Alan 4Runner wrote:Thrashlux, what is a bellhousing from dellows worth roughly?
I think i paid about $ 640 including fork and bearing carrier
Alan 4Runner wrote: When you say 'standalone' loom, can you please elaborate a little on how it works? The 1J will be going into my 1st gen 4Runner so there's bugger all wiring in it to begin with!
stand alone loom means i get the loom from the 1jz supra or soarer
modify it so that it has its own fuse box with only a couple of wires to connect
all the other connections to run the engine including all the relays and stuff are already connected inside this loom
i have done literally hundreds of these looms for different people over time
this job is normally beyond what most handy guys can do
which computer do you have is it the early one with small grey plugs with 2 rows of pins or the later model one with larger plugs with multiple rows of pins?
Alan 4Runner wrote:Also, would it be simpler (read cheaper) to just get a surf box with existing t/fer case & get a 1J bellhousing, get the (electric?) t/fer case working rather than adapting my gear driven t/fer? What would getting the chain driven case working entail
i would go manual as first preference
if i was not going to do that then use the auto from the 1j its matched to the engine and the engine ecu runs it
i would not recommend using a different auto as it WILL lead to problems
you should be able to do this by swaping parts from the back end of a surf auto ie case and maybe out put shaft
chain drive transfers have a lower set of low range gears which is a bonus
you can run the electric actuator for the 4x4 if you like you just need a reversable switch and a couple of relays to connect to the limit switches to stop the motor driving the linkage off the end of travel
in saying all that 97 on luxes have a mechanical shifted chain drive transfer
you should be able to make a Frankenstein box from all second hand toyota parts that is 1jz auto chain drive transfer with manual shift
