(massive list of mods stripped out, forged, borg warner blar blar blar) as i want a cheap to run daily driver that is still fun but good on fuel and cosy to drive. But truth be told i was spending far far far too much time and money on the thing.Dont get me wrong i love everything about the tubby but its nearly put me in a hedge more than ounce, and i have had my fun with it so time to move on and try something new.
I bought a mk3 that is very cosy and feels more sat on the floor than the mk2, but got it cheap
£600 as it has big end failure on number 4. On further inspection it has spun a shell on number 4, so i try my luck and put some new shells in as the crank is very clean and so is the rod, but no! sods law when the engine is warm knocks (no suprise really). After searching for a 1zzfe the going rate seems to be about 350 min but i see a scrappy not realising what they were selling and got a 2zzge n 6 speed box for
£500 so thought its worth a try for that money. Picked the motor up n had a quick look inside and its gleaming no signs of wear and its all a good gold colour so not even going to bother replacing the shells plus told it had 76k miles on it.After googling for hours on end i realise whats needed for the swap and start searching for a ecu n chip and few other bits.
Got a ecu 2zzge for £40 then asked the bloke for the keys n said i can have the keys and a load of other ecus for £20 posted! couldnt belive my luck so far so bit his hand off.Anyway i, might take car into work on sunday to get the 1zz out,
(not sure how long this will take.only thing i need info on is: can i use the 1zzfe wiring loom but add the wires for lift control and knock sensor
and the gearbox turret do i just swap the guts into the 5 speed box turret off the 1zz.
Any machining work need doing i can do as we have a lathe at work too.