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Old 05-13-12, 01:03 PM
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well guys here it is we heard what happened moved on with it so gonna start making some real progress real soon so heres what it was before the theft











heres after the theft















so ill be postn proress on here also looking to get some parts because its go hard or go home this time around
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Old 05-13-12, 01:12 PM
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BIG THANKS TO EVERY BODY THAT PERSUADED ME TOWARDS A REBUILD SPECIALLY JOHN AND KC AND EVERYONE AT THAT SAC MEET IN APRIL. YOU GUYS REALLY MADE ME HAVE A CHANGE IN MIND TO PUT LOVE AND FINISH WHAT I STARTED. AND EVEN THOUGH TS GONNA BE ALOT OF WORK AND ALOT OF MONEY ITS GONNA BE ALOT OF WORTH IT LOL

KC bro thanks you puled through big time with this one now my **** has something other than those steelies to move on (THE SHOES lol)



and just picked these baby's up couple days ago can already tell im gonna love em lol still working on som other parts and my interior situation but soon enough

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I can't wait to see this, I'm glad you are making this comeback.

lmk, I'll donate some Kickers for your box. :-p
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I still can't believe this happened but I am so happy to see that you are sticking to the LS project! If there is anything I can do to help pm me dude! Nice headlights! So hard to find the 1 piece nowadays.
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Ya, I'm glad you kept your head in the game and rebuilding the Lexus.
Need anything or advice, let me know.
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Yay for rebuilds. Lol. But yea. Glad that's it's finally going. Can't wait to see it next time. Autosport show off maybe?
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lol congrats on the decision to rebuild, look forwards to seeing your car resurrected.

i've actually been in sac for the past 24 hours too ahahah, on a train right now just leaving the station back to SF and eventually back to socal.
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glad you're gonna rebuild it!
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That would be my worst nightmare. So sad but you can re-build it.
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Old 05-14-12, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by /209JOHN\
I can't wait to see this, I'm glad you are making this comeback.

lmk, I'll donate some Kickers for your box. :-p
john...no! lol kickers will not exist in my ride atleast not anytime ever lol speaking of which im gonna stop by toda or tomorow see if we can work out a deal on something

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I still can't believe this happened but I am so happy to see that you are sticking to the LS project! If there is anything I can do to help pm me dude! Nice headlights! So hard to find the 1 piece nowadays.
thanks and i sure will pm you with anything lol and as for the headlights
i have 2 more sets availiable to me as we speak

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Ya, I'm glad you kept your head in the game and rebuilding the Lexus.
Need anything or advice, let me know.
hell yea man after alot of thinking and a **** ton pushing and shoving from john and KC choice kinda dissapppeared lol and i will bro thanks

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Yay for rebuilds. Lol. But yea. Glad that's it's finally going. Can't wait to see it next time. Autosport show off maybe?
i kinda doubt it. depends on how fast i can get the est of these parts and paint in but most likel not unless show up in a rolling chassy lol

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lol congrats on the decision to rebuild, look forwards to seeing your car resurrected.

i've actually been in sac for the past 24 hours too ahahah, on a train right now just leaving the station back to SF and eventually back to socal.
me too seems lke since forever since drove it :/

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glad you're gonna rebuild it!
thanks man me too

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That would be my worst nightmare. So sad but you can re-build it.
yea i was awake during this one unfortunatly but yea i figured if i sold t or threw t away id uy another and rebuild so might as well do it now
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Old 05-16-12, 04:28 PM
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so i was thinking taking out the yellow fog fllaments n there and adding another HID so it looks like just 1 big *** headlight instead of a headlight and a yellow *** fog what u guys think heres a comparison i took one out and left the there

NOTE: these are not HIDs yet bulbs are on theyre way so queston is 1 big headlight or keep the yellow

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Old 05-16-12, 04:30 PM
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also all the black is scraped off from around the headlights should i paint that back on and is it all around all the way up to the edge or how?
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One big headlight looks pretty sick! I personally think you should go with the one piece look, instead of having two different color.
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Old 05-16-12, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by sjlee
One big headlight looks pretty sick! I personally think you should go with the one piece look, instead of having two different color.
its what i was thinking through this whole time ive never turned my fogs on cus theyre ugly lol so if i kept yellow i would always have thm off anyway lol but you dont think it will be too bright to have 2 HID kits for each headlight?
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Good luck. Looks like you have your work cut out for ya
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