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

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Old 02-21-13, 04:47 PM
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Hey everyone, just thought I would introduce myself. My name is Bob (Robert) and yes I am half Korean and half Italian. My friends gave my nickname "asianbob" a long time ago and it just stuck. I am new to the Toyota/Lexus scene but not new to the car scene. I have had my fair share of cars since I've had a license. To name a few I've had a Scion tC, a couple s13 coupes as well as hatches, an s14, a couple eg civic hatches boosted of course, a gc8 with an 06 STI swap, a 2001 BMW 325xi, a 2008 BMW M3, and since I've been in Okinawa I've had an FC3S, Honda Fit, R32 GTR, and finally my current car...2000 silver Toyota Aristo with of course the 2JZGTE. I just picked it up two days ago bone stock and I love it. I did however order some JIC VIP coilovers and 19" Work Schwert SC1's already. I don't have pics of her yet but I will get some over the weekend and post them up. I've been creeping on this forum for a bit but now that I actually have one I figured I would join. So far I've seen a lot of good stuff on here on pretty much every aspect of the car. I hope to contribute some stuff here and there to the community here!
Old 02-21-13, 04:53 PM
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Nice!!! Welcome! post up some pics as soon as you can would love to see the car
Old 02-21-13, 05:35 PM
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Can't post and not have pictures! I'm curious to see what it looks like
Old 02-21-13, 05:40 PM
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Can't post and not have pictures! I'm curious to see what it looks like
Haha sorry for the wait! I'll have some up tomorrow! It's really just your everyday GS though nothing special. Well it is RHD and everything is in Japanese haha.
Old 02-22-13, 12:03 AM
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Here a few quick pics of the Aristo





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Old 02-22-13, 12:23 AM
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Nice pick up, car looks great!
Old 02-22-13, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by BrokeGs4
Nice pick up, car looks great!
Thanks! I desperately need my wheels and coilovers to come in already though! I'm very impatient. I'll get some better pics of it when it's not raining.
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looks nice! car has a lot of potential. lets get some pics of the engine bay
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Originally Posted by 1sWt2GS
looks nice! car has a lot of potential. lets get some pics of the engine bay
Thanks! It does have quite a bit of potential that's for sure! I'll get pics of the engine bay for you tomorrow as long as its not raining
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nice car asianbob, looks clean
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looks good, welcome to the club
Old 02-22-13, 09:46 AM
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Thanks for the welcome everyone! Just found out my wheels and coilovers are in! Unfortunately I'm on 24 hour duty so I can't pick them up yet. Only 6 more hours left, then a quick nap and I'll go get them!
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Here are a couple quick pics from the coilovers and wheels install



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Your car looks great! Super clean. Welcome to CL asianbob!
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Rims looks great! and i spy another Aristo in the back of the last pic ;D


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