Lucky Number 14, An Sc300 Story.

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Ive been a lurker here for awhile and every once in a blue moon Ill post some wheels for sale. Ive decided to share my current build with y'all.

To catch some of you up, heres a quick list and some photos of my recent cars, ALL of which have been sold. Some quicker than others:eyebrows


1971 Volkswagen Type 3 Squareback
2001 Nissan Xterra
1993 Lexus Sc300
Dank SC by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

1995 Lexus Ls400
IMG_4013 by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

1997 Lexus Sc400
IMG_1541 by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

2002 Chevrolet S10
2001 Kia Spectra
1998 Lexus Ls400
Yakuza Celsior by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

1995 Lexus Ls400
StankV2 by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

2001 Lexus Gs300
2001 Lexus GS300 by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

1993 Honda Civic EG hatch
1993 Honda Civic EG Hatch by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

1990 Lexus Ls400
2006 Infiniti M45
Static M45 by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

And that brings me to this. My favorite and lucky number is the number 14. And it just so happens that the 14th car I own, is the same very car that I rode around countless times in as a child with my grandfather.

1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

That car is a 1996 Lexus SC300. Another Lexus, I know, shocker :rofl BUT ITS GOT BLACK LEATHER INTERIOR:alright:alright

Anyways, he gifted me the car on October 14, 2017, the day of my daughters baby shower

My fiancé and I are expecting and I just sold my M45 to get out of the loan so it would free up more money for baby expenditures lol. #dadlife

And yes I know! "Why did you sell a 4 door and get a 2 door?!" Well plain and simple. Get out of said car loan. Acquire free and paid off car. Pay off debts. Save up and buy truck/SUV lol.

BUT! I. WILL. NOT. KEEP. THIS. CAR. STOCK!

That being said, I have already done some tinkering with the car. The long term plan is undecided at the moment, but for short term, the plan is to go a purist OEM+ look with JDM goodies. I have a OEM front lip from a Sc400 waiting to go on, a Soarer trunk with spoiler, Soarer hood emblem and thats about it.

I work for a window tint shop in my local town and the car was tinted back in 2001 and the tint now was shot. First step is to remove all the old tint without damaging the defroster lines, easier said than done.

1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

This is the us trying to "bake" the film off with old film laying around
1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr


Putting on a layer to remove quickly to pull off any leftover film (not me)
1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr


This was the visibility AFTER removing the old film. My boss applied a new layer of film and were still currently letting it sit to hopefully remove all the left behind layers when we remove the new film in the upcoming week.
1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr
1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

Working at a tin shop has its benefits especially when living in the desert, like free windshield tint lol

Removing the rear view mirror for more window access
1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

The film going on the windshield
1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

The interior view after installation
1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr
1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

It might not look like much but BELIEVE ME, it makes a HUGE difference. Plus all that distortion will dry out over time, it already has.

Also had some free time so I decided to debadge the front bumper in preparation to "install" the Soarer emblem this week
1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr
1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

Looks weird without an emblem. Also, dont know if you guys noticed but my rear trunk is already debadged. I found this giant emblem in the glove box so I assume my grandfather had the trunk debadged and the holes filled and just couldn't come to terms with tossing a Lexus emblem lol
1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

My boss has a super clean GS and he changed out his factory steering wheel to a woodgrain RX350 wheel.
Norman's GS by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

He still had his factory GS wheel hanging around so he said I could have it for free! SCORE! And its black leather:alright
1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

Now you need an adapter for the airbag sensor to work, so here it is, its for a Toyota MR2.
1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

And Im kicking myself over this for not taking any photos, but you need to switch the cruise control assembly system and wiring over to the GS wheel for cruise control to work. And don't forget to attach the ground wire!

Some before and after photos!
1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr
1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr
1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

Looks way better in my opinion!

Also noticed some scuff marks that my aunt did when she borrowed my grandfathers car for a few months. Used this adhesive remover and it came off with ease.
1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr
1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr

So far thats all Ive got. This week I will be installing my front lip and switching out the trunks to my JDM soarer one.

Looking forward to posting it up, heres some photos from work with my co-employees cars to hold you guys over!
1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr
1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr
1996 Lexus SC300 - Family Heirloom by Bryan Boeldt, on Flickr