Livin9it2up1 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 This project stared back in march after i melted Cyl 4 in my l28et from a clogged injector. after talking to a friend who owns a shop for a couple of hours i came to the conclusion that i was gonna do a 2jzge from an sc300 built up, i was eventually going to Na-t it. I'm not looking for big numbers probably around 350 400 HP. I have been taking pictures the Entire way but haven't had the time or patiences to post them up on here. please dont make fun of my stuff, i know some of it probably doesn't look good but i spent a lot of time getting it all right. Thankyou guys for the positive comments but please keep the negative ones to yourself. (unless its something that i overlooked that could probably help me) The day i got the motor Head removed for cleaning and Complete check Block Painted and halfway assembled EGR Block off plate Mounted in the car, i know its a little crooked there is not a tranny mount at this point. Custom intake manifold Wiring fun love that intercooler too bad i had to trade if for a new ecu wiring complete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxgsfmdpx Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhp123166 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 That's gonna be baddazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piston Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Sweet. I never thought of making the FFIM with thin steel sheet metal. Does it run yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livin9it2up1 Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 Thanks guys! it was pretty easy to make the ffim i went to my local metal supplier and bought a piece of sheet metal i believe it was 4ft x 5ft 11 gauge sheet and just went too town on it. took about 2 days i would say a total of 6 hour to complete. it runs great now! i just need an exhaust to complete! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overkill Z Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Goinna boost it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livin9it2up1 Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 Goinna boost it? Yessir! eventually when the money is their Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggyZ Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 (edited) Sweet, dude! Would love to see how you did the mounts and know your method to align everything. Edited December 2, 2010 by ShaggyZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliga Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 did you use the beta motorsport mount kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livin9it2up1 Posted December 4, 2010 Author Share Posted December 4, 2010 (edited) Sweet, dude! Would love to see how you did the mounts and know your method to align everything. As to my method of aligning everything i just hung the engine in the bay and fine tuned the angle and alignment with jacks until i got it right. I measured from the bolt for the crank pulley to the rails to get it centered in the engine bay. At first i was going to go with the beta Motorsports kit but i decided against it due to the cost of it. So i went with the idea of fabbing up my own mounts. i had 2 options, first being make a cross member and building mounts off of that, second being coming right off the frame rail in the engine bay. For the sheer cost of things and simplicity i went with coming off the Frame Rails. I can only find picture of them before i boxed them in, but the show the gist of how i made them. By the way i made them out of 11 gauge cold rolled steel. I went down to my local Napa and went through there catalogs till i could find a rubber mount that fit my needs, needs being as skinny as possible to save room. They Rubber mount is literally 2 millimeters away from the steering shaft. did you use the beta motorsport mount kit? I didnt use the Beta motorsports kit Edited December 4, 2010 by Livin9it2up1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piston Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 You measured it right in the center of the frame rails for the crank bolt? It's actually offset a bit to the passenger side about 3/4" inches if I recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtikyle Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 In your first picture, is that a piece of flat steel bar bent into a U, then welded to the frame? You said you boxed it afterwards? If so, how'd you make that bend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livin9it2up1 Posted December 7, 2010 Author Share Posted December 7, 2010 You measured it right in the center of the frame rails for the crank bolt? It's actually offset a bit to the passenger side about 3/4" inches if I recall. yeah thats what it seamed like i had to offset it anyways just a little bit to clear steering components... In your first picture, is that a piece of flat steel bar bent into a U, then welded to the frame? You said you boxed it afterwards? If so, how'd you make that bend? yeah basically.. i bent it with a lot of force and some heat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 (edited) Am I the only one that thinks those engine mounts look dangerous? Even if you did box them in, I don't think I would trust them. Edited December 7, 2010 by rturbo 930 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livin9it2up1 Posted December 7, 2010 Author Share Posted December 7, 2010 I based the idea off of a friends cars mounts, it has a 2jzgte in it and i believe last dyno resulted in close to 600 HP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtikyle Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Am I the only one that thinks those engine mounts look dangerous? Even if you did box them in, I don't think I would trust them. That was my concern, and the reason behind my question. Heating and bending metal can leave residual stresses, and cause the metal to become brittle... The boxing in will add strength, but i would worry about those points for fatigue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livin9it2up1 Posted December 7, 2010 Author Share Posted December 7, 2010 That was my concern, and the reason behind my question. Heating and bending metal can leave residual stresses, and cause the metal to become brittle... The boxing in will add strength, but i would worry about those points for fatigue... less heat more bending, my torch ran out before i even got anywhere with it thats why i said some heat ha. but i guess thats good to know! i guess running out of gas was a good thing! You all are probably gonna find alot of flaws in this project. There is Probably going to be things that your not going to like. Please remember this car was built on a pretty low budget and im doing what i can with my resources and funds available. I'm not going to be shocked if things break later on, or stuff starts wearing out. This car is strictly a project that i hope one day in the future that i could get back on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 If your engine mounts give up, you're going to regret it. Do it right or don't do it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livin9it2up1 Posted December 7, 2010 Author Share Posted December 7, 2010 If your engine mounts give up, you're going to regret it. Do it right or don't do it at all. [/quote Yeah i know! im not expecting them to break or ever come off the car for that matter, they are really as solid as solid gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piston Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I was also shocked when I saw how hybridmotorsports(above yellow pic) did their motor mount. I was a bit concern about it failing on them but then when I really think about it, all the power is delivered out the back, not the sides of the engine, since the side mounts just holds it from rocking side to side. I would think the rear end and the tranny mount will take most of the beating. But I went ahead and over killed my mount anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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