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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 04:28 AM
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thekevin: not too much as of now.. the previous owner gave me the stock intake box and radio. there is a stock 12 cd changer in my trunk. i thought it was a joke, but he showed me the original window sticker and it said 12 cds and i was just like O.O for a bit.
thanks mos_def and acid!
Old Jun 18, 2009 | 04:43 AM
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both car look nice...lucky to find the lexus in great condition too
Old Jun 18, 2009 | 04:44 AM
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very nice sc, always have liked those
Old Jun 19, 2009 | 05:23 AM
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thanks guys! unfortunately it's at a shop right now, just b/c i wanted to get it professionally checked out to make sure it'll last til i save up for an engine rebuild.
and i just realized i never got interior pics, so:

yes, the shift **** is off. i just jacked it from my tC to see if the shifters' threadings from the sc and tC are the same, and they are. mr2 ones are apparently different.
Old Jun 19, 2009 | 07:51 AM
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whoa that interior looks brand new! very nice find..I love the older SC's
Old Jun 19, 2009 | 01:16 PM
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that bish looks brand new man.. and it came with a nardi??? EF JU COUCH!!! lol
Old Jun 20, 2009 | 06:21 PM
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haha seriously!!

fkkin shiz.. good find.
Old Jun 20, 2009 | 07:18 PM
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Dude. That looks good!

Are you planning to part out anymore of your tc?

Let me know, Im interested in those ff coilovers
Old Jun 20, 2009 | 07:34 PM
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Nice SC! Last summer we did a Soarer 1JZ swap into my friend's SC, who has a black '95 5speed. SCs have a lot of potential.
Old Jun 21, 2009 | 06:57 PM
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emperor : thanks man! i honestly think the 90s was the peak of lexus' line up, so this sc was perfect.
pete: thanks man. yup! nardi. i'll try to get a pic of it later when i'm not in mad lazy mode.
ben: yeeahh sonn haha. come seeeeee fooooo
Solelaced : my ffs are going to stay on my car. i may part it out when i seriously think about trading in my tC for a 3dr yaris or a fit, but for now, i need my low.
pinoyfm : oo my car used to be black. and it's a 95... but yeah, sc's do have potential, i highly doubt i'm gona be dropping any 1jz or gte engine in there though.. my hp/tq plans for this car isn't that high anyway. i'll be running -3 or 4 camber and stretched tires. i doubt 1000 hp will be a smart choice... lol
Old Jun 26, 2009 | 08:02 AM
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doubt anyone gives a rat's @ss, but i'm gona update this just b/c i don't feel like sleeping just yet...
yesterday i had a day off work and had no classes, so i decided to play around with spacers. i got the fitment i'm going to aim for now, and also found out that the wheel specs that the previous owner told me were off.
He told me F: 18x8 +38, R: 18x9 +45.
with some measuring and a lot of eyeballing, i came to the conclusion that the actual specs are F: 18x9 +38 R: 18x10 +38.
So, knowing that, this is 18x10 +18:
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and for lulz, this is 18x10 +3:


That is all for now. 'nite sl.
Old Jun 26, 2009 | 09:07 AM
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shoulda done a -2 offset.. :D
Old Jun 26, 2009 | 01:19 PM
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thatd be awesome if you left it at +3
Old Jun 26, 2009 | 03:25 PM
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^ seriously!

all you would need to do is get some negative camber up in there.
Old Jun 27, 2009 | 08:00 AM
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lol it could be done with a mad camber and 225 or less stretched on, but i don't want to run any more than -4 camber, i want a clean stretch, like 235/245 on 10" width, and the previous owner trimmed the fenders so it'll be really hard to pull them out.
Old Jun 29, 2009 | 09:01 AM
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how did I not know about this thread until now...haha shows you how often I browse SL now...lol

Matt, you know how I feel about the SC, and I'll be seeing you on ClubLexus now =P

Yea, seems like most of the OG tC heads are starting to upgrade...I wonder whose going to be next...=X In the meantime, I know you'll still be around with the DD tC, but if you decide to part out, I call dibs on the weathertech visors, lol
Old Jun 29, 2009 | 09:30 AM
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lmao... ****** wes.. dude, i have a friend selling visors.. you said that they're ugly and don't flow with the body lines of the car.. -_-
Old Jul 1, 2009 | 03:54 AM
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lol
Old Jul 2, 2009 | 04:31 AM
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i guess we helped change his mind. take it as a compliment, ben.
Old Jul 2, 2009 | 05:09 AM
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Originally Posted by sky-on
Yea, seems like most of the OG tC heads are starting to upgrade...I wonder whose going to be next...
Not me, that's for sure. I got 3 more years with the tC. Even then, I'm not going to sell it. I'll just pick up another car. LOL



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