New To VIP From The North East.

Hello everyone!  My name is Tom, I'm new to the VIP scene.  I've been following the style for a few years and have just recently purchased my first proper VIP platform, a 1995 LS400.  My main focus on this car currently is catching up on the poor maintenance the previous owner(s) failed to do.  I've already squared away most them and will slowly start to move toward modding the car.  Unfortunately winter is coming and I will be using this as a daily, so exterior mods will be slow going until spring.  I did however pick up a set of wheels from a local guy, they are MRR GT1's.  I know they are not baller wheels but for the $400 I paid for them, they will serve their purpose for now.  I also will be ordering up a set of coils soon as well, need to get this car stanced properly! 

A few of the small mods I have done at this point are; White LED interior lighting and removing the black pitted coating from the windshield trim.  I followed a write up I saw on this forum on the removal and polishing steps.  It worked great and looks much better now then it did!  

I look forward to learning a lot more about the lifestyle. From what I've seen thus far from lurking, there are a lot of great people on this board with a wealth of knowledge! 

Anyways, on to a few pics.  Nothing very special at this point in time, but it's a start.

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My windshield trim after the removal and polishing.  Came out well I feel.

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And the wheels that'll be on there for now.  The photo is from the guy I got them from, before tires were dismounted.

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Also added a wood shift knob from another Lexus model, I forget which.  Most likely going to swap it out as its not quite as long as I had hoped, shows more of the shift lever than I care for.

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Also, I have a few pics of my other toys.  Both of which I still own, however I'm looking to part with the 240.  I've out grown them, time to be old and comfy. 

My Cressida weekend drift warrior.  1uzfe 5spd swapped.


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And my 240...

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nice 40 sil front gentlemens kit on a vert nice taste. clean sr swap. i had a rhd converted 40 with a ka24e-t it was a blast but didnt last long.

should be able to get enough from the s13 to make the cressy and ls looking sweet!
cant wait to see how this comes together

@ DJ, Thanks!

@ okstance, that's the plan to be honest!

welcome! Dope cressida! I had one for a bit, made a build thread about it on here if you wanna check it out. Love the Vert too! what is all done to the sr?

aw snap, Tom's into the world of VIP...:biggthumpup:

What up Ed?! Yes sir, time to change things around!

Has been a while since I've posted in here.

Have been working on a little project, a local shop and I have been working on a grille for my LS.  This is just a test fit before final fitment, so there is still a little bit of tweaking to do here and there.  Let me know what you guys think!


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