bloodMoney's Project V.2 Codename: Lily, Let's try this again.... Options

[richee3]

Lol. It be ok to star to set a date

In the next couple of weeks, we'll start a thread and start discussing dates. When does your schedule come out?

I'm hoping that I can have this one done in the next few weeks, so I don't see why it shouldn't be at a spring meet.

I'm surprised it isn't finished yet!

[Bitter]

I'm hoping that I can have this one done in the next few weeks, so I don't see why it shouldn't be at a spring meet.

Soooo....

[navseal345]

I'm hoping that I can have this one done in the next few weeks, so I don't see why it shouldn't be at a spring meet.

Soooo....

He will be late like always, then surprise us w/ a Lancer or some ****.

[cheela]

^truer words have never been spoken.

[Bitter]

One of these days he's just going to show up on a bicycle.

[navseal345]

One of these days he's just going to show up on a bicycle.

If someone does that, I'll buy them dinner.

[njccmd2002]

lol, where is he anyways

[bloodMoney]

Here I am... lol

I've made some progress in the last few weeks, and we're essentially down to the home stretch.







What we're probably going to show up in:





I've gotten lazy again, but I really do want to get the car done for this meet. It may still be two colors when I roll in, or I may just redirect the meet to my house for an install day

All that's really left is to unbolt the subframe from the Lily v.1 and roll the entire engine set over to Lily v.2 for installation. Then I need to get a windshield in it.

And maybe replace the dash, so that I have airbags again....

Simple stuff, I'm just lazy.

[Bitter]

Those Lexus have great great HID projectors. And they're nice cars too. Lots of backseat room for teh sexin.

[navseal345]

Comfortable cars, but the few I've touched seemed like the would be damn expensive for maintenance, just for a car.

[Bitter]

They're really not that bad. Doing the timing belt kind of sucks but it's RWD so there's more room than a Celica to work with. They have a little more suspension going on up front with double wishbone and the upper ball joints tend to wear out around 90-100K (and the lowers not long after) but again, not hard parts to replace just can be costly for the uppers since the joint is part of the arm.

[navseal345]

Just from doing alignments on them, you think that for the money you spent on that car it should have adjustments for front camber/caster & rear camber, not just front & rear toe. They make you buy offset bushings (from Lexus) if caster needs adjustment. Unless I got my Lexus suspensions mixed up, call me dumb.

[Bitter]

Well unless the suspension is sagged or badly worn or the car has been hit then caster should still be about where caster was when it left the factory.

[bloodMoney]

The car takes 8 QTS of oil each change, but other than that, I really have no complaints.

The car is still badged Toyota in Japan, so if things go out, I can buy Toyota replacements, not Lexu$$$$$.

I LOVE it for a daily. It's super comfortable, and I'm doing my best not to modify it.

[navseal345]

Over night ALL THE PARTS FROM JAPAN, bruh!

[bloodMoney]

Quiet you.

[Bitter]

If those are the original HID bulbs in that thing they're way past worn out and about as bright as halogen. RockAuto usually has some HID bulbs on stupidly low priced closeout, like $30 a bulb for genuine stuff not Chinese crap.

[enderswift]

I witnessed a portion of the resurrection. Much work was indeed done. only a little to go

[bloodMoney]

lol

Thanks for being a witness to it Luke. I'm not sure they would've believed me otherwise... I've been moving so damn slow on this thing.

[cheela]

you're probably moving slow because you've got the 5s in there still instead of a 3sgte. right? right??!


This post has been edited by cheela: Apr 29, 2016 - 2:01 PM