10 years later...
10 years later...
Exactly 10 years later and about 95,000 miles later I still own my 1998 SC300. She hasn't let me down except for when I boosted her and ran into too many problems. Other than that, she has been good to me.
Here is a picture I took 10 years ago when I bought her and a picture I took today. Not much has changed but I like to keep things simple.
Club Lexus, thank you for all your help for the past 10 years. I don't post as much as I used to but I still visit all the time to see what's new.
Here is a picture I took 10 years ago when I bought her and a picture I took today. Not much has changed but I like to keep things simple.
Club Lexus, thank you for all your help for the past 10 years. I don't post as much as I used to but I still visit all the time to see what's new.
It was fun for a while, but then again I was running a piggy back set up which is why it didn't run right. I am focusing on a manual conversion at this moment then I will play with the turbo again.
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Joined: Sep 2011
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From: Nor CA
How about coming up on 24 years? One can get a lot of ideas and inspiration on this forum.
Here is a picture of the original sticker....... Acquired new summer of '92.
Still stock in summer of 2011.
Started the transformation in March of '13 and this is where the car has evolved to:
Here is a picture of the original sticker....... Acquired new summer of '92.
Still stock in summer of 2011.
Started the transformation in March of '13 and this is where the car has evolved to:
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Glad to see you have been maintaining your SC . What piggy back are you using? A piggy back per se doesn't make a boosted car run like crap. A good piggy back that is set up or configured properly can get a boosted car run properly. The alphabet soup "HKS VPC / GCC piggy back" is all what these 500-900rwhp Supra were using back in the days when these newer aftermarket ECUs didn't exist. Even to this date there are good piggy backs like MAP ECUs and the like.
Duck, that's really cool that you've had your SC since day one. I'm coming up on 10 years of ownership on mine in a few months.
Any reason you put a body kit on it? Personally much prefer a stock body, and specifically always hated the Vertex knockoff kit because of the horrid and incorrect upper grille placement.
Any reason you put a body kit on it? Personally much prefer a stock body, and specifically always hated the Vertex knockoff kit because of the horrid and incorrect upper grille placement.
Awesome paint color. Looks clean.
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Joined: Sep 2011
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From: Nor CA
Duck, that's really cool that you've had your SC since day one. I'm coming up on 10 years of ownership on mine in a few months.
Any reason you put a body kit on it? Personally much prefer a stock body, and specifically always hated the Vertex knockoff kit because of the horrid and incorrect upper grille placement.
Any reason you put a body kit on it? Personally much prefer a stock body, and specifically always hated the Vertex knockoff kit because of the horrid and incorrect upper grille placement.
The body kit was added purely for cosmetic appeal; I deliberately went with a "lesser" front to start plus I liked the '97 style fog lights. I have an "AC" APTech bumper ready to be installed as soon as I get a schedule from the body shop.
It is definitely not the same car after installing coil overs and the larger stance of the wheels/tires. More fun to drive at the expense of ride comfort (but I have the LS430 for that...).
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See! Us old guys know how to build cars also ! I'm looking to put a Kamarini (think I spelled that right)kit on mine which will keep the 96 nose, which I like. Has any one ever used their stuff before? I have collected quite the pile of parts for this car and will start on her as soon as spring decides to get here. I've only run mine 5 yrs and she had 169 k on her when I got it but now has 235 k on it . no problems but some suspension repair and a slide on the ice into a steel pole. Good thing I'm a body man.
. Very nice cars guys and my granddaughter will drive mine to the prom in 18 yrs!
! I'm looking to put a Kamarini (think I spelled that right)kit on mine which will keep the 96 nose, which I like. Has any one ever used their stuff before? I have collected quite the pile of parts for this car and will start on her as soon as spring decides to get here. I've only run mine 5 yrs and she had 169 k on her when I got it but now has 235 k on it . no problems but some suspension repair and a slide on the ice into a steel pole. Good thing I'm a body man. . Very nice cars guys and my granddaughter will drive mine to the prom in 18 yrs!
Glad to see you have been maintaining your SC . What piggy back are you using? A piggy back per se doesn't make a boosted car run like crap. A good piggy back that is set up or configured properly can get a boosted car run properly. The alphabet soup "HKS VPC / GCC piggy back" is all what these 500-900rwhp Supra were using back in the days when these newer aftermarket ECUs didn't exist. Even to this date there are good piggy backs like MAP ECUs and the like.
Your car reminds me of mine! I have a 98 dwp sc300 too, but I barely just passed 8 years of ownership.
Luckily there are 98+ Plug and play AEM EMS v2 kits available now. For the longest time I could never find one for the vvt-i SC.
Luckily there are 98+ Plug and play AEM EMS v2 kits available now. For the longest time I could never find one for the vvt-i SC.