{"id":9763,"date":"2016-04-15T07:15:22","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T11:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=9763"},"modified":"2016-10-14T15:37:49","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T19:37:49","slug":"1979-toyota-corona-mark-ii-with-a-1gz-fe-v12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=9763","title":{"rendered":"1979 Toyota Corona Mark II with a 1GZ-FE V12"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A creative owner from New Zealand is building a very unique 1979 Toyota Corona Mark II sedan. The owner originally planned on replacing the factory 2.0 L M-EU inline-six with a 1UZ or 3UZ V8 but everything changed when a 5.0 L 1GZ-FE V12 showed up. The V12 engine fit well in the engine bay and only required the headers modified to clear the steering box. It was installed using a pair of 1UZ to M motor mounts that were bent slightly to fit the angle of the engine mount point. The owner also decided to build custom individual throttle bodies from those found on a 4A-GE 20v inline-four. The rest of the drivetrain consists of a 1UZ clutch and flywheel connected to a R154 five-speed manual transmission via a R154 to 1GZ bellhousing and a 3.7 F-series LSD made from an Altezza LSD and Hilux front diff.<\/p>\n

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Source: Oldschool.co.nz<\/a> (build thread) via YotaNation<\/a> and Crossbred Nation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A creative owner from New Zealand is building a very unique 1979 Toyota Corona Mark II sedan. The owner originally planned on replacing the factory 2.0 L M-EU inline-six with a 1UZ or 3UZ V8 but everything changed when a 5.0 L 1GZ-FE V12 showed up. The V12 engine fit well in the engine bay… Read More »1979 Toyota Corona Mark II with a 1GZ-FE V12<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[464,440],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-corona","category-mark-ii-toyota"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1979-Toyota-Corona-Mark-II-with-a-ITB-1GZ-FE-V12-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12209,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=12209","url_meta":{"origin":9763,"position":0},"title":"1979 Toyota Corona Mark II with a 1GZ-FE V12 Update","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 14, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"When we last wrote about this 1979 Toyota Corona the 5.0 L 1GZ-FE V12 was installed in the bay and the individual throttle bodies taken from 4A-GE 20v were being built. 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