thank you toyota for your ridiculously expensive hose

undoing banjo fittings

had to unbolt rack to get hose in and out

ahh, THIS is the way to work on this stuff

time to transfer everything to the new motor. here we go...

hey there metal headgasket

getting lower rear timing cover over (under?) MHG was a PITA

eventually had to remove the studs to get it over

finally it's on

oil pan ready to install

oil pan gasket in place

yes, i learned my lesson

turbo head has intake dividers, NA head apparently doesn't

continuing...

making progress

...

front of engine done

exhaust side pretty much done

pulling stuff off the old engine

wiring harness

engine looks so much cleaner without it

ngk platinums, one heat range colder

i'm lazy, so i take big chunks off together

ditto

leaving the RC 550s for now

moving right along...

need to remove this fuel line restriction to install walbro and AFPR

hey there, mr. dremel

much better

pretty much ready to put in the car

where the hell do you go?

new engine and tranny ready to put in car

had to use the right hand to crank the load leveller... ;)

yeah, thanks for the help, phil. (alright phil actually helped a lot)

right, in you go, then

the hardest part is getting the motor mounts in the brackets, but leaving them loose and greasing them up helps a lot

ahh, motor is in

phil wants to know if The Sun will burn paper (but finds that it's much more willing to burn phil)

phil decides that he really wants to see the paper burn

but even after cheating, he is left unsatisfied