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PRE-CONVERSION WORK ON ENGINE: Oil Pressure Sensor and the water temperature sensor I replaced the Oil Pressure Sensor and the water temperature sensor with ones from a V6 4runner so that outputs are compatible with the gauges on the 4runner dash. I will probably get a more accurate water...

hey any shots of the drivers side headers? will the headers clear the steering OK? (BTW, were you standing on the roof of your car to take some of those shots?)

Smitherz: This is what I am dumping the 1uzi into. Do you think I should give the engine bay a clean and a re-spray before I put the new engine in? :p

RedPhoenix: Thanks man. I'll be sticking with the Husqvarna Chainsaw look and be keeping the orange. Bushwhacker: That is a very tidy installation. Wish mine was that clean! Is that a Perma-cool oil filter relocation kit you used? How did it go clearing the chassis rails? Did you incorporate...

Hey man, that is all great info, thanks! I have a couple of questions though, is media blasting the best way to get the stuff off or is there a decent chemical/solvent alternative to get rid of powder coat? Also, would treating parts with a heat gun pre and post application be enough to...

G'day Smitherz, I think the guy I took it to is used to doing garden furniture and stuff, I don't think engine parts are his forte'. He has done a few other things for me like satin black on my aluminium side bars and the coating on those is rock hard, and a really nice satin finish. There has...

PRE-CONVERSION WORK ON ENGINE: Timing Belt and Hydraulic Fan Idler Pulley Replacement Timing Belt: I replaced the timing belt while the engine was out of the car. I won't go into it as you can see various forum entries on Lextreme or the engine manual for this procedure. I set aside a whole...

PRE-CONVERSION WORK ON ENGINE: Plugs, Distributors and Leads While the engine was sitting on the floor I took off the accessory belt then replaced the distributor caps and rotors, installed new spark plugs (NGK BKR6E-11). I replaced the rather long accessory belt with one that cost me about...

I might try this next time then.

I think you may be right. Rather than pay $$$$ for another powder coat that may or may not last, I think just I'll paint them instead. Is engine paint the best thing to use for this?

LOL!, na, mucked about with the colours on a graphix program.

If you are interested in what other colours would look like, here is a few. In case you were wondering a purple, pink or green powder coat was never in the mix for my vehicle. The others don’t look too bad though.

PRE- CONVERSION WORK ON ENGINE: Powder Coating Inspired by Cebby’s royal-ish blue and Smitherz slapped ass red engine detailing, I took off the plenum and valve covers, cleaned them and took them to the powder coaters for an orange coat. The plan was that the orange coat was going to give me...

Thanks Peewee, I did ask the guys who installed the extractors about this and they said it would not be a problem. And me, bing a vehicular numpty, I believed them. I guess it pays to ask around. I can't remember whether they were ceramic coated or not. They were hurricanes and they weren't too...

PRE- CONVERSION WORK ON ENGINE: Engine Bay Layout Before I began I had made plans on how the engine bay should look. Things that I did include: • I put the winch solenoid box in near the brake master cylinder to move it from the top of the bull bar and therefore create more airflow through...

PRE- CONVERSION WORK ON ENGINE: Inspection of freshly acquired motor I received the engine and gearbox from SSS Auomotive (Girraween, Sydney) and went over them carefully to see if there were any parts missing or damaged. SSS Automotive a couple of little things with zero hassle. I also got...

Zuffen: no worries. Writing some stuff and taking some pictures was the least I could do in return for all the good info on this forum. It’s the best possible public education system! Duza: all the stuff you posed both here and on other forums helped heaps. There are other guys too but I can’t...

Sorry about the info dump. I’ll stop here for the moment to give you guys a chance to read and make sense of all my cr@p. If you are interested stay tuned, I have loads more. Thanks for reading.

Part 2: WORK COMPLETED BEFORE THE ENGINE WENT INTO THE VEHICLE PRE- CONVERSION WORK ON ENGINE: Body Lift 2 inch body lift completed – aluminium blocks used 2 inch ARB Bull Bar lift completed Engineering compliance certificate obtained PRE- CONVERSION WORK ON ENGINE: bonnet...