Vincent; ucf21 build

So Ive had a gs300 and a 2jzgte / v160 swapped sc300. Both the gs / sc are sold now and now I've picked up a 1999 ls400. Ive had the car for approximately 4-5 months so far, havent really done too much but I wanted a place to dump all my photos and keep track of everything. So why not make a "build" thread. 

I dont have any pics of when I first bought the car. But the factory rims were bugging me and I came across a set of 370z rims for pretty cheap and picked them up. There is about like a 1 or 2mm clearance for my brakes with these rims, got lucky. Picked up some megan lp sport coilovers and tinted the car and hit up my homie for a photoshoot

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Also picked up a set of front + rear youzealand ss kit. It lowered the car 20mm more all around to get rid of that wheel gap

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Then went over to mikes muffler and got a 2.25" piping all the way back and removed the resonator and first two mufflers. The two rear mufflers are still in place, will be replaced soon. Still too quiet

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So my factory stereo screen display stopped working and wasnt showing any numbers. So I decided to replace it with aftermarket double din. 
Pioneer Avic Z120bt
Infinity 860w
Infinity Kappa Five
Polk Audio db651
Metra dash kit

Still not installed yet, waiting on the wire harness before I send it to the shop to get installed

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Ended up fatmatting my entire trunk, trunk lid, rear seat, and rear deck
Only have pics of the trunk though, forgot to take pics of the other locations
Sorry, i'm not baller enough to afford dynamat haha


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Then I traded my weds kranze shoki's for a set of fabulous profounds 19"

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Did a quick test fit, going to need a spacer up front to clear my brakes. The rears I havent taken a pic of but will need atleast a 25mm spacer. Dropped the rims off to get refinished and will post more pics of it on the car when I get it back

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Picked up these headlights from joe 2 days ago. 
LS460 low beam w/ sti clear lens
FX35 bi-xenon w/ color mod
Clear turn signals

Right now its 4300k but i'm still debating if I should do a 6000k or not


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Recently just got a oil change, transmission flush, diff oil change, spark plug change, brakes bled, and coolant temp sensor. Maintenance should be ok for now, until it hits 90k

Thats it for now, i'll post more in this thread as I get more done to my car.

nice ls....

Vincent! Glad you're back in the game. You've set the bar pretty high with your last two cars. This one better be even better. =)

[QUOTE=chrispy;366985]Vincent! Glad you're back in the game. You've set the bar pretty high with your last two cars. This one better be even better. =)[/QUOTE]

Thanks, but I aint got nothing on you chris. I'm sure theres a good amount of 2gs fanboys with your car as their desktop wallpaper haha

car looks good, i really liked your GS.

moving along nicely.

welcome back vincent. arcadia getting deeper in the vip line up again!

[QUOTE=ALEXTHESUS*PECT;367102]welcome back vincent. arcadia getting deeper in the vip line up again![/QUOTE]

awww yeah

haha even though were all in arcadia, i never see your guys's cars on the streets :(

[QUOTE=Vincent;367134]haha even though were all in arcadia, i never see your guys's cars on the streets :([/QUOTE]

i'm never in arcadia. i work in hollywood haha. if you're on sunset around 710-715 every night, you'll see me smashing potholes

Looking good......always liked ucf 21's

Nice start!
What's your plan for the subwoofer?

Put on new mufflers today and had them tuck up the exhaust even more coz I kept scraping it

FullBoar 14" straight through muffler

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Out with the old, in with the new

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2.25 all the way back
magnaflow x pipe
resonator delete
first two muffler delete
fullboar muffler 14"

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[QUOTE=Schnitz;367153]Nice start!
What's your plan for the subwoofer?[/QUOTE]

I have an appointment setup with the shop on wednesday to get everything installed. I'll post pics of how the subwoofer sits, hopefully there is no clearance issues. If there is, i'll just have him make a mdf spacer to raise it up a bit to clear the gas tank

Ive lagged the install coz i was waiting on a pioneer ipod integration cable to arrive, that thing took forever to get here. But now I have everything needed to install

Nice!! I wanna see more!!

pics looks real sick bro.

photoshoot? :naughty:

sure, id like to get some more "before" pics and another after i put the fabulous rims on

sure thing. just let me know.

shit looks good to me

which car do you like better, between the 2gs and your new LS?

if they were both stock, LS definitely. But there is much more aftermarket support for the 2GS making parts alot cheaper compared to the LS. But overall id still choose my LS over the 2GS

Got a chance to install my system today. Snapped some pics, please dont comment on the quality, it was all taken with my camera phone.

Tear down begins
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Drill hole and install backup camera
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Infinity kappa five amp, hidden in the trunk
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mockup off the car
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Pioneer avic z120bt installed
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I didnt get a chance to take a pic of the subwoofer installed on the rear deck. But this little 8" hits hard. Now i'm kicking myself for being too lazy to put sound deadening on the top of the rear deck. Only did the bottom of the rear deck. Got some rattles, hopefully more sound deadening will help

Tommy is the man. :thumbsup: Looking forward to this build.

Can you do a quick vid of how the new sub sounds?
I can tell you there'll be alot of interested LS owners.
Lookin' good either way.

Hmm I will try to get that vid up for you. There was some minor clearance issues, but with the under rear deck fabric liner. I trimmed that up cleanly and no more clearance issues. It clears the gas tank as well. Although i laid down more sound deadening on the top of the rear deck last night, theres still some rattles. Mainly coming from the subwoofer grill cover

vincent, let me swing by this weekend and play with the z120 haha

Looking good so far Vincent.  Cant wait to see more!

Thanks alot freddie

I was frustrated because i sound deadened basically everything in the rear except the doors. And i still had a bit of rattle. So i took everything apart, turned the volume up and tried to locate what was rattling. Turns out the white seatbelt retainer box was the culprit. Added some sound deadening and now im proud to say there are no more rattles =)

nice Vin!

Wow...fast progress on this.

I was wondering if anyone in socal near arcadia can help me drill a hole for my UCA clearance. Getting annoying now ever since i installed the ss kit. It hits way more often. Everytime it hits a big bump / dip my rear view mirror drops down like a inch or more, and i have to realign it while im driving

where did you pick up the clear corners?

ah so mike's muffler is pretty popular huh? the shop does good stuff!

i am in for this juan!

loved the gs, cant wait to see whats to come!

Tuned in!  I love UCF21's!

sweet ride..mad props :biggthumpup:

where did u get the fatmat?

[QUOTE=ALEXTHESUS*PECT;370853]where did u get the fatmat?[/QUOTE]

alex, if you want, i quite a bit of raammat and ensolite  laying around

Finally got my wheels back from the refinishing shop. Mounted tires on the rear pair today, gonna do my front's tomorrow

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So I threw on the front rims, but they needed a spacer to clear. I slapped on my 5mm but it still wouldnt clear and I didnt want to go past a 5mm for lack of spins on the lugnut. So I decided to call some buddies over and we grinded down my calipers on the area's that it was hitting so the wheel would clear.
Overall grinded about 3mm and it barely clears the wheel now, the most I can slide between the caliper and the spokes is a sheet of paper

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I didnt want to have my caliper expose bare metal, looked incomplete. So I decided to paint my calipers. 
Went to autozone and picked up a few things
Duplicolor metal specks (silver)
Plastikote Flexible spot filler and primer (grey)
Rustoleum Engine Enamel 500 degree high temp clear coat

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Didnt take pics of each step, just pics of each spray
Heres the primer on

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Heres a layer of the metal specks silver on

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Finished, put the wheel back on

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Upclose shot. When the flash hits the paint all the flakes show up

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And this is where my baby sleeps at night

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damn looks nice man. is that a dyno in ur garage??

damn sick... I can't wait to do a photoshoot on this car

[QUOTE=cheez80;371255]alex, if you want, i quite a bit of raammat and ensolite  laying around[/QUOTE]
i would like some. =)

[QUOTE=5t341tH;375447]damn looks nice man. is that a dyno in ur garage??[/QUOTE]

lol no its a parking pad thing, its has a stopper so I park in the same spot everytime

My homie snapped a quick pic today for me, thought i'd share it with you guys
Check out his flickr
[url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/julian_morales/[/url]


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That sick! Love the back ground photo shoot!:biggthumpup:

Dude, that shot is awesome.  Did he make you drop flowers for him so he could take that shot?

For me, it doesn't get much better than that stance. Great job.

what your wheel setup? it  looks  good

Clean setup....  whoever is grinding that caliper sure is grindin with style...

very nice!  That is damn tight brake clearance

[QUOTE=romeo291;375547]Dude, that shot is awesome.  Did he make you drop flowers for him so he could take that shot?[/QUOTE]

Yeah I had to drop pink flowers in front of the camera while he shot it in burst mode haha

[QUOTE=Schnitz;375548]For me, it doesn't get much better than that stance. Great job.[/QUOTE]

Right now I'm running a 5mm up front. I could actually lower the front a tad bit more and space it out more, but then I'd have to run extended studs and buy new open ended lugs. That'll be a bitch, so for now this is how she sits. I'm content with it

My homie finished up some more pics

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So after I put on the fabulous profounds, it lowered my car about 1.5" just due to sidewall height. Went from a 225/50/18 to a 225/35/19
And because of that, I would scrape my exhaust on every driveway. And I already had it tucked up, apparently not enough. So I went to my local muffler shop and got it taken care of

My car on their rack

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The main problem area, hung about 1 inch or so below the frame

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Cutting off the x-pipe and rear portion

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Removed the main heatshield right above the x-pipe. It prevented me from going any higher so it was removed. I may or may not put on some exhaust wrap tubing depending on if i feel any excess heat coming into the cabin

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2x4 laid flat against the frame. Now my piping clears the frame by about 2 inches or so. So if I scrape anything now, i'll be scraping frame

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All completed

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Oh and one of my friends dropped by to adjust his mufflers on his full exhaust system
Porsche Panamera Turbo

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Upskirt 

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:biggthumpup:

Very nice, I like!  :biggthumpup: If the exhaust temps get too high try looking into adhesive reflective heat shield film also.

My fusa came in yesterday. Thanks to sean @ jdmpalace! 

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Got my car fully detailed this morning
I have my 370z wheels up front coz I sent one of the front wheels back for minor touch up. There was still a bit of curb rash, but I should have it back by tomorrow or this weekend hopefully

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Looks great after that detail. hit me up if those head lights ever go for sale.

[QUOTE=jeebus;375961]Looks great after that detail. hit me up if those head lights ever go for sale.[/QUOTE]

you'll be the first to know
theres still some swirls on the car, they couldnt get rid of all of it. My car might need wet sanding or a rotary polisher of some sort. Who knows, i'm not too great with this whole detailing stuff

Hey whats up Vincent, your car has come a long way since you sold me your wheels, the car looks sick.

Which wheels did I sell you? I forgot

[QUOTE=Vincent;376151]Which wheels did I sell you? I forgot[/QUOTE]


Lol I bought the gartmaiers, I saw you at the oc food truck meet while you were leaving didn't get to say whats up.

oh yeah i remember! Pm me a pic of what it looks like on your car, I still havent seen it yet

Came out sick!  Did you ever fix that control arm issue?

Yeah forsure man, I have some old pics of it when I first put it on, but I don't have any up to date ones. ill shoot you a pm.

[QUOTE=AutofashionFred;376182]Came out sick!  Did you ever fix that control arm issue?[/QUOTE]

Didnt fix the uca banging on the frame yet. Need to do the uca clearance mod still, but i'm kinda hesitant on cutting a hole into my car lol

looks good!! how's the exhaust sound now? im hesitant to cut my piping up cuz i dont want the car to sound like a mustang.. :(

The car actually is pretty quiet even with all the stuff i removed. My mufflers are 14 inch straight through. Maybe if I went with a smaller muffler and a chambered one itd sound louder. But for now my setup is decent, atleast cops wont hassle me

Got an alignment today finally. Good thing I did it before I mess up my brand new tires lol
Pretty difficult getting up the rack, scraped frame the whole way up even with 2x4's. And my rear tires would spin and shoot the 2x4's out from under the car so many times. Had to sit in the trunk and have ppl push the car up onto the rack

Specs are now -2.5 camber front and -4.5 camber rear. All factory adjustments
Ppl are telling me to get toe as close to 0.00 as possible but the alignment guy said that he put it under oem specs

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damn doesn't look like -4.5 camber

how much camber you runnin dre?

Got my car shot last night by my homie Jordan Mo
Check his flickr, up and coming photographer.
[url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdm_shots/[/url]

If anyone in 626 needs a photoshoot, I can arrange shoots for you. Shoot me a PM


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[QUOTE=Vincent;376412]how much camber you runnin dre?[/QUOTE]

-3 all around but getting another alignment tomorrow since i went lower in the front

the money shot! got me wanting to get an ls. and Julian is madd talented and a super cool guy. went on a shoot with a few benz's and he's like a magician with his equipment, no joke. 
 [QUOTE=Vincent;375534]My homie snapped a quick pic today for me, thought i'd share it with you guys
Check out his flickr
[url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/julian_morales/[/url]


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Was that photoshoot awhile back where the cops busted you guys? I remember hearing something about that awhile ago

[QUOTE=Vincent;376444]Was that photoshoot awhile back where the cops busted you guys? I remember hearing something about that awhile ago[/QUOTE]
yessir, that was the one. Irvine cops are nothing nice.

Very nice work!  I would prefer the Shoki's but the Fabulous don't look bad at all!

[QUOTE=NELSON09;376459]yessir, that was the one. Irvine cops are nothing nice.[/QUOTE]

Lol yeah my homie went to jail overnight that night when they busted you guys. Suspended license -_-

[QUOTE=burgy;376466]Very nice work!  I would prefer the Shoki's but the Fabulous don't look bad at all![/QUOTE]

I really like the shoki's but didnt put them on the car since they were 18's. If they were 19's i wouldnt even think twice

car looks great, who did the detailing?

one of my friends local to me did the detailing. Its not the best of jobs since I still see swirls / scratches but its alot better than what it was before

vincent

[url]http://www.ngodetailing.com/[/url]

im sure you know them :-)

lovin' it vincent. I think i'm gonna get a LS too :T

hey vincent, i saw a black panamera turbo today at bento-ya around 9 o'clock and it was loud as shit. is that your friend? haha

Probably haha

btw, feature is up
[url]http://fatlace.com/slammedsociety/he...upperclassmen/[/url]

sick feature!!!

[QUOTE=Eurodre;376720]vincent

[url]http://www.ngodetailing.com/[/url]

im sure you know them :-)[/QUOTE]

How much did they charge you for their services? The guy who did mine couldnt get all the scratches / swirls out so I'm hoping if I go to a more professional guy maybe he can do a better job

pmed

So I didnt like how the rear end of my car looked so empty with no tips visible. So I decided to do something about it. Ordered some quad tips, I actually ordered 2 set of quads coz I didnt know which one to go with. But I decided on these, the other set will be for sale in a little bit along with my mufflers. Gonna go straight pipe with these tips.

Gonna cut my rear bumper this weekend and get the tips tucked up flush against the rear bumper cutout opening. I'll probably have them extended about 2-3" from the rear bumper, no more than that or I cant fit in my garage


Here they are laying on the ground

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I did a mock test fit and both my rear tow hooks gets in the way, gotta get it removed tomorrow

The hooks unbolt

thats gonna be one angry ass :biggthumpup:

Decided to take a exhaust vid before I went straight pipe and put on new tips

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Got the tips installed this morning. It was scary cutting up my rear bumper, I made a scratch on my rear bumper while cutting it coz the disk was too large, so I'll probably cover it up with some touch up paint later on. 

Driving back home was scary, afraid of getting pulled over. Way louder than I expected it to be. Theres a resonator in each tip so thats a total of 4 resonators and its still pretty damn loud. Anything past 2,000 rpm drones like hell. I'll probably have to add another resonator to quiet it down some more



Taping up the rear bumper and drawing where to cut

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Cut the rear bumper

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Test fit

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Finished 

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Up close

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Looking down

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I like

too loud lol, i gotta buy resonators to quiet them down a bit. It drones like crazy. I was going uphill going home and it was at like 2,000 rpm the whole way and my ears were ringing

Looks nice. Put back the stock resonators to tone it down a bit.

I threw away my stock resonators awhile back... i'm dumb lol

Dayum dude, your car is coming along nicely!  Lots of dope photos of it I've seen.

Thanks alot romeo! Your car is sick too man, lovin the beils

Just ordered 2 magnaflow 14" resonators. Hopefully they'll quiet things down a bit and reduce the in cabin drone

[QUOTE=Vincent;377572]Thanks alot romeo! Your car is sick too man, lovin the beils

Just ordered 2 magnaflow 14" resonators. Hopefully they'll quiet things down a bit and reduce the in cabin drone[/QUOTE]

Np man.  You're making me motivated to start on my LS460 tips mod.  Just kind of hesitant to cut into the wald lip, but I guess if I can make a front bumper, I am sure it won't be too bad to just add in some inserts.

1000 time better now. LS400´s rear end is really empty in stock.
sound in the video is SIIICKKK!! :biggthumpup:

The sound in the video was of my old setup with no tips. Heres how it sounds with no mufflers and the new tips.
Quality is not the greatest, taken with my phone. The staticy sound is coz we were revving in the building and the sounds were echoing

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so do you still have cats right behind your manifold or did you delete those?

cats are still in place, so essentially i should still be able to pass smog. Not sure about visual tho lol

damn I thought I would be ok with straight pipes as long as I kept the cats but if its as loud as you say then I think Ill take a different approach

well i upped the piping to 2.25" so maybe thats why its louder? The tips have 1 resonator in each tip so thats 4 resonators but they dont seem to be doing much lol. I ordered 2 more resonators to put on, and i'll post up a video of how it sounds then. Hopefully it does the trick, and i wont have to be worrying about cops

yea if that doesnt help any maybe install a butterfly silencer of some type

So my homie sells leds and he told me he had a led puddle light kit. Supposedly its exactly the same as the monarch kit without their logo on the box. I compared the two kits, and they look identical. It was a pain in the ass to install, took us about 7 hours to do everything. The cutting and measuring took the longest. And the lights still aren't 100% straight, due to how my side skirt curves downwards. If it was flat like most aftermarket side skirts itd be wayyyyyy easier

Anyways, onto the pics. I will have installed pics later on, didnt have a chance to take any yet

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[QUOTE=Vincent;377616]cats are still in place, so essentially i should still be able to pass smog. Not sure about visual tho lol[/QUOTE]

cat back is legal in california, i think. the smog guy shouldn't fuck with you with straight pipes, but cops still can

Its not so much about the cops, its the droning thats killing me. I drove around for about a week or so and no cops were hassling me. But I cant stand the drone, especially at 1600-2000 rpm

put music louder

yeah so everyone can hear me listening to rebecca black - friday on full blast

[QUOTE=Vincent;378804]yeah so everyone can hear me listening to rebecca black - friday on full blast[/QUOTE]

hahahahahaha

i prefer the no tip look but that came out nice also.

exhaust looks sik! gonna show at the formula d show?

vincent, the car sounds amazing

@Alex, I'm still deciding if I'm gonna show or not. I dont think my car is ready =\


@Charles, Everyone's been telling me to leave it as is and dont put the resonators on. I guess I'll leave it until cops start hassling me

Do some major sound deadening. It helps man

straight inspiration right here! keep the updates coming! it looks amazing!

Aww yeah, found some pics of my car on fatlace's site from the formula d x slammed society event

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And the face behind the ride 
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Let's see the muscles behind the ride.

^+1

peek a boo......
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Gonna take the megan lp sport coilovers off and sell them. Didn't go low enough to my liking

I ended up ordering d2 racing RS coilovers because I saw this LS400 from autofashion's vip festival. Apparently hes only on d2 coilovers and hes that low. So if i have these coilovers + youzealand ss kit all around. I'm pretty sure I'd have the option of laying frame. (after I cut the hole for uca clearance)


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Nice to see u motivated n changin things up so quick.. But if u really wanna go low and drive low with aggressive setup, id recommend rear inner fender work... not fun gettin stuck going up driveways..  

Cant wait to see whats next..

Ive already hammered my rear inner fender all the way flat as possible and sprayed it with some black rubberized coating to prevent rust. I'll snap a pic of it when I go ahead and install the d2 coilovers when they arrive.

Btw your car is sickkk. If I had more funds to play with I would totally bodywork my car to fit 12j neg offset in the rear

Rite on u already know wassup with the inners
Thanks man, the way u going, i dont think funds is the issue..haha.. just takes time..
I should be releasing my car out again very soon once my new old school wheels gets completed..should give u some inspiration since i know ur style..slammed out on stock body..

Are you gonna register for wekfest? I can't wait to see it. I only saw like 2 pics of your car and I had so much trouble finding out who it belonged to lol

i doubt i can make it to that show since ill be gone on vacation during june...
Ill keep u updated if it ever gets done..haha, its just sittin in garage chillin

doin work Vin!

Getting ready to pack up the wheels to be shipped

[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/vy4is2.jpg[/IMG]


Oh and my coilovers came in. I prefer this design where I can twist the bottom portion all the way up until it touches the top two collars(did it right after this pic). I'm pretty sure it'll go low enough for me, if not time to remove some collars. They are 18kg front and 8kg rear

[IMG]http://i53.tinypic.com/nv5el1.jpg[/IMG]

Dont have time to install the coilovers yet, maybe next weekend hopefully

what made you chose 18/8? what's next for shoes?

I had powered by max coilovers on my sc300 and they are 18/12. The front was perfect for me considering how heavy the car is but the rear was a tad too stiff so I went lower for the rears. 

As for next set of rims, it'll be under wraps til wekfest

Decided to do the UCA clearance mod today. Dropped by my friend's shop Jason Noren Fabrications in upland. At first I was just going to leave it be a circular hole but Jason suggested that we cover up the hole with a box. Here are the results. Glad to say my UCA doesnt bang against my car anymore


Getting started
[IMG]http://i55.tinypic.com/k1w1m9.jpg[/IMG]

Hole halfway cut
[IMG]http://i53.tinypic.com/1zzjpg2.jpg[/IMG]

Hole completely cut, UCA visible
[IMG]http://i53.tinypic.com/8x1shi.jpg[/IMG]

Measuring placement for the box
[IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/64jn60.jpg[/IMG]

Box complete, mock test fit not welded onto car yet
[IMG]http://i54.tinypic.com/6xyxkl.jpg[/IMG]

Paint grinded off to prepare for welds
[IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/10rv874.jpg[/IMG]

Up close of the tig welding
[IMG]http://i54.tinypic.com/298neb.jpg[/IMG]

So we figured out the hood wouldnt close because the hood struts would touch the box. Modifications were made so the hood would close but still have the box there
[IMG]http://i54.tinypic.com/10h82ok.jpg[/IMG]

Final design of the uca box that clears the hood struts
[IMG]http://i54.tinypic.com/zx49w3.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i53.tinypic.com/15chdtf.jpg[/IMG]

Cleeaannn work bro, looking good :biggthumpup:

Nice..I like to see fab work like that.

[QUOTE=elpresidente;383532]Nice..I like to see fab work like that.[/QUOTE]

+2

quality of the work looks very good, but imho the box looks worse overall than not having it.

having a exposed hole in the engine bay looks tacky to me. This is the only way the box could be designed allowing the hood struts to sit where they are supposed to without touching the box when closed

You should put the resonators in. Hearing loss is irreversible.

Box fab looks good. It should look better once painted.

Ls's run to smooth to make any noise lol

[QUOTE=Vincent;383674]having a exposed hole in the engine bay looks tacky to me.[/QUOTE]
 
 
to each their own.

i think if u would have put a rubber grommet or something around the holes it would not have looked bad....but i have no beef with the route u took either:biggthumpup:, nice work on this car so far

I just wouldn't like all the added mess during foul weather up in the top of the engine bay if it was left open.  I think it's a great mod and works as needed.  Again, well done.

^^you have a valid point there

Once painted it will look that much better

So I havent made much progress in awhile. Thought Id update my thread on what I completed today. Ordered some E-46 shrouds from The Retrofit Source. 


[IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/21ecrp.jpg[/IMG]

Heating up the headlights to get the lenses off
[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/1ijztf.jpg[/IMG]

Disassembled
[IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/25zl7o3.jpg[/IMG]

Housings off
[IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/igwvlt.jpg[/IMG]

Primered
[IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/2njkrxt.jpg[/IMG]

Nighthawk black pearl paint w/ flakes
[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/n2xq8i.jpg[/IMG]

Up close
[IMG]http://i55.tinypic.com/2wh07bn.jpg[/IMG]

Preparing to seal the headlights
[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/rwtnoj.jpg[/IMG]

Complete
[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/21cz4gz.jpg[/IMG]

On the car
[IMG]http://i54.tinypic.com/16bagdc.jpg[/IMG]





Gotta black out the housing of the turn signals as well but I'm trying to figure out how to open them. Doesnt seem the same as the headlights. Might have to cut them open with a dremel and re-seal. Not sure yet. But it will happen

not feeling the blacked out housing, but good job nonetheless. how long did it take to heat up the headlights with the gun? i used my oven and it took only 10 mins

Nice workmanship.... Keep up the good work..

[QUOTE=5t341tH;391124]not feeling the blacked out housing, but good job nonetheless. how long did it take to heat up the headlights with the gun? i used my oven and it took only 10 mins[/QUOTE]

Like less than 5 min, heatgun reaches temperatures faster i think? 


[QUOTE=flexinsteelz;391129]Nice workmanship.... Keep up the good work..[/QUOTE]

Thanks alot man, your car is an inspiration for me

lookin good vince! those shrouds make em pop more, nice touch! and yea i agreee with the signal lights... those are gonna be a bitch. hope it turns out clean too.

nice round of mods. especially digging the fact that you chose to go with a flake in the black for the housings.

[QUOTE=OJAY;391146]lookin good vince! those shrouds make em pop more, nice touch! and yea i agreee with the signal lights... those are gonna be a bitch. hope it turns out clean too.[/QUOTE]



ive looked into doing the signal lights on my 99ls and found that they were fused together in a different manor than the headlights. i had one that broke awhile back and used it as a test run and found that i had to actually cut the lens from the light. from there i had to cut a channel in it for adhesive. theres a set on ebay however that comes with blacked out headlights (minus the retrofit) and comes with corners that are already blacked out and have had the orange removed. let me know if you come up with a way for it to work differently.

looks good.

^thanks joe!

I need to buy the dremel attachment then I can get to work on these turn signals. But seems like cutting them is probably the only way, and i'll just seal it back together

[QUOTE=Vincent;375534]My homie snapped a quick pic today for me, thought i'd share it with you guys
Check out his flickr
[url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/julian_morales/[/url]


[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/9qxxg1.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]


Wow.. I love this shot! Car looks hot. :biggthumpup:

So turn signals are done. Alot harder than I expected it to be. Didnt come out as well as I expected it to. When cutting with the dremel is melted some of the plastic material so when I tried to realign them back together to seal it, there was gaps. So I guess I'll just end up buying a set of pre-done black turn signals off ebay or somewhere and just use those. But until I can source a seller who will sell the turn signals only, these will have to do. 

[IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/2whqfpl.jpg[/IMG]

It actually looks pretty good

yo vince in that pic its hard to tell the minor things of course. looks good tho man, ill knit pick these things at wekfest haha

lol dont look too closely, its not pretty =\ 
I'll get new ones soon though

Damn just finished a grueling session working on my car. But now my fogs run independently of my headlights and I finally got my fx35 bixenon high beam function to work now. Id love to see ppl high beam me now

I like these "terminator eyes", nice work !!

I love how your build is simple and clean.

Got my wheels put on today just in time for wekfest tomorrow! Excited, my friend tagged along and snapped some pics for me. Enjoy!

Getting tires stretched
[IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/196yvc.jpg[/IMG]

275 tires are fatty
[IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/xpwlg9.jpg[/IMG]

Rolling them into the car
[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/2r6z1jl.jpg[/IMG]

Fully detailed
[IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/f4oigh.jpg[/IMG]

My babies
[IMG]http://i55.tinypic.com/24nfltt.jpg[/IMG]

Wheels on. She will sleep in the garage until tomorrow morning
[IMG]http://i54.tinypic.com/15d2qvc.jpg[/IMG]

Oh and a video for your viewing pleasure

[youtube]EuevZyWgnWE[/youtube]

ILL! Lovin it kidd! :biggthumpup:

WOW!!!!! Vincent your putting in work son!!

That looks like a pimp ass pad

haha my parents house. If u go back a few pages you'll see a picture taken of my LS on the profounds in front of my house

^^^^ I wish I had that garage!

[QUOTE=VI IX;392358]That looks like a pimp ass pad[/QUOTE]

It's like 10x bigger than it looks haha.

What kind of exhaust tips are those?

Dope car!

shit is G!

[QUOTE=Vincent;392336][IMG]http://i54.tinypic.com/15d2qvc.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

f**kin' WIN!

not really a fan of black housing lights, but for what it is they came out pretty nice. why/what did you have to cut on the turns?

The Dukes look nice.

When you resealed the headlights did you use new sealant, or did you just reheat and clamp using the old sealant?

i heat up the old one + new sealant. 

For the turns, they are 1 piece and cant be heated up to seperate them. So I cut the housing itself. I regret it though because I kinda rushed it and there are imperfections. I'm waiting for a response from an ebay seller for depo all black turn signals, and just put those on my car to complete my lights

Damn the other house is yours??? You are ballin out of control bro haha

hmmm... never done 20s but 10s come apart. actually doing the same thing with some tails but my methods are probably more advanced.

[QUOTE=OG;392496] but my methods are probably more advanced.[/QUOTE]

what like magic? :slap:

you heat up and take apart.......:shrug:

[QUOTE=ALEXTHESUS*PECT;392530]what like magic? :slap:
 
you heat up and take apart.......:shrug:[/QUOTE]
 
:slap:
 
keep up son, he said they were cut because they weren't able to be seperated. my method of "resealing" the cut tails i am working will be more involved.

Heres how the car sits right now in the garage. Raised the car up 0.25" since I was tucking rim in the back and got stuck on 3 driveways the day of wekfest. Should be daily-able now

[IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/13yeyra.jpg[/IMG]

Love it!!!!

Oh I forgot to update on my latest splurge


Picked up some crystal lugnuts
[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/59sql5.jpg[/IMG]

Test fitting the night before wekfest
[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/2v2b3wg.jpg[/IMG]

And up close shot of my UCA box I had fabbed up
[IMG]http://i55.tinypic.com/2d6scd0.jpg[/IMG]

nice!!!

ohh this must be nice to have in the garage! 

[IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/13yeyra.jpg[/IMG]

More pics of those lugnuts on please!!

Gato: what the shoe rack? or the pimpin wheels.. no wait the LS? haha

Some photos I found of my car online from wekfest

[IMG]http://i55.tinypic.com/1231k5v.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i55.tinypic.com/a0vvao.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i53.tinypic.com/258mpo9.jpg[/IMG]

im loving it

Another shot taken by FYC

[IMG]http://i54.tinypic.com/25exqc1.jpg[/IMG]

wow that exhaust setup sounds mean.those tips look badass on there. good shit man

Stopped by tire central in san gabriel yesterday and the owner came out and snapped some photos, and posted it on their facebook page. Just thought I would share

[IMG]http://i54.tinypic.com/2prgyh1.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/20gbog0.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/ea3wc5.jpg[/IMG]



And one more taken by my homie Will over at Night Import

[IMG]http://i53.tinypic.com/33ac49g.jpg[/IMG]

DIG that fitment and those dukes!

heeeeeey! whasssuuuup girrrrl! lol

damn loving the dukes.. glad you were able to get some!

wow! Doin work for sure!
so the coils are maxed out or does it still have room to go low?

Yeah I can go about 2" lower up front before messing with any collars and way lower in the back

Heres some rolling shots 

[IMG]http://i53.tinypic.com/1zdrndg.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/maxn3p.jpg[/IMG]

sick!! now thats ride height!!

and you raised the rear a little after these shots were taken?

yeah i raised it 0.25" all around. So its not tucking rim anymore in the rear :(

Man this car gets more amazing everyttime i see it, love the retro's bro...

was wondering whos car this was when i saw it at wekfest...def sick and low..got that OG style goin on

^thanks man, means alot. Your car is effing amazing btw

Personalized plate came in after weeks of waiting haha

[IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/2qd0jl0.jpg[/IMG]

pic stolen from fatlace's site


[IMG]http://i53.tinypic.com/2hy58w.jpg[/IMG]

Coming together very well.  Can't wait for more updates!!!

...only weeks for your plate - mine took a few months, lol.  pretty keen plate man. ride is real striking.

hahah nice plate, need to get me some dim sum tomorrow.

I had dimsum the morning I picked up the plate. Coincidence haha

hot as hell today in socal, take advantage of it by softening up my sidewalls and stretching them out with some wood haha

[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/35223uq.jpg[/IMG]

Dope!

Finally got my rear wheels back from getting relipped. 5" lips in the rear now. I get the fronts back tomorrow


[IMG]http://i53.tinypic.com/24od8nk.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/ay4wsi.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/svq7ev.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/r0qh3k.jpg[/IMG]

holy crap that looks great, what are the specs now? tire specs too...if you dont mind me asking.

19x12 with 255/35/19

i just saw that in the tire stretch thread lol. thanks =)

looks good. who relipped them?

Good lookin ride, sits just right. Later.

[QUOTE=ALEXTHESUS*PECT;395650]looks good. who relipped them?[/QUOTE]

Got them relipped at wright wheels 

[url]http://wright-wheels.com/[/url]

Fronts have to wait til monday. Rears are 19x12 +8 with 255/35/19
Just did the test fit today. Rubbed rim going down my driveway so now i have little battle scars on my lips. Gotta get it repaired again... Pulled my fenders out a bit more so no more rubbing my lip

[IMG]http://i53.tinypic.com/oqd2l3.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i54.tinypic.com/vfxojb.jpg[/IMG]

too coool

How much camber are you running? Nice pull, looking good bro.

Havent gotten an alignment yet, will be doing that sometime next week. Approx -5 camber I'm guessing

It doesn't even look like your running 12's in the rear. 
I dig it. :biggthumpup:

that looks really good! i love how you fit the 12s under the stock body with hardly any camber! this thing is going to be SICK!! congrats!

Dang...lookin good dude.

My fenders look sorta wavy after pulling them a bit further to fit the 12's. Had to pull further than I thought coz it kept touching my rim lip upon compression going up driveways. Guess i'm going into the body shop sooner than I thought. Need moneys :(

yummy wheels man. i want a set of those so bad

nice! love the fitment!

its looking hard!

Who going to do your body work?

So I ordered 3.5" lips at first for my fronts making it at 10" but I ended up getting 4.5" lips instead making it a 11j up front. Had to do some pulling to make it fit. Dont have pics of the fitment yet, i'll have it up in the next few days after I get my alignment all squared away. Heres a pic of the stretch for now

235/35/19 on a 11j

[IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/5a3n8i.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/33auqf4.jpg[/IMG]

BOSSSS!!!:drool::eek2::bowdown:

who did the lips?

[QUOTE=Vincent;395684]Got them relipped at wright wheels 

[url]http://wright-wheels.com/[/url][/QUOTE]

One of my all time favorite wheels. Car looks sick keep the pictures coming

Thats what im talking about :biggthumpup:

lol i'm not sure if i'm allowed to do this. But I just want free rotors lulz. So if you have facebook and checking this thread, please like my photo so I can win some free rotors for my car 

Here is the facebook link. I believe you have to like 88 rotors first before being able to like my photo
[url]https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150231454257204&set=o.165275763221&type=1&theater[/url]

Wheels on, need alignment to try and dial in more front camber

[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/k37tcz.jpg[/IMG]

That's it man..keep up the good work.

so whats the specs now?
11 fronts 12 rears?

^yessir

Looks good man.

damn, youre ride is pretty dope. a lot of time and work you put into and still going. keep it up.

[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/9znjix.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/156y26p.jpg[/IMG]

if you can shoot some more pic of the wheel fitment, my nxt set is what u have 11s 12s.

i dont care what anyone says! i was rolling behind this thing on the freeway and its LOW AND WIDE AS FUCK! pictures do not do this car justice! 

[IMG]http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/pp194/Cadi_luva/5942165627_407cb8b973_o.jpg[/IMG]

^^thanks chris, reading threw it, so all you did was a pull on the fenders?

[QUOTE=CubanGS;399851]i dont care what anyone says! i was rolling behind this thing on the freeway and its LOW AND WIDE AS FUCK! pictures do not do this car justice! 
[/QUOTE]

Haha thanks chris, your car is stupid low too. Throwin sparks up at my friends 2IS behind you haha. My bad on taking the wrong entrance into the meet, the next entrance up was way more lowered car friendly

[QUOTE=Vincent;399854]Haha thanks chris, your car is stupid low too. Throwin sparks up at my friends 2IS behind you haha. My bad on taking the wrong entrance into the meet, the next entrance up was way more lowered car friendly[/QUOTE]

no problem bro!! thanks for letting me follow! i was lost as fuck!

Rolling shots from the cars n coffee meet 

[IMG]http://i53.tinypic.com/awt1tw.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/2a6tg7o.jpg[/IMG]

some adjustable uca will set the fitment off.

car looks bad ass rolling bro!

my favorite wheels PM me if your ever selling

good job shu mai.

thanks joe!

just found this on vsc homepage

[IMG]http://i54.tinypic.com/2hg5jx1.jpg[/IMG]

sick looking car! that front tyre stretch is crazy :biggthumpup:

Lol yeah, its a bit much for me. Still deciding if I should keep the 235's or pull the fenders a tad bit more and run a 245 =\


Anyways, my brother bought me a generic supra tt strut bar off ebay to put on my car. I figured I might as well put it on my car. Had to put washers under to make it clear the engine cover

[IMG]http://i53.tinypic.com/10xcwtf.jpg[/IMG]

My favorite shot. Now if only my car was up in front :(

[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/4r3hu0.jpg[/IMG]

Did you go to the food truck meet last week on tuesday? If this is what I saw, :biggthumpup:

Nope sorry, I wasnt there :(

Impromptu shoot with my homie Jordan Mo. 1 shot for now 

[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/19mloo.jpg[/IMG]

nice shot!

Mo Jordan, Mo photography :smiley-rofl:

Such a dope shot!!!!

again your car sir is Billy Bad Ass

i say keep the chrome grill.

lol too late. Blacked out the grill, surround, and emblem in gloss black. I'll get a shot from further away later on. Only pic I have for now

[IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/2wew9qs.jpg[/IMG]

hmm, i need faraway shots, but I think I am going to do the same, except just do the grill, leave the trim. 

Did you use plastikote for paint?

yeah I used plastikote gloss black

damn maan, your grill is just like mine, only I put a sticker on the frame, just in cace I want to go chrome again.
but it look gooood !!!:biggthumpup:

really? lol i swear i wasnt trying to copy!

[QUOTE=Vincent;401160]really? lol i swear i wasnt trying to copy![/QUOTE]

great minds think alike! :biggthumpup:

Bored today. It took forever, but I'm liking the end result

[IMG]http://i53.tinypic.com/2wqu34y.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Vincent;401182]Bored today. It took forever, but I'm liking the end result

[IMG]http://i53.tinypic.com/2wqu34y.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

that looks way better! nice job with that!!

Those amber sidemarkers were bugging me for the longest time. Installed my clear smoked side markers and put in led bulbs

[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/1z1fqq8.jpg[/IMG]

:biggthumpup:

Some pics from the westminster dealership meet today

[IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/157en9u.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i55.tinypic.com/69428w.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i54.tinypic.com/2mi2s79.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i54.tinypic.com/2nr1q4j.jpg[/IMG]

NOICE!!!!

^haha thanks. Youre always the 1st to respond after I post a pic

Looking good as ever! 
BTW I have a brand new full K-Break "Complete" kit that would set that thing off...
If you're interested that is

[QUOTE=Vincent;402861]^haha thanks. Youre always the 1st to respond after I post a pic[/QUOTE]

Cause I have no life.:pat: but usually its something worth seeing on your thread when you post too. Car looks amazing. I am partial to it since we share similar wheels :biggthumpup:

lookin great Vin, get that kit from 20s!

[QUOTE=20sburning;402862]Looking good as ever! 
BTW I have a brand new full K-Break "Complete" kit that would set that thing off...
If you're interested that is[/QUOTE]

I wasnt really lookin at purchasing a kit YET. But PM me your price and I'll see if budget allows

Started on the fiberglass subwoofer enclosures. 1 on each side. First time ever messing with fiberglass

[IMG]http://i54.tinypic.com/sne7ug.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/28tzvwm.jpg[/IMG]

Wow. This last pic is it. Money $hot!!!:biggthumpup:

Shit, what's the specs on your rears. Later.

19x12

beautiful car! definitely inspiring

Some pics from the Nisei Show yesterday. Thats me lounging in the back with the shades on haha. Car will be going lower soon! Be sure to check back here for updates

[IMG]http://i55.tinypic.com/25q9c9l.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/jrrvrk.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/2iu9h7m.jpg[/IMG]

Lookin Good!!!

Lower? You planning to make 'em tuck or radiusing your fenders? 

Dope shit bro, although it screams some front camber =)

the fact that this car is static on coilovers makes it KILL EVERYTHING!! keep up the great work Vin!!

Too cool man too cool. Later.

more great pics, this car is begging for some camber up front to reach perfection

Call that glad wrap whip cause it covers the ground with static cling

I have this feeling he might go on air.. HOPEFUL NOT!

[QUOTE=CubanGS;405684]the fact that this car is static on coilovers makes it KILL EVERYTHING!! keep up the great work Vin!![/QUOTE]

Vincent [I][U]shutting down[/U][/I] EVERYTHING!!

[QUOTE=Kouki Monster;405884]Call that glad wrap whip cause it covers the ground with static cling[/QUOTE]


LOLLL this is sig worthy!

HAHAHA apparently i have a new thing going, is to quote me for a signature. All i say is what comes to mind:shrug:

[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/2lngwmb.jpg[/IMG]

Makem say UGHHH nah naan, nah naaa

enclosures out, no fiberglass laid down yet. Just resin, ran out so I need to go buy more

[IMG]http://i53.tinypic.com/jl00ok.jpg[/IMG]

you didn't use any mat when making those molds? not that it makes a difference, just never seen it done that way.

tape an tin foil?

Well my uncle owns asuka design and they build custom carbon fiber kits. I took it to his shop and this was the way that he told me to do it. Ive seen other ppls diy's posted up online and they start the mold with just chopped mat and resin, but my uncle told me to use fabric first. Who knows, it worked I guess. I'm going to put a bunch of layers of mat on top of this once I get more material

yeah, its why people use the fleece cause it absorbs the best, and makes a nice playing field for the fiberglass, or what ever material.

oh ok, so you used fabric. i see it now. i thought you meant just straight resin.

[IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/s5e74h.jpg[/IMG]

car looks great. im really jelly.

your car is a huge inspiration bro keep up the good work!!!

looking good ... so whats your next wheels ?

The best part of this build is hearing the exhaust and  watching it smash on the freeway trying to keep up with a silver first gen!! Haha jk jk

^haha chris you drive too fast on the freeway, I hit 100 trying to catch you and I still couldnt find you =\

[QUOTE=Vincent;411900]^haha chris you drive too fast on the freeway, I hit 100 trying to catch you and I still couldnt find you =\[/QUOTE]

haha!! good times homie! we need someone to capture how we do things on video! :dance:

Ordered me some PBM coilovers today thanks to Dan, but 2 month wait :(

damn chris and vin making me wanna coil now ...

[QUOTE=Vincent;411974]Ordered me some PBM coilovers today thanks to Dan, but 2 month wait :([/QUOTE]

daaaaamn!! congrats bro!!! new coilovers + new wheels!?!?!? FUCK i cant wait to see this..... in my rear view!! LOL

but seriously though IMO you are taking it to a new level!! :dance:

noice! damn i wanna check your car out in person so bad!

Ive seen your car in person when I sold u those tires awhile back. But thats when I just barely got my car. You'll see it at autofashion's vip fest if you go. But the PBM's wont be on by then coz they said 2 months wait time

[QUOTE=Vincent;412254]Ive seen your car in person when I sold u those tires awhile back. But thats when I just barely got my car. You'll see it at autofashion's vip fest if you go. But the PBM's wont be on by then coz they said 2 months wait time[/QUOTE]

we cruising down together right?? :biggthumpup::biggthumpup:

we should just setup a caravan thread so all the guys in our area can caravan down there. And hopefully someone can film me and you cruisin'

cant wait to see this car at vip fest (:

Dunno if i missed it but did the D2s end up going lower than the Megan LPs??

yeah it went lower, they are up for sale once the pbm's come in. jussayin

[QUOTE=Vincent;412489]we should just setup a caravan thread so all the guys in our area can caravan down there. And hopefully someone can film me and you cruisin'[/QUOTE]

im pretty sure Steve from BP has a caravan thread up already!

i wonder what kind of reaction i would get if i got HAR GOW haha

dropped off a huge sheet of 3/8 aluminum at the muffler shop i got my exhaust work done at yesterday. He took off my plastic undertray and traced it onto the sheet of aluminum and started cutting it. He called me today saying its all cut up and ready to install. 

Here are the pics

[IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/2zyg9rt.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/wtyn2t.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/68u7go.jpg[/IMG]

Very nice! & what muffler shop is this? =)
Next on my to-do-list of mods on my Y33 is exhaust & always wanted to get a skid plate since I'm static on PBM coilovers...would be sweet to knock out 2 birds with one stone.

I got it done at super muffler in arcadia, talk to mike

[QUOTE=Vincent;414092]I got it done at super muffler in arcadia, talk to mike[/QUOTE]

SUPA MUFFRAAA. those cats are cool, too bad the Q can't make it up the driveway :P

Looks dope...No cut-outs for fluid drips? just askin"

[QUOTE=cheez80;414102]SUPA MUFFRAAA. those cats are cool, too bad the Q can't make it up the driveway :P[/QUOTE]

Damm then I guess that makes 2 of us lol, thanks & maybe after I redo my suspension I'll check them out... Looking for an exhaust set up just not sure what I want, anyhow nice build almost picked up a ls as well so seeing these nicely put together makes me jealous lol

[QUOTE=jason;414106]Looks dope...No cut-outs for fluid drips? just askin"[/QUOTE]

I'll probably make a hole cut where the oil pan plug is later on

Looking good!!!. Mine was smaller than that originally but , trimmed it drastically cause of weight. 1/8 steel diamond plate =)

props to john zhang

[IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/2h3ztdu.jpg[/IMG]

nice job with the metal protection thing !!!:biggthumpup:
any updates about the subs ??

Subs will take awhile, trying to handle the new suspension first. 

I got some parts in today! Adus polyurethane bushings for front strut rod, rear trailing arm, and rear axle carrier. Stoptech rear stainless lines and new front lower ball joints. Gonna get custom front stainless lines made by lextreme on thursday, couldnt find anyone that made it for my year


[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/jgh378.jpg[/IMG]

Everything installed, it made a huge difference from my old rotten bushings. They were all falling apart


oh and I got a new toy today

[IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/308e1aq.jpg[/IMG]

^^^That's cute, what range does it have?

Saw that digital torque wrench for sale via vendor on CL. Thought about upgrading my cheap one too..

Nice build btw :)

15-150ft/lbs

Yeah i bought it off the CL vendor to upgrade my junk harbor freight one lol

[QUOTE=Vincent;415849]15-150ft/lbs

Yeah i bought it off the CL vendor to upgrade my junk harbor freight one lol[/QUOTE]

i have an extra snap-on torque wrench i could of let you get for dirt cheap =( not digital though =/

nice goodies...

I'd love to buy a snap on torque wrench for cheap!

Nice addition to add to the tool box, I need to get one myself....hmmm

Not much of an update but I did just install some jdm window visors

[IMG]http://i40.tinypic.com/16ism5h.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Vincent;424363]Not much of an update but I did just install some jdm window visors

[IMG]http://i40.tinypic.com/16ism5h.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

VERY NICE!!!! i like it!

simple things add up. looking good!

Car looks legit, very, very clean, great stance.

Picked up some material today. Some 6061 alum for my cup kit 

[IMG]http://i44.tinypic.com/29o4buv.jpg[/IMG]

Custom cup kit?! :O

now this is interesting....

whos doing the design work and cnc'ing?

Can't wait to see the end product. :dance:
Keep us posted.

Dang dude...you move faster than a Gold digger in a Casino.

[QUOTE=Mr.Doback;426491]now this is interesting....

whos doing the design work and cnc'ing?[/QUOTE]

Design was done by Kevin @ autogear, but me and my uncle are machining it all in house at our factory and slightly altering the design.


[QUOTE=jason;426537]Dang dude...you move faster than a Gold digger in a Casino.[/QUOTE]

LOLL thanks?

interesting..keep on elevating this already sick build!  in for updates on the cups

Cups?  Dayummmm yo, make two, haha.

Custom cups? Very interesting

...Very interesting!
And I am assuming your running those w/ the pbm coilovers? I went to the shop today and spoke to Dan and he mentioned your setup, I'm jealous lol.
In for updates! Plz keep us posted.

Sick, custom cup kit :biggthumpup:

[QUOTE=LowNdSlow;426832]...Very interesting!
And I am assuming your running those w/ the pbm coilovers? I went to the shop today and spoke to Dan and he mentioned your setup, I'm jealous lol.
In for updates! Plz keep us posted.[/QUOTE]

Yup with the pbm coils, having my friend pick them up for me tomorrow. Excited

[QUOTE=Vincent;426844]Yup with the pbm coils, having my friend pick them up for me tomorrow. Excited[/QUOTE]
 
wait? so you don't need me to????
 
Cause if you don't then I probably won't be going to Autocon

[QUOTE=PANCAKES!;426856]wait? so you don't need me to????
 
Cause if you don't then I probably won't be going to Autocon[/QUOTE]

Nope not anymore, my friend from ucsd is gonna pick them up for me. Thanks though!

[QUOTE=PANCAKES!;426856]wait? so you don't need me to????
 
Cause if you don't then I probably won't be going to Autocon[/QUOTE]

go to autocon. i'm going to spectate

i got free tickets to autocon, i may as well go

damn, cant wait to see how this turns out!
[QUOTE=Vincent;426485]Picked up some material today. Some 6061 alum for my cup kit 

[IMG]http://i44.tinypic.com/29o4buv.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

diy on another level. good stuff.

damn diy cups, shuttin it down!

[QUOTE=airmax;427001]damn diy cups, shuttin it down![/QUOTE]
 ditto....................!!!!!

that shit cray!!!!

My coils finally came in after waiting 2-3 months. Thanks Dan!

[IMG]http://i44.tinypic.com/2dakn6b.jpg[/IMG]

damn those are sexy

Dayyyyyyym yo. Those are amazing looking.

Coilovers look like they came straight out of ali-babas cave, a pirates chest, fort knox or a rappers mouth!   Im digging the custom fab work too.  Ill be keeping an eye on this build for sure.

Forgot to post this up. Both sides done now. 3 layers short strand 3 layers knytex. Put most of my weight on it and it wouldnt even flex

[IMG]http://i39.tinypic.com/35lugpk.jpg[/IMG]

Coming along nicely. Man u have krazy patience, the suspense is killing me looking thru your thread..

"Your sister is hot but your mom does that thing with her tongue"

Slowing but surely everything is coming along super nice :biggthumpup::biggthumpup:

[QUOTE=Vincent;427299]Forgot to post this up. Both sides done now. 3 layers short strand 3 layers knytex. Put most of my weight on it and it wouldnt even flex

[IMG]http://i39.tinypic.com/35lugpk.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

What are we looking at here? Only guess I have is some kind of sub enclosure.

its the shape of the trunk for his sub enclosure.
 
what ever happened to that btw?

its still happening, i just finished laying down the fiberglass yesterday. Once it dries I'll go ahead and cut the mdf wood and try to finish it up. The front of the box will just be a flat piece of mdf wood, keeping it simple

Okay finally got the wheels back from wheelflip. The specs ended up being a bit more aggressive than what I was quoted. So we sent it out to get the back pad shaved down 6-7mm. But still needed some pulling to fit. Tried to get it to work but the fender still barely sat on top of the tire. I was going to bodywork it in the next month or two so I figured I might as well bring it in early and get these wheels to fit

Never took any of my cars to get any fender work done before, so this is all new territory for me. Any ideas on how I should do the fenders? They are really wavy right now from the pull, but not too noticeable from far


Heres some quick pics I snapped at the bodyshop 


[IMG]http://i40.tinypic.com/2i96m1i.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i41.tinypic.com/if4fua.jpg[/IMG]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!! Those wheels look amazing!!! And DEEP!!!!!

Crazy body shop! GTRs, Panameras

Thanks! Finally a wheel where you can see my brakes LOL! Thats my uncle's bodyshop

Dayum, your uncle's shop is pimp.  Those wheels are dopeeeeeeee, only thing missing is better looking side mirrors haha :P

New wheels are looking much better than the dukes. :biggthumpup:

Do you want the fender to look flared and pulled or try to keep it look oem, just wider?

Loving the new wheels bruh...what did the specs end up being???
and uncs shop definitely handles some high end stuff he must be pretty good at what he does your a lucky man

i miss the dukes, cant wait to see it finished.

Loving the wheels:biggthumpup:

[QUOTE=airmax;428057]i miss the dukes, cant wait to see it finished.[/QUOTE]

Dukes will always be one of my favorite wheels, but I felt the car needed a change. I'll miss the dukes :(

im one of those who also thinks the dukes looked better but GOD DAMN THIS IS SICK!

ur doig the work urself? if so nice! take lots of pic give me an idea as to what to expect lol

[QUOTE=BAHC;428111]im one of those who also thinks the dukes looked better but GOD DAMN THIS IS SICK![/QUOTE]

Thanks man, I'm just tryna play catch up to you haha



[QUOTE=BLKVIP;428178]ur doig the work urself? if so nice! take lots of pic give me an idea as to what to expect lol[/QUOTE]

No i'm not doing the work myself, i'm bringing it to a bodyshop

That's sooooo official:dance:

I like these wheels a lot better than the dukes.

[QUOTE=jason;428287]I like these wheels a lot better than the dukes.[/QUOTE]
 
x2 but more pics to confirm plz haha

I'll probably get some better photos once it gets out from bodyshop

Pancakes can eat pancakes off that lip! O.O

wheels look dope.  Bringing it to "a" bodyshop or your uncles bodyshop?

wow step lip strusses look nice! makes my reverse lips look like shit

step lip > reverse lip.... but I'm biased. :dance:

wheels hot with the new lip! I think that shop has been featured a few times on Badcopnodoughnut lol

[QUOTE=~~sperm~bomb~~;427298]Coilovers look like they came straight out of ali-babas cave, a pirates chest, fort knox or a rappers mouth!   Im digging the custom fab work too.  Ill be keeping an eye on this build for sure.[/QUOTE]
I almost died laughing out loud when I read this reply.  

We certainly put some extra shine on these spl. order parts.  

The springs are all business. strictly for a BOSS!

Subscribed.

Just got my led turn signals back from paint. These are awesome, even come with a puddle light led underneath it

[IMG]http://i41.tinypic.com/5482uc.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Dan at MAX USA;429127]I almost died laughing out loud when I read this reply.  

We certainly put some extra shine on these spl. order parts.  

The springs are all business. strictly for a BOSS!

Subscribed.[/QUOTE]

=)Just trying to get some LOL's dude.  I wish I would have known about you guys before I ordered my BC's.  Oh well. Maybe Ill switch up down the road. I think my spring rates are too soft.

+++1 for the new wheel specs... Awesome update

those entire mirror assy? or covers?

is this the same place I mentioned earlier?
 [URL="http://badcopnodonuts.com/2011/11/17/a-few-new-restorations-ranz/"]http://badcopnodonuts.com/2011/11/17/a-few-new-restorations-ranz/[/URL]

RANZ does baller ass cars..sick if thats his relatives shop

Haha I wish my uncle owned RANZ. But nope

wow strusse in step lip came out better than I imagined...  good job!

I dunno if I am hungry.. but Strusse has always reminded me of a desert lol

[QUOTE=Kouki Monster;431012]I dunno if I am hungry.. but Strusse has always reminded me of a desert lol[/QUOTE]
 
Kouki Monster feening for some strudel. 
 
[IMG]http://annachristophernews.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/strudel-550x366.jpg[/IMG]

Looks good ...Are you respraying the whole car?? Any color change plans??

I'm only doing the rear fenders so no I'm not respraying the entire car

needs more low =) that is all

digging this car

[QUOTE=CubanGS;431139]needs more low =) that is all[/QUOTE]

I agree, workin on bringing it closer to the earth

Nice build

Finally, progress being made
Roughly a 1" radius. Previously was tucking rim. I'll snap some more photos tomorrow when they lay on primer



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[IMG]http://i40.tinypic.com/2uhu2q0.jpg[/IMG]

These are some sick ass updates from the last time I posted!  The new wheels are SEX!!

coming along nicely Vincent...

can't wait to see this finished..
lookin real good!

[IMG]http://i41.tinypic.com/sx2l3k.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i41.tinypic.com/34opjzb.jpg[/IMG]

nice work. are you planning pull the door too?

I was originally planning to do the doors too but I decided against it

nice work so far, but i recommend flaring the doors also.. it'll blend  in so much better.. with all that filler already added to get that body line,  adding 5-10 mm of filler on the door too won't hurt..

make sure u spend some time on the inner fenders also and get a nice tubb...  i spent more time on inner fender metal work than outside fender work..

Yeah ran into a few issues of the tire rubbing on the inner tub wheel well frame where the door section is. But I was trying to do this on a budget, if I had to do the door too id basically have to paint 3/4 of that side which is basically almost a full respray. No more dinero

Alot of passion an time in this build.I wish alot of the people who are not really involved in the car scene could see stuff like this.maybe it might help them understand where the passion all comes from.Nice ride yo

i llike the style they went for, although i do agree that into the doors would look better (do what you gotta do though) and that does look like a lot of filler build up. any pics before the bondeezy?

Its always nice to do the doors as well. It would be nice to find a money tree too.
Doing the doors right typically would almost double the cost.
 
I like where this is going Vincent. :biggthumpup:

Progress! 2 cups finished 2 more to go!

[IMG]http://i44.tinypic.com/2s5xqgo.jpg[/IMG]

My homie stopped by the factory today and took some footage of the cups getting made

I dont know how to embed vimeo so I'm just going to post the link


[url]http://vimeo.com/35941529[/url]

Daymn!!! Now this is bauwseness, kustom shit IS the name of the game:biggthumpup:

were those ssr's a bolted 2pc?

Was supposed to pick up the car today, but as I was driving home with the car the tire kept rubbing the door jambs. Ended up melting the paint. So it goes back into bodyshop to somehow fix this issue. Either cut it or find a money tree and flare the doors too. 

Heres an example of how to fix it, but I'm trying to figure out a way without having to do the doors and drop another grand into it =\

[IMG]http://i41.tinypic.com/acph0k.jpg[/IMG]

A quick google search led me to liberty vip's blog. Thank god for liberty

Heres a photo of a LS from their blog who did the door jambs as well


[IMG]http://i40.tinypic.com/2cworwz.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i43.tinypic.com/mc6xx0.jpg[/IMG]

Ya ,Dons car is  definite how to for any LS.
I just wish we got more details on it. I know he sectioned the knuckles before anyone else really gave it any thought.

Do you happen to have any completed photos of his car? Im curious to see how it came out

[QUOTE=Vincent;435360]A quick google search led me to liberty vip's blog. Thank god for liberty

Heres a photo of a LS from their blog who did the door jambs as well


[IMG]http://i40.tinypic.com/2cworwz.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i43.tinypic.com/mc6xx0.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

Hmm I'm getting curious as well, mostly because I haven't finished my rear fenders [I]yet[/I] =)

Any of you Liberty cats got any pics how the door was eventually finished, because in the 1st pic there doesn't seem to be any work done to it...

Thanks for reading :biggthumpup:  Getting low is the main goal for his build

Don has like 12 project cars.  He hasn't really touched the LS since then but the fender work is done minus paint.  I will snap some pics when I go up there in a week

Nice work Vincent...hope you get the rubbing issue worked out.

adjustable traction rod to push the wheel back to the center of the arch. i'm sending measurments to studio today so they should be available very soon. moving the body is a bandaid, moving the wheel back to where it belongs is the correct fix.

^^Keep us posted on this. I'm close to getting my rears re-barrelled so the more suspension goodies the better.

Yeah my toe is way off. Going to order the rear studio arms as soon as I can

I'm gonna be ordering a lot of stuff from studio as well. Toe Arms, Camber Arms, and etc. Want to get this done right the first time around.

Not much of an update, but I got my car back. Painted my calipers orange 
(yes i know my tires are on backwards, its been fixed)


[IMG]http://i40.tinypic.com/2qnnuiv.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i39.tinypic.com/21aahd4.jpg[/IMG]

love it!

DOPE!!!!!! Love this car

common man gotta give us more than this!

Passenger side rear is 0.25" higher than driver side. Need to drop it more to even it out
Pic taken prior to the orange calipers


[IMG]http://i44.tinypic.com/24nfjvk.jpg[/IMG]

yeah dude!!! haha so sick

That's nasty!  Always loved this car, and I was doubtful when you pulled the Duke's off, but damn has this turned out sick.  I respect your style.

Well fukkin done!

pretty gangster bro

Im digging the new wheels! :giggity:

Thanks guys, heres some more photos my friend took today

[IMG]http://i42.tinypic.com/2nrf293.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i42.tinypic.com/15hil5.jpg[/IMG]

Really nice and classic look:biggthumpup:

OMG strusse! so proper man! so so jelly!

Car looks great, a lot of hard work and thought put in to it. I can't wait to see this thing in person.

Damn this car is so hard!!! And you kept it 2-tone!!! Would of liked to see it monotone but it's still perfect awesome job with the build

Love the new wheel set up.. looks dope!

[IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/425293_10150606291341847_698636846_9667418_889830145_n.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=CubanGS;441609][IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/425293_10150606291341847_698636846_9667418_889830145_n.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

hilariously enough, the backdrop is former taiwanese president chen shui-bien's house LOL

Rollin hot on them toaster strussels lol

Loving it!

ever think of going back to a chrome housing headlight?

chrome to bring it home

[QUOTE=Kouki Monster;441724]chrome to bring it home[/QUOTE]
 
I agree a bit more chrome to accent the wheels would set it off maybe a chrome grill and door handles and trunk bar lol jk probably would be a overkill

i think the orange bbk is my fav part

[QUOTE=BAHC;441781]i think the orange bbk is my fav part[/QUOTE]

besides the wheels. =)

Vincent, did you powder the calipers or spray them yourself?

[QUOTE=Kouki Monster;441655]Rollin hot on them toaster strussels lol[/QUOTE]
haha, reminds me of that guy from inglorious bastards!

gah i'm in love!

[QUOTE=Mr.Doback;441783]besides the wheels. =)

Vincent, did you powder the calipers or spray them yourself?[/QUOTE]

Calipers were painted


Heres a daytime shot my homie took. Still working on getting all the correct fittings / lines before I go ahead and install the cups


[IMG]http://i40.tinypic.com/ohlgg0.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Vincent;441813]Heres a daytime shot my homie took. Still working on getting all the correct fittings / lines before I go ahead and install the cups
[/QUOTE]

AH DU MA TFI

Thats a good shot of your car .....why did u chose paint vs powder coating for your brake calipers?

shit is fire son! FIRE!!

Sick Vincent!

sick shot!!

Very nice...love the headlights....

Look'n good brother

dude... i would never had thought Strusse would look so damn good...  love it!

Looks Dope!!! Really Love what you have done with the car!

Just got my car fully detailed. Check the link below. Hit him up if you need paint correction in socal. Prices are very reasonable. And he uses high quality products

[url]http://www.vipstylecars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29031[/url]



[IMG]http://i39.tinypic.com/3461hj9.jpg[/IMG]

car looks great! what products did he use, do you know?

H.A.M!!!!

denng, this is so sexy :drool:

[QUOTE=timmy0tool;443319]car looks great! what products did he use, do you know?[/QUOTE]

iirc, chemical guys products

[B][url]http://www.chemicalguys.com/?Click=25058[/url][/B]

ah word, i get some stuff from them. can't wait to see this in person vincent.