I'll start from the beginning which is pretty easy and straight forward.
I own a Mitsubishi l200 which I bought with a factory v6 in it. It was very good I did a few mods front winch bumper, rear winch, Bobtailed the tub (cut 14" out of it) painted it bright orange. And life was good until I dropped 2 Pistons on the way home from playing in the mud. Recovered home, stripped engine out and very nearly stuck a v6 back in it until a little birdie pointed out the 1uz engine. I've been toying with the idea of a solid axle swap for sometime so the project now begins. Toyota hilux front axle/suspension and a v8 power plant. I'm sorry if the start of the topic is a bit off thread but now you know my story......
As it was when I bought it
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As it stood the day I broke it
![45c86ab97ad7a6d18c12f70e5fd1925b.jpg 45c86ab97ad7a6d18c12f70e5fd1925b.jpg](https://www.lextreme.com/forums/data/attachments/23/23100-7f7fe9af1f0b8586806b158c01db27ad.jpg?hash=f3_prx8LhY)
The 1uz test fitted in the engine bay for the first time
![th_1431DBA4-7FF0-490A-8462-3F666EF60822.jpg th_1431DBA4-7FF0-490A-8462-3F666EF60822.jpg](https://www.lextreme.com/forums/data/attachments/23/23101-367090cd12658909c88188a3895f15cd.jpg?hash=NnCQzRJliQ)
I own a Mitsubishi l200 which I bought with a factory v6 in it. It was very good I did a few mods front winch bumper, rear winch, Bobtailed the tub (cut 14" out of it) painted it bright orange. And life was good until I dropped 2 Pistons on the way home from playing in the mud. Recovered home, stripped engine out and very nearly stuck a v6 back in it until a little birdie pointed out the 1uz engine. I've been toying with the idea of a solid axle swap for sometime so the project now begins. Toyota hilux front axle/suspension and a v8 power plant. I'm sorry if the start of the topic is a bit off thread but now you know my story......
As it was when I bought it
![E-B698-40C5-B783-94A1F7317227-364-00000053FC71BB17.jpg E-B698-40C5-B783-94A1F7317227-364-00000053FC71BB17.jpg](https://www.lextreme.com/forums/data/attachments/23/23099-e0b6d9ab91708576f16e29a7c84b2804.jpg?hash=4LbZq5FwhX)
As it stood the day I broke it
![45c86ab97ad7a6d18c12f70e5fd1925b.jpg 45c86ab97ad7a6d18c12f70e5fd1925b.jpg](https://www.lextreme.com/forums/data/attachments/23/23100-7f7fe9af1f0b8586806b158c01db27ad.jpg?hash=f3_prx8LhY)
The 1uz test fitted in the engine bay for the first time
![th_1431DBA4-7FF0-490A-8462-3F666EF60822.jpg th_1431DBA4-7FF0-490A-8462-3F666EF60822.jpg](https://www.lextreme.com/forums/data/attachments/23/23101-367090cd12658909c88188a3895f15cd.jpg?hash=NnCQzRJliQ)