Teal Mist 5 Speed Project by food7373

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4-17-2012

Well guys, here's the future plans for the next couple months of my SC. If I forget that should also be looked over in a tune-up with a new SC, just mention it please!

As for mechanical tune-up I will do it in steps. The first one is a basic engine tune-up and clean. I will do a thorough write up on this because most people should do this when they get a new SC. This will include, new spark plugs, cap and rotor, serpentine belt, distributor o-ring, valve cover gasket, cleaning of the throttle body, new spark plug wires, new ignition coil, new t-stat and gasket, coolant flush, radiator cap, new engine oil and filter, new O2 sensors, as well as the first thing to get done before all of this, seafoaming the car. This is a basic tune-up where I am coming from a standpoint that the car was not taken care of before and needs all of this stuff replaced just as preventative maintenance. During this write-up I will also be cleaning my dirty engine bay!

Another write up will be the drive-train maintenance. During this I will be replacing the transmission fluid as well as the rear diff fluid.

Another basic thing that needs done is replacing front and rear brake pads. I won't be doing a write-up on this, just a small post with pictures. 

There are many other small things that I will be doing as well. I need to get new cabin air filters, most likely a new climate control unit, new main dash piece and seatbelts (because they're brown and not black), a new Lexus style steering wheel, new wheels of some type, replace the antenna motor, new fuel door, fix the steering wheel tilt, new headlights, new tail lights, new fog lights, new cd player to install (mine is missing but has the main box), fix the dash lights, new trunk hydraulics, new undershrouds, brake fluid flush, power steering flush, and a lot of small exterior repair because it is pretty beat up exterior wise. I'm hoping to preform all of this by the end of the summer. If I missed anything at all to look at on a new SC please let me know! I will do my best to document all of this to help other members, thank you!

4-18-2012

I ordered new tail lights tonight (1995 OEM style of course) and went to pick up brakes. I noticed when I turn sometimes or am going straight, it sounds like the car is a train, so I jacked it up and shook all the wheels to make sure the wheel bearings weren't out and they are good, so my brakes were squeaking and are low so I'm thinking it most likely is them. I will put them on as soon as I get my lock key for the wheels that I ordered since I do not have one with my car!

4-22-2012

Well time for a small update. I ordered a new climate control unit, as well as a new radio because mine is weird sometimes. I also have new 95 tails coming in this week as well. I'm hoping to start ordering parts for my engine tune-up soon as well. Here are pics too as promised of previous posts!

New Trunk Struts!!!!

Working trunk!!! That's right, be very jealous!

Removed radio and climate control unit to get part numbers for ordering.

Unit removed.

Part number for my climate control unit.

That is all for now. I also did a small engine bay clean-up. More pics this week of parts that come!