Me and my son's have put one in an '85 4Runner and a '93 S-10 years ago. The 4 Runner was my first experience doing it and it wasn't bad at all. The hardest part was working with what I had, which was a regular floor jack, some various blocks of wood and straps; unstable is an understatement. By the time my other son's S-10 needed it, I had a transmission jack from Harbor Freight. So much better of an experience. It also works well for removing fuel tanks and transfer cases.
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That looks like something I’d do lol I’ll have the engine out so the clutch install should be pretty smooth (at least in my mind it’s should be). The only thing left that even remotely concerns me with the new engine is getting the distributor staked, not that the task is difficult, but with the new pistons and rings the engine is hard to turn over by the crank bolt. I’ve got a few ideas but it’s been raining for almost 5 days so I haven’t had the chance to mess with it.
