---
title: "The Drive‘s Toyota FJ Project Is Getting V8 Power"
description: "But first, the Chevy small-block needs a rebuild."
date: "2015-12-30"
modified: "2017-01-04"
authors:
  - name: "The Drive Staff"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/the-drive-staff"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/vintage/1488/the-drives-toyota-fj-project-is-getting-v-8-power"
categories:
  - "Car Tech"
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Toyota"
---

# The Drive‘s Toyota FJ Project Is Getting V8 Power

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