Yeah, it was featured in 4 Wheel Drive and Sport Utility in November of 2006. When they called and asked if they could do a feature on it I asked them if they had the right phone number!
I bought a rolled '91 Toyota truck for the motor and trans and all the electrical bits to make it run. Then I did a spring over with '85 Toyota axles and electric lockers out of a TRD Tacoma. It runs 5.29 gears in the diffs and a 4:1 in the t-case. The original '91 trans was so long that I had to make my own rear driveshaft out of a Toyota CV shaft. It was 14" long and it bound up on axle droop so much that it kept tearing up the CV. I had to install a limiting strap to keep the rear axle from drooping out so much. After playing around with that for a few years, I finally swapped in a L52 trans out of a '83 Toyota 4x4 which is about 5" shorter, thus allowing me to add 5" to the rear shaft. The front shaft was already super long so shortening it did not affect anything.
The motor fit like a glove in the engine bay, but I had to build custom motor mounts of course. A Toyota radiator was used but had to be notched at the top to clear the hood prop. It uses an electric fan because there was no room for the stock clutch fan. For added cooling insurance I installed a Supra dual stage thermostat. I also run a cooler on the PS system.
Building the steering system was basic, using the '91 IFS steering box we built a custom steering shaft and mounted the box as far forward on the frame as possible. A notch had to be taken out of the frame to clear the pitman arm and you can see the box poking through the fender. It also runs a high steer system on the stock width Toyota axle. The spring over was simple, but we did add generic Ford shock towers up front to be able to run a 12" shock. Custom rear shock mountings were added also to accommodate the 10" rear shocks.
Other details had to be sorted out too, like the air intake. I made one out of a 2.5" pee trap (ABS plastic), it's ugly, but it works fine and it gives me something to laugh about when I open the hood. We used Datsun master cylinders mounted in the stock location, but to get them to fit we had to use remote reservoirs under the driver's seat.The center seat had to be ditched to make room for the t-case shifter, but I made a nice console out of aluminum (with cup holders) to cover it back up. I did not want the battery in the engine bay anymore (nor would it fit with all the EFI stuff) so I relocated it to under the driver's seat. The stock fuel tank finally let go about two years ago so I bought a generic aluminum fuel cell and modified it to fit the EFI pump. It is held up with straps and bolt tabs for strength. How did I find out the fuel tank was on it's way out? I was welding on the truck one day in the shop, up on the lift, and the fuel tank caught fire at a pinhole leak. Talk about s&^%$* your pants!!!
The last tongue in cheek touch I added was a large "tuner style" exhaust tip that exits out the stock PTO hole in the rear crossmember/bumper.
If you have any specific questions, feel free to contact me though my website
www.stoffregenmotorsports.com