01 gs430 and 98 Aristo v300 combination.
10-07-12 | 12:08 PM
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01 gs430 and 98 Aristo v300 combination. HELP Needed.
After being a Toyota guy for 10years,
decided to move forward and sell my sc250 tt and get a mk2 gs.
First of all I wanted get the donor car with as much luxury features as i can
so i came up with 01 gs430, then I realized that for 2jz-gte swap that was not smart move and searching on the internet gave me a lot more headache than before.
So i bought in addition to gs430, 1998 Aristo v300 with 53k miles, i thought that engine swap will be easier having both car side to side.
decided to move forward and sell my sc250 tt and get a mk2 gs.
First of all I wanted get the donor car with as much luxury features as i can
so i came up with 01 gs430, then I realized that for 2jz-gte swap that was not smart move and searching on the internet gave me a lot more headache than before.
So i bought in addition to gs430, 1998 Aristo v300 with 53k miles, i thought that engine swap will be easier having both car side to side.
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10-07-12 | 12:19 PM
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So i know that mechanical part will fit bolt on, that is obvious.
But with wiring there should be a real hell.
Each and every connector I`ve checked is different, damn.
While looking at Aristos navi and amplifier and comparing it to gs430 you can go crazy right away.
But with wiring there should be a real hell.
Each and every connector I`ve checked is different, damn.
While looking at Aristos navi and amplifier and comparing it to gs430 you can go crazy right away.
10-07-12 | 06:24 PM
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10-08-12 | 05:27 AM
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More pictures of V300 here
front
rear
interior
interior 2
power unit
01 GS430
front
interior
3uz V8
Its not fun to have RHD daylidriver, so i will get it LHD.
V300 comes not empty as well, all major luxury features are inside, but GS430 has more of those, like heated front seats, which are really helpful in winter.
Iˇll try to make as much pics of the process as possible.
Also will be akings lots of questions during wiring installation, did not find enough info for doing swap in to 01 gs430. (lots of info for gs300 swap)
Will be doing it all by myself, trying to not exceed 10k euro limit.
front
rear
interior
interior 2
power unit
01 GS430
front
interior
3uz V8
Its not fun to have RHD daylidriver, so i will get it LHD.
V300 comes not empty as well, all major luxury features are inside, but GS430 has more of those, like heated front seats, which are really helpful in winter.
Iˇll try to make as much pics of the process as possible.
Also will be akings lots of questions during wiring installation, did not find enough info for doing swap in to 01 gs430. (lots of info for gs300 swap)
Will be doing it all by myself, trying to not exceed 10k euro limit.
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10-08-12 | 10:06 AM
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More pictures of V300 here
front
rear
interior
interior 2
power unit
01 GS430
front
interior
3uz V8
Its not fun to have RHD daylidriver, so i will get it LHD.
V300 comes not empty as well, all major luxury features are inside, but GS430 has more of those, like heated front seats, which are really helpful in winter.
Iˇll try to make as much pics of the process as possible.
Also will be akings lots of questions during wiring installation, did not find enough info for doing swap in to 01 gs430. (lots of info for gs300 swap)
Will be doing it all by myself, trying to not exceed 10k euro limit.
front
rear
interior
interior 2
power unit
01 GS430
front
interior
3uz V8
Its not fun to have RHD daylidriver, so i will get it LHD.
V300 comes not empty as well, all major luxury features are inside, but GS430 has more of those, like heated front seats, which are really helpful in winter.
Iˇll try to make as much pics of the process as possible.
Also will be akings lots of questions during wiring installation, did not find enough info for doing swap in to 01 gs430. (lots of info for gs300 swap)
Will be doing it all by myself, trying to not exceed 10k euro limit.
10-11-12 | 01:25 PM
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Small progress for today,
Removed V8 engine, 5speed auto box is heavy.
v8 engine waiting for new home.
body is moved to paint shop, it`ll be black soon
harness is a bit wierd,
3uz
2jz aristo
on sunday i`ll try to remove aristo`s engine.
Removed V8 engine, 5speed auto box is heavy.
v8 engine waiting for new home.
body is moved to paint shop, it`ll be black soon
harness is a bit wierd,
3uz
2jz aristo
on sunday i`ll try to remove aristo`s engine.
haha
10-12-12 | 02:15 AM
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I did not try to put them side by side on the road,
but I did some test drives and at distance about 300meeters gs430 has speed 5kmh more than aristo, mostly because v8 has max torque 600rpm sooner than aristo and thanx to its 5spd gearbox.
But then i notised that Aristo in manual mode is faster, will have it checked before engine removal.
Easyer to buy fullyloaded Aristo, not that expencive, ~4000usd.
but I did some test drives and at distance about 300meeters gs430 has speed 5kmh more than aristo, mostly because v8 has max torque 600rpm sooner than aristo and thanx to its 5spd gearbox.
But then i notised that Aristo in manual mode is faster, will have it checked before engine removal.
Easyer to buy fullyloaded Aristo, not that expencive, ~4000usd.