PLEASE HELP - 1 UZ Conversion Hickups

[CraigC]

Good day All.

So I have started with the big job and I have a couple of questions, any/all assitance help would be greatly appreciate, Mark has already given me some advice thats going to help, Thanks Mark.

I have the standard SFA.... Have cut off the original 4y brackets on the chassis legs and placed the engine in without the headers (exhaust manifolds - original)

Have gone the route of manual with the moulded bellhousing.

1. The Hand brake bracket is a problem, had to take it off, engine push's up against the firewall, it this correct, do I need to move it?
2. Other head is very close to the other side firewall
3. Using original engine mounting brackets with smaller round rubber mountings.
4. Sump, Steering arm and alternator are VERY close to the chassis, sump is almost touching.
5. Very worried that the Original Manifolds are going to catch on the chassis legs.

I'm I doing something wrong? Do I have to do a body lift and how much.....
As mentioned, any help, assistance, suggestions would help, I have attached a couple of pics to illustrate my hickups.

Thanks

[Ali3n]

Can't help too much on the bulk of the things you mentioned but regarding the hand brake. Remove your whole hand brake and hit the stud out with a hammer. And put back in with a bolt with the head on the inside of the engine bay. However if your hand brake mechanism is on the inside of the engine bay you might have to consider getting hold of a 2.7 hand brake as it works on the inside of the cap. I replaced mine.

Hope it makes sense.

[Blitzkrieg]

Hi Craig,
I'm doing my first conversion myself......school fees!!

Let me give you some points to remember.
1. Hand brake has to go, I'm going to fit the new Hilux hand brake type (in the middle of the seats on the floor).
2. I had mountings fabricated to give the engine a little more lift.
3. The steering motor is very close to the engine, but with the engine mountings I just cleared the power steering lines.
4. Buy the short oil filter (can't remember the part number) to clear the chassis.
5. Keep al your old cables as you will need them to manufacture a new throttle & hand brake cable.
6. I had ceramic coated branches made at TNT, because of space constraints it took them 7 days to build the branches.

I'm still trying to get my rpm and temp gauge to work, will sort that out when I get back in SA.

Hope it helps.....Good luck!