[fintstone]

Originally Posted by Captain Ahab Jr

Mine is very rusty, mainly doors, front fenders and rear quarters, chassis is solid though

It was nearly immaculate when I bought it 7yrs ago but salty winters have made it deteriorate very quickly

The 1UZ V8 is in my LS400, an amazingly refined engine, the swap into a Surf (JDM 4Runner) has been done many times here in the UK, well documented and not a difficult or expensive conversion

I often think about doing this swap but if I do it would be along with making the interior more luxurious

Have a constant battle going on in my head, restore to original as there are very few UK spec. survivors or restore to luxury overland/explorer spec.

Yes, that is the engine. The ones I have seen were a pretty clean swap, but maybe a job to hire out if I knew a competent shop that specialized in the task. But, mine is 100% stock and I have the same mentality that I do about a pristine 911 (or any nice older car). But, while it is pretty capable (and seemed pretty quick back in '94), I do really want more power now after driving a Cayenne TT if I were to start using it as my daily driver again.