redthies
Renaissance Redneck
I have never rebuilt a Toyota LC 6 cylinder, but I hear they can be quite expensive to keep running. I bet you will get $1500 just into the head project. If I had to make that decision, I would weigh the LS option. You can buy a takeout 5.3 Tahoe motor for $1800. A couple adapters, cooling system, fuel system, exhaust and wiring...let's say another $3000. Two weeks worth of install. You would have one hell of an all purpose rig.
What's under the hood doesn't matter so much to me as long as it has enough power to get out of it's own way, which the stock FZJ80 does not.
What is this fascination with turning a reliable and capable 4x4 into a dragster?? My FZJ had totally acceptable power even running 35s in the mountains. If you want a fast car, buy a Corvette. I believe they come with a GM V8 and you don't even have to do a conversion!