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Old 09-10-14, 02:34 PM
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Its been a long summer project, and I finally found time to post my progress thus far.

Purchased a tuxedo black on black 1997 SC300 from my best friend, and a diamond white on tan 1998 SC400 on the same day back in May. The main project involved doing a complete interior swap from the black one to the white one. I used this forum as a reference for all the DIY details and steps i needed to get this done. I figure I should give back to the community and post pictures of all the phases in this project I like to call Spy vs Spy.
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Old 09-10-14, 07:29 PM
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SC400 starting to devour SC300 parts. Started with swapping wheels and coilovers. Everything had to be done about 4 times!
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Old 09-10-14, 08:56 PM
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Sprayed the Gold emblems with several coats of Tamiya PS-31 Smoke
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Old 09-10-14, 09:38 PM
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SC300 Interior removal...waaaay more time consuming than I thought.
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Old 09-10-14, 09:47 PM
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SC400 interior removal
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Old 09-10-14, 10:12 PM
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oooo this looks fun, subscribed!
Old 09-10-14, 10:15 PM
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wrapped the woodgrain and other interior parts in 3M Gloss Black Metallic 1080-G212
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Old 09-10-14, 10:37 PM
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Looks way better in person, especially when the sun hits
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Old 09-10-14, 10:52 PM
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MB Battle 18X9.5
Falken Ziex-ZE 612 - 235/40/18

Renting out fender roller to roll the fenders tomorrow. Will adjust the coils to drop a bit more. So far I love the stance!
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Looks great so far, 18X9.5 all around?
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Yep 18X9.5 and a 15 offset on all wheels.
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this is looking awesome. can't wait to paint stuff in my interior. going for the 2 tone look. i'd love to swap everything form one car to another lol.
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Kind of looks like my car but black on gold


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subscribed!!
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Originally Posted by SC2JZ300
Kind of looks like my car but black on gold


Nice!

Planning on rolling my fenders this weekend, changing out spark plugs, maf cleaning, and new afe air filter.


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