LS430 build

I bought a 2001 LS430 Ultra Luxury package about three weeks ago. Ordered a bunch of parts and have just started receiving them!

First up, here is the car:


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Parts that have come in:

-Youzealand SS Pro kit

-Datasystems ASC680 controller and vehicle specific harness

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Parts ordered and waiting for:
-JP accessories 
-Work wheels :)

Half of the Youzealand SS Pro Kit installed (fronts), probably do the rears this week sometime.

Picked up some wheels for cheap, I'll run these until my Work Gnosis come in.



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Noice!:biggthumpup:
What Gnossis' did you get?

looks nice!  cant wait to see on new wheels

Nice upgrade from ur 11 jimmy!!!

So with that drop, was that a combo of the controller and the youzealand?

Car is looking purdy!

Looking puurrrtty.....:thumbup:

Nice, how does the factory air system ride w it adjusted lower?

Nice 430 bro!! Can you pm me where u got the data system and
Youzeland ss pro kit. Might go this route instead of adj
Coils. Thanks.

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sitting low man, nice and clean...

hmmmmmmmm update :)



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Mods:
-Youzealand SS Pro kit
-Datasystems ASC680 air controller
-Junction Produce Kintuna
-Junction Produce Fusa
-Work Varianza T1S wheels 20x9.5, 20x10.5
-Motorsport Tech spacers
-5Zigen Fireball mufflers with full custom piping, backpurge welded, v-band clamps, super high grade stainless
-Rolled and pulled fenders
-Torched and remolded front inner fenders


Sound system:
-Beatsonic dash kit
-Pioneer AVHP8400BH head unit
-Audison Bit Ten processing unit
-Steg k202 amp
-Steg k402 amp
-Focal KRX2 fronts (bi-amped)
-Levinson rears (running on deck power)
-Focal 33V1 sub
-Cascade VB2 sound deadening in doors and parcel shelf
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sweet ride man.

thats my favorite interior of all LS430's it came in the UL 2001-2003 only on grey wood. badass!

No cutting corners here, only high quality parts. Even the temporary wheels look great. It is coming along nicely.

Sweet, you get a deal on exhaust? Lemme know

you always pop up quick, then disappear until you pop up with something new again.

nice exhaust!

Nice update forsure I really like how the blend of the Youzealand and the Datasystems came out...looks like you did your research hows the ride?

car looks great man

Lookin good thus far man. Lovin that exhaust

Thanks guys I appreciate all the comments :) 

Yeah I'm not on this forum much, I'm working some long hours these days doing A LOT of dyno tuning.....sometimes I'm going from 9am to 2am...

Ride is great, with the Youzealand kit you can go about an inch lower. It results in being able to drive the car at desired ride height with more air in the bags for a better ride.

My new wheels are here and on the car. Here are a few shots from a local show and shine last weekend:

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looking good man, sits very nicely

Most recent shot before being parked for the winter:

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willing to share wheel specs?

Those wheels are sick man good choice. Some bbk would look killer!

wht kind of rims r those ? did u get them anodized? and where can i get some! lol! i got the same ls.. lookin for rims exactly like tht..

loving the exhaust.i was at a meet a whileback and some kid had the sane car but black with that controller and it didnt get that low.nice stance....lovin it

The wheels are Work Gnosis HS203.

really like this. simple and effective mods. looks bad ass.

car looks awesome man. LOVE your LS. Keep it up Jimmy!

Very nice.  I had the mega exhaust on my old gs400.  Sounds so awesome

[QUOTE=DPK*David;473637]willing to share wheel specs?[/QUOTE]

Negative. Sorry man


[QUOTE=Pshn_w8;473687]Those wheels are sick man good choice. Some bbk would look killer![/QUOTE]

Eventually. I'd like to do a Brembo or Endless kit on this car one day, but there are other priorities before that. :) Thank you


[QUOTE=DirtySmilez LS430;474050]wht kind of rims r those ? did u get them anodized? and where can i get some! lol! i got the same ls.. lookin for rims exactly like tht..[/QUOTE]

They're Work Gnosis HS203 in a custom finish. I ordered these from Work Japan with custom color (GLD) finish. 



[QUOTE=beachbum-1;474056]loving the exhaust.i was at a meet a whileback and some kid had the sane car but black with that controller and it didnt get that low.nice stance....lovin it[/QUOTE]

Thanks man! The exhaust was a very expensive mod lol. I bought the 5Zigen mufflers used from Japan, and had the rest of the system custom fabbed, it's all backpurge welded. 

I have a Youzealand SS Pro kit on mine, that's why it gets a bit lower. Thanks for the kind words!

[QUOTE=OG;474090]really like this. simple and effective mods. looks bad ass.[/QUOTE]

Thank you! It was my goal from the beginning...simple and effective. :biggthumpup:


[QUOTE=blackanese;474510]Very nice.  I had the mega exhaust on my old gs400.  Sounds so awesome[/QUOTE]

Yes, by far one of the best sounding exhausts for a VIP car!

Love it!

Damn, nice car and I envy your audio. 

How are you liking the youzealand?  I need to replace my RCA and thought about youzealand but wasn't sure how resilient they are to salt since there isn't much snow in Japan.

The Youzealand is a no brainer for anyone wanting to slam their car on factory air. You can run the car lower with more air in the bags, handling and ride is greatly improved, as well as alignment (caster specifically).

IMO, all VIP LS430's should have the Youzealand Pro kit!

I gotta say, its looking nice.

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clean set up, buddy!

Very clean!

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Looks damn good bro very nice shots too looking forward to seeing more...

Featured on iLLmotion: [url]http://illmotion.com/im-highlight-poorform-lexus-lss/[/url]


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Congrats on the feature.

Thanks! All the photos turned out great, I'm really happy with it

so sick man your car looks good with that color wheel.

love the clean look, the new wheels look great

Local car show this weekend (World of Wheels). Also updated my trunk, it's not 100% yet, but will be soon.

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high end audio too. my hero.

i like that trunk set up

Thanks guys. I'm running 2 Focal 33WX Utopia subs, Steg k202 amp, Steg k402 amp, Audison bitOne processing unit and Focal KRX2 front speakers.

Ride looking good bro, very clean indeed, props!!

New suspension setup! Should have it installed within the month here:

-Tanabe Z40 coilovers
-UAS Aerosport bags
-Accuair VU4
-Accuair e-Level
-Accuair i-Level
-Accuair 5gal alum tank
-2 x Viair 444 compressors

Sounds almost exactly like my setup, you won't regret it!

Clean setup sure it sounds great...looking forward to seeing what the new suspension brings

New Suspension setup:
-Youzealand SS Pro Kit (was installed with the old setup)
-Tanabe Z40 coilovers
-UAS Aerosport bags
-UAS coilover brackets
-Viair 444c compressors x 2
-Accuair E-Level
-Accuair i-Level
-Accuair VU4
-Accuair 5gal alum tank
-Accuair water traps






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generally as a rule, i don't like wood flooring in trunk setups (because 99% of the time it looks tacky af) but with the router work and dark wood, this looks really really good.

It doesn't show in the pics, but it's a blackwood that comes close to matching the interior wood color.

New front lip and grill ordered :D

Wow, agreed with the above statement. The darker wood looks nice

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Haven't updated this in a while.


Car featured on a local blog


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liked the gnosis much better

[QUOTE=OG;499578]liked the gnosis much better[/QUOTE]


These are just my set of spares. I have new wheels coming in for next year.

love that blackwood and trunk setup!

Preferred the T1S personally.   Look forward to seeing the new rims

Wow loving this, I'm usually never a fan of the earlier model ls430's, but this car look very nice.

installed new lip and grill 

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Is that the AMS grill and front lip? Looks good!

yep AMS

what a big difference a lip and grill can make!

Looks good man, keep it up!

Nice!

T_T So sad to see the work but the guards paint is falling off.

Otherwise looks sweet

Loving this build.. Super clean..


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New setup looks good!

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Damn good I really like everything about it...

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