Today i sorted the drivers mount out, there were several ways to do it, we looked at making an adapter to go between an upside down Mk1 mount and the Corolla bracket but it was just going to be too long and have too much stress on it, so i wasn't happy with that idea.
Instead we made extension plates that are welded onto the chassis mounts, this holds the Mk1 mount in the right place and after we filed out the holes a little the mount went on.
The engine now sits perfectly level on all axis.
I still have to seam seal and paint the mount but you get the idea.
On the next 2zz build i'd probably cut the Mk1 mount off entirely and make the whole thing from scratch, we saved having to drop the engine out again doing it this way.
The mount is also working the way it is supposed to
(as it is on a 4age), which i like.
Also the rad and heater pipe plumbing is done, nothing hard, just joining A to B.
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One of the major parts of this build is constructing all of the gearshift cable assembly.
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basically nothing bolts up, do not believe all you read on the internet folks! So i am making the cable bracketry from scratch.
This is done by selecting Neutral at the shift levers, and positioning the gearstick right in the centre of the gate and securing it there while the brackets are made.
So far i have only managed to make the first parts that the cables clip into, i need to add a lot more support and brackets to this to stop them moving, at the moment they are not secured to anything other than the cables, but the cables themselves have a nice free run without any obstruction at all.
Mark wants this conversion to be quiet, so induction kits and loud exhausts are out.
I am making some pipework that runs from the throttle body to the Mk1 airbox, so it should all look very OEM as well.
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I have to make a section that fits where the yellow box is, for the Maf meter.
By Friday everything should be done bar the exhaust and wiring.
