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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 30 – Sometimes You Finish Where You Should’ve Started

Posted on June 24, 2020
byErik Jacobs

Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 30 – Sometimes You Finish Where You Should’ve Started by Erik Jacobs When we left Project SC300, we had gotten the suspension all back together,…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 29 – You’re in Figs Army now.

Posted on June 17, 2020
byErik Jacobs

Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 29 – You’re in Figs Army now. by Erik Jacobs Well, it’s been another few months, and I still haven’t driven the SC300. So, why…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 28 – Getting Safer with Sabelt

Posted on January 12, 2020January 5, 2020
byErik Jacobs

Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 28 – Getting Safer with Sabelt by Erik Jacobs Earlier in the year I had gotten all new safety equipment and detailed the journey to…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 27 – Joining a Wang Gang

Posted on December 23, 2019December 26, 2019
byErik Jacobs

It’s not every day that you get to join a gang. No, really, I mean, they usually have rituals and rites of passage or you have to commit heinous acts…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 26 – It’s Getting Hot in Here, so Chillout!

Posted on December 12, 2019December 13, 2019
byErik Jacobs

Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 26 – It’s Getting Hot in Here, so Chillout! When we left the SC300 we had the body kit completely installed and then were off…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 25 – WIDEST IS BESTEST!

Posted on November 10, 2019November 10, 2019
byErik Jacobs

When we left the SC300 just about the entire KBD body kit was installed. Now we’re in the home stretch! Rear quarters, side skirts and done, right? I hope so.…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 24 – Wider-er is better-er!

Posted on October 8, 2019
byErik Jacobs

Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 24 – Wider-er is better-er! by Erik Jacobs When we left the SC300 I was throwing up in my mouth watching large chunks of the…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 23 – Wider is better! Getting Clearance with a Wide Body Kit.

Posted on September 9, 2019
byErik Jacobs

Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 23 – Wider is better! by Erik Jacobs We had brakes, we had suspension, we had refreshed hubs, and we had a scary, twitchy car…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 22 – I Missed Winter…

Posted on August 6, 2019
byErik Jacobs

When we last left Project SC300 things had gone totally sideways and now the entire suspension of the car was all apart. With a box of Toyota/Lexus OEM replacement components…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 21 – Winter is Coming

Posted on July 8, 2019
byErik Jacobs

When we last left Project SC300 we had just installed our Grannas Racing T56 transmission swap kit and had gotten back out on track. With a solid drivetrain, it was…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 20 – Getting Shift Done

Posted on August 27, 2018October 9, 2018
byErik Jacobs

When we last left Project SC300 we had figured out just how much we could drop the motor, and cleaned up the transmission tunnel to accommodate the shifter. Now it…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 19 – Achieving Release, Mounting Problems

Posted on August 6, 2018October 9, 2018
byErik Jacobs

In the last installment of Project SC300 we had just attempted to bolt on the Quick Time 2JZ-T56 adapter bellhousing to the engine. After some careful massaging of the transmission…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 18 – We have transmission!

Posted on July 24, 2018October 9, 2018
byErik Jacobs

Our last outing with Project SC300 did not leave us all that happy. After much hard work completely rewiring the car, fabricating lots of odds and ends, and countless hours…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 17 – Get out there! Or not…

Posted on June 28, 2018October 9, 2018
byErik Jacobs

With the car idling and most of the core sensors configured, we needed to keep moving forward in our electronics configuration in order to get to a point where we…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 16 – We have ignition!

Posted on May 13, 2018October 9, 2018
byErik Jacobs

In the last segment, we said that we had finished wiring everything, but that’s not quite true. There were just a couple of finishing touches to sort through and then…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 15 – Lay it all out

Posted on March 31, 2018October 9, 2018
byErik Jacobs

With the engine bay wiring all neatly tucked in, it was time to move on to the rest of the car. We bounced around here and there as it made…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 14 – Install it all, y’all

Posted on March 22, 2018May 23, 2018
byErik Jacobs

Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 14 – Install it all, y'all by Erik Jacobs When we last left Project SC300, we had finished preparing all of the harnesses and…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 13 – Updating for Proper Fire Safety

Posted on January 7, 2018May 25, 2018
byErik Jacobs

Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 13 – Updating for Proper Fire Safety by Erik Jacobs Since we were starting to button up our Project SC300, it seemed logical to attack…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 12 – Cabin Fever

Posted on January 6, 2018May 25, 2018
byErik Jacobs

Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 12 – Cabin Fever by Erik Jacobs The trunk harness was complete. The engine bay harness work and modifications were complete. Now it was time…

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Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 11 – Engine Bay Wiring

Posted on July 4, 2017May 23, 2018
byErik Jacobs

Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 11 – Engine Bay Wiring by Erik Jacobs When we left Project SC300 last, we had done most of the preparation work in…

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Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 10 – Finish Wiring the Back and Prep the Front Harness

Posted on April 23, 2017May 23, 2018
byErik Jacobs

Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 10 – Finish Wiring the Back and Prep the Front Harness by Erik Jacobs We finally had begun wiring Project SC300 in the…

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Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 9 – Begin Rewiring at the… Back?

Posted on March 3, 2017May 23, 2018
byErik Jacobs

Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 9 – Begin Rewiring at the… Back? by Erik Jacobs After over a year of slow and methodical removal, preparation, and planning, it…

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Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 8 – Planning for Performance

Posted on January 22, 2017May 23, 2018
byErik Jacobs

Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 8 – Planning for Performance by Erik Jacobs So far in the epic rewiring saga of Project SC300 we’ve managed to write thousands…

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Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 7 – Sealing the Things

Posted on November 13, 2016May 23, 2018
byErik Jacobs

Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 7 – Sealing the Things by Erik Jacobs When we last left Project Lexus SC300, we had been fabricating panels to secure all of…

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Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 6 – Practical Panels

Posted on November 6, 2016May 23, 2018
byErik Jacobs

Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 6 – Practical Panels by Erik Jacobs When we left our project SC300 we had just installed the XS Power S925 battery. As we…

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Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 5 – Placement Makes Perfect

Posted on November 5, 2016May 23, 2018
byErik Jacobs

Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 5 – Placement Makes Perfect by Erik Jacobs The interesting thing about a massive (re)wiring project is that a really, really large portion of…

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Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 4 – Beginning the Epic Rewire

Posted on October 8, 2016May 23, 2018
byErik Jacobs

Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 4 – Beginning the Epic Rewire by Erik Jacobs Mr. Cooper was the teacher for my 8th grade math class, and he always used…

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Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 3 – Finishing the Fuel Cell

Posted on July 21, 2015October 9, 2018
byErik Jacobs

In this installment of Project SC300 we wrap up our fuel cell installation. But that’s not all, the sway bar needed relocation brackets made, hoses had to be made, and,…

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Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 2 – Mounting the Fuel Cell

Posted on July 1, 2015October 9, 2018
byErik Jacobs

When we last left our Project SC300, aka “Damnit”, we had just sat the new Fuel Safe/Radium Engineering fuel cell into the trunk area in order to mark out where…

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Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 1 – Intro and Fuel Cell

Posted on June 21, 2015October 9, 2018
byErik Jacobs

This is Damnit. I’m not kidding you. All of my cars have nicknames, but this one earned its name long before I ever picked it up. I could write a…