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If you look at the bumper reo mounts you'll see they're designed to swivel inwards to absorb the impact, the Rad support is the next crumple zone back then the rails are the ultra critical parts. Small impacts should be taken by the front members, bigger ones will damage further back but this...

EVERYTHING OEM for these cars is drying up :( Used to be if a part was NLA you'd order it and Toyota would do a remake on it and 6 weeks later you'd have a shiney new whatever you needed, now NLA means just that.

It's NOT Rocket Surgery ;)

All of the tests I asked you to do point that the Turbo is ok and that it's just blowby gunking up the Intake. Grab hold of the Compressor wheel and check for up/down/in/out play.

LOL usually that's a bad sign but in this case it's a good one :)

Finger it and see if it's "wet" ;)

Nah the outlet ;) (where it says "26" )

"When Cars Attack"

Inside of the Turbo Compressor outlet?

Now check the inside of the BIG pcv hose/hardline near the 3000 pipe

Ever notice how strong the car feels on hills? I've towed some HEAVY stuff with mine (one tonne milling machine) and it just giggled at the load like a little girl :) Load em up and Turbo's flex their muscles, this is why they rarely make full boost in the lower gears.

I know it's wrong but I LOL'd at that! :)

Pic "Bent Frame" Ummmm that's NOT the frame it's the Rad support and will pull easily, you need to be more concerned with the rails back towards the front subframe mounting location. Feel along them for any raised/bowed out sections, good place to check is along the top corner of the rails.

Thanks JJ, wasn't 100% sure as AU cars never used that "feature" (guess our Govt thinks we're smart enough NOT to crank it in gear without pushing the clutch in) In a few cases (Upgraded clutches) this safety feature becomes an engine damage feature as it loads up the thrust bearings to the...

As I said it's a balancing act, the 4.3's may feel a bit better just driving around off boost and a little as it comes on but the taller gears will load the engine more and then the Turbo more than makes up for the gearing. I ran 4.30, 4.10, 4.11s and now have a set of 3.5's in mine and...

What does the insides of the IC and pipes look like?

No probs, it's been a long time since my car was stick but it's going to be either disconnect or jumper that 2 pin plug shown in the pic.

Unplug the switch on the Clutch pedal. (should be normally closed) If that doesn't work make a small jumper lead to go from 1 terminal to the other on that plug. (from memory just unplugging it sorted the issue on my NA way back but not sure if AU and USDM cars are wired differently)

If you're sure you have ALL the nuts and bolts out give the plenum a whack with the palm of your hand.