1UZ Swap Thread for the MX83

by Luis R Mon Apr 20, 2015 1:56 pm

Hi everyone, about 2 weeks ago I bought my first Cressida MX83. I've already begun the 1UZ swap and here is how it goes so far...

I've pulled out the old 7MGE with a bad head gasket and cleaned up the engine bay in preperation for the new heart. I will be more descriptive with lots of photos so it will be easy for everyone else who is thinking about doing this swap. For the moment I might be having to use the automatic transmission unless I can get my hands on an r154 or w58.

What a MESS pig

Anyways, off to the car wash to spray this thing down!

That's way better! Notice I removed a lot of the brackets around the engine bay, If I removed a bolt I would put it right back in the same place I took it out from, in effort to not lose a single piece!

I found a donor LS400 previously in an accident that ran good, picked up this bad boy for $700.00!