great job

those are delicate repairs , and need a steady hand

 

The ecu repairs something I never wanna do again not unless I really have to. The caps are holding up and is now my backup. I haven't done much to the car except drive it everyday. Today I actually had my kiddos in the back seat. My six year old in a booster and my 4 month old son in a rear facing carrier. Both fit nicely back there. Also, the nice guys at TWM was posted my my interior on their IG, with their shift **** of course.

 

Here's a recent pic and playing around with that superphoto app

 

Hit the big lucky number 2 two days ago

 

At this mileage, it's time to change the bushings in the back. I've already replaced the rear upper and lower control arms but its not enough. I usually replace the whole assembly, but money's tight, so I'm starting small. I didn't go with Figs, but with Whiteline. I got the last 2 on the bottom of this link for rear trailing arm and the bushing on the hub.

http://www.whiteline.com.au/do_segue4.php?make=LEXUS&model=SC300%2C+SC400&model_final=SC300%2C+SC400+JZZ-UZZ30%2C+31%2C+32&vehicle=1%2F1990-2000

Time to rent the bushing press tool. I believe this is all I need: http://www.autozone.com/test-scan-an...m-bushing-tool

Any tips would be greatly appreciated

UPDATE: This small project never fell through and the parts were never delivered. maybe another time

 

havent updated this in a while... here a couple recent pics I uploaded to the album:

 

attempted to disassemble this W58 slave cylinder and buy a rebuild kit, but no go. the internals are seized and I'm glad I didn't buy the rebuild kit. almost stripped the 10mm nuts to the mating hard lines and I'm so glad that I didn't! cleaned it up as best as I could with a wire brush and WD40 so it doesnt seize again

 

The emotion wheels always look good on our cars. I've always wondered how they would look in white against the dwp paint.

 

Have to agree. Looks good.

 

yes, classic wheels especially for the SC. the CR KAI's aren't that common as they once were. I really like the new Works CR2P design

 

Same ECU from the page 2. The previous rework remained intact. This time, the NEC C4554 transistors started leaking on the PCB.

http://www.semicon-data.com/transistor/tc/c0/C4554.html

They symptoms were a lot of white smoke and the smell of raw fuel coming out the tailpipe. Gonna repair, but first need to source a suitable replacement

 

Pics of the transistors. Failure appears to be the same as leaky caps

 

Had a Toyota 84-month battery that lasted me about 5 years worth of daily driving. I replaced it with an Optima Redtop 34F as specified on their website. Got it shipped to my door-and it was packaged very well in thick cardboard for those thinking about ordering one in, as opposed to purchasing one locally. Don't forget to install the bottom plate adaptor to meet the height requirements in mounting in our cars.

 

Did you consider a 27 Yellow top??? It fits perfect.... Pricier though.....

 

might consider one next time once I ever get around to updating my audio. I dont know why the optima spec'd the 34F RedTop on their site. I didnt really like the adaptors needed to use the OEM battery bracket. I say that now, but I know I'm going to forget about em