3VZE Restoration

Hey everyone, I’m new to posting here but certainly not new to reading the forums.

This is my 92 3.0 with 4x4 that I have owned for about 5 years now. 3 years ago the rear axle bearing blew and so it sat until last summer when I could afford to start working on it. Naturally, with any 30 year old car, you start to find a lot more issues as you go, so long story short- this summer started the adventure of rebuilding the heads and restoring the engine bay.

At this point in time, the heads are being rebuilt and I am restoring/replacing any broken parts I come across. Up until this point, many people/mechanics have told me to replace the motor, and I disagreed mainly because I cannot afford to, but also because this motor refuses to die. Despite having the original (leaking) head gaskets, a rusted through coolant system, misfires on 2 cylinders and deteriorating parts, it miraculously still runs at 212,000 miles.

This post is a sort of log on the restoring adventure and I will be posting a couple updates until the finish. I have read through dozens of forums on here, but regardless, I’d still love any advice from other who have gone through the rebuild process!

 

Welcome Looking forward to following your build!