When I put my Kirks inserts in, my mounts weren't in the best shape, and they work great with the inserts. However mine weren't THAT bad.

Can't wait to see this swap in person.

All of the mr2 guys says its real common, and since i'm putting in kirkosaurus inserts that I should be okay.

And the v6 guys say don't use the spacer unless you're reusing the bolts from the flex plate, which I'm not.

Back at it in 4 hours. Hope everyone remembered to set their clocks forward an hour!

Same thing happen when we did my cousin's mr2 swap.
We just stuck it back in with the mount inserts.
It's been fine so far.

Today has been a bit frustrating.. but it's alright - this is a learning process.

Woke up early and got the flywheel and clutch kit torqued down, replaced the throw out bearing, and started mating the transmission up to the motor, where I ran into problem 1.

Problem 1: The little guide posts that come out of the bell housing of the transmission - one of them was running straight into another guide post on the motor, so since they are just pressed in, I pulled one out with vice grips and continued on, but it halted my progress for a bit.

Problem 2: I knew going into this that the bolt holes on the transmission didn't match perfectly to the 1MZ... but I was only able to get the two big bolts on top of the transmission in. I then found another matching one towards the bottom of the transmission. The last (4th) bolt that lines up isn't actually a bolt hole at all - it's a spot for a guide post thing to into the engine. No problem - I'll tap it. This leads me to problem number 3.

Problem 3: I live about 15 minutes away from the nearest town. I don't have the luxury of just heading into town for this or that. So I went into town to get a tap for the bolt hole. It was confirmed by V6 guru Jim King on MR2OC that the hole needs to be drilled and tapped for 12x1.25, which is what the main transmission bolts are. I went to town to get one, walked into the hardware store, grabbed the tap, paid and walked out. I got all the way home and started tapping the hole when I realized it wasn't working. I glanced at the package and realized I bought a 10x1.25, not a 12x1.25... And at that point I said screw it - I'm done for the day. I'm not driving all the way back to town for that. Not today.


So I'm stopped until I get home from work tomorrow. I'll go snap some pictures for you guys right now, but I can assure you they're a bit disappointing in terms of progress. I'm personally really peeved on how little I got done this weekend.

On the other hand it's alright, because my new kirkosaurus mounts aren't here yet, nor are my shift cable bushings from CRW, and my DGR coilovers. They'll all be here tomorrow, so I would have needed to revisit a few things if I were to have installed it already.

Good attitude, at least. Best of luck.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Mar 13, 2011 - 7:34 PM

The little things...gotta love 'em.

Best of luck tapping that hole and getting the swap completed; patience is a virtue and haste makes waste so I guess this is just another moment to allow you to better your build.

Good luck.

Eh, just buy a whole set of taps.

LOL. First time in the history of the internet where it actually could help somebody tap something.

Better than beating that joint.....


Mwahahaha

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That's the spirit!

Went on and checked the shipping status on my inserts... and they were accidentally shipped across the state... in the wrong direction. No inserts today. No motor install today. Lamesauce.

Should have coilovers by end of day... Still need to get pictures uploaded.... hold please.

Getting ready. I need to pull my pants up... or get a smaller belt.


Nom nom nom nom


Removing the flex plate. Thank god for impact tools!

random fact. batteries don't last as long when you leave them on concrete floors. just fyi. found out through experience.
-saw yours in the background

That's my bangin' diehard cooler - not a real battery.

Dumb question, you have a garage and its raining...yet you're working in the driveway under a tent.

The hoist would hit the rafters.

Ah, who needs rafters anyways!?

WEAKSAUCE IS OUT !!!!!

big paperweight!!!

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lol! 2nd look, yea i see the handle.

We have one at the shop too :-p

So today the PNW gods decided to shut off the rain that has been coming down for just about two weeks straight. I got out and installed the rear coilovers this morning. Then I ran to town and got the 12x1.50 tap and a bolt to finish the transmission. Tapped the hole, put in the bolt, and realized the bolt was about 1/2" too long. Snapped these pics, ran back into town and swapped it for a shorter bolt. Transmission will be bolted on today and I hope to get the motor back up into the car this afternoon - On it's wheels by the end of the weekend. Poly mounts were installed as well, but that really isn't even noteworthy simply because it takes all of 5 minutes to do




The old rear suspension - Sportlines on OEM shocks. Dirty.


The bolt that is too long


Poly mount. The front is installed as well, but I guess you'll just have to trust me on that


K&N waiting for installation


This post has been edited by 95CelicaST: Mar 19, 2011 - 2:45 PM

Getting there.

yay, no more flapper MAF :lol:

Update from under the car: motor is in!

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Woot! Now that is what a Saturday is all about!

Okay, so with no help today I didn't get any pictures... I was in the zone, and didn't want to deviate.


With that said I fixed the transmission bolt problem, got the motor installed, ECU hooked up, most of the harness hooked up, crossmember bolted back in, and that's where I stopped for the day. I'm going to get the axles and the hubs back on in the morning and get the front end jacked up to install the front coilovers.


I will snap some photos tomorrow morning for everyone.

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Update from under your mo-

No, I better not.

Cool story bro, seriously. Good stuff. Post some pics!

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Mar 19, 2011 - 11:18 PM

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gotta love it when a plan comes together.

know what you mean about what you said in your last post about not taking pics while being "in the zone"
i do that ALLLLL the time..totally forget about taking pics, and afterwards, wish i had.
nice to have a helper around to snap pics for ya while you work.