Turbochargers.com here in Houston, Texas did this sort of thing on their FJ cruiser. Here are some pics...
http://turbochargers.com/gallery/v/our_cars/fj/?g2_page=5
*Update*
Broke the crank pulley bolt loose today. Was super simple!
Removed the Divorced Downpipe!
Two of what I think might have been the more difficult items on the list!
No worries we all have bad days. Just take a break and come back to it. I'm affraid I will soon have some real bad days in my teardown/rebuild. I've already started, tomorrow I'm going to try and break the crank pulley bolt lose and remove my DDP. I'm looking at the weekend for the engine pull...
Oh I'm def gong metal head gasket this time! I'll check the pistons but will have to wait till I get to that. I may get new pistons and reuse rods
57 trim just cause I want to rebuild my turbo after having 200,000 miles on it. She is still running strong though. And I want to reuse my DDP...
Jeez thats some nasty looking HG Looks like I see 3 places blown lol.
I cleaned my block with carb spray and light bristle brush. I used a plastic paint scrapper to take off any large spots of gunk. Just don't scratch the surface of the block. Get it as clean as you can and I cleaned the...
This will be my list of parts for my rebuild. Will be edited and added to as things progress. Suggestions very much welcomed.
OEM ~
Pistons
Rings
Rods
Oil Pump
Full gasket set(may not be OEM)
Metal HG of some sort...(not OEM)
ARP~
Headstuds(check)
Rod Bolt Set
Machine...
Just read through your thread on keeping 7m or going 1jz then found this thread. Looks like you've got a good start on things. I am about to do pretty much the exact same thing you are doing so I'm gonna keep an eye on this thread.
So I hope this rebuild isn't over my head! Going to start prepping my workspace for the engine this week so maybe next weekend it will come out and I can start the teardown... Was talking to my dad tonight about the whole thing and he said we should have done this along time ago. Also said I'm...
Your bay looks cleaner than mine! I have a thick layer of grimy oil on the walls lower down. My Tranny looks like your with oil everywhere. Is it easier to pull the engine with the transmission or without? My mech said pull it without but that looks hard.
Yea I have a whole single car garage to rebuild my engine in. I plan to build it to stock specs but upgrade the oil system and headgasket of course. I have the manuals for everything and some valuable people in the area to help me if I get stuck. My dad heard the knock yesterday and said its...
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