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Kane Creek was amazing!

Had some fun in the snow last weekend

Thanks man! A 1UZ would be awesome in it! It's a popular swap in South Africa and Australia. You might have to slap on a couple turbos to make it extra special...

I was FINALLY able to work with the junkyard, and got the 4runner Had to winch it up next to the house Transferred the gray interior, fenders, and bonnet I moved the intercooler on top of the engine to try to improve radiator efficiency, and cut a hole in the old bonnet. I put the old...

Those wheels!:love:

I drove around with the damaged body panels for a bit while trying to deal with a local junkyard to get a 4runner to use as parts

Took some "glamour shots" with the ugly bodywork

Since then I've fixed the core support and some of the bodywork. It also snowed sideways Took the canopy off Put it up for sale, so I put the canopy back on A couple days later I decided to keep it and couldn't believe that I ever wanted to get rid of it!

Literally a week later I rolled it It happened at slow speed, I was (stupidly) in 2wd on a narrow road, and hit a patch of ice. The back swung out and I tried to correct it, but because of the extremely slow steering rack by the time I corrected the initial slide it went the other way, went...

The new engine arrived, and I put it in (it's a lot faster the second time around)! And put in new outer tie rods. Now the wheels actually move when you turn the steering wheel!

I did the math and figured it would be cheaper to buy a new engine rather than rebuilding the one I had, so a new engine was on its way. When I took the engine out I realized that one of the original engine mounts completely tore! Who knew that 30 year old mounts designed for 100hp can't handle...

I should really update this thread more often... Check out my IG for more frequent updates I got the engine apart and found the problem Lots of metal shavings Oil pan looked like this Looked like the back crank bearing spun, which wouldn't be that bad to fix, but I was in the middle of...

That looks familiar!

Got some light snow recently

Thanks for the advice, guys! It's greatly appreciated!

That's part of the problem, there is absolutely no room at all behind the radiator. Everything is crammed in there! Another issue is that the radiator isn't quite getting enough air even with fans, because there is a big intercooler right in front of it, and the grill/air openings in the front...

It might be cheaper to just get another engine, but we'll see after I have time to tear the engine apart. I saw a massive spike in boost and immediately let off. Then I started to hear ticking, which gradually got worse and soon was full on knocking. When I opened the bonnet, the controller...

Everything was running absolutely perfect! I had even gotten the temperatures down off road, but the cheap boost controller failed, causing the engine to get too much boost. This made it run very lean and bend a rod. I tried to limp it home, but the knocking got so bad, and then it died. This...