Recent content by rmgarage

I've been busy finishing up my Supra so that I can fully commit to this swap, but I was able to tear down the donor engine and get a closer look. I didn't take pictures for this one, but I do have a whole video on it! I plan on refreshing this thing at home and if at all possible, avoid the...

I didn't see the link, can you share the link here?

Cleaned up and ready for a test fit with the Selkirk mounts. The engine has 270k miles so I'll be tearing it down and refreshing it. I'm hoping that the cylinders, journals, etc are good and I can get away with a re-ring, re-bearing, and new gasket set... but we know how that goes. Selkirk...

What about when using a modified oil pan or lower profile pan, paired with a Tom Woods 2" driveshaft which is smaller in diameter than the factory shaft? I was worried about this.

Alright, I bought some mounts from Selkirk Offroad and hopefully those show up by the weekend and I can test fit the engine... we're both located in Idaho so fingers crossed the shipping is fast. I also plan to try out mounts from cruisermatts, depending on how the mounts from Selkirk fit. I'm...

Everything going back together... engine internals still looking beautifully brand new... because they ARE. 😄 🤷‍♂️ And finally, I removed the LQ4 + 4L80E out of my donor truck. It has 270k miles and it ran pretty good, but I would definitely like to go through and at *least* reseal it...

Alright, small update. Before moving forward with the LS swap, I have to fix my current issues with the 1FZ so I can either set it aside or sell it. I took the 1FZ apart and confirmed that it was the right-side oil galley plug. I knew it had to be that since it was leaking from that general area...

Maybe. There's an oil passage right behind it, wouldn't be much room for threads... maybe 2-3 threads before the "step" where the galley plug would stop, and where the oil passage begins

From what I can tell, gen 3 or gen 4 doesn't matter too much if you: 1. Are tearing the engine apart anyway and can swap reluctor wheels, cam sensors, knock sensors 2. Are running a standalone like the terminator X which can run a 24x gen3 with a 6l80 transmission (link) I drove the donor...

Yep I've read that thread many times! The engine is already out, plug is already determined as the culprit, and I already have the replacements with sleeve retainer and will be staking them in. I still am going the LS route because I can't be bothered to put that 1FZ back in. :) It was caught...

Sell it once the LS is done. Or use it in a different project Thanks! Sorry! There will be a full video to follow up with that teaser.

Part number 550-917-6 from Holley looks to achieve this if I'm reading it correctly. I was looking at some truck cams, yeah. I really want to keep the sound profile minimal and don't want to lose any low end torque, so I was looking at the low buck truck cam or similar ones like the BTR stage 1...

I feel the same way with the donor being cheap. I think the best route for me is to just get it together, running, feel it out, and determine if I need to change things. I have a tendency to go overboard and I'm really trying not to do that with this swap. Lol

I already have this white truck, I pick it up today. I think it might have a 65e or 80e in it, won't know until later today. I was thinking the same thing (mainly the low 1st gear) but it looks like if I wanted to in the future, most 8 speed swaps support the short crank gen 3 5.3/6.0 and the...

Looks like I'm going gen 3 6.0. Won this truck today at auction for $600. Supposedly runs and drives! We'll see.