good price,gorgeous car...suscribed!

 

Nice this is defiantly going to be interesting!! Thumbs up for this build, hope to see progress soon!

 

I picked up some 799 heads from the junkyard a couple weeks ago, and cleaned them up last week. They've been sent to AES to have the o-ring grove machined into them and possibly to be ported since they're a rougher sand casting. I hope to get a timeline of when the short block will be completed this week from AES, as they were waiting on the heads to order the pistons given the cc's of the heads.

 

so whats new with this?

 

Can't wait to see updates..subscribed

 

I told AES is was in no hurry, but I hope to hear something definite this week on the shipment of the engine from Brian. The major components are all ready for assembly, block's machined, crank's ready, forged rods are at his shop along with the custom cc forged pistons. His engine builder just got back from Dubai today, so hopefully the short block gets assembled and shipped this week.
I still need to pull the engine and trans out of the GS, and get it sold, and sell the 5.3L I bought last year. The 5.3L short block and heads I initially bought are all cleaned up for someone who "only" wants to make 500-600hp. I need to get the initial 5.3L sold to make some room, it's getting tight in the garage.

 

Subscribed to this thread -- cannot wait to see the end result with this build!

This is better than a TT Supra build because the GS's have the sleeper look going on in stock form.

00Formula -- what part of NC did you pick this up in? 7 hours back to TN makes me think you might have been in my neck of the NC woods!

 

any potential mods for the car?

 

looooooks goood man, its so f'in clean!

 

mike has one

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/bui...ld-thread.html

rob had the first one

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/per...soon-pics.html

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/lex...-for-sale.html

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/bui...-fun-pics.html

and there is a guy in korea who has one

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/bui...ter-build.html

 

I don't know if I've seen any turbo LSx swapped GS's, so it may be the first if/when I ever get my project done. I already have another set of stock 16" wheels to mount the slicks on for when it hits the drag strip. It should run 10's, but it might run 9's if I ever go to race gas or E85. Initially I want to start with 93 and methanol injection.

1sWt2GS, I don't have any exterior mods planned, maybe some suspension mods to help it hook up better. I guess it will be the inverse of your sig, all Go and no Show. hehe
Oh and the car was purchased in Raleigh NC from a used car dealer, who I think bought the car from a local dealership.

 

nah i havent.....mike was supposed to do a SC to his but i dunno what even happened with that

 

epic thread back up!!!

 

Small update. The short block is finished and has been shipped back to me from AES http://aesracing.net/. I ended up with the following items in the short block:

Align Hone Mains
Square deck block
Bore Cylinder
Hone Cylinder w/stress plate
O-ring Cylinder
Receiver Groove
Clean and deburr block
Polish Crankshaft
Pin Fit Rod/Piston
Balance Rotating Assembly - Competition
Install Pistons On Rods
Disassemble - Cylinder Head
Clean & Inspect Head
Port and Polish Heads
GM Performance Parts 5.3 Block
GM 3.622 LS Crankshaft
I beam connecting rod 6.125" 4340 Forging - ARP bolts
Diamond 3.905 Bore Piston. -8.66cc Dish, .927 Pin
Moly skirt coating
Piston Coating-Crown
AP Steel Ring Set
Cam Bearings
Main Bearings
Rod Bearings
Main Stud Kit

It's an iron 5.7L with hand ported 799 aluminum o-ringed heads. I'll get some pictures posted soon.

 

this is one beast of an engine. been a long time for an update.

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