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Hey CL!
I have a 2001 IS300, been lurking several sights looking for information and ideas (both good and bad
) and I figured it was time to share the knowledge I've accumulated somewhere!
I've done a fair amount of work to my IS, but it seems like not much, if that makes sense..
The day I brought the car home:
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/11875266_1126686184026706_38455440_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTA0Nzc3ODI0NDcxNTkwMjE3Ng%3D%3D.2)
Washed and cleaned out the previous owner scum, and swapped on the summer alloys.. Here's where the fun begins
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/11327022_1178094658882813_485769264_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTA1MTU5OTg3MDI4NDgyMTkwNQ%3D%3D.2)
For some reason I can't access the pictures on my Flickr at the moment so I don't have a legitimate "before" picture, but here's a during
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/11848894_142250726115053_1115457595_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTA1ODA1Nzc1OTI5NTgyOTUyNQ%3D%3D.2)
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/11242728_146990192306567_1986476095_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTA1ODI2MTg3NTgwNDYzMjIzNQ%3D%3D.2)
Final product, I had to do both sides.
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/11899502_1612417005692145_1091800487_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTA2NDc3Mzg4MzgwMjcxMTU0Ng%3D%3D.2)
An artsy picture of the ol' girl
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/11917851_1471903609782053_825860454_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTA2NzY1Nzc3NjMxODkzNjkwNQ%3D%3D.2)
Being an '01, as we know they only came in automatic... So we had to change that..
Parts car! 1987 Toyota Supra Turbo
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/11934918_516228505202434_816057713_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTA3NjgyNzk5NjQ0Mjg4Mzg5MQ%3D%3D.2)
Some say this is my natural habitat.. Others say its a waste of time. But truthfully its pretty much paradise. (and yes, stacking tires.. ghetto lift but it got the job done).
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/10488693_1619257991656840_14954092_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTA4NDM5Njg2NDE1NzgwODMwNQ%3D%3D.2)
And here we have it! A couple busted knuckles, a few swear words and some awkward moments later we have an R154.
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/11925844_948901871835852_1632521616_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTA4MjgzMzU2MjgwMTgyODg5OQ%3D%3D.2)
The car went away for the winter shortly after this fun. When it emerged some more stuff went down
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/13129549_215743625476765_12302741_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI0MzQ5NTI4NjI5ODE0NTgxNw%3D%3D.2)
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/p640x640/13151274_100325103717396_1751849687_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI0MzYxMzA3MTMyMTg4ODA4Mw%3D%3D.2)
I also stole the LSD out of the Supra for the IS. I really cant complain.. I paid 500 bucks for the car, took the transmission and rear diff and sold it for 475. I guess that's what happens when you post it on your local buy and sell for "best offer, want gone". I got lucky this time, that's for sure!
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/13188153_170129936720051_490695609_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI0Mzg5MTY3Mjk4MjI1NTIxMA%3D%3D.2)
I was tossing MAAAAD ABS codes after I had the subframe out. Jumped some ports in the OBD2 thingy and got what I needed for codes, Got new axles, once again had a speedo!!
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/12383163_514348432084265_1381410889_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI1MTQ4OTc2ODc2MzMyMzcyOA%3D%3D.2)
I needed to extend the shifter for the swap, I took it to a couple of local welding places and they wanted between 4 and 500 bucks to extend it! NOPE learning to weld aluminum and doing it myself. (I TIG weld stainless steel all the time for work, so it was a matter of watching some YouTube and practicing a little).
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/13394890_1706755976256357_599154261_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI2OTc4MTUwNTQ5OTc1NTUyNw%3D%3D.2)
Fuel pump died, (yes that's my truck hence the name).
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/13414152_514533105404754_1720999565_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI3MjEwNjQ3NDE5MTc0NjQzNQ%3D%3D.2)
I went with a Walboro 255LPH pump, it was the most inexpensive option.. I was really nervous to swap out the pump but it really wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting.
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/13395059_1548191518821883_1200620192_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI3NTUxMzM5MTc2OTQ4MjI5MA%3D%3D.2)
Shortly after that the rest of the parts I was waiting for to start the swap came in and BAM:
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/13549403_1251675411516984_1107534378_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI4MTI2MTAyNDI2NzU5NDM2Ng%3D%3D.2)
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/13414388_1730819367181077_924867655_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI4MTU2MTc2ODA3ODExMTQ3MA%3D%3D.2)
I ended up having to make a custom crossmember, even though I read that the factory one would work!?!?! Some things on the interwebs just aren't true...![Frown](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/13561834_1753845974873848_1801941478_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI5MDAwNzA1MjU3NTcyNjQ0NQ%3D%3D.2)
And here it sits today on Ford Fusion wheels. ( I know I know... I'm not a fan, but I got them realllly cheap because they're Ford wheels, and I wanted to get something a little wider than the 205's. now we're sitting on 235's
)
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/13525515_1085842634787940_1684109725_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI4NDA2Njg5MjM4NjI0NzEzMQ%3D%3D.2)
And one more picture for good luck!
The Tasty Taco!
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/13597713_1316918878338502_388974867_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI5MDEyMDE0NTgwODk5NDMzMQ%3D%3D.2)
This may or may not have been the worlds longest introduction.. thinking about it now I'm not even sure I put this in the right subfrom... It's 6:21AM and I'm coming to an end of a 12 hour night shift, give me a break please
I have a 2001 IS300, been lurking several sights looking for information and ideas (both good and bad
![Wink](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
I've done a fair amount of work to my IS, but it seems like not much, if that makes sense..
The day I brought the car home:
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/11875266_1126686184026706_38455440_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTA0Nzc3ODI0NDcxNTkwMjE3Ng%3D%3D.2)
Washed and cleaned out the previous owner scum, and swapped on the summer alloys.. Here's where the fun begins
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/11327022_1178094658882813_485769264_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTA1MTU5OTg3MDI4NDgyMTkwNQ%3D%3D.2)
For some reason I can't access the pictures on my Flickr at the moment so I don't have a legitimate "before" picture, but here's a during
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/11848894_142250726115053_1115457595_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTA1ODA1Nzc1OTI5NTgyOTUyNQ%3D%3D.2)
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/11242728_146990192306567_1986476095_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTA1ODI2MTg3NTgwNDYzMjIzNQ%3D%3D.2)
Final product, I had to do both sides.
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/11899502_1612417005692145_1091800487_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTA2NDc3Mzg4MzgwMjcxMTU0Ng%3D%3D.2)
An artsy picture of the ol' girl
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/11917851_1471903609782053_825860454_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTA2NzY1Nzc3NjMxODkzNjkwNQ%3D%3D.2)
Being an '01, as we know they only came in automatic... So we had to change that..
Parts car! 1987 Toyota Supra Turbo
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/11934918_516228505202434_816057713_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTA3NjgyNzk5NjQ0Mjg4Mzg5MQ%3D%3D.2)
Some say this is my natural habitat.. Others say its a waste of time. But truthfully its pretty much paradise. (and yes, stacking tires.. ghetto lift but it got the job done).
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/10488693_1619257991656840_14954092_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTA4NDM5Njg2NDE1NzgwODMwNQ%3D%3D.2)
And here we have it! A couple busted knuckles, a few swear words and some awkward moments later we have an R154.
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/11925844_948901871835852_1632521616_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTA4MjgzMzU2MjgwMTgyODg5OQ%3D%3D.2)
The car went away for the winter shortly after this fun. When it emerged some more stuff went down
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/13129549_215743625476765_12302741_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI0MzQ5NTI4NjI5ODE0NTgxNw%3D%3D.2)
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/p640x640/13151274_100325103717396_1751849687_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI0MzYxMzA3MTMyMTg4ODA4Mw%3D%3D.2)
I also stole the LSD out of the Supra for the IS. I really cant complain.. I paid 500 bucks for the car, took the transmission and rear diff and sold it for 475. I guess that's what happens when you post it on your local buy and sell for "best offer, want gone". I got lucky this time, that's for sure!
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/13188153_170129936720051_490695609_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI0Mzg5MTY3Mjk4MjI1NTIxMA%3D%3D.2)
I was tossing MAAAAD ABS codes after I had the subframe out. Jumped some ports in the OBD2 thingy and got what I needed for codes, Got new axles, once again had a speedo!!
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/12383163_514348432084265_1381410889_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI1MTQ4OTc2ODc2MzMyMzcyOA%3D%3D.2)
I needed to extend the shifter for the swap, I took it to a couple of local welding places and they wanted between 4 and 500 bucks to extend it! NOPE learning to weld aluminum and doing it myself. (I TIG weld stainless steel all the time for work, so it was a matter of watching some YouTube and practicing a little).
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/13394890_1706755976256357_599154261_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI2OTc4MTUwNTQ5OTc1NTUyNw%3D%3D.2)
Fuel pump died, (yes that's my truck hence the name).
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/13414152_514533105404754_1720999565_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI3MjEwNjQ3NDE5MTc0NjQzNQ%3D%3D.2)
I went with a Walboro 255LPH pump, it was the most inexpensive option.. I was really nervous to swap out the pump but it really wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting.
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/13395059_1548191518821883_1200620192_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI3NTUxMzM5MTc2OTQ4MjI5MA%3D%3D.2)
Shortly after that the rest of the parts I was waiting for to start the swap came in and BAM:
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/13549403_1251675411516984_1107534378_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI4MTI2MTAyNDI2NzU5NDM2Ng%3D%3D.2)
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/13414388_1730819367181077_924867655_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI4MTU2MTc2ODA3ODExMTQ3MA%3D%3D.2)
I ended up having to make a custom crossmember, even though I read that the factory one would work!?!?! Some things on the interwebs just aren't true...
![Frown](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/13561834_1753845974873848_1801941478_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI5MDAwNzA1MjU3NTcyNjQ0NQ%3D%3D.2)
And here it sits today on Ford Fusion wheels. ( I know I know... I'm not a fan, but I got them realllly cheap because they're Ford wheels, and I wanted to get something a little wider than the 205's. now we're sitting on 235's
![Big Grin](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/13525515_1085842634787940_1684109725_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI4NDA2Njg5MjM4NjI0NzEzMQ%3D%3D.2)
And one more picture for good luck!
The Tasty Taco!
![](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/13597713_1316918878338502_388974867_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI5MDEyMDE0NTgwODk5NDMzMQ%3D%3D.2)
This may or may not have been the worlds longest introduction.. thinking about it now I'm not even sure I put this in the right subfrom... It's 6:21AM and I'm coming to an end of a 12 hour night shift, give me a break please
![Big Grin](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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