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

Sat in front of telly is best for mindlessly cleaning those sort of bits.

You need a perspex bonnet to show it off !

I've actually just said to my mates it could do with a clear bonnet so we can see it haha.

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Just for those who may not have read 92 pages of my random waffle bad pics and general ramblings, just found a couple pics of how it looked when it came out.

It's definitely looking better if nowt else 😂😂










Hence the reason I'm so smug about how it's turning out

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Haha it's actually on my list of "things" to acquire. that and a diesel space heater cus there's no way I'm playing out in these temperatures... Been there got the t shirt and said never again haha

Don't haha. It's literally an old one that I used to stop paint getting in where it shouldn't after id washed everything out... But I don't want to fit a new one til it's back in car for risk of damaging it fitting the engine (it's bugging me massively tho haha)

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Cancel the blanking cap trauma. Phones decided to stop being ridiculous and I've found them and got some ordered haha

Cheers I must have found them at same time as you. Phone stopped acting up an let me search for what made sense haha.

The top ones are ordered and on way. That's another little bit ticked off

So it's not been a brilliant week for progress. But we're still making some and I'm still not having to work outside in the dark and rain using a bedside lamp like I was this time last year. So I'd call that a win 😂

Didn't get a solid run at anything yesterday but snuck what I could when I could.. starting with plugs and coil packs going back in..

Now if you've been along for all 93 pages of waffle you may remember me buying the little brass extenders to go on the plugs as I wasn't sure the coil packs were making a brilliant contact. The top of the plug is exactly same length down the plug tube as the bottom of the spring in the coil pack. And ideally it wants to be "on" a bit further. Unfortunately the plugs are the type you can't unscrew the tops so that idea never happened.

Problem is the little lug on the cam covers stop the coil going down any further. (Was never meant to run coil packs the lugs normally mount the plug lead covers)..

Figured best way was to shave 5mm ish off the coil mount where it fouled the cam cover. So they can still be mounted yet will sit further down the plug tubes. I'm waffling but a few pics should make it clearer..

Standard




Then modified



And fitted. They make a much more positive "clunk" as the rubbers stretch over the plugs now and will hopefully be making plenty of contact on the plug!



Rinse and repeat 6 times (there's no little lug on the front two cylinders so they sit further down anyways) job done







The little silicone blanking whatsits turned up for the throttle body. Along with the one under the throttle body that used to have the cam cover breather going to it, so chucked them on too







Now we were reaching the stage where I needed it off the stand an back on the trolley so that was next. Also needed to get the gearbox adaptor plate back on but not without a fresh coat of black haha. Oh and chucked a new sump plug and seal on since I'm posh 🤣







Looked a bit scary sat up there so strapped it down with the engine mounts to be safe



Needed to get crank pulley bolt tightened down (181 ftlb is tight on your own haha) so needed clutch and flexplate on to lock the crank.. but because I'm basically a child I left a new note behind the flex plate. I really hope I never see this again 😭










Chucked the turbo oil drain back on.. 19mm i.d pipe and a nice run down hill. The amount of people who have grief with smoke cus they don't run a big enough drain makes me wonder how they ever get by in life (there's a lad in our group chat that was adamant his 10mm o.d pipe was big enough, smoked like mad, rebuilt the turbo, fitted oil restrictor in Inlet, still smoked, fitted a big enough drain and fixed it 🙈)






Needed to get the exhaust and downpipe back on. But there was a bit I wasn't happy with.. way back when when I made the bit that runs under the manifold on the left hand bank, I had to weld the 90s on the end of the pipe upside down under the car using safety squints instead of a mask as there was no room. So while it was off figured I'd unwrap it. Smarten any welds and rewrap. As it happens my safety squints must have bee alright cus there were only 2/3 tiny pin holes that had been blowing but I'm much happier now. Forgot to take pics of it unwrapped but weve seem my welding before 🤣






Did I mention. I despise heat wrap 😭... Finally as I left it yesterday it's virtually ready to go back in.. the exhaust isn't tight cus the ratchet strap is in the way of tightening it all up. But I'm off work Monday/Tuesday to use a few of my holiday days and do Xmas stuff with Mrs n kids, and I didn't want to leave it not fastened to the trolley for all that time..






I also opened the bonnet on the car for first time in a long time. Kinda wish I hadn't haha. There's no way my shiny engine is going back in there.. plan on getting the car outside at some point next week and giving it a good clean. If it doesn't come up to a acceptable standard I'm going to have to paint it.. I know it sounds bit rough but has anyone had experience of brush painting summat like this and what should I be using (I've no desire to try and mask all that lot up)







Anyways that's were I'm up to. Work depending il hopefully get some more done next week when I'm back

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