Originally Posted by
jumpbike
the engine is a 1KZ-T or a TE, the TE has an electronic controlled pump and possibly only comes on the later import (prado) 70 series or the 90 series but you'd have to add the ecu and stuff for this, the mechanical pumps are much easier and take about 3 seconds to fuel up n make it go!
I just text my mate about the box, he said you can keep the box but need to change the bell housing to the 3 litre one. This next part might put dangerous ideas in your head but... they use an R series gearbox and as you may have spotted around the supra R154 gearbox. This means with a simple swap of a bell housing a 1/2JZ engine bolts straight up to the standard box or if you wanted a bit more strength, the cruiser transfer box bolts up to the R154 box. Other options are LS400 1UZ as again its a simple bellhousing swap or simply use the auto box's from the UZ/JZ and bolt the transfer box straight up to them.
I know someone whos done a 1UZ swap into 1, I currently own a 2JZ with a 70 transfer box bolted to the autobox but that wasnt my doing, was a given up idea.
so yea... there's some ideas but to keep it cheap the 3 litre diesels ya best bet ha