Lexurf V.

[gwh200]

My car sounds like that.

[GBV8]

Watching this on my iPhone and I think I need the headphones to appreciate the soundtrack a bit more. That truck is like my trucks twin brother. Minus the engine of course. Looks immaculate.

[an1mal_69]

That's just grin factor 10.. Need to here some at around 5krpm

What system have you gone for on the exhaust Vince.?

[BUSHWHACKER]

Turn your speakers on!

[BUSHWHACKER]

Thanks.
Although That'll be the day was sung by Buddy Holly, not sweet, they sang Ballroom blitz.

[an1mal_69]

Sweeeet..

That'll be the day..lol

[BUSHWHACKER]

Here you go, picture quality was lost when I uploaded it for some reason, it hasn't done that before??!!
http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a41...cture019-3.mp4

[GBV8]

That looks f**king mean.

Looking forward to the vid.

[hiroler]

I like it mate looks good in black!

[BUSHWHACKER]

Sound bite tomorrow.

[an1mal_69]

oarsome top tip that one

Got so much to be getting on with, including the SAS, don't know where to start really..gonna get the shell gone this wk, hopefully tomoz, thats a little milestone.

Be lucky to hit 20wks, never mind 20 days..lol

[BUSHWHACKER]

I just remove the top part of the intake to give it a de-coke, clean and paint. If they're really bad, I also clean the ports out with a wire brush attachment in a drill. I re-use the gaskets but smear both sides with RTV sealant to make sure they seal.
Give the throttle body a good clean out too, because it will be really badly coked up on the plenum side. The gasket for it is paper, so just scrape it off and use the RTV sealant before fe-fitting it back on the manifold.

Top Tip:

The LS V8's fuel line pipes are hard to get at when the engine is installed, so either fit some lengths of 8mm fuel hose to them first, or cut them near the top of the engine and bend them slightly to make it easier to connect up later.
If you leave them at the bottom of the engine, you'll need to make up a heat shield where they run up to the filter. (Unless you mount the filter under the floor of course) I also use proper fuel hose clips, two on each hose, no need for the nut and flare method, the fuel pressure isn't that massive.

[an1mal_69]

Cool..most of that is sorted apart from the PS fitting, good call.!!

Got my water pump and timing belt to go on, how far do you strip the inlets Vince, and is it just for cleaning and painting or is there anything to 'fettle' under that lot.?

[gwh200]

How about as many nuts,bolts and fixings as you can get off.

[BUSHWHACKER]

That is good going Vince, my Lex is going for scrap this wk.. any advice on what else to scavenge of it? Still not pulled 'all' the wiring yet, but it is all revealed ready

Looking forward to the vid

Make sure you got the igniters.

Make sure the ECU is kept safe, they don't like being bumped about.

Keep the fitting that goes on the V8's power steering pump, you'll need it when you get a hose made up later.

Chop out any long lengths of wiring from the shell and coil them up, they come in handy.

Keep the gear shift link rod from the Surf, you'll need it to connect to the Lexus transmission when it's in the Surf, it's shorter than the Lex one.

Keep the Lex engine mounts, (the part that bolts to the block) and use it as a template to make the new mounts.

Chop off and keep the flanges from the CATS to use when you fabricate your exhaust system.

Keep the radiator hoses from the Lex to re-use later.

I think thats about it.