New 90' ls400 saying hi
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So I just bought my buddies ls400 with a 170k and a shot tranny for $500, it was mainly to help him out.
But now I'm looking to revamp it and get her going maybe turbo and tranny swap.... If anyone knows of any ideas please let me know. I'm not looking for anything crazy hard to do just hopefully straight forward. I'm wanting to look up w58 swap or maybe just use a tranny from a sc4 if that will be any better, but I'm still googling it all.
So far she is getting a couple dents pulled and plasti dip to a pearl white paint job or maybe a Black gold flake paint. The double din radio is done, engine rebuild and clean is done. CAI is being fitted as we speak. New wheels are being picked up (bbs mesh) unfortunely I hate these since everyone has them but it was cheap
new leather seats will be getting done as well.
10% window tint is done
PICTURES ARE COMING SOON.
But now I'm looking to revamp it and get her going maybe turbo and tranny swap.... If anyone knows of any ideas please let me know. I'm not looking for anything crazy hard to do just hopefully straight forward. I'm wanting to look up w58 swap or maybe just use a tranny from a sc4 if that will be any better, but I'm still googling it all.
So far she is getting a couple dents pulled and plasti dip to a pearl white paint job or maybe a Black gold flake paint. The double din radio is done, engine rebuild and clean is done. CAI is being fitted as we speak. New wheels are being picked up (bbs mesh) unfortunely I hate these since everyone has them but it was cheap
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10% window tint is done
PICTURES ARE COMING SOON.
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So I just bought my buddies ls400 with a 170k and a shot tranny for $500, it was mainly to help him out.
But now I'm looking to revamp it and get her going maybe turbo and tranny swap.... If anyone knows of any ideas please let me know. I'm not looking for anything crazy hard to do just hopefully straight forward. I'm wanting to look up w58 swap or maybe just use a tranny from a sc4 if that will be any better, but I'm still googling it all.
So far she is getting a couple dents pulled and plasti dip to a pearl white paint job or maybe a Black gold flake paint. The double din radio is done, engine rebuild and clean is done. CAI is being fitted as we speak. New wheels are being picked up (bbs mesh) unfortunely I hate these since everyone has them but it was cheap
new leather seats will be getting done as well.
10% window tint is done
PICTURES ARE COMING SOON.
But now I'm looking to revamp it and get her going maybe turbo and tranny swap.... If anyone knows of any ideas please let me know. I'm not looking for anything crazy hard to do just hopefully straight forward. I'm wanting to look up w58 swap or maybe just use a tranny from a sc4 if that will be any better, but I'm still googling it all.
So far she is getting a couple dents pulled and plasti dip to a pearl white paint job or maybe a Black gold flake paint. The double din radio is done, engine rebuild and clean is done. CAI is being fitted as we speak. New wheels are being picked up (bbs mesh) unfortunely I hate these since everyone has them but it was cheap
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10% window tint is done
PICTURES ARE COMING SOON.
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Well I'm not making it look worse with plasti dip, I've been painting a lot with the plasti dip, things from my wrx to jeeps to little power wheels. Of course I'm not wanting to make it look like a little ricer. And I'm only planning to spend maybe 2-3k on the car for everything, a lot of this is all on my time and skill to fix and repair. Only thing I will really need to pay for is the cost of the seats (300) plus the stock tranny (500) plus some beers to my helpers on install of the tranny and seats.
I may need to pay on a couple of dents but I'm hoping that it won't get to expensive on it. I'm expecting maybe (500)
I may need to pay on a couple of dents but I'm hoping that it won't get to expensive on it. I'm expecting maybe (500)
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Welcome! I'm looking forward to see what you do to your car. A transmission swap sounds like a great idea!.. Too bad the old one is toast.
If you can post any details about the white plasti-dip job, I would love to see! It's something I would store away for a future LS in need of a respray.
If you can post any details about the white plasti-dip job, I would love to see! It's something I would store away for a future LS in need of a respray.
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I can appreciate that and yes I will post pics once I decide what to do with the tranny, I'm still just trying to read up on ideas and what transmission is best. It looks like for now I may just go stock.
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Im trying to figure out what oil is leaking from the right rear tire well area. Is there any oil lines or differential lines in that spot?
I would have checked it out but with all the snow this week
I would have checked it out but with all the snow this week
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As for the leak, I don't believe there are any lines that go back there... Are you sure it's oil?
It could be brake fluid, perhaps. Check to make sure you haven't been losing any, and that the lines or the caliper back there don't leak when you compress the brakes (you will need someone to push the pedal while you look). I would recommend lifting the car from the pinch weld on the frame, using the small jack Lexus provided in the trunk, and removing the wheel first.
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I say brake fluid. Its dark on the floor because of washing off tar or oil. Its too concentrated in the area to be anything else.
Unless it just drove through an oil puddle.
Unless it just drove through an oil puddle.
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Well good news is that I haven't seen any brake fluid leaking anymore and also my tranny started shifting just fine (for a few minutes). Downside is I think it's be an electrical issue of some sort since it doesn't always drive. But today she couldn't get off an ice patch and when she did she left a nice patch of rubber going all the way up my whole driveway. So I'm thinking I have an intermittent electrical issue with the transmission or my shifter isn't communicating idk