1UZ engine swap

[feef]

Might as well start the build thread now, as I started stripping the engine down pending it's lift out in the next few days and the arrival of a 1UZ

I'm always pleasantly surprised at just how much room there is in there!

[VladD]

I'm looking forward to this.

[Fastdruid]

I was wondering if you'd put up a build thread here as well.

[ikarl]

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[LordJammy]

This gon be goooood.

[feef]

Thasalorraengine!

[Fastdruid]

Did you work out exactly what year engine it was?

They're a bit tricky to date, the easiest way is probably the date printed on the HT leads but of course that relies on them not having been replaced...

[feef]

Fastdruid said:

Did you work out exactly what year engine it was?

They're a bit tricky to date, the easiest way is probably the date printed on the HT leads but of course that relies on them not having been replaced...

Not yet, but it's non vvti, that much I do know.

[Fastdruid]

So up to ~550hp if you turbo it before you need to open/modify it then.... ;-)

[feef]

came with ECU, wiring still intact, plus MAF sensor on a section of the intake pipe

Really does look like there's everything there I'll need initially

[VladD]

Does Clare/Claire do this as a standard(ish) kit or is it bespoke for each person? Any idea what the cost is likely to be?

[feef]

VladD said:

Does Clare/Claire do this as a standard(ish) kit or is it bespoke for each person? Any idea what the cost is likely to be?

IIRC it's £350 for the subframe. It's a 'blank' so will have brackets for mounting it to the chassis and suspension. It doesn't include engine mounts, I'm not sure it even has mounts for the steering rack (as the rack often has to move a little on these projects). You'll need to fabricate those mount points yourself

I'm happy enough doing the welding and could probably fabricate my own subframe if it came to it, but it seems pointless to reinvent the wheel when there's a suitable product available 'off the shelf' so to speak

[VladD]

feef said:

VladD said:

Does Clare/Claire do this as a standard(ish) kit or is it bespoke for each person? Any idea what the cost is likely to be?

IIRC it's £350 for the subframe. It's a 'blank' so will have brackets for mounting it to the chassis and suspension. It doesn't include engine mounts, I'm not sure it even has mounts for the steering rack (as the rack often has to move a little on these projects). You'll need to fabricate those mount points yourself

I'm happy enough doing the welding and could probably fabricate my own subframe if it came to it, but it seems pointless to reinvent the wheel when there's a suitable product available 'off the shelf' so to speak

Thanks for that. Sounds like this approach is beyond my current skill set, so I may have to find something a little more plug and play. This may be better for me, it's just getting hold of a suitable Honda engine as I don't think they fitted any to UK cars. Oh, and I need my garage to be built first, but the foundations went in on Wednesday and the block work has started.

[feef]

Had a spare hour or so last night between putting the wee man to bed and the light going.
Got the gearbox and some other extraneous bits off and the engine is looking much more compact now.
It also has an aircon pump attached and while my car doesn't have aircon, I'm tempted to see if I can source the pipe work and HVAC components to make it work, that's assuming the engine will fit with the pump attached.

I also note the cruise control mechanism on the throttle linkage so I'm tempted to have a look into the feasibility of implementing that too.

Next task is to get some suitable bolts so I can mount the engine on the stand. The ones that attached the gearbox are too short, and being a fine thread, I don't have any in my boxes.

[Fastdruid]

Have you got the cruise control motor? I think I may have one spare if not.

[feef]

Fastdruid said:

Have you got the cruise control motor? I think I may have one spare if not.

I don't but I suspect I'm also missing the cruise control ECU, most of the wiring and the control stalk, so it's not something I'm fussed about right now

Might be a nice-to-have once it's all in and I've worked out what space there is

I'd be more interested in getting the air con working first

[Fastdruid]

Air-con should be pretty easy, just connect the compressor to the existing MX-5 system. Piece of cake.

[feef]

Fastdruid said:

Air-con should be pretty easy, just connect the compressor to the existing MX-5 system. Piece of cake.

mine didn't come with air con as standard, that's the additional caveat

[ikarl]

feef said:

Fastdruid said:

Air-con should be pretty easy, just connect the compressor to the existing MX-5 system. Piece of cake.

mine didn't come with air con as standard, that's the additional caveat

Haha, you don't like doing stuff the easy way huh....much respect!