to start off bought this runner on craigslist for a 1000 bucks. 270k on the engine, ran like a ls1 with some serious "lobe"-ing. I took it to yotarobs house and finally got to tearing her down...

rob has the photos so dont shoot me. ill update the first post as more stuff happens.

10-17-10- started teardown:
labeling the vacuum lines from hell ( all need to be replaced)
pulling the intake and radiator, and harness out of the way.

11-6-10 got a 3.4 for under 1000, has 100% engine harness, 90% body harness,ecu from a manual 99 taco


11-7-10 pulled 3.0, started cleaning the bay,swapped parts for pil pickup


Differences in motor mounts and pil pickups
3.0 on left-3.0 closest to camera



As of today: no engine in bay. most of 3.0 parts switched to 3.4

Next step: plug oil dipstick for 3.4, cut exhaust and change, move fuel lines


I am registering it in Oregon and after 20 years- no smog, what can i eliminate from the engine bay and still have it run. egr, etc.

mater from Cars lives in Rusk Tx so i asked for a pic


Thank you yotarob for the help and the resources to make this happen.

 

I'm working on getting the tear down pics up.

 

must be nice to register it in a part of Oregon with no DEQ
my '81 still has to go through

 

medford has the 20 year rule...just saying

 

updated with new pics

 

Murphy! Fix your pics man! Why are they all side by side instead of in a strait line up & down goofball? lol

Here are the pics I have from last weekends progress.




And my destroyed garage!

 

it is clean now for the record... how did the garage sale go?

 

subscribed.

good to meet ya.

 

been here awhile but no posty, just started in the last year.

 

Welcome aboard Jerry, Me & Murphy are going to have some fun with this project!

 

i'm gonna try and keep my kid from seeing this though.......he really just wants to do a swap and i said NO.

 

not a bad option for less than a $2000

 

this is murphyz.

can not figure out how to tighten the dipstick tube to the block in its new location. the o ring is loose and the tube feels like it would just leak oil if i were to fill it up.

anyone have a idea how to reinsert the tube and make it snug?

 

did you check the FSM?

 

Yeah. No luck. The o ring is smashed so I went and got a new one. Still lose but maybe after a bracket is made to support the tube. It will work.

 

Looking good man, a 1000 bucks for that is a steal even if it takes just a little bit of work to get her going!
Subscribed, keep up the good work!