A little teaser before I get better pictures of them. The overnight parts from Japan are finally back from the shop with custom paint...better pics coming tomorrow

 

Here it is guys, this was what was in the mystery box from Japan.

Work CR Kiwami 19 x 9.5F/11R. I bought these on eBay for a great deal as they were really banged up. This was the worst of it all but all the rims had rash, bends and wavy lips.



After spending 2 months at my wheel repair shop, they were able to repair the crack, all the rash and bends and paint the wheel in a custom metallic gun metal 2 tone finish. When the weather is nicer out, I'll get some better pictures.



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I originally went with Nankang tires as they were available for a good price at $100 from Discount Tire. With the setup I had in mind, I would probably wear in a set of tires just getting everything dialed in so I didn't want to spring for a nice set just yet. Lucky me, when I picked up the tires, they couldn't find them in the warehouse so they offered a set of Hankook V12 EVO2's for the same price!. They are just over $200 a tire so I saved quite a bit there. The 265 30 rear tire stretches very nicely on the 11" wide rear wheel. I am extremely happy with the way it looks and can't wait to get it on the car. More on that part soon..

 

Nice! Looks like they did a great job on the repair, plus a wicked deal on tires. Looking forward to seeing them on the car.

 

They did a great job on the wheels.. They look brand new.. Going to look nice on the GS

 

I recently got rid of my BC coilovers going with fortune auto coilovers with cup kit. My first time dealing with any kind of air I also went with airlift 3P and I would tell you I love it. Good stuff can't wait till you get the wheels on

 

What plug and play kit did you use for your subwoofer to tap into the stock wiring

 

I didn't tap into the stock wiring. The sub goes directly into the amp you see in the picture.

 

Alright, couple more updates. Had the car in the shop for over a week. LS brakes were installed back in the front with new Akebono pads all around with new Brembo blank rotors in the rear. Also had the Precision Industries high stall torque converter and tranny cooler, automatic Supra 3.76 LSD, PPE headers and K&N intake installed. A couple of maintenance items like the valve cover gasket was replaced to stop an oil leak and new Denso spark plugs and a synthetic oil change was done. The car drives great right now. Really enjoying the increased power from the PPE headers, especially when merging on to the highway. At higher RPM's, the car effortlessly gets up to highway speed and pulls harder than before.



Picked up a set of acrylic tail lights but they needed work. The parking lights work but the brighter brake lights did not. With my slight electrical background, I was able to determine all the lights had faulty diodes on the stop circuit and after soldering in new diodes, the brake lights work again! I just have to deal with sealing the lights back up, which have proven to be more difficult than headlamps



Picked up an A'pexi AFC NEO with a Boomslang harness. Hoping to squeeze more out of the 1UZ-FE when I get back on the dyno. Hoping to get it tuned once the rest of the exhaust is sorted out.



Lastly, stopped by SERIALNINE to pick up some parts. Super lucky to have these guys in my hometown. This will be a huge part of my build.





As always, more to come soon...

 

Those tail lights are amazing! Very nice Will!
Im excited to see what it makes on the dyno after all the mods. Should be real close to 300whp!

 

love the v8's VVTI's, i also had two 99 SC400's and the power is so smooth. are you doing all the work yourself?

 

Thanks, I have a set of Magnaflow high flow cats I need to have welded in. I used them in the silver GS, really liked them. I also need to decide on the rest of the exhaust but once I do, I'll be taking it in for dyno tuning. I think 275whp is more likely than 300!

Thanks. All the wiring and anything that doesn't require a lift, yes. For anything that needs the car on the lift, I take it to my mechanic who did all the work on my silver GS. I live in an apartment building and also daily the car so I don't exactly have the time and space to do it all.

 

I hope you don't travel into Vancouver much with the whole VI situation going on right now

 

Can't wait to see this build! Haha didn't even see your thread till today since I haven't checked in such a while! I Can't believe you were able to get those camber plates though! I tried to get some while back from them and anyone who was selling them on their site but everyone was sold out, you must've taken the last one lol. I ended up going with TDemand top hats which are sweet but had to wait forever for them to get to me.

 

I'm still OK for now, no "visible camber" and even with the PPE headers, the exhaust sounds stock until I gun it. After I'm slammed, I'll be avoiding the city whenever I can

Yeah, lucked out with the camber plates. You probably don't need them anymore but I did see a set in their showroom last week.

 

Any pics with the Wheels..