n00b Introduction: 1998 Toyota Aristo - 2Jz-GTE Single Turbo - RHD - Philadelphia PA

Hey all I'm a noob to this forum.
I currently have a couple cars but my VIP Style car is my 
1998 Toyota Aristo (Lexus GS300) incase it isn't obvious.
It is from Japan and it is Right hand drive.  (RHD)
Even though it is currently stock, it is a major head turner!!

It came stock with a 2Jz-GTE Single Turbo motor!
Same engine that is in the Toyota Supra, which is actually another car that I have.

Yes I have a RHD JDM Supra and a RHD JDM Aristo and a couple other JDM cars.
My daily dirver is a hooked up IS300
IS300 has (RMM side skirts, Ltuned Front, and Chargespeed rear bumper, custom painted carbon fiber hood and Tein coilovers, and some more goodies..)

I am planning to get an accuair kit installed on my Supra this spring, I am also goign to be getting a Top Secret widebody kit so I can wear my 19x9.5 & 19x13 WORK VS-XX rims.

welcome to VSC
 
post some pics of the rides

Here are some pictures of my Aristo.

You can see my IS300 in the background in this first picture
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My daily driver

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my 98 JDM RHD Supra (garage queen) currently being ripped apart and getting ready for spring!!  Sorry only have shitty cellphone pictures for now..

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supra before car wash..   :)
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Some of the goodies going into the supra

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Having fun with the seats before they go in
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you're going to bag the supra? :sad:

clean cars not many people have rhd aristo and supra :biggthumpup:

Nice collection.  You were just trying to sell the aristo, right?

[QUOTE=brainneeded;429222]you're going to bag the supra? :sad:[/QUOTE]


Yeah I know, sounds crazy and retarded.
But It's going to be just a show car.

The amount of work and money I'm going to put into it, I'm not really going to ever drive it and defeinitely never race it.

I'm  planning on widening & raising the arches and making it able to lay  on it's uni-body without tucking the wheels, it will look hellaflush  and not cambered out.  It's hard to describe, but I have a vision.  And  the interior is going to be completely gutted and modernized, probably  modelled after Lamborghini Merc.  Not saying I am going to transplant  the lambo interior into the supra, no, I am going to redo the whole  design of the interior (especially the dash) to bring the interior up to  date with 2012+ moden cars.  It will have many of features like the  modern cars of today.

All that being said, the body will look  mostly like normal top secret widebody supra and not going to be ricey  or overdone, I know how to keep things minimal and clean.

For example - this will be a good ride height for me.
But I am going to sit lower and with bigger wheels
(MY SUPRA IS FOR SHOW ONLY - NOT A RACE CAR)
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[QUOTE=blackanese;429231]Nice collection.  You were just trying to sell the aristo, right?[/QUOTE]


Yeah I'm still debating on selling the Aristo..  :sad:

I made this video of the Aristo for someone that was interested in buying.  It can't drive on the streets so I just made a video in my storage area, and I accidentially set off some alarm!!!!!! LoL then some guy came out and was staring at me for the longest time, I think he was confused because I was driving on the wrong side.  Then some other random person came up to me and he's like "hey man, you are driving on the wrong side of the car!!" hahahahahaha he didn't know I was shooting video.  I get people coming up to me all the time driving on the wrong side.  I was just never lucky enough to catch it on video until now!!  LOL

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP9qlyuImiU[/url]

I get reactions like this all the time in my supra, plus my supra is more exotic looking so it is really a big time attention getter....

Welcome, plans sound solid... but don't sell the Aristo, just trick it out and make track beast out of it. Would be a fun contrast in your garage, daily an IS, race the 'risto and stop shows with Supra... nice and reverse to what most people do =)

[QUOTE=Juzzo;429241]Welcome, plans sound solid... but don't sell the Aristo, just trick it out and make track beast out of it. Would be a fun contrast in your garage, daily an IS, race the 'risto and stop shows with Supra... nice and reverse to what most people do =)[/QUOTE]


You just put a big smile on my face
I never thought of it and actually really like that idea!   :biggthumpup:

[QUOTE=ImportAngels;429238]

[URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP9qlyuImiU[/URL]

I get reactions like this all the time in my supra, plus my supra is more exotic looking so it is really a big time attention getter....[/QUOTE]

I  could imagine with having a sick rhd supra.  I had a RHD civic and people would say the dumbest shit.  The most popular was if I delivered mail in it:pat:

wheres the single turbo aristo? the one you posted has stock twins.

[QUOTE=airmax;429969]wheres the single turbo aristo? the one you posted has stock twins.[/QUOTE]
 
Maybe he never noticed they were TT stock? 
:facepalm:

[QUOTE=Caoboy;429999]Maybe he never noticed they were TT stock? 
:facepalm:[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=airmax;429969]wheres the single turbo aristo? the one you posted has stock twins.[/QUOTE]


LOL well you know what I meant. 

Anyways, it's pending sale from someone on clublexus forums.  :biggthumpup:

[QUOTE=ImportAngels;430019]LOL well you know what I meant. 

Anyways, it's pending sale from someone on clublexus forums.  :biggthumpup:[/QUOTE]

Oh didn't even notice that typo there, I was so pumped to see another Aristo on this forum =)

But yeah only the 1JZ-GTE VVT-i Soarers/Chasers/MarkII's... were single tbo from factory :pat:

Wow....Very unique and awesome collection of rides u have...... Cant say I have seen any of them @ shows or on the streets...Good luck wit ur builds and looking forwars to seeing the aftermath:biggthumpup:

RHD cars FTW  :slap:

how much for the rhd aristo?

that looks like two turbos to me. welcome and nice goodies!

rhd *drool*. welcome

[QUOTE=speedaddict;430915]how much for the rhd aristo?[/QUOTE]

Sold that one for $11,000
Picking up another one for a friend on ClubLexus.