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Any updates???

And you should really come to TLS (Toyota Lexus Scion) meets next year with us from Montreal Racing. It would be cool to have another Camry/Solara besides me lol! All the infos would be posted in the meet section. Don't forget to check them out in March!

^^ i'll be sure to check it out!

swap is DONE!!! i only got a check engine that i have to scan once i get home... probably vacuum hoses i connected wrong...

more details to come.... one thing ... car pulls HARD in 1'st

sweeet! how bad was the swap like difficulty wise?? does it feel like the car should? like it came manual from the factory?

^^ it was quite a job! would not have been able alone! but not too hard either... if you are mechanicly inclined... car is jerking a little in 1'st and high throttle but i'm getting my timing pulled by the stupid knock sensors... saw it on the scanmaster graphs... i really need to relocate these stupid sensors

and yeah deff feels smooth as new! all gears works perfect and goes in like a hot knife in butter a real pleasure to drive!!! feels way more sporty and GOD it sounds nice with the CAI!!!


well guys here are the pics of the swap!!!

i'll add some comments before the pics

enjoy!


swap goodies on th back seat!




junk in the trunk





heavy junk in the trunk





disconnecting the cables starter and hoses





car on the lift ready for axle removal (you need a 30mm deep socket to remove the nut on the axles)





unbolted ball joints





those snap on swivel impact sockets are really awesome!!!





passenger axle out of the hub (i driven the car for like 5 months with the ripped boot)





these are the 2 bolts you need to remove that holds the power steering line on top of the subframe passenger side






my power steering pump with blown bearing seal... we did not replace it due to the lack of time and the fact that both of us couldnt figure how to remove the %?$? top pivot bolt... ???




i had to cut the y pipe because it was welded into the cat... -_-...



crappy y pipe is crappy




500$ snap on impact wrench is awesome!!!!




had to go back home to pick up my small air compressor since the big compressor at the shop failed the day before we began the swap...




random tool pic...




stripped interior with auto shifter out!!!





well....yeah the grommet is a bitch






auto brake pedal removed




this 90* air drill and step drill worked good as hell to dril the holes for the master cylinder... only took 30 sec...



the step drill wasnt big enough (7/8) for the center hole of the master... so i used a 90* die grinder and a carbide rotary file to enlarge to hole to the perfect diameter... metal is real thin and the rotary file was really cutting fast!!!




me installing the clutch pedal and thingnies under the dash...

clutch installed



5 spd brake installed




pedals close ups






master installed






random pics





you can see in this pic a copy of jon's transmission swap notes i printed...lol i think i looked at it like 3 times max... and it was for
the wiring...








WOOOOOT!!!





annnnnnnd there goes the subframe!!!! (engine is supported by a custom bar i made see later for pics)




those tranny jacks are awesome and helped us a good time to remove/install the tranny and subframe...
wooot 1mz hanging




autotragic out!!!






fidanza flywheel and ACT street modified clutch installed... i though the 14 fl/lb was a little bit wimpy so i torqued the pressure plate to 25 lb/ft... btw i installed the clutch disc the right way, chris



my awesome GF came to cheer me up just before we installed the 5 speed





5 speed in place and bolted up!!! took about 10 mins of wiggling to finally make the tranny catch on the dowel pins...



this is the guy that helped me do all this work!!! thanks buddy!!!




press thingny we used to press the custom rear polyurethane mount in... worked ok...lol



5 speed mount in place... mine bolted up to the block perfectly...




then we reinstalled the subframe and bolted everything back together... sorry no pics but i was @%$?%$?# tired and just wanted to be done with it lol. in this pic you can see the bar i made to hold the engine




woot!




wiring in the 15 ohm resisor pack that somehow doesnt keep the ecu from throwing the solenoids code... -_-. also wired the black and black with white stripe wire together so i could start the car



engine bay back together!




mess around the car...







well that was my 5 speed swap! took about 17 hours to complete! i learned sooooo much doing this!

things id like to say!

removing the passenger axle and carrier was wayyy easier than expected... obviously the bearing was seized in the carrier... so i just waited till we had the subframe off and unbolted the carrier from the block. all bolts were really easy to take off. we used those swivel impact sockets for 3 bolts and the bolt that is just behind the axle was easily taken off with a regular wrench... then we used the cv joints as a slide hammer and the axle popped out of the differential

i will add more notes to this post later... i just wanted to post pics ASAP

How did you mount the top bracket of the clutch pedal to the firewall? Oh ya and nice job...

Damn, nice job! Sweet pics too.

Thanks guys!!!! Top bracket is held on by a 12mm bolt.... Hole with threads was already there waiting fir the clutch! Lol i even had the clutch hyd line bracket in the engine bay !!! This car was 5speed ready lol

this is amazing! GLP MotorSports!

Lemegacool, are you doing to do any suspension/wheel works? Lowering springs, coilovers, bags, bbs, hellaflushness?

yeahhh gabe you rock!

well i planned to get some wheels this summer since the tires on my oem wheels are gooooone lol i would really like MB wheels BOOST in gunmetal 18"

i would like to lower it but not too much and not too expensive... so far i have a strut brace and TRD sway bar... i'm more of a no show all go guy lol

Nice job and pictures ,congratulations