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It such a perfect level of OCD in this build [emoji7]

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Woaw, i have missed a few updates but this is coming along really nice!! Top notch work! 

Nicely done, thanks.
What kind of set up do you have?

On 5/25/2018 at 9:06 PM, Ado1379 said:

Ok so good news I hope.

Techstream has found a short/open circuit in the injection system and I have an error code for an injector too. 

I used the active test to individually cut fuel to the cylinders. And sure enough there was no change in the idling when I did cylinder 3. So this poses a few new questions...

firstly, if you take away all the stuff about thinking it was the turbo, could this explain my symptoms? (Loss of power, rough/jerky idle, slight knocking noise under the bonnet)

And secondly, is it best to get this injector repaired or buy new? I can code in the new injector with Techstream. 

I would say that the best to get is a remanufactured one from Toyota/Lexus. It was cheaper then an aftermarket one. 

Wow I would never have thought that the parking sensor still would be avaible [emoji106]

They are glued and you need to heat them up in the oven to remove the lens

Does anyone have a OEM looking turbo installation they want to show of? 

Great thread, great sense to details

Like new :)

I'm pretty sure the forum rules says no porn [emoji7]
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The headlininig came out really great, how do you do it and what materials and tools did you use?

This should be fun 

Nice looking car, love that TTE front bumper. I'm looking forward to the build pics

So clean 

Sounds like it burning some oil, valve stem seals could be a possible cause

I´ve been trying to search internet hi and low for a good cast iron manifold with turbo mounted downwards. 
I have found one at turbokits.com , but is there any other options out there?

Woaw that´s a huuuuge turbo :) Some serious boost is coming your way :) Sorry to hear about your bearings, i do hope that they sort out som new ones for you quickly

You should give som back :)

21 minutes ago, rob_clio172 said:

Ah you are use to the snow then! Yeh will be nice to get her in there and out of the snow

Yes i´m used to snow :) This winter have been way to warm and to little snow for my liking. Should be more like 50-60cm of snow by now for it to be a proper winter :)

I'm from Sweden, yes i do work as much as i have time for with the garage so i can start with the repairs on the Lexus

Started her up today, need to do that sometimes

So then as i gave away in my last post i have been working on something else whilst waiting for the rod bearings to come. 
Ive done a little mod to the rear lights just to make them a little more individual and stand out, ive always loved the look of the rear lights so i didnt want to change them too much.
So 1st of all i had to strip them down, now these are not sealed using a sealant they are like plastic welded together so for this i had to use a dremel to remove the lens.

once the lens was off had to split the backing from the smoked chrome insert, this was pretty simple and just unclips off.

then i popped off the red lens cap to access the side light/brake light housing.

Now for the good bit, i wanted to convert the side lights to halo LEDs, now i know the rear lights already are kind of halo looking because of the reflector in the middle of the red lens cap but i want a more obvious sharp clear look to them.
For this i ordered an LED halo ring and used a glue gun to secure it inside the lens cap.

Then i had to cut a small hole to allow the wires to go back through.

I also had to do this for the backing of the light too.

Now i didnt get any pictures of the reassembly of this as it just clips together apart from the outer lens cover and this was messy as hell. I was going to use clear sealant but i changed my mind and decided to use black as it would look better and less obvious where i cut the lens. Also its easier to see if a bit gets somewhere you dont want it to be and its too late to wipe off. This was pretty tricky but got it done.

Now i did test it before i sealed the lens on just incase it didnt work... heres the results......
Flash on

Flash off

and another with the lens fitted

I am over the moon with how it looks!! Now i cannot take credit for this as a saw this done by a guy on youtube, im glad i found it though as the idea i already had in my head before i saw his video it just showed me the way to go about it.
Once back on the car i will use the sidelight feed to light the LED up and leave the feed for the brake light on the original bulb.
I have not stopped there....... i wanted the USA look rear lights using halos so i also pulled the fog lights out and pulled these apart.
Same again i had to use the dremel to open them up.

The LEDs are currently on order so i will update this once they have come and fitted.

37 minutes ago, SpeedyGee said:

Nice workshop man ! 

Bet she can't wait :-)

 

Thank you :)

I´m very eager to get my cars inside :) And to start with the Lexus again,

28 minutes ago, SpeedyGee said:

Looks a decent sized workshop, what size is it ?

See as car guy I would have be interested in seeing a full build thread on this in the "Non car related section", makes no sense why it isn't allowed.

It's not like your posting about making your wife's kitchen huh !

The size is 6x12 meters. I do hope that i manage to make most of that space

This is the latest picture i got from the workshop build.

So that is what have taken my time lately, I have started some work inside aswell, but none of those pictures is uploaded yet.

The Lexus is kindly waiting to get inside :)

But i have managed to get some more parts for the Lexus. And i'm having way to much ideas in my head then what's healthy for the wallet

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