1983 Toyota Pickup

That sounds like a fun project. I want to do a 3rz swap so bad, but I don't know jack about wiring. I can barely check an alternator or starter.

 

Haha it's not too hard but it will be well worth it since the truck currently has the original 20R with a 5 speed trans can't do over 70 on the highway

 

Haha if you know what you're doing its probably not hard. I've bought a few automotive wiring books for the sole intention of doing an engine swap. I'm also considering something like Painless Wiring or getting a friend to do it.

 

Done!

http://www.offroadsolutions.com/products/ors-stand-alone-3rz-fe-conversion-wiring-harness/

 

@toastyjosh, I looked at their harness, but it says it's for the 22re and 3.0, not the 22r. I'm not sure what the differences are, but it's something I should look into.

I painted up my u-bolt flip so ill be ready to mount my axles after I get the parts in for the front and get it rebuilt.



I also fixed my pressure washer and got the engine washed up. It still looks pretty crappy, though.

Before:


After:


The tranny and transfer case have a nice layer of grease and clay caked on that the pressure washer couldn't take off.

Anyway, I encountered a big setback today. I originally planned on putting all new gaskets on the engine so it had no leaks when it was all back together. I pulled the valve cover today, and this is what I found:









So I'm pretty bummed about my find. I hadn't planned on rebuilding this engine. When I drove this thing home, it was ridiculous how gutless it was. I'm surprised it even got me home looking at the internals on it. And the reason I don't want to rebuild it is because I'm sure it will still be pretty gutless after a rebuild. And I originally just wanted to do gaskets to hold me over until I could locate a wrecked Tacoma with a 3rz. Not only that, but by the time I spend the money to send this thing off to the machine shop, desmog, carb, exhaust, etc. I feel like I could have spent comparible money to do a 3rz swap. So I'm not sure what to do right now.

 

When I did mine , I found a wrecked one with 22r ,that had 30,000 miles on OD, just did swap out and was good to go , funny the truck was wrecked in 1986, and I did swap in 2006.

 

Hey Corey, the cam and top end are shot for sure, looks like they ran it very low on oil, you can check this site on top ends and engines but they are expensive. http://www.lceperformance.com
keep us updated, later....

 

That's pretty wild. You don't hear stuff like that often. I'd be hard pressed to find an original 22r in that condition.

Thanks for the link. LCE has some nice stuff, they are expensive, though. That's where I figured up my prices for a rebuild kit, desmog, etc. compared to the price to do a 3rz.

 

Update: bought a truck today minus the wheels and tires.







Has a running 3rz with 140k. One owner truck, and the guy claimed he changed the oil every 2k. Probably BS, but the inside of the valve cover where the oil fill cap goes looked new, so maybe not. Now I gotta figure out how to do wiring since I don't know s*** about it. Truck will be parted out besides the obvious thing I need.

 

This might come in handy.
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=19275.0

Good luck!

Edit- Fixed the link

 

Thanks! This might be a beautiful disaster before it's all said and done lol.

 

That's awesome! I'll be doing the same swap on my 80 toyota I'm just looking for a Tacoma or 4runner to buy to tear apart. If you don't mind me asking how much did you pay for that Tacoma?

 

I payed 1k for it without the wheels. And it has the factory e-locker

 

Killer deal man, congrats you'll most likely make that money back parting the rest out

 

Yeah I definitely got lucky with this one. I'd been looking in the auto parts section of CL, and the first time I looked under cars and trucks this popped up.

 

Nice looking parts truck man and a great deal, check these guys out from SC they can make you a plug & play wiring harness, here's the link http://www.tweakdperformance.com/services.html

 

Toyotaman29, thank you SO much for that link. I will call them tomorrow.

 

No problem, glad to help.

 

I started working on my front axle over the weekend. Didn't get a lot done mostly because I over analyzed the placement of my knuckle gussets. I went ahead and welded them up with all the old parts on, that way I know they fit when I put it all back together. I've only got the bottom gussets finished so far.

Gotta improvise when I'm riding solo








I haven't been able to find pictures of the gussets with the knuckles turned. You can see how tight of a fit it is. The metal rings clear fine, and the little scraper gaskets just barely touch the edge of the weld.