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Old 03-28-09, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by cmiller80
Looks like great craftsman ship, but I've never understood why people want a Toyota emblem over a Lexus.

I guess I bought mine because its a Lexus.

I bought it because it was a reliable sports car that I could afford.
Old 03-28-09, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by RedPhoenix
I bought it because it was a reliable sports car that I could afford.
Same here. Well I could afford something more expensive, but I have always loved the SC so I went that route.
Old 03-30-09, 12:45 AM
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nice conversion man.. i've got a LHD soarer.. hehe.. but my conversion is not as complete as yours..
Old 03-30-09, 05:57 AM
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Looking good !
Old 05-06-09, 11:21 AM
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A little update....

Some new pics on my way to Palm Beach International Raceway for a drag event. My intercooler piping coupler popped off so I exited to a gas station to fix it. My friend decided to take pics.

Yesterday I replaced the driveshaft center support bearing. The car used to clunk and knocked when I get off the line or shift hard. Very easy to do. I was going to go one-piece but this was much easier and I saved alot of money. I can believe I didnt do it before. Night and day difference. My car feels great. I don't have pics of the install but if anybody wants to get this done, they can ask me how to do it.

I'm going to complete my exhaust. I bought the 5zigen Mega axlebacks. It should be here this week. And I bought 6000k HIDs for my foglights. I'll probably install them later today.




Old 05-06-09, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by SH_JZZ30
He had a whole front cut so he swapped everything over. He's my friend's mechanic and he gave me a deal I couldnt pass up.

is that the stock bov in the upper left hand corner?
Did you the recirculation hose off?
Old 05-06-09, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by SH_JZZ30
Here's a lil update. I decided to install my fmic because I got the piping. I didn't have time to route the piping because I had to go to school but tomorrow I'll finish it after work. It's a 24x12x3".

I also wired in a chip that converts my KPH to MPH and delimits the 180kph speed cut. So now my digital gauge will read up to 180mph but I don't think I'll be able to get to that speed and I don't think I would want to. It's very accurate and it only cost about $40. And my odometer will now read in miles instead of kilometers.
Do you have a link or info on the chip?
Hitting the 180km/h limit is annoying.
Old 05-06-09, 12:09 PM
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love the car. great work.
Old 05-06-09, 12:44 PM
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Dope set up! Great joB!
Old 05-06-09, 02:37 PM
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ur whip is lookin tight bro do you drive it daily ?
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Originally Posted by 1jztts
is that the stock bov in the upper left hand corner?
Did you the recirculation hose off?
Nope it's a Blitz bov. The stock bov is still there but the vacuum line is off so it doesn't work. I've seen alot of people doing it that way. It's not recirculated. That's how it was when I bought it.


Originally Posted by 1jztts
Do you have a link or info on the chip?
Hitting the 180km/h limit is annoying.
I purchased it from ebay UK. They got alot of stuff for soarers. I got my leather shift boot, silicone radiator hoses, and the chip from there for very cheap. It's a pretty easy install on the gauge cluster harness. It's mainly for digital dashes that only read kilometers. It converts it to read mph and it delimits it. I think they sell a chip that only delimits. You can contact them for more info.

Originally Posted by YeA 2jZ
ur whip is lookin tight bro do you drive it daily ?
Thanks. Yes I do. 7 days a week. Over 400 miles a week.
Old 05-09-09, 11:12 PM
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Added my 15mm spacers I had from my old SC on the front to get rid of the sunken wheels. I didn't roll or shave the fenders yet. I just pushed in the small metal tabs. It doesnt rub unless I hit a hard bump or dip in the road.

I also painted a tan 98 SC seat gray to match my interior and installed it. I used SEM leather paint. Now I got height and lumbar adjustment. I had the seat from my other SC as well.

This was before the spacers. I was testing out a new camera I bought for my girlfriend.


After spacers



Interior shot. You can see the ebay UK leather shift boot as well. I still need a new shift **** and steering wheel.
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Looks good dude!
Old 05-10-09, 10:14 AM
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CLEAN you should of brought out your whip to towers on firday night
Old 05-10-09, 01:09 PM
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Thats the real deal. U have the same headunit as me poser. jk


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