I havent kept track or added up because i dont want to know.

I have had a lot of people tell me "oh but i could do this swap for 6k" or "nah only 10k"

I guarantee you will spend more than you first imagine. And i have done 90 percent of the work myself. If i had paid a shop to do this it would have cost me close to 10-15k in labor.

This is not a swap for those that cant do complex mechanical work competently.

Im not that great, but if it wasnt for the boys from the qld club (yes doug you are one of the boys too) i wouldnt have been able to do this

That's a fair point. Your statement about how you have to be mechanically minded is one reason I don't think I'll ever do the swap. Just too big of a project for me to tackle at once I think.

No issue though, there's always the snail-powered 3S-GTE

I'm so keen to see this when it's finished!

Thanks Eric.
I'm as keen as anyone to see you achieve this quite significant swap and get to the very best MR2 event in the country.  MTC 2016.
Love your outlook on the dollars spent.
I wish people would look at the final product of all the work.  CONGRATULATIONS.
And thank you for lending bits and pieces to me for my half cut conversion!
Cheers  Doug.

Half cut conv?

 Yeah.   I just need the other bit and I'm there !

Falcon
 Yeah.   I just need the other bit and I'm there !

What are you planning?

Falcon
 Yeah.   I just need the other bit and I'm there !

 
The gearbox? I'm sure you picked one of those up.

Dudeman

Falcon
 Yeah.   I just need the other bit and I'm there !

 
The gearbox? I'm sure you picked one of those up.

I think he means the front half of an MR2 so he can weld it all back together ;)

So I am a bit stuck at the moment. 

Loom all hooked up, ready to go. but the immobiliser on the aurion ecu will not disarm. 
 
My wiring guy and I have gone through everything we can think of. only thing left is to run some toyota scan tools on it and see what comes up.

Fingers crossed. I leave for Sydney in 10 days and I need to test this thing out before I do the massive trek. 

My biggest concern for the journey is springing a coolant leak. Better take some spare hose and clamps with me!