GS - 2nd Gen (1998-2005) Discussion about the second generation GS300, GS400 and GS430 (1998 - 2005)

New stuff installed (coilovers, sound, brakes)

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Old 09-30-10, 05:46 PM
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Needs the "L" in the middle...maybe a chrome trunk bar depending on what your theme is (wheels, etc.)
Old 09-30-10, 09:54 PM
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Old 10-01-10, 06:22 AM
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Leave it shaved or add an "L" emblem at a max

Good job on repairing all the rest and the wing and everything! Thumbs up man!
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GS300Tom is hooking me up with a chrome trunk bar. I have all the emblems, and I was actually thinking the same thing as you guys, maybe just the L logo in the middle of the trunk, i'll hold the emblem up and see how it looks.

Tonight I'm putting in some better HIDs and doing some maintenance stuff, maybe give the car a nice cleaning since there's autobody dust everywhere.

Vertex conversion kit is on the way from Japan right now, I should see it in 12 weeks or so. Also ordered the Sard 265LPH pump kit and the jet pump killer. Wheels are scheduled to be here in January. Almost winter soon, so no real rush. I'll put it in the body shop for kit and paint in March / April when all the snow clears.

I need to find some LED tails at a decent price!
Old 10-01-10, 09:15 AM
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What mechanic shop you use to get your work done? So hard to find a decent price/quality one in this town..
Old 10-01-10, 09:50 AM
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nice work.
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Originally Posted by pizdets17
What mechanic shop you use to get your work done? So hard to find a decent price/quality one in this town..
I work at RCTS, you know, Reg Riemer? Our speciality is Toyota / Lexus. We're a Toyota Race team, we did the swap of the VVTi 2JZ-GTE into the IS300 in 2001 and then raced it at One Lap of America. We also have the crazy 700whp black Supra that ran at OLOA and finished in the top 10 overall every year it ran.

We work very closely with TTE and TRD, we did the LS430 swap into an IS300 for TTE in Germany back in 2002.

Our shop foreman is also a 30 year Toyota master technician.

So yeah, we like our Toyota / Lexus's
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what would you charge for a daizen control arm bushing replacement lol?

Originally Posted by Bippu147
I work at RCTS, you know, Reg Riemer? Our speciality is Toyota / Lexus. We're a Toyota Race team, we did the swap of the VVTi 2JZ-GTE into the IS300 in 2001 and then raced it at One Lap of America. We also have the crazy 700whp black Supra that ran at OLOA and finished in the top 10 overall every year it ran.

We work very closely with TTE and TRD, we did the LS430 swap into an IS300 for TTE in Germany back in 2002.

Our shop foreman is also a 30 year Toyota master technician.

So yeah, we like our Toyota / Lexus's
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we charge $110 per hour.

The steering rack bushing makes the biggest difference i found.

I'll PM you my phone number
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installed those last night, big improvement but I still get a back rub while driving lol. At $110 an hour I am going to first attempt doing it myself. Otherwise it will be same as the dealership's $1300 quote lol.

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we charge $110 per hour.

The steering rack bushing makes the biggest difference i found.

I'll PM you my phone number
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Originally Posted by pizdets17
installed those last night, big improvement but I still get a back rub while driving lol. At $110 an hour I am going to first attempt doing it myself. Otherwise it will be same as the dealership's $1300 quote lol.
Should be a lot less. We've installed a few of those kits.
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TEASER:

Old 10-25-10, 11:03 PM
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Great progress, and the outcome is a sick looking car. I see that youve been spending a lot of time with your GS so i wont mind taking that supra off your hands... Keep up the good work
Old 10-25-10, 11:21 PM
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nice build so far... cant wait to see it finished!!





now lets get some real pics up





**** the teasers!!!!
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Better than everyone elses lame teasers with a tire or something stupid


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