any 1ggte conversion guide for a ra40

[greg01]

hey guys i have just blown my 18rc and was thinking of doing a 1ggte conversion insted of puting a truck engine back in. so i was thinking since some people have put it in a ta22 then someone must have put it in a ra40, if so did anyone do a how to guide?
can anyone help? thanks

[mullett]

Buy 1G-GTE

Take out old engine

Put in new engine, fabricating mounts, radiator hoses, intake and exhaust plumbing

Wire in new engine

Install EFI fuel system

Cry when nothing works like it's supposed to

Spend a year sorting out bugs

Profit

-RM.

[chris_rg]

hey guys i have just blown my 18rc and was thinking of doing a 1ggte conversion insted of puting a truck engine back in. so i was thinking since some people have put it in a ta22 then someone must have put it in a ra40, if so did anyone do a how to guide?
can anyone help? thanks

I haven't done a howto guide but i can answer questions.

It is very similar to ra2x conversion. Intercooler piping will be different to ra2x guys, gearbox mounts are easier since the ra40 has bolt holes in the chassis to suit w55/7/8.

all the info about engine mounts on the forum for ra2x applies for the ra40. I used an excel radiator like others and an justjap ebay cooler.

some pics in my members ride thread below, and more here

http://picasaweb.google.com/csharman/1gConversion#

Cheers
Chris

[TheToyman75]

Greg,

As per Chris's post above any ofthe RA28 or RA23 1G conversion threads will be your bible. The engine X members interchange between both cars and the engine bays are very very similar.

[greg01]

thanks mate it looks like you' ve convinced me to go forward with the 1ggte
if i combine your ra2x conversion with the conversion guid that i found on the internet from a rob, here




i should be set.
now all i need is the engine and a cople of beers.

by the way can you tell me if the info he gives are genuine they look similar to yours so i would think that they are but better be safe then sorry .

thanks
greg

[greg01]

sorry i forgot the link
http://users.tpg.com.au/users/loats/...onversion.html
here it is.

[chris_rg]

The only thing that seems odd is that Rob had to modify his gearbox cross member, I didn't do that. I found you just rotate it 180 degrees and it lines up with some existing holes in the chassis. there's a thread on here somewhere that backs that up as well.

everything else is fair enough i think.

[rob]

haha WOW one of my 1st tech articles, reading back on it now, how lame was I?

[frostyadonis]

Buy 1G-GTE

Cry when nothing works like it's supposed to

Spend a year sorting out bugs
.

haha this always happends to me

i'm also planning this conversion on an ra40 but with auto trans
(cruising sleeper on steriods) looks like granny's but goes like stink

[greg01]

ok.... now anyone would be able to tell me where i could get a 1ggte front cut in perth all the wrekers i asked said its too old so they dont deal with them anymore..

[RA35GT]

LOL. I got the same response when I went looking for a 18RGEU, ended up getting it sent over from SSS Automotive.

[greg01]

damn....

found only one 1ggte in all WA that was for saile bourght it took it apart and discovered that it need reboring more then 0.5 mm and new every thing wrang around and the cheapest quoet was 3000 $ for the parts only so im already starting to hate the engine as well as WA.

The parts coats being from toyota and local engine rebuilders.

Anyone knows of another engine that i could or should keep on my mind if i still cant find anything cheaper.

doesnt need to be easier to do just cheaper and legal.

thanks

[celicapain]

holden gen 3. lighter, more powerfull, basically better. only problem is that you will have to beware constant of the extreme suprise buttsecks.