v8 swaps

I’ve greatly appreciated @mattnandie 's lead in undertaking his Project Sparkles (Project "Sparkles"-1997 LX450 Gen V 6.2 Swap - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/project-sparkles-1997-lx450-gen-v-6-2-swap.1328684/) and it’s been super helpful to draft off him along the way. Instead of a complete...

All work is finally complete and its a beaut Clark! This beautiful specimen has been our family adventure rig for many years. Originally from Oregon, we moved the Landcrusier to Tennessee 3 years ago. It lived traversing forest service roads on both coasts, allowing my kids to grow up with...

So I’ve got an h42 trans with the manual t-case, but when it’s in any gear,( 2,4h,4L )doesn’t matter, and I’m coasting in any gear (1,2,3,4 ) the t-case will pop out and go into neutral but as soon as I come to a stop or a slow roll I can put the t-case back into gear so down hills I have to...

I have always loved the fj80. I finally decided to purchase one last May. I did a lot of research and finally decided on one I found in Texas. I purchased a no rust 1997 in night shadow pearl with factory lockers, an OME lift, ARB bumper, custom roof rack, winch and Led lights with 187k original...

So after about a year of day dreaming I have finally decided to take a stab at my beloved 1987 Landcruiser I named Betty, as in Betty White for obvious reasons. The journey started like most; I found myself constantly searching through craigslist ads on an empty pocket. I had been drooling over...

So, there's gobs of nicely put-together information about V8 swaps with an auto, but the various ways to swap in a V8 with a manual are scattered all over the forums, and a lot of the information is 10-15 years old and refers to adapters that nobody makes any more. As someone who might like to...

A GX 470 has become available. The exterior is mostly destroyed, but the motor and tranny work fine so I'm going to swap them into my 1993 FZJ80. I've found other 2UZFE swaps, but none from a GX470. Is there a reason for this? What do I need to know going into this? How does the geometry...

A GX 470 has become available. The exterior is mostly destroyed, but the motor and tranny work fine so I'm going to swap them into my 1993 FZJ80. I've found other 2UZFE swaps, but none from a GX470. Is there a reason for this? What do I need to know going into this? How does the geometry...

This thread is for V8 swaps to 80 Series Toyota Land Cruisers. Your truck frame must start with the following: FJ80-0xxxxxx or FZJ80-0xxxxxx. Of course, it can also start with an HDJ/HZJ iteration. Only the Aussies yank out perfectly good Toyota diesel engines to swap V8 power into them...