jayyyw

Any updates on this?

did you ever get around to making a wiring diagram?

eng1nerd

A LOT has changed.

Back in June I was in a wreck with the car. Ambulance ride, night in the hospital, the whole nine yards. I was t-boned on the passenger side by a full size truck. The car was totaled (I'm lucky to have not been seriously hurt), the passenger door was pushed almost to the center console. Thankfully I was coming home from work and didn't have anyone in the car with me, they wouldn't have been so lucky.





Long story short, I bought the car back from insurance and pulled the drive train, parted out what I could, and scrapped the shell. I have since bought a clean 2005 that will be receiving the motor and trans this summer.

I never did a proper wiring diagram but since I'll be doing the swap again I'm going to try to document some of the details better this time around.

Rezist09

Post new pictures

eng1nerd

Here is a brief overview.

This and this...





Became this for about two years.


Then this happened.




I bought back the wreck and and pulled the drivetrain. Now this is getting ready for a motor swap.


Here is some of the carnage from the wreck. I'm in the process of remaking them now.

ullbsorry

where at in Ohio are you? I have an 02 that Im slowly stocking piling parts to do the L swap...Ill be in the Cincy area towards the end of the year....Dayton area now.

eng1nerd

I'm just outside of Columbus.

DSPEED

iTrader: (2)

Holy crap. What a bummer! Awesome to see you are doing another swap.

mark3is

good luck with the swap

altezzza

whooooa sweet and interesting.

Sniper512

With your flashing fuel light was it just the fuel pressure signal wire that you mis-wired or your were actually getting low fuel pressure?

eng1nerd

Good question. I don't really have an answer for you.

It was the low fuel light that flashed constantly. There was a short period where I did have low fuel pressure, but even after that was resolved it continued to flash. I never looked into it any more, eventually just pulled the bulb from the dash.

PK Auto Design

Such a bummer the car got hit, glad youre ok though. This thread is definitely rad and a solid dream build. Excited to see the come back!

MacIS

Man.. glad you're okay. That wreck looked like it was pretty serious!

I'm picking up my first IS300 on Monday and had NO idea an LS1 could go in these. That's insane! I had a 93 RX7 with an LS1 and absolutely loved it so this has got me thinking, haha. I don't foresee doing this anytime soon since it'll be my first Lexus...but if this motor ever goes out, I'm doing the swap!

ansonng666

It will be super with that HP!!!

Ls1FLEXUS

Hey, I know this is an old post but i was wondering if you could tell me what y-pipe you are using for your exhaust? Was hoping to find something vs having to fabricate one.