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My IS Story: Day 1

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Old 12-11-03, 11:59 PM
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Originally posted by rominl
hard to say man, how old are you?
awww...come one
Indogrl looks like 25 ? she looks really young

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Old 12-12-03, 12:05 AM
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hard to say man, how old are you?
Old enough to know I wanna see those wheels and that car.
I'm 32.

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Old enough to know I wanna see those wheels and that car.
I'm 32.

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ah guys, of course i am not going to reveal her age! but djo715, you lost
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Originally posted by rominl
ah guys, of course i am not going to reveal her age! but djo715, you lost
You're walking a thin line there buddy.
Old 12-12-03, 09:28 PM
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Default Re: Re: Re: Re: Day 29 - 54

Originally posted by GS400kid
awww...come one
Indogrl looks like 25 ? she looks really young
what? where is this picture?
Old 12-13-03, 12:57 AM
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OK - I lost. For once I'm not overly disappointed. So lets see some pics... (wheels, or otherwise.)
While we're waiting... Take a look at this car - I want those brakes - 8 piston, 15.4" rotors in front, 4 piston, 14.2" rotors in rear... Can anyone tell if those are 19" wheels or 18"'s?

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umm.... 15.4".... maybe that's 19?
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Originally posted by rominl
umm.... 15.4".... maybe that's 19?
Probably - but the calipers look like they're much lower profile than the usual 4 pot calipers. They are eye-opening though.

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That's huge man. That's the 350mm right? If I had one I want to hang them up on my wall... ..
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Originally posted by lucino
That's huge man. That's the 350mm right? If I had one I want to hang them up on my wall... ..
More than that... 350mm is the 14" rotors... I think this is 380 or so...

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Default Day 55-60

87Cressida - Power before style ? Well I had a choice between Tires & Rims or a Supercharger. Since there are none that are CARB approved right now, I have to wait. Maybe one day, but it's only a dream for now.

12K Rominl? Yeah that's close enough. The Audio/Video/Nav, Tires & Rims take up most of that.

Well Thanks to everyone for their interest in my little project. I'm quite flattered with the response. I will post about one mod per day starting now (Weekends not included). I also promise that the completed exterior will be unveiled very soon, so please hold on just a little longer. Christmas WILL come early for me !

I saw the painted brakes on Neo's car and thought up another Honey -do project.

You can't have these ugly calipers showing through my beautiful Polished XXX rims. :
Attached Thumbnails My IS Story: Day 1-stock-front-caliper.jpg  

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Here's the rear suspension with the original Tein springs and stock sway bar.
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Basic Black. Don't need Bling when you got nice rims.

The front face of the caliper was grinded flat. Take a look back at the stock photo to see what I mean.
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The rear brake caliper face was also ground smooth.
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Here's the completed front caliper with a Silver Lexus Decal and the new sway bars and coilovers installed.
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