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> 1MZ-FE into my MR2, Building a 3SGTE these days.
post Jun 15, 2018 - 9:30 AM
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I decided I needed room in the garage before the weekend, so the tank went back in last night.





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post Jun 15, 2018 - 7:53 PM
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Thank goodness yours is clean, I had to work on one years ago where all the under body braces had rotted off the car. You couldn't touch anything without it just crumbling away!


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post Jun 15, 2018 - 8:12 PM
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^^ I agree with that. The one we had was a (fun) rust bucket. Cancer bars had been gone for years, control arms rusted and bushings dried out, nothing was free of rust but the frunk lid, engine cover and trunk lid. But that one despite some pretty serious issues was still a ton of fun and I can only imagine how great a proper MR2 like this one is.


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post Jun 15, 2018 - 9:21 PM
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SOOOOOO CLEAAAANNNN, keep it up man. I'm still baffled that the MR2 has the rear trunk. I felt like they should've just removed it for more engine room lol.
post Jun 16, 2018 - 2:01 AM
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It took longer than I care to admit to install the intercooler, but it is there now.



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post Jun 17, 2018 - 8:25 PM
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Got a fair amount done this weekend.

Radiator is now completely installed. All hoses from the radiator back were replaced with new dealer parts.

New e-brake cables have been installed.

The fuel filler neck has been reinstalled. The evap canister that came with the swap is destroyed, so I’m trying to find another small evap canister that I can get installed behind the heat shield.

I picked up my ECU and installed it into the OEM housing. I have my base tune on my PC, so I’m just waiting until I can get power to the unit to load it up.


Today I put the stereo back in and wired the new crossovers. The previous owner did a REALLY bad job installing them and had left them zip tied to the airbag harness. I used industrial strength Velcro to get them tucked away under the dash. Feels like a car inside again.

Pics.






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post Jun 23, 2018 - 12:10 AM
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QUOTE (95CelicaST @ Mar 21, 2018 - 11:36 PM) *
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What spring rate are you using with this actuator?


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post Jun 24, 2018 - 12:36 PM
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It came with the 18 PSI spring installed, but I changed it out to a 12 PSI unit.


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post Jun 24, 2018 - 7:24 PM
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aah ok. How do you determine what spring to get or do you just wing it and hope for the best? I had my CT20B upgraded with a billet wheel and was recommended to get one of those adjustable wastegate actuator doohickies.


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post Jun 24, 2018 - 8:06 PM
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They’re color coded.

White .3 bar
Lt blue .5 bar
Green .8 bar
Yellow 1.0 bar
Black 1.2 bar
Dk blue 1.5 bar
Red 1.7 bar
Silver 2.0 bar

http://shopping.kinugawaturbo.com/adjustablespring-2.aspx


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post Jul 1, 2018 - 3:41 AM
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Well, the engine is now living in the car. It was late, so I didn’t get any shots of that, but I’ll take a few tomorrow.

For now, this:


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post Jul 1, 2018 - 10:35 AM
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post Jul 1, 2018 - 4:51 PM
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post Jul 1, 2018 - 9:06 PM
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This is where I stopped for the day.



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post Jul 15, 2018 - 7:01 PM
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I’ve been off in France for the last couple of weeks, but I got back yesterday AM and got right back to work. Got the subframe installed along with the front and rear mounts, axles, suspension, exhaust, and a bunch of other bits. Basically now I have to get some misc vac lines ran, a couple coolant lines that’ll require bulk hose because Toyota has decided they’re made of pure unobtainium, ground wires, fluids, and double check wiring.


Speaking of wiring, my own car wizard has finished extending the harness, and repinned the body harness plug.





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post Jul 15, 2018 - 8:50 PM
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I’m always jealous of how clean and proper everything looks in this car, but I never can find the time to clean anything up like your car.


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post Jul 15, 2018 - 8:58 PM
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It’s cliché, but if I can do it, so can you. It just takes time and money.

I really didn’t originally plan for this to become so thorough, but one thing led to another and so on and so on until I am $10k into an engine swap.


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post Jul 15, 2018 - 9:14 PM
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It's a lot easier when the engine is out, I've like buffed the underside of the hood of my Celica just cause, but actually getting down around and behind the engine is beyond me and my motivations.


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post Jul 17, 2018 - 10:52 AM
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Well we got all of the remaining coolant hoses sorted out last night, vac lines hooked up, cooling system vacuum bled, and the base tune installed on the ECU. Time to crank it over.

We prime the engine and find the oil line to the turbo was leaking a bit. Just wasn't tight enough. Tighten that up and the leak stops. Everything else looks good, except that I don't hear the fuel pump running on "Key On". I also notice that the fuel gauge is not reading anything.


The pump and the fuel level assembly share a common ground.

They also can't be accessed without dropping the tank.


UGH.


So we throw in the towel at about 10:30 last night and we'll be dropping the tank today to correct the ground. We did thankfully have another Whinebro pump to test that power was coming through the harness without issue, which it is.


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post Jul 18, 2018 - 2:54 AM
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Okay, tank came out and we found that the anodizing on the fuel pump hanger was preventing us from getting a good ground, so we sanded some of it off and tested it. Tests good. Reinstalled it and fired up the car.

It idles low on the VERY basic base tune I have, but it runs.

Only problem is a leak from behind the timing cover... fantastic. My tuner said I need to fix the leak and bring the car in on Saturday.

Tomorrow ought to be fun... I’ll snap some pics tomorrow.


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