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

I've just been catching up on this, you've done a cracking job plus it sounds amazing!

Cheers. I'm fairly pleased with how it's turning out.. still a long way off but il get there.

Sounds even better in real life. Phone doesn't do it justice

This is looking really good .

From the pics , if it was mine , think I’d leave the standard rear bumper on .
Looks really wide & kinda J race car being able to see the rear tyres .

But obviously it isn’t mine (unfortunately) .

👍

Cheers.. I know what you mean about not running the bumper. But the back of the car looks sorta lost without it.. grabbed another couple pics in light when I got in today and it really needs summat to bring it all together.  maybe even a big daft spoiler would do it. But wel see.











And it could be yours, everything has a price... But even at a pound an hour, this is currently valued at 1 billion pounds 🤣🤣🤣

Well finally a bit of an update. Been a bit quiet since I'm mental busy with moving units at work and had a lot on at home. But been doing bits were I can..

First job is one I've been putting off for an age. The heater matrix... After the never ending rebuild saga I've reached the stage where it needs coolant back in. But I don't want to bleed it twice if possible so wanted to get my new second hand heater matrix fitted. Problem being it's burried in back of dash. Access is from the drivers side so you have the pedals and column in way. And did I mention.. I'm working in dark with a head torch and a sad lamp 😂😂.. here's where it lives..




Yeah looks fun doesn't it.. next problem and one that's a bit of an oversight. You can't refit a used matrix, with the pipes in place. The hard pipes that go through the bulkhead are too long to slide the matrix into the hole where it lives then pivot them through the bulkhead.. and the pipes are fitted to the Matrix with a wierd one time crimp type arrangement, that's part of the ally matrix itself.. (still following)..

Leaves you with two options, either chop the pipes down near the matrix then put a rubber joiner in to reconnect them. Or try and undo the one time crimp things, fit the matrix, fit the pipes then recrimp them once it's all on situ. Since I wasn't happy with how tight the pipes were in the matrix (some one has already removed it from a breaker and I think just ragged it out ) I chose to do the second option. And as much as getting the pipes through the holes up hear wasn't particularly easy. I'm confident it wont leak now it's back together (plus the wipe of instant gasket I put on the pipes for added security)





With that in place could turn my attention to under the bonnet. Needed some hoses to connect the heater pipes to the engine. Both the feed and return come off the rear water bridge. And again not fun to get to. Quick rummage in my random pipes selection and I've ended up with an original is200 heater hose. And a 1uz heater hose. 16mm Id (just so I can find that if I ever need to know haha).. they look like they should work just fine.








And finally. Coolant system is back together! Refilled it with some fresh pink coolant and burped it best I can without it running. Although the rads now higher than it was before, the highest water way in engine is still higher. So still filling it through the patent pending high level funnel mentioned an age back.. but it's all dry and no puddles which is nice.

Full of enthusiasm from my success tried to fit my new heater control panel. I say fit I mean tie wrap it in place where the old one is (since the old one is dead as a door nail).. but my car is an early one and I'm guessing the replacement panel is out of a later one so the plugs are completely different. Cock! I may try and find a wiring diagram and repin the plugs. Or I may just try and find the correct heater panel since there only cheap anyways.





With that a resounding failure, chucked the freshly satin blacked grill back on. Doesn't look too bad considering it was made from what I had to hand and was never meant to have a grill with a surround fitted.





Finished off with a fresh number plate for good measure. When it's all painted it will be having a slightly smaller (only fractionally) stick on jobby. But for now that will do.








Quick check of the important levels, battery is charged, tyres inflated. And it's ready for its test-drive. Since I took it back apart (for a fabled ten minute job). It's had front fully chopped off and rewelded back on, new over twice size fmic, new one off crash bar, new rad mounts, all new mikalor clamps, new wheels, bodykit, heater matrix etc etc.. think I'm going to stop doing these ten minute jobs for a bit and get the interior back in and use it (when I get time, whenever that is).. still it's all progression towards my finished "vision" of how I want it to look..

Anyways. If all goes to plan and I get home from work with half hour to spare tomorrow. I'm going to take it for a blast to blow cobwebs off. Before I think of another 5 minute job haha

Cheers

Good news about the car, hope everything else sorts itself out

Arches will be getting a slit cut down the door shut with the 1mm disc so the back doors can open.. paintwork will be getting done when weather improves next year unless I can find some one cheap/decent/local/reliable to do it (il probably end up doing it tbh)

But thanks. Looks a bit out of proportion in that pic but I'm not exactly a photographer haha

Having seen the tragic consequence of misdiagnosis before, good to hear your little one is on the mend.

As to the Lexus, admit it, you never really had shopping in mind did you?

Kids have this knack for scaring the bejesus out of us.......glad she is okay.
A bit of tyre advise you didn't ask for, here.
Read up on compounds, thread wear indicators and sidewall heights.
Low profile tyres are great but a flexible sidewall is your friend if you want grip.
Look at the tyres on F1 cars.
A smaller, wider, wheel/tyre combo with a decent sidewall might just help.