Originally Posted by navyredneck

Kyle95sr5, honestly I can't imagine liking the pickup better. It's just that I'm at the point where I really want a SFA and I wanted something easier to work on that had a more long-term-reliable engine. That said, I'm hoping to sell this 4runner and then buy another one later down the road (maybe one with a blown HG that I can fix up with a 1uz V8...). At this point I just need a reliable DD that can double as a hunting truck (pickup bed will be nice for that...).

So today I doubled my money in the truck (went over actually). I ordered the LCE headers this morning (after some flip-flopping, thanks to all who offered opinions). Orient engine wasn't gonna have an engine ready until Friday so I gave Oregon engines a call. A guy named John was really helpful and now it looks like I'm gonna get a 22r next week complete with oversize valves, torque RV crane cam, and metal timing guide. Ends up being 1240 plus shipping plus core charge (dunno how much I'll get back from that due to the rod knock). Should arrive next week.

Until then I'm tearing stuff off the truck.