t4l

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I don't have a picture of anything at this point, but I was able to get the caster issue taken care of, everything up front aligned great. The car drives much straighter even on heavily crowned roads.

As for the polyurethane bushings, I used them for the lower control arms and the strut rods and I love them! Whoever said that they make the car too stiff or hurt ride quality is out of their mind. There is no negative difference in ride quality, maybe a touch more firm and less "floaty", but if someone changed the bushings overnight without your knowledge, you would probably never notice. The car does however feel more planted and level while cornering now.

I think I'm going to do some stereo work next.

blumagic

body and interior look super clean.

I agree with you on those LCA and strut rod bushings, the car drives so much more modern. Gets rid of that mid corner death float when you hit the corners

maybe i'll see ya around rural Indiana , I'm always driving around my LS for work

driftsucky

Looking forward to this coming back alive.

t4l

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Still doing daily driver duty. I'm contemplating swapping back to OEM bushings up front, at least on the trailing arms. It develops a squeak/creak after being driven in the rain/snow. I can pull it all apart and re-grease the bushings which cures the squeak temporarily, but it comes back. I've used poly bushings in other vehicles and know how to grease them correctly. I've never had an issue like this. We'll see how it goes through the summer. Otherwise, It's been a great car no major issues besides it likes to eat AntennaX replacement masts every couple weeks. Debating how I want to handle that. Also changed the trans fluid again at the last oil change. I did the filter when I first got the car, so if I change the ATF every 3rd oil change or so, it should keep everything fresh for a long time.

Also, since the SC300 is basically in deep-storage for now, I stole the wheels and will run them on the LS this summer. They look much nicer then the OEMs. Factory Polished Supra TT wheels with smooth caps. They look great, but emphasize just how much this thing needs to be lowered.. We took it on a 250mile road trim over the weekend which took care of most of the flat-spot noise from them sitting all winter.

t4l

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Finally did a full proper buff/polish/wax for the first time since buying the car. I could never bring myself to spend too much time with the paint since there are mis-matched color panels, lots of door dings, etc.. I'll have it all painted eventually, but for now, it does look much better. Not a bad way to spend a Sunday. Also cleaned the engine bay, detailed the interior, vacuumed, installed carpet mats instead of the rubber winter ones, 303 on the dash and door panels, Lexol on the seats and steering wheel.

driftsucky

That's looking real good man.

RelentLex

thread revival- sweet little daily man. love the wide supra wheels. any update on this ol' girl?

t4l

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Sorry. I missed this until today.. I haven't done a whole bunch that is worthy of posting about. It's got a set of crystal headlights/corners now which I don't have a picture of at the moment.. The most exciting thing I have done over the summer is the 180k mile service. I'll spare the parts list, but here is the aftermath. Bought all OEM parts where possible.




The best news though is that I have arranged a new beater fleet that we will sacrifice to the Indiana winters so I should be able to keep this out of the snow from here forward unless there is an emergency! I have a bunch of plans moving forward including air ride, wheels, suspension refresh down to the subframes and all bushings, bodywork and paint, and VIP interior.. Going to be a long road, but I'll keep this thread updated as I go.

I'm doing a bunch of cars all at once, so progress will be very slow.