I did this conversion over the 4th week of December.
Had a JZX81 cut, 1989 GLX MX83 Cressida.
My version of events is a little different. Started by removing everything i could from the dash/interior of my JZX81 halfcut, ECU, digidash, panels, shifter, made sure everything was unplugged.
I then moved onto the engine bay, removing everything i needed. Unbolted the crossmember (with motor attached) and gearbox crossmember. Rolled it out from underneath.
Now onto the Cressida. Same deal with engine bay and ECU. Removed crossmember (engine attached) and gearbox crossmember, had cressida jacked up high enough to roll the motor/gearbox out on 3 trolley jacks. Moved motor to side, chocked up on woodblocks, then used same jacks under 1JZGTE (crossmembers and all attatched).
Rolled 1JZ under cressida, With a 4th trolley jack, slowly brought the cressida down as low as i could, then started jacking the 1JZ up with the other trolley jacks. Lined up crossmember bolts. Secured and threw sway bar/other random suspension parts i had to take out back in.
Went onto wiring. Cut the body plugs (2 square ones) off cressida engine harness, cut the plugs the 2 squares 1JZ connectors go in (from halfcut body) and made adaptors. Also spliced the 22pin rectangle dash plug into cressida body loom. Took the connector for the flying lead from the halfcut body, and only connectored the overdrive lockup clutch speed sensor wires (spliced into Body Plug adaptors).
Also using the JZX81 bar. (being a 1989 model, had to cut lower part of quarter panels that join the standard metal airdam that runs across the bottom of the 2 piece guard.)
Took 4 days in total including wiring!
Started first go, havent looked back since
PS. It was quite a vague description, if anyone wants to know anything else, just let me know.
PPS. Sorry for the thread hi-jack, just throught i would throw a different perspective in.
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