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hi everyone!

well i'm waiting on a complete swap kit from gabe (trd4life) as we speak. so in this thread i'll post pics and blabla about my swap! (btw i'm swapping an automatic v6 1994 camry)

sooooooo lets post pics of what i have bought/made so far....

in preparation of the swap i cleaned my engine bay




got my findanza flywheel in! fidanza part number # 130881 for those interested (1mzfe)





speed source brass shift cable bushings





and my custom made resistor bank (3x10ohm 25w) to fool the auto ecu into thinking the shift solenoid are still connected






more to come soon...

gl! be prepared for a lot of cursing and swearing

That resistor bank is sexy, sweet job. I'm curious if you'll be able to get the cruise control to work without any CELs - same with your resistor bank. When I tried the swap, Greg wasn't able to get around those two things. Good luck, hope it works out for you.

the thing that should help is that i have a 94 ecu witch is the first to have obd2... it should throw less codes... the cruise control is my biggest concern... i would really like to still being able to use it...

who needs cruise control?? the real question is i see a turbo in ur avatar is there any possibilities? i really wish i could swap my avalon but that'll be a hugee pain and hugee $

GreeKAvaLoN wrote:who needs cruise control?? the real question is i see a turbo in ur avatar is there any possibilities? i really wish i could swap my avalon but that'll be a hugee pain and hugee $

lol

yeah thats a turbo... the car is not currently force inducted but i'm planning it... thats a airesearch t04 turbo i have for another diy project...

I'm envious. Good progress, at least you have all the parts.
Did you take a few thousand miles off the ODO?

yeah i messed the odo LOL was like 196*** miles.... i bringned it back to zero then jammed a a random number on it... dont worry i dont do that on my car!

yeah i was lucky, gabe provided me with all the parts i need! now i just need to book a date with my mechanic friend and at my other friend garage with a lift...

So how'd your swap go? Updates!!!!

the swap is still in my workshop still needs 2 little parts from gabe and then needs to find time to actually swap the 5 speed

update pic

looks good!

trd4life wrote:looks good!

thanks gabe!

swap date scheduled for the 30-31 december!!!!!! so basically i should have a 5 speed in 2011

a friend is letting me use his shop,lift,crane,tranny jack,torchs...

i'm going to be helped by a buddy of mine that works @ toyota! we think that we are able to pull it off in 2 days maybe less... but it may also take way longer lol

made a aluminium template for the master cylinder holes so i just have to position the template and center punch through it, then drill

i have readed and readed and readed all the 5 speed swap documentation all over TN and SG... i think i'm ready lol

made my custom led cluster about a week ago and i installed the 5 speed bezel gabe sent me. no auto buttons yayyyyy!








if anyone has las minute tips for me that would be cool! :thumbsup:

tomorrow is the big date!

i'm sooo exited lol i'll finally be able to shift my 1mz!!!

oh man that cluster is nice! haha good luck with everything!!