Building Sheila (22r-e conversion) DONE!!!

[THK Matt]

SPOTTED this truck at the California State University of Fresno in the #8 stall of the front row of parking lot Q along side of Barstow avenue in Fresno, California between the hours of 7:40 am - 9:45 am today.

thats pretty detailed bro lol

[TURBO]

sry caboose, this is the only pic i got of the axle rebuild

[Caboose]

Well i wouldn't call it proof, but me turbo and my friend sean rebuilt my front axle a week ago.  now i just need to do the rear and my drivelines.

[TURBO]

so, hows about's them rear axles???

[Caboose]

still need to rebuild the rear, front is done.  thanks for the help btw TURBO.

[TURBO]

hey my half of the garadge is mostly cleaned out, agin.
how bout this weekend?

let's DO IT!

[Caboose]

fri night or sat night maybe. got to work sunday.  ill let ya know.  and my slave is leaking, having trouble shifting again, feels like air in the lines again.

[Homefries]

Grants Pass Area.

I live in GP and you don't have to do emissions.  Look me up whenever you move here and we'll go wheelin' sometime.  Trucks lookin good.

[Caboose]

wow its sad i let this go undocumented for this long... thread revive! Stay tuned for 22r-e conversion soon.  Let me dig up some pics in the mean time for your viewing pleasure...

[BoG-ToY]

you dont update too much do ya?
EFI CONVERSION IS IN HAND. came and got it from MY HOUSE.
Good luck with it. HEY if it wont smog, you could just move up to grants pass otherwise hit me up and let me know

[Caboose]

Oh, it will pass smog... i need to build parts shelves first to clear a spot to work on it.

[BoG-ToY]

you know whats messed up?
I just found an 87 extra cab 4x4 EFI truck for 700 bucks.. you know what it needs???
A GOOD SHORT BLOCK
figures

[BigMike]

THIS
THREAD
NEEDS
UPDATES

[BoG-ToY]

it totally needs updates.... I know he left my house with a COMPLETE  EFI setup....  whats going on there?

[Caboose]

Well..., i came home from a 12 hour work day yesterday, my gate to my side yard was open, the side light was on, and the hood of my truck was open.  I went to see what the heck was going on and when i looked at my truck, HALF OF MY MOTOR WAS MISSING!  Im still baffled by this... who would have done such a thing... and why?  its just a Carbed setup...







Anyone know what is going on?  First its Cats then its our Intakes?!

[Caboose]

Thanks to Turbo for helping me out with my motor.  The exhaust is now off as well.  I have finished all my selves in my side yard for parts storage, and my newest one is strong enough to hold my EFI Motor. 

Minor snag, i just realized my rebuilt motor is a early style, and i dont have a hole for the knock sensor.  I have been told i can put a bolt and weld a nut big enough for the sensor anywhere on the motor, has anyone taken this to the smog ref like this? 

Here are my shelves i built...

[BoG-ToY]

see that... you DID need that spare engine and block

[Caboose]

yep. Lol.. maybe...

[BoG-ToY]

Hey, before you go making that bolt adapter... you should make sure that the exhuast manifold will bolt up to that head? I dont think the intake manifolds are different

[Caboose]

Intake is different, exhaust should be the same.  Either my head was drilled and tapped for EFI when it was rebuilt, or i have a late style hear on a early block...

[BoG-ToY]

hmmm interesting....

[Caboose]

I think im just going to do the welded nut and bolt idea, and see if the ref doesn't notice/care.  Fun part is going to be the wiring anyways.  Even if the ref does catch it and not pass me, all i would have to do then is anther motor swap then.  Not even that, just swap the lower block. You ready for the fun part?  Reg/smog is due by April 30.

[TURBO]

tell your helper to get on it then

[Caboose]

I told him to get on it...



Now he is on strike...

[THK Matt]

Well..., i came home from a 12 hour work day yesterday, my gate to my side yard was open, the side light was on, and the hood of my truck was open.  I went to see what the heck was going on and when i looked at my truck, HALF OF MY MOTOR WAS MISSING!  Im still baffled by this... who would have done such a thing... and why?  its just a Carbed setup...







Anyone know what is going on?  First its Cats then its our Intakes?!

Was it TURBO or was it really jacked?

[Caboose]

haha, ya.  If it was really jacked i would of posted in a different part of the site.  TURBO came over for a few days and did work on my rig when i wasn't home.  I owe him a huge debt.  That guy will go to great lengths to help out a friend, thanks man.

[THK Matt]

now thats a friend, awesome dude!

[BigMike]

If the bolt/nut mount for the knock sensor doesn't throw the check lamp, then I don't know why they would care. Just try to mount is as close to the stock location as possible. Who knows, maybe they won't even see it.

Instead of placing a bolt in an existing hole and welding a nut to the bolt head, ditch the bolt altogether and just weld a large nut to the block in the same location where a normal 22R-E mounts it's knock sensor. I'm willing to bet they won't notice the knock sensor sticking out a bit more than normal.

Mike

[TURBO]

weld a steel nut to a cast iron block?

[79coyotefrg]

many 84 blocks were made with all the bolt holes,  my son in law's 88 runner head had bolt holes for both efi intake and carb intakes,  i know cause i put a carb on it