Engine swap: 1972 Pontiac LeMans & 1991 Toyota Supra 7M-GTE

The first run of the Chromjuwelen "LeSupra" after the engine swap. Car: 1972 Pontiac LeMans. Engine: 1991 Toyota Supra (7M-GTE), 3.0 24V, Turbo, "Liquid to air" Intercooler, JE Pistons, Eagle Rods. Music by Turbo A.C.s ("The Future", Automatic, Bizcore). A film by Tatjana Böcher and www.chromjuwelen.com.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Chromjuwelen
• Pontiac
• LeMans
• Toyota
• Supra
• Engineswap

[grfximage]

What all is involved in a swap like this? I know, I will need the engine, trans, ecu, and wiring harnesses. Will i need the suspension parts from a donor supra? As well as diffrentials?

[gate8]

@grfximage ... no, the suspension won't fit. So we installed some custom made a-arms. As well we installed a Haltech ecu, but we kept the differential.

[85bgn]

i like! im thinking bout doin the same to my already desicrated Buick GN, one question tho! why a 7m and not a 2jz or even a 1jz? still aawsome!!

[gate8]

... the 7M-GTE was available ;) ...

[420witchdoctor]

The Arab fuel embargo did not start until 1974, so your comment holds no water. Also, that Pontiac, with the old Pontiac 400, would outrun and fuck over a 7M 6-banger in a heavy car like that. I love the 7MGTE, one of my favs. I'd die to have my '90 Supra back, but I'd have a classic Pontiac over it any day. Without the 7MGTE, because a 6-cyl. turbo motor makes almost no torque, running more off of boost after 3K rpm or so.

[420witchdoctor]

Those are almost the two opposite ends of the performance spectrum.

[02mp9696]

Nice job, its something different!!!!

[haileyzworld1]

Thought I'd stop by to see if you got any smarts about putting in a real motor in your potential hot rod yet ? And stopped listening to some of these guy's who think your idea was super! Some of you may know this gm did put 4 cyl's in there Camaro's and Firebird's but where are they now?? the owners got smart and put in their own V8's in !! You should have gone out and found a Pontiac sprint six these came factory with a 4barrel and I think a header already just an Idea??? nice try !! Cheer's

[bigshow196]

@420witchdoctor lol look whos calling the kettle black. Ive yet to see a stock gto run around anything but the gas pump, lol.  the only gtos taht are capable of doing that are the 05 thru 08 models. wouldnt own any other gto past 67, and i hate the look of those.

[bigshow196]

@NdYfUn4mE

have you ever looked at a camaro or a nova or ay care around that time? have you seen where the stock mufflers are? theyre right in front of the damn gas tank. so go ask GM what they were thinking. also.....its his car, let him do whatever the hell he wants with it. not your shit, lol

[bigshow196]

@Floe4444

a forged crank, rods and pistons with oil squirters vs a cast crank rods and cast aluminum pistons. Ill let you be the judge of that. keep think that backwards ass logic....that TOY is going to make you look like a ass.

[bigshow196]

@iEyeRFD

lol, impling the corvette motor isnt already a piece of sheet, as you put it.

tell me when GM starts putting forged bottom ends in theyre motors from the factory and ill give your comment some cred, other than that, speak not of which you know little of, and judging by what you said, you know nothing of the mg/jz line of engines.

Not everything race bred is a v8 or american you know

[bigshow196]

lol, i love how all the good ole boys are chiming in casue you did something they cant understand I bet you any money that if they put theyre goood ole amurikan v8s against this thing theyd get ate alive. Considering non of them know they story of this car, you used what you had available to you and it turned out great. Just let the purist monkeys think what theyre going to think, just dont tell them where you live, lol. itll ruin it for them

[HeraldOfHypo]

You're all stupid suggesting 2jz's when this is a classic and a uz would be perfect for it if you're going japswap