It’s been about month since I’ve had time to take photos an post.
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Category Archives: LS400 Build
UIUC campus got stuck in the snow for about a minute
Head light disassembly
Make sure to cut out all the old grey sealant in the housing
Be careful no to get the grey sealant on the chrome housing when prying the lens out of the housing
Clear
Use an exacto knife or utility knife and cut away the grey sealant after it cools off. It will chip away in pieces if its cold and hard.
2000grit to clean up some blemishes. Polish afterwards
Happily driving at night now. :woot:
My original head light lenses were cracked and yellow if you look in my previous pictures you can tell. Instead of buying aftermarket head lights I waited several months of ebay shopping to get the right price I wanted to spend on lights that had cracked mounting points but clear un cracked lenses.
$60 right side
$126 leftside
$4 2000grit sand paper
$5 100% silicone
$10 head light polishing and sealant stuff.
$205 total VS aftermarket
Aftermarket hid headlights from what I hear do not self level like OEM. $420 is the cheapest on Ebay
Non HID $331 cheapest on ebay.
I could have bought the non HID and taken them apart for the lenses.
Went to Kansas City to visit a friend for his sons 1st birthday. On the way there his wife gave birth to their 2nd child. His wife told him not to cancel the birthday party. It was her idea to have the party too, planned months before.
Got a chance to do my motor mounts at his shop while I was there. Did my trans drain and fill too.
Drivers mount ripped
Trans mount
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*edit*
honestly I was scared working on the car on the lift. its been a few years since I’ve turned wrenches. haha. I was going to redo my exhaust while I was there but time was limited so I left it for now.
Couldnt find a spot to do a real paint job. One of these days.
This is how it sits.
^ yes that is a trailer hitch.
Too low to get across this pole at the garage door.
Lets just start off with some history. I’ve been reading lowrider mag since I was in elementary. I didnt just look at the girls. =P Then the whole import scene I was into that.. had a B16 swap in a civic hatch before fast and the furious came out. Worked at a family auto repair business when i was 20-23ish. Then worked with a friend at his shop in Kansas City for a couple of years. Then went to NC to help at the family restaurant. Two years later.. Old buddy Josh in KS called me up and asked if I was ready to buy his LS. The price… I could not pass up. Drove my integra gsr 4dr to Kansas City left it at my friend Johns shop and picked up the LS400. Told John to send me $2000 when he got the integra sold.
Drove the car back like this.
Stock 16s were flat with dry rotted tires. Chrome was peeling. After unmounting two tires and grinding the chrome and bead sealer.. I gave up. Havent worked on cars in 2 years I forgot how to use the tire machine. I laughed at my self. Time was ticking and I had to get home. Luckily John had some bent 18s that happened to fit. Lucky me.
Got the timing belt done since it was 190k+ on its original timing belt. Got some 17″ Msw type 14 from Tire Rack. So I could drive to NC to visit the family. (I’ve used Tire Rack for many years highly recommend.)
Megan MKIII supra track coilovers. Cheapest [b]STIFF[/b] off-the shelf coilovers with out a wait. (setup a wholesale account with a distributor to get them. 😉 )
