Originally Posted by BigBluePile

I just bought a Toyota and I don't have any tools or any kind of area to work on it with and I'm wanting to drop in a V8 and clear 38's but I don't have any money and do I need to lift this if so what kind of lift and what do you recommend also I'm not sure if all terrains will work in mud is there another kind I have some rims that should work but they came off a yugo so is the bolt pattern the same...

Originally Posted by 84YotaBuck

Anyone ever cut one in half horizontally to make it easier to remove? With it stock you have to take the clutch fan off which can be a pain, would make everything easier if you could take the shroud out first, then you'd have more room to get the clutch fan off, or alternator out. I'm thinking, cut in half horizontally, you'd have 2 bolts holding each half on. If you did it vertically, the way the bolts are the center may flex out, but horizontally I would think it would be allright.