New Daily: 1992 SC400, next project car
Welcome to CL...Congrats, she looks nice, nice to have a supra in the garage aswell 
10-30-11, 10:09 PM
#20
Those HID ballasts were actually the toughest ballasts made. Although those were the old school ones, therefore they're analog not digital, so the current changes alot causing the light to flicker at times. And there's no such thing as cheap HID's, they're all the same, all made in China with just different stickers for brands. Good luck with your build. I'd like to see more of your Supra also.
11-01-11, 01:22 AM
#22
Thanks guys!!
Those HIDs... idk I haven't run them at night yet, but I can tell they flicker quite a bit.
Some things I have been noticing: Tach rarely goes above 2.5k rpm (which is odd to me, maybe it's just the really old V8. Perhaps some new RP oil, NGK laser iridiums and seafoam will help
... lol I spend most of the time above 3k with the supra 
hahaha boooooost) even at idle, I really got to give it gas to go above 4k rpm.
I'm not sure what the stock tires sizes are, but I feel like the speedo is off... gonna research this in a bit.
I think this might be the progressive power steering that I've heard of, but it becomes harder to turn the wheel for decent curves at speeds of 50+ ... really throws me off cuz I freaked out the first time I felt it and thought my power steering was dying and over steered... scary lol.
My idle with AC and all electronics off is 1.2k rpm
The CEL didn't come back today, but I'm still gonna replace the o2 sensors since they arrived already lol. Summit racing is awesome for small parts like this.
Transmission shifts funny, and I have no idea if it ever got serviced, so I'm leery of doing a flush since that hurts more than helps on neglected transmissions.
Got some electronics stuff that doesn't work (driver side passenger window control only goes down, not up) and the window motors/regulators seem to be dying, not sure which. Those wil have to be replaced as well.
Tint on rear window is bubbling. Annoys the **** outta me.
Today, as you probably read earlier, I got 8 quarts of Royal Purple 5W-30, 8 NGK laser Iridiums, 2 new O2 Sensors, Fuel system cleaner, Seafoam, Carpet cleaner as well as the turtle wax Black box. Gonna do the whole seafoam thing: 1/3 in fuel tank, 1/3 in PCV, wait 15 min, then run the **** outta the car, come back put 1/3 in crankcase, idle for a good 15 min, drain oil, change filter, fill oil, install new plugs, new o2 sensors and see where that takes me.
I'm debating of doing a temporary clear coat job over the missing areas and blending in to the good parts.... We'll see how it turns out after the black box. Also gonna try to fix that dent.
I have my eye on all the black interior parts on ebay as well as some other goodies lol.
And in the meantime, I shall post some more pics of the Supra
Those HIDs... idk I haven't run them at night yet, but I can tell they flicker quite a bit.
Some things I have been noticing: Tach rarely goes above 2.5k rpm (which is odd to me, maybe it's just the really old V8. Perhaps some new RP oil, NGK laser iridiums and seafoam will help
... lol I spend most of the time above 3k with the supra hahaha boooooost) even at idle, I really got to give it gas to go above 4k rpm.I'm not sure what the stock tires sizes are, but I feel like the speedo is off... gonna research this in a bit.
I think this might be the progressive power steering that I've heard of, but it becomes harder to turn the wheel for decent curves at speeds of 50+ ... really throws me off cuz I freaked out the first time I felt it and thought my power steering was dying and over steered... scary lol.
My idle with AC and all electronics off is 1.2k rpm
The CEL didn't come back today, but I'm still gonna replace the o2 sensors since they arrived already lol. Summit racing is awesome for small parts like this.
Transmission shifts funny, and I have no idea if it ever got serviced, so I'm leery of doing a flush since that hurts more than helps on neglected transmissions.
Got some electronics stuff that doesn't work (driver side passenger window control only goes down, not up) and the window motors/regulators seem to be dying, not sure which. Those wil have to be replaced as well.
Tint on rear window is bubbling. Annoys the **** outta me.
Today, as you probably read earlier, I got 8 quarts of Royal Purple 5W-30, 8 NGK laser Iridiums, 2 new O2 Sensors, Fuel system cleaner, Seafoam, Carpet cleaner as well as the turtle wax Black box. Gonna do the whole seafoam thing: 1/3 in fuel tank, 1/3 in PCV, wait 15 min, then run the **** outta the car, come back put 1/3 in crankcase, idle for a good 15 min, drain oil, change filter, fill oil, install new plugs, new o2 sensors and see where that takes me.
I'm debating of doing a temporary clear coat job over the missing areas and blending in to the good parts.... We'll see how it turns out after the black box. Also gonna try to fix that dent.
I have my eye on all the black interior parts on ebay as well as some other goodies lol.
And in the meantime, I shall post some more pics of the Supra
11-01-11, 05:04 AM
#23
Getting a lot done to her once the funds come back. Getting a built 7M paired with 58 trim billet CT, finally mated to my BIC DDP and Tanabe exhaust. Redoing the subframe and suspension bushings after that, then lowered and rims (Volk GTS) with Wilwood BBK..
After that it's time to max out BPU @500rwhp then worry about it's super bad 23 year old paintjob and interior revamp. Yum. If I didn't get rod knock, the engine would be done by now 
11-05-11, 06:31 PM
#28
Thanks guys!!
Finally took the time to detail her. Go the exterior all done, interior is tomorrow.
PO's.... SMH. Screwed in too far and damaged the bumper
Step 1 done
Didn't have enough time to finish step 2
In the morning went back over with the detailer in the "black box" and finished step 2. What a difference!!!
Bubbling paint on the roof there were so many chips/cracks in the paint
Cleaned up the spare tire well.... and found this:
WTF does this go to????
Cut connector???
Missing something here... and I don't know what...
LOL it works
Before
After.
Apparently my intake pipes were loose!! The clamps weren't tightened at all... there was some shoddiness going on in the engine bay...
What missing here???
Now... for my issues. The hoses to the brake booster are cracked, which I think is causing me to loose brake pressure during a stop or extended application. Also there is a whining noise that I only hear when the stereo is on (I turned the volume all the way down and I could also hear it in the engine bay... not sure what's causing the noise. It also coincides with the engine rpms... perhaps the alternator???). And also... does the SC have a "stepped gas pedal system??" As in you push it all the way and it catches and then you gotta give it some more muscle to go WOT??? I was surprised when I first tried to go WOT and it hit "floor" so quickly. I tired when the car was off and noticed I had to push some more after it "catches" to go all the way to the limit... ??
Finally took the time to detail her. Go the exterior all done, interior is tomorrow.
PO's.... SMH. Screwed in too far and damaged the bumper
Step 1 done
Didn't have enough time to finish step 2
In the morning went back over with the detailer in the "black box" and finished step 2. What a difference!!!
Bubbling paint on the roof
there were so many chips/cracks in the paint Cleaned up the spare tire well.... and found this:
WTF does this go to????
Cut connector???
Missing something here... and I don't know what...
LOL it works
Before
After.
Apparently my intake pipes were loose!! The clamps weren't tightened at all... there was some shoddiness going on in the engine bay...
What missing here???
Now... for my issues. The hoses to the brake booster are cracked, which I think is causing me to loose brake pressure during a stop or extended application. Also there is a whining noise that I only hear when the stereo is on (I turned the volume all the way down and I could also hear it in the engine bay... not sure what's causing the noise. It also coincides with the engine rpms... perhaps the alternator???). And also... does the SC have a "stepped gas pedal system??" As in you push it all the way and it catches and then you gotta give it some more muscle to go WOT??? I was surprised when I first tried to go WOT and it hit "floor" so quickly. I tired when the car was off and noticed I had to push some more after it "catches" to go all the way to the limit... ??
11-06-11, 03:58 PM
#29
SC looks nice, as well as the Supra...kinda cool that it was handed down to you. I too own a Supra as well as my '93' SC400. My Supra is an '84', however I have an '89' turbo 7MGTE in it! Gotta love boost!
