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I pulled an electronic ignition out of a Toyota 20R engine.

Has anyone put them into a LUV? I am thinking about doing it, but before I tear my distributor apart I want to make sure I am not loosing my mind, since both of them are 1.8L engines.

Oh, and does anyone have a source for the conversion of points to electronic?

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- 1981 Chevy Luv 4X4 - Newly put together

I cannot answer your points question, but..

i thought that the ol' 20R was a 2.2 motor?!?

unless you are talking about something else?

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-1977 Luv mikado

When I looked up the car, the only engine option was a 1.8L

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- 1976 Chevy Longbed - Daily Driver
- 1981 Chevy Shortbed 4X4 - Needs Help!
- 1981 Chevy Luv 4X4 - Newly put together

Mallory Unilite distributors for the Toyota and LUV are two completly different part numbers, which suggests that the distributor from the Toyota won't drop into the LUV. Check shaft lengths and drive ends closely.

The distributor shaft on the Toyota is shorter, but I got the spindle off the shaft. It would seem the sproket fits on the LUV distributor.

I am going to search for another distributor and find out if it will work. I see they are different part numbers, but for some reason, when I looked at the distributor for my 81 they looked identical.

Now, if someone had a distributor and ignition pack from a LUV they were willing to part with for the conversion on my 76, I may just abandon this project.

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More LUV than one man could ever need - Spread the LUV!
- 1976 Chevy Longbed - Daily Driver
- 1981 Chevy Shortbed 4X4 - Needs Help!
- 1981 Chevy Luv 4X4 - Newly put together

The 20r is a 2.2l

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1980 Chevrolet LUV stock 1.8L longbed
1980 Chevrolet LUV parts truck shortbed
1983 Suzuki Gs550 Sportsman
1989 Nissan King cab P/u <totalled> 4/1/06
1986 Full size Chevy P/U
1993 Volvo 850 GTL

Hmmm. I should tell RockAuto that their database is wrong.

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More LUV than one man could ever need - Spread the LUV!
- 1976 Chevy Longbed - Daily Driver
- 1981 Chevy Shortbed 4X4 - Needs Help!
- 1981 Chevy Luv 4X4 - Newly put together

What's the 22R then?

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OK, I'm over it. Where's the beer?

also a 2.2 i believe

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-1977 Luv mikado

the 2TC is a 1.6
the 3TC is a 1.8
the 18RC is 2.0
the 20r is a 2.2
the 22r is a 2.4

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"but its that gut feeling of you're drawn to what feels right for yourself and what you're passionate about..."

you think you are better than me coming in here and showing me up.. ass hole

does that mean that the 22re is just the efi version? 2.4 efi

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-1977 Luv mikado

you would be correct sir. there was also a turbo version. the 22re-t.

then theres all the other toyota motors. the 4a-ge, 2jz-gte, etc

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"but its that gut feeling of you're drawn to what feels right for yourself and what you're passionate about..."

Now your just showin off!

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OK, I'm over it. Where's the beer?

yeah.. what he said!!

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!!!FINALLY!!!
-1977 Luv mikado

With a bit of a fiddle the electronic pickups etc out of a FWD I-mark (i think its the 4XE1 1.5L SOHC motor) Distributor will go into the G-series distributor housing.

You will need to rework a bit of the wiring and i suggest getting the coil off the I-mark with the distributor.

You could also possibly use the internals out of a 2.3L Pickup/Trouper dizzy.

Its possible some of the late G200Z (85 or 86 if you still had that engine option then) Troupers had HEI ignition.
The G200Z Impulse had an electronic distributor but it was a Crank Angle Sensor type and was photoelectric and it wont work without and ECU to read it.

Heres a thread on the FWD I-mark (RB Gemini) internals into a G161Z distributor conversion. A G180Z distirbutor should be the same. The thread has a few links in it to other thread you might have to read thru some crap to get the info you want but its all in there.

http://www.ozgemini.com/viewtopic.php?t=7778

Cheers. Bob.

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Daily driver, '86 Rodeo Spacecab.
Chasing parts for Isuzu Impulse.

just to add to rodeobob's info, the 81-82 gas LUV had electronic ignition and I believe the P'UP and Troopers with the G180/200 had electronic ignition also after 84.