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matzell said:
Never left the house last weekend from Friday night till Monday morning. I am jonesing to get in the shop and build stuff.
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I know you are but long term dude….
 
With my limited standing time... i started setting the gear pattern. Getting close but want to tweak it a little more.

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I made a trip out to see Mr @Beach80 amd picked up some factory carrier shims for the back of the 80. Kit did not have them. I used some non Toyota shims and set them up. Now I need to cross reference the size to Toyota and pick the correct one.

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Got some tool organization done and installed some new rear struts on the 62 hatch. Now I can access rear without holding it open. Easy project to enjoy the random weather today. Still need to cut sheet to attempt to weld sunroof shut, also need to pull 3FE... time seems slim these days now that I don't have my Thursdays and Fridays at home :(
 
Happy new year! Long restful day over here. Had to get outside and practice some car cleaning skills with the youngster. "Mo spray" was the phrase of the hour.

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matzell said:
I have a roof tack delete bolt and washer kit if you need it.
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I used some sika flex over the holes but will definitely take you up on that if that doesn't hold up
 
Non-update update (and call for thoughts) to the my never-ending project:

Went out to Roy Hendrick's for exhaust (towed there under my supervision, but towed back just by the guy). Before I sent it out, engine cranked and turned over. It ended up needing new shorty headers to get everything to fit and now pipes are on the truck. I get it back and won't crank or start. The RH guys say it ran after they took it off the lift and parked it in their yard.
  • Examine everything and clearly some of my added wiring for engine swap module got caught up in steering column (inside the cab) and wrapped around enough times that it pulled and sheared the wires at the firewall - probably the tow truck guy cranking the wheel getting it lined up to go on the bed (and my fault for not tucking them away)
  • Re-do that wiring and see that my ground wire off battery is also loose - fix that
  • Charge battery along the way here as well
  • Re-wire & test check brake light switch bc one key wire into swap module is 12V with brake pedal depressed - works no issue
  • Check all the other connections in the wiring harness - looks good
  • Check all fuses and ignition relay - nothing amiss that I can tell
  • Pull off the starter & bench test - it works
  • Take a look at the shifter to transmission and seems to be in order (thinking that it might be misaligned and not shifting into Park)
My fear here is that the shifter set-up that came with this swap kit isn't the greatest* and that when the tow guy was pulling it onto his bed he might have thought it was in N, but it was actually in R or D. I haven't taken the transmission oil pan off to look at it yet, but I am not sure I'd really be knowing what I'm looking at. There is a fair amount of discussion on other sites about the P/N safety switch (i.e., range sensor) going bad on the GM transmissions. Maybe that's it? Maybe it's worse?

Anyone have any other suggestions / thoughts?



* Shifter detents for Toyota shifter aren't perfect matches to the detents on the GM transmission (i.e., they don't really click in the same places)
 
RICVirginiaHJ61 said:
Non-update update (and call for thoughts) to the my never-ending project:

Went out to Roy Hendrick's for exhaust (towed there under my supervision, but towed back just by the guy). Before I sent it out, engine cranked and turned over. It ended up needing new shorty headers to get everything to fit and now pipes are on the truck. I get it back and won't crank or start. The RH guys say it ran after they took it off the lift and parked it in their yard.
  • Examine everything and clearly some of my added wiring for engine swap module got caught up in steering column (inside the cab) and wrapped around enough times that it pulled and sheared the wires at the firewall - probably the tow truck guy cranking the wheel getting it lined up to go on the bed (and my fault for not tucking them away)
  • Re-do that wiring and see that my ground wire off battery is also loose - fix that
  • Charge battery along the way here as well
  • Re-wire & test check brake light switch bc one key wire into swap module is 12V with brake pedal depressed - works no issue
  • Check all the other connections in the wiring harness - looks good
  • Check all fuses and ignition relay - nothing amiss that I can tell
  • Pull off the starter & bench test - it works
  • Take a look at the shifter to transmission and seems to be in order (thinking that it might be misaligned and not shifting into Park)
My fear here is that the shifter set-up that came with this swap kit isn't the greatest* and that when the tow guy was pulling it onto his bed he might have thought it was in N, but it was actually in R or D. I haven't taken the transmission oil pan off to look at it yet, but I am not sure I'd really be knowing what I'm looking at. There is a fair amount of discussion on other sites about the P/N safety switch (i.e., range sensor) going bad on the GM transmissions. Maybe that's it? Maybe it's worse?

Anyone have any other suggestions / thoughts?



* Shifter detents for Toyota shifter aren't perfect matches to the detents on the GM transmission (i.e., they don't really click in the same places)
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That's a lot! No advice from me currently but bummer!!
 
RICVirginiaHJ61 said:
Non-update update (and call for thoughts) to the my never-ending project:

Went out to Roy Hendrick's for exhaust (towed there under my supervision, but towed back just by the guy). Before I sent it out, engine cranked and turned over. It ended up needing new shorty headers to get everything to fit and now pipes are on the truck. I get it back and won't crank or start. The RH guys say it ran after they took it off the lift and parked it in their yard.
  • Examine everything and clearly some of my added wiring for engine swap module got caught up in steering column (inside the cab) and wrapped around enough times that it pulled and sheared the wires at the firewall - probably the tow truck guy cranking the wheel getting it lined up to go on the bed (and my fault for not tucking them away)
  • Re-do that wiring and see that my ground wire off battery is also loose - fix that
  • Charge battery along the way here as well
  • Re-wire & test check brake light switch bc one key wire into swap module is 12V with brake pedal depressed - works no issue
  • Check all the other connections in the wiring harness - looks good
  • Check all fuses and ignition relay - nothing amiss that I can tell
  • Pull off the starter & bench test - it works
  • Take a look at the shifter to transmission and seems to be in order (thinking that it might be misaligned and not shifting into Park)
My fear here is that the shifter set-up that came with this swap kit isn't the greatest* and that when the tow guy was pulling it onto his bed he might have thought it was in N, but it was actually in R or D. I haven't taken the transmission oil pan off to look at it yet, but I am not sure I'd really be knowing what I'm looking at. There is a fair amount of discussion on other sites about the P/N safety switch (i.e., range sensor) going bad on the GM transmissions. Maybe that's it? Maybe it's worse?

Anyone have any other suggestions / thoughts?



* Shifter detents for Toyota shifter aren't perfect matches to the detents on the GM transmission (i.e., they don't really click in the same places)
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Have you confirmed it will go in neutral?
 
a quick read and repsonse. Towing it in gear, park or neutral will not damage tranny to get it on or off bed. I would check p/n switch. Maybe try each detent. removed shift cable off trans, shift to park by hand and try that. I would think it still may be in the harness. ? Let me think on it. Too cold out side!!!!
 
matzell said:
a quick read and repsonse. Towing it in gear, park or neutral will not damage tranny to get it on or off bed. I would check p/n switch. Maybe try each detent. removed shift cable off trans, shift to park by hand and try that. I would think it still may be in the harness. ? Let me think on it. Too cold out side!!!!
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Thanks Rob. I did detach shifter connections and go in with a wrench and click through each position on the transmission to test that out.

I'm thinking next step is run through harness methodically one more time and then open up the transmission to take a look. My strongest suspicion at this point is that the P/N switch or maybe the pawl got messed up in the tow. Definitely need to wait on some warmer weather though!
 
RICVirginiaHJ61 said:
Thanks Rob. I did detach shifter connections and go in with a wrench and click through each position on the transmission to test that out.

I'm thinking next step is run through harness methodically one more time and then open up the transmission to take a look. My strongest suspicion at this point is that the P/N switch or maybe the pawl got messed up in the tow. Definitely need to wait on some warmer weather though!
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Build you one of these. super toasty... I took an easy up and hung moving blankets and then fired that puppy up. It was toasty for sure.
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