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Old 08-13-14, 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Luxor
Got my intercooler and pipes welded.
That's a clean looking setup there Luxor!!!!
What turbo and intercooler ???
Old 08-13-14, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by ClassicSC3
I would never "change" the suspension on these 90s Scs, they nailed it. Any lower and it will rub, game, set, MATCH. Keerah, Lexii are pricey to fix as it is so my thinking is why make it more, shall we say, cumbersome on your wallet. I save my money for awesome, top of the brand line, tires.
Mine rubs now since I traded my old wheels for 19 inch wheels with massive tires. Before that it rarely rubbed.

A good set of tires will help a lot. For a while I had my OEM LS430 18 inch wheels on my SC with the factory Michellins and it road pretty smooth despite being slammed. I plan on putting them back on until i get new wheels and top of the line tires.
Old 08-13-14, 12:19 PM
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Old 08-13-14, 12:50 PM
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Installed my new Whiteline front and rear sway bars.

Also had the mid pipe and resonators removed and replaced with 2 1/2" straight pipe from the cats to the muffler flange
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Old 08-13-14, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Kris9884
Very clean. I didn't look too hard, do you have a build thread?
Sorry, I do not have a build thread

Originally Posted by LEXXIUM
That's a clean looking setup there Luxor!!!!
What turbo and intercooler ???
Thanks for the compliment, The turbo is a crappy T70 from CXracing, so is the intercooler, but the intercooler is not crappy, I was happy with the quality of the intercooler.
Old 08-15-14, 08:45 AM
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So after finding out that my OEM 16" wheels aren't compatible with the LS400 brakes, decided I'll just start with some new tires - Goodyear 225/55/16 SL Eagle Sport A/S. @89.95 per tire. Seems like a pretty legit deal on a set of Goodyear with a 50k warranty.

Also getting an alignment (inspection) to see how bad my LCA bushings are. I do feel the "clunk" so I'm not sure if they will be able to do an alignment or not. If not, then I guess I've got some more work before I get tires.
Old 08-15-14, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by jomosc400
So after finding out that my OEM 16" wheels aren't compatible with the LS400 brakes, decided I'll just start with some new tires - Goodyear 225/55/16 SL Eagle Sport A/S. @89.95 per tire. Seems like a pretty legit deal on a set of Goodyear with a 50k warranty.

Also getting an alignment (inspection) to see how bad my LCA bushings are. I do feel the "clunk" so I'm not sure if they will be able to do an alignment or not. If not, then I guess I've got some more work before I get tires.
I also get the clunk now, I'm not sure if its the ball joint or the bushings but I'm just going to replace the whole control arm it sounds like..
Old 08-15-14, 02:56 PM
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installed a new 2din HU
it wasn't easy to bypass the nakamichi system but with the help of raine's guide i managed



only on the pic i see that the Metra frame is a different color compare to the AC unit




and with the time i had left i replaced the evaporator within a few hours i managed to replace my leaking old one for a fresh evap



its dirty because its a 92 model and didn't had the cabin filter , till i owned it ofc
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Took the ol' girl for a drink with her new Goodyear tires on... On a sidenote: I may or may not have had a drink or 5 myself
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Removed my dash and other interior parts...having the dash redone in black and will be installing some new black interior pieces.
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Old 08-16-14, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by ClassicSC3
ISn't the headunit install on a different planetary scale then the cabin filter?
yes it is

but wasn't changing the filter , i already had that , replaced the evaporator
Old 08-16-14, 06:43 PM
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Trying to make a supra lip fit on my 2k
Still have a long way to go
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Old 08-16-14, 09:10 PM
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Digitally flesh out my next move, with my rear lip I'm making.
Old 08-18-14, 07:21 AM
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This weekend I polished and sealed the headlights/foglights, did the BFI and tilt steering fix mod...

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Old 08-18-14, 09:14 AM
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I took off my Racing Harts and put on my 18 inch chrome LS430 wheels.

i'll be ordering some custom wheels soon.


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