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I've officially wrapped the entire car Avery Dennison Dark Blue
I've added an LS400 BBK upgrade kit as well!
Next week I'm picking up a new transmission (sadly another automatic for now)
I'm then gonna put in some Braum seats and get back on the road!
It's been out of commission for almost a year now but it's crazy to come back and refresh a thread that I've been working on since like 2013 - never give up, just takes longer than expected!
Having owned this car since like 2013, it's a crazy moment to revisit this build thread & show progress updates.
Since buying this car, I've gotten engaged, purchased a home, bought another vehicle, bought a motorcycle, and moved halfway around the country.
This is hilarious to read my earlier posts but the build continues!
The car is now getting my adult money budget thrown at it, and it's starting with a manual swap. This weekend a friend and I removed the auto with plans to swap in a W58 to convert my 1992 SC400 to manual. I'll also be rebuilding the entire rear subframe along with a new LSD.
Having owned this car since like 2013, it's a crazy moment to revisit this build thread & show progress updates.
Since buying this car, I've gotten engaged, purchased a home, bought another vehicle, bought a motorcycle, and moved halfway around the country.
This is hilarious to read my earlier posts but the build continues!
The car is now getting my adult money budget thrown at it, and it's starting with a manual swap. This weekend a friend and I removed the auto with plans to swap in a W58 to convert my 1992 SC400 to manual. I'll also be rebuilding the entire rear subframe along with a new LSD.
Pics below:
That's what I'm talking about!
Why did you go with the W58? If it's budget then I understand.
The hardest part was contouring my body to drill the pedal holes LOL
A great story about you and a great car. Good luck with your manual conversion. Looking forward to completion of this project and you can really enjoy your car even more.
Bill
This is awesome - what a great thing to see you still have it and are tearing into it yet again! Best of luck on the swap. A manual SC with a decent diff is simply a dream to drive.
Pay attention to the pilot bearing, do not install it too deep. i had problems with vibrations (you can see all this in my thread, input shaft not in the bearing). please to rebalance your flywheel. all flywheels the i bought are not correct balanced (first from bold performance, now the 11lbs from xatracing/suprastore, both are bad).
i used a 12x32x14 bearing (wider as the standard) and a 11mm spacer in the back for the correct position on the input shaft.
06-10-15, 07:31 PM
Recent Updates! Car starting to come together!
Update 9/14 Years Later - This is awesome
