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Had a couple of drinks.. saw a couple of things
So what’s going on ? Any update
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Zjohnsonua
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We got the engine mounts in and the engine placed. I'll be putting together the crossmember in the evenings this week.
How's this going? I'm researching and about to start getting parts together for the same swap on our 91
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It's slowly moving...
I have been hacking up the harness the last couple weeks. I got to a point where it was "enough" to install... but it carried in a bulk of wiring from the junction boxes from the lx...
Soo...
I decided to go the extra mile and cut out all the junction boxes and wire direct... this is taking majority of my time by tracing and making sure all signals are reaching the right destination..
Then I think I'm going to try and integrate it into my existing 80 fuse box and delete the 100 box entirely... baby steps first...
I have been hacking up the harness the last couple weeks. I got to a point where it was "enough" to install... but it carried in a bulk of wiring from the junction boxes from the lx...
Soo...
I decided to go the extra mile and cut out all the junction boxes and wire direct... this is taking majority of my time by tracing and making sure all signals are reaching the right destination..
Then I think I'm going to try and integrate it into my existing 80 fuse box and delete the 100 box entirely... baby steps first...
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It's the starter motor
Well between asking how this was going and now I bought a 100 series to pull the powertrain from. lol Guess this is happening sooner than I thought.
Zjohnsonua
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Yup, it's under the intake. I kinda like having the starter up there as I've never heard of one failing due to contamination. Once the contacts go out they give a warning with a few iffy starts. Then you yank the intake that was designed to allow easy starter service and use the same contact repair set that has been around for decades. But don't take my word, I'm biased towards this engine.
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The last few days I've been getting the harness cut down... I'm almost down to eliminating all the junction boxes...
Need a few more hours and I'll have it ready to start splicing it into the 80...
Need a few more hours and I'll have it ready to start splicing it into the 80...
Zjohnsonua
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Whoa. Huge step!
lp2k
Had a couple of drinks.. saw a couple of things
DETAILED NOTES! I am sure there will be a feeding frenzy who will want this. And dumb it down so even a 6th grader can do it.
Zjohnsonua
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For folks that are genuinely interested, there's a shop in Miami, FL who will make your UZ wiring harness so that it's 3 (or maybe 5, I forget) connections to start. No idea why he hasn't caught on like the dude in the midwest doing the VATS work for the LS guys.
*George was gonna go this route and I talked him out of it somehow
*George was gonna go this route and I talked him out of it somehow
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LOL
I should be able to post my notes on the major interfaces (ECM, Immobilizer, OBDII, etc...)
Let me get it rolling first...
eimkeith
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I'm interested in that! Link?For folks that are genuinely interested, there's a shop in Miami, FL who will make your UZ wiring harness so that it's 3 (or maybe 5, I forget) connections to start. No idea why he hasn't caught on like the dude in the midwest doing the VATS work for the LS guys.
*George was gonna go this route and I talked him out of it somehow
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Here is the link. Tim is my Plan B if everything goes south with my harness.
Wiring Harness Service - Lexus Engines 1UZ & 3UZ
We offer a wiring service on Lexus V8 engine harnesses. We offer a Built in relay with fuse box with a three wire start up. Ignition fuel and start. We wire for Manual or Automatic and supply all that is needed such as rev counter, charge light, shift up and down etc...Even cruise control if...
forum.ih8mud.com
eimkeith
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Thanks!
Zjohnsonua
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It's impressive that you got the harness down to this. That's a lot of time that will pay dividends for packaging the harness under the dash.
Bama4door
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Just found your thread George. ice work so far guys, keep it up!
