The 4WD Swap Has Begun/ Diesel Swap?!?!?!?!

[@Robert-ko6wr]

You’re a wizard Austin Niemela! You are the only man I’ve seen working on the undercarriage of a vehicle with a light colored baseball cap, visor forward, and not have it fall off several times during the video. Not to mention your excellent work on the new build. Throughly enjoy watching!

[@naiashine4394]

I love that you showed th disassembly of the front back to back on both sides! So many people only show one side being done, felt like i was more involved and honestly i liked watching it twice. Good content! Keep it coming

[@christiankeyser5585]

His work is a masterpiece, never gets old watching his videos!

[@ItsJoshN]

Can’t wait to watch a diesel swap weekly! Lets goooo

[@jimmadonna1436]

Love it! Toyota's are a pleasure to wrench on. I'm surprised by how easy it came apart. Toyota Engineering is awesome, they consider things that other companies don't. I missed the last few videos, so I have something that I can look forward to. Thanks!

[@walkerchild7414]

Super excited for the new TDI swap! Finishing up my ALH swap for my ranger, would love to do a build like this with a BHW in the future! cant wait to see this build progress!

[@austinniemela]

Sweet! The ALH is a great motor as well!

[@merc-ota4357]

Just a word or advice to prolong all your hard work. Leave the suspension bolts loose until the vehicle is sitting at its natural height. This way the bush is in its natural resting position, rather than when the suspension is at its lowest point. Admire all your work, I’m on my second 1999 Hilux here in the uk 🇬🇧. Love the idea of a TDI PD swap. I have a Mercedes OM606 ready to go in mine.

[@austinniemela]

Yeah it will get aligned so the bushings will reset! That’s awesome!

[@LoganC278]

No way please post them on KZbin my dream setup is an om606 in one of these

[@merc-ota4357]

@@LoganC278 Once my garage is built, I may consider it, still deciding what way I want to go with truck, stay 4wd or 2wd pre-runner style. I could put a picture video of me building my previous Hilux. That one turned out well.

[@paulmartin3340]

Can't wait to see the next installment of this build! It's good that Toyota made the swap easier from the factory as you said. Cheers from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺🐨🦘🇦🇺🇺🇸

[@jimbote1968]

I knew as soon as I saw the diesel headline that you were going to do a BHW! Good choice. My rig has a BHW bottom end with ALH head.

[@austinniemela]

Thanks! I’m excited to see what it can do!!

[@carbonizzer5031]

Haha. So glad you're doing a BHW. This is my dream conversion.

[@jundialhaqiqa9907]

I love watching these builds, they inspire me to mess around with my cars more on my off days.

[@austinniemela]

Awesome!!! 👍👍👍

[@joshuakim6810]

you're a beast dude. watching you inspired me to do a motor swap on my 3rd gen 4runner. first timer and she fired right up today. thank you for the inspiration.

[@austinniemela]

That’s awesome man!! Congrats!!!

[@danmahan312]

Man I love thies trucks. Wish I coukd find a 4 door just like that. Great videos. Toyota is life.

[@tylerandrews4961]

Tundra brake upgrade was the best mod I did on my 1st gen, such a huge improvement over the factory Tacoma calipers!

[@kflo1219]

Tyler do you lose E brake on rear swap? Seen it done and they said you lose it...not big deal on my DC but my Xcab is 5sp...like having E brake on it lol

[@tylerandrews4961]

@@kflo1219 didn’t do the rears, left the factory drums in. Just doing the front calipers was enough stopping power to feel a huge improvement

[@billocampo1365]

You should also painted the under side of the fender..I enjoy watching all your videos specially the bumper built.

[@itzmrfizz]

Looking great man, and i agree its so nice when a Car Manufacturer makes swaps easy!

[@cecilPH]

Yo Austin, love the content, I’m a fan from BC, now living in Switzerland driving a Volkswagen AMAROK, you probably already know about it, but that truck and engine are a dream, There’s also a ton of VW diesel Taro/Hilux (Toyota frame) trucks roaming around here...sick...

[@MussaKZN]

AMAROK 4motion no low range pansy shopping centre trolley! Yes yes in Australia they have 4x4 low range NOW but still not a Toyota Hilux and will never come close!!

[@cecilPH]

​@@MussaKZN LOL... totally I agree, the Low-Range topic I think today is on life support with these new trucks, I do though have the manual 6 cylinder turbo diesel, off-road spec, and locking rear differential. I'm originally from British Columbia Canada.. The Hilux is a great unit, great as a bush basher, tough as all heck but living in Canada the motors in the Toyotas lack a bit of power unless the engine and gearing isn't messed with, it will be something like 2024 before the HILUX gets a 6 cylinder but...my AMAROK suspension and wheel set up at the moment, is mostly high speed, snow and rough logging/mining roads here in Europe so ride quality, finish and suspension to suck it all up is paramount. it gets me where I need to go better than most... but your right, its not a Hilux, but I do look better, tow more and drive better than the Toyota, along with keeping pace with the Ranger Raptor.

[@RoneelMobeel]

You and your brother Devin always post your videos at the perfect time!

[@frankkiogora]

I always watch your content dude... super inspiring, nice background music and well illustrated content

[@austinniemela]

Thanks man!!

[@bobthebuilder6315]

Really nice to see you using a torque wrench, most people don't and it's really important that you do especially on bearings. You get this one finished and you could be a Toyota master technician lol. Great work as always keep up the good work. 👍👍

[@marjoem.etrata6492]

Can't Wait For The Diesel Swap & All What Will Be a change for the truck!!! So hyped bro keep up what u do...

[@nabeelmohammed2781]

Yooo this is going to a whole new level 👀. Love your style Austin it’s modest yet distinctive.

[@haydenerlandsen8295]

Have you used por15 for frame paint, if so how does it work, im gonna be putting a new lift on my 94 cummins and want to paint the frame while I'm at it

[@haydenerlandsen8295]

Or does the napa tec base paint work better?

[@poqou4708]

Need to slap on a EimKeith LCA reinforcement kit on while it’s apart really worth it

[@alejandrosgarage5880]

austin do you know where i can find those upper control arms because they are no longer avialable in the link that you share

[@fvpaquetqc]

Yayyyy tdi swap!! Pumped to watch the progress

[@MrQdawgs]

Yessssss!!! Perfect timing before work!!!

[@kristinoliver3009]

Do you have to do all that stuff to swap out the motors??

[@raevennull]

I had a BHW in a 2004 Passat. After doing a BSM delete and a Malone Stage II tune, it was a great engine with around 40 MPGs. I eventually got rid of it because I stopped driving highway miles and it just seemed like all of the maintenance was super expensive. I sold it a few years ago. After about 6 months, the new owner told me that the water pump locked up and broke the timing belt. Ouch! He didn't blame me, he just wanted to give me an update on its fate. It would have had about 300k miles on it when it died.

[@jtipp27]

Do you know if the Tacoma and 3rd gen 4Runner parts are interchangeable? Would love to do this swap on our 2wd 4Runner but I’d love to have the manual locking hubs the Tacoma has

[@austinniemela]

Yeah most of the parts are the same!

[@notchbak]

amazing channel... amazing attention to detail. my youtube addiction has just been given a Jumpstart! toyota all the way!

[@Paulo-it5gq]

PD BEW that's sweet man , great choice , popcorn rev limiter 😎

[@travisholmes05]

This is gonna be an amazing build... looking forward to diesel swap/brake upgrade.

[@benjaminarchuleta6770]

Looks awesome! You make it look incredibly easy! But it never is..

[@Jursaw]

I am really enjoying this build!

[@nathanmartin5529]

Hey man, how's that gt1756v you put in your jetta? I'm debating on getting that or the vnt 17/22 from xman. Im planning on getting a set of pp764s with an 11mm pump and some arp head studs.

[@austinniemela]

Its great!! I would do the 1756

[@jimmadonna1436]

I'm really looking forward to this build series!

[@irishrammer7135]

Nice start to the build 👌

[@DBD801]

I just did a 4x4 swap on my 4Runner and I LOVE it I wanna do a diesel swap as well

[@Bolie420]

I never see anyone wash their stuff before they work on it. Finally find someone that’s as smart as me

[@austinniemela]

👌👌 I don’t like working on a filthy truck

[@10marcoplo]

Hello from Argentina, I love content! Never use petroleum-based grease with rubber bushings, if needed use vegetable grease.

[@JEREMY120983]

New out of old! i will bring you mine! Good Job.

[@darrelbrown1275]

Watching you work makes me realize that I know "Nothing", where did you get all the Torque settings from for the suspension.

[@austinniemela]

Google I found the specs!

[@Remydelco]

@@austinniemela I was wondering the same thing but more about how you figured out the wiring in the last diesel build

[@chriskennedy5341]

You and Cam are the best man. I can relate to your channel more being a fellow Taco owner, but soon will own a bike or two;)

[@austinniemela]

Thank you!!!

[@arnelcoligado8713]

Sir austin you are the best mechanic

[@Who011]

Alright. Another diesel swap. Can’t wait. 😃👍👍😃

[@markhickey5610]

Question. Do you put a locker in the front diff while you had it out? Or you just leave it stock?

[@austinniemela]

No staying stock for the front

[@TERRYLZMARTINsanjuandelrio]

wooo amazing work. you make it seem so easy, like a DIY with tools you can find at home...

[@austinniemela]

Thank you!

[@Rolexor]

Any thoughts on swapping the front end to a newer body style?

[@kindacool2315]

Keep these lengthy vid comming. Great content. Now the the wife will be pissed when i go to building one lol

[@owenp5425]

as these first gens get harder to find I imagine this swap will really become popular

[@tannerjones762]

Hey man, I did a manual swap on my 98 last year and I have a jig for drilling the holes for the master cylinder. Do you want it?

[@austinniemela]

I got it figured out thank tho man! Check today’s video!! I made myself a template

[@tannerjones762]

Good deal!

[@NoResults-NoCharge]

How much did you pay for the 05 Passot? I have on 06 Jetta TDI I'm planning on selling, but now I'm considering using it to swap into a Toyota build!

[@austinniemela]

Do it! I paid 1200 I think, it’s been a while lol

[@papercut798]

If you go diesel how do you get the truck registered? How do you pass DEQ?

[@MussaKZN]

Well I guessed Toyota Fj40 OM606 Mercedes diesel! I had the Toyota bit right! I had the diesel swap right! I even had the country of origin right for the motor! “Germany” “But really I was wrong”

[@austinniemela]

Haha someday i need to swap a OM606!

[@stonecobra95]

Makin things look easy!!

[@charliebruceortega8447]

Technique chassis black 7243 is that what you used? Thanks in advance

[@abpsd73]

Even if you leave the BHW stock, do the balance shaft module delete.

[@miguelgallo37]

You should do front end swap from a 96-97 Tacoma on the green 4 door tacoma to make it your own. Also love your content!

[@AustinLWright]

This is the project to get you to 100k!

[@johnpyle8027]

A friend of mine had the extra cab T Pro version and I think that truck had a v 8?

[@awhipps]

Already loving this build! I still think you need a shop dog.

[@jamesgottfriedson5060]

Luck you! My adjusters are seized into my lower control arms, so they’ve got a date with a sawzall soon.

[@sivaru95]

A 1kz-t or 1kd-ft swap would be awesome, both of those engines should work with an r150 as they come with a a r151f from factory

[@MussaKZN]

I think they are too hard to find in the USA, IN Australia they are EVERYWHERE !!

[@akafuzzy1079]

So if tundra guys can swap in Lexus brakes with a tab shave will that work on this Tacoma if you can put tundra brakes on it?

[@nickoduroannoh1265]

Your builds makes me sick.Too talented and skilled. I've got much to learn in the trade. Keep up Austin.!!

[@burnsphillip8477]

Keep up the wicked wicked work from Australia 🇦🇺 Brother 🤙👍🏼

[@austinniemela]

Thanks! Will do!

[@TDISwaps]

That's awesome you can make the 2wd to 4wd swap so easy. But ya I had to do a Dakota over the Tacoma, they are even higher around me than by you!

[@gf6000]

How long did thefront end take you?

[@blakedupriest6343]

Lower strut bushings looked a little worn out/saggy on vid, were they good in person? Are you not worried because a lift is coming soon and you're gonna replace the strut all together?

[@hazlox]

why not an om617? I just got to swap in my 93 yota!

[@mjcavender1230]

Good stuff. Content and attention to details are 💯.

[@austinniemela]

Thank you!

[@mjcavender1230]

@@austinniemela I need to commission you for a Cummins R2.8 or 3.0 swap into my 1995 4Runner. 😁

[@ricardosolano8142]

You not changing the shocks ?

[@CB-hr6zs]

Awesome video bro you make it look super easy.

[@luiscruz-no3ib]

It is my belief that the front hubs on a 2 wheel drive and 4x4 are the same you just remove the center metal seal and it should have the axle splines on it

[@Deek6923]

Damn that paint looks clean as hell, getting some for my truck.

[@austinniemela]

Right on!!

[@charliebruceortega8447]

Makes it look easy

[@edubz6530]

100k incoming

[@cotisado16]

When you said "diesel swap", I thought "Toyota 1KZ-T" lol.. Greetings from Panamá🇵🇦 Love the content!

[@MussaKZN]

Yer 1KZ we wish! imagine how had it would be to find a 1KZ in the States!

[@philgriswold2133]

All I can say is that I agree with all of the other posts. Great job, great content.

[@austinniemela]

Thank you!

[@justingarnick6021]

Amazing that you can know so much about every aspect of this truck. Really impressive. Did U go to school for mechanics?

[@austinniemela]

No I did not! I have learned myself!

[@kymharvey2355]

Hey mate watching from Queensland Australia I'm starting my project car this weekend I've got an 08 passat tdi 125kw going into a 97 suzuki vitara or in your case a suzuki sidekick have you got any must do mods you think should be done while the engine is out and easy to work on?? Love the channel and can't wait to see the pre runner in action

[@diyjeff1838]

It's my kids birthday today so I can't watch this yet, but I gave it a thumbs up anyways.

[@Rhapsody79]

Nice job bro...! Go ahead!

[@garethl.2123]

You should try to use one of these trucks for offroading. Seems like you've built a lot of really solid four wheelers but never set them up to go on the trails!

[@casualobserver1663]

Love the content , I'm doing a V8 swap and 2wd to 4wd with manual transfer case and hubs in a 01 sport trac

[@robertwatson9021]

BHW swap. Great content and format. Nice work!

[@austencampbell7901]

Super satisfying watching this swap #goodcontentgang

[@gabefernandez5915]

Damn dude, you make this look easy!

[@bubbafringman1864]

Looking at a couple Toyotas at Copart in Arlington. Couple nice candidates there. Made me think of you.

[@thomasmurphy5906]

This truck is going to be awesome, good work

[@thegonger1]

Awesome Job!

[@TheNickademas1]

The people who commented about needing to grease those parts probably just finished watching one of Cam’s videos.....I have never seen someone use so much grease and lube in my life! Hahah.

[@gsamgale5185]

Keep it up amazing work

[@rburias80]

I like ur channel..ur genius as young as u r Austin.imagine doing alone..have fun with vlogs

[@gamergirls9392]

This is gonna be a great build!!

[@PNWUpperLeft]

What size wheels are on the red truck 20x10 or 20x12

[@austinniemela]

20x12!

[@PNWUpperLeft]

@@austinniemela Thank you

[@pr4lviper]

how do you get the diesel engine?

[@pr4lviper]

I want to make the swappp to mine from 88 4wd

[@Remydelco]

Damn that chassis paint does look good

[@drivefortright9662]

How u manage to get so much done all alone and make it look easy 👍