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Re: 3J Improved Production coupe- Racing Videos & Progress

Subject: Re: 3J Improved Production coupe- Racing Videos & Progress
by mcgee on 2015/8/16 11:28:26

Oda70, it is a 2 way LSD. They don't a 1.5way for the hilux. Actually they don't make one for the hilux, you need to use a combo of supra and hilux bearings to make it fit or machine a 4mm spacer for the ring gear. I'll post photos when I get up to installing it.
Back to the rebuild. Made some more progress today.
Almost all back together now.
Head is on, cams are in.
New cam gears bolts hit the timing cover back plate bolts so will have to fix that.
Missing one oil filter bolt too, so need to do a bit of bolt shopping.

Bottom end ready for sump

Head studs back in. Bought a couple of second hand torque wrenches for the build. My new favourite tool, snap-on 3/8 torque wrench. Calibrated at work on Friday it was less then 0.5ft.lbs out across the entire range. 4-75 ft lbs. lovely tool.

Nice clean head, the top cylinder is no 4, you can still see the damage in the quench pads from the bolt it ingested about 6 years ago, went strong even with this damage. You might also note the fitting at the top, this is the head drain. I had a threaded insert made up to replace one of the welsh plugs. This goes around the back of the head and returns to the sump under the oil filter (Can see the fitting in a later photo.)

Now it's starting to look like an engine. New cam gears took a bit of work to fit, and as above the bolts are too long so need to be replaced, glad I noticed it before buttoning it up further.
I'm running 2x Exhaust cams too, so need adjustable gears.
New oil pump & water pump while I was at it.

Cam covers back on just to keep the dust out, will probably go for a mat black this time. Sump looking good too.

last one for this weekend, oil filter and cooler installed and can see the nice work done on the inlet side. some porting was done when I first had it build, no more port work done this time.