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most anything will fit with enough patience and liberal use of an angle grinder! But seriously, check out the 1UZ dimensions here: http://lextreme.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5166 and find some S2000 engine bay dimensions on the net so that you can make the 'will it fit?' decision yourself. Muzz

Cheers for the info Andrew, there are still a few parts to make up in the centre console and then the whole lot will get coated, so I might come and have a chat. I've seen some satin black powder coated finishes and they look about right, I'll do some more research during the week. Nick

Hi Riley, cheers for the comments. The job was actually pretty easy once we'd planned exactly how it was going to look (that's where the real hard work was). What you didn't see from the pics was the masses of cardboard that we went through trying to get the shapes exactly right. I wouldn't...

some more pics... some more pics. Still have to cut some more material out around the steering column so that we can take the dash out with the windscreen in, but will do that once we've fully welded it all up.

Dashboard progress Hi everyone, It's been ages since I've posted an update, so here you go. Changed tack a little on the dashboard. The polystyrene mold just didn't look good enough, so we binned it. It was a heap of wasted work, but it happens... We decided an aluminium dash would be...

Never been a real fan of BMWs, but I did see this a while back, it's the ad for the new M3 4L V8: No computer graphics, just a camera recording at 10000Fps: http://www.cubiccapacity.com/inside-bmw-m3s-v8-bmw-m3s-new-revolution-advertisement/ What was more interesting was the making of it...

Hi Jay, if you're looking for more info, Cebby runs a site called www.uzswap.com, which has info specifically for toyota trucks. You might find some more info there.

83GT, There are heaps of different ECUs for the 1UZ and some people have had trouble, others haven't. The best thing to do is plug it in and try it. If you don't get any error codes when driving, then it's all ok. If your check engine light comes on, then ask the lads in the forum more specific...

Luxsurfer, quite a few Hilux conversions I've seen have just used the standard fuel lines.

Hi James, adding my two cents here, I think you're asking for a whole bunch of trouble. The 1UZ ecu will never perform perfectly on a 2UZ engine. The increased displacement of the 2UZ was never considered in the design of the 1UZ ecu and even if the sensors are wired up correctly, the ecu is...

Thanks Jim and John, the car will be used pretty infrequently so a trickle charger will be on it whenever it's in the garage. It will be a combination track/road car. The 1UZ will be completely standard for 6 months or so and the climate here in NZ is relatively warm by global standards, so am...

hi everyone. we're putting a new battery in the project RX7 and came across a small sealed battery that this crowd are selling for street applications: http://www.batterydirect.co.nz/vertex_drycell_battery.htm Another company selling the same thing rebranded...

Cheers for the pumps Ken, they'll work a treat. If I don't use them I'm sure they'll come in handy for another Lextremer. Quick update on project 7UZ: Dash board is taking shape, we have a blocky polystyrene mock up of a custom one now. It's just a case of shaping it and prepping it for the...

That looks exceptional, I can't wait to see finished pics. It will be a great, unique vehicle when its done, and will sure turn some heads.

Started work on the dash during the weekend. The whole thing's being sculpted out of polystyrene in the car which will then be used as a former for the fibreglass. The plan is that we can then glass it up out of the car, which will save on loads of clean up afterwards. Rejected the idea of using...

Nice work Kelvin, looks like a nice clean and professional install. Muzz

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a quick photoshop on how I like em. Not too bling, just some nice wheels and a slightly larger kit. It makes the sc look less like a road whale.

he made the sump himself - see post #21

Yeah it does have a surprising amount of room in there. Here is a pic of the gauges. It actually feels as though we might be getting near the end of this project :-)