2.6 (g54b) turbo swap project thread

[4doorciv]

You did the Toyota front swap already? Are you thinking about an explored rear end for the 5 lug or Toyota?

[turbomax]

since I swapped in a montero LSD I'm going to get the axles redrilled. I originally was looking for a toyota axle, but they did not come stock with a LSD and a TRD LSD was pricey. I got my montero LSD for $45 a the local u-pull and was also able to swap some 3.54 gears for a better mpg. A explorer axle with disc brakes would be nice, but the stock brakes have been sufficient.

[camoit]

Now you will have a fresh start to make the build thread into a nice thread. Pennyman is going to re do his old build thread as a magazine article. Once he has it done I can promote it on the front page of the site. I can do the same with yours. This is just one of the reasons why I went with vBullitein publishing. This way when some one comes up with a clean article it can be easily promoted to the front page. I guess I need to make a list of qualifications for the front page. I really need to get buzzy with cleaning up the site. But the weather is good and my truck is calling me.

[turbomax]

Now you will have a fresh start to make the build thread into a nice thread. Pennyman is going to re do his old build thread as a magazine article. Once he has it done I can promote it on the front page of the site. I can do the same with yours. This is just one of the reasons why I went with vBullitein publishing. This way when some one comes up with a clean article it can be easily promoted to the front page. I guess I need to make a list of qualifications for the front page. I really need to get buzzy with cleaning up the site. But the weather is good and my truck is calling me.

The old thread has a link under my sig. of a pdf file with my basic swap info extracted from the original thread. Take a look and see if that would work. Here's the link:http://home.fuse.net/remo/2.6_turbo_swap.pdf

[turbomax]

Here's some old pics.

2.6 turbo swap with RX-7 turboII intercooler


spraybomb paint from a few years ago (photoshop rear wheels)


sideview with modified starion/conquest rockers (photoshop rear wheels)


custom bumper, grill & wrx hood scoop


oem tach & gauges

[turbomax]

When cleaning out the garage this past weekend I found my old aftermarket wiper delay module (that I bought maybe 10 years ago) that I was supposed to install on my old Jeep Cherokee (got rid of Jeep 8 years ago). I've been looking for a stock intermittent wiper column switch at the local yard for awhile with no luck, so I went ahead and installed the wiper delay module. After an hour or so, I finally figured out the wiring and hooked it up. Works great.

[crvtec90]

That wiper delay box will come in handy. Always seems like my wipers drag if its not raining hard enough. If I turn my wipers on when the windshield is dry they go up a little and then slow down to a crawl. I finally put on some new blades and it helped a lot.