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Old 03-21-08, 09:27 PM
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Cool [2ES] Pics - She looked so good to me after her Zaino bath...

She looked so good to me after her Zaino bath tonight, I just HAD to take pictures and share with my Lexus bros.


















The exhaust is FINALLY done! The new steering rack is IN!
That's about it for any major work/upgrades/repairs for a little while.
I'm just REALLY enjoying driving 'er around now.

The final exhaust configuration made her surprisingly peppy; we both noticed without saying anything to each other for a short while.

Next? I dunno... probably the in-car entertainment (ICE), some spacers for the wheels to flush 'em out a bit, and eventually a paint job with the Signature front/rear fascias and side skirts from some other undetermined kit.

I love this friggin' car. Now to focus on the SC for a bit.

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Old 03-21-08, 10:12 PM
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Looks great!
Old 03-21-08, 11:23 PM
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Results look similar to my Mothers bath done today.
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She's spotless
Old 03-22-08, 12:38 AM
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can you post a sound clip of the new exhaust? Which one did you go with? Is it a cat-back with a larger pipe?
Old 03-22-08, 01:36 AM
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Wow looks FANTASTIC!

Super clean.

I love it how you haven't ruined it with spoilers and wings etc - just a few subtle mods always look great!

Absolutely picture perfect.



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Old 03-22-08, 01:36 AM
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That is one clean *** es. Very nice
Old 03-22-08, 04:43 AM
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Very nice, hopefully spring is right around the corner and I can get ours looking like that again
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Truly inspiring! Looks brand spankin new minus the front bumper sag! I wish my paint was in that condition

Nice lip on the SC...but damn no signs of the LGT...Did you sell it?!
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Thanks for the nice comments, folks. It's always good to keep company with people who can appreciate even a "high mileage, old foreign car." (Which is probably how the rest of the world might see it)

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Nice lip on the SC...but damn no signs of the LGT...Did you sell it?!
Good eye, as usual, Maniax. I got an offer I couldn't refuse for the LGT. It was an easy decision to sell a ~275 bhp LGT to spend the profits on boosting the SC to ~450-500 whp.

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such a purdy car...props for another dpw/gray owner . video clip of so called exhaust.
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Originally Posted by LiCelsior
such a purdy car...props for another dpw/gray owner . video clip of so called exhaust.
Thanks! Here're some pics of the "so called exhaust" to tide you over until I can make a vid.
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Looks really good Sloooooow get up on that exhaust sound clip the wait is killing me
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Nice looks good your 2ES has always been one of the few i liked.
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very nice- paint is in amazing condition!

zaino's some good stuff... i like to toss a layer of caranuba on top for extra gloss too. but that's a bigger deal on the dark colors like my black car. (don't ask what the blue car looks like right now!)

we've actually got a white camry that's going up on the sale block shortly- how's straight caranuba look on that white finish? have you tried it?


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