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  1. garethr
    eBay - search for Lexus accumulator
  2. garethr
    Usually, the earlier the car, the less problems there are in wiring the ECU into another chassis. In the case of the 1UZ, the earlier engines (pre-1994?), although a little less powerful, have stronger conrods and no VVTi to worry about, so there may be good reasons for picking the earlier model.
  3. garethr
    Can't give 'em away. :)
  4. garethr
    http://www.lasertool...t=375&item=3595 http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=Laser%20Tools%204232%20Cup%20Oil%20Filter%20Wrench%2064mm/14%20Flutes
  5. garethr
    32 is the disc thickness in millimetres... but I have no idea about the rest.
  6. garethr
    Don't you have the option pack which switches off the laws of physics?
  7. garethr
    Powerhouse Garage in Camberley used to do a lot of Soarers...
  8. garethr
    JDM Toyotas usually have a "diversity" antenna built into the rear screen and two aerial leads with large and small radio connectors.
  9. garethr
    800 Euros? It must be cheaper to have one made. I'd ask the local radiator specialists first. If you want an alloy rad, AlliSport and Forge are not far away (Gloucester).
  10. garethr
    The early Soarers don't have fogs, they are turning lights. The appropriate side comes on with the indicators.
  11. garethr
    Yeah, the calipers are (that's what I have done), but are the caliper carriers? I don't think they are. IIRC the bolt spacing on the hub is slightly different. A Supra 4-pot caliper bolts straight on to a GS, but you need off-centre inserts to bolt it to an IS. GS300 Mk1, GS300 Mk2, Soarer TT, SC430, and "J-spec" Supra Mk4 front calipers and carriers are interchangeable. GS300 Mk1, Soarer TT, and "J-spec" Supra Mk4 rear calipers and carriers are interchangeable.
  12. garethr
    I don't think they are. IIRC the bolt spacing on the hub is slightly different. A Supra 4-pot caliper bolts straight on to a GS, but you need off-centre inserts to bolt it to an IS.
  13. garethr
    I doubt if anyone has done this swap in the UK because it's easier to just buy an Aristo. Try http://www.lexusownersclub.com
  14. garethr
    Thanks. Might look into the bigger Supra brakes if they are not too dear. Will those be the Brembo 4 pots then? Also, I cant find front or rear strut braces anywhere for these cars. 4-piston front and 2-piston rear, but not Brembo. The Mk1 Aristo has a strut brace, if you can find one being broken .
  15. garethr
    The front and rear brakes are the same as "J-spec" Mk4 Supra brakes, so you can look for Supra pads and discs, or fit the bigger UK Supra brakes.
  16. garethr
    The most effective tuning part for a Mk1 GS300 Sport is a 2JZ-GTE engine. The easiest way to tune a Mk1 GS300 Sport is to sell it and buy an Aristo TT. :) Seriously, though, the only way to tune the GS engine is by means of forced induction.
  17. garethr
    The engines should be equally reliable. The running gear is identical. Some jobs are more difficult on the V8 (e.g. starter motor). The V8 has two more of some things. :) I think the main thing I'd worry about would be the early GS300 master cylinder, but that's easy to avoid. There are very few GS430s for sale. If you don't want the extra 60 bhp you might as well buy a GS300.
  18. garethr
    Where is it leaking? On my GS the pipe corroded near the end, so I just cut the corroded part off and re-fitted the hose.
  19. garethr
    Why is that :-) Because of this VOSA flowchart (although it's July 1995 rather than 1994): http://www.motinfo.gov.uk/htdocs/m3s07000307.htm
  20. garethr
    The old four-speed auto (as in the Soarer) did not have a Snow option, but it could be locked in second gear by selecting "PWR" and "2".
  21. garethr
    There may be more truth in that than you think.My old man always had Fords (starting with a "sit-up-and-beg" Ford Pop in 1953), until he bought a Toyota Cressida in 1977. Coincidentally, Toyota's service manager had been Ford's service manager for years, so my father knew him very well (15 years of buying Zodiac, Zephyr 6, Zephyr 6, Cortina, Corsair, Cortina, and Granada from that particular dealer had made him very well-acquainted with the Service Department :)). Every time he had the Cressida serviced, the manager would complain that his department made no money, because all they ever did was servicing... no repairs.
  22. garethr
    Thanks - just posted on the http://my.is Forum see what they have to say... and Club NA-T
  23. garethr
    Almost :) IS and Mk2 GS rears are the same. Mk1 GS rears are different.
  24. garethr
    I don't know anyone who has changed the brake booster on a GS, but I do know people who have changed the very similar unit on the Soarer, and they didn't mention an ECU reset. As far as the ABS codes are concerned, my local garage has an OBDII reader which works for the ABS codes on my GS, although it cannot read the main ECU codes.
  25. garethr
    This is the only place I've ever found, but... http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/ind...showtopic=62508.
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