Squad One LS430 Las Vegas

Sup everyone. It's been long over due. Almost 2 years into this project. As much as I like a good build thread I couldn't really find the time nor did I want to let everyone hanging for so long. It was a tough build and it's still not complete. But we thought we should show it off to everyone as it is right now.
 
This is a 04 LS430 that started off black on black. We bought it off a friend/team member. He already had the wheels and suspension on it. The first thing we did was lower it more then eventually bag it up. And unfortunately someone decided they did not like the car and went to town with a good key job. Well we saw this as an opportunity to change the color since it has to get painted. Then we decided just to do a complete build with interior. 
 
The car is not mine, it is my friends car and he let me go crazy on it. And he's not on the board. But whatever I wanted to do I would run it by him. He originally had some simple typical ideas in mind but I had a vision of what I wanted to do and he was cool with it. I did all the work to the car. I did the body work, paint, the majority of the interior, and the mechanical work. The only thing I needed done was the upholstery to the seats, door inserts, steering wheel, and all the chrome work. I did the dye on the stuff we couldn't wrap. I also did the suede. I made a custom one off body kit out of fiberglass. There was a lot of influence from some Japan cars that I took styling hues from but otherwise not a copy.
 
I took a lot of pics of my progress and I'll explain as I go along. I am a little picky and I pay attention to detail on the small things. 
 
-Mercedes arctic white paint
-custom fender flares [URL]http://www.vipstylecars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27661&page=2[/URL]
-custom made full body kit... front rear bumpers and side skirts (prototype)
-Aimgain trunk and roof spoilers
-JDM door visors
-DRL fogs that also signal amber as well.
-rear bumper integrated red led parking lights
-chrome door handle covers
-no badge grill
-led signal mirror covers
-custom exhaust tips...stock mufflers cut off
-chrome plated... door hinges, hood hinges, trunk hinges, radiator support and various bolts.
-red leather interior (perforated and solid), suede headliner and pillars, dyed panels, and dash to match
-neck pillows diamond pattern stiched
-JVC KW-AVX840 double din head unit with beatsonic stereo kit w/bezel
-tv headrest monitors, painted trim gloss black
-all wood grain and various plastic trim pieces painted gloss black
-K-loop rope
-Tein comfort sport suspension with universal air bags
-Leon Hardiritt 20x9.5, 10.5 +1, +0
 
 
One more thing. Thanks to my crew for lending a helping hand and support for this build and to make the cars first show a sucessful one. We took best VIP lexus and best interior. Not bad for an uncomplete car. The purpose of this car is to not be super different and fill it with accessories, but to be clean and simple and to take what you have and improving upon it. 
 
 
before...
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after...
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Check this out. the guage cluster trim is painted gloss black as well so the instrument lights reflect off of it.
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All dash lights are red led's now. And I put a red film over the clock so it's not green.
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On to the good stuff. Here are some of the progression pics and how I made the body kit. Keep in mind that this is not the final kit as it is just a plug for the new mold to be made. Which probably wont be made for a while cause I'm super busy. In the beginning all the work was done at my house outside. I took it to my work to paint the body and doors. Oh yea no paint booth either. I know I'm ghetto but who the hell cares. Paint is just a step. The refinishing is where it's at. You wouldn't even know unless I told you. Then sometime halfway through the build I moved and now I got a garage where I can do some work where I just about completed the project and painted the rest of it with my makeshift paint booth. 
 
Pulled the dash...
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Body work done and stripped...
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front and rear windows out...
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Prepped for paint...
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Painting...
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Chrome hinges...
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Dyed dash...
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Ok, here's how I made the front bumper...
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Cut out what I didn't need...
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Constructed a frame...
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The reason for the frame is to hold the clay. Which is what I used to shape and mold the shape of the design I want. I used Chavant Y2k automotive modeling clay. Just like how the pros use to make concept cars prior to final design. It's been done for years and is still done today. And it's how Japan designs all their expensive kits, like Aimgain and many more. Just look in the VIP mags. 
 
Foam on the bottom to build up and hold the clay...
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On with the clay. Putting it on and shaping. You have to heat it up to put it on. And when it cools it gets hard. Outside temperature plays an important roll.
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Clay is on shaped and smoothed. Not perfect by any means. As this is my first time using it.
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Ready for barrier coat. I used a waterborne primer. The clay has oils in it and you just cant use regular solvent primer cause it will react and mess it up.
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I used polyester putty to smooth out imperfections. Still not perfect.
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Now I used an epoxy primer. This stuff gets hard vs. a regular primer surfacer...
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All dry. Sand and buffed. Ready for mold release wax and mold release film...
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With all that said and done. On to the mold making process. Black tooling gelcoat on top of the part you wanna copy...
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A few hours to dry and get tacky. Then chopped strand fiberglass mat with general purpose resin. I used about 4 layers. Not typically what you should do but this is a throw away one time use mold and I know I'm gonna make another one that I can possibly make multiple pieces so it doesn't matter.
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Demolding from the clay plug. The original had to be destroyed in order to remove it. Also I had to cut the sides to remove it.
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Here is a pic of the bumper mold and one of the side skirt molds that I'll get to later.
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Here's a pic of the mold being used to make the new bumper. White gelcoat with chopped strand mat and general purpose resin.
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Here's a pic of the new bumper off the mold on the car. It was not perfect to begin with and it needed some work. But once body worked and smoothed out the new mold should be perfect and I can pop out a near perfect piece with little to no body work required. Plus it wouldn't weigh like a tank.
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Body work, primer...
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Ok now the side skirt. This is the mold I made using some wood and spackle.
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Again I used water bourne primer. But this time no epoxy primer. White gelcoat again fiberglass and general purpose resin.
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Demold...
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New piece...
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Trimmed test fitted and molded to stock side skirts. This is a plug for a mold to be made. Not the final piece.
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primered...
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Ok back bumper now. This is what I came up with for a mold.
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Some filler and some sanding...
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Same process like the side skirts...
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Some cheap wack filler I had to use cause they ran out of the usual stuff I get.
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Homeboy paint booth...
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Well yea, that's how I made the body kit and painted the car.
 
Super sorry for the long crash course build thread. If anybody has any questions please ask away. Positive and Negative comments are welcome. This is not a tutorial. Just how I did things my way. Thanks for looking.
 
In time I will add to this cause there is still much to do to the car.

Amazing...... I can not get over you guys made your own kit and it came out perfect. Interior is popping, and the color choice and wheels are a thumbs up. 


Glad to see this car is such classy fashion

wow looks amazing great work on making the kit from scratch :biggthumpup:

Bro you just took DIY bodywork on a whole nother level! :biggthumpup: Amazing, the stuff you produced, you deserve all the awards you get. That interior alone is worth drooling over. Props on the serious workmanship you've put in, that is dedication! Hope to you see more of your works, very impressed!

UNTOUCHABLE!!!

Wow that's awesome. Kudos making your own kit. Did the paint have any debris or dirt specs on it? I seen you painted your car at some sort of construction site.

[QUOTE=racersky;451379]Wow that's awesome. Kudos making your own kit. Did the paint have any debris or dirt specs on it? I seen you painted your car at some sort of construction site.[/QUOTE]
 
If I may. No, he is the only person I trust to paint my cars...

You guys gotta see her in person.  Truly an amazing build. And if you was there to see the way she was built?  You would not be able to see the finished product. Lol but I know how my boy JJ is. Just step back pull out a chair and invision. True artist. Yeah kinda ghetto but it's all Persuit of Perfection! The great thing about knowing how to do shit is..... You know how to tweak to perfection :) all I can say is I'm proud to be part of the SQUAD 1 Family!  I'm VERY PROUD of you BRO!  The Filipino version of Chip Foose lol

WOW good stuffs in here! :biggthumpup: im digging the interior! Good job.:biggthumpup:

Must agree this thing def needs to be seen in person!! All the late sleepless nights paid off!! Congrats again Jon Jon and the rest o the S1 guys for pulling this off!! I know in your eyes there is still alot that needs to be done and that your far from finished but to me she sits perfect!! 

I will try and post up pics from the car show and the little video I did later!!

good stuff props! i believe this is the car that was trying to get done last vip festival right? glad took the time and finish it to perfection. i would love to see in in vegas this year.

Awesome! I love it all!

What else can I say other than ......... Wow

you guys should fab up your own kits and sell in the states. I would support forsure ! 

The next project car. ( hit me up ) 707-592-2777

So freaking nice ......digging all the custom work put in...loving the interior :biggthumpup:

Pinoy chip foose indeed! lol
Good stuff fellas! 
Btw what interior dye did you guys use?

JonJon your badass! Can't wait to see it person! Saw that you won trophies at import face off! 2 Thumps up

this one was def. well worth the wait Jon Jon!  pictures don't do it justice...all the details you put in this thing.   my car next??? haha

Love the interior!

Just when you think there's one jaw dropping LS on the boards, another one comes out of nowhere! I am truly impressed and liking everything about the car. Great job, tastefully done, just right!!

DAMN! Wut up japan?!
Y'all put in work on this one! 
Pretty damn inspiring. Good shit! :biggthumpup:

A++++++ thread!
I'm in awe and inspired.

EPIC.

True craftsman right here. That's what's up. Not only did you build this beast from scratch, but you did it with style. This 430 could sit next to any modern Japanese build and hold it's own. I like how you worked off the existing lines of the car like the more traditional (old school) kits, but used modern styling cues. Great work!
 
As for painting in open air on gravel... f**k that. LOL.
 
And then the interior... can't go wrong with red. I hate that you have to use paint to do it, but it looks so damn good. It reminds me of the black 30 Celsior from Japan that has a very similar interior (or did at one point). Some black burlwood dip would really set it off.
 
I'm gonna have to say that on a build level no one in the U.S. is f**king with this one. I can't wait to see what's next and hope that you put the same attention  to detial in other areas of the car in the future. Well done sir. :biggthumpup:

[QUOTE=Futura Design;451419]Love the interior![/QUOTE]

Some Red BBK would match the interior! Ahem ;) or actually anyone who wants to have their name on this car should contact JJ hehe because this car will definately be out to some shows. Hmmm SEMA? ALL sponsors welcomed!?!?!? Tires, brakes, stereo, paint materials, chrome plating, sata guns, engine upgrades "super charger?", lol oh and a state of the art tire machine and balancer for the installer too ;) just a Small wish list lol but very serious!

Playa this is the best stateside LS build to date.. I love everything about the whip & the red guts are insane... congrats on a well thought out & executed build..

[QUOTE=VipDout;451404]you guys should fab up your own kits and sell in the states. I would support forsure ! 

The next project car. ( hit me up ) 707-592-2777[/QUOTE]


James remember at AF SEMA meet I asked you to make the blood line front table for an LS430? Lol it's for this car hehe

wooow...speachless

GOOD GOD! This is what I call putting in work. Simply amazing.

well done build. props to putting in work.

Speechless. 

This is top notch!

cant go wrong when you're building body kits in jordans, nice stuff.

Oh damn !!!  This is what I call a BUILDDDD !!!  Major props ...

Really awesome job on this build. Busted outta no where! Love the interior and the custom kit.  Some of our best work was painted in an open garage...so no booth needed indeed.

Dayum this ucf is dope as hell...

damn man i wish i had your skills man! love red interior as well. crazy stuff man!

great work guys... on another level.  definitely looks like something out of japan.  only gripe is rear fenders, but fuck, with a build like this, cant complain.

you know wassup when a thread goes 3 pages within a day... crazy ass build!

He's probably not even awake yet haha.. sure he'll be surprised to see this thing hit page 3 in less than a day

Amazing build & skills!

I like the LED fogs and the mesh. Where did you get that mesh?

[QUOTE=squadONE619;451468]He's probably not even awake yet haha.. sure he'll be surprised to see this thing hit page 3 in less than a day[/QUOTE]

guarantee this thread will hit more than 3 pages today.

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inb4pg4

Oh wow I just barely got up. Thanks everyone. Sorry if I didn't hit u up in a quote.
 
[QUOTE=racersky;451379]Wow that's awesome. Kudos making your own kit. Did the paint have any debris or dirt specs on it? I seen you painted your car at some sort of construction site.[/QUOTE]
 
Luckily it was a perfect day to paint. And I did get some surface dust, but nothing a little sand a buff can't take care of.
 
[QUOTE=REV-01;451394]good stuff props! i believe this is the car that was trying to get done last vip festival right? glad took the time and finish it to perfection. i would love to see in in vegas this year.[/QUOTE]
 
Yes this was the car. Yea this car wasn't even close to being ready for that. This year for sure.
 
[QUOTE=VipDout;451404]you guys should fab up your own kits and sell in the states. I would support forsure ! 
 
The next project car. ( hit me up ) 707-592-2777[/QUOTE]
 
That would be cool, but man it's a lot of work. I'm on a break right now. lol.
 
[QUOTE=Dranom;451415]Pinoy chip foose indeed! lol
Good stuff fellas! 
Btw what interior dye did you guys use?[/QUOTE]
 
Dupont stuff
 
[QUOTE=PANCAKES!;451423]DAMN! Wut up japan?!
Y'all put in work on this one! 
Pretty damn inspiring. Good shit! :biggthumpup:[/QUOTE]
 
Thanks Oscar you'll see it soon.
 
[QUOTE=OG;451429]True craftsman right here. That's what's up. Not only did you build this beast from scratch, but you did it with style. This 430 could sit next to any modern Japanese build and hold it's own. I like how you worked off the existing lines of the car like the more traditional (old school) kits, but used modern styling cues. Great work!
 
As for painting in open air on gravel... f**k that. LOL.
 
And then the interior... can't go wrong with red. I hate that you have to use paint to do it, but it looks so damn good. It reminds me of the black 30 Celsior from Japan that has a very similar interior (or did at one point). Some black burlwood dip would really set it off.
 
I'm gonna have to say that on a build level no one in the U.S. is f**king with this one. I can't wait to see what's next and hope that you put the same attention to detial in other areas of the car in the future. Well done sir. :biggthumpup:[/QUOTE]
 
I know I know I'm a little embarassed on how I painted it, but it's cool. It was a perfect day no wind. I hate I had to paint the interior too but some of that stuff just looks too impossible to wrap up. Thanks man.
 
[QUOTE=tommiedred;451433]Playa this is the best stateside LS build to date.. I love everything about the whip & the red guts are insane... congrats on a well thought out & executed build..[/QUOTE]
 
Thank you sir.
 
[QUOTE=BAHC;451458]great work guys... on another level. definitely looks like something out of japan. only gripe is rear fenders, but fuck, with a build like this, cant complain.[/QUOTE]
 
Thanks
 
[QUOTE=projecty33;451479]I like the LED fogs and the mesh. Where did you get that mesh?[/QUOTE]
 
[URL]http://customcargrills.com/products.asp?cat=1[/URL]

Here's a vid on the lights. I didn't hook up the mirrors yet.
 
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nice job!

damn this 430 is mean. a lot of talent and attention to detail. this car deserves to be noticed all over the scene. great job.

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Ok I am not a pro!!:shrug:just messing aroun with my iPhone! The lighting sucks cuz it was already the end of the show and the sun was going down. Just wanted show an over view of the car! Enjoy!

Was nice kicking it with the homies from S1! Congrats again JJ and crew that put this together!!:biggthumpup:

Very nice:biggthumpup:

That is one f'n great build.
I'm in love with your interior. Not that the rest ain't off the chain.

WOW!!! great job!!

Thank you for posting up on how you built your front bumper. You have definitely inspired me to build something one off.

seen this in person, it looked perfect!

interior, front bumper, and chrome accents are my fav parts.  again, awesome ride!

This is one of the most car I can't stop looking at! You got MAD skills bro!

^^^
Thanks John.
 
 
I wish I had more pics to show all of you. Like a photoshoot. Soon soon. But some of you might be in luck and see this car in person. We will be at the Motion car show in Long Beach at the Autofashion booth, come check it out. We should have a little more work done to the car. See you there.
 
Thanks for the vid Joey.

Looks great. I remember you showing me the progress pics in San Diego. The finish product is nothing but amazing.:biggthumpup:

[QUOTE=jstyle;451517]Looks great. I remember you showing me the progress pics in San Diego. The finish product is nothing but amazing.:biggthumpup:[/QUOTE]
 
Thanks Julio. Yea it's come a long way.

wow this is NUTS i couldnt believe all the pics when I saw this morning...Intense!

Car looks freakin amazing in person...super clean in the sunlight. Now that I have seen the entire thread even more amazed. Great work Jon Jon. C-ya at Motion.

[QUOTE=gato;451520]wow this is NUTS i couldnt believe all the pics when I saw this morning...Intense![/QUOTE]
 
Yea man a little overwhelming, I threw all those pics together last night all at once. But man I bow down to you bro. We love your car and all of the details on it. Cause to me that's what makes a car stand out.

looks sick:biggthumpup:

Skeeeet skeet skeet!!!

what he said!! love the interior!!
 
 
[QUOTE=VipDout;451404]you guys should fab up your own kits and sell in the states. I would support forsure ! 
 
The next project car. ( hit me up ) 707-592-2777[/QUOTE]

Kicking myself for not following Wes wen he called me to go to the show. I would have seen this diamond in the desert.  Hopefully i get a chance to see it before i head back to the islands. Definately inspiring!

You sir are a fuckin' maniac!  I mean that in the best way possible.  So glad I checked this thread out.  All the pics were blocked at my work.   

This is truly next level :bowdown:

Good sh!t Jon Jon. Yosi showed me some pics a few months ago but it looks way better than I remembered. Squadone for the win on this one. Props again homie. :biggthumpup:

"Pinoy Chip Foose" is f*cking hilarious!

Amazing job man... may I ask what you do as a profession?  I would love to get into body work but want to learn welding first.

Incredible work. All that custom work intrigues the hell out of me. I am beyond amazed, and thanks for all of the detailed pics.

dammmmnnnnn..... thats all i can say. so sick

Just went thru this thread...you totally killed it...mad skillz indeed...

celebrity in just one day. thats wsup.

Im blown away by this build. Awesome work man!

My only suggestion would be to throw on a newer wheel to compliment the modern look. Maybe something w/ black accents to compliment the black inside

this is insane. props on doing your own thing.

Damn outta nowhere... big props for the build, especially on building the kit outta scratch :biggthumpup:

GOtta stop sleeping. Gotta step up my game. 

That car is killin it! :biggthumpup:

Thanks everyone. We appreciate the comments.
 
 
[QUOTE=Blitz;451558]Amazing job man... may I ask what you do as a profession? I would love to get into body work but want to learn welding first.[/QUOTE]
 
I'm in construction. I service heavy equipment. I've been a mechanic and an automotive painter. Pretty much bumper to bumper service and repair. Been wrenching, modifying, and painting cars since the mid 90's. Even before that, before I was driving I was around cars. But now it's just more as a hobby tho.
 
[QUOTE=PANCAKES!;451595]My only suggestion would be to throw on a newer wheel to compliment the modern look. Maybe something w/ black accents to compliment the black inside[/QUOTE]
 
Funny cause he already wants new wheels. I do to. He always wanted the ordens cause it's a classic VIP wheel but I agree with you that a newer wheel would compliment the car. We'll see. 
 
[QUOTE=ansen;451545]Kicking myself for not following Wes wen he called me to go to the show. I would have seen this diamond in the desert. Hopefully i get a chance to see it before i head back to the islands. Definately inspiring![/QUOTE]
 
You'll see it soon buddy.

dam yo thats nice work, mustve cost u a fortune... but its all worth it in the end i guess

^^^
Yea there was a considerate amout that went into it. But then again a lot was saved by doing it ourselves. If you wanna add the labor a shop would charge then yea it could get pricey. It's all for the sport and love of the car tho. Gotta pay to play.

[IMG]http://i47.tinypic.com/35ddvh3.jpg[/IMG] with a fat gold futura BBK imo

Looks good. Futura BBK's for sure maybe in the near future.

[QUOTE=jj702s1;451676]Looks good. Futura BBK's for sure maybe in the near future.[/QUOTE]
 :dance:

[SIZE=7][B]WOW,[/B][/SIZE][SIZE=2]I am amazed at the work you put in. the interior is nice, a bit loud for me but still nice. bumpers look really nice, big props on your work.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2][/SIZE] 
[SIZE=2][/SIZE] 
[SIZE=2]the pic on the wood mold for the rear bumper made me lol, it reminded me of the crazy boso cars for some reason :/[/SIZE]

i got to see this car in person and i was every bit of impressed. sick build man:biggthumpup:

LOVING THE RED MANG,    SOO WOO

insannnee

Sick build man and that stance is on point!! Digging the one of a kind kit ya made for it just down right SICK!! thumbs up to you guys in LV!!

Thanks guys.

excellent work! Thanks for keeping VIP alive!

WOW! Excellent work!!!!

Amazing, Great job!  Now we dont have to import body kit, we will just order from you guys  :)

Talk about from scratch shit you killed that bruh cant wait to see the next update...incredible job

jon jon..your work is amazing..vegas reppin!!!

Amazing work man!  I love this build, mad respect for what ya'll did.  End result is freaking badass!!!!!

Sick Sick Sick, alota DOPEness sir :biggthumpup::biggthumpup:

[QUOTE=KYOEI;451900]Amazing, Great job!  Now we dont have to import body kit, we will just order from you guys  :)[/QUOTE]

yup what Jin said

I can't stop looking at this car,it's definetly got me motivated to step my game up..
This is what the forum needs more of:dance:

That one sick build. i love all the detail work.

Appreciate the comments from all.
 
 
[QUOTE=KYOEI;451900]Amazing, Great job! Now we dont have to import body kit, we will just order from you guys :)[/QUOTE]
 
Man not ready for that yet. But yea it's been on our minds. Who knows? Only time will tell. You gotta see the car in person Jin, looks way better in person.
 
 
 
Currently working on the car with some small details. Getting ready for Motion Long Beach. Doing something simple in the trunk for now and other things. I'll post pics soon.

All these custom builds on here is def an inspiration. Im really looking forward for more updates.

luv it no complaints at all, custom and classy. lookin good guys

MEAN !!

Holy crap that's a lot of work, but well worth it !!!   I love custom work because it's not from a cookie cutter...bravo !
 
Interior's are mostly overlooked, but I like how your's came out.  Grea attention to detail, which is what I like.

This Build is awesome... Great work!!!

i really love your interior. wow. this car is amazing!

Just made aware of this thread today.  Love everything about it.  Props for putting in the work and having it come out the way it did.  It looks like it could have came straight from Japan.  You win

very nice!!! props for being creative and doing everything from home! cant beat a DIY mod!

the car reminds me of this one

DOPE!


[IMG]http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/ae28/Dranom2/1d13f20b.jpg[/IMG]

Mad props man, you have talent. Cant wait for what's next

^^ looks almost identical to that one.

Insane, nice wheels... And the homie I rockin og color aj9s

This car is fucking amazing!!!!!! I've been seeing pics pop up so I came to see if it was on here. I can not believe how you did this all on your own! It's ridiculous. I love the style man!!! Favorite part is the red interior!!!

Heres a pic I took at Motion, seeing this in person is a whole different thing :biggthumpup:


[IMG]http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc457/scrapinv8/IMG_9219.jpg[/IMG]

Thanks again guys.
 
 
[QUOTE=Dranom;452634]the car reminds me of this one
 
DOPE!
 
 
[IMG]http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/ae28/Dranom2/1d13f20b.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
 
That's actually one of the inspiration cars.
 
[QUOTE=silverbullet;453087]Insane, nice wheels... And the homie I rockin og color aj9s[/QUOTE]
 
Those are OG's too not retro.

Sorry I've been busy getting ready for the Motion Long Beach show. But here is what we've done to the car in preparation for the show.
 
We wanted to touch up on a few details like the trunk, interior, and engine bay. And I only had a week to mess with that stuff. But we were able to make it and also take a trophy home. 
 
 
 
A special thanks to Autofashion and John from VSC. Good times guys. It was a great first cali car show with the car. And it was just great hanging out with everyone. Congrats to Ojay and Miguel
 
 
 
So here is the work we did...
 
We wanted to do something simple and quick so we wouldn't have a stock trunk. We will end up doing some stereo stuff later in the future. But this will do for now.
 
 
Before.
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The work in progress.
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Fabric paint for the trunk lid.
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Finished.
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[IMG]http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/7311/img6317d.jpg[/IMG]
Painted some interior stuff and engine covers.
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[IMG]http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/9877/img6145w.jpg[/IMG]
 
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Engine covers before paint.
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After paint.
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[IMG]http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/5444/img6164i.jpg[/IMG]
Pics from the car show.
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Some crappy interior pics I took.
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Just sick...makes me think of starting to do my interior...

nice work on the Trunk!

That shit is cray!!! HYFR!!!

Red BBK!!!!!

dopeeeenesssssssss

dayum.  really wish i had the money to do interior now, really seals the deal on a dope ass ride!!!

Ballin

I had to sign in and offer another post of praise. Very well done !

You have really set the bar for builds now, attention to detail is phenomenal, I really enjoy the chromed? radiator support and bracketry. 

:giggity:

Ridiculous!

[QUOTE=Mr.Doback;453229]You have really set the bar for builds now, attention to detail is phenomenal, I really enjoy the chromed? radiator support and bracketry. 

:giggity:[/QUOTE]

^+1

Amazing work!

I keep looking at this and think is there anything left out of this build?? HELL NO!! As Doback said, this is setting the standard for builds, and wow. Setting too high for me but I hope the other guys with backing and in crews start coming out with some crazy stuff too. Very impressed by your attention put into this, extremely impressed...

very impressive indeed.
 
love the whole car...
 
 
White door sills with red lighting ! hit me up! (actually you can  def do your self lol)

mad props! very nice!

:drool: Beautilful

those black accents on the interior just make it pop more, what kind of paint did you use for the interior pieces?

dang home made paint booth, just like how we did it back in the day. glad to see OGs still building quality builds, and setting the bar up...way up!

Thanks to all. 
 
 
 
[QUOTE=Futura Design;453150]Red BBK!!!!![/QUOTE]
 
Would love to in the future, can't do anything right now. Would be so sick. We'd like to have a more open wheel design to show off the brakes too. In time we'll try to make it happen.
 
[QUOTE=Mr.Doback;453229]You have really set the bar for builds now, attention to detail is phenomenal, I really enjoy the chromed? radiator support and bracketry. 
 
:giggity:[/QUOTE]
 
Thank you, yes chrome plated. All hinges...hood, doors, trunk, and various bolts as well.
 
[QUOTE=ultm8mind;453305]I keep looking at this and think is there anything left out of this build?? HELL NO!! As Doback said, this is setting the standard for builds, and wow. Setting too high for me but I hope the other guys with backing and in crews start coming out with some crazy stuff too. Very impressed by your attention put into this, extremely impressed...[/QUOTE]
 
Thanks, there still is a lot left for improvement on the car. You know project cars are neverending. Anybody can do this stuff. 
 
[QUOTE=gato;453323]very impressive indeed.
 
love the whole car...
 
 
White door sills with red lighting ! hit me up! (actually you can def do your self lol)[/QUOTE]
 
That would be ill. Maybe.
 
[QUOTE=MaxiNone;453344]those black accents on the interior just make it pop more, what kind of paint did you use for the interior pieces?[/QUOTE]
 
Automotive paint. Base coat, clear coat.

I saw this in person at Motion this weekend, and I'm not exaggerating in the least bit when I say  that, in my opinion, this was the sickest and cleanest ride there. I stopped to gawk at this thing for so long. The attention to detail is just impeccable, and to make things even better, the kit is one off, hand made!!

I don't mean to be a nutswinger, but damn! I'm swingin! lol. I registered just to comment on this car. I def. look forward to seeing it more! :biggthumpup:

^^^
 
Thank you sir. It really is different in person. 
 
Wekfest Long Beach on June 2nd.

I definitely look forward to meeting the man behind it all, in person soon.

My name is Jason, by the way. My car is the red Audi hatch, bagged on BBS LMs. :wave:

This one? I took it at the show. Sorry for the low quality. 
 
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Yes sir. That one. Thanks for the pic!

once again good shit homie! congrats again on the win at motion. see u at wekfest??

i guess imma have to wait til vip fest to see this one =[

saw this at motion, CRAZY nice interior.

love the interior. Giving me more ideas on the new ride haha

[QUOTE=OJAY;453419]once again good shit homie! congrats again on the win at motion. see u at wekfest??[/QUOTE]
 
Thanks bro. Yup see you at wekfest.
 
[QUOTE=VipDout;453450]love the interior. Giving me more ideas on the new ride haha[/QUOTE]
 
Man can't wait to see what you got up your sleeve with the new ride. 
 
James sorry I didn't get back to you. I've been really busy plus I got more of a late night schedule. I got the pics you sent me. Thanks.

damn..dats just freakn sick.

Very nice, great work!

[QUOTE=ultimatetaba;453399]I definitely look forward to meeting the man behind it all, in person soon.

My name is Jason, by the way. My car is the red Audi hatch, bagged on BBS LMs. :wave:[/QUOTE]

Lol Dude I was staring at your car for a minute. Looks clean as hell. 


Trust me everyone! Everytime I see this masterpiece, its like going to a carshow even in the garage lol. Makes me wanna work on my car so I can park next to her at the next show :giggity:

^^^
 
Yea Glen your cars next. Come on let's do it. =)

do it Glen!

mad props!

Very nice build. Saw the car at Motion Auto Show long Beach. Hands down, one of the nicest VIP cars to hit the scene!

wow, nice

Dope shit.  Hope to see it in person.  Really inspiring for DIYers.  Class is in session!

awesome car man!

Congrats on the WIN at wekfest! I wish I could be there to support. But YES! Well deserved. 100%

a well deserved win...congrats

Congrats on the win bro!

Congrats!  What did you win?

Congratz!

Way to go Jon Jon and the rest of the S1 guys!!! Congrats on the win!!!

Thanks guys. We won first place best VIP at Wekfest. There were so many good cars out there and it was cool hanging out with everyone. Got to meet and talk to a lot of people. What was super cool was I got to meet the owner of Central Pine from Japan. A straight up authentic VIP car builder from Japan giving me compliments on the car. Wow. I knew the guy was from Japan by the way he was crouching down looking at the car and the details. May not mean a lot to some people but come on, that's where the influence is from. We're just glad we could bring the car out to show everyone.

A special thanks to everyone at Autofashion for letting us represent with them.


[QUOTE=khanhdom;454224]awesome car man![/QUOTE]

Thank you sir. Can't wait till your car is done.

[QUOTE=jj702s1;454578]What was super cool was I got to meet the owner of Central Pine from Japan. A straight up authentic VIP car builder from Japan giving me compliments on the car.[/QUOTE]

Any links to their builds?  Couldn't find it after a quick google search.  Congrats on the win and recognition from across the Pacific.

[URL="http://www.centralpine.co.jp"]www.centralpine.co.jp[/URL] Easy find.

congrats bro on the win.. love to see the hard work payin off. 

lookin at the site, now i recognize Central Pine from their ads on the vip mags..

here ya go jon jon.. read up on this cuz its next on the list.. on the LS or someone else's car..
[img]http://www.centralpine.co.jp/menu2/images/o3.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.centralpine.co.jp/menu2/images/o4.jpg[/img]

Congrats on the Win Jon Jon!!! Well deserved bro!!

Love how Central Pine did that fender/qtr panel work!

I'm regretting I didn't get a picture with Mr. Matsumoto. A mutual friend of his from the US introduced me to him. And also sent me this link of one of the cars they built. Not my style but you gotta admire all the hard work and details put into it. It was cool watching him as I pointed out all the details on the car. He really likes all the chrome stuff we did. Each detail I showed him he was like... oohhh and nodded his head with a smile, then say something in Japanese. That was the highlight of the show for me other than getting a win over at Wekfest. 

[URL]http://vipcarlifestyle.com/lexus-toyota/shark-day-celsior[/URL]


Here is an old video I found. Mr. Matsumoto is on 0:27 in the middle with the girl to the right of him and he is on 1:28 mark as well. 


 [URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=koO7sIUQolY[/URL]

Here's a few pics I took

I made a light up plexiglass piece with a frosted etched vinyl on the back corner window. The light is not too noticeable in the day but very noticeable at night. 
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Here's a pic of our friends stock LS430 behind us.
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I got to see this beast in person in Long Beach and it's a work of art!  Wish I could have talked to you in person about your fender mods.

^^^
Sorry man I didn't get to meet you. Did you get to see the thread I posted how I did the fenders? [URL]http://www.vipstylecars.com/forums/showthread.php?27661-Fender-pull-roll-wide-body-thread/page2[/URL] scroll down.


Your car is awesome bro. So clean and sitting nice. Love your trunk too.

I did get to see the thread and it had some great info but I wanted to meet and greet and ask about the process.  Again, Sick LS!  Thanks for the compliments! All done through AutoFashion!

Amazing LS, congrats on the win.

finally someone takes ojay down >:)

I was looking all over for this car. Why didn't I see it there? Where were you parked?

^ u just needed to follow the photographers...they were hovering over it the majority of the show, rightfully so. Definately one of the best builds as of yet....

^^^
Thanks bro.


We were parked with Autofashion in the vendors area near the entrance on the asphalt.

[IMG]http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f17/teddycutie/photo-2312.jpg[/IMG]

Pics from last night by Andrew !

cool, didn't know anyone was taking pics.

[QUOTE=jj702s1;454945]cool, didn't know anyone was taking pics.[/QUOTE]

Lol yeah he got a sick side shot of the 430 and my 400 was in the background

this car is just on another level.  The build is just amazing and all from scratch, done in the garage.  Truly inspirational to say the least.  Congratulations on a beautiful car and all the success.

fking WINNINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG. I love this LS.

LS is full of Nguyen for sure.

Thanks guys.

[QUOTE=Devil27;455170]Lol yeah he got a sick side shot of the 430 and my 400 was in the background[/QUOTE]

Ha Ha I never did upload those images to my flickr guys... haha... here is the shot Eric was talking about

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/suicidns13/7376350848/]Eric's LS400 and Squad One's LS430[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/suicidns13/]BX | PHOTO[/url], on Flickr

this is one BAD MOTHERFUCKING ASS build.  I'm green with envy.:signdammit: wish that was my car.  You def opened my eyes to the level of skill required to build great vip rides.

love it man, going to post the car on my vip fb page!

Damn I heard of Squad one through the guys at Speed Lab and at Spring Mountain body shop. I keep hearing of this LS and Id love to see it in person. Do u guys have meets in Vegas? I got a LS460L and your car is inspirational! WOW

Another big win for the SquadOne LS @Spocom 2012!!! Congrats to Jon Jon and Vireak!!!
[video=vimeo;47074857]http://vimeo.com/47074857[/video]

Congrats on the win!

Killin Jon jon! Congrats on the back to back to back win at Spocom, Infamous and Motor Union!

Man i hope this gets a full feature in a magazine, that wuld be a huge win, congrats man

good sheez,, your car modding skillz are crazy.  i just pick shit out of a magazine, but you are the one designing your own shit to go in the magazine.

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Yeah Buddy!!!

congrats

"I don't know if any car has been built to this level stateside...."

^^^ditto especially at a house in the driveway incredible bro congrats on another win...

lmao thomas.  anyway, truly inspirational man, working to get my car to this level...theres always next year... haha

[QUOTE=GEE702;460962][URL="http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz305/Gee702/0D4C29FE-1CB2-4FC5-A7D4-40BF395799BF-10318-0000041531361F99.jpg"][IMG]http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz305/Gee702/0D4C29FE-1CB2-4FC5-A7D4-40BF395799BF-10318-0000041531361F99.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Yeah Buddy!!![/QUOTE]


Thanks Glen wish you was there. Next time.

Thanks again guys. I have not posted anything in a long while because we've been busy messin with the car. I have some updates on what I have done to the car since my last post. Mostly small picky details. So here goes...

On the exterior we have added a front lip to the bumper. I used a 3/4" MDF wood. Originally I wanted to do a carbon fiber piece, and I actually did an overlay on the wood but did not use enough resin. And upon sanding it down I went to far and messed up some of the carbon fiber, so for a quick fix I decided to just wrap it in black vinyl. We're torn between black and carbon but it might remain gloss black. Going to redo of course. Want to do the same for the side skirts but don't know yet. Mode Parfume is the inspiration.
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gloss black vinyl
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And as you can see from the above pic we also did some led work to the headlights. I used prewired amber led's and they are just on for parking lights. Our signals are already integrated into the DRL fogs.
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Sorry for the crappy phone pics.
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This is how I layed out the led placement on a piece of aluminum and drilled the holes for the lights. The holes are drilled where the tape overlap eachother. I used a center punch to mark first. Just an eyball measurement.
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Soldering and heat shrink.
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Textured acrylic from home depot over the lights so they wont look so mechanical.
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Also did the third brake light. Double row of prewired white led's. Still has the factory red lense in place.
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Some polished stainless steel door sills with sticker.
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I redid the side skirts as the old one's bugged me. They are now an inch taller and they do not bow in the middle like before. So when you look down the side of the car it looks straight. (That's my G50 in the back)
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Now the interior got some attention too. We put up some jaguar tables in the back. Painted black and wrapped in red leather. Also made some custom tables out of glass for the front and rear. The goal of the look for the inside is modern vip. Still keeping the basics of traditional stying, but up to date. Also stepping away from the normal. Business luxury, business executive. The inspiration for this is Rolls Royce, Bentley, Mercedes, Jaguar. If you look at those cars interior you'll see what I'm talking about.

Rear center glass table. Tinted glass with black edge and painted black bottom. I used a 1 inch pipe and threaded flange bolted to the center floor, chrome plated. It can be unscrewed if needed.
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The front and rear glass tables are our version of "VIP" tables. The front table is the same glass as the rear. It is permanently mounted with a custom bracket I welded up that screws to the dash. A part of the gloss black trim with the vent piece was cut so the bracket can fit. When looking down on the table it looks like it's floating. Just a simple mini table.
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I integraded an Iphone Ipod dock in place of where the ashtray used to be as well as the air pressure guage for the bags. The dock is fully functional.
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Also had some embroidery done to the front pillars of our logo.
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Little brother big brother
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Well, that's all I got for now. There is still much more left to do on the car. I will update when I can. Thanks for looking.

[QUOTE=jj702s1;460993]Thanks Glen wish you was there. Next time.[/QUOTE]
Me too. 

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Oh yeah! Sorry bro I had to post this.

Such a badass car.

:cool2::eek5spin:

Excellent work as always.  Are you going to mod the G50 too?  I'm thinking of picking one up as the next project.

Wow, this car never ceases to amaze me! Great work!! Do you have the plans or a diagram of how you did the front (got it to stay, etc) and rear glass tables? I wouldn't mind doing something like that or maybe try the two layer with holders integrated. I have guys at work that might be able to pull something like that off. This thing is amazing, my inspiration. Speechless.

blown away

holy shit. i dont even know what to say.

This build thread is full of inspiration...
congrats on every win every compliment its all well earned and deserved!

[B][COLOR=#000000]That is awesome.. WOW[/COLOR][/B]

[QUOTE=MrExecutiv;461011]Such a badass car.[/QUOTE]

Thanks bro. Your car is inspiration to all of us. I miss your Herzogs, classic.

[QUOTE=normandie;461019]Excellent work as always.  Are you going to mod the G50 too?  I'm thinking of picking one up as the next project.[/QUOTE]

I have plans for the G50. But not anytime soon. I've had it for a while. 

[QUOTE=speedaddict;461025]blown away[/QUOTE]

Thanks. Can't wait to see updates on your front lip.:thumbsup:

[QUOTE=icenpinki;461028]holy shit. i dont even know what to say.[/QUOTE]

Say you'll put up pics of your new paint job. =)

[QUOTE=ultm8mind;461022]Wow, this car never ceases to amaze me! Great work!! Do you have the plans or a diagram of how you did the front (got it to stay, etc) and rear glass tables? I wouldn't mind doing something like that or maybe try the two layer with holders integrated. I have guys at work that might be able to pull something like that off. This thing is amazing, my inspiration. Speechless.[/QUOTE]

I'll get some pics as soon as I can. Owner has the car now. I didn't really take any good pics of that. I got some phone pics so maybe I'll put those up for you.

[QUOTE=RITZY33;461035]This build thread is full of inspiration...
congrats on every win every compliment its all well earned and deserved![/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=BIG TY;461052][B][COLOR=#000000]That is awesome.. WOW[/COLOR][/B][/QUOTE]

Thank you and thank you.

BIG TY your car came out great.

Damn playa you crushed the game with this one:biggthumpup:

Amazing! I am speechless.

No doubt...this thing is a beast you keep out doing yourself what could possibly be next???

[QUOTE=tommiedred;461070]Damn playa you crushed the game with this one:biggthumpup:[/QUOTE]


Naw just building something that we think is cool. I like being creative and doing things myself. Thanks bro.

[QUOTE=jbo;461086]No doubt...this thing is a beast you keep out doing yourself what could possibly be next???[/QUOTE]

Just details. Like brakes, new wheels, air suspension upgrade, and other things. In time that will happen.

You're re-doing air totally, lemme know when you do that. If the price is right I'd like air, but gotta get Mama's approval, haha.

[QUOTE=jj702s1;461092]Just details. Like brakes, new wheels, air suspension upgrade, and other things. In time that will happen.[/QUOTE]

I heard he's building his own brakes, wheels and air suspension in his garage too :dance:

nice job with this.

^^^ Thanks.


[QUOTE=ultm8mind;461108]You're re-doing air totally, lemme know when you do that. If the price is right I'd like air, but gotta get Mama's approval, haha.[/QUOTE]

Well I'd like to just upgrade the management. Hey I don't have any good pics of what I made for the tables. I'll get it to you as soon as I can.

[QUOTE=speedaddict;461128]I heard he's building his own brakes, wheels and air suspension in his garage too :dance:[/QUOTE]

Lol. Yea I'm working on making all that from scratch.

I knew it...

[QUOTE=speedaddict;460967]congrats

"I don't know if any car has been built to this level stateside...."[/QUOTE]

At least give credit to the author. 
And you're right. I forgot about this build.

This car keeps raising he bar. Well f'n done!

[QUOTE=Schnitz;461284]At least give credit to the author. 
And you're right. I forgot about this build.

This car keeps raising he bar. Well f'n done![/QUOTE]

Co sign x10 man

[QUOTE=Schnitz;461284]At least give credit to the author. 
And you're right. I forgot about this build[/QUOTE]

[COLOR=#949494][I]"I don't know if any car has been built to this level stateside...." said someone who didn't even live in the states.

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Man, I think my new brakes would look sick on this car.  Too bad I can't post a pic until they're unveiled

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lol. eh?

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Let's just say North America then...lol

way sick!!!

OMG.... This car is killing it!

[QUOTE=speedaddict;461868][COLOR=#949494][I]"I don't know if any car has been built to this level stateside...." said someone who didn't even live in the states.

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:innoutrofl2:

I have to chime back in on this. That red interior is every reason why I wanted to go red interior on my F50. Cause that is straight fire. The work is amazing!!

Side note: with all these projects going on, i feel left out, out of place. Need to step game up even more now :signdammit:

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yes please!

[QUOTE=speedaddict;462055]yes please![/QUOTE]


definitley! that with red hats

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Because Canada is so faaaaar away. No really, geography is your friend. 
:pat:

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Wow. Love it.

Sick ish' bro! The red interior is my favorite aspect... So well done. Forgive me if I missed it, I saw the dash was dyed, was everything else red also spray dyed?

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[QUOTE=lexobenz;462171]Sick ish' bro! The red interior is my favorite aspect... So well done. Forgive me if I missed it, I saw the dash was dyed, was everything else red also spray dyed?[/QUOTE]

Whatever we couldn't wrap in leather is dyed (painted). There are some things that just could not be wrapped.  We could of wrapped the dash and maybe some other things but leather, especially red leather, can be pretty expensive. For premium quality automotive grade leather at least. Color plays a big factor on price. I say if it looks like it can be wrapped then wrap it. And then dye what you can't wrap. If your doing a full color change.

DIY inspiration!!!

Yo bro to be honest Imo, this is easily in the top 3-5 sickest ls430 in the states right now, i like all ur DIY, very creative sir, nuff respect, im actually doing the same red and white theme but totally different styles, mad props tho man......

[QUOTE=ViPCeo;462631]Yo bro to be honest Imo, this is easily in the top 3-5 sickest ls430 in the states right now, i like all ur DIY, very creative sir, nuff respect, im actually doing the same red and white theme but totally different styles, mad props tho man......[/QUOTE]

i'm curious to know what are the top 3 then....

[QUOTE=VI IX;462645]i'm curious to know what are the top 3 then....[/QUOTE]

+1 ... this i gotta see

Damn, this build is sick as hell.

Wow your interior is flawless :biggthumpup:, love that you went with red

[QUOTE=VI IX;462645]i'm curious to know what are the top 3 then....[/QUOTE]

x2

[QUOTE=Schnitz;462126]Because Canada is so faaaaar away. No really, geography is your friend. 
:pat:[/QUOTE]

because poutin.

[QUOTE=jj702s1;460995]

Little brother big brother
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Well, that's all I got for now. There is still much more left to do on the car. I will update when I can. Thanks for looking.[/QUOTE]

top 5 vip in the states side by side...

mucho props...

yeah i am curious cause i know mine comes in 4th... from bottom :innoutrofl2:

Getting ready for AF VIP meet. Taking care of some small details and repairs on the car. It will be displayed at the Falken tire booth.

:giggity: Finally get to see this.

Best LS ever!

I seen this car at several events and the first thing i saw was that interior. I never knew the story behind the build till now. Very amazing and show with hard work can come long ways and appreciation. I agree you deserve every award possible. Big ups to you guys.

No doubt I finally got to see this beast in person and honestly pics dont do it justice.This thing is gorgeous you killed it in every way with this build I definitely cant wait to see whats next...

So clean. Imma bite that front table. Lol.

^^^go for it. Hey I only got to meet you briefly but I'm glad I got to meet the man with one of the best looking Y33's stateside. Can't wait to see the new look. I know you won't dissapoint. 

Once again...thanks for all the comments. I planned on doing some stuff to the car before the meet but I was super busy. Nothing major, just minor details to address. I did however raise the car a bit due to the new rubber band tires. It looked weird tucked, like there were no tires. So now it sits lip to fender with the help of 5mm spacers. It looks ok. Running 30 series instead of 35's. 

Thanks Joey for the pics and coverage. 

Damnitt I don't know why the pics don't show. Maybe cause I'm doing it from my phone. Oh well. Click the link. 

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Amazing build!  Props for conceptualizing and fabricating your vision.  :biggthumpup:

What products did u use to dye the panels and pieces in the interior?

haha dont trip man Ive been having the same issues with the pics haha. It was good talking to you man! good times in vegas and SD.

^^^It was good talking to u and hanging out for a bit. Good times bro. 


BigMone... I used DuPont products. Just ask your supplier. It's not really dye. That's just what it's called. It is bassically is a ready to spray paint special formulated to use on interior panels such as hard plastic interior pieces, the dash, vinyl, and other somewhat flexible stuff. I would not use it on the seats tho. Doesn't seem it would hold up. You would use a different product and procedure for that. Then again, I would just completely wrap the seat with material. That's just me.

Got your back J:

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Really wish I could've been there...

2 thumbs waaaaaayy up...

Such an amazing work of art!  I come and look at your thread from time to time and it never ceases to amaze me!  Like everyone else has said---great work

this is now one of  my favourite LS430. Absolutely perfect. That interior is to kill for. unbelievable work man

Luv it, very nice work.

congrats on the Import Tuner feature!!!

Love this LS430, the build is awesome.  Great work!!!!

[QUOTE=speedaddict;486535]congrats on the Import Tuner feature!!![/QUOTE]

In the current mag or online?

Thanks guys...I have not been on here or posted in a while. Been busy. But yea, check out the April issue of Import Tuner. It's out in stores now. 

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[QUOTE=jj702s1;486570]Thanks guys...I have not been on here or posted in a while. Been busy. But yea, check out the April issue of Import Tuner. It's out in stores now. 

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Mad props to one of my idols in the game :yahoo_101:

Well deserved feature

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Congratz yo.....

Congrats on the feature! Well deserved!

Congrats!!! Couldn't think of any other as deserving for the feature.

Awesome! congrats!!

Wow... This is a sick build! My all time favorite LS.

Congrats on a well-deserved feature on a great car!

Congrats on the feature bro, respect!!

awesome..well done

Many many thanks.

congrats! Picked up a copy, great feature!

congrats mayn!!!

great work man loving the car.

damn I love everything about this car. this car is so fkn badass. congrats homie! def well desevered.

Now thats how to build a car, literally!

Amazing build, especially that it's all from scratch and not just very expensive kits and plug and play. All respect to that. 

I have to ask about the gauge cluster trim, the way how glossy it is, killing me, I love it. 
I have been trying to do the same to my trim, but just can't seem to get resulting in such a mirror like finish and just glare back so glossy. 

Any tips are much appreciated. Again, one sick mod man, props!