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- wire harness – I junkyarded mine for $30 and made sure to be careful pulling it out – don’t break connectors pulling them off, don’t pull on wires and when you get to the big connectors that connect the engine harness to the rest of the vehicle (behind dash) leave yourself ~1’ of wire and take both sides of the connector (male and female side – it makes wiring everything together easier)
- ECU – I was able to mount everything in the stock location down in the passenger side kick panel using the 22RE ECU brackets - it's a tight fit, but works nice if you keep wire length to manageable lengths and tuck them up and behind the ECU
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k.../kickpanel.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...20swap/ECU.jpg
- Vane Airflow Meter to match your engine (smog will want everything to be the same year or newer as your vehicle, but they really have no visual way of checking)
- igniter and ignition coil - I moved the ignition coil to the passenger side so I could use a shorter coil wire
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...andignitor.jpg
- Injector Resistor (leave this connected to the harness when you get it at the junkyard)
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...njresistor.jpg
- use the factory throttle cable and fab a simple cable holder –or- use the factory Supra cables, setup and linkages
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...tlelinkage.jpg
- factory 22RE fuel pump works fine, no upgrade needed, fuel filter will be factory mounted to the 7MGE block on driver side – need to bend fuel lines to run gas from the passenger side to driver side
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k.../fuellines.jpg
- the 7M mechanical fan can not be used, so an electric fan is in order. I looked for a thin electric fan and found that you can get one with decent CFM under 3" thick. I wired an electric thermo switch and an extra sensor to warn of possible overheating (220* puts the gauge about 3/4 of the way to the red) - the threads are 3/8" NPT - the 3 hole t-stat housing was sourced from a 7MGTE (turbo) and had the 220* sensor already in it
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...tathousing.jpg
- I was able to reuse the 22RE P/S pump by moving the reservoir down on the inner fender a bit and having the 7M pulley center bore machined to .710" and hand filing a keyway (7M uses a ribbed belt) - further the 7M A/C bracket needs to be cut up a bit and a simple bracket fabbed up to adapt the pump to the A/C bracket, I also made a nother bracket to brace the pump in an attempt to reduce vibration and bracket flex under belt tension
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...sreservoir.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...umpbracket.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...mpbracket2.jpg
Re: 7MGE swap notes and pics
- for the exhaust I bought 2 tight radius u-bent pieces from Jegs and cut off bits of angle as I needed them to route the exhaust under the Cressida oil pan (with heat shields on top of the pipe to keep heat away from the oil pan) – also try to keep the catalytic converter as close to the engine as possible so it can get hot enough to pass emissions – another option would be to run the exhaust down the passenger side and cross it over under the t-case, there is just enough room to fish the pipe through a hole between the t-case / crossmember / frame rail, this setup would also allow you to mount the cat converter just after the exhaust manifold (while this routing would be easier, I didn’t like it for a couple reasons)
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...wap/exhman.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...ap/exhaust.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...ap/catconv.jpg
- firewall will need to be clearanced slightly for the EGR valve on the driver side and for the 90* coolant hose on the passenger side (hose barely touches metal if not clearanced)
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...Rclearance.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...oolanthose.jpg
- relocated battery from passenger to driver side, I used the factory alternator wire to get power from the new battery location to the original fuse box (I later ran an additional 10 ga wire and added a 120 amp manual reset circuit breaker for accident safety)
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...ap/battery.jpg
- the actual wiring of everything is in this link - 7M Wiring - if you are comfortable with a soldering iron and 12V electrical, there’s nothing to it.
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Nice job, did you ever get smog problems worked out ? (maybe you already told us) I would love to see it smogged. When I did my buddies we were able to get rid of all the EGR stuff. It gave us a lttle more room to play. We also used the existing 86.5 radiator/+ 2 10" electric fans. Have had no heating problems yet. He doesn't have smog issues cause his trucks an 1985 deisel rig.
Yours looks as clean as it gets :thumbup:
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Originally Posted by 4runnerchevy
Nice job, did you ever get smog problems worked out ? (maybe you already told us) I would love to see it smogged. When I did my buddies we were able to get rid of all the EGR stuff. It gave us a lttle more room to play. We also used the existing 86.5 radiator/+ 2 10" electric fans. Have had no heating problems yet. He doesn't have smog issues cause his trucks an 1985 deisel rig.
Yours looks as clean as it gets :thumbup:
Thanks for the :thumbup:
I had an appointment for the smog ref on the 1st before I was going to head up to Big Bear, but I got a phone call from BAR that morning saying that the college had a power outage and they weren't doing inspections. So I called a few days later to reschedule and got a message that said "due to the current budget crisis, this office will be closed until further notice" . . . I just can't win. It's passed all the smog ref visual and functional and runs like a champ. The numbers were much better last time after moving the cat closer so it would get to temp and light off quicker, so I took out my worn MagnaFlow high flow cat (I ran it with a heavy misfire a couple times after washing down the engine, likely damaged it that way) and re-did my entire exhaust with an Ebay cat that has more surface area and a bigger body (better scrubbing). I also redid cat back pipe and tailpipe. The exhaust smells much better now and I'm sure it'll pass once I can get it in again. I had to install the EGR after the engine was already installed - took me nearly 12 hours over two days. I'll be sure to post the numbers when I get them.
I was thinking of trying a factory V6 radiator, but when I installed the Griffin I trimmed sheet metal and the mounting holes off to move it forward to make room for a puller fan. So now I'm kinda stuck unless I get the urge to weld in new sheet metal. I also think this has a bit to do with why I'm overheating
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...oolantleak.jpg
that crusty trail leads right up to the headgasket and gets damp after I've been running it awhile (no fluid mixing). I think the damage got done by a cheap fan would intermittently quit while towing 3,500 lbs cross country. Luckily I have a used head that I just got done polishing the intake and exhaust on. Gotta get ARP studs yet, have the exhaust seats touched up (pitting) and surface the head, I'll probably skip the MLS headgasket.
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Believe me I know about smog woes. I hope our local ref is not closed cause we have a date in September.
Good Luck
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one of the cleanest swaps ive ever seen! especially with a more complex modern Japanese engine.
hope you get your emission stuff dealt with soon. look forward to seeing you again before you leave cali.
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Thank you!!! Very nice work. :clap:
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Man, Corax...that is exactly what I want to do to my runner. Lately, I haven't had the time though. If I promise not to talk politics while you do it, will you come and swap one in for me? :hillbill: