). I should be able to fit it there unless anyone has any better ideas? I'm assuming I can mount the MAP sensor anywhere right?
Here is what I picked up. I'll just make a bracket and run a hose to it from one of the existing manifold air tubes - like the one just above the ISC on the front I guess.
The front suspension is really, really good on Tacomas. If you properly mount some bump stops and have the proper tuned shocks it also simulates a longer travel setup. The rear suspension on Taco's is the absolute weak point of them when they head offroad but I have that taken care of for sure. Here is a new addition I have waiting for the front. I'm contemplating making some hardware to allow these to cycle further than they were designed... and then fab a set of lower control arms accordingly for more travel in the front. I can just put them on for now to get my IFS to cycle a little more. I'll have to do some more homework in order to modify for more travel - which isn't hard just down a couple notches on the todo list. At SEMA I talked to the guys at Icon (who made these) about such mods to them. They are pretty nice over there and they know who I am. I really want to make some lowers that would really just make the front suspension look insanely trick with these billet uppers. I have a lot on my mind for this new year... rollcage, front suspension, putting the crazy stereo back in and all of that. Money pit for sure. =]
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. I will be making steel lowers. The uppers can be billet but the lowers always have to be steel as there is no way aluminum can take the beating. That Taco looks awesome... just needs a new super tough bumper and some new fiberglass but it sounds like it's all in the past now.
The 1uz comes to life! 
I've been working on this engine for SO long that I just had to tell myself that I need to keep at this project with continuous work or I'm cheating myself.
Ahhh sweet music.
I had the pleasure of trouble shooting all day long and I was victorious in solving my problems. Here is a video I shot while working through a couple problems with the fuel pump signal. I hard wired the fuel pump while I was reading the computers fuel output signals. I got it working properly at 10pm tonight. This stuff ain't easy. I'm liking the Nascar sound! My neighbor txt messaged me when he heard it start up from the next house over.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtFTWxuVim0
http://www.youtube.com/user/casmitherz
Hey glad you appreciate my work. Well I've always been into electronics and I figured that I might as well go all the way and get a stand alone because I will supercharge or run a couple turbos someday. So spending the time to wire in a stock ECU is just a waste of time if I'm going to do the forced induction thing. Also it's very complicated to run the Adaptronic but by the time I have decided to go with a SC or whatever then I'll have already had some good experience tuning the Adaptronic. When I had the heads ported the guy who did it said he wouldn't do as much if I was using the stock ECU. Plus I can set a hard and soft rev limit with either ignition or fuel cut which will be really nice. I like holding the pedal down all the way when I have to so being able to have those options are really nice. I will be having a hard choice to make between suspension upgrades on my truck that I have planned or going forced induction. Now that I have all the room in the world under my hood, a computer to run the whole system it would be pretty easy! I have a couple people who have already offered to make custom headers for me or at least help me out when I want to make some. But I want to put a 9" rear end under it and a roll cage so I'll probably put the work into those next. I'll be having enough fun with the power my NA motor puts out. I just want to drive the thing at this point!
I did consider the R150F but I have friends at transmissions shops and the guys commented that the W59 will be fine. They just give the advice to fully depress the clutch and not to do anything stupid. Mine is a low mileage tranny I got recently and I can find W59's cheap anyhow so if it breaks I'll just go grab another one. Someones has to test out the W59 right? PLUS the W59s come with the much more desirable gear driven transfer case. So if you go R150F you'll be going backwards in that respect and you'll be going to Advanced Adapters to buy a plate to mount the better gear driven case. If I change to a different gear box it won't be Toyota that's for sure.
I'll definitely be putting up some sweet videos when this thing gets on the road. I want to get a camera to mount inside and everything. Make sure and subscribe to my Youtube channel to stay updated.
