Friday, July 16, 2010 - 05:09 am, by: Raj Somarouthu(Edinlexusv8)
Hey Folks, I have completed one year of ownership of my soarer Enjoyed every moment of my ownership thoroughly. Though my pocket has got quite a bit lighter during this time I just love it to bit
The following are the upgrades I have done on the car until now and the ones completed dont improve the performance but only reliability and handling.
Here goes the list of upgrades/mods I have done on the car until now: -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.5" high performance alloy radiator with auto cooler RUSH headers + manifold gasket New engine mounts 2.5” high flow custom stainless steel exhaust + Magna Flow boxes and 4” tail pipes Projector headlights (again rebuild them in UK spec) and altezza tail lights with fog light conversion 4200K 12V 60W HID Conversion Ultralite wheels 18" + new 452 Falken tyres all round TEIN Flex Coilovers V2.0 + EDFC (Electronic Damping Force Controller) Adaptronic Standalone ECU + Loom 97 MKIV Torsen Diff (+ rebuild) Supra TT full brakes upgrade (all new parts including callipers) + Goodridge Brakelines EBC Yellow Stuff brake pads + EBC Drilled and grooved discs Iridium IR24 spark plugs + Nology Hot wires USA ([url]http://www.nology.com/hotwork.html[/url]) Timing belt replaced along with new pulleys Water Pump Replaced Ignition Coils and Distributor rotors replaced Digital Dash Upgraded 7” Double Din DVD player with DVB-T, IPod, MP3, Bluetooth, IGO Sat nav etc. Air Con condenser + Drier replaced + Re-gassed All bushes replaces (front and back including anti roll bar and rear subframe bushes) Rear Tie and Toe Control Arms replaced with megan racing adjustable arms from US New 145amp alternator Upgrade Bosch S4 battery 760 Amps Full Explosion body kit from Japan BFI + New Air Filter + Oil filter Replaced brake pipes
Items I already bought and still to go on the car (cant wait to get these on): --------------------------------------------------------- Soarer R154 5- Speed Gearbox with Remote shifter 1UZ adaptation Kit C’s Short Shift gear stick TRD gear knob Organic Dual Clutch + Flywheel MKIV Master Cylinder + Pedal assembly Whipple 2.3L Twin Screw Supercharger 140 AX Bullet Manifold + Yell Terra Rear Intake
Thanks to a lot of members in here who are very kind to help me with the right advice ... esp Neil Griffiths
Friday, July 16, 2010 - 09:40 pm, by: Raj Somarouthu(Edinlexusv8)
Daniel Blackham wrote on Friday, July 16, 2010 - 11:15 am:
how did you mod your RHD headlights to LHD?
To be honest I bought these from options Australia on eBay AUS. Strangely though the beam of the driver side headlight is too high and it fails MOT. So had to open the whole assembly and redo the screws that hold main bulb. It has adjustable screws but there is only so much you could adjust without opening the whole assembly.
Sunday, August 22, 2010 - 08:06 am, by: Raj Somarouthu(Edinlexusv8)
Hello Folks, I have been thinking about covering the gap in my bumper for some time and after a few weeks of running around different car garages/dealers and taking the measurements of various grills for several models of different makes ended up with something like this ... I am loving this new look on my soarer. What do you guys think? Still need to install the front fog lights to complete the job.
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Enjoyed every moment of my ownership thoroughly. Though my pocket has got quite a bit lighter during this time I just love it to bit 
