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Old 10-03-16, 01:52 PM
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After a 7 year hiatus from the 1SC section (was 1UZ-SC at the time,) I am back in a black on black '97 SC400! For those of you that know of a fellow ClubLexus user by the name of gtsfire, this is his old SC400. It has had an owner since his possession, so unfortunately I did not receive the pleasure of purchasing this car directly from Ken.

The first pictures I saw of the car:





Saying goodbye to my 4Runner:



Swung by the local Lexus dealership to have a state inspection performed before heading to the tax office to transfer the title and get her registered!





Back home with the rest of the ladies:



Received a paint correction and headlight restoration that evening:



And the following day at DFW's Cars and Coffee:




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Looks great, welcome back man!
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Mint! So the 2 GS's get the garage and the SC lives outside? Welcome back
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Mint! So the 2 GS's get the garage and the SC lives outside? Welcome back
He's in TX, I don't think the weather there gets that bad besides the occasional hurricane.
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Beautiful!!
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Thanks all!
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Nice 400, real nice Thomas GS4, its good to have you back. I'm in Big D also.
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Nice find! Car looks night and day difference before and after the detail! Any plans for it?!
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Originally Posted by nnnickkk
Nice find! Car looks night and day difference before and after the detail! Any plans for it?!
Thanks! Plans are to just drive the pants off of it. Although, you know how bad we all are at sticking to plans around here...
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Nice grab, nice to see you expand the garage.
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Originally Posted by eknine9
Nice grab, nice to see you expand the garage.
Thanks, hope you've been doing well. How is your SC treating you as of late?
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Originally Posted by ThomasGS4
Thanks, hope you've been doing well. How is your SC treating you as of late?
It keeps breaking.
Recently did the Steering Rack and Radiator and it's on the road again, we'll see how long it lasts, but honestly, I don't know what more there is to break in the car now. Entire steering system is brand new except for the pinion. Entire cooling system is brand new, no oil leaks, most gaskets replaced, new distributor, plugs, and wires, had the injectors flowed and cleaned and got a new fuel rail and fuel pressure regulator. Only part on the serpentine belt that is more than 1 year old is the AC motor. Yet I'm still driving it on egg shells cuz I'm so afraid of it. And they say relationships are built on trust. Lol.
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