HZJ77 A440F to H55F swap Comments (1 Viewer)

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I am finishing my H55 swap and thought I would share a few things I have encountered. First of all this is just an addendum to the FAQ thread by @ATL Cruiser. Without that thread and info he shared with me via pms, I probably would not have been able to do this project.

I will share some hurdles/observations and solutions over the next few posts.

Overview of my thoughts to start with:
1. You can use your current trans plate stiffeners
2. Source the bolt in clutch box/pedal he used. There is absolutely no need for a booster, it is a very easy to press clutch.
3. The RH gussets (51321-60090) for the coss member to bolt to are not available anywhere I could find (partsouq, megazip, amayama, toyotapartsdeal, etc…). So i bought 4 LH gussets ( 51322-60080) and used a die grinder to oblong the holes in the cross member to fit the gussets.
4. It was so helpful to have a bolt/small parts pn list from that thread to source.
5. I used my factory brake pedal and just modified it to be clutch friendly.
6. I used a twin stick tcase shift kit. Im on the fence so far. Seems like every time i think i have it right I hit a wall and need to bend s*** again.
7. @Zee was imperative to sourcing the console/clutch pedal/clutch line I needed. I have not started installing the interior yet. Will update as I get there.
8. The wiring harness from @cruisermatt was so nice - plug and play to keep everything working together properly.
9. @cruiseroutfitter has been so nice to deal with on the project. I will update on the tcase gearing I ended up going with later on.

That’s everything off the top of my head for now. I will add pics of certain things over the next few days. Hopefully it will help someone sometime. I agree with what Wes said in his FAQ post, its not cheap and its not easy. Oh well, its just money and time I suppose. 😂

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Another thing. If you go with the 300mm clutch/flywheel, get the correct bolts for the pressure plate - 8x Pn 90119-10205. The 275mm bolts are too small.
 
And here I am trying to put an A440f onto the 1HZ.... super rare here in Aus. Only really came out in HZJ105 for a limited run....
I gave up on the idea and tried chasing down a 12ht auto setup instead
 
Making the holes line up to use the LH brackets on the RH side…worked fine. You eat a lot of fire welding these on, especially the 2 on the inner frame. 😬

On the inner drivers side you have to unbolt the fuel/brake lines from the frame. I just wrapped them in a FR blanket and moved them out of the way without completely removing them.

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While I had the interior out, might as well add some sound dampening…

And ran a 6ga wire to the rear for future dc-dc converter…

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Now I just have to figure a solution for the carpet void left by the dead pedal I had to remove…
 

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