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^Yikes That being said, I trust Jordan's judgement, so that's probably what we'll stick with. I was surprised by the 6m crank too, haha. We were definitely not the first people to dig into this particular motor...

Update time! We've decided that before we do the bulk of the bodywork/paint, we're going to paint the engine bay and drop the motor in. There are a few more steps in finalizing the motor before it's ready to go back in, but we're definitely making progress. On to the pictures... Here is...

Aww man, that hurts to hear... Let me know if you need a hand! I'm really excited to see your car run!

Welcome! My car's down right now, as well, but I'll definitely be down to cruise in the next couple of months! Your car wouldn't happen to be a white package, would it? If so, I was drooling over it at the Belk meet a couple of weeks back.

Thanks, man! To be honest, I didn't even have a clue my car was rare until I joined SM haha. Should you ever make it this far south, you're more than welcome to come check it out! Believe it or not, I almost never see pre-89 cars in my area. Definitely wouldn't mind checking one out someday...

Mother of God... A V8 AND a snail the size of a small child! You, good sir, are going to have a monster of a car... Keep up the good work!

Thank you, kind sir! I didn't think to get any more pictures of the nastiness... Even so, I doubt my phone camera could capture the full glory of the vibrant green algae gracing my paint with it's verdant glory. Also, rusty wiper blades are an ultra rare option straight from Japan...

Update! The shell is finally in the same city as the motor! Preparation for dropping the motor in shall begin shortly! For now, here's a few current pictures of the shell... Loading up... It had been sitting under a tree for a good while. A long overdue bath... Black...

Looks good so far! I want a ride in this monster when it's done! :burnout:

Looks like our cars are twins, albeit yours is in much better condition than mine. :biglaugh: I'm definitely digging the build... That's one seriously nice 1JZ!

Interesting find you have there... I'm definitely looking forward to seeing how this turns out.

Thanks for the tip, good sir! Do you have any pictures of this installed in your car?

I'm gonna have to go with everyone else and go with the driver mod idea. Haha It's surprising what being in the right gear at the right time can do for you if the other guy doesn't know how to play to to his/her advantages. Well, that's from a roll racing perspective, anyway. From a dig, I've...

I love it! I just set the first picture as my iPad background. Haha

Sounds like a fun, unique project! I look forward to the build thread. :thumbup: