A340E to A343F swap
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mmml4
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Empty tunnel.
Side by side comparison.
The oil cooler lines are routed over to the drivers side using 12 mm tubing instead of 10mm. Going to take the fittings out of the 2wd tranny and put them in the LC tranny and use my existing 10 mm hard lines.
The transfer case has its own wiring harness so that means I just need to get a pin out of the connector and build my controls to match.
Other observations,
* Swap kick down cables, LC tranny 's is not long enough.
* Looks like the park/neutral switch has the same connector and is in the same location.
* Same for the solenoid valve connector.
* The speed sensor is in a slightly different location but appears to use the same connector.
* The main shifter linkage is on the passenger side, looks like I will have to modify my shifter to come down on the passenger side as well.
* The 1FZ bellhousing on the LC tranny is about 40mm longer than the 5VZ bellhousing. I think this means that I will have to swap out the front pump, torque converter and I don't know what else.
Wish me luck.
Side by side comparison.
The oil cooler lines are routed over to the drivers side using 12 mm tubing instead of 10mm. Going to take the fittings out of the 2wd tranny and put them in the LC tranny and use my existing 10 mm hard lines.
The transfer case has its own wiring harness so that means I just need to get a pin out of the connector and build my controls to match.
Other observations,
* Swap kick down cables, LC tranny 's is not long enough.
* Looks like the park/neutral switch has the same connector and is in the same location.
* Same for the solenoid valve connector.
* The speed sensor is in a slightly different location but appears to use the same connector.
* The main shifter linkage is on the passenger side, looks like I will have to modify my shifter to come down on the passenger side as well.
* The 1FZ bellhousing on the LC tranny is about 40mm longer than the 5VZ bellhousing. I think this means that I will have to swap out the front pump, torque converter and I don't know what else.
Wish me luck.
Whitson Metalworks
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Where the heck did you find such a pretty used tranny??? That alone makes things easier. I dig it!
mmml4
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Here is the 4runner tranny minus the bellhousing, torque converter, oil pump and overdrive assembly,
and the LC tranny,
Here are the overdrive assemblies, the one on the left is the 4runner and the other is the LC,
3 hours later, wala
Well if nothing else we know it will all bolt together, the real test will come soon I hope. I forgot to take pictures of putting the oil pump in, dammit it sucks getting old.
Just to clarify, I did have to swap the oil pump and the overdrive assembly because the LC shafts were longer than the 4runner shafts.
and the LC tranny,
Here are the overdrive assemblies, the one on the left is the 4runner and the other is the LC,
3 hours later, wala
Well if nothing else we know it will all bolt together, the real test will come soon I hope. I forgot to take pictures of putting the oil pump in, dammit it sucks getting old.
Just to clarify, I did have to swap the oil pump and the overdrive assembly because the LC shafts were longer than the 4runner shafts.
mmml4
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Well things were going great, I mean all the tranny parts swapping went well and I posted up on IH8MUD to get a pin out of the transfer case wiring harness and in 2 hrs I had exactly what I needed. I was thinking this isn't near as bad as I thought it was going to be.
Then I got home from work and started to put the new tranny in and found I am going to have to cut a large hole in the floor board to get that fat assed transfer case in. The 4lo/high shifter will have to be relocated because it comes up in the console under the radio, hells bells what was I thinking. :redbrick:
I'll be amazed if we still have the internal combustion engine by the time I get done. I have been accused of being a glutton for punishment, maybe they were right.
Then I got home from work and started to put the new tranny in and found I am going to have to cut a large hole in the floor board to get that fat assed transfer case in. The 4lo/high shifter will have to be relocated because it comes up in the console under the radio, hells bells what was I thinking. :redbrick:
I'll be amazed if we still have the internal combustion engine by the time I get done. I have been accused of being a glutton for punishment, maybe they were right.
mmml4
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Made a little progress and yes it looks even worse in person. I figure enough seam sealer, paint and undercoating and all will be good. That was a real pain in the ass I must say. Still got to weld it out from below.
Going to replace the rear main seal on the engine and the front pump seal on the tranny before I go back in with it.
I also found the parts I need to control the transfercase, a nice Land Cruiser man in Idaho has a 97 parts truck. He has the wiring harness and relay.:thumb3:
I still got to fit the seat mount back in, yeah more fun.
Going to replace the rear main seal on the engine and the front pump seal on the tranny before I go back in with it.
I also found the parts I need to control the transfercase, a nice Land Cruiser man in Idaho has a 97 parts truck. He has the wiring harness and relay.:thumb3:
I still got to fit the seat mount back in, yeah more fun.
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