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03-23-10, 08:39 PM
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i can get pretty wordy also, so i'll try to let the pics do the talk as much as possible.
bought my '08 USB F last month as the four door 'family sedan'. the F has been a joy with more power than my previous rides, at times heavy particularly around the tight corners, and the ride can be punishing hitting the the road imperfections... all in all though, i was pretty happy. the fit and finish is lexus/toyota, and i expect the car to be reliable for years to come.
here's the baby:
roughly two weeks ago, i decided to ping JoeZ to inquire about a good shop up here in norcal and got hooked-up with s4play (rick)... well, it's history in the making; shortly after getting demo's from rick and seeing the possibilities first hand, i was impressed with rick's character and experience, and of course rick's egg yoke inspired ride hit the right notes for me--particularly the KW V3's fit and ride, and the JoeZ exhaust.
made a checklist: HID, DRL, fog lights, coilovers, flippers, diffusers, JoeZ intake+exhaust, and the most critical part--the V1 radar...
here are the shots today:
the JoeZ elbow intake is missing
some shots courtesy of s4play.
more to come in the coming week...
bought my '08 USB F last month as the four door 'family sedan'. the F has been a joy with more power than my previous rides, at times heavy particularly around the tight corners, and the ride can be punishing hitting the the road imperfections... all in all though, i was pretty happy. the fit and finish is lexus/toyota, and i expect the car to be reliable for years to come.
here's the baby:
roughly two weeks ago, i decided to ping JoeZ to inquire about a good shop up here in norcal and got hooked-up with s4play (rick)... well, it's history in the making; shortly after getting demo's from rick and seeing the possibilities first hand, i was impressed with rick's character and experience, and of course rick's egg yoke inspired ride hit the right notes for me--particularly the KW V3's fit and ride, and the JoeZ exhaust.
made a checklist: HID, DRL, fog lights, coilovers, flippers, diffusers, JoeZ intake+exhaust, and the most critical part--the V1 radar...
here are the shots today:
the JoeZ elbow intake is missing
some shots courtesy of s4play. more to come in the coming week...
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03-23-10, 08:47 PM
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Hey man, I met you at Rick's. Car is coming along quite nicely. Very nice pics, that lens is sweet, I forgot to ask you about it 
Blue FTW!
Blue FTW!
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03-23-10, 08:53 PM
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the pics on my sig was shot using a 50mm f/1.4 (f/2.x - 4 i believe) and couple of the shots today were done with the 24-70mm. i'm guessing rick shot his pics with the phone in light challenging condition.
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BigMikeISF: thanks for the encouragement! i'm really jazzed!
bnizzle87: thanks man! i'm really a subtle color kind of guy. IMO the blue can only go on certain cars and the F deserves the blue!
jadu: thanks!! the car's going into a body shop before making it's way back to s4play for more updates. there are dinks and minor issues that the body shop will tidy up.
when the lights are complete along with the suspensions, i'll post more pics. think i'll find a suitable spot to do some HDR shots. ;-)
bnizzle87: thanks man! i'm really a subtle color kind of guy. IMO the blue can only go on certain cars and the F deserves the blue!
jadu: thanks!! the car's going into a body shop before making it's way back to s4play for more updates. there are dinks and minor issues that the body shop will tidy up.
when the lights are complete along with the suspensions, i'll post more pics. think i'll find a suitable spot to do some HDR shots. ;-)
03-24-10, 07:34 AM
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Nice Job job Zen!!!! Glad to hear you located a good installer in NorCal. 
Your Project is already on that right path..
Best of ALL you have one of the best OEM options " No Sunroof "
FTW!!!
Joe Z
Your Project is already on that right path..
Best of ALL you have one of the best OEM options " No Sunroof "
FTW!!! Joe Z