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I supported Toymods
Location: Toodyay, WA
Registered: July 2002
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Re: 1jz-gte conversion for holden VS ute
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Sun, 03 November 2002 10:55

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Hey Ute Man.
Good to hear your thinking of giving the old buick boat anchor the flick!
However...
from VN onwards there hasnt been a straight 6 in a holden engine bay so that will be your first problem..
find out how big you bay is and see if it physically fits, if not its (flame guard on) probably not worth the conversion.
Other wise the conversion should be too much of a hassle, just the usual stuff, you'll probably need to make a custom gear box x member, and fabricate engine mounts, work out the wiring and all that, your standard fuel pump should be good enough for a stock 1jz.
but on the other hand why not go for the 1UZ-FE?
i've see one of these in a VS (i think) wagon, and it was pretty nicely done. Your only problem here is that if you want a manual you'll need an aftermarket ECU, but is that such a bad thing??
happy hunting.
CamZH
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1jz-gte conversion for holden VS ute
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ute_man | Sun, 03 November 2002 09:52 |
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CamZH | Sun, 03 November 2002 10:55 |
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Remedy | Sun, 03 November 2002 11:10 |
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ute_man | Tue, 05 November 2002 10:07 |
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justcallmefrank | Sun, 03 November 2002 12:48 |
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SupraPete | Sun, 03 November 2002 23:16 |
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BlackSupra | Sun, 03 November 2002 23:35 |
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CamZH | Mon, 04 November 2002 09:12 |
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BlackSupra | Tue, 05 November 2002 10:42 |
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CamZH | Tue, 05 November 2002 11:15 |
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justcallmefrank | Tue, 05 November 2002 11:16 |
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Norbie | Tue, 05 November 2002 13:36 |
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Remedy | Tue, 05 November 2002 21:43 |
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justcallmefrank | Tue, 05 November 2002 22:55 |
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Remedy | Tue, 05 November 2002 23:01 |
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celicamad | Fri, 08 November 2002 11:12 |
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mc1j | Sat, 09 November 2002 06:39 |
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quick 6 | Sat, 28 December 2002 00:06 |
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Blacki | Thu, 02 January 2003 04:04 |
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deesonet | Thu, 02 January 2003 09:16 |
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quick 6 | Thu, 02 January 2003 09:29 |
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deesonet | Thu, 02 January 2003 10:07 |
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quick 6 | Fri, 03 January 2003 04:53 |