wagonbldr

therealdede, Thank You for the offer. The 3 connectors on the RAV4 are labeled BA1, BA3 and BA4. I haven't found what they are labeled as on the xB. Working on this alone and working 12 hr swing shift makes it a slow go.

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These are the RAV4 plugs and alternator power stud.

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3 plugs below alternator power cable on xB.

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Still trying to track down wire connections

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Making progress

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Jdmtoaster09

Hows the swap going? I subd as I'm very interested as to what I'm wanting to get into.

Timboslice

Yes, very interesting. Any updates?

wagonbldr

Still making progress. Just slow going as I'm doing this by myself. Drive train is ready to drop out of 2007 RAV4. About ready to do the same on xB. Did find out that caliper mount on RAV4 will bolt up to xB, allowing its 296mm rotors to fit in place of 275mm rotors on xB. Calipers bolt right up and even have the same piston size.

minter66

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Very cool. I am terrified in just doing a 2AR-FE swap for another 2AR-FE, I can't imagine putting a completely different engine in. Looking forward to final product!

wagonbldr

Finally got engine out of xB. What a PITA doing it by yourself.
Should say engine/trans/crossmember assembly.

k1114

I am very, very interested in this. I started researching the swap years ago, and eventually lost interest. I tinkered with a supercharger, then started a turbo install and eventually ran out of time and interest in the car altogether. This is a swap that needs to happen. Everything about it is practical. I'm happy to help with whatever additional research you need, and if your progress goes well, I'll fire up my old xB and start the swap myself. I've been itching for a new project these days. Hell, I'll probably pick up a new xB (mine's pretty beat up) just for the swap if it seems like it's going to work out. Projects are less stressful when you're older and have more time and funding to actually execute on them

Some thoughts:

• Want to know a secret? Toyota already did this in Japan, but wrapped it in a different body: https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review...blade-master-g. The Blade shares damn near everything under-hood with the xB2 - same 2.4L 2AZ-FE engine, front sub-frame, most suspension components, and so on. The blade Master G was a short lived 2GR-FE variant. The under hood pictures in that link should look familiar. Very little is changed to make it work (from what super limited photos I was able to find previously).
• The ECU was my primary concern, but the 2009 and earlier RAV4 ecu should work and has (AFAIK the exact same pinout, so you can just plug it in with no physical modifications). The immobilizer is an issue on some, but I think most of the 2007 models did not have one. Frankenstein motor works will mod your ECU to remove all transmission error codes, remove the immobilizer, etc., so there are options if necessary.
• I see you're on the right path with the accessory wiring. Let me know if there's anything you need - I have access to a few Toyota databases and might be able to assist.
• My biggest concerns were around mounting and axles. The XV40 camry axles might work either unmodified, or with slight adjustment (have a fab shop slightly lengthen or shorten them).
• I have an unbelievable amount of notes here if you hit any roadblocks. I spent hundreds of hours researching before shelving the idea.

A note on the front brakes - I spent forever researching that, and went through measurements of literally over a thousand caliper and rotor setups. It's a nice but super small upgrade - sadly there are, to my knowledge, zero other production swaps out there for the front (I don't count the silly TRD kit as production), and none for the back.

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Back exhaust manifold is hitting trans tunnel. PITA but if it was easy, everyone would be doing it. Got to get it off so I can try to bolt up engine mounts.

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Got East/West mounts bolted up. Making progress

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2007 RAV4 engine cradle bolted into xB with no problems. So it has the RAV4 lower suspension , steering rack, swaybar, brakes and axles. Got some clearance issues to work out. Rear exhaust manifold and intake manifold are issues.

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Got engine lowered as much as I can and still can't get intake back on.

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Unbolted East/West mounts and allowed front trans mount to drop onto crossmember. Then trimmed lip on intake manifold that was hitting drip tray. Removed studs for intake, this gave me 1/8" clearance. Reinstalled studs after sliding intake into place. Now have to make spacers to fill gap in East/West mounts. They also sit at an angle. Got to think about this.

k1114

Time for a little chopping on the drip tray? There’s a lot of unused clearance in there. Not ideal, but it’s an option.

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That is a definite possibility. Was just hoping to make this swap as painless as possible.

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Drivers side mount

Passenger side mount
This is how much the East/West mounts have dropped. Engine and trans are sitting on North/South mounts now.