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We used a new 4L80E seal. The seal included in the Marks kit was damaged in shipping and the 4L80 seal looked like it actually fit better. Guess we'll find out. 😬

How do the panhard bushings look? Those are a common culprit in cases of death wobble (not exclusively 80 series).

More buttoning up and a welcome interior upgrade: Husband continued putting things back in the engine bay: air compressor, Kickass dual battery manager, etc. He also cleaned up the accessory wiring by mounting the accessory relays on the same bracket as the Kickass switch. We had previously...

This weekend was a successful one. Friday night we got the intake set up and fluids topped off. Husband also finished wrapping up the alternator & additional relay wiring. Saturday, a friend came over with his EFI Live software and disabled VATS in the ECU. He also set up some preliminary...

It now starts and idles! And after troubleshooting a dead DBW pedal, it also revs.

Headphone warning: it's an open header video. But it now starts & runs. 🙌

Mini update: Buttoning up the last few things before we add fluids and try to start it this weekend. ECU mount was painted & installed. It's not our favorite location with the power steering reservoir so close. But it will do for now. Heater hoses & fittings installed: And the...

Thank you! We've tried to do things without cutting corners and that involved a LOT of cleaning and new parts along the way. Hoping it makes revisiting any of this easier for future us. So true. Still on a budget here, but we're so close to being done with the first phase (starting it)!

Progress pics of the radiator shroud, fan, & radiator hose setup. It's bolted together for now, but we want to get it welded down the road. I opted to use the later style upper radiator hose from 2010 Silverado 1500 a to fit the Gen IV water pump (Gates 23184) and the lower radiator hose from a...

Husband has been busy getting things buttoned up: The 95-97 air lid had surface rust that was starting to get crusty. We didn't want that to develop further over time. So I cleaned that up & husband trimmed the intake & painted it. He then started on the radiator shroud. I followed the...

LS harness is wrapped and installed. Stripped 3FE harness is mostly wrapped up and installed too. I previously ordered a modified water temp sender from CruiserMatt's website, but it turns out FJ80s use the older style water temp sender (similar to the 60 series). Since we already installed the...

Wiring is about wrapped up: pun intended. The Land Cruiser's body harness is installed, the LS harness has been laid out on top of the engine & plugged in where applicable, and the old 3FE harness has been stripped down to the basics (not pictured). How we started off the weekend: wiring...

Wiring work also continues. Most of the LS harness stripped down (other than a few things that may be used in the future). It's in the middle of being wrapped, so I'll post pics of the completed version later this week. Husband has also been stripping the original FJ80 engine harness to only...

Work continues this week. I've mostly been stuck at work, but husband has been working hard in his free time. The PSI Conversion DWB pedal was installed & has a new OEM Toyota pad on it. This allowed for the throttle cable block-off to be installed on the firewall. New breathers with...

I was planning to go this route after reading the responses here. But then realized I gave the stock trans cooler lines to the guy that bought the transmission. Oh well. We're now having fun with the nitty gritty details: stripping down the FJ80 harness. Before: Current state: I'm working...