so its got teh 2.9 in it? the 2.9 in my 89 ranger will kick the piss out of any 3.0 toyota v6 iv ever seen.

but like jimbo said, scrap the front d28 if you can, its very very weak. swap in the front off an 90's explorer its a bit stronger or if you can even better go for a narrowed 44 from an early bronco with coil setup on it already. very near to bolt in.

and goodluck, post some pics