When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Now is a original european licence plate holder from a IS300 installed, fits perfect on the SC
before:
now:
i changed the oil in the diff from purple royal 85W140 for LSD to a Motul PA90, this is a mineral oil, no syntetic. Works perfect i changed this to see, if maybe go the little noise away on long time straight driving over 80mph, but no different to the syntetic oil.
left Motul, right Purple Royal
3 weeks ago, it was a toyota/lexus meeting here in Austria in the mountains, but 3 days of rain :/
Next part is arrived, a original TRD short shifter for the tripod W58/R154 from RHDJAPAN. I change the NST Shifter to the TRD, the NST goes for me to strong to shift.
next week, the original exhaust system from Soarer 1JZ-GTE comes to me to modify and install on my SC
The TRD Shifter is modified and installed, the shifts much better as the NST, both good, but the TRD much better. The TRD is a little bit harder to shift, but i love this here pictures from the modification to fit for my setup.
remove NST shifter
NST vs TRD
modifications....
ready! not much optical difference, but shifts firmer and you can feel the better quality.
i bought a Soarer 1JZ-GTE midpipe to modify. This is a work for the winter. change the resonators to glasspacks, y-piece remove and 2 3/4" pipe weld on. I think, this is a good upgrade in OEM style.
I had problems with my 3.76 diff housing, i removed and installed back for a long time the pinion shaft. but i damaged the bearing and the diff makes more and more noise
Ok.. i swapped the TRD LSD back in the 4.08 housing with the i bought this LSD. The gears now 10% shorter not really ideal for the highway, but much more fun on mountain streets
the speedometer is correct with the W58 and the 4.08, no adjustment with the yellow box needed.
open vs TRD
help from my daughter Caroline he loves to work on daddys summer car
I was with friends for one day on a small race circuit in austria. wet drifting just for fun. it makes with the TRD and MT much more fun to drift, but its more difficult as with the AT and the Torsen diff on long curves. More grip with the 265/35/18 tyres, no small for the rear
I had sometimes vibrations from the driveshaft.. i was not really happy, its not Lexus like
My first test was to fit the transmission bracket lower to have space between the stopper and the tranny in the insulator. The V8 and the W58 push more to rear down on the insulator.
with 4 nuts and longer screws was this possible for a test. And yeah! no vibrations more!
But the driveshaft was no longer in a line transmission - center bearing - diff
ok.... insulator removed and modified. i cutted the stopper and the stopper nose. now no contact more and the driveshaft is straight!
problem solved
i orderd from vividracing a new Spec Stage3+ clutch disc. the stage 3 is to rough for a daily, many friends using the 3+ in GT4´s, 350Z´s and other cars without shacking, rattle.
A used back cover of a Lexus IS200 automatic steering wheel boughti from a friend. i hope to reactivate the cruise control.
Lest week, i removed the Volk wheels, cleaned the car fo the winter sleep. Here in Austria is now winter, my SC has never seen a snow or salt in his life
Very cool! You have been busy! Do you have any pictures of the IS200 cover installed? I don't know why I never thought about that, I've always thought the SC cover fit to the updated wheel was pretty far off..
The winter is gone, and i find sometimes time to to some work onmy SC
yesterday was the CruiseControl Switch to do. I would to use the CC with my MT, but the original CC from the 4s-spoke wheel fits not in the 3-spoke from the IS
i found a used rear part from a AT wheel for 10 Euros perfect for my car.
test to fit the SC CC in the IS wheel..
new rear part
SC CC switch
no space
okey.. i need a IS CC switch
I found one in UK for a good price and ordered this
in the time between, i looked in the manuals to see the values for the functions. here a "best of" all informations the wire colors are not the same as from the switches! the the colors of the wires in back from the contact ring.
here SC vs IS CC switch
and here the 3 resistors for the functions!
The restistors are very small 3,6x1,8mm, the type is MF0204. i bought resistors with this values: 69/130/220 ohm and changed this with the original resistors for each function. not easy, the place are small to weld it, looks not good, but works
i changed the IS resistors to the SC values:
240 to 69 ohm (resume/accel)
390 to 130 ohm (set/coast)
910 to 210 ohm (cancel)
The SC cc use 3 wires for the CC, the IS cc use 2x2 wires. The on/off switch is white- white/black on the SC switch and the red and the white is for the functions.
The IS cc have 2 small black wires for the on/off switch and the white - red for the function. I cutted the red one, and give a new pin, and the white with the other black cable put i to the next pinhole. On the picture is the right wiring to use it in the SC i testes all functions with the multimeter and now are all the same as on the original SC CC switch
finished
tomorrow i will install the switch in my car and maybe i test it on road
The cruise control works fine! all functions ok! i was on two car meetings and its great to drive with the CC. But for long trips is the 4.08 maybe to short. For 130km/h (80mph) revs the engine on near 3200u/min with the W58 gearbox. Maybe i change the winter time my TRD 2-Way in the original 3.92 housing to lower the rpms. But its very funny to drive with the short diff
Next step was to install the Tein Uniball mounts... looks easy, but is it not! Here we need insulators for the damper, and the original parts don´t fit. I used from a Hyundai Santa Fe the parts for the suspension. The rear was easy to install.
okey... not good
part puzzle
first insulator was from a VW, but to short
modified oem stopper, i think from the Supra parts with glue to fix in the Santa Fe insulator
In the meantime comes the Spec Stage 3+ Disc and the Sachs throwout bearing for the Ram cylinder. More to this later.....
On the front mounts was a big problem! the centering ring was to small. The Spring have inner diameter 96mm, and the mount have 87 or so. On a lathe from a friend crafts i my own rings to center the spring from a alloy piece.
ready to install before welded my friend the rings on the Tein mounts
05-18-15 | 02:01 AM
here pictures from the modification to fit for my setup.
not really ideal for the highway, but much more fun on mountain streets 
i want to start the correct wiring to use the CC with MT 
