2days in to a 4 dayer.... LOL
So I am more an artist than anything.
May not be super gusseting, but looks cool!I am going to attempt to dimple them a skosch to add ridgidity..(ball peens and a prayer!)
First time TEsting the fit of a Subie motor in a TOyota...
from the front bumper fly view.....Now mind you this is the first test fit before the tunnel is cut out, to see where the three main issues I know are going to be like(exhaust, starter , and finally steering)
Now, It appears that I need to cut out the tunnel and move it ALL up a skosch...
YEAH, thats not a skosch!:haha:
AFter trial and error, dropping everything out so I could cut more etc, It took all day to finally get everything to where I wanted it maintaining the rest of the heat box and such.
The starter is gonna be a cunthair from the GO pedal....That will be interesting.
The whole trans got moved forward about 6 inches .The sharpie marks on the floorboard are where the front and back of the "shifter mounts"were located stockish.
That moves it out to where I have room for my shift fork, and only the very ass end of the starter will go through the firewall.
AND I don't have to remove and replace my tunnel hoop (no big deal anyway I guess)Just one less thing..
Exhaust stud clearance, MAn this is barely there.But with a custom header I imagine I will just barely sneak right by.
So with all of that done(I know , seems like so little
)
I decided I needed to start on the T-case mount.I had picked up a FROR style plate from pos97tj last week thinking it would work easier when I got to this point.BUt it turns out that the stock mount is literally about 2-3 inches above bottom of frame rail.So, I opted to start making my own mount.Started working things out and then fried a small hole saw:haha: trying to slot the back for access holes..
The hole saw before it's demise....:redneck:
WElp,thats where I am at after last night.Gonna go get a hole saw and continue on the T-case mounting mission.Then on to the Engine hangers....
I'd defenitely say it is flatbellied ...
cheers
So I am more an artist than anything.
May not be super gusseting, but looks cool!I am going to attempt to dimple them a skosch to add ridgidity..(ball peens and a prayer!)
![IMG_5767_zpsbc800a12.jpg](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/IMG_5767_zpsbc800a12.jpg)
![IMG_5768_zps3d85bc27.jpg](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/IMG_5768_zps3d85bc27.jpg)
First time TEsting the fit of a Subie motor in a TOyota...
![IMG_5770_zpsbd7b6c8d.jpg](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/IMG_5770_zpsbd7b6c8d.jpg)
![IMG_5771_zps6768b9d2.jpg](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/IMG_5771_zps6768b9d2.jpg)
from the front bumper fly view.....Now mind you this is the first test fit before the tunnel is cut out, to see where the three main issues I know are going to be like(exhaust, starter , and finally steering)
![IMG_5775_zps2b47db9a.jpg](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/IMG_5775_zps2b47db9a.jpg)
![IMG_5777_zpsbefda242.jpg](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/IMG_5777_zpsbefda242.jpg)
Now, It appears that I need to cut out the tunnel and move it ALL up a skosch...
![IMG_5785_zps0bd34cf0.jpg](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/IMG_5785_zps0bd34cf0.jpg)
YEAH, thats not a skosch!:haha:
AFter trial and error, dropping everything out so I could cut more etc, It took all day to finally get everything to where I wanted it maintaining the rest of the heat box and such.
The starter is gonna be a cunthair from the GO pedal....That will be interesting.
![IMG_5786_zps361dd83e.jpg](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/IMG_5786_zps361dd83e.jpg)
The whole trans got moved forward about 6 inches .The sharpie marks on the floorboard are where the front and back of the "shifter mounts"were located stockish.
![IMG_5788_zps6049b1c5.jpg](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/IMG_5788_zps6049b1c5.jpg)
That moves it out to where I have room for my shift fork, and only the very ass end of the starter will go through the firewall.
![IMG_5789_zps24f83442.jpg](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/IMG_5789_zps24f83442.jpg)
AND I don't have to remove and replace my tunnel hoop (no big deal anyway I guess)Just one less thing..
![IMG_5792_zps3e6824b1.jpg](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/IMG_5792_zps3e6824b1.jpg)
Exhaust stud clearance, MAn this is barely there.But with a custom header I imagine I will just barely sneak right by.
![IMG_5793_zpsd166762e.jpg](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/IMG_5793_zpsd166762e.jpg)
![IMG_5794_zpsd16ff8cf.jpg](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/IMG_5794_zpsd16ff8cf.jpg)
So with all of that done(I know , seems like so little
I decided I needed to start on the T-case mount.I had picked up a FROR style plate from pos97tj last week thinking it would work easier when I got to this point.BUt it turns out that the stock mount is literally about 2-3 inches above bottom of frame rail.So, I opted to start making my own mount.Started working things out and then fried a small hole saw:haha: trying to slot the back for access holes..
![IMG_5796_zpsa681c6fe.jpg](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/IMG_5796_zpsa681c6fe.jpg)
The hole saw before it's demise....:redneck:
![IMG_5797_zpsced95e71.jpg](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/IMG_5797_zpsced95e71.jpg)
WElp,thats where I am at after last night.Gonna go get a hole saw and continue on the T-case mounting mission.Then on to the Engine hangers....
I'd defenitely say it is flatbellied ...
![IMG_5798_zpsa935beec.jpg](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/monstaru/IMG_5798_zpsa935beec.jpg)
cheers
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