I have written a few technical articles - both for this site, and for 4x4wire.com.

3.4L engine swap

I swapped a 3.4L Tacoma engine into my 1995 4Runner. I bought the 4Runner with a blown 3.0L engine and had trouble finding a good and affordable replacement. I opted to do an engine swap instead.

Supra Engine Swap

I heard about someone who had swapped a Supra straight 6 into a Toyota pickup, so I just HAD to give it a try. This was my first engine swap, and at the time that I did the swap little was known about it. I wrote an article about it for 4x4wire.com.

 Using theToyota front axle SST

Confused on how to use the Toyota SST to correctly shim the solid front axle? Look here for a detailed step by step procedure!

Topshifter Transfer Case Conversion

This article details how to convert a forward shifting Toyota transfer case to a top shifting case. This is often useful for a dual case setup as it is easier to find a good forward shifting case from behind a newer truck.

$56 ARB Air Compressor

A few years ago I had heard something about the air compressors that power the air suspension on mid '80's Cadillacs. Soon after this, I was at the junkyard and thought I would look for one while I was there. I went to the Cadillac section of the yard and found one in the first car I walked up to! I took it to the checkout and found out that they only wanted $5 for it.