1993 Toyota Land Cruiser, 6.0 vortec swap

Homemade front bumper, kit rear bumper, homemade control arm brackets, homemade shock brackets, homemade engine mounts, jetta fusebox, modified jeep roof rack, modified axle control arm mounts, actual working cb, isuzu rodeo seats, snorkel, engine and trans out of a 2002 cadillac escalade, rock sliders with homemade chain steps, clearanced fenders, 40" baja boss tires i got on sale and used 17" method wheels, front air locker, rear grizzly locker, chromoly rear shafts, homemade rear hub stud delete with arp bolts, modified transfer case to make part time, added part time hubs out of a samarai, 2" body lift, 7" suspension lift, 14" king 2.5" remote reservoir shocks.

All was done in the driveway of my parents house mostly with a 200pc craftsman set, hf floor jack and stands, and a stick welder. I have done everything myself. The car was my parents brand new, and was given to me at 16. I discovered my mechanical side working on it and as I have done more, my skills have grown. I did not have mechanical parents AT ALL, so I basically did everything on my own. Two years ago, the stock 300k engine and trans were on the way out, so I had a decision to rebuild or swap. I thought i could get double the power for roughly the same cost as rebuilding, so that is what I set out to do. If I hadn't broke the pump on the trans by unknowingly not engaging the torque converter all the way, I would have succeeded. All said and done, including selling the old powertrain, I did it all for close to 2000 bucks. This is not a street queen as I have already blown up the trans once, front diff twice, two rear lockers, and 3 rear axles.