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sorry been quiet lately, been doing some moonlit sessions in the shed to get this thing going for xmas, not looking good at the moment stuck on wiring issues. anyways here the the new front end on, and onto the wiring conundrums!

Hey guys, I'm 95% done on my 1fz to 1hz-t swap and need some help making the vehicle electrics (abs, cruise, etc) work as they should... It's a '99 fzj105r and I have swapped the factory A442f with another A442f from behind a 1hdt and a 1hz from and 80 series. The auto is run from a comp shift...

so things have been a bit hectic lately, but we finally got the engine and trans in the car. the missus and I took on another foster bub recently (that makes 4) this little bub is only 9moths old so i'm having some shed/daycare sessions on the tools. shes a quick learner! plus I bought a harley...

So finally have the new engine, which got delivered last week. life has been a bit busy lately so forgot to come and update you all on the progress. We also got the old 1FZ out and sold (actually sold it weeks ago prior to pulling it) so now I need to mate the trans and engine and get it back...

Got the trans harness and TCM, and the new valve body, got some work to do getting the trans ready while I wait for the engine. Finally stop scrolling and searching and get my hands dirty...

The long motor cost me $1100 as is. (No warranty) which was fine for me because I had the rebuild planned. Long motor rebuild $8800 Inc all the good bits. Turbo and fueling extra

Also, I found an interesting note on the dunny door at the g turbo workshop. Worthy of public notice.

UPDATE. Got all the integral parts back from the machine shop, and all is ready for assembly. 12mm Pump has arrived as has the injectors, pistons and rods. So hoping to get the fully assembled engine back from gturbo in a couple of weeks. Stay tuned.

No it's very difficult and counterproductive to modify a HZ to HDT specs simply because so much needs to be done to go from IDI to DI on the HZ block (you would need new pistons/rods/head/injectors/pump and probably more, you be better off sourcing a HDT to start with. So instead, I'm keeping...

Yeah the builders are installing new rods, pistons and pre-comp chambers to suit 26psi tune. The rods are 1hd spec, and the pre-comp chambers are billet but also pretty standard. But the pistons are custom made forged and oil cooled. With regards to 'turbo' pistons... not all are worth their...

So I got a call from the engine builders and turns out the engine has a cracked piston - not totally surprised by this. I bought it without a exhaust manifold so I kinda thought it might have had a turbo on it at one stage, and dodgy turbo jobs on the 1HZ almost always lead to cracked pistons...

I thought I'd finally sign-up so I could share my build with everyone, and I'm sure I'm not the first guy to do this, so pipe-in when ya got some decent advice. Cheers everyone and enjoy. I'm thinking I'd like to have everything all up and running by christmas... this year! :hmm: Engine as it...

Also I meant to say and you probably already know that a lot of guys are getting there best bang for buck out of a trans lockup kit and tune. Not touching the engine itself at all. My dad is super reluctant to mod anything, but he got sick of the stock LC200's laziness, especially economy, and...

Apart from the smoke part, I've never really understood why you would want a compensator? The extra fuel low down helps the turbo spool up faster, and increased economy actually results from more boost sooner. Thoughts?

I actually like where the thread is going. It's not often you hear much positive comments on the HZ series. I think the engine has been overshadowed by the HD series, just because they are so darn good. On the other hand the HZ has had some minor weakness's that have been exposed through lowsy...