Managed to skive of work this arvo and managed to get quite a bit done.
Finishing off fitting the sump to the bottom of the motor...
... including a nice shiney powdercoated sump pan
Genuine parts where possible. New belt and idler and tensioner wheels...
... finished off the camblet side of things...
... allowing the bottom cover to be fitted.
OE fuel rail (for now) was bolted on. As this was originally a 3SGE head, slight mods had to be made - including the injector holes which needed to be enlarged to suit the 3S-GTE injectors.
Then the inlet manifold could go on.
To the front and fitment of the alternator bracket and bling alternator :D
State at the end of the day. Loom is now partially fitted along with numerous hoses etc. Really glad I took lots of photos
before I stripped the motor down
Need to adapt the cam cover slightly as I can't use the centre throttle body support due to the lack of castings etc on the n/a head. No real issues asthere is plenty of other support. Once that is done the cover can be fitted. Then, hopefully, time to fit the box. More to follow tomorrow :D
Gary