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Old Aug 29, 2012 | 05:09 PM
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toyotafiberglass - Mikes NEW build

Mike is a repeat customer , back early in the melenium , Mike bought a bed for his /81 , all was good except truck was stolen ..

moving on to 2012 Mike now has a 91 , which he has been workin on for a while , and now brought it to us for a 5Vzfe 3.4L swap

normally running on 37's , we swapped on some shop "rollers" to lower it a bit .



Mikes plans are to have us first do the 3.4L swap , and then later do the body mods ..




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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 05:06 PM
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a little "under the gun" time to get going on this unit !

pulling the engine



Scott , is it ready ?


and out it comes




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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 06:45 PM
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Is it just a straight 3.4 swap or are more goodies gonna be thrown at it?
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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 04:59 PM
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this one is just a straight 3.4 swap but after that , we doing our hi-clearance body mods


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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 05:16 PM
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Sick build! Def paying attention to this build. What do you mean when you say hi-clearance body mods?
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 05:25 PM
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our custom "hi clearance" body panels .. .. like this truck we did a while back




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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 06:41 PM
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cross over built





heat coated





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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 07:31 PM
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Love to see another 3.4 swap! I can't wait for the day I get the money (and the guts) to do one!
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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 07:39 PM
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thanks for watching and posting your comments !!



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Old Sep 21, 2012 | 06:22 PM
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our stage 2 clutch (300 HP rated) installed



and bolted in place




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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 05:17 PM
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everything is now done and just finalizing the wiring should fire tomorrow



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Old Oct 2, 2012 | 05:49 PM
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fired up like a "champ" runs strong .
customer is picking up on Sunday


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Old Oct 7, 2012 | 04:18 PM
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so with some new tires and wheels twisted on , Mike drives away a very happy camper




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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 02:35 PM
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Love it. Do the painted catalysts do anything?
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 05:07 PM
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I believe they do .
as well as protecting the flex joint from dirt and debris , there is also an air gap which helps disipate heat quicker


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