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Lastnight (and a few days ago): Spent a bit of time familiarising myself with the new engine. It's in very good shape externally - the cam covers are in excellent shape, there's normal road grime here and there but no evidence of a catastrophic oil leak anywhere, all the wiring is there and...

Thanks for the tips Mik! I still didn't quite get the AC procedure. Did you mean the 5m compressor will fit in the 7m bracket or that the bracket only fits the 7m compressor? I have the 7m compressor and bracket both but wanted to avoid having to recharge the whole system due to cost. The...

Thanks for all the details Mik! There's a few things here I really want to address early on so I know what I'm getting into! Firstly, this is an NA swap so a lot of what you had to do, I get to dodge! But not all of it... Does this mean I could use my existing 5m compressor/bracket...

Lastnight: Ian came by to deliver the new toy! Had a nice evening catching up. Can't thank you enough for this new project Ian! Looks like I'll have my hands full for a while (for phase 1 especially). Here's some pics: The Cressida and 4 sides of the engine (yes, those are wrenches...

Fair call! That should read "my dad had the time and money and my bro was lucky enough to live close by to him and enjoy some of the benefits!" Being on the other side of the planet sorta puts a damper on joining in on the fun though. :)

Actually, no. Do tell!

Jake's talked about doing it with a donor RB26 intake but I don't know that he ever got passed just thinking about it. That'd be an ideal thing to start with though!

Well that, and I need some decent pics to post first. I don't think everyone wants to see an empty engine stand and hoist sitting in the corner of my garage!

And now, to ripoff IJ's methods of organising threads: Today: Picked up a rental engine hoist to unload the motor. IJ is paying me a visit tonight with the goodies! :runaway: And in case anyone's wondering, pics will accompany this thread very soon!

I saw that Allan, thanks for the tip! ;) At this point though, I'm on a seriously tight budget. Turbo goodness will have to wait quite a while I'm afraid.

I forgot another one of my major goals in all this: Do as much work with the engine outside the car as possible so that I can have as little downtime during the swap as possible. Remember, this is my daily driver here!

Thanks! I'm following your build rather closely as it's about the closest thing to what I'm planning to do as I've seen so far!

Phase 1 - Planning I have found numerous resources on GTE swaps into the '73 but nothing on a GE swap. I know this will probably be less complicated as a result but there will be no "step by step" guide for this. As a result, careful planning is in order. There are numerous differences...

I thought I'd start compiling some things for my upcoming 7M swap for the Cressida. This has been a goal of mine since I bought the car about 2 years ago, but I never thought I'd actually be able to make it happen! I've been jealous of my bro and dad for years now because they had the time...

I like it a lot! It's that really deep green, almost black look. Very classy!

Zombie, I'd very much like to see a pic of your car. Green on a supra sounds like it'd be a sweet colour. Then again, I'm partial to green (my Cressida is Toyota "Jade Gray Metallic")!

mkii: I would second that one! My dad's supra had the same issue. He replaced the front main and noticed it was still leaking a few weeks later. He replaced the pump seal and that sorted it.

The black ones, in my opinion! I'm a huge fan of black spokes with a silver rim on white cars. They both fit the car really well though, I think!

Jetjock: Does it ground through the air and complete the circuit that way?

Just my two cents, but I really like the look of aftermarket twin tip mufflers. Still looks almost stock but very classy as well.