IS300 LS1/T56 Daily Driver Build by eng1nerd

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7-22-2013

Thanks, I had actually wondered if this would present any issues but figutred I would give it a shot. I'll just install the temp sensor off the 2J and run two sensors.

7-23-2013

So I got a call from my home owners insurance company and since we are just switching to them they came out to do a home inspection and it turns out I won't have home owners insurance if the donor car isn't gone ASAP. If anyone is local (or willing to drive a bit) the whole car is for sale. I realize this is a Lexus forum but if any one is intersted please let me know.

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/3954323411.html

I really do need this gone now.

7-28-2013

Today was a pretty productive day. I got my intake painted last night and assembled this morning.

I had to splice together a couple elbows to make the lower radiator hose. However the upper radiator hose was an easy one to match up. This came from a 2005-2010 Cobalt/G5. Also go the heater hoses cut and installed.

The battery is in the trunk and all the cables are pulled and hooked up. I still need to make up the power steering high pressure hose.

I still need to get VATS tuned out of the ECU (may happen tomorrow) and I discovered today that I didn't hook up the Neutral Safety Switch so I'll need to do that tomorrow before I try to start it up.

No pictures from today but I did work on the car. I got all the heater lines finished up, ground cables landed, and tried to turn the key...nothing. Turns out the "power" cable run to the starter was a ground. Just a little confusion there.

Once that was fixed I tried to start it again and wasn't getting anything. Turns out I didn't have my master cylinder adjusted right with my pedal and the clutch switch wasn't fully depressed when I was trying to start it. After I got that adjusted it did crank under it's own power. However the guy that was coming over to tune out VATS got rear ended on the way to my house and wasn't able to tune it out. We will get that taken care of one night this week and I should have a first start up video.

I still need to order a few parts to hook up the last power steering line. I'll work on the A/C lines once the car runs and I have driven it at least once.