ClubLexus - Lexus Forum Discussion - BIGMerle's 03 GS300 Sport Design Build Thread

Background - I have been a member since 2006 and have on and off posted on CL. But until last week have not owned a Lexus........just always wanted one. I have been building cars since I was 16 and am now 30. So I guess you could say I have some years under my belt. My First car was an 86 toyota corolla AE86 and little did I know then that my parents hooked me up with what would be a cult car. Then I moved to a 93 civic si hb and was one of the first in md to have a b16a motor and to run 11's with the help of a lil shot :). Then i made my way to german cars and had a mk4 1.8t http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...le/porsche.jpg http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...NTERIORnew.jpg http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...merle/MyVW.jpg. I still miss that car....And then I wanted an A6 Avant with hopes of doing a 2.7t swap....old build thread.... http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...some-ideas-out http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...e/DSC_0326.jpg
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But I have always wanted a lexus....went through the IS300 stage ....but always fell back to the GS. I wanted a car that was large enough for 4 people to be in and wanted hp......I wanted an Aristo. So this is the start of my build. I am recently married and she agreed that I needed a car that we could fit a "family" in and that i could "play" with. The A6 was fine for the family but i could talk anyone into doing a motor swap.....loved the quattro but it had NO balls. As I started to look around at GS's and tried to learn more about them i found that it was a GS300 that would fit what I wanted with a 2jz-gte. I had always wanted the black wood interior so i was looking for Sport Design models......and then one day an accident happened. I found a 03 sport design with saddle interior.......game over. I had to have it!! So I spent a couple of months looking and they command a bit more $$ than a regular sport design....so I decided sometimes you have to pay a little extra to get what you want......So last Tuesday I flew down to Myrtle Beach SC and picked her up and drove her back......here are some pictures and this is where my adventure begins......
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http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...merle/lex4.jpg

Sorry that the pic quality is weak....my friend is borrowing my Nikon D80 :egads: