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Old 11-23-10, 05:11 PM
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Just bought my first and its a sc400 got it from a dealer for 4500 with 135k miles one owner since 93. really clean outside has a couple scratches rock chips, but it looks really good. Love driving it, i have no clue what should i do with the car first, because im on low budget. But i think the tints gotta go.
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Car looks great, very nice find. First things first, maintenance. Even though its a one owner car, always want to be sure.

any major goals/plans for it?
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Congrats, welcome to CL.

Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance...Always good to have a fully functioning, sound canvas to work on. Once that's done, a set of wheels and a drop couldn't hurt.
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Originally Posted by turbodremz
Car looks great, very nice find. First things first, maintenance. Even though its a one owner car, always want to be sure.

any major goals/plans for it?
For winter I'm just going to keep it stock, except the regular new touch screen inside, new tints and maybe order exhaust during the winter with an intake. But today at a gas station old owner of a white sc told me i should swap it
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Very purty, lucky to have that at your first car! Lol. My first couple cars were under 1k!
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Originally Posted by 3Rotor
Congrats, welcome to CL.

Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance...Always good to have a fully functioning, sound canvas to work on. Once that's done, a set of wheels and a drop couldn't hurt.


I'm thinking of dropping it, wheels too. Its so nice i don't wanna drive it during the winter but at least it'll be in the garage.
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Originally Posted by Jared36
Very purty, lucky to have that at your first car! Lol. My first couple cars were under 1k!
Originally i wanted a 240sx really bad but sense i lost my hope i wanted something rwd but at the same time performance and just a nice look so i saw the sc and i had to have it . BUT YA I AM LUCKY waited long enough
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hey there. good find. and i have the exact same color..
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hey there. good find. and i have the exact same color..
thank you, im really happy!
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Gonna post pics of the interior and the engine tomorrow!
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congrats on the sc! car looks clean
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Looks great. Here is a list of things to look out for.
1. Gauge needles. They tend to go out.
2. Temp LCD screen. They also go out.
3. Rear view mirror dimer. It might go out.
4. The carrier bearing on the drive shaft.
5. The trans. Don't worry too much. You can swap a LS trans if your short on cash.
6. The starter. It's located under the intake manifold. Because of where it is it creates alot of heat. Heats bad for them. Aslo it's a 6 hour job.
7. Door hinges. The doors are heavy so over time they can sag.
8. Subwoofer. It's located on the rear dash. It's from the 90's. Of course it will go bad.
8. Subwoofer amp. Same as the sub.
10. Brakes. Upgrade to ls400 brakes. They are bigger.

That's all I can think of. The reason why I know about these things is because I've done most of them. Good luck.
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Originally Posted by 313sc3
looks great. Here is a list of things to look out for.
1. Gauge needles. They tend to go out.
2. Temp lcd screen. They also go out.
3. Rear view mirror dimer. It might go out.
4. The carrier bearing on the drive shaft.
5. The trans. Don't worry too much. You can swap a ls trans if your short on cash.
6. The starter. It's located under the intake manifold. Because of where it is it creates alot of heat. Heats bad for them. Aslo it's a 6 hour job.
7. Door hinges. The doors are heavy so over time they can sag.
8. Subwoofer. It's located on the rear dash. It's from the 90's. Of course it will go bad.
8. Subwoofer amp. Same as the sub.
10. Brakes. Upgrade to ls400 brakes. They are bigger.

That's all i can think of. The reason why i know about these things is because i've done most of them. Good luck.
thanks for all this info!!! but speaking of gauges needles once i start going over 60 the tips of it on the rpm and speedo starts blinking and when i turn on the signal the whole speedometer starts like dimming by the click of the signal

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rims, coilovers and then droppp that thang low to the earth lol
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And take care of your front lip...


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