weeks of waiting, he finally tells me that he cannot finish my car, because the accelerator cable won't line up since the new AE101 4A-GE engine is out of a RHD car. Also, he said that my A/C and power steering won't work because they don't mount up, so he says he can't do finish car and that it's impossible to do.
 So I'm wondering what everyone with a JDM engine swap has done in order to get their accelerator cable to work. My mechanic said something about since the engine is from a right hand drive car, the accelerator cable is on the wrong side, or something like that. It's obvious now that he's incompetant, at least when it comes to working on Toyotas, and I'm furious. Over the weekend I'll probably get my car towed to a shop in Seattle to get the rest of the work done, because I've put up with enough crap with my mechanic. -------------------- New Toyota project coming soon...
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Nov 7, 2003 - 7:28 PM
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Aight coomer. Here's what i think. 1. If i were you, i would have kicked his ass a long time ago for taking so long. But that's just me. 2. There is no problem if the cable wont line up. I assume you mean that it wont screw up onto the firewall inside the car. The holes where the screws go are probably in a different angle or place on the clip. All he has to do is make new holes and screw it on. Now, I'm not sure if the cable is long enough. If you cable is long enough from where it comes out of the firewall to the throttle body, then it should'nt be a problem. But if it's too short, then you're gonna have to get one made. I dont think it cost that much, but i know that it can be made. 3. For the A/C, i believe he has to use the one that came with the 4A-GE engine and not the one from the AT200 engine. If he's using your old A/C, then that's where it's ****ing up. If he's using the A/C that came witht he clip, then theres no reason why it should'nt mount up. 4. Power stearing is the same thing. He should be using the power stearing from the 4A-GE engine. The only problem i would see there is that the return line might be too short because of the fact that the clip is RHD and your car is LHD. But that return line can be custom made. I have never seen this swap done or have any knowledge about it, but i think that it might help a lil. I just say you let me go over there, and we torch his place down. I'm crazy enough to do it . Muahahaha |
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Coomer Troubles with Accelerator Cable and JDM Engine Nov 7, 2003 - 5:04 PM
AJcelica i'm really sorry to hear that dude. 11 weeks?... Nov 7, 2003 - 6:00 PM Coomer QUOTE (AJcelica @ Nov 7, 2003 - 3:00 PM) i'm r... Nov 7, 2003 - 6:02 PM AJcelica cool! i'm just a couple of hours north of ... Nov 7, 2003 - 7:02 PM 97sccelica they buy some steel cable for about $10 and m... Nov 7, 2003 - 7:09 PM KAMiX sphinx I think he means the ps / ac from the 4age ... Nov 7, 2003 - 8:41 PM OOBE Coomer...you mechanic is not resourceful...don... Nov 8, 2003 - 6:40 PM stelica85 i would not pay the mechanic what he was asking ju... Nov 8, 2003 - 10:16 PM Coomer I'll make sure that he doesn't get a dime ... Nov 9, 2003 - 5:36 AM FallenHero well, I had an e-mail from a guy that had a functi... Nov 9, 2003 - 4:52 PM west_minist Can you please take some detail shots of your engi... Nov 9, 2003 - 5:36 PM Coomer QUOTE (west_minist @ Nov 9, 2003 - 2:36 PM) Can yo... Nov 9, 2003 - 8:25 PM Inferno Coomer, you know you are so respected on these boa... Nov 9, 2003 - 8:26 PM Coomer QUOTE (Inferno @ Nov 9, 2003 - 5:26 PM) Didn't... Nov 9, 2003 - 8:38 PM Andason stuff'll buff out. i went out to my car one da... Nov 9, 2003 - 8:43 PM Inferno QUOTE (Andason @ Nov 9, 2003 - 8:43 PM) ... just t... Nov 9, 2003 - 8:57 PM Andason QUOTE (Inferno @ Nov 9, 2003 - 6:57 PM) QUOTE (And... Nov 9, 2003 - 9:04 PM FallenHero QUOTE (Andason @ Nov 9, 2003 - 6:43 PM) Theres a j... Nov 9, 2003 - 11:29 PM van95st sorry to hear about your dillema. and let me just... Nov 10, 2003 - 5:25 AM 97GTinKC Coomer, you may want to get the car out of his sho... Nov 10, 2003 - 10:07 AM
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