Thanks for all the kind comments.
Well I originally put in a G series transmission, this time around I'm going to try for a w56. Also the transmission I bought before, I got off of craigslist and was pretty rough shape, so I'm not to surprised that it didn't last long.

Yeah I'm loving the look of the 37s so far. Just need to paint the beadlocks.

 

mine was an L series 4 speed, i upgraded to L series 5 speed. then parted out an 85 on 40"s that had a W56 in it. that's where i stole the springs from. yours is lookin good. were gonna have to have a diesel yota meet somewhere sometime. maybe some wheelin, beer drinkin, whatever.

 

Thanks truckman, yeah I just got picked up a w56 with a top shift t/c hopefully get it all back together sometime Monday. Do you have a buildup page on your truck? Would be interested in your progress.

 

lol. no real progress yet. and the things i have done i haven't documented them well. done RUF, W56, sliders, shackles, ranchos, elec fan, GM one wire, V6 rad, V6 front brakes, blah blah blah. all little stuff but nothing to really brag about..... yet.

 

Replaced the transmission, so far so good.

Started a rear bumper.

 

Finished up the bumper, nothing special but it was fun.

 

How does the hole truck look now?

 

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f162...-951-a-225014/

finally some progress. check it out!

 

read this whole thread very nicely done... Looks like a custom cab

 

this truck has been parted out from what I read in his part out and SAS thread...

 

Hey, just got a 4runner and your page really got me thinking about doing this diesel swap. I was stuck on the vw swap for a while, but after seeing the amount of work that was needed to get this one in, plus, the cost of an om617 over the vdubs it's a no brainer!

I was just wondering how the truck is running now, how many miles have you put on it since you did the swap, that sort of stuff.

I do a ton of road trips and all that good stuff, hoping to get better gas milage, and better performance overall with this swap...

But, I love this page, been very informative!!

 

 

I read that and hoped that it applied to something else.... :'(

 

Looks good

 

wats the mileage with the 37's??? and how do you like the 5.29's with the 37's? I just picked up my om617 from pick n pull today, just need to decide on gears and an adapter plate and ill be swappin it!

Thanks

 

he parted it out but i bought the 529s and a bunch of stuff off the truck

 

Did he get rid of the diesel engine and all the trans stuff also?

 

Yup and cut the cab n half and made a trailer out of the frame

 

WHY!?!? He had to of checked the mileage at least once before all of that though!

 

I got okay mileage, I ran a couple tanks through and was getting 23~24mpg. Looking back on it I should have done a good tuneup, but I didn't know much about diesels at all. I got a bit of experience after rebuilding my 6bt. Don't do gears, its a waste of money IMO unless your pushing 40s+