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Old 11-14-12, 02:08 AM
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JESUS MOTHER OF.....beautiful GS
Old 11-14-12, 05:37 AM
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bro im in longisland ny. you gotta hit me up and lemme come look at the car.
Old 11-14-12, 09:22 AM
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A touch over the top for me but wow, I can certainly appreciate the attention to detail that went into this!

Those wheels/offsets/fender-mods look insane!
Old 11-16-12, 09:05 AM
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Which Lip kit did you go with ???
Old 11-21-12, 09:18 AM
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looking good V..
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Just read through the build. Looks awesome dude. Can't wait to see it back on the street.
Old 11-21-12, 10:09 AM
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Proppppps!!!!
Cant wait to see this thing in photoshoots! Woot Woot!
Old 12-27-12, 01:47 PM
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Sorry for the delay in getting pics but the project has been at a standstill waiting for some parts and work to be done.































and some from my friend screwing around with instagram:




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Old 12-27-12, 02:03 PM
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the word "chunky" comes to mind....love it!
Old 12-27-12, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by sakataj
i meant before you aquired yours.....

i wanna run either 2 or 4 12' and the cost of those in a XXX would be insane

NOW those pictures Vlad are amazing, much props. dare i ask how much the body work totalled?
The cost is not that bad as far as other comparable subs. But if you plan to run that many let me know what you do to beef up your electrical.

The body work totaled a grip around 7g's
Originally Posted by vakamon
D to the O to the P to the E...
Thank you!

Originally Posted by monkey92
wow this build is sick! looking forward to seeing the car finished
Thank you. As am I.

Originally Posted by Kzem
Lookin great so far. The headlights are gorgeous, thats how i always wanted to do mine
Thank you. The headlights were difficult to do due to the projectors that I choose. Make sure that whoever you decide to use to do the retrofit has experience.
Originally Posted by Highway
Some ganster A$$ bodywork that's for sure.. Def feeling it.
Thanks.
Originally Posted by bashigs300
bad *** looking body work. the guy can do impressive work.
Yes he can!
Originally Posted by ALeX300
welcome back Vlad. looking at this thread makes me sorta miss mine GS....oh well.

so how 'bout the LStoGS swap for a cruise...?
Thanks Alex! As far as swap I need a lot of time to get reacquainted with her.

Originally Posted by nar8ta
What heck are you doing V.....update this thread already LOL The exterior been done!!!


Yeah i'm snitchin



STOP HOLDING OUT!!!!!!!!
Mostly done Lee, but still a ways to go as you know.

Originally Posted by clos430
^^ What he said^^ Let's see the finish product!








PLZ.....
Lol trust me you will.

Originally Posted by herc2k
Great build bro!!! Anxious to see whats next!!! Definitely subscribed to thread!!!
Thank you!

Originally Posted by Jdm2jzgte
what a sexy rim choiceee i like alot
Thanks!

Originally Posted by daj430
Some awesome work plus the shop came up to pick up your ride now that's customer service !!! Any motor plans in the build???
Thanks! Yes I have some motor work ideas however I do not see me pursuing it for at least a year or so just want to get the car back.
Originally Posted by nar8ta
This is how the cars in coney island Brooklyn look right now.



Hopefully Vlad and his car is o.k. SANDY was a mug....
Thank you for checking up on me Lee. Thank god that my car was parking in the shop that was further inland and nothing happened. My father's Rav4 was a total loss as well as all the cars around me. They say that almost 200,000 cars were damaged.

Originally Posted by PearlESC3
Wow. is all i can say. Amazed at the quality of bodywork done here. Simply stunning.
Thanks

Originally Posted by sinistervr
whats up with the progress pics, thought car was done
I wish.

Originally Posted by nismofreak
JESUS MOTHER OF.....beautiful GS
Thank you!

Originally Posted by neegroy
bro im in longisland ny. you gotta hit me up and lemme come look at the car.
Sure, but you will definitely see the car at most meets in 2013.

Originally Posted by BayAreaLex
A touch over the top for me but wow, I can certainly appreciate the attention to detail that went into this!

Those wheels/offsets/fender-mods look insane!
Thank you, as they say different strokes for different folks, it did turn out much more aggressive than I anticipated but I'm happy with it.

Originally Posted by daj430
Which Lip kit did you go with ???
The lip kit is my own design but if you mean what I used to create it, I used the stock bumpers and the version select II and put my own twist on it. The bosy shop really took my ideas and ran with them.
Originally Posted by GS300ToM
looking good V..
Thanks Tom, trying to keep up with you.
Originally Posted by ChrisPhate
Just read through the build. Looks awesome dude. Can't wait to see it back on the street.
Thanks, me neither.
Originally Posted by solowlex
Proppppps!!!!
Cant wait to see this thing in photoshoots! Woot Woot!
You will as soon as it is done.
Old 12-27-12, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by speedaddic
the word "chunky" comes to mind....love it!
Lol yea she's beefy!
Old 12-27-12, 03:09 PM
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wow, man. you're puttin in work. great work all around
Old 12-27-12, 03:21 PM
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Is that the oem SMB color or something different?
Old 12-27-12, 04:19 PM
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The rear wheel looks like it never ends... Sick car
Old 12-27-12, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by puff
Is that the oem SMB color or something different?
completely different. Custom mix that the shop dreamed up for me. look at the other pics I added above.

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