I am having Wrench-Pro Garage custom drop a VH45DE 4.5L V8 from a 1994 Infinity Q45 with VVT, into my 1986 Toyota Corolla GTS. I will post up some pix.
Everything is going to be custom, the setup so far:
1994 VH45DE with VVT 4.5L V8, 1990 300ZX Transmission (5speed), Had to order an adapter plate for the transmission to mount to the Engine, Adapter could be found at Mazworx.com , they are Located in FL.
Engine with complete uncut harness and sensors and the 1994 Q45 Gauge Cluster as well as the stock ECU for now.
Fitting and measurements:
the VH45DE is 27 inches in HT with the Oil pan and 23 Inches in HT w/o the oil pan.
It is also 29 Inches wide from exhaust manifold to exhaust manifold.
the AE86 Engine bay is 22.5 inches in HT from the oil pan to the strut bar.
it is 33.25 inches wide from strut tower to strut tower.
And is also 29 inches long from the radiator support frame to the firewall.
In order to get the new transplant to fit properly they had to Plasma cut the old engine mount welds off the crossmember, and to allow the new engine to sit a little lower and not protrude past the hood they custom applied a 1 inch adapter plate between the crossmember and the chassis.
Next the Radiator support frame had to be cut to allow the front of the engine to mount comfortably.
the Battery will be rerouted to the trunk to replace the spare tire rack.
the dash was stripped to pull out the full harness and ecu without cutting (because cutting the harnesses is what thieves do).
Updates so far, I have been slacking on the updates because I have been busy.
1992 Q45 Dash harness cost me $200.00 and all I really needed was the pig tails from behind the cluster.
VH45 Alternator mounting Bracket, will have to be modified for fittment.
VH45 Alternator is HUGE.
This is how much the VH45 sits above the hood.
Level to ensure that the Motor is sitting properly before they measurements are taken to fabricate the mounts.
This is what the VH45 looks like seated in the engine bay.
This is where they will fabricate a mount for the transmission.
The firewall and center console was cut to fit the transmission. The shifter will sit back further, so they are gonna fabricate the shift linkage to match the stock shift boot.
When they are done, they are going to fabricate the firewall and weld it shut.
Transmission still needs the VG30 flywheel, clutch, pressure plate, and throw out bearing.
How low the Motor sits.
Closer look at the plates that allow the motor to sit lower.
Very Tight fittments.
What the new fabricated tunnel looks like from the inside.
More pictures. Sorry some of them are out of order.
the Headers
The mounts
Tunnel cutout for the Shifter assembly.
What the engine bay looks like with the motor and radiator in.
the 81' Supra cross/drilled/slotted rotors for the rear end.
Another pic of the custom fabricated headers by Wrench-pro<br /><br />
another look at the welds for the supra rear end.
thanks for taking your time to read.
next what they will do is cut the firewall and push it back 4 inches to allow fitment of the transmission and the custom exhaust manifolds to 4 inch pipe.
I will keep this post updated with new pix as I take them and find time to upload it while I scrap the couch for change to fund the swap.
thanks for reading!
A few more shots of the progress.
Getting the Motor and Engine bay ready for degreasing and pressure washing.
Closer look at the custom 4 to 1 headers fabricated by http://www.Wrench-pro.com
Closer look at what the Mazworx adapter looks like fitted.
closer look at the new fabricated tunnel, notice the block notch cut out on the bottom left to allow room for the VH45 Starter. CORRECTION: The custom headers were modified because I opted to use the VG30 Manual transmission Starter, so the notch had to be cut and the right side header had to be adjusted.
All the welds were grinded down and a puddy was applied and sanded to give a cleaner presentation.
The Battery support was removed via plasma torch, and grinded down, plastered and sanded for presentation.
custom welds take the AE86 rear end bracket and fit them to the new Supra rear, then anti rust coated with rhino liner.
after pressure washing and air blast dried, the Valve covers were removed for stripping and painting. P.S. Aircraft paint remover DOES NOT work with Infinity engine paints, I should have sandblasted them, but now I'm sanding them by hand.. sighhh.
Next up the engine bay is prepped for painting.
