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Almost done w/ modding-Just out of body shop

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Old 01-20-06, 09:45 PM
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Default Almost done w/ modding-Just out of body shop

i'm about 80% done with modding my car..20" wheels and exhaust are next.

bought molded tte lip and toyota jdm rear bumper add on from a fellow CL..thanks tommy!

added tte rear trunk spoiler.

custom valeo projectors, thanks tiguy99 for all your help

yes, g35 wheels with custom lexus center logo..they fit over my supra tt caliper and some room to spare.. check out the pics.. great bbk alternative.

all new daizen bushings..car handles like new..thanks todd at tm engineering.

here some pics..










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Old 01-20-06, 09:52 PM
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Hey man the cr looks great... Can you PM me with what kind of paint kit or brand of paint you used for the calipers? The red looks really good IMO.... I have Blk with the RMM stickers also... looks really good..

Tony
Old 01-20-06, 09:57 PM
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very nice, calvin, first time i see your car OUT OF THE GARAGE! great looking man, i think the chrome wheels look much better than the silver ones on your car
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
Hey man the cr looks great... Can you PM me with what kind of paint kit or brand of paint you used for the calipers? The red looks really good IMO.... I have Blk with the RMM stickers also... looks really good..

Tony

caliper paint is vht "racing red"..make sure you prep the caliper good before you paint.
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Looking good.. definately feeling the rear bumper addon and the G35 wheels!
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that's nice! what kind of projector retro fit you got?
Old 01-21-06, 12:16 AM
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did you get the daizen oem sway bar bushings? if so, how do they feel? any noises?
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Looks good+ I like the smoke out headlights.
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Calvin: I really miss my front and rear bumpers.. Please give it back to me!!!! Anyways your car looking good and sharp.. After seeing your retrofit headlights i started to like them and want to get it done to my car.. But i'll have to wait for a while, since i spent alot of $$$$ in the past 2 months modding my GS. Keep up the good work and put on the "TTE" logo on your front bumper.

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Originally Posted by corkycal
caliper paint is vht "racing red"..make sure you prep the caliper good before you paint.
Thanks Clavin, one last thing... where can i buy this and is it a brush on or spray on... ALo waht kind of primer did you use... Thansk again..

Tony
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Car looks so clean man, I like everything you did. Love the red on that caliper. Love the g35 wheels. Do you happen to know what they weighed? I know they are chrome and probably weigh more than the silver versions of that wheel but I was just wanting to get a close figure.? Headlights look great on white, dude everything is just right. Congrats.
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awesome looking mods...the g35 wheels look really good with the Supra tt caliperst

car just looks classy and clean. Great job!!!
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thanks everyone for the love..a lot of people on CL has helped me with questions after questions.

Kharizma: projectors are off an audi A-4, they use valeo brand..the have a blue/purple hue on the top edge of the beam..i'm using regular 5100k bulbs and from a distance, they look like bmw's/audis/s2000 etc...

tmf2004: the caliper paint is a sprayed on.. i preped it by taking most of the original supra paint via a wire brush and sand paper.. sprayed hi temp primer..three coats of vht paint..waited about two weeks to let it dry..added the decals and sprayed the final two coats with hi temp clear..
i waited two weeks to make sure the red paint was fully dry.. if you don't let it dry, you'll get a weird chemical reaction that looks like spider webs..

gsquicksilver: i got the upper/lower control arms and castor bushings put in. no noise at all.

Lexus GS3: tommy..thanks for everything.. you made it easy and the transaction was flawless.

bluelex: i've always been a big fan of your car..your car is what most of us guys judge by..everything on your car is always the best of the best..

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Originally Posted by bluelex
Car looks so clean man, I like everything you did. Love the red on that caliper. Love the g35 wheels. Do you happen to know what they weighed? I know they are chrome and probably weigh more than the silver versions of that wheel but I was just wanting to get a close figure.? Headlights look great on white, dude everything is just right. Congrats.

i have no idea what these wheels weigh but mearly got them because they fit behind my supra calipers and they look half decent. if you're trying to go light, i would recommend the 350z forged competition wheels which i hear are very light.. they are the same 18x8 width and should fit over your BBK.


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