my 93 LS400 from '07 till '09. 56k no no

bought the car in June of 07 and instantly put in H&R lowering springs.

Holy 4x4 huh.
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didnt do much afterwards except for a carpc and a decently sounded system
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come 2009 was when all the big mods came in.

first up i got me some Megan Coilovers and also a set of Supra TT wheels.

this shot was out of the box
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this was how she stood for a good month.
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after that i picked up a japanese illuminated plate, painted the supras silver, redouts and got a custom exhaust system. 
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then July of 09 i got some some big goodies.
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car has been lowered another .5 inch and ill be doing a photoshoot so ill update this thread with new pics.

am i on the right track?

Right track for sure! Car looks dope.
Where'd you find the illuminated plate?

thanks man. someone i knew was selling it so i snatched it up.

car is a BEAST now!!! :dance:
 
wheels set it off for shizzles! :biggthumpup:
 
i'll be there one day :o

Right track? Yesssirr!

You come a long way Joe.  You no longer have to park your car in the "VIP 101" section

looks goood.

Very nice progression.  Loving the new look!!!!

looks great-love the new wheels!

nice to see another clean vipcar comin outta nyc!

Very nice to see the progress!! great  job :) 
 
Car-pc is hella tight :dance:

thanks guys, lot of time, money and effort went into what she is now.

[QUOTE=Dirty Octopus™;258970]car is a BEAST now!!! :dance:
 
wheels set it off for shizzles! :biggthumpup:
 
i'll be there one day :o[/QUOTE]

haha ur car is coming out straight man. i like it now with the new paintjob!

[QUOTE=volkgt7;258972]Right track? Yesssirr![/QUOTE]

thanks man, you coming out to the SI meet?

[QUOTE=widebody_Q;259029]You come a long way Joe.  You no longer have to park your car in the "VIP 101" section[/QUOTE]

thanks Agi, now i can park with the big boys :).

[QUOTE=callaghan.;259081]nice to see another clean vipcar comin outta nyc![/QUOTE]

haha more like LI so the roads are more forgiving :P.

[QUOTE=DriftGirl;259082]Very nice to see the progress!! great  job :) 
 
Car-pc is hella tight :dance:[/QUOTE]

thanks!! yea i gotta retouch up my carpc...little glitchy.

Thats because you still got windows 95 on there.  You need to upgrade Joe =p

LOL man im no ballers like you guys. it took me 2 years to get to where i am at today. maybe in the future ill get vista but ill stick to good ole 95 here. :D.

wow joe!  dude i didn't realize you copped some wheels.  you kept that on the DL and I haven't come out in a while!  props! stance looks pretty tough

Looks good bro.

Looks great! Congrates!

[QUOTE=widebody_Q;259089]Thats because you still got windows 95 on there.  You need to upgrade Joe =p[/QUOTE]
Hahaha, nah, for real Joe..car's looking on track.

looks good. is it the lighting or are your taillights all red?

thank you presidente!

yea man, ii got redouts on my tails.

joe, when you going to monotone the car?

yea probably when i respray the car.

some new pics.

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where can I find more information on car-pc ?

for general information [url]www.mp3car.com[/url]

i really didnt document my install that much but if u have any Q just pm me. im gonna be rebuilding my carpc this week though.

lovin it!

[QUOTE=LiCelsior;259357]thank you presidente!
 
yea man, ii got redouts on my tails.[/QUOTE]
 
 
 
did you use candy red or some tail light specific spray?

YES, this is looking very right joe.  I was afraid for awhile that you would stick to the CL quota but im very very very pleased to welcome you to the dark side my friend. :bigok:  classic but never overdone, I love it.

[QUOTE=RotaryAE86;259771]did you use candy red or some tail light specific spray?[/QUOTE]

no its red overlay from Aerotech.

[QUOTE=Brandicus;259789]YES, this is looking very right joe.  I was afraid for awhile that you would stick to the CL quota but im very very very pleased to welcome you to the dark side my friend. :bigok:  classic but never overdone, I love it.[/QUOTE]

thanks Brandon, lol @ CL quota haha. sooo wheres the updates on your car?

cool, thanks holmes

some new pics from the liberty vip meet. dropped it .25" more.

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hella nice stance bro.
i need wheels so bad!

simply =  :drool:

On track from what I have seen , Look good !

Good looking ride.

thank you guys. yea this is daily driven in NY and its harsh but good thing my tires are holding!

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and a pic with a freshly detailed MB i just finished an hour ago.

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Looking good joe:biggthumpup:

thats a clean job =)

well Joe it looks like i may have fitment like yours sooner than later! =)

Car is coming along nicely. Looks like you are on the right track

[QUOTE=Dirty Octopus™;264230]well Joe it looks like i may have fitment like yours sooner than later! =)[/QUOTE]

sweet, cant wait to see them.

[QUOTE=EliteAutoStyle;264256]Car is coming along nicely. Looks like you are on the right track[/QUOTE]

thank you!

some pics from a recent mini meet.


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so far your car has everything on it that i wanted to do to mine, minus the clear signal lights.  Shit is so clean. Props

shit looks proper!
 
that murda LS is sick too

thanks guys..nothing has changed as of yet....

but come 2010, Liberty VIP gonna shut it down.

what are the specs on your rims if you dont mind me asking

NICE nyc is coming up in the game fast cant wait for 010

I'm feelin' the drop, wheels and especially the tails, I'm a sucker for tails blocked out red, only thing I'd do different is paint out the orange bumper lenses silver, just make sure to sand down all the numbers/letters first and put a heavy amount of primer on them so no blotchy light murks through, shoot them with a few coats of silver Rustolium and a few coats of clear, and you're in there like swim wear IMO. I love two tone Lexos, very traditional. Nice work...the black on black one is pretty sick too.

[QUOTE=NELSON09;274197]I'm feelin' the drop, wheels and especially the tails, I'm a sucker for tails blocked out red, only thing I'd do different is paint out the orange bumper lenses silver, just make sure to sand down all the numbers/letters first and put a heavy amount of primer on them so no blotchy light murks through, shoot them with a few coats of silver Rustolium and a few coats of clear, and you're in there like swim wear IMO. I love two tone Lexos, very traditional. Nice work...the black on black one is pretty sick too.[/QUOTE]
 
or just buy the clear ones, that would look nice too

specs are in my sig.

thanks for comments Nelson but i like the amber :) more of a retro look.

looks sick with the eurolines

clean! i love it.... what're the specs on the wheels and tires?

o nvm i got it lol.. but yea, ride's clean.. keep it up

so would you get a ticket if you didn't run a front plate in NY?

yup..got pulled over yest cause state trooper thought i didnt have my front plate but BLAM he went to the front and saw it on the side...guess the illuminated plate dazzled him.

took off my 18s since i had another blowout and now riding on the stock 16s...just got my grill from upgarage in also. ill post pics up tomorrow :).

came along real nice Joe

Looks good, i hope my celsior looks that good someday.

Looking good joe.

[QUOTE=taeng;277422]came along real nice Joe[/QUOTE]

thanks Travis, still mad jealous of ur car man.

[QUOTE=VIPPEDOUT;277433]Looks good, i hope my celsior looks that good someday.[/QUOTE]

take your time, dont rush it. took me 2 years to get where i am today and i went through springs before i had coils and that was a waste of money.

[QUOTE=tommiedred;277434]Looking good joe.[/QUOTE]

thanks tommie, yo pm me ur number. Chris gave me it but he was unsure if that was it.

[QUOTE=LiCelsior;277435]
take your time, dont rush it. took me 2 years to get where i am today and i went through springs before i had coils and that was a waste of money.
[/QUOTE]

Well its stock with air susp, so for now i just bought a controller. Then i will upgrade to air on coil. 

I also need new rims, im using my 18x9.5/18x10.5 Aldaldts, i want 19s or 20s for this big car.

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finally took pics of the new grill in.

its coming out good !!

damn i love those wheels!

Car looks great LiCelsior! A great improvement from when you first bought it.
Only 2 things that I would change if it was mine is that I would put clear indicators on the front, and to me, the two license plate look at the front to me makes things look too crowded. The illuminated plate looks great, are you required to still have a proper license plate on front?

i actually prefer the amber lights..more retro. yea im required to run a NY front plate.

Your car is coming along great! Keep up the good work!

legit ride bro.

Shit is legit Joe , cant wait till 2010

looks clean ..love the wheels ...

[QUOTE=Garage7RP;279772]Your car is coming along great! Keep up the good work![/QUOTE]

thanks man, urs is too!

[QUOTE=Do.;280902]legit ride bro.[/QUOTE]

thanks, ur on the right road with your car.

[QUOTE=phillygs3;280910]Shit is legit Joe , cant wait till 2010[/QUOTE]

hahah i aint gonna come out as hard as you (no homo) but something is planned :).

[QUOTE=luisfrias;281262]looks clean ..love the wheels ...[/QUOTE]

thanks man.

did you have to do anything serious to the rear? 
and can you fit say... 5 more mm's up front? cuz the wheels im supposed to be getting from Grant are +25 all around and i want to be able to use my 15mm spacer up front and maybe by another 5 or 10mms for the rear.

[QUOTE=Dirty Octopus™;283023]did you have to do anything serious to the rear? 
and can you fit say... 5 more mm's up front? cuz the wheels im supposed to be getting from Grant are +25 all around and i want to be able to use my 15mm spacer up front and maybe by another 5 or 10mms for the rear.[/QUOTE]
 
i'd roll the rears if i were you. i ran my stock SC430 wheels with 265s in the rear and 25mm spacers and I STIll have rubbing issues with camber. and i rolled the rear.

[QUOTE=Dirty Octopus™;283023]did you have to do anything serious to the rear? 
and can you fit say... 5 more mm's up front? cuz the wheels im supposed to be getting from Grant are +25 all around and i want to be able to use my 15mm spacer up front and maybe by another 5 or 10mms for the rear.[/QUOTE]

Sup D.O., sorry to hear about that whole situation with brian.

rears are just a sloppy fender cut that needs to be smoothened out by a belt sander.

my fronts are also cut fenders and im sure u can fit 5mm more with ease...i was planning on getting spacers for the front and rear for a more flush fit.

rears will def fit if u cut them..maybe a slight pull also.

my new wheels im planning on keeping my offsets in the infants range.

Liberty VIP 2010, dont blink.

[QUOTE=LiCelsior;283049]Sup D.O., sorry to hear about that whole situation with brian.
 
rears are just a sloppy fender cut that needs to be smoothened out by a belt sander.
 
my fronts are also cut fenders and im sure u can fit 5mm more with ease...i was planning on getting spacers for the front and rear for a more flush fit.
 
rears will def fit if u cut them..maybe a slight pull also.
 
my new wheels im planning on keeping my offsets in the infants range.
 
Liberty VIP 2010, dont blink.[/QUOTE]
yeah... it sucks but i gotta move past it i suppose :shrug:
 
but yeah my rears were already done kinda sorta. i did a hammer time job to the rear so when i had on my 18x8 KF's i was runnin like a +11 back there with the use of my 15mm spacer. but seeing your 18x10 +25 back there fitting so nicely i was wondering if what i have done to the rear would be enough to fit the Victrix' 18x10 +25. my front would fit similar since i'd be putting my 15mm's up there. making it +10. i didnt cut my front but i rolled, pulled and then got a friend at a shop to go to town on them so i KNOW i can fit something nice. i just cant wait to see how the 9.5j +25s look so i can get a real feel for what i need to do. i really need to get my buddy to do the rear but that would require me to get the quarters painted again which wouldn't be a biggie but im too lazy. i gotta motivate myself to go get the shit painted.

lol haha..well since its lowered the way it is now. the rears are kinda sunkened in. cant wait to see them testfitted though.

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brakes been in but havent updated anything in a while..head to deal with this crap.

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put the old grill back in :signdammit:

So the mailman comes today way ahead of schedule with 4 packages from Japan.  I couldn't help it but do a MJ kick and grab my crotch.  The mailman said he would of done thee same thing if he just got new rims.

Well they are not my rims.  They are for a customer/friend/Liberty teammate.  I asked if it was alright to leak a teaser and he said OKAY!

Here you go with the teaser

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NOMNOMNOMNOMNOM

:eek2: I don't even care what the faces look like. That finish & width =:drool:
 
And I know Li's got good taste.

lol, dont know how i missed this thread yesterday.

thanks Brett.

looks like crap :slap:
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:giggity: lols.

No one got these in the states.  The look official in person

yea...so um

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[QUOTE=LiCelsior;308081]yea...so um

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So where are the pics of them mounted? LOL

lol they comin soon Vlad.

[QUOTE=LiCelsior;308106]lol they comin soon Vlad.[/QUOTE]

Knowing you I thought you would have them slapped on with an hour of receiving them. LOL :biggthumpup:  They look beefy though, wat r the widths if it aint a secret?

He said he has to study for a test.  I tried getting him to put them on but he wouldnt budge lol.  Test fit should come over the weekend though.  Body work is needed front and rear for sure

yea gotta study for 2 midterms and still gotta paint some other wheels. testfit may come either today or sunday.

[QUOTE=LiCelsior;308111]yea gotta study for 2 midterms and still gotta paint some other wheels. testfit may come either today or sunday.[/QUOTE]

I hear you, good luck!!

yep

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Can't wait to head out to the shop.

under construction....

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shes not some smut, COVER HER SHAME!!!

Li, isnt that your parts car :|

parts car= *****
*****s=no shame

Li - Where did you get your brakes from? I have been looking at upgrading my brakes for a while now, Did you do it mainly for the cosmetic change or for performance? Is there any difference? I wouldnt think there would be much difference?
Cant wait to see it with the new wheels on it mate! It is already looking great, and now it should look even better, keep up the good work Li.

thanks man, i did the upgrade for both.

but stopping power compared to before was MUCH greater...i very much do not regret upgrading. it has saved me from a few accidents already.

Do you have a link to where you got them from please?

they're 95-00 LS400/Celsior 4piston front calipers, they bolt right up with the equivalent rotors.  only "mod" you need to do to fit them to your 1st gen is to install 95-00 LS400/celsior lower ball joints to give you the clearance you need.  oh, and wheels that will clear.

i got the pair from a junkyard and they shipped it to my house. yea for the ucf10, u need the ucf2x lower ball joints or if u have the SS kit then you dont need the lower ball joints.

Can't wait to see this finished......

Seems like you finally got the right widths and offsets for your car. It looks very nice. You do not need extreme fender mod if you will mess with the camber settings. That is REALLY nice!

thanks Randy, thanks Garage i know lol.

got some stuff done today :D
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The ride is definitely taking shape cant wait to see the new shoes...

thanks jbo.

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omg, am i hellaflush?

Time to go in beast mode

sickness ....

Woot ! lets see these !

Wow! Looks different with tires on. Definitely time for beast mode!

beastin now..

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This is killing me hahaha i need to see full pics alrede, loving the stance homii

thanks Nax.

last one.
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wow that ass is fat!! lol looks real good man

Nax, pics are on Liberty lol