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Dude, working on mine is like me (and you 2 probably) building/racing RC cars when I was little! You just want to do everything you can to make em functional and good looking. That's why mine is taking so long, heh. My hydraulic throwout bearing conversion was a huge setback. It's not that...

Hey guy, I just checked out your thread over there. Looks pretty damn functional! Just need to do some fine tuning and detail work and that rig will be super nice. Good work.

Hey Kyle - It's a 96. The new front piece and headlights are from the 00-04 model. I'm waiting on my friends at the steel shop to get back from out of town. Then the truck is going over there so I can fab a little more tubing and build the rest of the exhaust system.

Nearly done with all the radiator placement and details. I'm pretty excited to only need a couple really short, simple radiator hoses. I'm putting more tubing in to support the front end once the truck fires up. For now I'll just be pulling the headers for a quick flange replacement and then...

A little welding on my radiator to put the inlet and oulets exactly where I want them. The bracing and welds are extremely strong so there won't be any surprises while driving this truck offroad. I'll be using some rubber isolators to mount the whole unit as well. Howe makes a really strong...

Alright guys another update. Been extremely busy with primary missions in life lately sorry. I've also been taking my sweet time on some very important details: clutch and radiator/cooling. My hydraulic throwout bearing is going to make for some very luxurious shifting action. The radiator is...

I got all the parts I need for my newer front end conversion or updating. New grill and lights fit up nearly perfectly. I need some mesh for the big hole up front and I'll be coating it black. Yesterday I picked up some more tubing that will be going across the whole front to support the...

Here I go mounting the electric fan on my radiator. This is how I've always wanted to mount it on my previous one but I knew I wasn't going to use that Tacoma radiator so I had a hard time justifying it. So anyhow here I welded a couple aluminum rails on the end caps that the fan will bolt right...

Looks freakin awesome. You're going to start on a rollcage for the beast right? It would be so easy at this point!

I hate to post such a crappy picture but this is the one angle I really liked. Check out my new cross members for mounting my radiator. Tubing will be going across the top from side to side and it will be tied into the frame to stiffen up the whole thing. The piece I made last night already adds...

Making my custom high pressure power steering line was a lot of fun. Something I thought would be quick (when I started the swap) took more effort than I care to talk about. =] It came out great though so it's all worth it.

Keepin it real... clean. Here are a couple shots of assembling engine accessories. This stuff has been done for a while now but I thought I would share with yall.

Damn that GS is going to sound mean. If you know the LSX engines then it's a good idea to just stick with em and put one in something that you really like. A lot of swaps come from the idea that you have a hot rod engine sitting around and you just want to put it in something that you really...

Today I got sidetracked helping a friend assemble the head on his 3RZ Tacoma and fire it up so he could use it for work this week. So tomorrow I'll be back at his shop building some plates with some tubing in between them. The lower support going across will be cut out and replaced with tubing...

Congrats, and that kid is waiting for a ride in that thing for sure. You went through a lot of hassle to get is to run consistently. It sounds great. Now just tie up the loose ends if you haven't already and hopefully get a video of that beast rolling around.

Sorry guys been busy overtime'n it lately. I got everything ready to fire up except the radiator. I'm mounting up an aluminum Howe Racing radiator and removing most of the Toyota metal underneath the front end. Replacing it will be tubing from left to right. I'll still have the stock grill and...

Good work. Just get it running then you can work out any bugs and high pressure wash it off for a nice finish. =] It's not what fancy tools you have or the shop your working in... it's just getting your hands dirty and getting the work done. Looking good.

Nice car - good power too. Must be fun.

I think everyone will agree that you should rebuild your engine with stronger rods/pistons to prep the engine for the supercharger. I would find someone over there with experience to strengthen up your transmission as well. Maybe some people around here can help you with what needs help in those...

Progress is always a little slow but sure. Just keep making at least a little progress each time you have a chance to work on it. It's the times that you don't do anything that will make the project take a really long time. That's going to be one cool rig.