autovation

iTrader: (1)

It was a nice day so I decided to some cleaning and picture taking (with my new digital camera!). Most pics are 300k-600k so it's not so dialup friendly.

I would love to hear some feedback on your opinions of the shots. Good? Bad? Just ok? What can be done better in your opinion?

3/4 view from above of Syclone after being freshly washed, polished and waxed
Pic1

Couple of aerial shots of the IS350
Pic2
Pic3

Both together
Pic4

Up close and personal with the IS350
Pic5
Pic6

My "artistic" attempt to get the sun in the pic with the Sy
Pic7

My "really trying to make it work but it's the wrong angle" attempt to get the sun in with the Sy logo...
Pic8

Mmmm... polished hood looks so nice!
Pic11

Picture of the IS350 taken through the reflection on the Sy's paint.
Pic12

Picture of the Sy taken through the reflection from the IS350. You can REALLY see the difference between 1991 GM paint jobs and 2006 Lexus paint jobs! I included the IS350 door handle in the Pic14 as a point of reference that was missing in Pic13
Pic13
Pic14

Down low front 3/4 shot of the IS350 (my fav of the IS350)
Pic17

Upclose shot of the center of the IS350 Ray's (Volk Progessiv TE's) wheel
Pic18

Front of Sy and side of IS350
Pic21

08mica

iTrader: (1)

Nice truck. Not many peopl are hip to those. Lex paint is better, but than again it's 15 years newer?

radicalrev

iTrader: (2)

the Sy just have lots of orange peel...was it repainted??

IS_NIICE

iTrader: (1)

ive never even seen one of those before

autovation

iTrader: (1)

Item to note... the Syclone has less miles than the IS350!

autovation

iTrader: (1)

No repaint, it's all original (except for the spoiler on the back of it which is FRP and didn't even need to be painted).

Mr.NA_T

Nice truck, But i love the wheels on the IS...

It could be dropped a a lil.....but

javyLSU

iTrader: (21)

Love those Progressiv TE's on the IS.

Javier

Shoganai

iTrader: (3)

cool pics... have you gone heads up w/ the cyclone against theIS350...

chrisyano

Great pics. Love the Syclone. That has to be one of my all-time favorites. There's a nice one that I see driving around my hometown from time to time with FAT rear rubber.

Those Progressive TE's are beautiful. I really wanted a set of those myself.

is2seattle

iTrader: (1)

+1 it's my favorite wheels

Ramon

I would certainly hope the paint on the Lexus would be better than a car that old.

autovation

iTrader: (1)

Not yet. I will be doing some filming soon though on an upcoming project.

The Syclone should be quicker off the line and through the 1/4 mile but the IS should pass it just after the 1/4 mile if the race is longer. From a roll, the IS350 should win everytime vs a stock Syclone.

Syclone stats
0-60 in 4.3-4.6 seconds depending on source
1/4 mile in 13.0-13.3 @ 99mph is typical for a well running example

The Syclones respond VERY well to mods. Under $1k in mods for a low 12 second truck. I'm not sure if I want to mod this one yet as it will decrease the value of the truck?

autovation

iTrader: (1)

Here's pic of some 315's on a Typhoon (the SUV version of the Syclone). 315's are the widest tire you can fit into a stock Syclone.

autovation

iTrader: (1)

Unfortunately the NSX is still in the garage (changing out a slave cylinder). It's a 1991 just like the Syclone. However, the paint on the NSX will put the Lexus paint to shame. Honda used some 11 step process to paint them. Once I'm done on the maintenance, I'll polish it up and get some pics for comparison. It's going to be a PITA to keep 3 black cars clean enough for some pictures. So much pollen in the air now!