chnk

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I'm currently reviving all the the pictures in this build thread bare with me!!!!!!!

Introduction

I'm a very long time sc owner and simply just love these cars to death. I've owned 4 scs to this date and my most recent sc300 is now totaled due to an accident. I had owned the car for over 4 years and didn't get a chance to document any of the build on a fourm other than facebook.

With the fall of Lexi I got a chance to start a new in a different shell. The shell is pretty much no drivetrain and pretty torn interior. Everything from my old shell will be stripped and transfered into the new car and I plan on documenting it for future clublexus members to follow.

Table of contents
•Interior build part 1 reflectrix insulation, continued. taking another day,
Interior build part 2 - dying carpet with rit dye
•Finally good bye to lexi


[SIZE="5"]Build Plans[/SIZE]

•Get new shell - DONE

[SIZE="3"]Shell Plans[/SIZE]
•clean engine bay - DONE
•delete abs - DONE
•run ac
•mk4 TT brakes and rotors
•install modified steering knuckles
•steel braided brake lines
•Install the front and rear upper adjustable control arms from the crashed shell
•undecided on 97+ or aftermarket
•custom clear upper and red bottoms 97 tail lights - IN PROGRESS
•delined front headlight lenses

[SIZE="3"]Wheel Plans[/SIZE]
•18x9.5 fronts 265/35/18 tires
•18x11 rears 305/35/18 tires

[SIZE="3"]Interior Plans[/SIZE]
•gut and clean interior - in progress
•insulate interior - in progress
•swap in mk4 front seats from crashed shell
•swap in SEM dyed interior from crashed shell
•use rit dye to turn my tan carpet and floor mats black - in progress
•change interior button lights to red
•run new manual boost gauge, wide band gauge,

[SIZE="3"]Engine Plans[/SIZE]
•swap in 1jz from crashed shell - in progress
•replace the motor and trans mount broken in crash - Done
•wrap turbo manifold in titanium exhaust wrap - Done
•upside down mount intercooler and plan a new intercooler piping set up
•vulcan fire sleeve the steel braided transmission lines, turbo feed, turbo return, any wiring, and vacuum lines running through the hot side of the car.
•install and remount new transmission cooler to replace the one broken in the crash
•850cc denso side feed and stock fuel rail duel feed and boring out modifications
•map ecu tune

[SIZE="3"]Now for the carnage pictures from the crash, may you rest in peace lexi[/SIZE]
At the scene of the crash



My quarter panel




Pulled my motor out a few hours after the crash



[SIZE="4"]Before the crash[/SIZE]









[SIZE="3"]The new shell - named pheonix - Picked up from gerrbs place [/SIZE]

chnk

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[SIZE="2"]I am also the leader to the GA sc guys if any GA guys are interested just let me know[/SIZE]



[SIZE="4"]A little history on Lexi [/SIZE]

Before my sc it was totaled, I had bought the car already 1jzgte swapped, single turbo converted, and with a blown ebay turbo, vertex body kitted, on springs, and tor up interior.


This was my first boosted car


Months later after much smoke bought a precision 6262, and this turbo lasted me 4 years


Year later went with a AC rep bumper,


At the lexus meet

Vertex kitted, 97 front bumper with 97 vertex lip, Varrsteon ES6 19x9.5 +0, 19x11 +0





Later after destroying fiberglass kits over and over I went 97+

gerrb

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Good Luck on the new project buddy !

chnk

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Don't worry I'll be sure to bug you alot lol

97-SC300

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Good luck with her!

chnk

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Thanks 97-SC300

Yesterday was a very productive day for me and my SCs

started de-greasing the motor, this thing was dirty
Before

After pressure washing


interior is pretty shot on this car - now thats stripped

Found lots of bird seeds, corn kernels, and coins lol.

Judging by the interior of this car the shop Gerrb picked this shell up from took the good interior and swapped in this crappy interior. Every bolt was only finger tightened


Removed a snapped stud on my driftmotion T4 manifold


Began wrapping my manifold with some titanium exhaust wrap.
Used the remainder of my DEI titanium wrap and 50'x2" titanium wrap I got from ebay alot cheaper than auto parts stores. If anyone is wondering, the DEI titanium wrap felt alot better and was easier to contour to weird piping angles

DuWerke

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I didn't realize you crashed the Lexi, Chris!

Dude!

Well, either way...I can't wait to get my hands on this and help out where I can.

-JB

gerrb

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hahaha, that car sat in my back yard for a year. Picked it up from a good guy who is a well known member here actually . He was the one who bought it from the shop not me. Our buddy krishner bought the shell even before I picked it up from another state but he never picked it up so it sat in my back yard.

I bought the damn car just to get the whole 97 body kit, lmaol. I don't even think even the motor / transmission was original also cause when I took them out on the day you picked up the shell, the transmission had only 2 bolts and a lot of stuff already missing and loose. The engine threw a rod and broke the block on both sides as you have seen but the damn rod parts are not even there..lol.

Anyway didn't mind since I bought it really just for the 97+ kit and lights. That's all I wanted from that car when I bought it.

You have your hands full now for a couple of months.. hahaha.

jimmymac30

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can't wait to see the progress

Kris9884

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Ha glad to see it being revived. I'm either confused with another forum/car or pretty sure I remember seeing a picture of it parked in the backyard by a tree line?

chnk

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Yep lol. Wasnt exactly annouced publically on facebook or anything


Thanks more to come,

Just waiting on a 3000 stall torque converter to get here before dropping the motor

Might of been me, ove posted some pictures here and there

BlackIRON

im sorry for your loss man, i hope your new build makes you wayyy happier. is the motor that you are using an old 2j or a VVT-i?

chnk

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Non vvti 1jz

chnk

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went and bought a pressure washer today . Today was a pretty progressive day for my sc300

Before


After

Its hard to believe that subframe and steering rack inst black lol

[SIZE="5"]Interior Build part 1 - Reflectrix insulation [/SIZE]

Went and picked up a non ripped tan carpet also, was a little dirty used the pressure washer to clean up the carpet.

left side is cleaned with the pressure washer and right side is still dirty


Began insulating the transmission tunnel since it seems to put out alot of heat

clearing out the tunnel of the shifter wiring,


laying out the aluminum insulation
Screw holes cut out and stock shifter and harness bolted back on

Maximo018

I'm looking forward to seeing this.