A sneak peak of things to come (JZS147)

[B][SIZE=3]Fabulous Luxury Steering II Steering Wheel[/SIZE][/B]

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Cusco Zero-1 Coilovers

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Garson Exclusive Door Moldings

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Wood Trim Kit (I Actually thought these would look like crap judging by the pic but I saw it on a car is looks pretty damn good)

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Custom flared quarter panels 

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Custom flared fenders

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UCF20 Celsior Gate shifter

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Fabulous Profound 18x10.5j offset -_ & 18x11j offset -__ (hahaha! offsets and dish to be revealed later)

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Now you see why I needed the door moldings ;)

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OMG you picked up that GS from Calasecond... that is pure hotness. saw it when i was up in canada.  is your car gonna be ready by DTP?  id love to see it with the new mods.  keep up posted!

I love that steering wheel. do you get to keep the airbag with it? It looks like it can be used with it I just want to know for sure.

[QUOTE=mrkenji;57478]OMG you picked up that GS from Calasecond... that is pure hotness. saw it when i was up in canada.  is your car gonna be ready by DTP?  id love to see it with the new mods.  keep up posted![/QUOTE]

Hey Kenji I met you at Golden Gardens with Sakae for the Nissan meet. Ya it will be ready for DTP. They just painted the body kit today and painting the car tomorrow. I had to fix all the cracks in the bumper and fenders. It will have the whole Garson crystal collection interior as well. And new Fabulous Profounds. I'll keep you all posted

[QUOTE=Brandicus;57480]I love that steering wheel. do you get to keep the airbag with it? It looks like it can be used with it I just want to know for sure.[/QUOTE]

No, there's air bag with this steering wheel. Airbag wheels are usually quite a bit deeper

How can one import a car from Canada to the US? 

Is it easier for the car from Japan to be imported to Canada then to the US? 

If I recall somebody posted that car here, that is the widebody GS?

very nice parts. I can't wait to see this.:thumbsup:

[QUOTE=PagongLS;57495]How can one import a car from Canada to the US? 

Is it easier for the car from Japan to be imported to Canada then to the US? 

If I recall somebody posted that car here, that is the widebody GS?[/QUOTE]

Actually is a wide body Aristo. Originally the company I work at imported this car to here (Canada). and we were going to sell it to a customer in the USA. But turns our The body was not in great shape. the flares where cracked and front bumper was cracked. two of the shocks were blown. Cluster was not working.

We ended up taking it to a body shop and having them fix the fenders and front bumper. and it was better off to repaint the whole car instead of just here and there. Bought a brand new set of coilovers since the previous setup was only lowering spring which caused the fenders to crack and the fact that 2 of the shocks were blown. Had to buy a new cluster. Had to get GS300 headlights because the JDM ones aren't DOT approved. ect ect .So by the time everything that was said and done the price of the markup on top of our cost was not really worth it to the customer. So I took the bullet and decided to buy it out at our cost. The customer ended up buying one of our mechanic's Toyota Soarer with a 1JZ-GTE 5 spd. So i guess all in all it worked out for everybody

But anyways back to your question. Once the car is registered here in Canada and passes all our safety inspection BS its much easier to import than importing a car from Japan directly to USA. I've seen quite a few R34's rolling around USA that have BC VIN numbers. Seems to me like it might be the easiest route. If you're ever in the market lemme know ;)

I like that side view, how about some better pics?

[QUOTE=NaIvan;57537]I like that side view, how about some better pics?[/QUOTE]

Well that kinda defeats the purpose of sneak peak :P no true photos until the unveiling

Nice buy!  It's nice to see some VIP cars coming to Canada.  

I have an 89 GTR myself but I am trying to sell it.  It think you mean you see R32's in the US with BC vin#s?  There are some R32s that have made there way into the US.

I woud love to know how they register them, as I would like to sell my R32 GTR to someone in the US.  I met one person in Oregon with a cefiro and silvia and he had them still registered and insured in Canada.

sweet goodies!

[QUOTE=AME_VIP.;57547]Nice buy!  It's nice to see some VIP cars coming to Canada.  

I have an 89 GTR myself but I am trying to sell it.  It think you mean you see R32's in the US with BC vin#s?  There are some R32s that have made there way into the US.

I woud love to know how they register them, as I would like to sell my R32 GTR to someone in the US.  I met one person in Oregon with a cefiro and silvia and he had them still registered and insured in Canada.[/QUOTE]

Well I know of 2 R34's with BC VIN... no clue how those got registered in Canada. And quite a few R32's in US are from Canada. But ya if u want to sell your car in the US lemme know I sent you a PM with my contact info.

Wheel fitment looks nice. Is it not on coilovers now?

[QUOTE=na4now;57574]Wheel fitment looks nice. Is it not on coilovers now?[/QUOTE]

read above ^^^

looking good, gotta love the smell of brand new parts!.

(drooling)
i hate/love teasers ;)

[QUOTE=shawnthemonster;57590](drooling)
i hate/love teasers ;)[/QUOTE]

Same here.
Man I can't wait to see it done.

[QUOTE=iNS0MNiAC;57576]read above ^^^[/QUOTE]

I guess I missed that seentence in that huge paragraph. Im a bit dislexic(sp?) at times.

I'm in <3. Cool - (suteki)

look sick cant wait to see some full pics

wow looks awesome. cant wait to see it. when its ready can you post more about that shifter plate? it looks awesome and im wondering how that works.

[QUOTE=timywong;57705]wow looks awesome. cant wait to see it. when its ready can you post more about that shifter plate? it looks awesome and im wondering how that works.[/QUOTE]

It's not just the shift plate its the whole shifter assembly

I Just got the car back from paint today. It looks pretty sharp. The Garson door moldings matched up the side skirt I had on there pretty good. As soon and as wheels and my Garson interior arrives I'll post up the pics

oh i cant wait to see it done!

nice stuff, especially the fenders.

hot damn, nice stuff man!  glad to see you're stickin' with Lexus after you sold your SC...

Can't wait for the unveiling...

Props on the ride man, post pics ASAP!

Very nice indeed cant wait to see it all done hurry up...lol

I would like to see what  you can offer as far as imported from Japan. Can you pm me a link?

very nice

hurry post pics me going nuts I wanna see the fitment!

So I got the car out of paint recently. All the cracks in the front bumper, flares were fixed. The Garson door moldings sit really flush with my skirts. I'm still waiting for my headlights, and wheels to come in and my Garson accessories. Here are some updated shots of my car I took today.


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(I had to raise my car for inspection to register my car)


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Here's a few more things I ordered from Japan

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I had to sent my gauges back to Japan to have these installed because apparently he does not sell the parts only

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Garson & Italvolanti Steering Wheel
I decide to buy this wheel because the Fabulous steering wheel just didn't seem to match my interior. Anyone here wanna buy a brand new Fabulous Steering wheel for below retail :thumbsup: 


Stay tuned more things to come ;)

looks good!  man, that thing is sitting high for the inspection!

coming along nicely!  Looks even better in person.

What a difference the door caps make.

Nice! 
Once Slammed back it'll be Wah Wah Wee Wah

very very nice....man that black paint is awesome

amazing aristo.

what size are your tires?

damn looking good

looks awesome. Great job.

Any pics of before?

Here's a pic my trip to the Grand Canyon
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The stupid things I gotta go through to get my car to pass inspection :rolleyes: Can you believe they failed me for not having front fender liners. How else am I supposed to fit a 10.5j -8 in the front LOL Give me a break

I see a skyline in the back! Hahahah! 
Man that's a crazy 1st gen! Nice job clean up the body work!

very nice i can't wait to see the rest of the car

looks a lot better with the new paint.  cant wait to see if again when i head up there later this month.. hope all the garson stuff comes in.. mine shift knob i ordered isnt in stock

[QUOTE=mrkenji;64853]looks a lot better with the new paint.  cant wait to see if again when i head up there later this month.. hope all the garson stuff comes in.. mine shift knob i ordered isnt in stock[/QUOTE]

It wasnt just your shift knob, another customer and myself ordered the same one:sad: . all my garson stuff too won't make it for the show. My curtains, table, mirror, shifter, ash bottle and steering ring all my stuff couldn't make it in time for the show because they said anything with crystals is special order because they have many color crystals to choose from so they are made to order :sad:

Failed for no fender liners?  What a joke.

Car is definitely coming along beautifully sucks about the inspection though.

more pics!!!

what type of inspection... can you just pay some one a lil extra to make it good?

[QUOTE=excluesiveonez;64981]what type of inspection... can you just pay some one a lil extra to make it good?[/QUOTE]

not for imported vehicles. Because there used to be alot of shops here that pass cars with out having the proper compliance parts. Many of these companies had their license pulled. Now whenever they pass a car they need to submit photos to Transport Canada and if they think the car does not pass they will come down personally to inspect it. If they find out the inspection facility lied, license may be pulled. So no one wants to risk it anymore.

oh my.. thats staight booc rite there..

this car looks fresh i really like the flares man nice body work.

So my steering wheel headlights and custom gauges finally came in. Just a couple more days until my wheels arrive. Then its the shots you've all been asking for ;)

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In desperate need of the Garson Luxury Crystal Ring
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those gauges are dope man..

how much for the fabulous wheel?

[quote=estima_couture;67630]how much for the fabulous wheel?[/quote]

Wheels came in a few days ago with our container and I must say they look Fa-Bu-Lous. As for the price I am going to leave that undisclosed. Now all I need are tires. 18x10.5 -8 and 18x11 -22!! The Equips I had on it before are going up for sale as soon as I get tires if anyone is interseted

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wow, cant wait to see it done.

I love the sterring wheel

wow... now thats a lip

cant wait to see it done.

wow, that's a lotta lip man!  I love that steering wheel also!

I cant wait to see this!

very nice!!! call a doctor coz' that;s sum sick shiet!!

And now the moment you've all been waiting for......

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that is one sick gs..madd props

dope shift knob!!

car looks great, now its time to slam it!

Jake

looks fresh! did you install that UCF20 shifter? any pics?

looks good man!  we need interior shots!

[quote=nadreams;72185]car looks great, now its time to slam it!

Jake[/quote]

The rear is where I want it but the offset in the front was a little crazier than I expected. I'm getting the fronts changed up to a little higher offset, once thats done it'll be dropped. But also due to the flares being fiberglass I can only dump it so much.

[quote=timywong;72221]looks fresh! did you install that UCF20 shifter? any pics?[/quote]

Installing the gate shifter in a couple weeks... damn shift knob is just screaming "DO IT NOW!!"

[quote=speedaddict;72222]looks good man!  we need interior shots![/quote]

I already snapped the interior shots. Pics are on the previous page.

Man, talk about lippage!  sick, the black wheels look nice on your GS.

and I just traded my JDM headlights for black leather seats :smiley: sweet!! gonna love free upgrades :biggthumpup:

your cars lookin sick justin.. man how can i compete with you.. haha see you this weekend man.. YAY!! new toys for my car too :)

wow!! that thing is lookin great!!

[quote=DriftGirl;72385]wow!! that thing is lookin great!![/quote]


It'll be at Formula D this weekend if u wanna see it

How about those offsets? AHah!

[quote=Lexus Soarer;72518]How about those offsets? AHah![/quote]

Look at post [COLOR=White][URL="http://vipstylecars.com/forums/showpost.php?p=71188&postcount=56"]#56[/URL][/COLOR]

[quote=HotBox009;72250]Man, talk about lippage! sick, the black wheels look nice on your GS.[/quote]Yea seriously. The lips are crazy deep. Overall great turnout of the car. Very nice!

[quote=iNS0MNiAC;72436]It'll be at Formula D this weekend if u wanna see it[/quote]
 
Are you guys having a booth there? I'll stop by for sure :biggthumpup:

[quote=DriftGirl;72543]Are you guys having a booth there? I'll stop by for sure :biggthumpup:[/quote]

Ya we'll have a booth with STFU or Motion-R

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Installing the gate shifter in a couple weeks... damn shift knob is just screaming "DO IT NOW!!"
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ahaha i know what you mean, ive been thinking about doing the same thing. thats why i was asking. ahah

She's looking so good bro I cant wait to see it at the height you want.

any updates on that shifter mod?

[quote=lonelywanderer;79161]any updates on that shifter mod?[/quote]


I just had installed it today. Took about 6 hours to get it in. The wiring was the longest part. Had to cut the hole under the shift a little larger. After a few snips here and and a couple bold there here she is.

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Now I just need to make a custom fit cover since the Celsior and Aristo shift plates are completely different sizes. I'll probably install the Garson Glitter shift knob tomorrow


I also installed the Clazzio black leather seat covers last week. I was worried about the fitment before I ordered them but they turned out great. Very tight and snug.

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ah yes that looks great!

The project is coming along very nicely..Can you give a few more details on what parts you used or needed to install the gate shifter??Also , did you get the shifter parts from a UFC21(98-2000LS)?? This is a mod I would like to do so your help would be appreciated..:biggthumpup:

[quote=johnee;82928]The project is coming along very nicely..Can you give a few more details on what parts you used or needed to install the gate shifter??Also , did you get the shifter parts from a UFC21(98-2000LS)?? This is a mod I would like to do so your help would be appreciated..:biggthumpup:[/quote]

Yes its from the 20 series Celsior. all you need is a wiring diagram and custom bracket to hook up to the linkage and lot of time. I didn't have to use a Celsior gate shifter but any that is a 4spd auto

[QUOTE=iNS0MNiAC;83072]Yes its from the 20 series Celsior. all you need is a wiring diagram and custom bracket to hook up to the linkage and lot of time. I didn't have to use a Celsior gate shifter but any that is a 4spd auto[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the tips..What kind of bracket will you need??And is the wiring mainly just splicing and lengthing??

[quote=johnee;83077]Thanks for the tips..What kind of bracket will you need??And is the wiring mainly just splicing and lengthing??[/quote]


Ya the coloring on the wires for both cars are different. So when u have the wiring diagram for both u will know which color wires to connect together. As for the bracket it's nothing to elaborate. Anyone doing the install should know how to make one. If you are not experienced I highly suggest you leave it to a rear mechanic. This is no easy task and takes about 6-7 hours to install.

Got my Garson Tabled installed now along with the garson glitter shifter along with a few JP goodies.... mmmm JP VIP Fragrance so fresh so clean LOLand 6000K HID's for the low beams and fogs

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very sick man...props...

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wow!  That looks awesome!

nice.....

look sick

lovin all the detail u put into your ride. clean ass gs.

wow thats sick ive always wanted a 1st gen!

damn !!!  More pics that came together so sweet

The 147 is still my favorite GS body style...

Looking good!

Looks real good :biggthumpup:

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Here's a rolling shot. Definitely need to go lower but I need to camber in my fronts a little more before I can do that. Unfortunately its not that many options for suspension parts on the JZS147 Aristos :(

Details details DETAILS:eek2: :eek2:  i want a table like that!

wow cars looking great. love the seat covers, the table, and that rolling shot those flares look sick.

Car looks awesome keep us posted.

i dont give a fuck if this is old!

MY NEW FAVORITE THREAD! WINNING!

so true. just read the whole thing. any updates to this car?

:drool:

[QUOTE=CubanGS;393471]i dont give a fuck if this is old!

MY NEW FAVORITE THREAD! WINNING![/QUOTE]
Thanks Cuban. Here were the latest photos of the car from a photo shoot I did a little while back.
[url]http://www.vipstylecars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13191[/url]

You're first gen 
[QUOTE=ALEXTHESUS*PECT;393630]so true. just read the whole thing. any updates to this car?[/QUOTE]

I ended up selling the car a couple years ago and went a different route. I have a 2GS now but thinking about trading it up for a JZS100 Mark II and go drift/vip style maybe Aimgain or something or maybe wait a few more years and get a JZS180 Crown Athlete and go MP. The Mark II I can import now but the Crown Athlete I gotta wait as there is a 15year import rule.

thanks for the pictures i have all of those saved along with your mod list :biggthumpup: