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TT Lexus V8 into LJ
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Posted 01 January 2007 - 09:28 PM
aha. thought it was a crasharama car at first
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Posted 01 January 2007 - 09:44 PM
I did once have a W123 merc that was going to become a derby car but lost interest after recieving the list of req'd mods to compete.
Sorry for the thread hi-jack by the way, no more from me unless relevant!
Sorry for the thread hi-jack by the way, no more from me unless relevant!
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Posted 04 January 2007 - 07:58 PM
Pressure tested the intercooler a couple of days ago. Needed to be absolutely sure that there's no pinhole leaks before we weld on the water tanks. We don't want any air escaping now do we?! But more importantly I guess we don't want any (uncontrolled amounts) water getting in.
There were a 3 pinhole leaks. Fixed 'em up. All good now. As per usual, here are some pics.
There were a 3 pinhole leaks. Fixed 'em up. All good now. As per usual, here are some pics.
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Posted 04 January 2007 - 08:37 PM
^ You'd want those cans to be held in pretty well. Enough pressure, and boom! Catchya later
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Posted 04 January 2007 - 09:23 PM
looking very good mate. i love how youve done all the fabricaion yourself. the extractors and intake manifold are works of art.
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Posted 12 January 2007 - 08:22 AM
Summernats HP heros here we come!!!
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Posted 17 January 2007 - 03:54 PM
i only just noticed this major build and i read it from start to finish.
very very impressive, it makes me feel sad that i dont work on my car more often.
Awesome setup, good luck with it all, although luck seems to be playing no part of this buildup.
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very very impressive, it makes me feel sad that i dont work on my car more often.
Awesome setup, good luck with it all, although luck seems to be playing no part of this buildup.
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Posted 18 February 2007 - 09:44 AM
hey guys just wondering how the builds going as havent heard from u in a while. im very very impressed with your skills and talents.............keep up the great work.........cheers
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Posted 23 February 2007 - 10:48 PM
It's late, my eyes hurt and i'm tired, but i just couldn't stop reading. It's like car porn. Great job guys. Hats off to you.
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Posted 26 February 2007 - 10:54 AM
Bit of bad news ladies and gents
One of the dudes working on this project has been posted to Germany for a few months so there probably wont be any updates for a while
Unless Chriso gets into it while LHoon is away that is
Doubtful though cause he has his own cars to have a crack at!!
One of the dudes working on this project has been posted to Germany for a few months so there probably wont be any updates for a while
Unless Chriso gets into it while LHoon is away that is
Doubtful though cause he has his own cars to have a crack at!!
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Posted 02 March 2007 - 11:16 PM
Yes, its a bit tricky for me to work on the LJ at the moment due to me being on the dark (and bloody cold) side of the planet. But Chris might be able to keep progress ticking over in my absence.
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Posted 21 March 2007 - 05:46 PM
any more news on this beast??
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Posted 24 April 2008 - 07:28 PM
Hey sorry for such a long delay between posts on this one. I was living and working in Germany for 6 months so this project was put on hold for a bit.
This project also slowed a bit over summer because we both have other cars to work on at the same time. But some progress has happened lately...
We were originally going to make the intercooler piping from aluminium tube. However, ended up making the cooler piping out of stainless because it was easier to get in the size we wanted. It ended up costing only $120 for the piping and silicon hose, so worked out well.
And here's what it looks like so far with two turbos!!
This project also slowed a bit over summer because we both have other cars to work on at the same time. But some progress has happened lately...
We were originally going to make the intercooler piping from aluminium tube. However, ended up making the cooler piping out of stainless because it was easier to get in the size we wanted. It ended up costing only $120 for the piping and silicon hose, so worked out well.
And here's what it looks like so far with two turbos!!
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Posted 24 April 2008 - 07:34 PM
Nice work mate
mine are set up very similar but im not happy with the primaries so close to the front wheels, i think ill have to go log style manifolds.
mine are set up very similar but im not happy with the primaries so close to the front wheels, i think ill have to go log style manifolds.
Edited by Bart, 24 April 2008 - 07:36 PM.
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Posted 24 April 2008 - 07:39 PM
Now that most of the engine fabrication work and plumbing has been completed, we have pulled the engine out of the car. Work has begun on the engine to strip it down, clean everything and re-assemble. Until now we have been just working with a bare block, so now we can build the engine for the last time before we get this thing running. While we are at it, a bit of effort is being put in to make it all pretty.
Welded some fittings to the plenum and sump. We've also got some NOS fogger nozzles that we'll use to help with boost off the line. So we're fitting those to the manifold now (and then removing them again) so that they it will be easy to install the whole NOS system later on.
We've sand blasted the block, sump and all other bolt-ons like the water pump. This makes it all look awesome. The plenum-top and the fuel rails have been polished - Bling!
Sorry, they're only mobile phone pics....
Welded some fittings to the plenum and sump. We've also got some NOS fogger nozzles that we'll use to help with boost off the line. So we're fitting those to the manifold now (and then removing them again) so that they it will be easy to install the whole NOS system later on.
We've sand blasted the block, sump and all other bolt-ons like the water pump. This makes it all look awesome. The plenum-top and the fuel rails have been polished - Bling!
Sorry, they're only mobile phone pics....
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Posted 24 April 2008 - 09:39 PM
F*** ME!!! Thats f***ing awesome...
Just read through all of this and couldn't believe youse did it at home.
Cant wait to see the finished car.
Well done fellas.
Just read through all of this and couldn't believe youse did it at home.
Cant wait to see the finished car.
Well done fellas.
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Posted 25 April 2008 - 01:16 PM
Blue anodised throttle body and polished alloy really set it off.
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Posted 25 April 2008 - 01:17 PM
That sandblasted finish will get real dirty real quick....
But apart from that MAN THATS COOL!!!
But apart from that MAN THATS COOL!!!
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Posted 26 April 2008 - 09:49 AM
YAY its back 
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Posted 28 April 2008 - 01:42 PM
What's next LHoon?
The sandblasting looks freakin sweet in the flesh (metal) too!!
The sandblasting looks freakin sweet in the flesh (metal) too!!
Edited by lightfoot, 28 April 2008 - 01:45 PM.
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Posted 28 April 2008 - 08:32 PM
Forgot to mention, we also got the intercooler piping polished.
Will rebuild the engine internals and basically have the entire motor all ready to go back into the car.
As for the car, still need to do something with the brake booster and maybe even the master cylinder. I'll play around with different options (1. No booster, 2. remove booster, 3. smaller master cylinder etc).
Also still need to re-route the steering column. I've just been doing this on my V8 LC, so I should be an expert at it after all this.
Really need to prep and re-spray the engine bay pretty soon, but I'll stuggle for time and money to get that done anytime soon. This will hold us up from re-installing the engine soon..
Will rebuild the engine internals and basically have the entire motor all ready to go back into the car.
As for the car, still need to do something with the brake booster and maybe even the master cylinder. I'll play around with different options (1. No booster, 2. remove booster, 3. smaller master cylinder etc).
Also still need to re-route the steering column. I've just been doing this on my V8 LC, so I should be an expert at it after all this.
Really need to prep and re-spray the engine bay pretty soon, but I'll stuggle for time and money to get that done anytime soon. This will hold us up from re-installing the engine soon..
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Posted 28 April 2008 - 11:15 PM
What injectors do you intend on running?
Are those fuel rails a generic aftermarket job??
Nice setup by the way,massive fan of these engines,will be good to see the final product when shes done.
Are those fuel rails a generic aftermarket job??
Nice setup by the way,massive fan of these engines,will be good to see the final product when shes done.
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Posted 30 April 2008 - 09:18 AM
1uzbt1 - we are currently using 1000cc Rochestor injectors because Chris already had a set of those from his last TT Lexus setup. We were thinking about changing to 1600cc Bosch Motorsport injectors (because I work for Bosch 
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As for the fuel rails... you can buy lengths of extruded aluminium, which has a good profile for a fuel rail. We simply cut these to the right length, drilled injector holes and tapped the ends for the fittings.
), but the Rochestor ones are good for something like 1600hp anyway and they are pretty good quality.As for the fuel rails... you can buy lengths of extruded aluminium, which has a good profile for a fuel rail. We simply cut these to the right length, drilled injector holes and tapped the ends for the fittings.
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Posted 30 April 2008 - 10:57 AM
where can this be bought,i was looking at changing my injectors when i finally go turbo as the denso injectors seam to be a little harder to find than the bosch stuff,someone is always selling a set form there v8 commodore and you can by eight instead of six if i was using 7mgte injectors.
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