Another option is to just drill and tap the factory block off plate. They are plenty thick. I did this on one of mine, been doing great for almost 9 years.
Project "Sparkles"-1997 LX450 Gen V 6.2 Swap (5 Viewers)
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Following. Starting to plan swap for my 1992. Great information.
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Alittle progress tonight. Got the GM t-case removed and the Torfab adapter plate installed as well as the t-case shift bracket bolted on. Also mocked up the air intake. I decided this will be the “make it run” intake then I’ll build a nicer looking one. Oh, also let my 5 year old daughter color on the trans heatshield. I thought it would be cool to show her in 15-20 years when I tear it all apart again haha.
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New CJ Tatton front driveshaft came in. Double Cardon and a significantly narrower body. Should see any clearance issues.
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Was finally able to start tearing out the 1FZ.
I thought with Torfab kit you can use OEM driveshafts it not right ?
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He states you can but I’m running a lifted application and just wanted the extra length and clearance
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In case yall were wondering… it’s in! Torfab kit is amazing.
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Orientation of the motor mounts:
Man, you’re jamming great progress and making me want to move my timeline up!
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For anyone following this I’m trying to find an easy to follow spreadsheet for wiring.
Mainly: a source for ignition hot through crank, and ignition on, fuel pump.
I’ve found a couple around the inter webs but my colors don’t seem to match what they are detailing.
Mainly: a source for ignition hot through crank, and ignition on, fuel pump.
I’ve found a couple around the inter webs but my colors don’t seem to match what they are detailing.
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I believe I found one that works on the forum. Turns out the LX450 has slight and major variations from the Land Cruiser. For instance, the hot wire from the ignition coil on the LC80 is black/green and on the LX it’s black/red.
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Yes but, he’s working on a Land Cruiser and he LX450 has some differences for some reason
CharlieS
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I wasn't aware of that. Good to know.
CharlieS
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FYI, I think the Lx450 manual is available, although it takes some jumping through hoops to set it up before using it. I can see the directory tree for it, but haven't tried opening any of the pdfs.
Here is a link that may be useful: FSM for 200 series - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/fsm-for-200-series.765372/post-13304017
The 97 LX EWD is: LEXUS/LX/J80/PDFs/ElectricalWiringDiagram-EWD299U-All.pdf
Here is a link that may be useful: FSM for 200 series - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/fsm-for-200-series.765372/post-13304017
The 97 LX EWD is: LEXUS/LX/J80/PDFs/ElectricalWiringDiagram-EWD299U-All.pdf
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Ya I found that last night!
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So I discovered some clearance issues on the driver side with the factory manifold. First, it’s pretty close to the steering shaft and gear box and the collector is 1/2 way over the frame which also puts it pretty close to the brake line on the frame. In order to gain some clearance and to help the exhaust guy I ordered a set of “tight fitting” headers from speed engineering. These are stated to be for “narrow frames” on swapped applications. Also ordered thier plug wires and heat sleeves because why not while I’m there.
I thought the Torfab kit wasn't supposed to have these fitment issues?
