pats new project watch this space

[bezzabsa]

always wondered what the lexus V8 sounds like with a decent exhaust ..

[karl]

hopefully gonna be in and running in next few weeks

isnt guy doing the wiring for you

[pat stevens]

hopefully gonna be in and running in next few weeks

isnt guy doing the wiring for you

yeah its just getting him here as hes quite busy

[pat stevens]

little update engine is now sitting in engine bay ,
had to cut a fair bit bulkhead out but now sitting where im happy with it
gearbox x member should be finished this weekend and engine mounts measured up

[pat stevens]

Lexus engine going in van

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[Luke]

wow you dont hang about

[pat stevens]

Want to have it all done for transitmania

[Luke]

at this rate you'll have it done for north weald - be interesting to see what it'd do down the strip

[pat stevens]

Could be fun

[pat stevens]

engine is now sitting on its mounts in van and I'm well pleased ,got a few minor adjustments to do
electrician came today and removed what was left of the wiring from the lexus and taken it away with him
so hopefully this weekend should start to see some wiring going on in van
while he has loom gives me chance to fit fuel lines and tank
measure up propshaft and exhausts
so all been well should be running by end of month.

[pat stevens]

ok a bit of a progress report as I havnt had time to get on here and for those who are not on facebook. engine box are now fitted mounts made ,radiator,accelerator linkage and propshaft all in place, servo and brake pipes are all back in place. main bulkhead fabricated and steering column all sorted .hopefully electrics should be sorted this week and cherry bomb exhausts fitted then its just fit tank run fuel lines and fire her up then with the eassy stuff done its back to the bodywork.

[pat stevens]

well now weve been realy busy engine now in and running just a bit of wiring to complete lamba sensors etc
tried to bleed brakes after standing and having loadsa probs will bleed up then drop top floor after few seconds
start engine and their really low doin my head in lol
just gotta fit transit power steering pump as lexus one too powerfull but that also means removing air con pump too
all good fun lol

[pat stevens]

for those of you who aint on face book
van is now up and running
took it on a first test flight and couldn't give it too much as no brakes and sitting on a plastic garden chair.
so last night bled brakes after replacing everything from the master cylinder,shoes,pads even brake pipes
she now stops well.shouldve been making seat bases today but couldn't resist another test flight (still plastic garden seating lol)
but a quick blast around the estate was very impressed with power and handling .gave it a quick blast and reached 80 quite easily with a hell of a lot to go
just gotta change power steering pump lexus one dosnt seem to like transit rack so gotta fabricate mount and a pulley set up in week
shouldn't be too much of a prob tho
exhausts should be finished tomorrow had to fit a Cpl of decibel reducers as it was rather loud
dash is half way there as ive had to scratch build one but lexus clocks look cool
4 weeks to transitmania and still a fair bit to do but will be there

[Luke]

nice one pat

can't think why the lexus pas pump wont work with the transit rack - my toyota one was fine and i would have thought they (toyota/lexus) would be similar

[Mk2_mad]

Looking great, just spent the last while reading this thread from the start