The begininng of my GS300 project!
08-20-06, 07:32 AM
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The begininng of my GS300 project!
Here are some BEFORE pictures of my GS300. Doing full House of Kolor paint, engine, brakes, wheels, body kit, etc.......will be up and running within 2 weeks!
Engine = '99 Aristo 2jz-gte clip
IC = Precision 600HP core w/ custom DC piping
Paint = House of Kolor Platiunm Pearl
Brakes = 6 piston front Rotora / 4 piston rear Rotora
Body Kit = Wald Sportline Series
Rims = Lowenhart LSR
and a lot more!!!!!
~~~~~Keep an eye out for updates~~~~~
Please follow the link to pictures. I will be direct linking pictures soon, once I get a chance to take the watermarks off of my pictures.
http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/dr...0-project.html
Engine = '99 Aristo 2jz-gte clip
IC = Precision 600HP core w/ custom DC piping
Paint = House of Kolor Platiunm Pearl
Brakes = 6 piston front Rotora / 4 piston rear Rotora
Body Kit = Wald Sportline Series
Rims = Lowenhart LSR
and a lot more!!!!!
~~~~~Keep an eye out for updates~~~~~
Please follow the link to pictures. I will be direct linking pictures soon, once I get a chance to take the watermarks off of my pictures.
http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/dr...0-project.html
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08-20-06, 07:56 AM
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Your car's pretty damn sick. Are your engine related parts polished or are they chromed? Where in FL are you? We are located in Tampa, I am fully planning to attend each and every show with this car.
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08-20-06, 08:27 AM
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Thanx man, I'm in West Palm Beach. Everything was chromed. I'll catch you at the shows, next Big one is HIN Dec. in Miami.
08-20-06, 08:38 AM
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From personal experience there are some flaws to the coilover kits they have for a number of cars.
For the very reasonable price of the K-Sport coilovers, they are plenty better then your normal spring/shock/strut combo. The coilovers comes with camber plates, 32 way adjustable, and also height adjustments, so again, for the price, you can't beat what you get with the K-Sports.
The main complaint that I do have against them are the ride. The ride is pretty horrible, very very bouncy and the only way to get them riding good is if you adjust the dampening all the way hard. The downfall with that is the fact that the shocks have the ability to blow out a lot faster.
The suspension on my GS will be the next upgrade that I will be attacking. Mainly consisded of Tom's suspension parts, but I will most likely be running Tein coilovers.
For the very reasonable price of the K-Sport coilovers, they are plenty better then your normal spring/shock/strut combo. The coilovers comes with camber plates, 32 way adjustable, and also height adjustments, so again, for the price, you can't beat what you get with the K-Sports.
The main complaint that I do have against them are the ride. The ride is pretty horrible, very very bouncy and the only way to get them riding good is if you adjust the dampening all the way hard. The downfall with that is the fact that the shocks have the ability to blow out a lot faster.
The suspension on my GS will be the next upgrade that I will be attacking. Mainly consisded of Tom's suspension parts, but I will most likely be running Tein coilovers.
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08-20-06, 08:46 AM
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I am going the polishing route.....hope it will look half as good as your engine bay. Kinda jealous 
Here are a couple of my other toys that I am trying to get rid off, looking for more funding to get the GS up to par. Until recently, I have been a Nissan guy, but starting about a year ago, I got into the Lexus scene, started with a '95 SC300 with a 1jz swap and now my GS.
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Here are a couple of my other toys that I am trying to get rid off, looking for more funding to get the GS up to par. Until recently, I have been a Nissan guy, but starting about a year ago, I got into the Lexus scene, started with a '95 SC300 with a 1jz swap and now my GS.
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08-20-06, 08:50 AM
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For those that are reading this thread, anyone have experience with Katz leather seat covers? I am looking to get my interior complete re-done, and I am just weighing out all my options. Planned already to go with suede for headliner, door inserts, but I need a more durable material for my seats and also arm rest. The Katz covers looks pretty good online, but I have never personally seen them in person. Any opinions would be appreciated!
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Are you running the stock TQ converter? Are you running the 4 spd AT or the 5 spd AT? My clips came with the 5 spd AT. I have been looking at some aftermarket TQ converters, seems they are all around the $900 range, didn't know if you have any experience with both?
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For those that are reading this thread, anyone have experience with Katz leather seat covers? I am looking to get my interior complete re-done, and I am just weighing out all my options. Planned already to go with suede for headliner, door inserts, but I need a more durable material for my seats and also arm rest. The Katz covers looks pretty good online, but I have never personally seen them in person. Any opinions would be appreciated!
08-20-06, 11:48 AM
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Here are some more pictures for everyone!
Everything's taken off, every weather strip, every removable body panel....
Doors, hood, truck, etc will all soon be taken off....
Lowenhart LSR 20X9 and 20X10
Lowenhart LSR fronts...
Precision 600HP core...
Left = Rotora 6 piston front...
Right = Rotora 4 piston rear...
Middle = Nissan 300zx Z32 caliper...
How do you like that comparison!
Everything's taken off, every weather strip, every removable body panel....
Doors, hood, truck, etc will all soon be taken off....
Lowenhart LSR 20X9 and 20X10
Lowenhart LSR fronts...
Precision 600HP core...
Left = Rotora 6 piston front...
Right = Rotora 4 piston rear...
Middle = Nissan 300zx Z32 caliper...
How do you like that comparison!
