 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 9, 2003 - 8:38 PM
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Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
That thought came across my mind as well, and I think it's probably pretty likely, as he claims to be so competant and some of the work I've seen him do is amazing. What really, really infuriated me today was that I went down to see my car, only to find that it's now got a nice area of red paint and scratches on the rear bumper from some car hitting mine! So tomorrow I'm going to talk to my mechanic, and he's going to pay to have my rear bumper repainted, or he will get sued. Also, he's going to need to help me get my car done somehow. I'm just so furious and angry right now, and if I knew that I'd have to go through this, I would never ever even think about doing an engine swap. It is a total nightmare, and I hate every bit of it. 
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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 sphinx QUOTE (Coomer @ Nov 7, 2003 - 3:04 PM) I just got ... Nov 7, 2003 - 7:28 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 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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