Originally Posted by Scigheras

Your undisclosed tuner from Yokohama is Revolfe S.A.? Man that's so cool I wanna know everything about that car, can't wait for your update tomorrow.

Originally Posted by Arussto

Originally Posted by ELLeon

Looks like I found you on here Will. Very nice

Originally Posted by TrueGS300

Hell ya man! Awesome car! Looking forward to following it.

Originally Posted by 604GS400

Saw you drive by the other night on Steveston highway. Definitely gonna want to see this Aristo in person/would be interested in any parts that you are planning on selling off of it.

Originally Posted by EuroWill

Originally Posted by EuroWill

Friends,

My name is Will and I am 37 years old. I earn my keep by turning wrenches at a Lexus dealership. Additionally I am a Nissan and Infiniti Senior Specialist and spent a year turning wrenches at Maserati. Prior to working as an auto tech, I worked in Washington DC for the US House of Representatives as a Congressional aide specializing in telecommunications, national security, and intelligence.

First of all I want to thank the group of you who have helped me thus far. A few of you know that this is my mid-life crisis, no expenses spared build and some some don't. I wasn't going to post on here because I know many people will think I am a fool for spending enough on this car to buy a used GS-F, but I thought my experiences thus far and going forwards will help others who want to do a similar build.

I call this my mid-life crisis build because I have built 2 Honda S2000s and an E36 BMW M3. The crisis part is because my wife and I were, up until recently a high earning middle class family. She was working as a Master's degree RN until she contracted pneumonia and septic shock. She was not expected to live and spent 2 weeks in a coma. While in a coma she had TIAs, which are like mini-strokes. Her right side goes numb and she cannot feel her right hand or foot. After she recovered, it was obvious she could not work again and she is now on SSA disability. Building this car has helped me get through these tough times.

In May of 2016, I purchased my car, a one owner 2004 GS300 with 88,000 miles from a local Toyota dealer.

Currently, my car has a lightly modified engine, however I am in the process of finding a 2JZ-GTE VVTI engine with the ultimate goal of building a daily driven track/show car making 400 WHP low boost and significantly more one high boost.

I want to thank Miyagi at RHD Japan for hooking me up with APP (Aviation Performance Products) and KJ at My Japan Direct for his friendship, advice, and connecting me with Abflug and a few other companies to be named later.

Below is a list of my current modifications. If it is in italics, it is ordered but not installed.

I could definitely use you guys help to provide me with advice and help in the 2JZ-GTE swap department.

Exterior:

Abflug – CV front lip and diffuser in carbon fiber
Final Konnexion – trunk lid lip spoiler in carbon fiber
Ganador – aero mirrors in carbon fiber
TOM’s Racing – mesh grille

Abflug - CV side skirts in Carbon and FRP
Abflug - CV side strakes in Carbon
Abflug - Rear diffuser in Carbon
Abflug - CV rear strakes in Carbon
Abflug - Mirror finishers in Carbon
Abflug - custom spoiler in Carbon
Varis - vented hood in Carbon

Wheels:

TOM’s Racing – TN-06 - 7.5 inches +35

Ordering 2 more sets of wheels. Both will most likely be 18s. One set may be 19s, but no bigger. I absolutely hate the "stanced" look, but I respect those who do it because everyone has his own style.

Brakes:

Endless - SSY front and rear brake pads
EBC - brake rotors
Stoptech - front and rear stainless steel brake rotors

APP - 355 MM 6 piston front big brake kit in Titanium
APP - 355 MM 4 piston rear big brake kit in Titanium


Suspension:

TEIN – Flex Z coilovers
Ikeya Formula – rear lower control arms
Ikeya Formula – rear traction arms
Ikeya Formula – rear toe arms
Ikeya Formula – rear knuckle pillow ball bushings
JIC Magic – front inner tie rods
Super Now – front outer tie rod ends
Ikeya Formula – front lower control arms
Nagisa Auto – front caster arms
Ikeya Formula – rear member spacers
Super Works – transmission tunnel brace
TRD – front lower brace
Nagisa Auto – Fender Braces;
Nagisa Auto – oil pan protector
Night Pager – front roll center adjusters
TOM’s – front strut tower bar
Cusco – rear strut tower bar.

Interior:

Abflug is producing me a custom leather and Alcantara interior. The front seats will most likely be reclinable Bride or Recaro seats.

Currently: Bride/Cusco Zeta III driver’s seat and Bride Streams passenger seat.

Engine and powertrain

HKS - drop in air filter
Seicle - response ring (tapered spacer)
Abflug Carbon intake duct
HKS - High Power mufflers
TOM's - Barrel mufflers (not installed)
Brian Crower 264 Camshafts (not intalled)
Tomei Adjustable Cam Gear (not installed)

Abflug/HKS carbon fiber air cleaner box
HKS Racing Suction Reloaded

2JZ-GTE - ordering one soon

I hope you guys enjoy the progression of my build and I look forward to hearing your thoughts. The only criticism I don't want to hear is "You are wasting your money." There are no compromises in my build and I am well aware that for what I have already spent I could easily buy any number of new or used high end cars.

Will

PS: I am really tired so I may have edits to my current and ordered parts tomorrow.

Originally Posted by EuroWill

I officially now own the Revolfe Aristo. Revolfe coordinated the sale and Hills Auto, a world renown exotic car dealer, handled the transfer of ownership. I only half jokingly say my car is probably the cheapest car ever sold there.

For those who are interested in importing a car you have to remember that it costs around $5k more to import the car.

I have to wait until August of 2022 before I import it. It is under going major changes before I bring it over.