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NJ10 · 10-23-2014, 01:11 PM

Subbity wub

SomeoneWhoIsntMe · 10-26-2014, 12:26 AM

today I did a thing

SomeoneWhoIsntMe · 10-26-2014, 03:05 PM

because both engines/transmissions are on the floor and still hooked together, I can measure stuff easily. here is the distance from the bellhousing face to the shifter on the stock trans and on my solstice trans

the solstice trans is about 4" shorter, which seems about right to me, so long as I can push the JZ back a little bit and get it up against the firewall. cool.

gramicci101 · 10-26-2014, 03:49 PM

Your garage is hilariously awesome. Random racing buckets sitting around on top of other chairs, tires of different brands and sizes piled up, the occasional control arm or strut assembly or brake rotor and caliper. I love that the coolant hoses were just hacked off. "Not worth saving, just cut it..."

SomeoneWhoIsntMe · 10-26-2014, 06:24 PM

money shot

and it turns out the solstice shifter is more or less the perfect length for this swap. fuck yeah.

now I just need to hack out the stock trans mount brackets to make room for a manly transmission in the little bitch subaru tunnel

SomeoneWhoIsntMe · 10-26-2014, 09:27 PM

fuck these brackets

Fastbrew · 10-26-2014, 09:30 PM

Looks like you are battling at the gates to Mordor today lol

SomeoneWhoIsntMe · 10-26-2014, 09:35 PM

Fastbrew · 10-26-2014, 09:43 PM

hehe - gl Frodo.

Fastbrew · 10-27-2014, 12:52 AM

PS - I am assuming it will look more like this soon

http://www.vorshlag.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8275

I am following that Vorshlag thread because there is a distinct possibility that will be the future of my BRZ.

Ginzhos · 10-27-2014, 03:10 AM

Did you modify/cut the mainshalt on the transmission to mate it with the vvti 1jz, or it was a perfect fit?

SomeoneWhoIsntMe · 10-27-2014, 07:22 AM

@Fastbrew thanks SO much for posting that, I knew I had seen something similar but I couldn't find the thread again and forgot if it was on a BRZ or an E36 that they had to cut inside the tunnel because I read so many goddamn build threads it's hard to keep stuff straight sometimes
@Ginzhos the solstice trans is similar to the toyota R154, and the input shaft is pretty close to the same length even. the pilot and spline on the input shaft are different, so I do need to use a different clutch disc and pilot bearing. NBD.

Fastbrew · 10-27-2014, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SomeoneWhoIsntMe

@Fastbrew thanks SO much for posting that, I knew I had seen something similar but I couldn't find the thread again and forgot if it was on a BRZ or an E36 that they had to cut inside the tunnel because I read so many goddamn build threads it's hard to keep stuff straight sometimes
@Ginzhos the solstice trans is similar to the toyota R154, and the input shaft is pretty close to the same length even. the pilot and spline on the input shaft are different, so I do need to use a different clutch disc and pilot bearing. NBD.

No problem - keep up the good work!

SomeoneWhoIsntMe · 10-28-2014, 12:15 PM

lexus ls400 hub vs. BRZ upright

it's ridiculous how chintzy subaru parts look next to manly toyota stuff. hopefully soon I'll be able to make a drawing / get a program done to spot, drill, cham, and spot face four new SHCS clearance holes on the back of the upright to make these LS400 hubs work.

10-26-2014, 12:26 AM	#86
SomeoneWhoIsntMe Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: Pontiac, MI Posts: 313 Thanks: 187 Thanked 196 Times in 101 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	today I did a thing __________________ 1jz salvaged brz build thread brought to you by visconti tuning --> Pipe dreams and poor life choices

10-26-2014, 03:05 PM	#87
SomeoneWhoIsntMe Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: Pontiac, MI Posts: 313 Thanks: 187 Thanked 196 Times in 101 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	because both engines/transmissions are on the floor and still hooked together, I can measure stuff easily. here is the distance from the bellhousing face to the shifter on the stock trans and on my solstice trans the solstice trans is about 4" shorter, which seems about right to me, so long as I can push the JZ back a little bit and get it up against the firewall. cool. __________________ 1jz salvaged brz build thread brought to you by visconti tuning --> Pipe dreams and poor life choices

10-26-2014, 06:24 PM	#89
SomeoneWhoIsntMe Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: Pontiac, MI Posts: 313 Thanks: 187 Thanked 196 Times in 101 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	money shot and it turns out the solstice shifter is more or less the perfect length for this swap. fuck yeah. now I just need to hack out the stock trans mount brackets to make room for a manly transmission in the little bitch subaru tunnel __________________ 1jz salvaged brz build thread brought to you by visconti tuning --> Pipe dreams and poor life choices

10-26-2014, 09:27 PM	#90
SomeoneWhoIsntMe Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: Pontiac, MI Posts: 313 Thanks: 187 Thanked 196 Times in 101 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	fuck these brackets __________________ 1jz salvaged brz build thread brought to you by visconti tuning --> Pipe dreams and poor life choices

10-26-2014, 09:35 PM	#92
SomeoneWhoIsntMe Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: Pontiac, MI Posts: 313 Thanks: 187 Thanked 196 Times in 101 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	__________________ 1jz salvaged brz build thread brought to you by visconti tuning --> Pipe dreams and poor life choices

10-23-2014, 01:11 PM	#85
NJ10 Stiggasaurus Rex Join Date: May 2014 Drives: '14 WRB Subaru BRZ 6MT Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 170 Thanks: 104 Thanked 29 Times in 22 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Subbity wub

10-26-2014, 03:49 PM	#88
gramicci101 Off Topic Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: 2014 Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Vegas, baby! Posts: 4,610 Thanks: 2,369 Thanked 4,243 Times in 2,170 Posts Mentioned: 43 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Your garage is hilariously awesome. Random racing buckets sitting around on top of other chairs, tires of different brands and sizes piled up, the occasional control arm or strut assembly or brake rotor and caliper. I love that the coolant hoses were just hacked off. "Not worth saving, just cut it..."

10-26-2014, 09:30 PM	#91
Fastbrew Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 2014 Pearl White BRZ Location: USA Posts: 764 Thanks: 123 Thanked 461 Times in 233 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Looks like you are battling at the gates to Mordor today lol

10-26-2014, 09:43 PM	#93
Fastbrew Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 2014 Pearl White BRZ Location: USA Posts: 764 Thanks: 123 Thanked 461 Times in 233 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	hehe - gl Frodo.

10-27-2014, 12:52 AM	#94
Fastbrew Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 2014 Pearl White BRZ Location: USA Posts: 764 Thanks: 123 Thanked 461 Times in 233 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	PS - I am assuming it will look more like this soon http://www.vorshlag.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8275 I am following that Vorshlag thread because there is a distinct possibility that will be the future of my BRZ.

10-27-2014, 03:10 AM	#95
Ginzhos Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: 93 civic si Location: Florida Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Did you modify/cut the mainshalt on the transmission to mate it with the vvti 1jz, or it was a perfect fit?

10-27-2014, 07:22 AM	#96
SomeoneWhoIsntMe Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: Pontiac, MI Posts: 313 Thanks: 187 Thanked 196 Times in 101 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	@Fastbrew thanks SO much for posting that, I knew I had seen something similar but I couldn't find the thread again and forgot if it was on a BRZ or an E36 that they had to cut inside the tunnel because I read so many goddamn build threads it's hard to keep stuff straight sometimes @Ginzhos the solstice trans is similar to the toyota R154, and the input shaft is pretty close to the same length even. the pilot and spline on the input shaft are different, so I do need to use a different clutch disc and pilot bearing. NBD. __________________ 1jz salvaged brz build thread brought to you by visconti tuning --> Pipe dreams and poor life choices

10-28-2014, 12:15 PM	#98
SomeoneWhoIsntMe Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: Pontiac, MI Posts: 313 Thanks: 187 Thanked 196 Times in 101 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	lexus ls400 hub vs. BRZ upright it's ridiculous how chintzy subaru parts look next to manly toyota stuff. hopefully soon I'll be able to make a drawing / get a program done to spot, drill, cham, and spot face four new SHCS clearance holes on the back of the upright to make these LS400 hubs work. __________________ 1jz salvaged brz build thread brought to you by visconti tuning --> Pipe dreams and poor life choices

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