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Thanks old87yota, I appreciate the comments. I'm looking forward to the engine reinstall and future frame-off resto too. It's gonna be a long haul again but it'll definitely be a labor of love.
BTW y'all: In the near future, I'm planning to write up a separate post on my install experience with the LCEngineering CNC Turbo Manifold with theT/2 Flange (1041053) & the LCEngineering CT20 to GT25R Turbo Kit (1071013). It hasn't exactly turned out to be a simple bolt on experience. Don't get me wrong, the products are good but some further augmentation of components were required for it to fit nicely and aesthetically pleasing. I do have OCD so it's not surprising that I wanted it to operate properly and look good, LOL!
Last edited by TrailTrek2Fish; 03-20-2018 at 08:57 PM.
I am definitely very fortunate for being somewhat near 22REPerformance's location. They're just about 3hrs away from my house.
Thanks Greg_Canada. You are my hero!!! Have you personally ordered from them before? As mentioned before, she would pass a smog sniff test but we're moving to a state that exempts vehicles 24 years or older from smog checks.
I just finished mounting and plumbing my Derale 15551 oil cooler and oil filter relocation kit. Thankfully I have about 1.75" of space left between the fan and oil cooler. I cut passages on the upper fan shroud for the hoses and I split a section of spare heater hose to shield the oil cooler hoses from the fan shroud's edges but I'm still gonna add door edging to line the shroud'd edges for more protection. I had to use a few XRP fittings to make the hose connections. I fabricated an angle bracket to mount the oil filter unit and I'm using an existing threaded anchor point on the top of the frame rail. But before I set everything in place for hole drilling I made sure the filter was backed out to the last thread to make sure I could actually do filter replacements without having to dismount the bracket in the future.
Last edited by TrailTrek2Fish; 03-31-2018 at 03:29 PM.
Whats up swerks. If you're talking about the bracket holding the spark plugs wires up, I fabricated it using a house framing bracket. I used the same framing bracket for the oil filter relocation unit. The funny thing is you're not the first person to ask, LOL!
Last edited by TrailTrek2Fish; 03-31-2018 at 08:05 AM.
Thanks, that's what I was hoping for. I'm currently working on my AC system. Once I get all of the components and o-rings swapped out I'll be completing a heater line flush.
I finally got to remove my dashboard. WOW is it dusty up in there! I'm replacing the AC evaporator and expansion valve. I'll be doing my best to clean it all up in there.
Last edited by TrailTrek2Fish; 04-02-2018 at 07:36 AM.
. Yeah, I change the cabin filter out on my is300 every 3 months.
I finished cleaning the ducting yesterday. I need to remove the dash supports to get to the heater core and boost ventilator. Gotta get those things cleaned up before I button up the dashboard.
I'm gonna add this screen below the cowl to help prevent leaves from entering into the system in the future.
Last edited by TrailTrek2Fish; 04-02-2018 at 07:48 AM.
I had to remove the dashboard support in order to get to the ventilation booster and the heater core. I flushed it with CLR and water then used a compressor to dry it out a bit. It also gave me an opportunity to do some clean up beneath the dash area.
Last edited by TrailTrek2Fish; 04-02-2018 at 10:48 PM.
03-20-2018, 06:51 PM
WOW is it dusty up in there! I'm replacing the AC evaporator and expansion valve. I'll be doing my best to clean it all up in there.
We'll see how well it's done in say... Another 30 years. 
