My Work in Progress - '95 Canadian GS300 - Non-Traditional VIP Style
04-18-13, 01:01 PM
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My Work in Progress - '95 Canadian GS300 - Non-Traditional VIP Style
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I've been lurking on this section of the forum for quite some time now, and I'm guessing it's time for me to contribute!
Just a little bit about myself, my name is Tom, residing in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia. I'm absolutely fond of large vip-styled sedans. My vehicle is a '95 Lexus GS300 which my parents finally passed down to me after getting a replacement vehicle. The odometer is just over 200k kms which is not so bad for a car that's as practically old as me. The vehicle itself still needs a lot of work, and I'm very lucky to have a car-savvy dad who is able to advise me on what the car needs.
Engine wise the car is absolutely bone stock, runs great and it's true the engine is built like a tank.
I've done some modifications interior wise and exterior. As you can see the car is Junction Produce themed, but unfortunately as a broke student attending university I do not have much money to play around with so I will NOT be buying any body kits for it (OEM is clean, don't want to ruin the factory lines). I won't be playing around with air suspension (no bags), no stretched tires, no wide body kits
As I'm typing this I do have Megan Racing coilovers on the way, as well as some drilled/slotted rotors to replace the rusty oem ones.
The most amount of money I've spent on the car so far is the new glossy black paint job (oem jade green didn't look too good in my opinion), and the aftermarket 20" wheels.
Here's a couple pictures (these pictures are all old, I'll take new ones soon)
I'll be posting up more progress pictures once the car is on coilovers
Stay tuned for more updates...
I've been lurking on this section of the forum for quite some time now, and I'm guessing it's time for me to contribute!
Just a little bit about myself, my name is Tom, residing in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia. I'm absolutely fond of large vip-styled sedans. My vehicle is a '95 Lexus GS300 which my parents finally passed down to me after getting a replacement vehicle. The odometer is just over 200k kms which is not so bad for a car that's as practically old as me. The vehicle itself still needs a lot of work, and I'm very lucky to have a car-savvy dad who is able to advise me on what the car needs.
Engine wise the car is absolutely bone stock, runs great and it's true the engine is built like a tank.
I've done some modifications interior wise and exterior. As you can see the car is Junction Produce themed, but unfortunately as a broke student attending university I do not have much money to play around with so I will NOT be buying any body kits for it (OEM is clean, don't want to ruin the factory lines). I won't be playing around with air suspension (no bags), no stretched tires, no wide body kits
As I'm typing this I do have Megan Racing coilovers on the way, as well as some drilled/slotted rotors to replace the rusty oem ones.
The most amount of money I've spent on the car so far is the new glossy black paint job (oem jade green didn't look too good in my opinion), and the aftermarket 20" wheels.
Here's a couple pictures (these pictures are all old, I'll take new ones soon)
I'll be posting up more progress pictures once the car is on coilovers
Stay tuned for more updates...
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04-19-13, 06:07 PM
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Here's a teaser of what I should be expecting the car to look like with coilovers on this coming weekend
The rims have been plastidipped matte black earlier this month
Can't wait for coils to go on, I'm sure the car itself will be much lower than my photoshopped picture haha
I absolutely love the black on black look, car looks very aggressive and sporty unlike traditional black VIP cars with the blingy chrome modular rims
The rears will need a pretty wide spacer, I'm not running a staggered setup so the rears are 8.5" wide with a large gap between the lip of the fender that's a big eyesore
The rims have been plastidipped matte black earlier this month
Can't wait for coils to go on, I'm sure the car itself will be much lower than my photoshopped picture haha
I absolutely love the black on black look, car looks very aggressive and sporty unlike traditional black VIP cars with the blingy chrome modular rims
The rears will need a pretty wide spacer, I'm not running a staggered setup so the rears are 8.5" wide with a large gap between the lip of the fender that's a big eyesore
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04-19-13, 06:36 PM
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Here's a teaser of what I should be expecting the car to look like with coilovers on this coming weekend
The rims have been plastidipped matte black earlier this month
Can't wait for coils to go on, I'm sure the car itself will be much lower than my photoshopped picture haha
I absolutely love the black on black look, car looks very aggressive and sporty unlike traditional black VIP cars with the blingy chrome modular rims
The rears will need a pretty wide spacer, I'm not running a staggered setup so the rears are 8.5" wide with a large gap between the lip of the fender that's a big eyesore
The rims have been plastidipped matte black earlier this month
Can't wait for coils to go on, I'm sure the car itself will be much lower than my photoshopped picture haha
I absolutely love the black on black look, car looks very aggressive and sporty unlike traditional black VIP cars with the blingy chrome modular rims
The rears will need a pretty wide spacer, I'm not running a staggered setup so the rears are 8.5" wide with a large gap between the lip of the fender that's a big eyesore
04-19-13, 07:02 PM
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I have updated the link to the picture so I hope everything's visible now
Thanks again for your comment, car will be looking a LOT more cleaner in the coming days!
04-19-13, 08:32 PM
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Another shot of the interior
I may be plastidipping the brown parts of the interior to matte black. Cheaper, more cost-efficient, and quicker to do and it will match the wheels
I may be plastidipping the brown parts of the interior to matte black. Cheaper, more cost-efficient, and quicker to do and it will match the wheels
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04-24-13, 10:55 PM
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Thanks! The chrome trim really sets the black paint off real nicely which is what I really like about it. Matches the grill as well and looks pretty OEM even though Lexus never offered trim on the MK1 GS
04-25-13, 05:35 PM
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Not at all, I think 20s fit the GS just fine. It may just look large on my car since I'm using a 245 series tire. 20s fit the car perfectly in my opinion. I would've gone 19s but tires for those are more expensive
04-26-13, 02:36 PM
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These came in today, zinc plated drilled/slotted rotors with new ceramic pads. Also went to a store to pick up some blue caliper paints which would match with my blue-colored theme nicely
Next couple of days are going to be hard work but full of fun
Next couple of days are going to be hard work but full of fun
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04-26-13, 06:08 PM
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They're called ADB Rotors, purchased in Canada
~$200 for set of 4 rotors and ceramic pads
Build quality seems pretty good, fairly heavy rotors. I'll be bedding them in after they're installed and I'll give some input on how they perform compared against stock rotors
~$200 for set of 4 rotors and ceramic pads
Build quality seems pretty good, fairly heavy rotors. I'll be bedding them in after they're installed and I'll give some input on how they perform compared against stock rotors