WOW! amazing restomod! lots of things to like, but using the 90-91 front grill is a good one, since it looks meaner, has the recessed and blacked out headlight surrond and has TOYOTA.

What a cool looking truck.

Yay! I'm first!

To confirm it's a 2nd gen?

Does this work on a automatic swap? I know it works for the manual

a mint 4runner to a mint 4runner. i was expecting a rust bucket to mint but either way thats a win

You guys (M&D) and the whole team are amazing. I know this in person. I cannot express my gratitude in words. Your expertise has enabled multiple vehicle builds, and amazing camping trips with my kiddos! Till we meet again! - Nate

That's awesome. I've got a Hilux I need work done to, and I'll be buying one of your harnesses.

My parents were the original owners of a ‘91 SR5 4WD 5-speed. I inherited it when I went to college but sadly the rust killed it. This is such a cool build. Nice work.

Music is annoying.

Well now I have another lotto dream vehicle 😅

what bumper is that i really want to buy it

Wow, I've had a 86 96 and currently a 2016. Nice outfit!

nice

how much did the whole build cost?

Wow what an amazing build got a little teary watching this 😂

I got a 3.0 slow and ima need links to EVERYTHING

That turned out really nice! What rear bumper kit is that?

DECENT!!!!

Love the ORS logos in the front bumper.

Good Lookin Rig!!

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Can you make a video of your adapter harness for a 2rz swap. I have a complete 1997 donor Tacoma with 2 coil packs. The truck I want to put it in is a 1994 22re with a w56 5-speed manual. I do want to keep the ac as it is a daily vehicle.

What transmission options do you have with the 4.0 v6?

Will this modification work on a 97 m/t 4x4 ECU? I have a 1997 harness

Love seeing Caleb behind the wheel honing those skills.

So happy for Mike and where he's ended up. I doubt he misses the dealership! I know I don't, I finally got out last year after having been with Toyota and Lexus 25 years. Thought about opening my own shop, as there are no Independent Toyota/Lexus shops at all where I now live, but I doubt I could pull it off so it will be just a hobby now.

Sweet! Gotta love Moab. I finally made it back there after an 11 year hiatus for Cruise Moab 2022. Ol Marlin was there too. R.I.P. I will always be thankful for all the help Mike and Marlin have given me and all their customers since 2001. My friends and I were also grateful to be included when helping move the ORS shop back in the early days!

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Man would I love to do this to a complete rebuild on a 3.4 for my 2002 Tacoma X-cab, but I can't imagine the costs of just the add-on parts. If I knew these parts were going on it I would completely re-imagine the parts I'd use for connecting rods, pistons, rings, bearings, valves, roller rockers and lifters. I'm at 181k on mine and I lucked out finding my truck, as it was single owner and garage kept, with a new frame. The interior is mint, and right now everything works, and works well. Doing the timing belt, water pump, idler, and tensioner pulley was a task foreign to me coming from GMC, Ford, and Dodge/Ram, but the last tag from Toyota on the timing belt cover said 79,811, so I knew I was due at 180k. I'd love to see a video walk-through that covered the build. I was able to pull off the timing belt swap with the help of another KZfaqr's in-depth instructional video. The nice thing about this video is that they did not assume some laughable character, there was no unnecessary hand waiving, they did not waste time with dad jokes, they did not allow family pets to become a distraction, they did not drift into likes and dislikes of (name the topic), they had great camera angles, they had good lighting, they provided procedure cautions and warnings, and most importantly they did the swap with the block in the truck without removing the radiator. This is the gold standard of how a how-to should be constructed. I'm not a great teacher, but the testament to good instruction is success by the student. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pp1_hNdz2LWXeYE.html.

The kids getting older..............😂

Mike, you could not be more correct. Years time cause discouragement. The Spike is that for sure, but you guys have kept me going for sure. See you at the end of July!

That's one clean beautiful engine

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I think I’m about to start this project. Looking for a good 3.slow right now. I can add it to my fleet of old Toyotas. 😂😂 I’m glad my addiction isn’t heroin. 🤣

Might as well put the heater hose on the back of the engine. They are a pain to get to once the engine is installed without removing the intake.

What pulley are you running on this?

Can you do one of these for the 3rz next?

Looks so familiar! I love the one you guys built for me! Keep on truckin'

What a very nice, clean, and professional shop. I love to see all the custom Toyotas in one place.

What car is this engine going in? Lately I am thinking about building Prado 95. I imagine Prado 95 can be built really nice with long travel suspension kit, some wide body kit, and supercharger. I can't find such build on internet.

Can you do one of these videos for a 3rz?