Mercedes Clk 1UZ Powered - now with boost!

[liamcrowley]

are you going to break down in this thread how you manual'd the 1uz

the parts you need and how you sourced them
u know * bell housing
* flywheel
* starter
etc

im intrigued by manualing one of these but am a bit overwhelmed by it all

i have a 1uz and a w58 just looking for guidance on the process of manualing it

Ya Id say I will, lots of people have asked me about it so I probably will go into detail with the whole thing!

[SeanP100]

Man u are unreal. You take on the most demanding projects and make it look so easy. cant wait to see it finished

[conor]

did you look into using a bmw v8 that was a factory manual,
just wondering would it be a better option or is there somthing im overlooking

[liamcrowley]

did you look into using a bmw v8 that was a factory manual,
just wondering would it be a better option or is there somthing im overlooking

Ya I was looking at them, the engines are simiular only 2 bhp difference the only thing that put me off one was the it's a BMW, the amount of wiring would be too much for me.
The 1uz isn't too much better but, it is slightly better.

[B&G Extreme Drifting]

This is defo one of the best builds on di,along with ur JZ mini, Brendans RX8 & Jays S14. all top builds with top craftmanship!!

no doubting it ur some boi for one boi! its a credit to ya Liam pleasure to follow your threads

[liamcrowley]

I got another bit of work done today, i taught it was about time for the engine to be taken out of the lexus so i set to it!


just to show people that who are thinking of doing this conversion, this is what ye will be looking at!




But its not too bad because only one of them are needed.







the engine is now sitting in its new home!






im not too sure when il have the next update up but it wont be too long id say!

[Kruizer]

Looks like loads of fun....

[Hachi]

Piece of piss from the looks of thing

[liamcrowley]

I decided to take a few pieces off the engine today, including the auto gearbox.
i might try something different to convert it to manual.


Since i have the 1jz for the mini lying around i said i may as well see how the flywheel off that fits the 1uz, this is how i got on.

first fit of the fly wheel looked promising.




this is the first problem i have, the ring gear doesn't have a large enough diameter. But i think this is solvable but removing the ring gear off the 1jz flywheel and replace it with enough of the ring gear from the auto 1uz. Hard to explain, ye will ave to wait and see!




this is the next problem with the flywheel, this is the same problem you would have with an mr2 flywheel, its a simple fix tho only needs to be re-drilled.





a few random pics comparing the auto box to the r154.






Now back to problems.

the engine is hitting the fire wall in a few places, again an easy fix.





Another problem, this is my own fault tho.
the sump is hitting the cross-member by a nice bit, il probably have to cut a section out of the cross-member and out of the sump then il will surely fit properly.





the last problem are my engine mounts, when taking the engine out half of one came with the engine the other half stayed in the car.
SO THOSE ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN GET HOCKEY PUCKS FOR ENGINE MOUNTS?????
i cant find any!




last but not least are a few pics of the car with the rad in.





Be back again soon!

[ali-d1936]

cannot wait to see this finished should be unreal, nice to see something diffrent