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dgordi1 · 03-04-2006, 12:22 PM

AnyOne Knows A Goog Import/Supra Fabrication Shop Got A Project That I Wanna Start........

***bgrieger*** · 03-04-2006, 12:35 PM

Wow...um...how much more open ended could you be? Perhaps start with where you are located, other than "In A House" and someone might be able to point you in a direction...any direction.

supra saiyan · 03-04-2006, 03:34 PM

Haha...yes...I know of some good ones.

dgordi1 · 03-04-2006, 04:08 PM

I Live In Miami But I Can Send It Off To Were Ever If The Shop Dosent Mind...But I Do Prefer It To Be In Miami....Thanks

supra saiyan · 03-04-2006, 04:24 PM

What are your plans? Titan Motorsports is in Orlando, they might be able to help you out. www.titanmotorsports.com

dgordi1 · 03-04-2006, 07:19 PM

I Wanna Fit A 2jz Into My 3 Gen Camry......

TcmaBoy · 03-05-2006, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by dgordi1

I Wanna Fit A 2jz Into My 3 Gen Camry......

Is the engine bay even big enough? Putting an I6 in the place of a transverse mounted I4 or V6 isn't a good match. Does a Camry have a trans tunnel under the body, or is it a flat floor. I haven't really looked at one to see if you can fit the tranny or drive shaft.

dgordi1 · 03-05-2006, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by TcmaBoy

Is the engine bay even big enough? Putting an I6 in the place of a transverse mounted I4 or V6 isn't a good match. Does a Camry have a trans tunnel under the body, or is it a flat floor. I haven't really looked at one to see if you can fit the tranny or drive shaft.

I HOpe The Bay Is Big Enough If Not Ill Cut The Firwall A Tad Bit

***bgrieger*** · 03-06-2006, 08:17 AM

Cut the firewall a tad? If you plan on a RWD conversion you'll cut everything from the rad support to the parking brake handle out to fit it in there, and still have to move the firewall back 8 inches or more to clear the block...For transverse mount the engine will likely need every inch between the strut towers and that ignores installing a transmission. This is an inline 6 here...almost double the length of the camry motor.

Jeeves · 03-06-2006, 12:28 PM

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location Miami, florida - United States
birthday 2·7·88 (18 years old)
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Holy Good Lord.

I'm just going to say "no".

The costs of converting a Camry to RWD, then trying to bang out the tranny tunnel for a Getrag v160 transmission in there, then the engine and cockpit are flat out insane. I am sure the subframe is not designed for that power in the rear, and being that the gas tank and trunk are there, I'm betting the differential wouldn't fit without SERIOUS modifications.

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Part# 33030-0w212 v160 assy new list $5478.75

On top of that, the locations where the shifter would need to be are off by a good bit, and I am pretty sure that the 2JZ I6 won't fit in the engine bay without some other serious mods.

All in all, you could spend double-digit thousands converting a Mk3 Camry to RWD THEN nevermind the amount of Mk4 parts you'd need.

You would need:
- Entire 2JZ-GTE Front Clip (ECU, Wiring Harness, Engine, etc.) (~$4000)
- Getrag v160 6Spd transmission (New: ~$5000, Used: ~...)
- Custom Built Driveshaft & Bearings
- Mk4 Differential (which doesn't even fit under the Mk3 Supra, might I add)
- Full brake/Rotor/etc assemblies

In short,
No.

TcmaBoy · 03-06-2006, 01:24 PM

I took a look at my neghibors Camry and I have been thinking this over. The only way I see this realisticaly happening is if you start with a tube chassie and graft a Camry skin onto it.

To work with the existing body you will have to cave the center out of the fire wall and the floor pan all the way down the car to create a tunnel for the trans and drive shaft. You will have to cut out the trunk pan and build a custom subframe to accomodate the rear suspension and diff. You will need to drop a fuel cell in the trunk. On the front end I wouldn't bother with trying to mod out the firewall. I would extend the front end to make the necessary room. You will need a new front subframe. To make things easier I would adapt the MK IV front and rear subframes. That will give you the ability to use the MK IV suspension, brakes, steereing, etc. You will need to cage the car to stiffen up the chassie. The Camry was never made with rear drive, let alone high HP, in mind. Even if you do all this work there is no gaurntee that you will have a practical car in the end.

If you had some fabrication skill and equipment then I would say go ahead and carve up your Camry. Since you are paying a shop I certianly hope that you are rich. The cost of this would put you in a pair of modified MK IV turbos.