The not so awesome sc400 build
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Well heres a little back story on the sc400 picked it up about a month ago and well its in terrible condition...
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Your probably thinking why would you buy that?.... and to be honest i don't know why i did just felt like i had too.
so since the interior is shot and there is a strange smell the only logical thing to do was strip it....
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so now that you see how bad of shape its in il tell you what else is wrong with it. all the shocks are blown out and leaking. the engine looked like this
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Car has 266750 miles on it i was not expecting it to run but with a little time and some fresh plugs and wires she runs surprisingly smooth
now this intake is absolutely terrible...
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This will be fixed over time...
and the wiring for the head lights is just bad lol
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I haven't come up with a set plan for the car yet i have ideas but we shall see where it goes from here. this is my first sc400 and so far i am in love with the car and the way they are setup. Hope to learn alot from the people on this forum. Hope you guys stay tuned in il try to post up as much as i can in between school and work.
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Your probably thinking why would you buy that?.... and to be honest i don't know why i did just felt like i had too.
so since the interior is shot and there is a strange smell the only logical thing to do was strip it....
<a href="http://s1037.photobucket.com/user/87ttsupra/media/IMAG0922_zps8jgiiesi.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/a459/87ttsupra/IMAG0922_zps8jgiiesi.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo IMAG0922_zps8jgiiesi.jpg"/></a>
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so now that you see how bad of shape its in il tell you what else is wrong with it. all the shocks are blown out and leaking. the engine looked like this
<a href="http://s1037.photobucket.com/user/87ttsupra/media/IMAG0921_zpsfrauj6wy.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/a459/87ttsupra/IMAG0921_zpsfrauj6wy.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo IMAG0921_zpsfrauj6wy.jpg"/></a>
Car has 266750 miles on it i was not expecting it to run but with a little time and some fresh plugs and wires she runs surprisingly smooth
now this intake is absolutely terrible...
<a href="http://s1037.photobucket.com/user/87ttsupra/media/IMAG0926_zpsvvexxynx.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/a459/87ttsupra/IMAG0926_zpsvvexxynx.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo IMAG0926_zpsvvexxynx.jpg"/></a>
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This will be fixed over time...
and the wiring for the head lights is just bad lol
<a href="http://s1037.photobucket.com/user/87ttsupra/media/IMAG0929_zpsphgoxdlt.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/a459/87ttsupra/IMAG0929_zpsphgoxdlt.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo IMAG0929_zpsphgoxdlt.jpg"/></a>
I haven't come up with a set plan for the car yet i have ideas but we shall see where it goes from here. this is my first sc400 and so far i am in love with the car and the way they are setup. Hope to learn alot from the people on this forum. Hope you guys stay tuned in il try to post up as much as i can in between school and work.
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Definitely thinking about it. first major upgrade is a 5 speed swap i have two r154's just needing the adapter plate. first i need to get the car running 100% then add to it.
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