ernie
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Well I may as well get started on this as its not going to wright itself.
Went looking for a reliable upgrade for my daily driver maybe two liter or so and came home with a complete ls400. Well I got reliable anyway, my wife might disagree about sensible (when she finds out).
![IMG138.jpg IMG138.jpg](https://www.lextreme.com/forums/data/attachments/19/19873-0bc9a715ffb4b36355382da522c540a3.jpg?hash=C8mnFf-0s2)
Didn't take long to figure out that brake and suspension upgrades would bust the budget big time. A friend of mine suggested I "just cut the two bodies off the floors and drop the Capri body on the Lexus floor.
![IMG_4201.jpg IMG_4201.jpg](https://www.lextreme.com/forums/data/attachments/19/19874-3ef2ff38e4ead050c4d11e54b021d239.jpg?hash=PvL_OOTq0F)
Well as my Capri had a full body restoration only 10 months ago this wasn't going to happen.
So this is how my quick up grade turned into a full project. My daily driver was to good to chop up but my old one that was t-boned about 7 years ago wasn't.
Less than 4 hours left me with a roof and rear quarters.
![IMG135.jpg IMG135.jpg](https://www.lextreme.com/forums/data/attachments/19/19875-d065e521ca51332b60535f00c265480f.jpg?hash=0GXlIcpRMy)
![IMG133.jpg IMG133.jpg](https://www.lextreme.com/forums/data/attachments/19/19876-0915daa263bb3342f2da7c779476d829.jpg?hash=CRXaomO7M0)
No pictures of me loading the body onto the trailer so I had to borrow one![worlds-strongest-man-lift-001.jpg worlds-strongest-man-lift-001.jpg](https://www.lextreme.com/forums/data/attachments/19/19877-2d573c4406e7aed48792fd4f34e44d2c.jpg?hash=LVc8RAbnrt)
Now have the Lexus striped, hoping to sell some interior and glass parts to add to the finances.
Just about ready to start cutting the Lexus but I hurt my back in the gym so I may just park myself for a few days and plan before I cut for a change. The Lexus is a foot longer and a foot wider than the Capri so cut it and see may be a little adventurous as I only have one chance with this project.
Hope to have a serious update in a week or two, back permitting.
Great site by the way guys keep it up.
Went looking for a reliable upgrade for my daily driver maybe two liter or so and came home with a complete ls400. Well I got reliable anyway, my wife might disagree about sensible (when she finds out).
![IMG138.jpg IMG138.jpg](https://www.lextreme.com/forums/data/attachments/19/19873-0bc9a715ffb4b36355382da522c540a3.jpg?hash=C8mnFf-0s2)
Didn't take long to figure out that brake and suspension upgrades would bust the budget big time. A friend of mine suggested I "just cut the two bodies off the floors and drop the Capri body on the Lexus floor.
![IMG_4201.jpg IMG_4201.jpg](https://www.lextreme.com/forums/data/attachments/19/19874-3ef2ff38e4ead050c4d11e54b021d239.jpg?hash=PvL_OOTq0F)
Well as my Capri had a full body restoration only 10 months ago this wasn't going to happen.
So this is how my quick up grade turned into a full project. My daily driver was to good to chop up but my old one that was t-boned about 7 years ago wasn't.
Less than 4 hours left me with a roof and rear quarters.
![IMG135.jpg IMG135.jpg](https://www.lextreme.com/forums/data/attachments/19/19875-d065e521ca51332b60535f00c265480f.jpg?hash=0GXlIcpRMy)
![IMG133.jpg IMG133.jpg](https://www.lextreme.com/forums/data/attachments/19/19876-0915daa263bb3342f2da7c779476d829.jpg?hash=CRXaomO7M0)
No pictures of me loading the body onto the trailer so I had to borrow one
![worlds-strongest-man-lift-001.jpg worlds-strongest-man-lift-001.jpg](https://www.lextreme.com/forums/data/attachments/19/19877-2d573c4406e7aed48792fd4f34e44d2c.jpg?hash=LVc8RAbnrt)
Now have the Lexus striped, hoping to sell some interior and glass parts to add to the finances.
Just about ready to start cutting the Lexus but I hurt my back in the gym so I may just park myself for a few days and plan before I cut for a change. The Lexus is a foot longer and a foot wider than the Capri so cut it and see may be a little adventurous as I only have one chance with this project.
Hope to have a serious update in a week or two, back permitting.
Great site by the way guys keep it up.