Private Eye's Lexus SC400 Build Thread

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Post by WKZ » 24 Apr 2010, 9:04 pm

TNT wrote: TRAC?
The traction control system in SCs.I'm not sure if they came with soarers but are nerve wracking in the SCs!

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Post by usaf23 » 24 Apr 2010, 10:12 pm

WKZ wrote:
Sam wrote:
ekU wrote:any plans for body kit???
no plans to get the TRAC back.
(Y) (Y)
And a few cars for sale: (please don't hijack with price inquiries)

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DAYUM!!
Would love to see one on the roads!

see on the road and expect to b pulled over by a green and white bmw 5 or fortuner or even worst a gmc with a beige suit inside ;p ....

nice work on the SC..am following...relli lik to see a car story which is being modded frm scratch..

btw wheres this gragage located excatly?

and by any chance is this is garage oned by a paki ? no offence but have a couple of paki frnds and have always admired their dedication to car modification..
as i said..right frm scratch to a beast :d

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Post by Accord98 » 24 Apr 2010, 10:21 pm

Any registerable left hand drives for sale in this place? :happy:

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Post by AccordTuner » 24 Apr 2010, 10:50 pm

this thread is so tempting, 6k for swap plus how much for the shell yani body

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Post by ekU » 25 Apr 2010, 9:43 am

usaf23 wrote:nice work on the SC..am following...relli lik to see a car story which is being modded frm scratch..
(Y) (Y) (Y)

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Post by fakhir_tariq » 29 Apr 2010, 8:58 am

exciting thread..keep on posting the updates..

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Post by Alpha » 30 Sep 2010, 6:49 pm

After months, the engine is being swapped again for the second time. Not that there's any problem with the current 1JZ. I would say, this was inevitable. 2JZ-GTE is the right engine for a long-term project :) Presenting the Toyota Crown to serve as a donor car for the SC :!: Some quick pictures of the car from last night. Will keep you all updated.

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Post by WKZ » 30 Sep 2010, 7:13 pm

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The Crown is a tank of a machine! A friend has a '88 sedan which they bought new from the dealership at that time and it still drives like its new.

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Post by fakhir_tariq » 30 Sep 2010, 9:24 pm

wooh..crown was parked outside Trading Ent. near danata, the body color attracted my attention however i was stuck in traffic so had to stick to road. nice hunt & engine seems in mint condition. Best of luck with the swap.

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Post by usaf23 » 30 Sep 2010, 10:22 pm

lovely...the pics brought back thoughts of old dubai..back when arabs used to use crown and cedrics as todays mercs..bmws..infinitis... every rich dude had one...
miss those days :)

no souped up cedrics ?

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Post by Aamir » 01 Oct 2010, 2:00 am

fakhir_tariq wrote:wooh..crown was parked outside Trading Ent. near danata,
That was ME :grin:

Basically the crown had a 2JZ-GE (NA) engine but the ex-owner had installed a 2JZ-GTE engine from Toyota Supra and had lots of other parts installed as seen in the pics. We bought it from him as it was at a real good price (wont disclose at the moment) :happy:

Even for a 4 tonne crown ( 8-) ), the engine is a real beauty. Love the sound of this. Excited about the whole project.

This will be the perfect setup for the SC.

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Post by ekU » 10 Oct 2010, 10:18 am

i told b4........2jz FTW!!!!
all the best......



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