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Hello all! A little back story with the car. This car has been with me since the beginning being my first car. It has been there to drive me through high school and college. But I unfortunately could not show it the love it deserved during college because commuter cars got in the way. Unfortunately that ment the mustang had to sit it out on the sidelines. It was a healthy hci 302 and was good enough to get me high 12s in the 1/4 mile. While it sat though, I began to get an itch in the back of my head to do something crazy with it.
That itch slowly became an obsession and that kind of leads me to where I am today. During college I had the chance to work on quite a few mkiv supras and had become quite impressed by the build quality of the 2jz and how reliable it really is.
But if I was going to do this build, I was going to do it the right way. The goal first is to build a smog legal 2jz with the v160 6spd. The goal is to have a well rounded car that i can go road racing, drag, and maybe even some airstrip racing. This is a slow build but I hope to have something I can be proud of at the end of the day. I know this is not everyone's cup of tea but please bear with me.
2jzgte with v160 6spd. I will be converting the jdm motor to usdm specs
Out goes the 302
Sure is a lot of space
I am going full MM front end with a new 03 Cobra rack
This is a hydraulic clutch conversion kit I'm using. This will also mean I am going hydroboost as it is designed around the smaller fox body booster.
First Initial test fit!
Made a Jig to plan out the mounting brackets
Brackets done in 1/4in thick steel using 302 energy suspension mounts. Just need to be welded up
New koyo hubs with MM ARP studs. I will also be adding the ARP studs to the rear
I am using a stifflers T56 crossmember and surprisingly lines up pretty well!
That itch slowly became an obsession and that kind of leads me to where I am today. During college I had the chance to work on quite a few mkiv supras and had become quite impressed by the build quality of the 2jz and how reliable it really is.
But if I was going to do this build, I was going to do it the right way. The goal first is to build a smog legal 2jz with the v160 6spd. The goal is to have a well rounded car that i can go road racing, drag, and maybe even some airstrip racing. This is a slow build but I hope to have something I can be proud of at the end of the day. I know this is not everyone's cup of tea but please bear with me.
2jzgte with v160 6spd. I will be converting the jdm motor to usdm specs
Out goes the 302
Sure is a lot of space
I am going full MM front end with a new 03 Cobra rack
This is a hydraulic clutch conversion kit I'm using. This will also mean I am going hydroboost as it is designed around the smaller fox body booster.
First Initial test fit!
Made a Jig to plan out the mounting brackets
Brackets done in 1/4in thick steel using 302 energy suspension mounts. Just need to be welded up
New koyo hubs with MM ARP studs. I will also be adding the ARP studs to the rear
I am using a stifflers T56 crossmember and surprisingly lines up pretty well!
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