And about header clearance around the drivers side steering shaft... I have plenty of room for the exhaust. Being how the Tacoma's have the steering box just under the front of the cab it makes the shaft go straight down and not out forward like all the cars. So unlike cars the trucks don't have the header clearance issue when it comes to engine placement. This will make my life VERY easy when it comes to the Lexus engine install. Thank goodness for the body lift. I made my own body lift so it's not a typical backwoods 4" body-gap lift. That's way too much anyway. I opted for the body lift for the sake of functionality ie: tire clearance, transmission clearance in terms of cooling and servicing, obstacle clearance, etc etc. A huge benifit is that the body lift makes life MUCH easier to work on your truck. And one more - you actually feel like your driving a truck.
