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[rkymtnflyfisher]

Time for a LS swapped Taco!

 

[huminajumina]

Time for a LS swapped Taco!

Trust me I have dreamed about it every morning commute for the past 3-4 years.....as I get the little 3RZ-FE revved up to achieve its max horsepower of 140 something Merging on to I-81 and some inconsiderate driving a mazda thinks its a good idea to merge on the interstate at 45mph while riding the brakes.....

I finally got the head off, and confirmed that the head gasket blew between 1 & 2 cylinders, now to take it to the machine shop and see if its warped or if they see any other issues. hoping for another quick turn around there.

I got home from work today and went straight to work pulling the tacoma apart. I just want to get it back up and running so I can focus on the. 62. She always pushes back when she feels neglected..... I was fortunate it happened during a beer/parts run and I could limp back to the driveway, would have sucked if it happened during the morning commute.

Going to clean up the head in the morning and drop it off at the machine shop, I got put on the swing shift tomorrow at work so it makes it easy to get this knocked out and and then back to the Cruiser swap while I wait on the machine shop and gaskets to arrive.

I called Advanced Adapters today and got my questions answered. They said that their LS Swap Special Flywheel does not have dowel pins, just the bolts. All of the holes are threaded and as it sets now, none of the empty holes line up with a hole in the pressure plate, so I am assuming that is true. I know a factory toyota flywheel has dowel pins and a lot of the hot rod community claims if you run only bolts in the pressure plate without dowel pins it can move back and forth and eventually break all the bolts....... anyone have any experience with the Advanced Adapters flywheel & Centerforce pressure plate (With or without the marks kit) @cruisermatt I hate to keep tagging you in here with questions, but you mentioned a few options that you have used for conversions, have you used this AA flywheel and can you confirm what they said is accurate, no dowel pins? I'm gonna have to mail you some beers or something!


After I got off the phone with AA, I went ahead and bolted the 3F bellhousing and Marks Adapter bellhousings together, mounted the clutch fork and greased all the contact points, put the boot back on..... I cleaned the 3F bellhousing in the parts washer and put a fresh coat of rustoleum gloss black high temp on it for good measure.... Same with the access panel. ( @rkymtnflyfisher can attest to how dirty, greasy, grimmy it was).

This picture is beforem but I put the Marks Spacers for the clutch fork on and used their clips since I have a cast iron fork.

I ordered the GM Bellhousing Dowel pins off Amazon, they were cheap and will be here tomorrow, After that and my decision to torque the pressure plate down, I am going to get everything mated up and I can position it in place to mock up the engine positioning and mounting......

 

[cruisermatt]

That seems right for the pressure plate, however I do not use their clutch and fly will set up. I just use the stock Chevy parts for 1/3 the cost.

I have a new clutch fork rubber boot here for you

 

[huminajumina]

That seems right for the pressure plate, however I do not use their clutch and fly will set up. I just use the stock Chevy parts for 1/3 the cost.

I have a new clutch fork rubber boot here for you

Thanks, yea don't remind me, I should have called you before I placed the order... I already pulled the trigger before you pointed me to some other options. On my 40 I just used a stock Chevy flywheel with the centerforce disk and pressure plate, but got them through other sources for a lot cheaper.... Thanks, this clutch fork is in good shape for now, but I'll hit you up if anything else comes up.

 

[cruisermatt]

I meant the rubber boot you are missing!

 

[huminajumina]

I meant the rubber boot you are missing!

Sorry that was a typo on my part I have it in good shape, just wasn’t installed in the picture.

 

[huminajumina]

Today I went to the Toyota dealership and ordered an OEM Head Gasket for the Taco, I should get a call from the machine shop tomorrow to pick up the head and get the daily driver buttoned back up. Since I am waiting on parts I went a head a torqued the pressure plate down and measured the throwout bearing and adjusted the thrust tube extension. The FM dowel pins came in so I got the bellhousing bolted up the the engine and almost got it in position.

I had the wife help me remove the hood since I am using the load leveler, it just makes things a lot easier.

I need to get the input shaft to go in the final inch, I was using the floor jack to adjust the angle on the transmission, and the load leveler to adjust the angle on the engine, but i think I got the clutch splines aligned but need to get in the pilot bearing. I ran out of time this evening, but plan to give it a little more work tomorrow. Worst case I will pull it out and start over, but I think I am almost there.