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Figured I'd post a few pics; nobody likes reading words without anything to look at...



"air conditioning"


usual rust... it's all gone now


crusty old oily 292, but it ran like a champ even though the piston rings fell out when I took everything apart... fell out in pieces


Rebuilt heart; almost ready to go in


Along the way I traded the frame of the 2wd for a complete GMC front clip (not everything is pictured, I do have all the parts)


Scored a 2wd for a parts truck; super-cheap... can't say no


Early on when I first got her:


Where she sat for a few years; yes she was covered up with a kick-ass tarp.


Primed with Eastwood's stuff; I'll be going over it again with DuPont's primer soon since I have DuPont for color base.


Lately I have been getting the engine and trans mounts all cleaned up to go back in; this weekend I am aiming to stab the engine. Tonight I'm hoping I can get the trans/t-case in... damn things are heavy! I forgot how heavy since I've been dinking with Toyota stuff for a few years now.

Grond, my little '84 that started the whole mess:


...but the engine crapped a bearing, so...


Then I scored a well set-up 85 4Runner:


and picked up a few others along the way:


Now the tan one is in line for a 3.4 V6 swap this winter, the blue one and magenta one are sold and I'm always looking for more.