SC400slide

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Yeah, so I have 3 rests-mod threads. Get over it.

Bought a 1996 Lexus SC400 in Black onyx. It was 500 bucks, and needed/needs A LOT of help. Drove it home some 200 miles on 4 cylinders due to a bad (yep, you guessed it) ignition coil. Drivers side, of course where the manifold heat beats them up.

Bought it to get it working and quickly flip it to a decent car then sell it and make a few bucks off the thing, but I have become attached. SC's are a disease.

Has 181k miles, but motor has 90k miles. Timing belt looks brand new.

Has a lot of things wrong with it. Such as

Drivers side door actuator broken
All leather seats are torn to heck
Paint needs SERIOUS scrubbing. No clear failure
Lots of minor pieces and trims to replace

A/C is ice cold on 4 cylinders even...(literally) and the thing drove home.

Pictures below.

SC400slide

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Bought 80 dollars worth of stuff today.

Both front seats and full back seat
E brake boot
Rear buckle trims
Trim shifter panel
Floor mats

Have yet to find some decent door panels. Going back to the JY to fetch the dash and the woodgrain tomorrow. had no room.

Pics below

InLyneTrbo

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Are those RX8 wheels on the gold SC?

SC400slide

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Yes, I'm keeping them.

SC400slide

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Have lots of things to install this week. Bought over 800 dollars worth of crap for the car.

Cruise control and horn don't function, so got a clock spring. While I was at it, I bought 2 door panels (drivers and passengers) another steering wheel, another nakamichi amp, shifter, centre console amongst other items.

Speakers just thump when radio is played so Ill be replacing those as well.

Maximo018

Damn this is going faster than mine. Lol

Kris9884

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Haha you have so many cars! This one is headed in the right direction, keep it up.

kolessc400

Lol nice hope it's a good car for you

BSlexus

Wheres a good website to find these parts? all i find is ebay.

SC400slide

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^You're sitting on the site where I got 90 percent of my stuff. CL FTW!

BSlexus

My 93 sc400 looks just like yours in the beginning. Cept' my back seats are perfect for some reason. Same issues as you. It just wont get over 4K now(code 31), climate screen doesnt show bottom half, trim is torn to hell, gauge cluster doesnt work, and driver door has the same issues.

SC400slide

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Replaced a few more parts. Pictures.

matguy

Nice. So, how much are you in to it at this point?

SC400slide

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About $1200 in including the price I bought it for.

SC400slide

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So I sold this SC after making it look decent. made a few bucks, decided I need a reliable DD. Sold this one to fund a bit toward the effort.

The buyer will restore it to 90 percent...