Welcome to the forum, ratrod! 
1. mostly just eng mounts need fabbing, need ecu and harness from donor car. the supra 5 speed (r154) should work for ya. as far as wiring into the gauge cluster, you got me. locally there is a guy who has already done this swap as well as swapped in a IRS and air bags. i have no idea if he has a build up anywhere on the net, it is possible tho. closest thing to a website i think he has http://www.myspace.com/oldseriesgarage1 i plan on doing a 1JZ-TT 5 speed swap "what will i need "i.e. motor mounts ,wiring for the body to engine harness,drive shaft, wiring diagram for the engine to gauge cluster etc.... all info is very welcome
2. suspension upgrades lowering kits etc..... i do plan on bagging it . due to i have coil springs in the rear not the leafs .
3. interior replacement parts such as . dash cover . carpet. misc trim etc..
4. the front bumper i have looked every where i can think of and know i haven't checked places yall may know about that i don't .
5 the headlights i checked around and noticed the headlights from the E30's bmw are the same size and the same bolt up style but i would like to find if they make an O.E. style headlight i can use for an hid conversion
6 im wanting to do a 5 lug conversion and was wonderind if this is a possible bolt on ,or is it a serous mod i.e. using the 3rd gen supra brakes and spindles to get the 5 lug i want. cause i the rear end in the supra is not a straight axle like the coronas . so what are my options.
7 finding body parts i know will be hard but when i start something i like having extra parts laying around "you never know when you will need them "
8. once the 1j is in the car what are my tuning options .i.e. ostrich , mega squrt etc...
9. this is my second Toyota i have ever owned my other is a mint virgin Gts panda 86 . so my knowledge on yota is very limited in all honest im a Honda man but i love old school Toyota's there a beautiful machine
You've found your answer, out of the country.well new update i have the motor i want in mind but know its going to take an act of god splitting japan in half and some where next to a T-rex ill find the 3m triple carb twin cam 2.0 if any one knows where i can find one
By the way, what's wrong with the original M? The I-6 corons is quite rare and may even be a collector's item one day.well new update i have the motor i want in mind but know its going to take an act of god splitting japan in half and some where next to a T-rex ill find the 3m triple carb twin cam 2.0 if any one knows where i can find one
the old motor is a boat anchor, that motor he's talking about sounds like a unicorn to me, never heard of it but do'able.
the early M's were basically a chev straight six. as in even the intake gasket was real close...
i would proceed straight to 2jz myself, why F around, pop a much lighter motor that makes more power stock then spending twice the cash on a 3m.
its like spending a ton of cash on a 22r... why?
actually i have 2 complete 4M motors in good shape but i love the sound of carbs and itb'ing a 2jz is a pain in the proverbial wiring ass . i like the rich sound of carbs . ive built and converted several carb engines to efi but just aint the same as a carb .
the 3M motor was famous in the 2000GT and also came with the 3Mze which was the 2.3 single over head cam tripple carb
im realistically looking at building to 7mge with a triple carb set up
also i noticed the suspension is very close to that of a chevy pickup
You are correct. 260Z with the L26 was the last carbed version. It had two Hitachi carbs. The L28 was yet another bored version of the venerable inline 6 and had a Bosch FI system.Datsun 280Z's didn't come with carbs, they had FI.
Not at all. I think it's cool and will only get better. No sarcasm intended.i sense a hint of sarcasm