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Old Oct 12, 2011 | 11:56 AM
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Well hey guys ive just acquired a 93 sc400 with 188000 miles for $500 about two weeks ago. When i got it, it was misfiring and very sluggish as if only 4 cylinders were firing. But hey after a well rounded tune up i finally got it running better. Well my goal with this car is having it as another drift car since my 240sx is being rebuilt right now and i have my sti as my daily. I want to try to make this car as nice as i can and have my own style into it also. I can assure that most others wouldnt like some things but I'm on a budget right now and just have to do things slowly and maturely. So I will post up some pics of the build so far and lmk what you guys think. The car is beat to hell with dents and cracks and a lot of the lights are damaged, the hood is miscolored and both fenders are rusting and needs fix. The interior is so dirty with 10 year old ash and coffee stains all over the place. The carpet is done for and also the panels, specially the dash has tons of cracks.

LIST OF STUFF
BC RACING COILOVERS
CLEAR/RED TAILIGHTS
APEXI N1 UNIVERSAL EXHAUST
INTERIOR LED 7 COLOR KIT
WINDOW VISOR
5000K HID KIT
2X KICKER FRONT AND REAR SPEAKERS
PIONEER DVD SYSTEM
MSR WINTER RIMS
STEERING WHEEL HUB AND ADAPTOR
CHEAP STEERING WHEEL (UNTIL CUSTOM MOMO IS RECEIVED)
ALL INTERIOR FROM NASTY 10 YEAR OLD TAN TO BLACK

Day 1 Pick Up


Fun Boxes



Install of the BC Racing Coils








Exhaust work, Universal Apex N1 Mufflers running 2.5 in pipe from cat back



WORK IN PROGRESS (REDOING ALL INTERIOR PIECES TO BLACK)



As It Sits Right Now


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Old Oct 12, 2011 | 12:28 PM
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Nice pick up, gl with the mods. The car doesn't look too bad I've seen worst. That exhaust looks sweet.
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Old Oct 12, 2011 | 12:31 PM
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Awesome find, you stole that car man...lol. Good luck with the build!
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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 08:38 PM
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Thanks guys... Yea that exhaust took me roughly 3 hours to be even... And I just did my oil change and changed out the plugs today... Which weren't too bad...
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 01:05 PM
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****Update****
Interior is almost done and the lights are on





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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 01:22 PM
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Interior looks ok, however you shoulda kept the red part of the seatbelt..red. lol
Looks good
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 02:20 PM
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That tow hook looks sweet. Do you have one on the front too? Was it easy to install?
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 05:00 PM
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+1 on knowing about the tow hook installation and if you have one on the front..... Would really like to know... But taking a guess at it seems as if you used the exhaust hanger mount location?
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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Alex2JZSex
Interior looks ok, however you shoulda kept the red part of the seatbelt..red. lol
Looks good
lol yea thats why i said it wasnt done, have to take the paint of stuff i wasnt suppose to paint wasnt thinking too well...

and for the tow hook i extended the rubber piece for the exhaust hanger and thats where the hook is... for the front its such a pain to find the right spot for it... i cant keep it too low as for the car is hard to get around already... ill update a little after i figure out where to put it
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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 09:32 AM
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Winning with the BC's / Wheels / stereo..... nay everything else
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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 09:47 AM
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not feeling it sorry.
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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 11:09 AM
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dig the tow hook, not the splash of blue on the interior though...
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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 11:15 AM
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yo veo Arroz
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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 12:07 PM
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yea i know like i said a lot wont like the interior but ill get it up to where i want it to be eventually... the blue is kind of bugging me also... so i hope to get it all gloss black eventually
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