I have documentation from the project scattered everywhere but I am actually starting to put together the drawings and part list now to see if it's feasible. I will definitely keep everyone posted.

 

Wow!! BEAST!!

 

Great to hear! So how many 1-off machined parts do you think you had done in order to get it drivable?

 

I was almost ready to head to the Showdown in O-town meet to mingle with some fellow Lexus enthusiasts but first I had to get my car sitting properly. I don't have any pictures of the install but the BC coilovers went in very easily. About 3 hours for the entire process and thanks to SargeISF they were set up perfectly so I didn't have to make any adjustments. Here a shot just after the install.



Thanks also to ccdan who took some great pictures of my car in Orlando. Here are a few of his shots.









After the meet weekend I decided to dive into the dash modifications, yes, I still don't have a dash in my car. I have done a lot of work so I think I am going to break my dashboard restoration into another thread. Here's the link:

IS250 Dashboard/Door Panel Restoration with Custom Gauge Pod

And here is a teaser on the current state of the project



LAST BIG NEWS OF THE POST
Car is at the tuner right now. He worked on some drivability tweaking today and he'll do performance tuning on the dyno tomorrow. Which also means that either tomorrow night or Friday night I should have dyno numbers and videos. Stay Tuned.

 

Cant wait to see the out come of the dash

 

Awesome progress!! I can't wait to see some video footage and hear some sound clips.

 

The car is still at the tuner. I saw a few dyno pulls today but I don't have any max power numbers yet. Mid tune numbers were decent but of course they are always lower than you want, I'll post results tomorrow. Here is a picture and a video of the car during one of the pulls.

 

Both your work and your progress are to be admired - great attention to detail.

Thanks again for sharing this with all of us!

 

Love how you had to "box" the frame there to accommodate the steering linkage! Everything is coming together rather nicely by the look of things!

Best of luck!

 

my hat's off to you for doin the swap, very clean install

 

Nice work.

 

I forget, are you still running an IS350 rear end and OE half-shafts?

 

Nice work. Your engine bay looks cleaner than an IS-F.

EDIT for questions:

What is the weight difference between the 4GR and the LS1?

Did you look at going with a dry sump system?

 

Hahahaha, ****ing awesome, Man! Keep up the good work!

Op, I havent yet had time to sit down to go through all 20 pages, but I will. Having said that, can you give us a little background on your mechanical background? Have you just always worked on cars? In the thread you mentioned that this is your first motor rebuild project. Maybe you have an engineering background?

Can you recommend any books, or classes you took along the way that have helped you?

Thanks.

 

Wow. very impressive. Can't wait for the dyno #s