Topic: 3RZ swap

[Black Runner]

Does Marlin Crawler do engine swaps? If not, does anyone know of shops that do in Northern California? Specifically Toyota swaps. Thanks

[jimbo74]

you should do it yourself..... swapping an engine will be quite expensive trying to get a shop to do it

[Black Runner [OP]]

I don't have the time or fab skills to pull it off on my own. I'm just trying to see what something like this would cost. My 22RE is getting tired and I rather have something more modern with more power.

[IronClad]

http://www.toyonlyswaps.com/ would be your best bet. they are in somewhat central oregon though

[Toydanota]

http://www.performanceoptions.net/

 I had them do the wiring aspect of the swap. Top notch work. They do tons of engine swaps of all different makes. Also they are located in Oakland,ca.

[Black Runner [OP]]

Thanks for the replies guys. I'm looking for a shop in California just because they may be more familiar with the smog laws here.

[Vang530]

Yikes. You are looking at some major $$$ to do a smog legal swap here in Cali if you aren't doing it yourself. Enough that you'd come out ahead by just selling your truck and buying a Tacoma or something with more power!
Engine - $1k+
Tranny -
Wiring - lots o labor
Exhaust - Custom = $$$
Labor - $100/hr?? This is where they come out ahead and you lose!

A shop charged me $400 to replace an alternator (before I know how to wrench) and after that...I bought a set $250 set of quality tools and a haynes manual and got to learning how to do it myself. Best decision ever and a worthy investment that you'll have for the rest of your life

[zembalayan]

you'd come out ahead by just selling your truck and buying a Tacoma or something with more power!

Not to mention, it gets a bunch plusher with a newer vehicle as well. 

This is one of those things that if I doubted my own skills to pull off such a job (which I most certainly do), I'd want to be absolutely certain that the the shop doing it could make it work like factory.  I am not interested in dumping thousands and thousands into a truck that gains gremlins and loses reliability.  Have the pioneers, particularly on this board made a ton easier?  Yes!  But still there is massive range of work quality out there, which would give me pause.