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If you can find one, a lower mileage '95 Ej22 is the way to go, engine wise. Non-interference, so no major damage if a timing belt lets go. Also stupid easy to work on with basic tools... but as GD said, it will be under-powered for what you are wanting to do. beyond that, best I can offer is to make sure ALL maintenance is up to date. Fluids, brakes, cooling system, and so on. I get the sentimentality of keeping the car, but in all honesty, I would fix it up for a daily driver, and get something else more suited for the offroad adventures. Can you go "offroad" with it? yes. Are they fun to do a little mild offroading with? most definitely, but as mentioned, will not be nearly as capable as the vehicles mentioned by GD.

the "quality" of the tool has a lot to do with things, too... lets not forget that. we do have some 3/4 drive stuff here, but not a lot.. one set that was purchased to do a hub on a Dodge truck.. go figure, LOL we have several 1/2 breaker bars here.. including an extra long, heavy duty one purchase from HF.. i love that one.. being female, the extra leverage is a wonderful thing, @jonathan909 does Canada use the salt or brine on the roads up there? Here in WI we get both.. depending on the situation... the spray the brine before a storm, and use salt after if things get icy. makes for some interesting times dealing with under the car stuff.

22, 11, 21, 44 Test, clean, or fix the bad front sensor and that will likely clear it all up.

Great info, just to wrap up for future search results the EZ30D and EZ30R call for different head torque numbers and final angles.

Sure - it's second nature to do that with manifold bolts, etc., for the same reason. Just unusual to see it explicitly called for in the rather strictly procedural head bolt tightening sequence.

Very interesting. So you have the EZ30D (aka Mk I if wikipedia is to be believed, with single exhaust port and nonvariable valve timing), and your FSM with the weird torque-twice-to-the-same-spec procedure is correct. And the EZ30R (aka Mk II) has the the triple exhaust ports and variable timing and lift, and the screenshot you took is correct for that one. Did I get that right?

Sure, but that doesn't mean they're expensive or hard to find, only that they haven't been considered necessary (to date). I was in that category until I needed to replace the front hubs on my old 4x4 Dakota. In the junkyard, in the space of about 15 minutes, I broke my 1/2" ratchet, 1/2" breaker bar, and another 1/2" ratchet belonging to the yard (they're not supposed to lend tools, but there was a guy nearby...) trying to remove a pair from a donor truck. There may have been an inappropriate length of pipe involved. Anyway, I popped a mile down the road to the nearest Princess Auto (kind of like Harbor Freight up here, but family-run (I think) and with the greatest returns policy (We don't care what the reason is, you can return it within the next two years) ever). Bought a cheapie 3/4" breaker bar and big@ss socket to fit the hubs and had those babies out on the first pull. So I don't have a lot of 3/4" drive stuff, but it's the last line of defense, so I add the odd socket to the set from time to time, as needed. Totally worth having.