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I am the other way: I have no welder and no welding skills. I want the hard parts. I am a whiz at making harnesses though.
 
ScottyDog said:
Are these readily available?

For one, I would think that the 100 series are not as common as say for instance F-150's or Toyota Tundras for that matter.. I guess I'm trying to figure how easily is it for you guys to source the drive train?? Scouring all the salvage auctions?
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Not the easiest thing to find a 100 donor, but any of the other donors with v8 has the transfer case outputs centered in the rear and wrong side on the front.

This truck was done with LC parts and a Tundra ECU with LC harness. That complicated matters, however you do not have to deal with chipped keys. It would be easier to deal with chipped keys than what we did on this one. You can bolt the 80 transfer case to the 100 tranny. So you need a 4.7 of some sorts, a 100 harness & Ecu with keys and a 100 tranny.
 
knorrena said:
Christo,

Hmmm, lemme see if I get this right. You can swap a uz into an 80 and sas on a 100, but lament over heated seats?
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Nah, I just need to order some and put them in. As always we do these projects to see what is involved, cost them etc. Now that it is running, I will probably rejuvenate this 80 and drive it for a while.
 
lt1fire said:
I think the wiring harness that is plug and play is the one thing that should be made available to buy. The other things aren't that bad for anyone with a little fabbing skills. It's the wiring harnesses that are hard to do...... those are the only things stopping me from starting on my engine swaps.
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Responses shows that it can go both ways. If we can have all the hard parts on the shelve, that is 1/2 the battle. If one can locate the same donor all the time, harnesses can probably be made but that is down the line.
 
Just curious but say i have an 80 that blows the motor (not just a HG but say a spun rod bearing and the motor is trash). Would it be a lot less, about the same, or a lot more to do this swap as compared to a complete rebuild. Just curious so when the sad day comes for all of us we know our options. Yes i do know that you will be bringing the 2UZ up to par but with that included what do you think?
 
I think I'd swap before I did a full-blown overhaul on a 1FZ.
 
beno said:
Weak.

You just want more V8's in your herd.

:lol:
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There is nothing on the planet quite like the exhaust note from a nasty V8.



:flipoff2:
 
Jeppers said:
Just curious but say i have an 80 that blows the motor (not just a HG but say a spun rod bearing and the motor is trash). Would it be a lot less, about the same, or a lot more to do this swap as compared to a complete rebuild. Just curious so when the sad day comes for all of us we know our options. Yes i do know that you will be bringing the 2UZ up to par but with that included what do you think?
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The issue is what the cost of the donor is. We are targeting a $10k range without exhaust. Exhaust can be $1k to $2k depending on what you want. On this one we have a complete new stainless steel exhaust with tig welded joints and super nice band clamps and flanges to make removal easier. Relative low mileage 4.7's motors can be found. The expense is typically the 100 tranny, wiring and ECU parts.

A 1FZFE rebuilt is anything from $6k-$8k depending on how you do it and what is replaced. I would be the first to say this is not for everyone. But if I was dead stuck on the 80 platform and I had an engine choice to make and I had the $'s, I would go this route.

The truck is not a hot-rod, but it just feels they way it should. If you came from a high HP vehicle like most tahoe's etc etc, you would get into this and not feel like, hey why does this thing not have any power, like most people feel that are not 80 or cruiserheads when they get into a 80.

Let's face it, our perspective is a little skewed and we will justify the lack of power with the old "tractor motor" comment anytime we can.
 
10K (less exhaust) is not bad considering it will breath new life into the 80.
 
toojayzee said:
Thats funny. Looks almost exactly like mine, right down to the way you mounted the PS res.
I need to make a shroud like yours though. Mine isnt vvti, but none the less I love driving it. Been beating on it since february of last year and it still turns me on, when I turn it on :D
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We took some different paths, but yes some things just fell naturally in place. I have a hard time keeping my foot out of it. For now the exhaust tone is awesome, but I think for general cruising I would like to tone it down a bit. As you say, I smile every time I drive it.
 
OT, but i have a complete V8 from a 2001 with all harness for sale.
 
ScottyDog said:
For one, I would think that the 100 series are not as common as say for instance F-150's or Toyota Tundras for that matter.. I guess I'm trying to figure how easily is it for you guys to source the drive train?? Scouring all the salvage auctions?
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I suggest just running 100 series off the road to help populate the salvage yards.


Looks good. Like to see all Toyota swaps. Though I'm guessing it'll be more costly than your average SBC swap - but at least you won't be average!
 
sleeoffroad said:
Not happening in a 80. sorry. Everything is on the wrong side.
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Christo, can you elaborate? Weren't the 2UZ and 3UR offered in the same model year?
 
The outputs on the 5.7 trasfer case are opposite the 80 transfer.
 
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