quick123's Build Thread... Finally
 

Guess I got a little free time to go ahead and create a build thread...only taken me 4 years to get around to it...lol

Here are the bone stock pics from the day I got it. Bought with just 30k miles on it, and with as many options as I could find. SGM with black interior, and has the luxury and premium packages with ML audio. I can't even remember it being this stock...

First up was window tint...20% ceramic tint all around.
If you noticed, the factory mats had a hole at the driver heal...so Fsport mats from Sewell went right in.
No spoiler or SAT radio module from the factory, so those got added right away as well.
Then got it lowered just a bit with Tien S Tech springs (should have done coils first).
And then started all the lighting changes...redouts for the tails, Garax 6000k lows for the factory HIDs, JDM yellow DRLs and fogs, VLED 6000k parking lights, and all the VLED interior lights.

Now the performance centered mods started flowing...

Painted front and rear calipers red
Power Slot slotted rotors front and back
EBC redstuff pads front and back
Front and rear Fsport sways
Greddy SP Elite exhaust (to get rid of that rusty stock junk)

Don't know why the pics didn't load on the last post...but here they are.

Add the Invidia midpipe as well...

Then I decided to track the car a couple of times...here are some pics from a Mercedes Benz of Buckhead event we went to at Roebling Road in Savannah. I prepped the Lexus with Toyo Sport T1s in the front and Toyo R888s in the rear. I also used some Red Line water wetter for the coolant and flushed the brake fluid with Motul racing fluid.

I was there with my Dad and his CLK63 AMG known as "The Beast" with all its upgrades, as well as top notch sports vehicles. The Lexus held it's own and impressed a ton of people that weekend, including myself...but the racing days are over for this car.

Now it is time to change the appearance, inside and out...first wave and set of wheels :)

19" Five Axis S5:F in matte charcoal wrapped in Nitto NT555
ISF outer tails
Carbon fiber emblem insert with matching plate frame
Ebay "Fsport" front grill insert
3M vinyl winter camo wrap of wood panels
ISF shift knob
Fsport floor mats
Factory sport pedals
ISF steering dampener
GFX front lip and side skirts

Now comes the fun stuff :D

Ksport air shocks
Accuair elevel air management system with ilevel
1st setup running hellaflush on air
1st shots with a model
1st show and 1st trophy

Added some negative camber with Megan rear camber arms and SPC front ball joints, and started working the fenders a bit to tuck...

Powder coated the Five Axis wheels a glossy pure white...gave crazy contrast

Added some new body parts...

Five Axis front lip
Wald rep trunk lip
MyRide rear diffuser

Also changed up the exhaust to full race Joe-Z, and went with the Megan front UCAs...

Got another set of wheels...AME TM02 powdercoated in Intense Blue and wrapped in Yokohama S Drive rubber.

I hadnt realized youve been around for nearly as long as i have. We've all come so far. haha looking forward to whatever else you have in store! :thumbup:

Re-powder coated the S5:Fs to a high metallic flake silver...also treated under the hood with some carbon fiber engine covers and a Cusco brace (brackets painted red to match the brakes).

Yea, didn't really get serious until the air suspension...then it had to get serious, lol. Just like you, I am not done yet...don't really know if I ever will. I still have a bunch of interior work left, and hard lines for the trunk, maybe an audio build, maybe widebody some day...who knows :)

Very nice progression and it's been fun to watch! Looking forward to seeing all the new mods and you at SF Meet this Sun, great job my dude.