GS - 2nd Gen (1998-2005) Discussion about the second generation GS300, GS400 and GS430 (1998 - 2005)

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Old 11-09-08 | 07:12 AM
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So the car got here last night. 1999 GS300 with 75k miles.

Spent the rest of the night trying to fix the driver side door. For some reason the door latch part is not closing on the U shaped piece thats bolted to the door. I think it could be something with the door alignment or something. I have tried greasing it and moving it with a screwdriver and it locks and opens correctly and I cant figured out why it wont latch onto the U shaped piece!

This is the piece i'm talking about, also note I know its in the closed position I left like that so the alarm would set. So basically when pushing the door in it would stop short about 1/4 inch and not latch on. Ideas?



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Door handles anyone? Car has a very poorly implemented popper system.



Ugly fenders:





Old 11-09-08 | 07:19 AM
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niceeee, u got some work ahead of u!
Old 11-09-08 | 07:22 AM
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nice..cant believe he put them hood pins on..
Old 11-09-08 | 07:22 AM
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Hell yea joe!
Old 11-09-08 | 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by wowitztai
nice..cant believe he put them hood pins on..
Hard to tell from the pic but its a CF hood and he painted the sides of it. Just the center you can see.
Old 11-09-08 | 07:31 AM
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Glad to see you stayed in the game, can't wait to see the final product.
Old 11-09-08 | 07:36 AM
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nice project car!
Old 11-09-08 | 08:22 AM
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Can't wait to see what you turn it into
Old 11-09-08 | 08:32 AM
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Car's in bad shape, but its got potential. Clean her up and keep us posted- nice grab
Old 11-09-08 | 08:42 AM
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not a bad starting point, a little cash and some elbow grease (not white lith grease as you seem to have used all of it for the door latch ) and you should have a decent ride. definitely agree though, the hood pins and fenders need to go, either a new or different grille, doesn't really need much else. Looks like a pretty good size dent on the passenger rear door though, a result of the shave and popper install maybe
Old 11-09-08 | 08:49 AM
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Congrats on the GS! Looks like you got quite some work to do
Old 11-09-08 | 09:00 AM
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Wow you found one pretty quickly... I'm looking for another 2gs3 but I got a minivan to trade in....
Old 11-09-08 | 10:43 AM
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Yea it needs a bit of work on the front end. New grill, new fenders and some side markers.

The biggest thing that I need to address ASAP is the door not closing properly, install a real door popper system since its not worth redoing the handles and get a better alarm. The interior is pretty clean, just needs some dusting and conditioning.
Old 11-09-08 | 11:00 AM
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Nice project car No more Sc's for you I guess
Old 11-09-08 | 01:57 PM
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Good luck, man. Keep us updated on the progress!



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