Toyofreaks 1999 SC400 Fresh from the body shop
06-14-08, 11:51 AM
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Toyofreaks 1999 SC400 Fresh from the body shop
Rather than having people scroll through 4 pages of my other toys. Here is a picture of the car FRESH from the paint shop. The progress pics could be viewed on my sig below.
And she is DONE!
And she is DONE!
06-14-08, 03:33 PM
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Dude it looks just like PearlSC's..... You were right when you made that comment on his car.. freaken twins...
You know some Work VSTX in gold would look killer and you are in luck, I'll sell you mine... lol
You know some Work VSTX in gold would look killer and you are in luck, I'll sell you mine... lol
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06-15-08, 01:10 AM
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This was my post on the aero kit fitment. It's not bad, but required alot of drilling, filling and smoothing. Not perfect by any means, considering it's JDM.
Car Year - 1999 SC400
Part type - full kit (Front, Sides, Rear)
Part make - Origin Labs
Part construction - FRP
Source - RaceonUSA
Price - $800
Fitment - Considering this is a JDM kit, this is pretty dismal. I think if either myself or the shop I choose were not perfectionist, then the kit would have fitted OK. Alot of custom work to have it fit perfect.
The rear bumper required mount holes, custom mounting brackets, and the required some level of where the body met the bumper. One side had to be filled while the other sie shaved down. We are talking a few millimeters, but that was enough to make it not perfect.
The side skirts were about 5mm too short, which again required custom mounting and extension. Looks like Origin Labs measured the inside of the dimensions of the car making it too short. My shop mounted to the body using screws and then bondoed over them.
The front bumper also required some filling right a the very front. and a corner didn't fit and required some glassing.
Surface was glass smooth, almost no prep work needed. Primer, light wet sand and paint. Not a bad kit, but these were the problems my shop encountered. I would have probably gotten it to fit myself with everything being a hair off.
Installation - Done by body shop
Durability - Unsure, car is still there
Before and after pics of the rear bumper. You can see the slight difference in the leveling and the required filling and shaving.
Side skirt pics, you can see the mount holes and the bondo on the corner.
Glass required for the at the corner of the front bumper. And you can see the bondo on where the bumper meets the hood.
Car Year - 1999 SC400
Part type - full kit (Front, Sides, Rear)
Part make - Origin Labs
Part construction - FRP
Source - RaceonUSA
Price - $800
Fitment - Considering this is a JDM kit, this is pretty dismal. I think if either myself or the shop I choose were not perfectionist, then the kit would have fitted OK. Alot of custom work to have it fit perfect.
The rear bumper required mount holes, custom mounting brackets, and the required some level of where the body met the bumper. One side had to be filled while the other sie shaved down. We are talking a few millimeters, but that was enough to make it not perfect.
The side skirts were about 5mm too short, which again required custom mounting and extension. Looks like Origin Labs measured the inside of the dimensions of the car making it too short. My shop mounted to the body using screws and then bondoed over them.
The front bumper also required some filling right a the very front. and a corner didn't fit and required some glassing.
Surface was glass smooth, almost no prep work needed. Primer, light wet sand and paint. Not a bad kit, but these were the problems my shop encountered. I would have probably gotten it to fit myself with everything being a hair off.
Installation - Done by body shop
Durability - Unsure, car is still there
Before and after pics of the rear bumper. You can see the slight difference in the leveling and the required filling and shaving.
Side skirt pics, you can see the mount holes and the bondo on the corner.
Glass required for the at the corner of the front bumper. And you can see the bondo on where the bumper meets the hood.
06-15-08, 01:23 AM
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The paint is DWP code Toyota paint code 057. The shop shot 4 stages of BASF solvent based paint. It matches the door jambs perfectly so I think it's just the way the sun hits the paint. Most DWP have a goldish tint.
I'm currently running Eibachs on Bilsteins for a MK4 Supra. Thinking of getting coilovers so I could raise the front a little bit. I scratched the underside already trying to get the car off the pavement from the body shop. Thankfully I made the first scratch now I don't have to worry about driving it. But I don't want to destroy my kit either.
I still have a little bit of cleaning up to do. Alot of small things to put back onto the car etc. But it's 99% done. Thanks for all the compliments.
I'm currently running Eibachs on Bilsteins for a MK4 Supra. Thinking of getting coilovers so I could raise the front a little bit. I scratched the underside already trying to get the car off the pavement from the body shop. Thankfully I made the first scratch now I don't have to worry about driving it. But I don't want to destroy my kit either.
I still have a little bit of cleaning up to do. Alot of small things to put back onto the car etc. But it's 99% done. Thanks for all the compliments.