3/16" tubing is fun to mess with..

Today, my co-worker mentioned that he was afraid to work on cars. If you take each subsystem for what it is, cars become waaay less overwhelming. Today's gig was to delete the traction control and ABS, running new 3/16" brake tubing in its place..

Thought it'd be more fun with an extra pedal..

I'm starting to work on the Lexus again. My GS was never offered with a manual transmission, thus there was no provision for a clutch pedal. I've seen a couple of Lexus manual conversions first hand, and noticed that the pedal placement wasn't to my liking. One clutch pedal in a GS was way out to the left, bottoming out on the dead pedal. Another swap in a SC, though using a factory SC clutch pedal, neglected to change out the brake pedal-- While stepping on the clutch, your left toe would catch on the brake arm, pushing the brake too. Instant seatbelt check.

My intent was to have proper clutch modulation by way of correct leverage and stroke ratios, to have no foot interference, and to have proper pedal relationships. Total cost: $30, plus gettin' dirty. Props to people who have done this conversion before (!) for showing me what the pitfalls can be, and to my neighbor Curtis for always helping out. Mybad for the weak phone camera pic.

The beater GS300

In 2008, I found a beater GS300 to drive to work.. Sucker's fifteen years old now, but the A/C still works. It came with some donk-spec chrome wheels and some shiny, shiny tires. Found a new set of Zeal sus, threw on a set of 18x10.5 RPF1's from my old S13.. Changes underway to alleviate the boredom..