Dave, here's a few pics of my 1UZ which I've just now finished (mechanically). The Holley carburetor is a little 390 CFM unit, and is on there only for the break in of the motor on an engine dyno. Obviously, the fuel/air distribution isn't going to be optimum with this supercharger manifold, adapted for a carburetor, but then I'm not going to be doing any WOT, high rpm runs with it, either. Once the motor is broken in, the Holley will come off and an Opcon-Autorotor twinscrew SC will go on, along with full EFI and EMS.
I built the front of this Lexus 1UZ-FE motor using Toyota 2UZ-FE parts, ie oil pump, water pump, timing tensioner, timing idler, serp tensioner, and serp idler bracket. The 2UZ parts fit fine, eliminated the hokey and expensive hydraulic pump fan drive, and cost less than half what the comparable Lexus 1UZ parts would have cost.
I did the final assembly using stainless fasteners, which in most cases were socket head cap screws, but also a few studs and flange nuts. I'm not big on having lots of flashy chrome on a motor, but I do like the look of clean aluminum and stainless steel.
The distributors have been pulled off, and I'll be using a standalone crank triggered ignition system, based on the Ford EDIS8. It'll also have individual COP's (Coils on Plug), probably Toyota Supra units with extender boots. This engine is amazingly easy to convert to a crank triggered ignition setup, because the OEM setup already has a 12 tooth trigger wheel for the fuel injection. If you look below, and to the left of those blue oil pump fittings, you'll see the crank trigger pickup, mounted in the original OEM bracket. For my application, using the standalone Ford EDIS8 ignition, we simply had some 36-1 tooth trigger wheels made up in a group buy on
Lexus-Toyota V8 Performance Forum, and voila.
The oil filter bracket has been modified and (2) -10AN weld fittings were added for a remote oil filter/cooler setup. On the other side of the motor I've added a -8AN fitting connected to a 2nd oil pickup in the sump for my prelube system. My cars sit for 4-6 weeks and sometimes longer between starts, so with this system I can prelube the engine to avoid cranking it dry.
The rest of the accessories (alternator, P/S pump, A/C compressor) aren't mounted yet, as they won't be necessary for the breakin of the motor. Next step is to mount & wire the coils to the EDIS8 module.