absalom
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We need updates! I'm preparing for a similar swap into a 4Runner. Same turbo and motor too!
Yeah yeah yeah... its been a couple months. I know.We need updates! I'm preparing for a similar swap into a 4Runner. Same turbo and motor too!
I really need to finish my kitchen before I make too much more progress, my garage is full of cabinets and flooring materials!Pinouts for relay 384 are as follows:
2/30: +12 volts power from fuse 25
3/31: ground
9/75: input from A/C button on dash (see below)
8/87: output to A/C clutch (+12 volts to engage clutch)
1/87a: wire to ECM (probably an input to turn A/C off under heavy engine load, etc)
4: wire to instrument cluster (engine overheat warning lamp)
This.Here's a thought: the mk4 Golf with its transverse mounted engine has the right engine mount bolted to a aluminium bracket that is also a timing belt cover. Now what I am thinking is that if you take that engine with all the ancillaries, bolt it to the gearbox adapter plate, fit a cross member in front of the engine with two mounts on the frame rails, it would be a lot easier than having to fabricate brackets and mounts between the block and chassis where everything is cramped.
iirc I think you need some form of cmp (in addition to the ckp) input to get the tach to function.Also i was wondering if it would be possible to keep the 4.0 CPS and required wiring and ecu as a cheap method to have a working tacho?
I started out looking at this but in the end went with the side mounts for a cleaner install and easier to change belts.fit a cross member in front of the engine with two mounts on the frame rails, it would be a lot easier than having to fabricate brackets and mounts between the block and chassis where everything is cramped.
I did this and it works well. Used the stock Jeep oil and water temp sender to feed into the Jeep ECU which then runs the dash.Also i was wondering if it would be possible to keep the 4.0 CPS and required wiring and ecu as a cheap method to have a working tacho?
I also did this on my XJ and to be honest I still have not connected the thermal switch, I get enough airflow through the intercooler to do the job."low mount", make a shroud/scoop for it beneath and fit a thermal switched fan over it. the place where it originally sits, seems like a very good place to have a stealth winch mounted...
What are the specs of your intercooler?I also did this on my XJ and to be honest I still have not connected the thermal switch, I get enough airflow through the intercooler to do the job.
I think there is a picture on my built thread of the intercooler and fan.
I'm just today redesigning the drivers side frame mount after customer feedback which I REALLY appreciate.evguy1: I'm very inclined to just use your mount kit; it looks like a very clean and complete set up and I love that it doesn't require you to hack up anything on the truck to use it. I would much prefer it to some kind of funky truss arrangement for sure. But seeing how you rearranged the accessory drive on your XJ makes me hesitate. Would there be any need to rearrange my AC bracket, tensioner, and whatnot while using your kit on an alh?
This is the one I used and most of the tube.What are the specs of your intercooler?
New years eve/day I'll be completing the timing belt and BSM delete on my B5.5. Looks like that might have been my last chance to work on anything at home besides my kitchen until March thanks to work.
OP, did you die?I've gone past Errington on the way to Nanaimo, we're practically neighbours. All 3 of your builds are excellent. I'd love to drop a 1.9 in my Forester.
He is working on his kitchen till some time in March! See post #38OP, did you die?
No! I got tired of eating only bbq off the grill and toaster oven meals, and so did my wife... I've been spending my weekends on our kitchen remodel instead of the Jeep. We bought a smoker house back in June and have been remodeling it ever since, and as of about two months ago you cannot smell smoke anymore. If you want to see just how drastic of a kitchen remodel I'm talking, here's a quick album. Its just my wife and I working on it after work and on weekends, so its slow progress. This weekend I'll be assembling cabinets. Next weekend... I'll be assembling more cabinets or maybe installing some.OP, did you die?
Have you made your own transmission adapter ?
What exactly was the issue with the track bar? What interfered with it?I didn't have any UCA problems but did do a 2" spring spacer and with the lighter TDI engine I also gained another inch for about 3" lift.
The track bar was a problem and I tried to get Rusty's to build me one / some with the right bends but they were very hard to deal with. In the end the guys down the road at Northwest Fab bent me up a great bar.
I had also though about using a 2" drop pitman arm and then a 2" drop on the track bar. That may have been easier but I suppose also required a custom adjustable track bar.