Cool engine swap (1 Viewer)

[Trunk Monkey]

Guy in our club that's a Toy tech is doing a pretty cool engine swap. Customer has a 92 FJ80 and found a salvage Tundra. So, yoink the 3FE, insert one 2UZFE, add a Marlin Toybox, and it adds up to what should be a very cool truck. I don't know a lot of the details, but he'll prolly be putting it all together for a Toyota Trails article in the future.

 

[Junk]

Thatwill definitely be an interesting one to follow. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[tucker74]

Be sure to keep us posted - a Toyota V8 conversion is definitely interesting. Can't imagine shelling out the bucks to have the dealer do it though (or is this on the side?)...

Tucker

 

[Trunk Monkey]

The cost is supposed to be under $12k, and that's with 80 hours of labor. It sounds like kind of a pet project for the shop, so I think they're cutting him a deal where they can. The dealership has always been awesome to work with, especially on Cruisers!

 

[ginericLC]

Is Will doing it?

I've thought of that several times. I never thought about trying to use a ToyBox though. Until 55100 posted about his LX470 motor in his 55 I thought the sensors would be impossible. He said that I could get around them. The wheel sensors are what made me chicken out the first time.

Used Tundra V8s can be found for as little as $2500.

 

[warpdriv]

Is it possiable to get some contact info?

 

[fj55-100]

Warpdriv info fo me or fo other mine is ejenkins@keyescars.com