V8 Conversion in a IS300 Sport Cross

[mikeyb]

While the swap may not be to techically daunting its always great to see folks who take thier time and do things the right way. Especially when they do in in their own garage.
http://bedellracing.home.comcast.net/v8swap/

 

[johnnyB5646]

wow... absolute sEx

 

[SilverBulletES]

Impressive.

 

[CRZbrussian]

dang that's pretty nifty there!

 

[dmitrik4]

nice...too bad that car never came with a manual transmission.


i like the MR2 in the background, too.

 

[Roywhitep5]

thats cool & all, but a turbo would have been better

 

[MikeAwesome42]

there was an article in SCC, i think, a year or so ago where a tuner company...rod millens garage maybe?...put a GS V8 into an IS300. it was a nasty car

 

[redrims]

nice...too bad that car never came with a manual transmission.


i like the MR2 in the background, too.

Actually, they did... 2001 was the only year they didn't have a 5spd.

 

[Foolish]

Actually, they did... 2001 was the only year they didn't have a 5spd.

This was a SportCross, the wagon. They never put a stick in the wagon, from everything I've read.

I'd love to have one with the Supra Turbo engine and a maual tranny swapped in! Wagon from Hell!!!

 

[redrims]

oohhhhh....correction

 

[awsmp5]

daym... its sittin there with NOTHING in the engine bay...
gotta be one hell of a task putting everything back in there

 

[Crazee D]

Wow, looks nice

 

[CasopoliS]

awesome. Great write up. amazing work for the space they had!