Recent content by utleymu

Big update: finally got the truck out for a couple short test drives this weekend. Still need to break in the diffs and generally shake everything down, so I kept it to a couple 15 minute drives around the neighborhood, but enough to start forming some impressions. Overall, really happy with...

Replacement part from Russia finally showed up last week. Took long enough. Spent a good amount of time cleaning and degreasing everything before installing it. Got it bolted up, replaced the surrounding components, filled with coolant and pressure tested. Found a small leak. Ended up being...

Oh man, if you have an spare I'd happily buy it from you! I'll reach out in direct message. Bummer that the pump has to come out, but I figured that would be the case. I think that's a great idea, I actually considered routing it there but on the other side. Unfortunately, the filler neck is...

Figured I’m well past due for an update. We welcomed our first child into the world early in November, and with that, sleep, project time, and really time for anything else has been pretty limited. That said, there’s still been steady progress, and overall things are moving in the right...

I don't think an air to air would be less work, but ask me when I'm done. I like that the factory water to air setup is OEM, charge piping is tight and tidy. With how tight the spaces are in this truck, it would take a lot of work for me to get similar results snaking everything out front...

Yep, I'm going to need to create a new hump cover in the back. Right now I'm planning on using the original's flange, cutting out the hump, and welding in new panels. Once I get everything running, the final fabrication cruxes of this project are the intake tubing from airbox to turbo, the...

Finally had a free weekend to work on the truck. I haven’t been great with updates here, it takes time, but figured I’d give a quick rundown of where I’m at. I decided to get my radiator recored and the end tanks modified so the inlet/outlet match the new engine (1.5"). I’m also having the...

Thank you! That's good to know

I also wanted to ask if anyone knows what the nipple in the blue circle is for? This is on the oil cooler/filter area. I know the green circle is an oil drain, in the manual it explains to use it to drain residual oil during oil filter changes, so pretty sure I can leave that uncapped...

Been a while since I’ve posted an update. I’ve been puttering along slowly while waiting for parts to come in from around the world. All the important stuff is finally here and I was able to drop the engine in, hopefully for the last time, and start working through the smaller details. I got...

The turbo I'm using is this one: https://www.krae4x4.co.nz/shop/toyota-1kz-te-turbo-hi-flow/ It's from the same company I ordered the mechanical pump from. I spoke with them, and they’ve had direct experience with the factory water-to-air intercooler I'll be running. So I figured I’d let them...

I don't have any other photos and unfortunately I've already removed all of the shifter linkages. In short, the bracket under the turbo had to be moved down a bit. Then the linkage that connects back up to the main shaft was bent I believe, and some steel bar was used to extend it, basically...

Hey, thanks for the reply. I want to use the 1KZ alternator because it's double the amperage (70 vs 35) and the 2L has a vac pump mounted to the back, whereas the 1KZ uses a standalone vac pump. I'm hoping this is the only electrical obstacle I have to work through. Between all the little...

I just started a new thread for the 1KZ swap. I took rough measurements for the mounts, I'll try to post those and some pictures.

I was dreading having to pull the engine from this truck, but it actually ended up being way easier than I imagined. Although you need to pull it out through the passenger door, everything is easily accessible and very straightforward. A 2 ton crane with the exteneded reach and a swivel hook...