If you use the slave cylinder from a manual SC300, and the clutch pedal and break pedal from the manual SC300 it will look like a factory install, and the pedals will not be close to each other. I hope I'm not sounding like I'm raining on your parade. I think it's AWESOME what you guys have completed. If there is anything I can help with please feel free to reach out. I used a little different trans, but I'm sure most of the build is similar. Congrats guys 🙂 The whining is probably the trans as that's the new part. It's probably a bearing inside the trans. Your probably going to need to get it rebuilt.
We're always looking for advice because we're no experts. There's a lot of things we still don't know and we figured the best way to learn is to actually do it. We appreciate your support Robert.
That's the best way to learn. Club Lexus, and Lextreme.com are my 2 favorite forums. Send me a message if you guys get stuck, and hopefully I can help. Bob
Keep it up guys and good work. I sure didn't have any support and/or time to do a project like this at your guys' age and I sure as fuck don't now in college. I hope to start my project soon...
I want to do the same thing follow the video but will the trans hold the v8 in the long run ? Maybe come to Hal tomorrow city and help me get it done ?
+Md Mujibur Rahman Bhuniyan No we have not dyno tested it. We're currently more focused on making sure the swap is working perfectly before we do anything else. But in the near future if we get the chance we would definitely hit up the dyno to see how much the car is puttin down.
+kasted We used black silicone, but had the exact same problem with the leak, take your transmission out ASAP, don't make the mistake we did and drive it like that, it leaks, and leaks fast, it leaves puddles. When we pulled the transmission out we found that the transmission fluid had actually soaked the throw out bearing, the bearing is fine, but needs to be re-lubed since all the high temp grease came in contact with the trans fluid causing it to fling everywhere. We'll make an update video of it once it's all put back together. Just do yourself a favor and pull the trans, and properly seal it.
well if you're in australia, bulletcars do these conversions and also sells the conversion kit! they have kits for both the W58 gearbox as well as the R154 gearbox, www.bulletcars.com/parts/gearbox-conversion-kits.html
