Jfrisch’s Red Taco build

[Tacomadad18]

Dropped it in a car show a month or two ago. Haven’t had time to really get out and wheel lately.

Gotta change the water pump, stupid me didn’t change it when the motor was out. Changed pretty much everything else though, just not the most time consuming one lol

Oh well, if this was easy everyone would do it right?

Been searching for a good deal on a supercharger setup lately as well…

Twin sticks would also be very good for it. Can’t fully commit on that though. The taco box was cool and all, but around me there’s not the right terrain for it. We have rocks/ sand/ leaves on the trails. Not smooth/ semi smooth boulders. It mostly ends up in wheel speed to get up and over the obstacles.

Might start posting more with winter here, I know there’s a want for an updated YouTube video. I just don’t have the time. I know I pushed out a lot, but it took up a lot of my already don’t have free time. Plus, I’m not gonna put out click bait type videos to get views. It’s either the real shit or nothing. There hasn’t been much real going on, so you get nothing lol that will hopefully change.

Tons of questions on the swap though, glad to see it is coming up in the tacoma world though! Definitely wanted something different and that to my knowledge no one else has done, specifically the way I did. A Lexus v8 with a manual tcase from a tacoma in an 18’ on 37s.

 

[Tacomadad18]

Bounced it off a tree over the weekend. Shattered the glass and the door doesn’t open. But who cares when I now have an excuse for trail doors!

 

[Tacomadad18]

Like a ghost town around here but these came in today. Super pumped about them.

 

[Tacomadad18]

I am terrible at keeping up with the internet stuffs but I finally put up a video of the truck running. Also calling 1uz gurus for some needed help!

Enjoy, or don’t. I lost monetization on YouTube a while ago.


Source: https://youtu.be/lk-TNSAwcr0?si=lKMXXYCrfdtTWIFo

 

[drizzoh]

It's so gnarly to see a 3g with a UZ. Wish that was a factory option, these would be unstoppable lol.

 

[Tacomadad18]

It's so gnarly to see a 3g with a UZ. Wish that was a factory option, these would be unstoppable lol.

Definitely would have gone 3uz if I could start over. Vvti and obd2, so much better than obd1 lol. A UZ platform though would be awesome factory.

 

[Tomahawk Dog]

One good thing about the problem is that it is constant,
Intermittent problems are very hard to find, I would get a certified tech involved with access to current diagnostic tools.

Sound like it well may be a computer issue BUT the computer maybe fine it well could be;
Damaged wire - Bad sensor - Connector pin or Connector contact.

The engine will protect itself (computer) if it receives a "signal" that is not correct.
Harness guy may look at a wire / connection and it appears fine BUT is the contact - resistance - signal being sent correct.

Save money - time and headache, make a tech call or take it to a "qualified" tech that specializes in Toyota UZ's.
They will find it.

 

[Tacomadad18]

One good thing about the problem is that it is constant,
Intermittent problems are very hard to find, I would get a certified tech involved with access to current diagnostic tools.

Sound like it well may be a computer issue BUT the computer maybe fine it well could be;
Damaged wire - Bad sensor - Connector pin or Connector contact.

The engine will protect itself (computer) if it receives a "signal" that is not correct.
Harness guy may look at a wire / connection and it appears fine BUT is the contact - resistance - signal being sent correct.

Save money - time and headache, make a tech call or take it to a "qualified" tech that specializes in Toyota UZ's.
They will find it.

I’ve asked around locally, but came up with a lot of excuses lol.

Think I may have found it. Pulled the ecu and found a few leaking capacitors and some bent all the way over other caps. Didn’t look good to me. I’ve got a test one coming to see if that was my issue. Hopefully it was and I can move on with my life

 

[Tacomadad18]

After being ghosted and never getting an answer I ordered a new ecu and put it in the truck. Yesterday after installing it I took the truck on the hwy and it finally goes hwy speeds!! So yeah, shouldn’t have listened to one person and listened to the rest.

*my original ecu came from someone who used it weekly for making harnesses and was assured it couldn’t be that. So I took that word and replaced/ swapped and tested almost every electrical part on the truck.

I’m not one to call anyone out so we’ll leave it at that. Now, looking forward to putting the truck back together and driving it

 

[drizzoh]

Damn I hate when it's that simple, but fantastic that you fixed it.

 

[Tacomadad18]

Damn I hate when it's that simple, but fantastic that you fixed it.

Yeah this whole project has been one thing after another. First, the original company that I talked to about making motor mounts, trans mounts and oil pan, ghosted me after talking for a good 2 months.

Then, the guy who wired it standalone, said my ecu was bad and he had a shop one he used to test harnesses that I could buy. Asked him a ton of questions why it wasn’t running right and tested every electrical part and swapped a few to oem stuff and still problem was there. He assured me the ecu was fine. I opened it and found those bad capacitors and asked him which ecu works with my harness. (Motor is a 92 1uz, harness is a 93/94 ls400. They don’t share the same ecu. eBay & junkyards didn’t have any that matched my numbers on the ecu I needed and he was gonna sell me another one he had.

Scrolling on eBay the other night I found the one that matched and took a shot at it. Right in center mass. Bingo, bullseye, kachow. Runs hwy speeds now lol

 

[drizzoh]

Yeah this whole project has been one thing after another. First, the original company that I talked to about making motor mounts, trans mounts and oil pan, ghosted me after talking for a good 2 months.

Then, the guy who wired it standalone, said my ecu was bad and he had a shop one he used to test harnesses that I could buy. Asked him a ton of questions why it wasn’t running right and tested every electrical part and swapped a few to oem stuff and still problem was there. He assured me the ecu was fine. I opened it and found those bad capacitors and asked him which ecu works with my harness. (Motor is a 92 1uz, harness is a 93/94 ls400. They don’t share the same ecu. eBay & junkyards didn’t have any that matched my numbers on the ecu I needed and he was gonna sell me another one he had.

Scrolling on eBay the other night I found the one that matched and took a shot at it. Right in center mass. Bingo, bullseye, kachow. Runs hwy speeds now lol

What a PITA. If it helps at all, I put LS400 calipers on my MK3 Supra recently and that was a PITA too lol.