1999 lexus is200 V8 turbo (508BHP!!!!) For sale!!

You're not supposed to double up on alternator feeds though. If one of them breaks off its terminal, the other ends up taking all the current. At 65A, 65/0.3 will warm up by 17W per metre so might get a bit melty in the heat under the bonnet. Best to get something a bit thicker.

I can do without that, I'm too busy to be falling asleep plus I average about 800 mile a week in my van.. certainly don't need to be nodding off there haha. Hope your back to normal soon.

Oh don't get me started on that haha. The government/NHS couldn't organise a... Well yeah what you said haha. She originally got the job in February. Gave her a start date mid may with 2 weeks training.. cus of corona they did 3 half days on the computers (doing mandatory stuff and all the patient confidentiality stuff) and then got told to go to whatever ward the following week to start! No ppe training, no infection control no nothing. Here's the ward crack on.. (she's a healthcare assistant, has to do the curse word bits a nurse doesn't).. but she had no prior experience of anything remotely like it..

Once all this is done there will be some legal cases brought against the NHS you heard it here first (not from us but I can gaurantee someone will)

And originally I was to isolate for the 2 weeks from her showing symptoms (that took me to this Thursday).. she was allowed back to work after 1 week (assuming she didn't have a temperature).. I started with symptoms after one week, but they said they didn't need to go test me.. but then her boss text to say she had to isolate for another 2 weeks (still following) cus I was showing symptoms... Phoned covid line to double check and they said she can start back after 1 week. But I needed to be tested now?? Yeah we've no idea either..

I've just been for the test (felt like they were trying to stick a lampost up my nose, they would have touched my brain if I had one). One of them doing the test started same time as my Mrs. One said they thought she could go back after one week. The other thinks she has to isolate for two weeks from me showing symptoms.

And let's not get started on that track and trace thing haha.

Yeah I planned on fitting a blanket tbh. Just need to order one next time I'm on eBay (and the Mrs isn't looking haha).. the wrap is well overlapped. Atleast half in most places but even more than that on the bends.. il see how I get on its not a major ordeal to whip the exhaust back off and put another layer on if needed.

It's all a bit suck it and see. I'm expecting to have to redo some of what I've done. I've actually looked into the fancy coatings that claim to work miracles but until I'm happy that nothing is going to crack or need redoing I'm hesitant to pay out for it.

Cheers for the heads up tho

Well.... Kinda expected it and sort of already knew. But infection control phoned at 7pm tonight and I've tested positive. Kinda relieved in a wierd way cus if it wasn't the Rona then I don't know what's up with me haha. Does definitely explain the fuzzy head and fealin shocking tho..

Hopefully over the worst of it now tho. Stay tuned haha

So tiny little update. Havent managed to get much done at all, but I figure a bit of something is better than loads of nothing. I felt absolutely dreadful yesterday. Like horrific. Once kids were in bed I sat on sofa and didn't shift which isn't like me at all.. that being said I feel a lump better today, and the Mrs has gone back to work tonight (hopefully not to the covid ward )

So what have I done.. well to start all the wiring that ran to crank sensor and oil pressure switch was a bit close to the manifold for my liking. So I've pulled it all back out and wrapped it in this heatproof reflective sheething stuff.  Was a bit of a ball ache and rather awquard but I'm happy it's not going to melt now. 





Also made a start on running water hoses. On the original there's a pipe returns from the oil cooler that has several take off from it with a formed metal pipe in the middle. None of that fits anymore due to me moving the alternator and stuff but luckily had some suitable hose to run from the cooler up to thermostat housing




Then moved onto the pipes that feed the heater matrix off the back of the engine. Started having a rummage through my random hose collection and the aluminium pipe through the bulkhead they connect to felt a bit "loose".. had a look in the car and we'll... Oh cock. Haha.





The pipe that feeds the matrix has broken off completely. It does explain why I couldn't get the heater warm before when I first got it (was trying to make sure it was dry inside) and looking at the sound deadening around it, it looks to have been leaking a while.. il have to grab a matrix next time I'm in Birmingham from everyone's favourite breaker, but for now I've looped the pipes at back of engine. I won't have heating but it's 38573 degrees so I don't need it at minute anyways.

Now I've wrote it it doesn't look like I've done owt haha but it seemed to take me an age... I have ordered some bits to do the oil return properly (a formed 90 and a male/male joiner) along with a reducer to fit my inlet air temp sensor. It's all little bits but they all need doing.

I have had a quick look at the radiator hoses. And they look a nightmare tbh has anyone any experience of using that universal Flexi hose with the ripples in it, so I can just make the hose go where I want.. I've seen it used on hotrods and American stuff. Just wondered if it was any good or would I be better with a load of silicone bends and joiners?

Anyways. Waffle over. Must try harder haha

Fiiiinnnaaalllyyyy an update. Like a real one.. last week turned into a bit of a mare. I felt like death warmed up for start of week, then went back to work Thursday and was mega busy. Throw into mix fact it decided to be 194958 degrees and unsurprisingly kids wouldn't sleep either. So not a lot physically happened. Bits were acquired tho so i could do stuff. So here's stuff.. haha. It's also somewhat ironic cus Google pics decided to tell me I've had the car a year today.. and still never driven it in anger 

So I needed to mount my inlet air temp sensor. Had an outlet spare just before the throttle flap that used to be used for the cam cover breather (don't want it breathing back into engine so it's now spare, and definitely don't want boost in the cases haha).. needed a wierd sized silicone adaptor luckily eBay to the rescue..





And fitted






Last sensor I needed to mount was my fuel pressure sensor. Originally this was going straight into the afpr, but becuase I didn't end up mounting the afpr to the bulkhead the loom wasn't long enough. And there's no way I was chopping and extending the new loom. So needed to move the sensor to the loom.

Think back several pages I had the hole spare in the rail from the old 9th injector.. the hole I welded a banjo fitting up to block, then replaced with a proper blanking plug. Yeah I need that hole haha. Got a braided hose made up to right length with a banjo one end and a fitting the other to accept the sensor.






And with that sensor all fitted and random holes in the inlet all occupied. Refitted the radiator, slam panel and then all the boost hoses. It's now all complete all the way from the turbo to the inlet






With that done I needed to figure out some radiator pipes. Dug out my collection of random pipes and set going tryin to come up with summat that will work. Ended up having to make some steel reducers and joiners that will work. Finished up with summat I'm fairly happy with need to make a heatshield for the one behind the turbo... Once I'm happy it works il get them remade in silicone.











All mocked up in place












And as it stands tonight. All on hose clips on and the spare holes blocked in engine. I'm not putting water through turbo yet until I've flushed the cooling system a few times as it's been sat a while so don't want it all full of rubbish. But to "test" it it doesn't need the water cooling..






Speaking of water I've filled up the coolant as much as I can without it running. And so far no leaks or puddles.

Also made a 4inch steel adaptor to mount the airfilter. Just need a couple of giant jubilee clips now.

So with that done, I'm running out of excuses not to drive it. Now depending how Friday night goes and work between now and then this weekend it may see a test drive round my road. Luckily I live on a big crescent that I can do about half a mile without actually leaving my street. So if it dies I can tow it home without any great drama.

Other problem... The exhaust... It's hilarious. It sounds like God blending dinosaurs. And is louder than a 747 on takeoff. And it vibrates your lungs from a street away.. but it means I can't start the car once kids are in bed. And I can't really sit with it running to get it warm. So I need to do summat even just as a temporary measure. Will also make the mot a bit easier if it doesn't sound like a Lancaster bomber being tested I've got a bit of a cunning plan so will see how that pans out.

Anyways. That's were I'm at today.

Cheers

Glad to see an update on this thread, was worried the virus might have got more serious for you. Nice bit of progress too, seems to really be coming together now 👍

This is my favorite picture from recent updates 😂