marcus Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Hi guys, as most of you know i started my V8 swap some time ago well 11 months to this day as all ways i jump in head first Why? well you could say im not to good at saveing, so the only thing to do was to start the swap! and by doing so i had to do it. First i had to find an engine for my swap, i ended up get a LS400 1991 of of ebay for 360.00 i think! it was as the car was not running, so of i go to pick the car up had alook over it, seen what was up with it and with in 30 mins i got it running This is the LS400 http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...vm846VxH1_l.jpg and here is the V8 i will be useing http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...JEj4hu7Pt_l.jpg The engine has only done 120,000K and as they go on untill about 5 to 600,000K the engine has alot of life in it. But before i could think about droping the V8 into the IS i had alot of work to get done first. as some weeks before i had started work on the IS first i took the Turbo kit of and that went to a good home, then the gearbox had to come of, then out with the IS engine. I then started to work on takeing the body/kit of and replaceing it with a custom one that i made, along with a custom bonnet...>> The custom bonnet, just the one pic for now.... http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...FZwLCOt8g_l.jpg Here is the start of the custom sideskirts i made..... http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...7kszrLxJd_l.jpg next stage http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...Vwj0NUdvj_l.jpg and the next http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...qORLTUa5o_l.jpg and the last stage, they dont sit that low and the full kit is not OTT at all http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...snBxUJF6C_l.jpg and with that out the way i started the body/work as i want to paint the car "Jet black" and i have to say this is the first and last time i paint a car at home but it went well... Stage 1 http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...KNJRIxGUZ_l.jpg http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...gLSn4d61*_l.jpg stage 2 http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...b9uDu9KNk_l.jpg http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...c7JcCHCDw_l.jpg But this was done some months ago and now im thinking of doing it 2 tone well thats the body work done nex comes the big job, the engine swap Post was edited by marcus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fargo Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 i hope were gona see some dyno charts young man.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Reads a bit "subliminal" are we still on topic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fargo Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 mind you, thinking about it, wont need a dyno for a stock V8 surly, unless your tuning it i guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorps Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 It says on his profile its going to be a V8 Turbo, cant wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus Posted November 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 UP DATE^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorps Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Keep em coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus Posted November 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 UPDATE!!! I went out to start work on takeing the V8 out of the LS400 ( standing there thinking to myself what the hell have i got myself into ) with that i just started to take all the parts around the engine of, and put them to one side. Took the air/intake of just to make it easy on me to get the rest of the bits of, Then went on to disconnect all the pipe/work from the engine, took the Rad of and the aircon...i have all so done away with the aircon to make room for the Turbo to sit down there. engine with air/intake off... http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...p*xfP-rCW_l.jpg all the bit that had to come off are! http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...ZHjVby7cK_l.jpg Next to come out was the "gearbox" and disconnect the Exhaust's http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...XHnD4BZjW_l.jpg http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...XKjOkfUhg_l.jpg Next was to take the engine out here are some pic,s of it out>> http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...w*IV**GT5_l.jpg http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...ZM1ijyj6H_l.jpg as you can see by them pic,s its in my workshop, now i could start to work on the engine just to make it look a lot better than it was. once i had it there i took the cam/covers of not just to work on them but to see what was going on inside and this is what i had to find http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/70c0WTrx...rF-qxC*8C_l.jpg as you can see not looking to good, but when i asked around on the V8 site it seemed it was no where as bad as some of the V8,s on there. here is the left side looking a lot better http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/70c0WTrx...Dlngn0mD3_l.jpg so with the cam/cover off i started to work on them to make them look 100 time better than they did. they went from this>> http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...ht9r8hSxT_l.jpg to this>> http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...aao9bblGX_l.jpg http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...mqgmB-Z5v_l.jpg http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...TJa**WgFj_l.jpg all so did the PS pot>> http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...Kh0OWgHXv_l.jpg and the fuel rails before>> http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...kOTYBF5iv_l.jpg fuel rails now>> http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...bjKFUbrnE_l.jpg ok thats all for now i will do some more later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorps Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 So when its done are you not having any AC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus Posted November 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 So when its done are you not having any AC? no mate i have done away with the aircon to make way for the Turbo.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus Posted November 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Right where was i.... ruel rails...^^ Right this is what the engine looks like now> http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...xu2jWsziF_l.jpg so the next thing to do was drop the V8 into the IS for a test fit! at first i tryed it in with the LS engine mounts on and right away i could see that there was no way that i could use them, so out came the engine and i tryed the IS mounts on the engine and droped it back down and it fitted but It was sitting a bit low so i had to make some 10mm spacer, and now it fits (as if it had all ways been there) it sits more to the front of the car than the IS engine did but only by 50mm but as its not as long as the 1G-FE so now i have about 100mm at the back of the engine bay but as the V8 is not that much heavier than the 1G, it should not be a problem (i hope) 100mm space at the back>> http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...DKLzvAzjk_l.jpg Engine in place>> http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...-*L5ugiCO_l.jpg http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...P0R0dRyHR_l.jpg With the engine in place it was time to look for a gearbox. I got a 5 speed gearbox out of supra turbo some of the guys in the US use this box and one guy has over 400bhp so i know it can take the power. well it was flip up out of the 5 or 6 speed supra boxs and as the 6 speed is so hard to get and not only that the price tag on the 6 speed it was not much of a flip as the 6 speed is about 1K more than the 5 speed. Hear is the Gearbox i got>> http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...cwQm60U0O_l.jpg This is what it will look like when its time to fit it>>> http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...AKcNDyjxv_l.jpg But first i have to get the gearbox adaptor plate so i can bolt the gearbox upto the V8 bellhouseing, i should have it in about 3 weeks I all so have to make shifter extension to relocate the shifter back so it comes up through the right hole, or if any one knows where i can get one from that would help hell of a lot well with the engine in place it was time to take a look at the wireing, the ECU,s will be put in the g/box >> well the wireing is all most done i have about 6 wires to go but its them 6 that are *^&%^$%%^$ peeing me off...so i have stoped with the wireing and i will go back to them 6 wires later on.... With the wireing put to one side for now i moved on to the manifolds! as i will be going down the Turbo road with this setup i had to make 2 new manifolds and they would have to face the front so i can sit the Turbo at the front, so first i had to get my hands on some manifold flang's and i got them of "Thor" Thanks to roger then i went and got all the pipe/work to make them, had to make a log/maifold as there is not much room for anything els.>> This is where the manifolds meet at the front>> http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...4hKEElKZP_l.jpg http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...vA*c7niCZ_l.jpg as you can see around the engine/bay i have put Heat Reflective mat, still more to put round some of the pipe/work I will post up about all the fueling later today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus Posted November 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 well the time had come that i had to do the fueling side of things, i looked around for the items i needed and the prices of the fuel fitting here in the UK are way over price so i started to look on some US site and ask around where the best place to get them....i end up geting all i needed of a US site called JEGS and as they run there own Drag car useing the same fitting. Hear are just some of the fittings i used>> http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...f3qxzpqdJ_l.jpg Bosch fuel pump>> http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...RX32s9KuQ_l.jpg AEROMOTIVE FPR>> http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...4F-zRrUBt_l.jpg Duel Fuel lines>> http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...-xGm0dBj2_l.jpg In that pic^^ you can see comeing of the FPR that the return line was not done at the time of take the pic but it has all been done now, i am waiting for some more fuel hose to get hear to do the last bit of the fueling, its the line from the Bosch pump to the Tank it should be hear by the end of the week and once thats done that will be all the fueling side done The IS as it is now>> http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...fInu3T8p-_l.jpg http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...gd4wNHaVa_l.jpg My gearbox waiting to fitted http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...bQ61AzGOn_l.jpg My old wheels painted the same as the car.> http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...BqIhlqWVt_l.jpg post some more later...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fargo Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 props to you for doing the work marcus, have you got dome details on them Jegs fittings,, been looking at getting some in my suup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus Posted November 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 props to you for doing the work marcus, have you got dome details on them Jegs fittings,, been looking at getting some in my suup. Thanks mate, that site i got them fitting from is www.jegs.com but i will say this make sure you get all the bits you need at the same time as shipping is about $80 to $100 but if you get all you need its not so bad then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris200 Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 More brilliant stuff, great read Marcus cant wait for the next installment m8.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merchantbanker Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 looks an exciting project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorps Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 Excellent stuff Marcus, when do you think it will be finished? Fancy doing another one..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus Posted November 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 Excellent stuff Marcus, when do you think it will be finished? Fancy doing another one..lol Thanks guys.......... I am hopeing to have it on the road by the end of march next year....... as for doing it for someone else, dont know about that mate.... then saying that when my car is back on the road, i'm going to get a 2nd 1UZ-FE engine and have a play around with it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmet Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Some impressive pics there Marcus, only some of them are coming up with an error ? You have sprayed the complete car in black ?? That's going to be stealth or what!!!!! Good work, keep up the blog and pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus Posted November 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Some impressive pics there Marcus, only some of them are coming up with an error ? You have sprayed the complete car in black ?? That's going to be stealth or what!!!!! Good work, keep up the blog and pics Thanks mate........ pic,s sould be ok now mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yemgi Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Nice topic Marcus, I can't wait to see it finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus Posted November 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Nice topic Marcus, I can't wait to see it finished Thanks mate..... I got my intake back from the polishers today and i have to say he has done a top JOB.. http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...tktaufEux_l.jpg http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/d610zsDH...WpbZJ*C62_l.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djwozza Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 oooh shiny metal. Looking good Marcus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorps Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Cant go wrong with a bit of bling ......but not too much though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Looks nice..... Nothing wrong with bling in the engine bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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