My 95 LS400 Thread
07-21-08, 02:53 PM
#1
My 95 LS400 Thread
Hey guys! Old time CL member but a new time LS400 owner!
I just got a 95 LS400 with 120k on the clock for cheap. Black exterior with tan interior. It has some work that needs to be done and it should be a nice little project.
some background info:
- My first lexus was a 95 SC300, light blue silver with black leather, 5sp. Had it for a year. Loved the car and miss it dearly
- sold it after I got married and picked up a new 06 ES330 for the wifey and had it for a year. It was too boring.
- sold it a year later and bought my parents 06 SC430 from them. They got a new 08 LS460.
- We wanted something more "exicting" so sold the SC and got a Mini Cooper S w/ JCW kit.
w/o a Lexus in the garage, everyday my heart felt empty inside so I picked up this gem 
Why the LS you ask? We already have a sporty-jarr-your-bones-go-cart in our stable (Mini) so I wanted a taste of luxury back in our lives. My parents have a 08 LS460 and it's a masterpiece no doubt but I prefer the classic look of older cars. I always loved the LS400 when it first came out and their stance on the road commands respect IMO. I wanted a project car - something that I can put my sweat and time into building. Something off the shelf for me is too easy and doesn't feel as rewarding as something I built and tuned with my own hands.
My plans? Like many others, I'm going for the VIP look:
- general tuneup for sure
- redo interior leather with new. (it's all ripped inside)
- WALD kit?
- paint the entire car black, including the bottom panels
- 19" or 20" VIP style rims
- conservative exhaust (nothing crazy)
- intake/BFI/K&N filter
- coilovers or eibach/blisten combo
- tint windows
- new red/clear tailights
- little do dads here and there
That's it for now...its as much as my budget and wifey would allow. We have a family body shop so it would make most of the work much easier with the equipment we have.
I'll post up progress pics and the car goes under restoration!
I just got a 95 LS400 with 120k on the clock for cheap. Black exterior with tan interior. It has some work that needs to be done and it should be a nice little project.
some background info:
- My first lexus was a 95 SC300, light blue silver with black leather, 5sp. Had it for a year. Loved the car and miss it dearly
- sold it after I got married and picked up a new 06 ES330 for the wifey and had it for a year. It was too boring.
- sold it a year later and bought my parents 06 SC430 from them. They got a new 08 LS460.
- We wanted something more "exicting" so sold the SC and got a Mini Cooper S w/ JCW kit.
w/o a Lexus in the garage, everyday my heart felt empty inside so I picked up this gem Why the LS you ask? We already have a sporty-jarr-your-bones-go-cart in our stable (Mini) so I wanted a taste of luxury back in our lives. My parents have a 08 LS460 and it's a masterpiece no doubt but I prefer the classic look of older cars. I always loved the LS400 when it first came out and their stance on the road commands respect IMO. I wanted a project car - something that I can put my sweat and time into building. Something off the shelf for me is too easy and doesn't feel as rewarding as something I built and tuned with my own hands.
My plans? Like many others, I'm going for the VIP look:
- general tuneup for sure
- redo interior leather with new. (it's all ripped inside)
- WALD kit?
- paint the entire car black, including the bottom panels
- 19" or 20" VIP style rims
- conservative exhaust (nothing crazy)
- intake/BFI/K&N filter
- coilovers or eibach/blisten combo
- tint windows
- new red/clear tailights
- little do dads here and there
That's it for now...its as much as my budget and wifey would allow. We have a family body shop so it would make most of the work much easier with the equipment we have.
I'll post up progress pics and the car goes under restoration!
07-21-08, 04:18 PM
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Gorgeous car. I also have a JCW Mini along with my 67, though I am getting rid of my SC JCW for a Turbo JCW later this year.
I also bought a LS last sunday. Check my other thread. I did wheels/exhaust/suspension already.https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=368670
Welcome.
I also bought a LS last sunday. Check my other thread. I did wheels/exhaust/suspension already.https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=368670
Welcome.
Last edited by ryanSC300lover; 07-21-08 at 05:31 PM.
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