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Hawaii GS300

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808_GS300December 4, 2012

Hawaii GS300

Hi guys, I've been lurking around VSC and Club Lexus for a while now. I finally got my hands on a GS300 in August this year. It is a 2000 Spectra Blue Mica. Recently drove a 2001 IS300 but it was way too small and sporty. I wanted something a little bigger. Ive had a few nissan s13/14s, civics and a 2008 mazdaspeed 3. Hopefully repainting by the end of the month. I am still debating whether to respray the same color or go with something else. I have only seen two other Spectra Blue Mica on the island. Im from Oahu, Hawaii.

The interior was tan. First step was to clean the engine bay and start tearing the interior down to convert to black. It came with cut tein drop springs :egads:. I ended up buying stock suspension for the time being. I will let the pictures do the talking. I will upload them slowly :) hope you guys enjoy!

Here she is the day I got her. Also the trunk needs patching because the previous owner decided to drill holes for aftermarket spoiler :egads: Planning to shave the trunk lights. Excuse the oversized images. Please let me know if they are too big.

Previous owner put on Tein drop springs which were CUT.

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Hi guys, I've been lurking around VSC and Club Lexus for a while now. I finally got my hands on a GS300 in August this year. It is a 2000 Spectra Blue Mica. Recently drove a 2001 IS300 but it was way too small and sporty. I wanted something a little bigger. Ive had a few nissan s13/14s, civics and a 2008 mazdaspeed 3. Hopefully repainting by the end of the month. I am still debating whether to respray the same color or go with something else. I have only seen two other Spectra Blue Mica on the island. Im from Oahu, Hawaii.


The interior was tan. First step was to clean the engine bay and start tearing the interior down to convert to black. It came with cut tein drop springs :egads:. I ended up buying stock suspension for the time being.  I will let the pictures do the talking. I will upload them slowly :) hope you guys enjoy!




Here she is the day I got her. Also the trunk needs patching because the previous owner decided to drill holes for aftermarket spoiler :egads: Planning to shave the trunk lights. Excuse the oversized images. Please let me know if they are too big. 
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Previous owner put on Tein drop springs which were CUT. 
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808_GS300December 4, 2012

#470749

First order of business, clean that engine bay! Please excuse the stick lol. Shock absorbers are dead :(

Time to restore those headlights….

Servo motor DIY on all four actuators thank you Club Lexus for saving me money! Lol

Back to stock suspension

Found this 93 UL LS400 for a GREAT deal I could not pass up! A month after i got the GS..

Teardown begins!!! Black interior here i come!

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First order of business, clean that engine bay! Please excuse the stick lol. Shock absorbers are dead :(
[IMG]http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a549/ECorpuz12/IMG_1399.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a549/ECorpuz12/IMG_1423.jpg[/IMG]


Time to restore those headlights&#8230;.
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Servo motor DIY on all four actuators thank you Club Lexus for saving me money! Lol
[IMG]http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a549/ECorpuz12/IMG_1445.jpg[/IMG]


Back to stock suspension
[IMG]http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a549/ECorpuz12/IMG_1441.jpg[/IMG]


Found this 93 UL LS400 for a GREAT deal I could not pass up! A month after i got the GS..
[IMG]http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a549/ECorpuz12/IMG_1672.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a549/ECorpuz12/IMG_1675.jpg[/IMG]


Teardown begins!!! Black interior here i come!
[IMG]http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a549/ECorpuz12/IMG_1841.jpg[/IMG]

808_GS300December 4, 2012

#470750

Using SEM Landau Black thanks to a few SC300/400 members on CL… Tested on the first door panel.

Front door…

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Using SEM Landau Black thanks to a few SC300/400 members on CL&#8230; Tested on the first door panel.
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Front door&#8230;
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808_GS300December 4, 2012

#470751

Clazzio covers are in!

Airrex Air Suspension. Trunk will be left stock for now.

Aired up…

Aired out…

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Clazzio covers are in!
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Airrex Air Suspension. Trunk will be left stock for now.
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Aired up&#8230;
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Aired out&#8230;
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808_GS300December 4, 2012

#470752

Better shot of the interior.

Waiting for a shipment of Ultra Suede from Keyston Brothers, decided to try out leftover suede fabric I had on an extra headliner I bought.*

Sunroof was hard to remove, took a while but figured out a way to get it out.

Picked up a set of visors from a local gs300 owner.

Here's a recent picture.

Testing out G35 rims and got ahold of a cheap TTE lip for the time being.

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Better shot of the interior.
[IMG]http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a549/ECorpuz12/CAE5EFCB-F7CC-4523-953C-4FA10606E490-25906-0000014A1B03A904.jpg[/IMG]


Waiting for a shipment of Ultra Suede from Keyston Brothers, decided to try out leftover suede fabric I had on an extra headliner I bought.*
[IMG]http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a549/ECorpuz12/B7B4B2B0-41CE-44DC-9C71-30B2A8218202-25906-0000014B419CC06B.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a549/ECorpuz12/69B9D402-616F-4B6E-8396-6DFF6D196A04-25906-0000014A2F0B27A3.jpg[/IMG]




Sunroof was hard to remove, took a while but figured out a way to get it out.
[IMG]http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a549/ECorpuz12/EF642F31-6978-4483-B2FB-8856AAD3BD55-25906-0000014AE7990918.jpg[/IMG]




Picked up a set of visors from a local gs300 owner.
[IMG]http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a549/ECorpuz12/IMG_2296.jpg[/IMG]




Here's a recent picture.
[IMG]http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a549/ECorpuz12/IMG_2392.jpg[/IMG]




Testing out G35 rims and got ahold of a cheap TTE lip for the time being.
[IMG]http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a549/ECorpuz12/IMG_2436.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a549/ECorpuz12/IMG_2433.jpg[/IMG]
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808_GS300December 4, 2012

#470755

Reserved for future update

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Reserved for future update

VIPandaDecember 4, 2012

#470756

Nice work!

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Nice work!

808_GS300December 4, 2012

#470757

VIPanda;470756 wrote:Nice work!

Thanks! Still a work in progress, deciding on rims and paint color hopefully by this month or early January.

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[QUOTE=VIPanda;470756]Nice work![/QUOTE]

Thanks! Still a work in progress, deciding on rims and paint color hopefully by this month or early January.

brainneededDecember 4, 2012

#470762

ahhh cut springs.... reminds me of the late 90s lol. welcome!

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ahhh cut springs.... reminds me of the late 90s lol. welcome!

taasinboyDecember 4, 2012

#470771

Big ups on a nice build thread homie!

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Big ups on a nice build thread homie!

SteveORTDecember 4, 2012

#470778

Wow looks killer man!! Did you have to take the rear glass out to get the headliner out??

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Wow looks killer man!! Did you have to take the rear glass out to get the headliner out??

DD9512FDecember 16, 2012

#471750

Lookin Good Emil, EMPIRE represent homie!!

btw this is Sean Peazy

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Lookin Good Emil, EMPIRE represent homie!!

btw this is Sean Peazy

jdm4lyfDecember 16, 2012

#471754

I really like the color on the GS

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I really like the color on the GS

visitorDecember 16, 2012

#471763

Love the color, :thumbdown: to the seat covers, and BIG :thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown: on spraypainting panels.

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Love the color, :thumbdown: to the seat covers, and BIG :thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown: on spraypainting panels. 

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using Tapatalk 2

808_GS400December 19, 2012

#471983

awesome work on the interior.:biggthumpup:

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awesome work on the interior.:biggthumpup:

chik-n-littleDecember 20, 2012

#471999

Interior came out good yo....:thumbup:

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Interior came out good yo....:thumbup:

gh0stDecember 20, 2012

#472064

Makes me want suede headliner. Dope.

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Makes me want suede headliner. Dope.

vizionclk430December 26, 2012

#472430

interior came out great good job. nice upgrades

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interior came out great good job. nice upgrades

speedaddictDecember 26, 2012

#472431

nice build thread! Love the color change on interior!

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nice build thread!  Love the color change on interior!

SumYungM35December 26, 2012

#472439

I wasnt sure about the sprayed pannels but that shit came out fresh sick work keep it up

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I wasnt sure about the sprayed pannels but that shit came out fresh sick work keep it up

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psyk0tic808January 19, 2013

#475690

great progress....really diggin the suede headliner...think imma do that next....planning on the visors next..?

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great progress....really diggin the suede headliner...think imma do that next....planning on the visors next..?

illestJanuary 20, 2013

#475725

Nice!!! What you use to restore the headlights?? Love your build man..

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Nice!!! What you use to restore the headlights?? Love your build man..

namillionaireSeptember 11, 2013

#497905

Wow, the GS looks so good on G35 rims! Going to try and look for some now

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Wow, the GS looks so good on G35 rims! Going to try and look for some now