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Old 04-16-13, 05:09 AM
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Originally Posted by ZeRoSe7en
Keep up the good work, what are your plans for it?
Repaint it in some shade of orange, new wheels, aftermarket seats. After that I'm not sure. I just know I need those three 3 things first since they are my biggest "issues" right now.
Old 04-16-13, 05:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Dougspeed
The Celica/Supra wheels only came in 4 lug, I think those on his car are off the Mitsubishi Starion/Chrysler Conquest.. lol.. random nonetheless.
They came off an old Conquest I believe haha. The best part is, the rear passenger side wheel is 9.5" while the rear driver side wheel is 8".
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I'm going to try to keep everyone updated as much as possible. I'll probably be spending the first month sanding off the 7 layers of paint that were hastily thrown on the car by a PO. Then matching wheels and new front seats (since I only have 1 front seat right now).
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Picking up the paint today, but won't be ready for it for probably another 2 weeks or more.
Also, does anyone have any tips for staggered wheels? What width should I run on front and back? And has anyone done any fender flares or wide body fenders? Pics would also be nice, thanks.

The color I'm getting for the SC:
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I would re-think the color, IMHO.
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Originally Posted by brucelee1
I would re-think the color, IMHO.
Well I'm getting a good deal on it, and I've always liked warm colors. But red is pretty common, and I don't really want yellow. Plus since this is my first V8 and the previous owner already made it obnoxiously loud so I kind of want to keep that going with an obnoxious color to match, haha.
Old 04-22-13, 06:23 AM
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Love that color. Not many SC s that color I'm sure
As far as wheels check the sticky on wheel tire combos it helped me out a lot . The biggest deciding factor will be how low you plan on going or if you stay with stock suspension ( people will tell you drop they thing or go low bro lol ) good luck with the car I've had 4 sc now n if you need any advice or parts shoot me pm I Still have some
Laying around.
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Originally Posted by flash92sc
Love that color. Not many SC s that color I'm sure
As far as wheels check the sticky on wheel tire combos it helped me out a lot . The biggest deciding factor will be how low you plan on going or if you stay with stock suspension ( people will tell you drop they thing or go low bro lol ) good luck with the car I've had 4 sc now n if you need any advice or parts shoot me pm I Still have some
Laying around.
Thanks for the help, I will be needing a Passenger door panel (unless I go with my brother's "advice" and just weld and shave the doors haha). I do plan on getting some form of lower suspension. I haven't started any research on what to go for though so I don't know if there are any worth while lowering springs to get or if I should just save my money and get coilovers. I know people will jump tp say coilovers for obvious reasons, but I still like to hear both sides first.
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nice come up..
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About to get the paint, oh and there was a slight change in plans. It'll be Lamborghini Orange instead lol >

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actually, you should just buy the car.

Wow!
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Originally Posted by brucelee1
actually, you should just buy the car.

Wow!
You looking to make a significant donation to my non existent Lamborghini fund? haha
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I have another reason to reconsider the Orange.
Your tan interior......... I don't see mention of a swap to black.
The orange, bold and beautiful as it is, will clash badly with the tan interior. I love that color tho. My Fix (bike) is that color.
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Originally Posted by Studiogeek
I have another reason to reconsider the Orange.
Your tan interior......... I don't see mention of a swap to black.
The orange, bold and beautiful as it is, will clash badly with the tan interior. I love that color tho. My Fix (bike) is that color.
Haven't mentioned any interior swap because that'll happen after a whole large laundry list of things. But I don't care much for the color brown/ tan so at some point it's bound to happen. But it would/ will be after quite a few other things, like getting a passenger seat haha.
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Originally Posted by lol
Haven't mentioned any interior swap because that'll happen after a whole large laundry list of things. But I don't care much for the color brown/ tan so at some point it's bound to happen. But it would/ will be after quite a few other things, like getting a passenger seat haha.
Inspiration?
Black and orange custom interior perhaps.
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