Builds 1985 JDM 3B Engine Rebuild and Other Stories (8 Viewers)

[landwagon]

Fixing some rust on the door

 

[ceylonfj40nut]

Türkler çılgın

 

[landwagon]

We’re close.

 

[ERNRAM]

Question.

Did they install the shims between the sleeves and the block? If so what thickness was used?

Thanks
Ernie

 

[wngrog]

In on the 28th page

 

[mongoose2231]

We are plugging away. C’mon up if you want Alex.

Gents, sorry, work around the damn house got in the way and I never made it up. Wish I was there though...
I see you have made tremendous progress!! Keep it going, lets see it done.

 

[landwagon]

It’s in

 

[mongoose2231]

That has got to be satisfying...

 

[OGBeno]

Question.

Did they install the shims between the sleeves and the block? If so what thickness was used?

Thanks
Ernie

Shims were not needed Ernie.

 

[OGBeno]

Today was a hard work kind of day. A lot was accomplished.

While I was building the engine, Tim took care of some notorious 70 series body rust...

The areas under the windshield and weatherstrip often let water into the cab.

As you can see here, mine were rusted through...

Tim made a replacement piece for this section:

And the finished work... epic.

He did both sides in the same location...

Next was some knarly rust on the RH front part of the door.

Off it came...

Tim was able to locate a good portion of the rust:

 

[OGBeno]

Rusted area removed to reveal... well, more rust. Since the doors are going to paint next week, Tim repaired quite impressively to make at least the RH door easier to work on at body:

Welded and ground down:

And primered ... totally epic work by Tim.

 

[OGBeno]

While Tim was doing the heavy lifting of the body work, I was working on mechanical items.

First off was the installation of a new parking brake cable. FF and SF cables are different. Make sure to get the correct one. Mine is technically spec’ed for an HZJ71 but it is a direct fit:

Next was a new speedo cable:

 

[OGBeno]

The grommet where it comes through the firewall is already attached to the cable. There is no other way to get this grommet separately.

The cable, as with many measuring sensors, meters, gauges, and wiring harnesses in Toyota vehicles, is manufactured by Yazaki:

You can read about their global product footprint here:

Automotive Business | List of Vehicle Equipment Business | YAZAKI Corporation

We conduct business in a way that promotes safe and environmentally friendly living

www.yazaki-group.com

 

[OGBeno]

Then onto engine building.... in order for me to save time, the machinist assembled the rotating part of the block.

I’m doing all the rest.

First off, installation of the two head locating pins:

Next, installation of the front main seal:

Most Toyota oil seals for engines and chassis applications are manufacture by NOK...

You can read about NOK Group here:

Oil seals |Seal products |Products |NOK CORPORATION

This page contains information on NOK Corporation’s products (oil seals).NOK is Japan’s first oil seal manufacturer.Our functional parts created through our sophisticated technologies, including oil seals and mechanical seals, are commonly used in the automotive industry and various other...

www.nok.co.jp

 

[OGBeno]

Print out all the requisite tech data. This is an important step— both parts diagrams as well as FSM documents. I used them mainly for refreshing my memory on location of parts and torque specifications.

Oil cooler cover gasket:

Installed:

And oil cooler installation completed.

 

[OGBeno]

Next up: install the oil pump/inner timing case housing:

Then camshaft gear/camshaft along with torque plate:

Installation tip: use lube whenever possible to make metal-to-metal mating surfaces engage easier.

On the camshaft timing gear: install gear on camshaft before installing into block assembly.

Timing gear has also been installed onto crankshaft. Make sure the numbered side is pointing outward. On the timing gear, it is stamped “1”.

 

[OGBeno]

All the gears are numbered and should all mesh correctly with the respective numbers on each corresponding gear.

 

[OGBeno]

The FSM states this to be true.

Next up is the oil squirter that oils the gear mesh interface. Important this gets located correctly per the FSM:

And finally the IP gear:

 

[OGBeno]

After the gears were installed, time to close up the timing gears and bits.

 

[bjowett]

Nice progress! 3M cavity wax will keep those body repairs fresh for a long time.