Boise Idaho: Looking for reliable shop to rebuild engine

[Beehanger]

Hi all,
Picked up a rust free 60 a few months and she needs a rebuild. I have a small 2 month window where I’m living on jobsite to have the rig worked on, searching for a shop. SNLC and foreign auto are heavily booked but reached out to import engine supply who said they could do it for 6 G. Any references on these guys or someone else people recommend in the region That also might be able to customize it to give it a little more HP? Mosley motors in TN is booked up too I hear for overhauling.
Thanks
Dan

 

[Beehanger]

Hi all,
Picked up a rust free 60 a few months and she needs a rebuild. I have a small 2 month window where I’m living on jobsite to have the rig worked on, searching for a shop. SNLC and foreign auto are heavily booked but reached out to import engine supply who said they could do it for 6 G. Any references on these guys or someone else people recommend in the region That also might be able to customize it to give it a little more HP? Mosley motors in TN is booked up too I hear for overhauling.
Thanks
Dan

Also besides making sure they do machine work- what other questions should I be sure to ask? Make sure they do all Toyota parts?

 

[micruz60]

Depends.

How bad is the engine? How many miles? Can you do a compression test / leakdown test? Better diagnosis helps in guidance for solution.

Getting good pistons (non-chiCom) may be a problem, rumor is that they have gotten better in quality.

You may only need to rebuild the top end, re-ring the pistons, replace all gaskets, main bearings / pins. . .

HTH and Good Luck!

 

[3_puppies]

easy answer would be to just find a decent used 2F and drop that in while waiting for one of the other shops mentioned could do the engine work and when the engine is done, install it in a weekend

 

[Spike Strip]

You've also got Jim C (FJ40jim) in Lancaster, OH

Toyota Land Cruiser specialty parts

TLC Performance. A Toyota Land Cruiser specialist shop, service, repairs, restoration and parts sales for classic FJ40, FJ45, FJ55, and FJ60 Land Cruisers

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Jim wrote the book:

How not to build the 2F

This thread will document common errors in Cruiser engine building. These are in no specific order, just pictures of stuff that has passed through the shop. First, save some money by using the inexpensive HEI distributor. The truck was still running, even with half of the gear tooth worn away...

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[4Cruisers]

Call Bryan at Empire Engines in Albuquerque, he's done a lot of 2Fs and some 3FEs, mostly for Brandon at Classic Cruisers.

 

[HemiAlex]

The Land Cruiser Shop

 

[Beehanger]

The Land Cruiser Shop

Talked to Jason— booked up!

 

[belouder]

Just got my 1989 FJ62 back from Dillon at Toy Sport in Boise. A friend recommended him and he did a great job going through the truck and replacing just about every gasket and seal in the drive train. The truck had sat for 4 years so we had no idea what it was going to need other than a ton of fluid (all of them) was leaking from everything. He knows Toyotas inside and out. Give him a call and see about engine rebuilds.

Toysport Automotive

toysportauto.com

Bri