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That's an interesting combo! Got the motor in, now it awaits wiring, so I'm going to get a bit more body work done while I wait. Might run it without the plastic covers

Been on a bit of a hiatus, had another kid, finally getting back to work on this thing. Intake was a carbed TRD intake for race engines, this engine was out of a desert race truck, not sure exactly where it came from, but probably from the real TRD. Got the engine bay painted, and working...

Thanks! Can't wait to get it installed!

This is with the 1uz in it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_uBItL6VvU&feature=player_embedded#t=0s Got some fender flares: Now its all torn apart, cut out the firewall, rebuilt it and getting it ready for paint. :eek::D

Here's a bit of an update: new motor.....450hp 2UZ, billet crank, h-beam rods, web cams, and a bunch of other nifty stuff to make it go fast. Painted it nimbus grey....looks a bit more blue in the pics than in real life. ;)

How did you get the VVTI working? Or is it not? Cool project!

Thanks guys! Been driving it around....definitely needs more power. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WGPXG3TAWY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu_9Or8XBas

No sh!t, what a jackass. I love how people in a certain industry think that their industry or job is SOOOOO hard and involved that only they could figure it out. Dude, its wires, any nimwit with a wiring diagram can figure it out...you're not that special. And besides...who wastes...

Driving it with a map from a toyota 3RZ.....:D:D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-_60LvrIzk&list=UUDdwoXo_-Ytq_IgHO8WgRVQ&index=1&feature=plcp

Corporate whore day: Some of Bill at Independent Speed shops work....making me nice brake lines, plumbing and wiring everything. Dash is not installed so all the switches and buttons are just dangling. Hydraulic Hand Brake, I need to make the lever next: Wilwood pedal assembly:

Video from last night.....first attempt starting the 1UZ with a Haltech Sprint 500....this is literally just Bill plugging in the ecu, adding trigger specs and whatever else he entered in about 5 minutes on the laptop....:D...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmW873d_wfM&list=UUDdwoXo_-Ytq_IgHO8WgRVQ&index=1&feature=plcp

Yes Primer! Got the last touches finished to get this thing out the door, the whole interior, trunk, undercarraige and pretty much everything that I've touched is now John Deere Blitz Black..... And off to the Independent Speed Shop! Should be almost read to drive in a week or two...

Thanks to Francis Andrew.....motor parts look a little classier, the wiring and fuel rails will be cleaned up, I just wanted to see what it looks like:

Ok....it has finally rolled out of the shop sprung on its own springs. F*ck what a great feeling. ;) Camaro hydraulic slave with custom line and quick disconnect:

Try a split manifold like old school inline hot rods. 3 cyls go to one muffler, 3 cyls go to another muffler. ;)

Out with the old rusty sh!t: In with the new structural sh!t: 2x4 .120 wall, it will become my outer frame rail and something really solid to attach a cage too.

Yay Parts!!! Did a bit of sanding to see what its gonna look like: Trunk done other than where the coilover mounts go...waiting for my DOM to come in: Ewwwwww, guess I have to build new rockers, and make them out of tube to make a perimeter frame now. The seat of choice...Pro2000.

Coilover adapters to fit the lexus rear lower control arm: First coat of blue stuff! Finally! Not looking forward to sanding most of it off. Wheel tubs started: Figuring out where to mount the fuel cell: Once I'm happy with all the body and structural aspects it's moving to...

Starting to look like a car again, and made some coilover adapters to ditch the stock strut things.