My LX450 is getting an LS - LQ4 with 4L60E (1 Viewer)

[MMaxim]

Hello, everyone. Just wanted to let you know that the project is alive, but going at a much slower pace. Work completely gone wild, but the worst is behind me at this point.
Finished my ABS delete and replaced all brake lines. Wanted to do that for ages!

Notched the frame for additional AC compressor clearance, and painted everything.

Taking a couple of days off to make labor day weekend a bit longer! Can't wait to get the engine in for good!
Will also be adding ports to my steeing box for hydroassist in the next couple of days.

 

[MMaxim]

Took out and washed my steering box. Found damaged sector shaft seal after removing the pitman arm. Looks like it was pressed in too deep on one side.

 

[MMaxim]

Shifter mods today!
A bit concerned by the position of the transfer case shifter. Using one from an earlier model that matches the bolt pattern of the mounting plate, and it sits way to the right. Transmission is centered in the tunnel, and sitting on the toyota mount.
What am I missing?

 

[MMaxim]

Done with shifter mods.
Used Trailblazer cable and shifter lever fron 1992 FJ80.
Decided to move the transfer case lever to center it in the hole a bit better. Everything seems to work.

 

[MMaxim]

Double post

 

[MMaxim]

A few things to take care of today.
Fuel pump is the first in the list. Went with tried and true Walbro 342. Used it on a couple of other projects with good results. Unfortunately, got the wrong install kit, and had to reuse my stock pre-filter. Fortunately, it fits just fine and was in great condition. Was surprised to see Toyota to be exactly the same size.

After the pump was in, I installed an adapter to go from Toyota to -6AN to connect everything together.

 

[MMaxim]

Addressed water pump neck interference. Outlet on the pump I bought would have hit the intake tube. Decided to make it straight, and then add a silicone 90 degree elbow.

Should work.
Also, tapped my steering box today. Waiting for seal kit to finish the assembly.

Power steering pump I bought (NAPA), leaks out of the box. Good thing it comes with lifetime warranty.

 

[MMaxim]

As they say: "An hour a day goes a long way".
Installed AN adapter fittings for transmission cooler and ran lines to the front of the truck.
Want to see the engine back in the bay for good by the end of this week

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[MMaxim]

Well, it's the end of the weekend and the engine is in as promised!

While the engie was out I made a heat shield to protect electrical and the pneumatic lines running through there.

Everything is going according to the plan !

 

[White Stripe]

Nice heat shield idea

 

[MMaxim]

Wrestled the transfer case in place and bolted in the front drive shaft. Looks like I got away with it, and will not have to order a new/smaller driveshaft. Will be removing passenger spring and shock to verify next week.

Need to stop ordering wrong gasket kits for my steering box so I could push that task further along .
Installed new injectors in my fuel rail and all new -6AN adapters. All fuel delivery parts are lined up and ready to be installed.

 

[MMaxim]

Finaly got my s*** together and ordered correct seal kit for my steering box .
Now with this out of the way I can start working on the rest of the steering (pump, cooler, lines). Debating between postponing my hydro-assist and doing it now...

 

[MMaxim]

I need help!
Installed my steering box and started laying out lines and got confused by low pressure lines and cooler lines.
My engine had a pump designed for the remote reservoir. It came with a high pressure port that I will connect to the Toyota steering box, and another port that I am not sure about. Low pressure line out of Toyota steering box will go through a cooler and up to a remote mounted reservoir. Simple enough, except that other return (???) fitting on the pump.

1 connects to 1
2 goes to High Pressure side of the Toyota Steering box.
3 is connected to Low pressure side of the Toyota steering box through a cooler.
What about that line circled in blue?
Hydro boost? I can't find a confirmation that 2005 Express Van 2500 came with hydro boost.
So, if anyone can clarify this for me I would really appreciate it. Can't seem to find any information on that.

 

[NeverFinis]

Nice work.

The extra lines are for hydroboost braking?

Since you went with cable for transmission shifting, why modify the shifter to have the lever drop down on the driver's side?

 

[MMaxim]

Nice work.

The extra lines are for hydroboost braking?

Since you went with cable for transmission shifting, why modify the shifter to have the lever drop down on the driver's side?

Thank you! Leaning towards the hydro-boost thing. Can't find the confirmation that Express Van had it, though.
The shifter arm will be trying to occupy the same spot as the transfer case shifter if left in stock location. That's what it looks like to me.

 

[NeverFinis]

Thank you! Leaning towards the hydro-boost thing. Can't find the confirmation that Express Van had it, though.
The shifter arm will be trying to occupy the same spot as the transfer case shifter if left in stock location. That's what it looks like to me.

You do have clearance to keep the shifter on the original side and that is how I am running it on my V8 swap.

 

[MMaxim]

Downloaded an FSM for Express van and found that it does have Hydraulic booster. It would have been nice if they called it that and not just brake booster!

You do have clearance to keep the shifter on the original side and that is how I am running it on my V8 swap.

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Very cool! I wish I had installed it and looked around before the mods.

 

[MMaxim]

So, that fitting on my pump is a supply for the hydro-boost! Will be blocking it off and running the return line through the cooler straight to the reservoir.

 

[NeverFinis]

So, that fitting on my pump is a supply for the hydro-boost! Will be blocking it off and running the return line through the cooler straight to the reservoir.

You might have been able to use those lines instead of tapping the steering box.

 

[MMaxim]

You might have been able to use those lines instead of tapping the steering box.

Judging by the fact that it's just a hose with clamp that goes on the fitting I doubt that it would work.