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    The swap from hell

    Just finishing a 1989 Toyota 4Runner 2.4 RH drive diesel w/5spd into a 1994 Toyota T-100 LH drive V-6 auto 4X4. Wiring is the worst; 150+ solder joints.
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    I have a 94 toyota truck. I would never ever consider trying to pull the engine out of it. Its so damn compact its not even funny. Props to you from somone who knows how bad that had to suck.

    330k miles on my original engine :D
    I live my life a quarter pounder at a time. And for those 500 calories or more, I'm free. I need FRIES! Two of them. The big ones. Oh, and I need them tonight. You're lucky the double shot of BBQ sauce didn't blow the seam on your nugget box. There she is, 2 pounds of pure beef. My dad ate it in 9.0 seconds flat. Check it out, it's like this. If I lose, winner takes my happy meal. But if I win, I take the burger and the toy. To some people, that's more important.

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    Oh and by the way that shot in your banner with Vin Diesel's car getting shot, thats a civic not an altezza.

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      #3
      I've thought about a twin turbo surpa motor in a pick up
      1993 Protege LX-Midnight's shadow SOLD
      1996 Honda CBR600-Wrecked. Damn Honda crippled me
      2002 mazda MPV-family truckster SOLD
      2010 VW routon

      Originally posted by jay
      .....they totally underestimated the number of gearheads such as myself that have families but refuse to grow the hell up and stop playing with cars, or that otherwise see the utility of having 4 doors. Obviously I ain't alone, as there are a helluva lotta sti and evo here. Bueler? Beuler? Mazda? Mazda?

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        There was a fair amount of hacking done when the V-6 auto came out cuz we swapped the diesel harness into the pickup as well.
        But you're right for sure; between the front suspension and deep inner fenders there's not an excess of room to work.
        Not too bad with the 4 banger diesel unless you want to work on the fuel pump

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          #5
          Originally posted by Turpro View Post
          I've thought about a twin turbo surpa motor in a pick up
          Yeh, that would clean a few of the diesel pigs as long as you could hook up! My son runs an '04 Ford pushing 750 HP and it'll light up all 4 as long as the tires stay on the wheels but who needs an 80K+ pick-me-up truck?

          I've done a few unusual swaps and it's always the friggin wiring that screws me up. As long as you've got a few fab tools most swaps are just a matter of time. This one is at about 250 hrs. or so but that included making a RHD harness into a LHD harness, motor mounts, plus all the brackets for the diesel/trans.
          Next one is dropping the 1.8/trans etc. into the 323 BEFORE it friggin snows but I think I got everything for it now.

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