wow, what a great thread. At work (i work at a toyota forklift dealership as a service tech) we take the heads off of 4yecs with exhaust manifold attached, and they also have the water pump mounted where our vans have the belt idler pulley. I cant remember if this is possible with the vans, but it sure makes all the head disassembly easier.

and great pics, I wish the van Im looking at now was as pretty as all that. but hey 150k 4wd five speed, i wont be able to complain much if/when i buy it.