After having a baby, my partner and I found out pretty quickly that getting an infant carrier in and out of the back of the E36 coupe is too much of a hassle. It's not so bad in the driveway at home but a pain in a car park.
After looking at a few E46 325i manuals we realised they have all the typical BMW issues, so a sensible Toyota is the way to go. When I spotted this, I had to check it out. It's pretty clean for its age, has some good parts on it and was really too cheap to pass up. Never had a 1JZ before so it also ticks that off the bucket list. If we decide it isn't fulfilling our needs, we shouldn't have much trouble getting our money back.
Toyota XE10/Lexus IS200
JZA70 non vvti 1JZGTE swap
R154 box
HKS coil overs
Legana body kit which makes a dramatic improvement to the appearance
A woefully slow Lexus IS200
Oh, whats that? A wild 1JZ appeared.
It's technically my partner's car but I've been enjoying driving it around and have a few basic plans for it.
17x8 +30 ish wheels. Something a little more aggressive than stock but not so much that it will attract police attention.
Possibly a single turbo, or just turn the boost up on the twins.
LSD if it doesn't have one and possibly a stronger diff upgrade.
Tail lights that aren't chrome/rice looking.
After looking at a few E46 325i manuals we realised they have all the typical BMW issues, so a sensible Toyota is the way to go. When I spotted this, I had to check it out. It's pretty clean for its age, has some good parts on it and was really too cheap to pass up. Never had a 1JZ before so it also ticks that off the bucket list. If we decide it isn't fulfilling our needs, we shouldn't have much trouble getting our money back.
Toyota XE10/Lexus IS200
JZA70 non vvti 1JZGTE swap
R154 box
HKS coil overs
Legana body kit which makes a dramatic improvement to the appearance
A woefully slow Lexus IS200
Oh, whats that? A wild 1JZ appeared.
It's technically my partner's car but I've been enjoying driving it around and have a few basic plans for it.
17x8 +30 ish wheels. Something a little more aggressive than stock but not so much that it will attract police attention.
Possibly a single turbo, or just turn the boost up on the twins.
LSD if it doesn't have one and possibly a stronger diff upgrade.
Tail lights that aren't chrome/rice looking.
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