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The Evolution of my IS300, after 1.5 years (lots of pics)

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Old 09-09-09, 03:21 AM
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Should I sell the IS300 and buy a 350z? Just curious of some opinions....

Size, gas milage, trunk space, interior; All don't really matter. I'm thinking about switching simply because of more aggressiveness, it's faster, and I can get one with sub ~50k miles for around $12-$15k.
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I see too many 350z's on the road....well in my area.....I wouldn't do it. But whatever floats your boat.
Old 09-17-09, 01:09 PM
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hi twestman, i like your ride. what % are your tints in the pictures?
Old 10-05-09, 01:14 AM
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Tint is OEM factory. I would assume 30% rear, 50% front. That's just a guess though.

NEW PICTURES!

Took some photo's today after I cleaned the car.




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Very nice. Keep it going
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We should have more threads like this, was great to see the progression.

+ for a very clean and tastefully modded IS300

As for getting a 350Z, its one hell of a car but it's all up to you. In Socal there are WAY too many 350Z/G35's acting like they are the greatest things every made. I'd rather boost the IS instead of a getting a 350 because its more "unique" though the 350 has its advantages. Just my opinion.
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that's so sexy
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you make me wanna getback my 1st gen
Old 10-08-09, 12:39 PM
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Thanks for the compliments guys! I'm going to keep the car and boost it after all

I just sold my VS-XX's and bought some 18x9+35 18x10+38 Enkei RPF1's and I'm going to have them powder coated either

A. Dark Bronze
B. Dark grey / almost gunmetal
C. White! LOL
D. Gold!
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i think stay with the gold. looks really nice. if not i would say go with white other than they get dirty really easy.
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Dark Bronze....may look nice
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Hey man this is my idol car. i saw it on craigslist a while back and went straight to the bank but they arent handing loans to anyone. . Anyways glad to see its staying in good hands. Whos doing all your whells, tires, fender rolling and suspension? Im just curious i work at Element Motorsports in Tempe.
John

And with those last pictures i have my new screensaver

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that thing is beautiful man. great work!!
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Originally Posted by johnylexus
Hey man this is my idol car. i saw it on craigslist a while back and went straight to the bank but they arent handing loans to anyone. . Anyways glad to see its staying in good hands. Whos doing all your whells, tires, fender rolling and suspension? Im just curious i work at Element Motorsports in Tempe.
John

And with those last pictures i have my new screensaver
Thank you! Yeah, I decided to keep it after riding in a buddy's GS300 with newly installed pt67 turbo kit. I've got the boost bug now! Wish I could have sold it! LOL probably would have saved me a lot of money in the long run. As far as wheels, tires, suspension, front fender rolling, prep-work, calculating fender clearances, etc. It was all done by me. A buddy of mine, the owner of a local shop here in Tempe (Jin @ Kyoei USA), helped me roll my rear fenders. I didn't have a fender roller, so we went to town on them. I trimmed off a lot of the metal bumper tab, the bumper itself, the plastic shroud inside the rear fenders, etc. It was a bit of work, but I won't have to put in much else for my new setup!

18x9+30
18x10+33
Bronze Enkei RPF1's

215/40/18 front
245/35/18 rear


Originally Posted by Mv350
that thing is beautiful man. great work!!
Thanks! Always great to hear positive feedback.


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