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Old 05-11-13 | 03:15 PM
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With my swap nearing completion I figured now is a good time to share my project with fellow GS/Aristo fans.

1994 GS300 165k bone stock when I bought it 2 months ago.
93 Aristo front clip
Single GT3071r turbo
Stock auto Aristo trans
Supra auto LSD rear diff
Kyb gr2/Tanabe DF210
Stoptech 14" 4 piston Supra kit all around
19x8 19x9.5 245/35 295/30
TSW Stowe
7" Kenwood Excelon DVD
Focal 5.25 component
Focal 4 coax
JL Audio amps
JL 12w3
2 JL 10w0
Map Ecu2 piggyback
Walbro 255lph
Custom 4" intake
Black silicone coolant lines and Ic couplers
Custom 3" dp
Custom 3" to dual 2.5" exhaust
Custom 2.5" Ic pipes and front mount Ic
Lots of custom an lines all black
Aristo JDM bumper, grill, airbag, 3 piece spoiler, tail lights

All custom work done by me at my shop Nixspeed Racing.

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Old 05-11-13 | 04:40 PM
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Old 05-11-13 | 05:38 PM
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Nice! any more plans for it?
Old 05-11-13 | 06:31 PM
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What kinda tranny cooler are u running? Or if it even needs one. Always good insurance imo. This swap is sick Total sleeper!!!!

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Old 05-11-13 | 07:17 PM
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Not too much to go on this one. I'm going for a clean sleeper/cruiser. I have a 3 core aluminum radiator with factory tranny cooler. I won't be doing track time or long pulls so a big trans cooler isn't necessary. It is always helpful but I'm trying to keep it simple.

I'll be focusing on my RA29 Celica as soon as this is finished and it will be a lot "fancier"
Old 05-12-13 | 08:46 AM
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Always nice to see progress. Looking forward to seeing the finished project!
Old 05-12-13 | 09:46 AM
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Thanks. I should be finished by the middle of June. There is a big Toyota meet here then and id like to bring this car.
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Everything looks great except that crank pulley it will distroy that engine in the first 10min of the first start up.

You need /have to use a crank pulley that has a dampner and balance.

gl with the project!
Old 05-13-13 | 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Quicksc4
Everything looks great except that crank pulley it will distroy that engine in the first 10min of the first start up.

You need /have to use a crank pulley that has a dampner and balance.

gl with the project!
Can I second the motion on the OP using a balanced crank pulley? The undampened pulley is a bad idea.
Old 05-14-13 | 01:47 PM
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I know its not best but I've used them on many cars for a long time with no issues. Also the inline 6 is a very well balanced motor. Is this a known 2j issue or just from other cars past problems?
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it will distroy your engine , it's a known issue with the JZ motors.

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Old 05-15-13 | 09:55 AM
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Well then fluidampr it is then. Now I get to see what a green tip fmj 5.56 does to aluminium pulley.

Just polished and cleared my headlights. Hid kits come in Friday for low beam and fog. I always run Silvania zxe for high beam. Unfortunately can't get ahold of my paint guy to paint my aristo bumper and spoiler. Im going to have him install my JDM window visors as well.

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Old 05-18-13 | 04:46 AM
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Its off at the painter. Going to roll the fenders when I get it back then time to pull the motor and trans.
Old 05-22-13 | 03:34 PM
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Why would you roll the fenders AFTER paint? Project is bad ***. Can't wait to see the finished product.
Old 05-22-13 | 10:11 PM
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I'm only painting the front bumper and the spoiler so fenders won't be painted plus I got my fender roller after I dropped it off. I'm on a strict timeline to finish it in time for the meet and I'm only home 1 week a month so I have to plan it all out and adhere to that plan in order to finish. So far so good.

I'll post more pics soon. I have a bad habit of just finishing projects without pics along the way so its just a before and a few after usually.



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