CajunKenny's Build Thread

[CajunKenny]

From the factory they were under-torq’d. Toyota had a recall to increase the torque to around 72 ftlbs. I don’t remember the exact number though.

Aside from that, the next biggest destroyer of the stock Head Gasket is Detonation. This happens because people turn up the boost without having supporting fuel mods and/or a good tune. Every car is different; but, once you start getting into the 14psi range with a stock fuel system and stock HG, you are risking a BHG.

With all supporting mods AND a good tune, good power can be achieved with an OEM HG.

So, I wouldn’t necessarily say that the 7M HG is bad. It just HAS to be done right! No exceptions!

 

[carter]

Sounds about right... But anything new with the build sir?

 

[CajunKenny]

Yep. I dropped the tranny off at the shop today. I should have pictures of it disassembled by the weekend.

 

[carter]

Sounds good

 

[TTsupra]

From the factory they were under-torq’d. Toyota had a recall to increase the torque to around 72 ftlbs. I don’t remember the exact number though.

Aside from that, the next biggest destroyer of the stock Head Gasket is Detonation. This happens because people turn up the boost without having supporting fuel mods and/or a good tune. Every car is different; but, once you start getting into the 14psi range with a stock fuel system and stock HG, you are risking a BHG.

With all supporting mods AND a good tune, good power can be achieved with an OEM HG.

So, I wouldn’t necessarily say that the 7M HG is bad. It just HAS to be done right! No exceptions!

aight koo koo so where u get them black signal light covers?

 

[CajunKenny]

Contact KevinM. Here's the link.

http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92871

 

[CajunKenny]

The tranny is apart. Nothing unusual for a ~140k tranny. All syncros are floppy-juh-loppy and most of the bearings and seals are worn. All clearances are within spec. Some of them are borderline; but, should fall back into spec when the new inards are in.

Here's some tranny pics.

The first one is a pic of an empty and clean gear box.

Here's the rest of it.

 

[CajunKenny]

Here's a closeup of the stock bearing plate that is getting replaced with the Marlin Crawler Chromoly Bearing Plate.

 

[CajunKenny]

And here's a shot of the 1 to 2 shift fork that is getting replaced with the Marlin Crawler upgrade.

 

[CajunKenny]

Here are all the Rod and Main Caps.

 

[CajunKenny]

Here's the crank.

 

[CajunKenny]

Here are some bottom-end shots with the old bearings in place.

 

[CajunKenny]

Here's a shot of the engine in it's current state.

 

[CajunKenny]

Here are the parts that have been thru the parts washer so far. Many many dirty parts to go.

Some of these will be powdercoated before reinstallation.

 

[CajunKenny]

Some parts arrived Friday! My Gates upper and lower Blue Racing Hoses. Woo Hoo!!!

 

[SilverSupraT]

Looking good man. Tearing the trans apart huh? That's the one thing I haven't had the balls to tear into yet. On a scale of 1 to 10 how hard was just swapping in the new parts?

 

[CajunKenny]

Well, I haven't done it yet either. I was going to; but, my buddy finally agreed to do it for me. Up to that point I was going to do it.

I did go to his shop and watch a little bit. He told me that it's like pulling an engine. Do it once and you're not scared anymore. And after watching him, I believe it!

It's not bad at all. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would give it a 4. The hardest part is removing the gears and seals. Press them back in to place, double check clearances, and put the case back together.

It will hopefully be finished sometime next week.

 

[CajunKenny]

Ok. I've been slacking when it comes to pics. Here is a shot of all of the old bearings.

 

[CajunKenny]

Here's a shot of the new bearings installed.

And here's the crank back in and everything all buttoned up. The assembly rotates nicely. No binding. That's a good thing!

 

[CajunKenny]

I've also been doing a little painting. Here's the pan...