Gato LS430 pics* OZ Futura Vlusty Jewel

Well, its been a long time coming.....
 
Before anything, big ups and Props to my Homie Jun (JUNJDM) for all his hard work helping me 
put this baby together.....LONG nites messing with fenders,kits you name it:pat:
 
as many of you remember, I had my 05 UL totaled which was a set back.......
 
Now I present you my 2004 LS430 UL black on black
 
-Vlusty Jewel aero 5 piece ( Thanks to Sean at JDM PPalace)
-OZ Futura 3 piece forged steplip in 20 inch (Thanks to Felgen-Garage.de) (story to come on that)
-Chrome door handles
-Custom grille
-Data controller
-Garson shifter
-Jobdesign tips
-Green 35% Tint
-Hid kit on fogs
-Data controller
-Chromed engine cover (Jun you have pic of engine cover?)
-Chromed 4 piston oem caliper
 
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the original 4 piston calipers were taken to a machine shop for aeshetic look on gold bolts
 
then chromed out.
 
 
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as for the wheels......
 
when I made the decision for a set of 20's for the LS..........there was a few characteristics 
the wheels had to have....
 
had to be a five star, 3 piece, had to have rivets and step lips were a must....
 
try putting that combination together in 20 inch and you are limited to amount of wheels out there:pat:
 
the search went on for many months......and finally paid off......took three months to have them assembled cause i switched centers, lips, barrels.....ect..
 
all the professional hard work goes out to Clau with [URL="http://www.Felgen-garage.de"]www.Felgen-garage.de[/URL]
 
yes, UPS dropped one of them
 
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^^^OMG!!! im f'n jealous of those wheels. i want those!!!

WOW! How do you even find 20" Futuras? Vlusty Jewel looks good! Nice work as always GATO.

badass wheels and very well put together car :)

the gold bolts on the calipers look very nice as well

i was lookin at those wheels on their website

car looks very good, clean:biggthumpup:

i am loving it nicely done gato !:biggthumpup:

I'm loving it, so sick.  Props for doing something different

Yes this car is def. sick!!! More mods to come.....if only you guys could see it in person!

Oh, and I do not have a pic of the engine cover yet.....

and here it is.......
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Calipers look SIIIICK son!

ohh mang GATO!!! I knew you wouldnt let me down!  

Very well put together, I like all the details.  Much props!

[quote=antbo;242008]^^^OMG!!! im f'n jealous of those wheels. i want those!!![/quote]
Thank you sir......I paid to getem, and looked for many months!!!
[quote=chrispy;242009]WOW! How do you even find 20" Futuras? Vlusty Jewel looks good! Nice work as always GATO.[/quote]
thank you bro....exactly, how do you find 20 inch futuras....lol
[quote=widebody_Q;242033]I'm loving it, so sick. Props for doing something different[/quote]
approved by the wideQ....:biggthumpup: thanks bro, something diffrent is what I was after.....the rarest wheel and the only vlusty stateside
[quote=m0nster986;242043]Calipers look SIIIICK son![/quote]
thank you bro.....Ive always thaught the LS caliper was nice......just needed some jazzzin up
[quote=RaCinStylez;242055]ohh mang GATO!!! I knew you wouldnt let me down! 
 
Very well put together, I like all the details. Much props![/quote]
thank you brotha, Me and Jun were gonna suprise you guys an HIN Austin.....but we all ran out of time....

O Nice !!!!!!!!!!! damn Gato , How did ya keep the secrets ! 

Oh My and that's a rare and sick looking combo ! love the brakes and glad to see you came back out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

man I want those wheels G. Your ride looks sick, well worth the wait man.

Really hott whip!!! you fucked my head up with this one.....props to you sir:biggthumpup:

DAMN! Gato finally out doing it AGAIN. I love every car you build, just sick! This one is my favorite, g'damn

I am SO feeling this..well played.

Very nice. Been waitng on this ever since the car was totaled.

oh god, Futuras are so HOT.

Sweet car Gato!

very nice, it all flows so well. dedication was well worth it on the wheel hunt too!

So so sexy.   I absolutely love it.  You kept it clean as hell.    PM coming your way!

Holy.............................

the kit and especially the rims bro! props bro. the rims are hardcore man. great choice.

Very Very Fancy :biggthumpup: !!

futuras are bananas... i know you had your eyes on them for a while and you murdered it with that set. kit is clean, brakes are sick, well done sir... well done.

do you live out in plano gato?

Absolute gangster!

AMAZING MAN.. I KNEW YOU WERE GONNA DO WORK WITH THIS CAR AND YOU DID NOT DISAPPOINT. *THUMBSUP*

car looks GREAT! 

love the wheels :biggthumpup:

shit looks clean man. oh btw thanks for the 18's man.

That kit is very clean.

[QUOTE=urmyhero4now;242196]do you live out in plano gato?[/QUOTE]


nope.......have you seen his car around there?

VERY stock looking. To n00bs. Execution to perfection.

[quote=junjdm;242222]nope.......have you seen his car around there?[/quote]

na my lady use to live in plano. When i would out their the area looked just like his pics.

I was going to get the Futura's for my car after seeing AndreNY's on his E500, but couldn't find a set.  Looks amazing

Car looks sick Gato loving the new car with new look!!!!

dude..............your car looks soo freekin sexxxy!props to you man!





WOW!

hmm wheels are kinda on the tame side for me..but then again i only really like "full faced" wheels

Looks real nice , I love the attention to detail with the gold bolts on the caliper .
I would steal the idea but no one can see my calipers behind my opera's .
Now did you buy the wheels directly from that company or sent a set there to be cusomtized?
If you sent them i am really interested in that i i so want to get rid of my spacers and get new barrels for a better lip.
 
Keep up the clean and simple!

I love how clean it looks; almost factory looking.

looks awesome man, great taste!

[quote=SKperformance;242399]Looks real nice , I love the attention to detail with the gold bolts on the caliper .
I would steal the idea but no one can see my calipers behind my opera's .
Now did you buy the wheels directly from that company or sent a set there to be cusomtized?
If you sent them i am really interested in that i i so want to get rid of my spacers and get new barrels for a better lip.
 
Keep up the clean and simple![/quote]
 
 
barrels he has....
 
I actually found the two sets of 20's at the same time.....but since I dont speak German,
I had Claus negotiate them and then shipped the wheels to him for diffrent size barrels,lips ect...
 
 
 
thanks for the rest of your input yall......
 
coming up next..........Radius fenders all around and bigger lips...
 
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^I'm hoping that is after we switch servers.  Otherwise, VSC is going down

you keep it clean like it is but lay it down... oh man.

very sick. you're killin it. props

well gato you never let me down... sick car.

Gato just Viggo Mortensen'd this shit.

Return of the King!

wow. really really nice execution man. always doing it nice. btw, love the wheels. 
keep us updated with the radiused fenders
Charley

[QUOTE=firelizard;242880]Gato just Viggo Mortensen'd this shit.[/QUOTE]

Gato faught 2 dudes with knives in a bathhouse completely naked???

Car looks so, so clean. Thats like... alcohol flame on pyrex clean. Chrome in all the right places, and the best side skirts i've ever seen for a LS. Step lip 20's on a LS -especially that design- really separate it from any other LS on 20's you may encounter on the roads. Debadge the "Lexus" and "LS430" perhoops?

This is a touch of class.  Well done.  I'd love to here more about the wheels story and where the parts were all sourced from.

I am in love with this car. One of the top rides in the states imo. Keep it up Gato.

wow GATO. great job. i see we have similar tastes in wheels.  oz looks off the hook.  looks pretty nice too w/out the center caps ( but classic with them ).  

cant wait to see the update.

[quote=widebody_Q;242831]^I'm hoping that is after we switch servers. Otherwise, VSC is going down[/quote]
what do you mean
[quote=BLKonBLK98;242834]you keep it clean like it is but lay it down... oh man.[/quote]
yes sir definitley...its a daily driver so I only want to cut the fenders a bit....but enough to have the hole body sit lower,thus still exposing full wheel (no tuck, but rather flush...you know what I mean)
[quote=Green Grundel;242891]Gato faught 2 dudes with knives in a bathhouse completely naked???
 
Car looks so, so clean. Thats like... alcohol flame on pyrex clean. Chrome in all the right places, and the best side skirts i've ever seen for a LS. Step lip 20's on a LS -especially that design- really separate it from any other LS on 20's you may encounter on the roads. Debadge the "Lexus" and "LS430" perhoops?[/quote]
thank you, yes the step lip was a must...a real must for me....
good catch, I am wanting to debadge even the L
 
[quote=AME_VIP;243162]This is a touch of class. Well done. I'd love to here more about the wheels story and where the parts were all sourced from.[/quote]
touch of class is what I was going for...thank you....
 
of man, 3 months of emails and a ton of spec options....still worn out about it...
I still couldnt believe when they arrived....oz=)

[quote=beangrower;243420]wow GATO. great job. i see we have similar tastes in wheels. oz looks off the hook. looks pretty nice too w/out the center caps ( but classic with them ). 
 
cant wait to see the update.[/quote]
 
Thanks bro......
 
yeah the no center cap makes it look crazy huh.....
 
but yeah, classy with centercaps

love it

that LS is one of the cleanest ... hard work def paid off .. props to you

that is one clean ass LS :D

Very nice , Your Gs was a big inspiration to me . I knew the Ls was gonna be sick :biggthumpup:

Wow. Very nice. Always a fan of how clean your rides come out Gato. Very nice. :biggthumpup:


-Smitty

beautiful Gato, love the whole thing

These pics completely change my view of those wheels.  Seeing em on a car really makes a difference...

[quote=Smitty;246334]Wow. Very nice. Always a fan of how clean your rides come out Gato. Very nice. :biggthumpup:
 
-Smitty[/quote]
thanks bro, cant wait to see what you have coming...loved your es
[quote=phillygs3;243820]Very nice , Your Gs was a big inspiration to me . I knew the Ls was gonna be sick :biggthumpup:[/quote]
.man, I still miss her....she was badass...
 
 
here is a more recent detailed pic......my favorite, the rear door shades and green tint=)
 
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And this, ladies and gentlemen, is how you build an LS.

Now I want Futuras! =)

[quote=shoez;246557]And this, ladies and gentlemen, is how you build an LS.
 
Now I want Futuras! =)[/quote]
 
.....thank you,
 
here is an update on the fitment for daily driving. im done with front for now....
 
time to work on the rears....going wider lips..
 
 
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looking good G

[QUOTE=gato;247454]
here is an update on the fitment for daily driving. im done with front for now....
 
time to work on the rears....
 [/QUOTE]

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Game over.  So sick.  Loving it.

[QUOTE=adob0;247648
 
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haha....who the hell is that.....wierd...haha
 
[QUOTE=ScottyTuned;247650]Game over. So sick. Loving it.[/QUOTE]
 
thank you bro.....
 
now just getting the diples and cracks out from all the pulling...finally.
and it will be drivable that low on the front with no rubbibg..
 
Ill post close up pics when done
 
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man those f**kin wheels!
 
sorry, but i can't get over em.
 
tweaks are lookin nice.

[QUOTE=BLKonBLK98;247652]man those f**kin wheels!
 
sorry, but i can't get over em.
 
tweaks are lookin nice.[/QUOTE]
 
wait till you see em in person...flawless...
 
and you will....you in Texas

yeah but he doesnt leave his house. so he wont see them.

ooh the car is at Jose's...might have to go sneak a peek!

[QUOTE=waijai;247673]ooh the car is at Jose's...might have to go sneak a peek![/QUOTE]
 
you recognize the high end shop....eh =)
 
he'll be finished tuesday....
 
its sittin like a 4x4 right now....

Finally some update pics on with fenders finally where their staying.
 
still playing around with tire sizes though........:pat:
 
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nooeess pics not showing up for me?

strange, I can see them

[QUOTE=AME_VIP;253147]nooeess pics not showing up for me?[/QUOTE]

^^Yeah what he said^^

I just see red x's

soo weird...
 
ok lets try this again....
 
 
 
 
Finally some update pics on with fenders finally where their staying.

still playing around with tire sizes though........:pat:

 
 
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Those work.  Looks sick!  One of my favorites

hot damn Gio thats clean!! Dallas VIP ftw

damm to bad i didnt get to look at this in person when i was in dallas ... 
 
car is hot!

oh so fine!

sex c

sickness!pure sickness!

Damm Gato you nailed it! sick set up!

Hot Dam that looks sick


-Smitty

great work gio.. keep up the good work

pure flushness!!!

bowlin!!

=)damn freeking hot, lovin it

what an amazing car! my favorite wheels, so jealous

very very pimpin, love the wheels

a few play around shots I took......w/ a little HDR effect to it.....

enjoy
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Jun, both you and Gato should come down in Aug for Night Sessions car show

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damn stance and fitment is niceee

damn i love those wheels

[QUOTE=RaCinStylez;253885]Jun, both you and Gato should come down in Aug for Night Sessions car show

[url]http://www.tunerlifestyletv.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=1&Itemid=64[/url][/QUOTE]

I will try....as long as my car is ready in time...

i hope u are happy cuz the rest of us are! congrats!

trgkl

Looks fantastic!

Nice..nice looking good. I like the wheels the sporty look blends well with the pure Lexus luxury.

hrmm is this where u got the idea from? ahah jk
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