Im having a mental break down just trying to read your post. I would start by going through all vehicles you are going to trash and remove whats good on them. Next I would forget about that 350 only because I like toyota engines in my toyotas. Ok really what Im trying to say is take that 22re and swap it in the good vehicle and run with that. Its a better engine imo than the 3.0 though I would run that if it was given to me free or cheap. Also there is a ton of info on Pirate 4x4 to search for, just dont ask any questions. Good luck and maybe post some pics too
Robert