Drool!! It looks so factory when you do it. I dobt it will look like that if I try it. 
TK
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It is alive and on the road! Some iForce powa
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Nice work Slee and Company.
That said, I'm sticking with the straight 6...
Of any Toyota variety.
You can have them all. I would take the 4.7 v8 above a 1FZ anytime.
We are working more towards us having all the parts to do the swap in house. That is the only way to get to a reasonable $ figure to do the swap. If you have to make one-off pieces every time then it simply is not worth it. More money up front to put parts on the shelve, but then we can sell them if people want them.
This will never be something you sell from a on-line shopping cart and the just deliver and it is plug and play.
That is the part that takes time, but if you can take the guesswork out, the custom fab and the re-inventing, then it becomes easier.
Driveshafts are easy, no lift required, ac system is some custom hoses, wiring is the only thing that can not be pre-made.
True, but I believe we have the dialed in. We should be able to repeat it stab the motor only once.
Christo and his guys make it look easy. They are the pros. They got $$$$
This was not easy and took time, but I did not want to do this for a one-off project. We are looking for a viable Toyota replacement for the 1FZ.
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Interesting. I like the idea.
So you/your shop has done the solid front axle swap on the 100 and now the 4.7 swap into the 80. Of the two, which do you like more and why. Which swap was easier?
Thanks
I would rank them in about the same
scale. However if we do this right I think the engine swap can be cheaper. I like the 100 with the SAS more due to the more modern truck that you end up with. Catch is you are building a big truck with lift. You can do the 80 with v8 on stock height.
I have to say that I like driving this one, but miss the heated seats (0 F outside) and space of the 100. With money the interior of the 80 can be rejuvenated and made better.
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Needs a turbo.
I still have a v8 turbo kit, but there is simply no space.
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It should work in either, but due to $'s involved I would get the latest model 80 you can find.
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We are nowhere near a kit or pricing a kit. As explained earlier, don't expect a plug and play kit in terms of getting it running. It will just be parts to make the swap easier.
Well done Christo. Thank you for taking the time to do this. I really appreciate the effort.
i wonder if a market could be made in creating and selling the custom wiring harness.... whats the value of such a harness? $1000? $500?
i wonder if a market could be made in creating and selling the custom wiring harness.... whats the value of such a harness? $1000? $500?
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
I would rank them in about the same
I like the 100 with the SAS more due to the more modern truck that you end up with. Catch is you are building a big truck with lift. You can do the 80 with v8 on stock height.
The SAS 100 is a perfect rig. The 80 is, in many ways, what it is (that being its appeal, of course).
I'd spend extra for the SAS hundy, personally, although I always think it is cool to see these swaps come to life.
agomez
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the only thing that sucks about the v8 is changing the starter, other than that I would take the 8 over the 6 any day and I bet the mileage is way better...
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Doesn't suck more that doing an axle service on a 80. Yes compared to swapping it on a 1FZ, it is more work, but honestly, it is not that big of a deal. Also, how often do you do it? There are many things on a 1FZ that is a pain, starting with P401 codes or whatever EGR code the all develop.
agomez
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so you used the tranny out of the 100?
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This is a 100 motor, tranny and transfer case.
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?
I eventually want to do this.. I want to keep my 80 for as long as I can. If I can't find a good diesel motor this would be my next option....
Great job Slee!!
I guess I'll just have dream, drool and save lots of pennies... and pray my 1FZ keeps on trucking for now.
Any particular reason why you used the drivetrain out a 100 rather than a Tundra, Sequoia, or V8 4Runner? Those would be far more common. Or is there no real difference in the drivetrains?
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Pah, you may have a V8 in your 80, but I have heated seats in mine!
Nice work Christo and team, what's the next project........
can you elaborate why? this swap would be a great way to save a bunch of dogged cheap old cruisers
He has it fabbed using the 95-up air cleaner assembly. Less work to re-work earlier air cleaners since he has that one patterned already.
That fan shroud is sweet by the way.
That fan shroud is sweet by the way.
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.
