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Cheers guys. Got a good bit done yesterday. 20yrs of grime in the engine bay had to go before I fitted it.
@peggy Call over any evening mate. Next right after yours and keep going till ya see the yellow one in the yard on the left.
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Started on the wiring last night.
Camry Ecu in place
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Starter relay wired up (green box)
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Fuse box in a mess!
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Laptop for assistance.
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75% percent of the way there
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Nice one Tristan, is it difficult to do the wiring or more a wire by wire thing and checking continuity each time.
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"Happier than a tornado in a trailer park"
"Just as in cuisine, the ‘flavor’ of a car is quite important…”
Hiromu Naruse 1943-2010 RIP
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Using PW's guide is fairly straight forward but can get frustrating when wires between different revs are different colour!
Any chance you would have the 4th Ecu plug off the Camry up there?! 
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Nope everything is gone, is it something from the loom.
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"Happier than a tornado in a trailer park"
"Just as in cuisine, the ‘flavor’ of a car is quite important…”
Hiromu Naruse 1943-2010 RIP
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It's off the Camry chassis loom. I think i can re-pin one of the 3sge plugs to suit?!
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You don't hang about!
Looks familiar, I remember doing mine like it was yesterday. That guide is good- I wound't have contemplated doing the conversion without it- especially when all the spagetti spews out), so long as you cross check and use the multimeter, and go about it methodically (Paul withdrew his guide after one or two cases where some plonkers didn't use common sense, and blamed the guide).
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Jebus that's a lot of Spaghetti!
Fair play Smurfster for tackling that.
Have you much more to do now once you have the wiring sorted?
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Good stuff Tristan. No doubt you are so looking forward to hearing it run, but also enjoying the conversion. Looks like fun!
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Quandry
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Quandry wrote:
Good stuff Tristan. No doubt you are so looking forward to hearing it run, but also enjoying the conversion. Looks like fun!
Can't wait!
I've almost finished the electrics. Pipe work next on the list.
I swapped out the rpm reader last night. 4 cylinder to 6 cylinder.
Here's the part.
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Dials that were on the car
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Just been up to see this credit you Smurfster 
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We have lift off
Video soon!
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Awesome! 
Looking forward to said video!
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Been dying to see this!
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SteveH
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Woohoo, Looking forward to the start up video, have you much more to do after she starts up. Exhaust etc.
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"Happier than a tornado in a trailer park"
"Just as in cuisine, the ‘flavor’ of a car is quite important…”
Hiromu Naruse 1943-2010 RIP
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Cheers guys
slipsliderg wrote:
Woohoo, Looking forward to the start up video, have you much more to do after she starts up. Exhaust etc.
Ive a good list of stuff to finish off. Clutch bleeding, gear linkage,subframe, drives, wheels (half sprayed), tidy up pipe work and electrics. I need to put on the downpipes (Brian's) and exhaust! I nearly passed out when she came to life 
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Briliant, you must be really pleased- well done. Come on, get a video done (don't worry about the pipes, make it LOUD!)
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Congrats remember me for the first spin only a a mile away from ya 
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Peggyontherun wrote:
Congrats remember me for the first spin only a a mile away from ya
Likewise in the Lambo 
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Last Edit: 2012/05/20 12:54 By smurfster.
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That's dedication, great work smurfster.I am looking forward to watching the video, don't forget we want to hear that V6 too (vroom vroom  ).
So how many V6 MR2's do think are in Ireland now ?
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^There are 3 on this site that I know of.... Gwrinkle, Brianweekes and now Smurfsters.
Anyone I have left out? :O
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Infamous wrote:
^There are 3 on this site that I know of.... Gwrinkle, Brianweekes and now Smurfsters.
Anyone I have left out? :O
4 Padraig the lad from outside Longford that bought mine and he also has Black Betty which he plans on doing a V6 conversion on as well.
So 5 in time hopefully.
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"Happier than a tornado in a trailer park"
"Just as in cuisine, the ‘flavor’ of a car is quite important…”
Hiromu Naruse 1943-2010 RIP
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That sounds fecking great Smurfster well done, Kc'd.
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"Happier than a tornado in a trailer park"
"Just as in cuisine, the ‘flavor’ of a car is quite important…”
Hiromu Naruse 1943-2010 RIP
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So jealous!! Love 6 cylinder!!
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SteveH
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Sounds like an absolute beast! 
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Quandry
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The Beast from the South East 
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Well done Smurfster Kc'ed
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ohhhhhhhhhhhhh yes what a sound 
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