VipDoutJuly 29, 2010
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Tuned : James’s “Vip’d Out” GS400
July 27, 2010 in AutomotiveTuned to perfection we have this VipD Out Lexus GS400. DFM bring you an exclusive interview with owner James Church an exclusive look at the VIP Lexus.
So tell us a little bit about yourself ? [INDENT]- I am a full-time Sr. banker at Us Bank. and been in to cars majority of my life. and Also an Owner of a business called Vipdout offering custom tables for certain cars dashes, and offering my own apparel www.vipdout.com
[/INDENT]What were you driving prior to this car ? [INDENT]- Well a couple of them actually, Sr20det Miata, Super Street Civic Hatchback,98′ 528i and a rare awd rhd Civic RTSI.
[/INDENT]How did you come about owning the car you have now ?[INDENT]- I have actually always wanted a Lexus Gs since I seen the movie Belle, and was looking to see If I could upgrade from the Honda world and see that these cars were more then affordable in 2006. Made my move and never looked back since.
[/INDENT]So tell us a little about this VIP style that you have ?[INDENT]- I would say that VipdOut is my personal style. I have changed a lot of parts o the car to get the styling closest that I could find that fit my looks and was still tasteful and rare. from the stance which is the most important to me, and the rest fell into place with all the research I have done.
[/INDENT]Besides this car what would be your next dream ride ?[INDENT]- I would love to own a Mercedes s550 amg. A friend of mine took me and another friend out in his car and I fell in love. from the looks to the power to the design. Perfect in all areas
[/INDENT]What is the one difficulty owning a vehicle like this ?[INDENT]- Having this as a daily driver. Maintaining how clean this is as a show car and worrying about who might mess with it.
[/INDENT]Any last shout outs ?[INDENT]- Personal Shouts, God, friends and family,
(Sean)(Hiro) Church , family has been there through everything,and the car build.
Hoyu Arnold taught me how to work on cars, almost everything maintenance wise
Frank Robinson- just like family, has shown me the ropes.
Chris Thompson- same like family , Welcome back to Us bro
Erik Pacchetti – didn’t forget the little protege
Pavel Kostyurin – great friend and helps push the envelope with his build
Chris Grantham- like a brother and has helped wit the Lexus, as well the Lexus scene
Augustine Forsberg- Family, you have recently taught me a lot that help the success of Vipdout
Danny Robbins ,Brandon Jordan , Ronald Meyers and Dave @ Memoryfab All Helping me recently to get on my feet with the business and all the forums I have been on, all 17 of them
A lot more but those have been there and didn’t want to forget the names
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Car Stats :
- Car : Lexus 1999 Lexus GS400
- Color : Kh3 Super Black
Engine :
- All panel pieces painted KH3 gloss black to match exterior
- TRD front sway bar
- 1UZFE-V8, Iridium plugs
- Red top Optima 800 cc
- 150 amp fuse
Interior :
- Black leather
- (L) Junction Produce Fusa (black and gold)
- Red and super white Leds
- VIP front / Ancellion rear Curtains
- Custom Build Vip Table
- 35 % front black tint
- 5% rear black tint
Exterior :
- KH3 Super Black Paint job
- Full Final Konnexxion fit and new HELLA fogs
- New Shaved Rear wing
- 4 City PIAA Hype white city lights
- 4300k Aristo Hids and housings
- 3000k HID fog lights
- Junction Produce fenders
- Junction Produce Fancy pinstripe
- Junction Produce Tail lights
- Junction Produce Inner tails painted
- Authentic Toyota Aristo Window Visors
- Chrome Trimming on Bumpers
- Kazz Grill
Wheels and Ect. :
- Painted Gold Calipers
- Painted Black Hubs
- (NEW STYLE) 19′inch Ssr Agle Strusse
- 19×10 -3 front
- 19×11 -4 rear
- Shaved and Pulled rear fenders
- Custom Air bags system .. UAS bags with kyb-gr2 shocks
- Jdm Black powered coated Lugs/locks
- Air Ride Technologies Digital Level Pro2 with Digital Controller
- 2 blk/blk Junction Produce Neck Pillows
- 6.5 x2 Sync Tvs in Headrests
- 2.25 inch piping ,deleted resignators, custom X pipe 5zigen Mega exhaust
- Ls400 brakes, Not installed yet , looking at powder coating gold chrome
Trunk :
- 2 Az Compressors ob1/ob2
- Blitz Valves x8
- .5 inch lines
- 2 7 Gallon Alum. tanks (polished)
- Velvet interior for trunk
- 14 Led lights for show display
- Rear panel piece painted Gloss black
- 200 psi switches upgraded solenoids too
Photo credits : [INDENT]- Thanks Derrick Mance for the awesome shots !
Check out Dfined Magazine,
http://dfined.com/2010/07/showroom-james-churchs-vip-gs400/
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[B]Tuned : James’s “Vip’d Out” GS400[/B]
July 27, 2010 in [URL="http://dfined.com/category/automotive/"]Automotive[/URL]Tuned to perfection we have this VipD Out Lexus GS400. DFM bring you an exclusive interview with owner James Church an exclusive look at the VIP Lexus.
[IMG]http://geekworkz.smugmug.com/photos/950418922_kbsuQ-M.jpg[/IMG]
[B]So tell us a little bit about yourself ? [/B][INDENT]- I am a full-time Sr. banker at Us Bank. and been in to cars majority of my life. and Also an Owner of a business called Vipdout offering custom tables for certain cars dashes, and offering my own apparel [URL="http://www.vipdout.com/"]www.vipdout.com[/URL]
[/INDENT][B]What were you driving prior to this car ? [/B][INDENT]- Well a couple of them actually, Sr20det Miata, Super Street Civic Hatchback,98′ 528i and a rare awd rhd Civic RTSI.
[/INDENT][B]How did you come about owning the car you have now ?[/B][INDENT]- I have actually always wanted a Lexus Gs since I seen the movie Belle, and was looking to see If I could upgrade from the Honda world and see that these cars were more then affordable in 2006. Made my move and never looked back since.
[/INDENT][B]So tell us a little about this VIP style that you have ?[/B][INDENT]- I would say that VipdOut is my personal style. I have changed a lot of parts o the car to get the styling closest that I could find that fit my looks and was still tasteful and rare. from the stance which is the most important to me, and the rest fell into place with all the research I have done.
[/INDENT][B]Besides this car what would be your next dream ride ?[/B][INDENT]- I would love to own a Mercedes s550 amg. A friend of mine took me and another friend out in his car and I fell in love. from the looks to the power to the design. Perfect in all areas
[/INDENT][B]What is the one difficulty owning a vehicle like this ?[/B][INDENT]- Having this as a daily driver. Maintaining how clean this is as a show car and worrying about who might mess with it.
[/INDENT][B]Any last shout outs ?[/B][INDENT]- Personal Shouts, God, friends and family,
(Sean)(Hiro) Church , family has been there through everything,and the car build.
Hoyu Arnold taught me how to work on cars, almost everything maintenance wise
Frank Robinson- just like family, has shown me the ropes.
Chris Thompson- same like family , Welcome back to Us bro
Erik Pacchetti – didn’t forget the little protege
Pavel Kostyurin – great friend and helps push the envelope with his build
Chris Grantham- like a brother and has helped wit the Lexus, as well the Lexus scene
Augustine Forsberg- Family, you have recently taught me a lot that help the success of Vipdout
Danny Robbins ,Brandon Jordan , Ronald Meyers and Dave @ Memoryfab All Helping me recently to get on my feet with the business and all the forums I have been on, all 17 of them [IMG]http://dfined.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif[/IMG]
A lot more but those have been there and didn’t want to forget the names
[/INDENT][IMG]http://geekworkz.smugmug.com/photos/950418985_X3Z5Y-M.jpg[/IMG]
[B]Car Stats :[/B]
- Car : Lexus 1999 Lexus GS400
- Color : Kh3 Super Black
[B]Engine :[/B]
- All panel pieces painted KH3 gloss black to match exterior
- TRD front sway bar
- 1UZFE-V8, Iridium plugs
- Red top Optima 800 cc
- 150 amp fuse
[IMG]http://geekworkz.smugmug.com/photos/950419229_Yr5Qr-M.jpg[/IMG]
[B]Interior :[/B]
- Black leather
- (L) Junction Produce Fusa (black and gold)
- Red and super white Leds
- VIP front / Ancellion rear Curtains
- Custom Build Vip Table
- 35 % front black tint
- 5% rear black tint
[IMG]http://geekworkz.smugmug.com/photos/950418938_VVqDD-M.jpg[/IMG]
[B]Exterior :[/B]
- KH3 Super Black Paint job
- Full Final Konnexxion fit and new HELLA fogs
- New Shaved Rear wing
- 4 City PIAA Hype white city lights
- 4300k Aristo Hids and housings
- 3000k HID fog lights
- Junction Produce fenders
- Junction Produce Fancy pinstripe
- Junction Produce Tail lights
- Junction Produce Inner tails painted
- Authentic Toyota Aristo Window Visors
- Chrome Trimming on Bumpers
- Kazz Grill
[IMG]http://geekworkz.smugmug.com/photos/950418969_NKKp9-M.jpg[/IMG]
[B]Wheels and Ect. :[/B]
- Painted Gold Calipers
- Painted Black Hubs
- (NEW STYLE) 19′inch Ssr Agle Strusse
- 19×10 -3 front
- 19×11 -4 rear
- Shaved and Pulled rear fenders
- Custom Air bags system .. UAS bags with kyb-gr2 shocks
- Jdm Black powered coated Lugs/locks
- Air Ride Technologies Digital Level Pro2 with Digital Controller
- 2 blk/blk Junction Produce Neck Pillows
- 6.5 x2 Sync Tvs in Headrests
- 2.25 inch piping ,deleted resignators, custom X pipe 5zigen Mega exhaust
- Ls400 brakes, Not installed yet , looking at powder coating gold chrome
[IMG]http://geekworkz.smugmug.com/photos/950418888_cWP3F-M.jpg[/IMG]
[B]Trunk :[/B]
- 2 Az Compressors ob1/ob2
- Blitz Valves x8
- .5 inch lines
- 2 7 Gallon Alum. tanks (polished)
- Velvet interior for trunk
- 14 Led lights for show display
- Rear panel piece painted Gloss black
- 200 psi switches upgraded solenoids too
[B]Photo credits : [/B][INDENT]- Thanks Derrick Mance for the awesome shots !
Check out Dfined Magazine,
[URL]http://dfined.com/2010/07/showroom-james-churchs-vip-gs400/[/URL]
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