Project Lex

[Halon]

Not too much to update. But I've gotten the oil drain hole drilled out with a 7/8" hole saw. And the two bolt holes are tapped (M6x1.0).

Here's some pics:

Drilling the hole
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11571&stc=1&d=1304556698
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11572&stc=1&d=1304556698

Hole drilled:
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11573&stc=1&d=1304556698

Cleaning with Brake Cleaner:
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11574&stc=1&d=1304556698
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11575&stc=1&d=1304556698
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11576&stc=1&d=1304556698
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11577&stc=1&d=1304556698

Holes tapped and cleaned:
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11578&stc=1&d=1304556698

[95talonracer]

How do you clean the shavings that may have got into the oil pan?

[goodhart]

Lower and Upper oil pan? I'm confizzled. :confused:

I think some of the poopra guys use stock 3000GT ignitors as an upgrade also don't they?

[Halon]

I dropped the lower oil pan and put that newspaper that you see in the pics there to catch the shavings. Apparently some people do it without dropping the pan at all. I didn't want to risk that so that's why I dropped the lower pan so I could catch the shavings on that newspaper.

As for ignitors, yeah I'll cross that road when I ditch the stock distributor. For now I'm keeping the distributor. Try to do things 1 by 1 as much as I can to make troubleshooting as simple as possible.

[95talonracer]

Good call, looking good.

[Halon]

Drilled the oil filter union bolt to accept a 1/8npt fitting for my oil feed. You can either buy one for an IS300 for like $25 and it's already tapped, or just drill the stocker. And well, considering I already had a 1/8npt tap, and access to free drill bits and a drill press, that was an easy choice :)

Lots o lube:
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11599&stc=1&d=1304993414

Pilot drilled:
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11598&stc=1&d=1304993777

Hole drilled using "R" size drill bit, and de-burred:
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11600&stc=1&d=1304993414

Tapped for 1/8npt. Wish I coulda tapped further but it was getting HARD. That look good enough to you guys?:
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11601&stc=1&d=1304993414
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11602&stc=1&d=1304993414

1/8npt to -3AN fitting installed. Used some liquid pipe thread sealing compound on it:
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11603&stc=1&d=1304993414

OFH installed back on the car, badda bing:
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11605&stc=1&d=1304993414


Also installed the drain fitting. Need a gasket for that thing yet...
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11606&stc=1&d=1304993414

[Nartanian]

Nice progress.

[Fran05]

Very nice! Keep us updated please :)

[C3L1CA]

Nice work on that bolt! Always nice to save some money and get your hands dirty at the same time!

[95talonracer]

Nice. Good job and keep it going.