{"id":10646,"date":"2016-06-23T15:10:31","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T19:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=10646"},"modified":"2016-06-23T15:12:17","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T19:12:17","slug":"how-to-swap-a-3s-ge-beams-into-a-toyota-ae86-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=10646","title":{"rendered":"How To Swap a 3S-GE BEAMS into a Toyota AE86 Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/How-To-Swap-a-3S-GE-BEAMS-into-a-Toyota-AE86-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10647\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=10647\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/How-To-Swap-a-3S-GE-BEAMS-into-a-Toyota-AE86-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"How To Swap a 3S-GE BEAMS into a Toyota AE86 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;How To Swap a 3S-GE BEAMS into a Toyota AE86&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/How-To-Swap-a-3S-GE-BEAMS-into-a-Toyota-AE86-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/How-To-Swap-a-3S-GE-BEAMS-into-a-Toyota-AE86-01.jpg?resize=620%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How To Swap a 3S-GE BEAMS into a Toyota AE86\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/How-To-Swap-a-3S-GE-BEAMS-into-a-Toyota-AE86-01.jpg?resize=620%2C349&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/How-To-Swap-a-3S-GE-BEAMS-into-a-Toyota-AE86-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/How-To-Swap-a-3S-GE-BEAMS-into-a-Toyota-AE86-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/How-To-Swap-a-3S-GE-BEAMS-into-a-Toyota-AE86-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/How-To-Swap-a-3S-GE-BEAMS-into-a-Toyota-AE86-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Backyard Built has put together a swap overview for installing a Toyota 3S-GE BEAMS inline-four and J160 six-speed transmission into a Toyota AE86. The guide goes over the modifications and parts you will need to get the engine installed and running. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B-3JAxQn9pg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Basic Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>motor mounts<\/li>\n<li>transmission mount<\/li>\n<li>increase firewall\/transmission tunnel width<\/li>\n<li>one-piece driveshaft<\/li>\n<li>header modification<\/li>\n<li>cut transmission tunnel for shifter location<\/li>\n<li>front crossmember 1&#8243; spacers<\/li>\n<li>manual steering rack or mod transmission housing to allow power steering to fit<\/li>\n<li>remove under hood bracing above engine<\/li>\n<li>specific MAF sensor and mesh when using stock ECU<\/li>\n<li>modded wiring harness if using stock<\/li>\n<li>fuel pressure regulator<\/li>\n<li>convert to return fuel system<\/li>\n<li>Civic EG radiator or Koyorad BEAMS swap radiator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCnBpe3jp67HcZ3W6n9AcbWA\">Backyard Built<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Backyard Built has put together a swap overview for installing a Toyota 3S-GE BEAMS inline-four and J160 six-speed transmission into a Toyota AE86. The guide goes over the modifications and parts you will need to get the engine installed and running. Basic Overview motor mounts transmission mount increase firewall\/transmission tunnel width one-piece driveshaft header modification&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=10646\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How To Swap a 3S-GE BEAMS into a Toyota AE86 Video<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10647,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[205],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ae86"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/How-To-Swap-a-3S-GE-BEAMS-into-a-Toyota-AE86-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":95641,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=95641","url_meta":{"origin":10646,"position":0},"title":"JSP Fab Shows How to Swap a 3S-GE BEAMS into a Toyota AE86","author":"swaptastic","date":"February 6, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"John Russakoff and his company JSP Fab in Fallbrook, California specialize in AE86 parts such as their swap kits. 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