JRiggs|GS Build Round 2
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Opened hood this morning to check the oil, went to close hood, heard a cracking sound, and the hood didn't latch tight. The support which holds the hood latch (SUPPORT, RADIATOR, UPPER in case anyone is wondering what Lexus calls it) cracked.
The car now looks very "awesome" with zip ties holding the hood closed..... should have taken the time to put street tires on the M3 or just fired up the Dodge instead of driving the hooptie GS!
Lexus part number 5321630200 now needs to be ordered, looks like Sewellparts seems to have it the cheapest at $39.71, but 12 bucks for ground shipping on a part that fits in a 5 buck "if it fits it ships" box aggravates the **** out of me, eh I'll be ordering it tonight and giving them even more of my money.
The car now looks very "awesome" with zip ties holding the hood closed..... should have taken the time to put street tires on the M3 or just fired up the Dodge instead of driving the hooptie GS!
Lexus part number 5321630200 now needs to be ordered, looks like Sewellparts seems to have it the cheapest at $39.71, but 12 bucks for ground shipping on a part that fits in a 5 buck "if it fits it ships" box aggravates the **** out of me, eh I'll be ordering it tonight and giving them even more of my money.
:Was going to ask you if your car was salvaged, the first thing I noticed, slapping me in the face, was the grade A job well done for who ever tried putting that thing back together. I bought a 2000 GS 400 Platinum a few years ago as a little toy to see how good I could make it look. After my second shop opened up and things began to take course as expected, the wife and I decided to have our first child, so I decided it was the right thing to do, for my family and I, to garage my baby, oh so precious Porsche 911 GT3, and ended up driving the wifes car, fun SUV I got to admit, yes, another Porsche.. I had to get her the Cayenne, yet I had to get something of my standards, and thats when my good friend of mine that happens to work at my dealership told me!! The first Cayenne Turbo S to hit the United states was arriving in Nevada, so! we made a trip out of it and went up to the house in Henderson, and low and beholddd! I had to... trust me she wasnt happy at all, but hell it was hers so she knew she wasn't going to stop me. Now that she's been all well and has been in need of her car back, after I ended up dumping another 10k into it haha, dont feel safe with her driving that thing really, stock at 550hp, got to say def. a jaw dropper of an SUV, but I now needed a car, but my baby was taken apart as I was doing some engine work and recently purchased a turbo, OOPS! I mean... new wheels for the GT, so... here i found myself with!! the one and only! the ugly duckling! the oh soooo!!! GS 
Great way for dad to not look like a show off, and get home safe because I dont have a choice hahaha although its not your average.. eh im sure you get me.. but hey! Good luck with your car! get that hood straight! dont want to be caught with zip ties hanging from her lips now! Cheers! 
Great way for dad to not look like a show off, and get home safe because I dont have a choice hahaha although its not your average.. eh im sure you get me.. but hey! Good luck with your car! get that hood straight! dont want to be caught with zip ties hanging from her lips now! Cheers! Sent from my iPhone using IB AutoGroup
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statix04 - the car was fixed months ago just never updated the thread. As for salvaged, not even close. It's a two owner car (the second being me), one "wreck" in it's life when I hit black ice a 5mph and bumped a trash can against a building. Also I don't like your tone so well.... I'm going to talk about you now...
As for your collection, congrats. But I'm shocked you put your family in a Cayenne, you must not love them. Our old one (05 Turbo) was nothing but trouble, made old British cars seem reliable... And It's a shame you garaged the GT3, it's a rather safe car, even pretty reliable (well compered to the Cayenne)... But then again it's a lot of car, they can be a real hand full so with your family's safety in mind it's probably a good thing you don't drive it any longer, wouldn't want to hear about any mishaps.
-Riggs
As for your collection, congrats. But I'm shocked you put your family in a Cayenne, you must not love them. Our old one (05 Turbo) was nothing but trouble, made old British cars seem reliable... And It's a shame you garaged the GT3, it's a rather safe car, even pretty reliable (well compered to the Cayenne)... But then again it's a lot of car, they can be a real hand full so with your family's safety in mind it's probably a good thing you don't drive it any longer, wouldn't want to hear about any mishaps.
-Riggs
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Haven't updated this in ages. So here's a terrible cell phone pics of the car as she sits now. What's been done since the last update; paint matched side markers, TTE (rep) front lip, re tinted windows, and I think that's about it. She needs a bath something terrible.
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Another note I have a bunch of wheels I've decided not to use, all are 5x112 bolt patter but I have wobble lugs to put them on our 5x114.3 GS, you'll need 66.6 to 60.1 hub rings as I don't think I have any.
PM me if your interested in any of them. Pics are from where I picked the wheels up forever ago, I can head to the warehouse and take pics of each wheel for anyone interested.
18x10 Et40 squared
18x9.5 ET35 squared
19x8.5 ET35 squared
PM me if your interested in any of them. Pics are from where I picked the wheels up forever ago, I can head to the warehouse and take pics of each wheel for anyone interested.
18x10 Et40 squared
18x9.5 ET35 squared
19x8.5 ET35 squared
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