🔧 BUILD toyota wagon 3800

[Turbocharged400sbc]

Mossy oak cammo, so i can sneak up on ryan and fartbag em

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

only problem is it would look good for like 2 weeks then slowly turn back into the shape it is now

If you have heat in the garage while working on this thing, I wont lend a mechanical hand, but I'll bring some detailing supplies over and go to town for a bit... rather do that then get in your way with the engine work

haha it's had what 6 years to get where it is now, im sure it'll stay clean driving in the rain with all that pah

i just realised how shitty the sleeper effect would be if i cant stuff it completly under the oem hood

 

[The Broken Regal]

james, sat night I'll bring over my supplies and go to town... maybe friday if GLD isnt open

i'd rather help in an actual way rather than get in your way with the technical stuff involved with this build

 

[10sec]

We going to the track ASAP. I'm down tonight.

 

[The Broken Regal]

I gotta call and ask if GLD is open this friday, apparently they are only open on weekends in november, so idk

 

[10sec]

Yeah, they're probably closed just our luck

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

should probably start with 600grit

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

anyone remember a 3800 into toyota thread on cgp? search sucks and i cant remember what forum it was in (im thinking offtopic)
kinda wondering whether he used the toyota interior And engine fuse panels

ive been going through the wiring diagrams and it looks like it might be easier and cleaner if i use a gm power dist block with its easier to find fuses, current load for the interior stuff isnt bad since i will be deleting the auto seatbelts (try and find a 84 cressida limit switch for the drivers side forward track in the a pillar) or try and find a micrositch that fit into a cm^2

why the hell am i doing this, im a cheep fuck, ill just cutout some junkyard seatbelts and safetypin em together

and the emergency brake works great, so no worries about them pesky toyota brake and wot issues


btw some prelim measurements show if i do it right i might not have to shorten the driveshaft, ill just need a jerry rigged cross instead of cuting and welding on the larger joint mate

dave said he'll be coming over at 730 ish so maybe we'll clean the trans and take the hillbilly mobile over to the car wash

i have soooo many things in my garage its like a journey of discovery just cleaning this joint lol

 

[Runtz52]

we gonna have a white wagon show down come spring?

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

im game, supposedly this liveaxle rearend can handle some power, but i doubt it, i have a narrow track amc D44 under the shelves somewhere when i break shit

 

[Runtz52]

im game, supposedly this liveaxle rearend can handle some power, but i doubt it, i have a narrow track amc D44 under the shelves somewhere when i break shit

want me wee little Dana 20, itll be coming out this winter

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Just weld a giant nut to the B pillar for some traditional seatbelts. What trans you putting in this thing again?

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

700r4 from 2.8 camaro (hydrostatic)

screw 20's i overbuild with scraps that resemble parts

ill snap a pic once i get it back up but it's a 4 link with watts

 

[DanJ]

Wait, this is for real?

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

You have an f-body pan and pickup to clear the crossmember? That hood gonna close?

 

[skeezer]

real talk

 

[DanJ]

Real recognize real?

 

[Runtz52]

im game, supposedly this liveaxle rearend can handle some power, but i doubt it, i have a narrow track amc D44 under the shelves somewhere when i break shit

700r4 from 2.8 camaro (hydrostatic)

screw 20's i overbuild with scraps that resemble parts

thats exactly why im getting rid of the piece of shit, it isnt even posi

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

Wait, this is for real?

yes, but im not making it a diesel

You have an f-body pan and pickup to clear the crossmember? That hood gonna close?

sledgehammer

real talk

quite

thats exactly why im getting rid of the piece of shit, it isnt even posi

weld it, i might weld the third member in this pig

 

[Ron Vogel]

im game, supposedly this liveaxle rearend can handle some power, but i doubt it, i have a narrow track amc D44 under the shelves somewhere when i break shit

It can take abuse...I had an '81 Corolla with what I think is the ame axle, and I beat the piss out of it. I had squirters built into my rear wheelwells to spray liquid to do my neutral drop smokeshows...never had a problem with the trans or rearend...blew several flexplates though. (high school...gotta love it)

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

we'll see, the 2.8 never made any power to tax it

 

[Ron Vogel]

Yeah, but n-bombs are pretty bad...I doubt you'd hammer it it that hard. Car was also jumped (airborne) A LOT. You could really launch that light little car, and it had a great balance. My next car was a '77 GP...tried jumping that and it was ugly...never lauched another car since.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

ill just toss a ton of balast int he back and drag the hitch on the street lol

some fun today cleaning up and doing measurements.

i dont think ill be having to many problems other than a custom oil pan

it is not junk, it all has a purpose!

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

1990 "Vin C" LN3 with 95 SI L67 lim/m62 supercharger/acc drive mated to a 700r4 from an 88/89 2.8 F body

drivers side is gonna require a little work for the header....maybe...nah

pass side is huge....lots of room...hmmm...nah

damn 3/4 inch too tall with the stock (short) Ln3 oil pan (alot shorter)
this isnt gonna be a problem

cause this shit can get cutup and reworked...i might flip it forward so i can have a central deep sump pan using a longer SI/SII oil pickup
the pan is sitting on the K member with a screwdriver holding it level, i does look like i can flip it but ive been engineering a better solution and will strengthen the frontend with those wimpy radius rods

here's the bad news...i gotta retube the driveshaft...cant move the trans back any more without really hacking the tunnel...welll if i gotta retube it anyways, i might as well check one last dimention

ohhhh my, plenty of room for improvement

ok so dd we got about an 9 inch or so clearance behind the radiator...i can run a pusher fan in front of the radiator, so uhhh buddy ol'e pal *nudge*

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Damn that's gonna be some good weight balance! Plnty of room for a large turbo up front