No not yet. I sent a PM to the IB Member Support that put on the contest and they replied that they were waiting for BFG to send them the tire vouchers. That was on 1/6/15...

***EDIT***I GOT THE TIRE VOUCHER ON SATURDAY 1/18/15!!!

 

Sweet!!

 

Update for everybody who is following the 1uz.....

We have a wiring harness that's ready to come to market. So for those looking for a complete swap kit, we have it.

Radiator, motor, mounts, wiring harness, radiator!!!! I am very happy to finally have a harness ready for those who are wanting this motor.

 

I have been waiting for this for a while, and while a work in progress I finally have a website setup for those looking at what we sell and prices. There is a "lets talk about toys" section and I look forward to those who want to visit and talk about there 1UZ swaps or solid axle swaps.

I look forward to seeing some visitors!

http://northwesttoysllc.com/

 

Going to build my own C02 tank. I ordered parts today. I got a 10 lb aluminum tank, a 100 psi western enterprises constant psi regulator and a high psi 6' whip hose with swedged ends. I don't need a blazing fast time trial fill rate for my tires so this should work fine for my tire fill and working air tools.

We will see how this goes!!!!

 

Sounds like a cool project, I'll be following this, something I'd like to do someday.

 

Just a little intellectual food for you all to chew on!

"A bad financial decision today, usually means you'll have a really awesome toy tomorrow"!!!

 

What did you invest in? there must be more to it...

Sounds like i need to take a drive south and visit the shop again.
Monday I was actually on the east side of I-5 taking my daughter to a college visitation at Corbin..if she hadn't been beat and the weather so crappy would have headed over your way..

New Website looks great. Wish I could have you drop a V8 in my 81
It would be an interesting project, would need cats though

 

Yeah there's more to it.. more of a joke than anything else. I saw something very similar on a complete piece of crap jeep today... I was thinking to my self, nope a crappy financial decision today for that fool will still be a crappy financial decision tomorrow.... HAHA

Now on to my financial decision. The shop you have been to down here was sold out of the blue as I had an offer on the property that I couldn't refuse.... So I bought a brand new shop building.... I am moving my facilities up really close to the McCoy off road park area in the Cascades! A lot closer to testing facilities this way...


Cats can be done!!!! Lets get'er done!

 

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Congrats on the new shop! will have to make it down there sometime. I am taking half the summer off from work, have a grandson due in July, might be able to finally make it down there to go wheeling..
that is a killer deal on the pull Pal..
wish I could order one and have you do the 1UZ, am lucky the missus lets me get a few things here and there..

 

I am looking forward to seeing you again soon so we can get some wheeling done!

Make sure you tell the misses how much you appreciate her everyday. I know I sure do appreciate mine!!!

I hope that I can find someone who wants a late Christmas present to themselves and takes advantage of the Pull Pal offer!!!

 

Here is the C02 air tank that I have assembled. This uses a piston style constant regulator. I have mine set at 125 psi, but I could do 100 or 150 depending what I wanted. I felt that 125 gives good flow for airing tires up quickly, but still reasonable for running air tools. I am using a 10lb aluminum air tank with handle. I have listed these on my website if anybody else is looking for a cheap alternative to the other high end tanks that other sell.

Here is what the regulator looks like.


I am using a used tank here in the pictures as I had a tank and wanted to make sure this all worked before selling them. The ones on my website are brand new tanks.



all put together, still needing to attach the quick disconnect and the hose.

 

Made a little progress on the Toyota trailer today. I used 2"x3" square tube for a 2" lift block during the build stage. I will get solid 2" blocks for the complete trailer. I wanted to check clearance for the 35" tires. I also went with a ubolt flip kit. Doing this negated the stock shock placement. I put a set of shock brackets on the axle tube and have the shocks in the stock upper mounts for the moment. I plan on adding a tube across the frame rails and putting long travel shocks on the back eventually. I also welded up the front A brace. I am not finished with it yet as I need to round the corners and finish welding it in place. I added the ebrake handle from a 4runner to the bottom of the bed and have it hooked up to the factory rear drums. This will give the trailer its own brakes when sitting by it self. I still plan on fitting a custom cut piece of diamond plate to the front of the trailer I think. I also want to fit my 35" spare to the tongue as well as a mount for 2 scepter cans as well. I haven't decided if I want to add a water storage or another fuel storage area in the stock location and use the factory fuel hole for that or just leave it open and find a door. Slow progress but progress non the less. I am still looking for a nicer bed and an elocker. Once I find the nicer bed I will swap it out and paint it to match my 4runner. The elocker is so I will have an extra on the trail as a spare if needed.

I also have all the lights working like there supposed to. The amber turns work independently of the brakes and the tail works work as well. The only thing not working is the back up lights.

 

What material did you use for the trailer lift block?
The right side looks like it is kind of mashed. Might just be a test fit for tire fitment testing?

Edit-just enlarged the post on my phone and saw they are temporary...

The matching wheels look great

I think having an extra tank in the stock spot with an transfer pump would be awesome.

 

Cool. I was thinking that an extra fuel tank would be awesome to have on the trail when its for long periods of off road adventures.

 

One question I have about this swap is do you need a manual ecu? Or can you run the sock one and modify it? Or do you need a stand alone unit?

 

I am running the stock 1uz ecu that came from the LS400. We build an integrated harness that plugs into the body harness and engine harness then into the 1uz ecu. All your factory gauges would work.

On this generation you can run the engine without the automatic and have no ill effects or trip errors by having the auto missing.

 

Awesome, thanks for the reply! I thought I read somewhere that if you had the wrong ecu then the engine wouldn't rev higher than 2800rpm or something..

 

A lot of the issues I have seen is the wrong ecu or wrong pin outs. I have had my 1uz happily singing at 6000 rpms.

If you need your welcome to visit my website. We can build you a wiring harness for your swap as well as a lot of other parts you can use to help you with your build.

www.northwesttoysllc.com