hi chrisv
the thing with jags is once u seperate the block numbers with the car its value drops dramatically crazy i know but good if u dont care about numbers .
the aussie $ is only worth 74c us so the $12000 car is worth $16000 here still a good buy if it has matching numbers but i have seen...
thats a fair statment guess the only way 2 stop breaking mounts is 2 chain the beast down its only 1 side that has all the stress so only 1 chain will sort out breaking mounts as long as its in square it shouldnt be a issue anyway let us know if u break any cheers
do the mounts from castlemaine rod shop use toyota rubber .the reason i ask is the quality of toy mounts are so much better than holden i have seen a few conversions with mounts that keep breaking toyota ones are much bigger and probably with good reason. cheers 4 now
hi merclex if u can get a rear sump 1uz it might fit but a toyota crown mid sump with the steel section modded is a better option due 2 the price of buying a rear sump engine which is harder 2 find and if u mount the engine back as far as possible the mid sump has good clearance as 4 the gearbox...
yes you are spot on tailshaft is the only differnce and only $100 to modify as 4 weight when i took out the jag motor and installed a 350 chev the front came up 20-25cm had to put lower springs in .
when the 1uz went in it went up another 25cm the only thing that weighs heavy left is the diff...
can,t work out how 2 put pics up only wants 2 let me put 293kb pics all mine are in mb :wtf: im not egumicated with computers if u know what i mean still trying will sort it out and get them up soon bmw,s are a good choice 4 a conversion i have had a few people ask me about makeing kits 4 them...
the 1uz is the perrrfect cat conversion even jaguar put 4.0ltr v8s in the latest jags.1st i got rid of the boat ankor that was in the engine bay set a1uz as far back as was legal ran the headders up and forward cut the steel sump (this was a mid mount sump ) now a rear 1
standard gearbox was...
hi blackcat sounds like ur getting it together ok mounting the motor forward will affect handling i have mounted my 2 turbos in front and run the headders up in line with the rocker covers a single pipe goes past the rack causing zero heating issues im new 2 computers but i will try 2 put pics...