Well here in Ontario Canada its is impossible to own a summer car and drive it all year round so i picked up a 92 back in August 2007 for a winter vehicle and had no intentions of ever doing anything to it (im sure everyone has said this at some point) besides some body work as it was starting to show rust and the rocker panels were as thin as paper.

Drove it like this for the first winter



Summer 2008 picked this up from a buddy


Started to clean it up and get it ready


TG kit came in



Painted with POR15




Fall 2008 i started the SAS








4.88's


Tires 35x12.5x15 MT Baja Claws

Picked up some Chevy Slot wheels from a swap meet




Put on a TG front bumper and Warn M8000


Winter 2008



Summer 2009
picked up some Dirty 30's and Marlin hd seals



and decided to start on the body work so the search began for good shape box. found one with a nice bed but the sides were toast so ordered up some metal box sides.
Grind off all the spot welds andPOR15 the whole box





Made some new brakets to replace the old rusty ones


Made some plates to reinforce the bed a bit



Got a good deal on some amsoil



Started to pull apart the truck



Powder coated bumpers



Cut some plate and fix the cab corners




some paint (Speedway Blue)



My hood hinge was broken right off and left a huge hole in the truck so i went to the parts truck and cut out what i needed then welded it in


bolted the hood on


Front cab corners were all rusted also and the bolts for the fender no longer existed.... soooo i made some new ones




Got the fender on


removed windshield to fix the rust around the window and POR15 it


All sanded down

Primed

Rocker gaurd


Painted the grill to match but it was a last minute thing while i had the black paint in my hand so i figured it wouldnt hurt to try and see how it looks.


The paint booth


3 coats of base

3 coats of clear


Put the rock slider together


First day back on the road


Viking Offroad order showed up.. SWEET free hat!



some more pics






Fall 2009 brought this home
92 Lexus LS400 1UZ-FE



removed tranny


Cleaned it up a bit with degreaser and a pressure washer



Rear disc brackets


SC400 rear sump setup and oil filter mount





Put in an order to lextreme
Water pump

rotors

Caps

Timing belt pullies

Timing belt

EGR delete kit

Full engine gasket kit


Wire harness from the car

Lexus cluster


Started to pull the engine apart

Nice timing belt lol

Found a little nest under the intake





Pulled the heads apart to clean them and change the valve seals



Cleaned the block with some acid


Heads back on



got some plug wires

new timing belt tensioner

new power sterring pump


Powder coated the valve covers





Almost back together




Pulled out the 3.0 and cleaned the engine bay. it was mid winter at this point so i had to lay down plastic and use a sponge with soapy water





Painted the engine covers


4 core aluminum rad



Powder coated the intake manifold





The first of many test fits haha


Then the bell housing for my R150F showed up from A1turbos



Another test fit with the tranny and new bell housing on. Started on the motor mounts

this was the end result, 3/8 plate, some DOM tubing left over from my rock sliders and the 3VZ rubber mounts



it sits on its own for the first time


Painted the motor mounts


Bell Housing bolted on and new throw out bearing installed, the bearing was from my Marlin HD clutch kit.


OK the flywheel!! i dont have pics but here is what i did. I had the back of the 3VZ flywheel machined to put the ring gear in the exact same spot as the stock flex plate, then i took it to the CNC to have the bolt holes cut. the bolt patter is almost the exact same except the 1UZ pattern is a tad wider so made a program to make the holes a bit more outward resulting in a slight oval look.. then i had the flywheel balanced and bolted it on with a 3vz HD clutch kit from Marlin


Ran a larger wire to the main fuse box


Had to move the alternator wiring to the other side



Drive line


Custom fuel line. the 1UZ feed and return are on the driver side and the truck feed and return are on the passenger side so i just had a long line made to run over the other side.


The stainless headers i have will not fit.. well the passenger side does fit but the drivers side wont because of the steering shaft, maybe if i had a body lift it would of worked but i dont want to run a body lift or make my truck any higher. So i found some 2001 Tundra manifolds bolted them on but i had to cut the driver side and rotate the flange as it was pointing right at the frame rail




ill have another update tomorrow.. stay tuned

 

Good thing my iPhone has an Otterbox cause I just drooled all over it.

 

ahhh this truck has come so farr

 

i seriously might do something illegal to get that truck, get an alarm and a big dog...

 

Well it's about time, and don't go saying I don't have a build thread cause you know why I don't lol. Nicest Yota in Thunder Bay by a huge margin and probably one of the nicest in Canada(don't hate me he's my buddy.)

 

That is the sickest truck I have seen in a while, thanks for sharing it with us!!!

 

Thanks for all the great feedback guys Yay Yotatech!

Ok here is an update on where i am at today

Made an adaptor to fit a cone filter on my MAF



Started to cut up my cross member




Cut a 3/8 plate to weld in, its not square but the hole is where i need it






my whole driveline moved back about 1.5 inches so i also had to move the hanger bearing back.. more 3/8 plate


Mounted my ignitors and resistor box


The stock throttle cable is stupid long and the way i had it mounted had 3 big bends so the cable was really stiff soo... i routed it under the intake manifold


Then started to work on my rear disc swap


U can see my stainless braided clutch line I added in this pic behind my proportioning valve

fixed the front brake line i broke while trying to take it apart


Stay tuned

 

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WOW MAN!! Really wow , truck looks awesome, man I cant believe how much work you have in this truck ,subscribed!!!

 

X something...very nice!

 

nice work,

 

Thanks a lot guys

 

amazing, sub'd, this is so beast

 

Thanks for all positive comments guys

Alright so i got another update!


Got my air filter on the MAF







Picked up my rear rotors for my disc swap





Mounted the battery box





Got my rad ends modded so it would fit





My exhaust piping, 409 stainless 3 inch mandrel bent, vband clamps, collector, flex pipe.




and my suede recaro seats

 

Good choice of seats!!! I am going to say it again, because I just can't get over it, SICK truck man!

 

WOW. I've seen pics of your truck here on yt, its nice to see the transformation. Insane, great work man.

 

subscribed! too bad you cant change your name from 3.0 to V8 four cam haha
nice werk

 

Love your truck man! You wouldn't happen to have any shots of the truck from the rear would you I'm trying to decide between the TG and the MC rear bumper.

 

haha i know, or maybe Yota 4.0.. i should try an msg a mod to see if i can have it changed

Thanks

Ya there have been a few pics floating around here for awhile.. Thanks man!

ill look through my pics and if not ill take one tonight for you.

 

Which TG kit did you use? Any updated pics of the interior? Or is it still in pieces?