Welcome and thanks for looking at my thread. This is my pretty Mint 2003 BO 5speed bought in January 2011 for $7300 with 130k, full leather, LSD. I still have yet to register the car, Its my project... After figuring out the car I had wasn't just your average Lexus, The bug hit me
From the start, The day I brought her Home. Bone Stock



So the First thing I did was maintenance. Some things I had to address before even driving were head seals, O2 sensors, Front wheel bearings, Ball joints, tie rods, fuel pump, spark plugs, slotted/drilled rotors, harmonic balancer, painted calipers, cleaned all rust and painted underbody.

Then I added some Vertini fairlady 19's wrapped in Nexens. The car needed a drop so some Megan EZ street coilovers came the same week. I also ordered a carbon fiber hood and got this one by accident but I like it alot, I also thought it would help with relieving heat under the hood.


After reading all the DIY's about people doing there suede headliners themselves, I bought some and hit it over a weekend. 2Tone black and Grey, sorry the pictures suck but its hard to get good pictures with a cheap camera


I got a deal on a Pioneer Z1 Head unit. I had it hardwired/installed with a JDM dash kit and it was a perfect fit. Turns out the Unit had a free CD already in it :approve:. I ran a set of soundstream speakers, tweeters, and amp. No sub yet but I'm already wired for one. I also got a used B&M SS that I hope to transfer to my R154
IS300 Pioneer AVIC Z1 with JDM Dash kit - YouTube

Needed some performance so Megan Headers, Greddy exhaust, and SRT Intake came Next


IS300 Exhaust Sound Clip of Greddy Spectrum Elite, SRT Intake, Megan Header, OBX Y-Pipe, - YouTube

 

After a little while of modding I realized It wasnt enough and changed my plans. Going turbo, I picked myself up a used Turbonetics Kit and R154 Transmission. My new Goals are 450hp+ Reliably


After giving it some more thought (and finding good deals) I came to the conclusion that as many OEM parts I can use the better. So GTE internals it is


I have already spent so much I put myself on a budget and decided to pull the motor my self :screwy: lol first time for everything



IS300 Pulling Motor Part1 - YouTube
IS300 Pulling motor Part2 - YouTube

Shes out safe


I started collecting parts for my Turbo build and I am almost done getting them together before the motors tear down begins. Here I have the BC 264 Cams, springs, retainers, lighter 1JZ flywheel for the R154, and My fluid Dampr


Greddy E-Manage Ultimate with Custom Plug & Play Harness


Speerco Intercooler, ARP head Studs, and Turbo timer with HKS Harness


HKS Cam Gear, LS400 TB, Tokensolutions Motormounts & 700cc injectors, ARP Rod Bolts,


Also got some Gaskets and seals like GTE HD and Intake manifold Heat gasket. And me goofin


Dont worry I didnt forget about the Amazing looks of this car. Rare Qualitat front bumper and JDM skirts to go with it! Also found the even more rare fog lights to go with the bumper


Got the bumper and skirts freshly painted black

Let me know what you think, I'm no pro but not afraid to get dirty
STAY TUNED I'M STILL BUILDING THE THREAD WITH LOTS OF ACCESSORIES, PICTURES, AND VIDEOS

 

soo bad *** in for updates

 

Hey there nice build so far! I'm also in the middle of a turbo build on my 02' IS300. I just registered on here and I'll be posting a thread about it soon.

I'm definitely interested in your R154 swap as thats the potential upgrade route I've been considering as well. The first phase will stay within the limits of the stock W55, but for future power I've been looking into this. I will likely have questions for you about the whole swap and whats required.

Keep the updates coming!

 

nice build , keep us updated.

 

Thanks for the comments. Here are some updates I have been working on so far
So I got some new parts in
Driftmotion Pulley set I got for like $60, R154 clutch line, and Southbend 520ft lbs Street series clutch kit.


Last but not least Gates Timing belt and R154 Slave

I think I have enough to take the motor down to be built at this point

My buddy Justin will be doing the motor build and install in his Shop Hybrid Motorsports. Big thanks to him for all the help and time he has spent with me and the car to get everything ready. I would recommend him to anyone who needs work done especially on there 2JZ builds or swaps in the Tampa bay area.

Here's all the parts getting ready to get loaded up, This is just for the motor build.


Ready send over to the build shop


New update, builder got the motor and had it apart the next day. Cylinder walls are very nice but I did send the crank off for a micro polish ($30). I also dropped off the motor and head covers today for powder coat. I'm doing the motor in semi gloss black and I picked a surprise color for the covers. Ill post up when I get them back


Just a sneak peak of the block and Covers. Camera phone pics suck but they still look pretty sick. Metallic dust flake in the blue but only shows in the sun. Block came out exellent but I need to pressure wash it to make sure all the blast material is out (I found some specs in the channels)


The motor should be partly assembled so the machine shop can rotate and balance it. I should have it completely assembled by the end of the week.

I also got my steel drive shaft in from The driveshaft shop for my IS300 w/ R154 tranny. I went with steel because I hear the Aluminum ones break and vibrate.

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Sad to say I got into a fight over the weekend and I ended up breaking my hand.. Again, boxers break in the same hand as 3 years ago. I'm perfectly fine other than my hand (will post X-ray later) but unfortunately I am going to have to put the build on a little hold until I can find a doctor to do the surgery asap to put a pin in my 5th Metacarpal, then have it removed when I am healed. I wont be able to drive my IS until I get the cast removed but we will see. I'm sure the car will be ready before I'm healed so I wont be rushing anything with the build now. I will keep you posted on this

On a happier note here is a pic of my builders 240. He had this 2JZ GTE in his Datsun and is now switching it over to this Nissan. Its gonna be a monster and should be running a little before mine. I recommend my buddy Justin at Hybrid Motorsports to anyone in the Tampa Bay area. Good guy and great prices

 

Nice setup. Im running the LS400 TB too. Plug and play baby!

 

sick set up!!!

 

Any updates with this?

 

Im looking for some so I kan go boost

 

Sick build!

 

nice build... updates on progress or is it done? also what did all this set you back?

 

wow!!!! this is intence

 

Sick build. Get healed n keep it comming

 

You ever get everything figures out with your machine guy working on the motor? Was reading your thread on the other forum and thats the last I saw was it wasnt machined right.