SADDLE

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You're right. I'll probably go with Red for the brakes.

Yes, I paid him for them. Then he said he had to get them taken off the car...

I have not yet received them. I'm hoping that those and the rear sway bar ship out to me next week.

SADDLE

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I did quite a bit of maintenance this weekend...

Spark Plugs - Denso (3297) SK20R11 Iridium
Clean throttle body & MAF - TB Gasket (2227150042)
Oil Filter - 15601
Air filter - 1780150030
Thermostat - 9091603100
Thermostat gasket - 1634632010
Transmission drain plug crush washer - 35178-30010
Engine oil - Mobil1 5w-30 (6 qts)
Differential fluid - 75w-90 (2qts)
Transmission fluid - Toyota ATF Type IV (2qts)
Power steering fluid - Dexron II or III (2 qts)
Coolant - Toyota red coolant (1 gal)

I got the throttle body cleaned up pretty well...




I haven't had a chance to drive the car yet. It drove fine prior to all this maintenance, so I'm not expecting any drastic differences. I still have the car on jack stands in preparation of my suspension parts install that I'll be doing this week.

I'm now thinking about doing a retrofit with my stock halogen headlights. I'm going to consider that phase 2 of the modding phase. I also got a quote to have my decklid repaired and re sprayed, $300, so I'm going to get that done sometime this week.

I'm excited about my progress, car should turn out nice when I'm "done"...

tmf2004

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nice update and a big WOW on all that maintanance.. Its funny because the front of my car is also sitting on jack stands getting a long time over due mod lol..... While its up i'm doing the oil change, possibly tranny drill/refill and then rear diff when i'm done with the front..

Is it exactly 2qts that comes out from the tranny? I've have 6 qts in the garage that i bought a few months back from Sewell..

Also bought Redline 75/90 fluid for the Diff...

SADDLE

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Yes. 2 qts is all you need for tranny drain refill. Make sure to open the fill plug first when doing rear diff. Mine was stripped out so I had to weld on a nut to it so I could get it out. It's a 10mm hex. If you're going to do it I suggest soaking both the drain and fill plugs in PB blaster the day before you do it.

tmf2004

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thanks for the tips. I printed out the DIYs for the rear diff and tranny drain/ refill as guidance. 10mm hex just for the drain bolt or top bolt as well?

SADDLE

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10mm hex for both. I'd recommend getting a socket style hex, using a hex key might not give you enough leverage.

Sevenevez

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nice job on all that maintenance. i got a few things i got to bang out myself. nothing like looking back at a productive weekend in the garage

SADDLE

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Put some paint on the calipers. Going to let them set for a couple days before I put all the hardware on. I'm happy with how they turned out.

tmf2004

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great job . they look brand new .

step2me

I been wanting to do this even seen a few set at local yards but LS owners always have clearance issues with the big caliper scared I will go through all that and my wheel rub .....what all do I need off a donar car to complete ? And where did you get your stickers for the calipers

tmf2004

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You will need a pair of RCA's to help keep the caliper from rubbing on the tie rod... also if using stock wheels minimum 15mm spacer i believe...

SADDLE

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Nothing to update for you guys, sorry, weather has been downright awful in the Midwest this winter. I have been driving the car tho and it's been a blast. I can't wait to get all of the suspension, brakes and wheels/tires put on and see how she feels afterwards. After driving the car I've told myself that I have to get an exhaust for it. I'm going to pick up one of the ones from the guys down in Dallas, Top Speed. Price seems right and I haven't heard anything bad about them.

I grew tired of the half-assed carbon fiber interior so I just purchased the blackwood interior pieces that were for sale in the classifieds. I normally frown on what I'm doing with the car, but having had a sport design model previously, I love all of the subtle styling queues... I've got the floor mats and door sill plates already installed. I have the yellow housings fogs sitting on a shelf. This will be my own version of the sport design, how it should've been from the factory sort of deal...

I'm just now basically waiting on the RCAs and then I can devote a weekend to installing everything that I've been stockpiling!

I'm going to paint the wheels, grill, trunk emblem/trunk bar and lower valence on the rear bumper Toyota 1E3, phantom grey. When I get around to doing my headlight retrofit I'm going to paint the housings the same color. I think it should be a nice contrast with the ABM without going too dark. This color is basically the same color that the ISF wheels are painted to give you an idea.

tmf2004

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There some youtube vids of the Top speed pro exhaust on a 300 and 400... For the price its not a bad deal.. I have the TSP high flow resonators.. looking forward to the pics... Seems like many of lately have on going projects lol..

SADDLE

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I've been able to make some decent progress so far this week.

Sanded, primed and painted the g35 wheels. I went with storm grey metallic. I'm excited about how this color will contrast the antique bronze mica. I used the duplicolor matte clearcoat also...





I installed my KYB GR2s and tanabe df210s on the front. I also installed the TRD sway bar and TRD STB. My steering rack bushings were shot and literally falling apart, so I installed the Daizen poly steering rack bushings as well. My sway bar endlinks were shot so I ordered replacements from rock auto, they should be here tomorrow and I will then be able to button up the front end suspension.




I'll have more, detailed pics by weeks end. With hopefully more good progress to report.

tmf2004

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looking good. time for that bbk also