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GreaseMonkey

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  1. Time for another bump lol!. finally got to renew the tunes to listen to in the car, here's some of the tracks I'm currently listening to.

    Yumi Zouma - Keep It Close To Me (Cyril Hahn Remix)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx7lSBHvaaE

    Porter Robinson - Sea of Voices (RAC Mix)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc35tKIHJlY&list=UUXIyz409s7bNWVcM-vjfdVA

    The Chemical Brothers - Wide Open ft. Beck
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC2dRkm8ATU

  2. Whilst it's nice to see Toyota get back into making Hot hatches, I think they'll have to try quite a bit, as appear to have been out of the Hot Hatch game too long and not in the concious view of the average performance oriented owner, as with previous cars like Supra, Celica, MR2, GT & Glanza, to name but a few.



    Somehow I'd like to think this will be an exciting addition to the current Currys PC World Ecobox Domestic appliance line up from Toyota, and tempt money out of my wallet, so to speak, but unfortunately suspect like the GT86 is just lacking soul/ that catch/ that edge needed to part with my hard earned, and feel like just another dull trim level lost in a sea of boredom that is the supermarket carpark.


  3. Whilst taking a break at home from dealing with boring & tedious paperwork, passed the time with the following Videos. Thought these could pass the time for others wanting a break from tedious bordom for a few minutes lol 8):) !


    Speed and Stance MikeK Media


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW_SHz6V2eE


    Mad Mike Drifting to Dubstep!


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkCnDeaM4P8


    Just Drift – ASB 13/Toy Drive


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU0s22oFoDE


    Mountain Drifting 1JZ 240SX


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO5Dp-wJKfA


    Supra 6.15 @ 230mph (worlds fastest import)


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTD4Mwn5kM4

  4. Thanks for the info matey :) the is300s are auto only are they not? I like auto dont get me wrong, but not really a drivers car, and its all about the experiance for me! And i wouldn't want to go into the hassle of conversion costs if it where possible!

    No probs dude, yeah the IS300 they are, as far as I'm aware, all Auto/ semi Auto tiptronic with the Gearshift lever and tiptronic Shift buttons on Steering wheel as well.

    Thats fair enough, Auto ain't going to be as fun as a manual/ drivers car, more of a quick point and shoot cruiser to be fair, but can still have a bit of fun manually shifting the Auto (although I get bored after 5mins and stick it back into "D" point and shoot mode lol!). Just an option to throw out and consider.

    Yeah doing a manual conversion would be a pita considering the options out there. In that case from what your writing Imo I'd go for a Manual Altezza, as have driven 2 in the past and are I thought alot more fun experience than the IS200 manual tbh, and as like some of the others say, the 2ltr 3SGE beams engines are better to tune/ more bhp rewarding than the IS200's 2ltr 1GFE, which to tune are quite frankly a waste of time and money lol! and for the money & bhp gains would rather go out and buy an Altezza or do 2JZGTE conversion.

    If you buy an IS300 and a manual box ill send you the shift surround etc for the price of postage mate, and the headlight washers are only on xenon cars

    As far as I'm aware, all Lexus IS200's (with the exception of the base model/ poverty spec "S" model which wasn't fitted with them) SE, LE & Sport models Halogen or Xenon were fitted with headlamp washers. as far as I'm aware only later IS200/300 LE and Sport models were fitted with HID Xenons, as far as I'm aware.

    The HID/ Xenon Headlamps have clear indicators on the Headlamp lens/ whereas the Halogen Headlamps have an orange stripe/ section for the indicator on the indicator portion of the headlamp lens.

    Although there are some later spec IS200/300 Sport models Fitted with the TTE front bumper which did'nt have headlamp washers fitted, but were later replaced as per a Toyota/Lexus recall to have the bumpers replaced for modified ones with Headlamp washers fitted on to the Vehicles fitted with Xenon/ HID Headlamps.

  5. IS200's are ok, if a little juicey on fuel and a little gutless.

    Service History is a must, i.e Servicing has been carried out as per manufacture schedule, as there are alot of poor examples/ "Mutton dressed as Lamb".

    Check:

    All the Electrics work, as can suffer Electrical faults from poorly fitted Windscreens.

    Bottom Ball Joints on the front Suspension, as usually last 40k approx

    Shock Absorbers for weeping/ knocking.

    The car has at least 1 Master Key (Black/ 3 buttons) as cannot code in new keys if only Sub Key (Grey/ 2 buttons) is present, which can cost up to £1500 to sort.

    Tyre wear on front Tyres, normal to wear, quite a bit, equally on inner edges, especially if driven locally/ short distances. expect to see between 5,000 -10,000 miles approx on the fronts alone, rears usually last 10,000- 15,000 miles approx.

    Headlamp Washer jets park fully in front bumper, if not may require new headlamp washer units to sort.

    Front Fog lamps, if do not work will most likely require new Foglamp light units as the bulb holders Screws corrode the bulb holder into the light unit/ impossible to remove.

    Engine Coolant Water Pump and or Bypass hose/pipe for weeping.

    Front Brake Discs and Pads usually last between 10,000- 20,000 miles approx. Rear Pads 15,000 - 30,000 miles approx.

    Front Brake Callipers seizing/ siezed.

    6 Disc player Sterio Head Unit operation, as can be known to eat CD's and can be very expensive to repair.

    Engine Timing Belt has been replaced at either *6 years or *100,000 miles (*whichever first) and if the Timing Belt Tensioner was replaced as well, as can wear the Timing Belt unevenly.

    Early IS200's Manual gearboxes are slightly slacker in Gear shift feel comapired to later modified/ uprated manuals which have a shorter tighter shift feel.

    Very slight judder only when cold can be felt from Clutch is normal. Also if the Gearstick hits the handbrake when selecting reverse, this may indicate the gearbox has been off at some point and (Gearstick) refitted incorrectly.

    Accident damage at the rear, some times indicated by water ingress or the way the spare wheel is jammed in the boot and cannot be removed for this reason.

    Corrosion on the front bottom edge of the Sunroof glass frame. (can be seen when sat in car with Sunroof glass slid halfway back.)

    Corrosion on Alloys.

    That's all I can think of what I have had with these over the years.
    Personally would rather go for the IS300 as has the 3ltr 2JZ-GE vvti Engine which IMO is much more driveable and just as economical (equally juicey on fuel) as the IS200.

  6. Yeah, his Supra was a monster. Managed to see (and hear it's monstrous roar as he screamed passed me, as if I wasn't moving, like a cruise missile lol!) it at a Supra owners meet once and Japfest. awesome car.



    Just waiting to see some vids of his new R35GTR with 900BHP now, lol!


  7. how did he get camber at the rear? or is it just the picture

    If it has got more positve camber at the rear. I would assume one way it could be done/ to apply more positive camber would be by vertically elongating the Stub Axle bolt holes (thus allowing the Stub Axle mounting bolt to stay/ bolt in a straight or original plain,even though more positive camber has been applied to the Stub Axle) and shimming the Stub Axle mounting/ using shims (or washers), in between the lower half of Stub Axle and the Stub Axle mounting face on the Axle Beam.

  8. It is pretty cool, yeah I think Speedhunters is where I'd seen this as well ( was added to Favorites list lol!). I can kinda relate to his ideas/ views on his car/s. Not a Porsche fan myself, but appreciate them, as well as the story told.


  9. To quote from the website: "URBAN OUTLAW is a portrait of Magnus Walker, the rebel Porsche customizer who turned a hobby into an obsession, and an obsession into a successful business. From a workshop in downtown Los Angeles, Magnus obsessively harvests fragments from donor 911s, grafting them onto vintage frames to create one-off automobiles with the spirit of Ferdinand Porsche but an ethos entirely his own."



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