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Old May 29, 2010 | 10:23 AM
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Nice birthday present! 2jz swap done by Jeff.
Welcome to your 20's!
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Old May 29, 2010 | 10:54 AM
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awesome mods and congrats
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Old May 29, 2010 | 10:57 AM
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Let me know when you're coming to Dallas. I'd love to stop by Jeff's place to see the swap.
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Old May 29, 2010 | 11:03 AM
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Ballin at a young age!! Lol. Congrats bro, I remember when I was 19ish I bought my GS.. It felt good
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Old May 29, 2010 | 11:21 AM
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Happy birthday, young grasshopper.
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Old May 29, 2010 | 11:57 AM
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good lord u just turned 20 and you're ballin out more than me

you or your parents must be decently established.
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Old May 29, 2010 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by GSJake
Nice birthday present! 2jz swap done by Jeff.
Welcome to your 20's!
Thanks man

Originally Posted by carbongs
awesome mods and congrats
thank you, cant wait to see your ride's end result.

Originally Posted by 1UZ-GS
Let me know when you're coming to Dallas. I'd love to stop by Jeff's place to see the swap.
Im leaving in less than a week, and should be in Dallas by the 6th of june.

Originally Posted by EN_VY
Ballin at a young age!! Lol. Congrats bro, I remember when I was 19ish I bought my GS.. It felt good
Thanks, ohh it feels great having a GS .

Originally Posted by cpmd
Happy birthday, young grasshopper.
thank you

Originally Posted by kosi718
good lord u just turned 20 and you're ballin out more than me

you or your parents must be decently established.
Thanks man, well parents bought me the car when I was 17. Helped with the mods in the beginning then I started modding even more. Parents were like; if you keep modding your going to have to pay for it.

For this present it was paid 50/50. Gotta love em .
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Old May 29, 2010 | 02:21 PM
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happy birthday bro! have a good one!

can't wait to see the final product of your car
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Old May 29, 2010 | 03:07 PM
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wow, once u turned 20, you got all that. how lucky!
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Old May 29, 2010 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by JustInGS3
happy birthday bro! have a good one!

can't wait to see the final product of your car
Thanks,

I cant wait either... lol....

Originally Posted by dejavu157
wow, once u turned 20, you got all that. how lucky!
thanks... no complaints on my side
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Old May 30, 2010 | 12:33 AM
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Looking forward to next week man. Everyone here has that much confidence in me lol? Thanks everyone
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Old May 31, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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I thought I would put the list of parts later on, as the build progresses.

But I guess anticipating for the pics, is a teaser itself

So the list:

Engine: ( thanks to Jefftsai)

- 2JZ-GTE Engine
– Ceramic chrome coated: Valve covers, intake manifold, throttle body, water pump housing, upper water neck.

– 2JZ-GTE Stainless Steel Tubular T4 Manifold
- AEM EMS modified to work with the GS.
– New Toyota timing belt, all engine seals(valve cover gaskets, cam seals, rear main seal, etc).

- 3 row aluminum radiator custom modified to fit in GS.
- Reinforced silicone upper radiator hose.
- Aluminum coolant overflow tank custom built to fit car.
- Aluminum power steering fluid tank custom built to fit car.
- Custom machined fuel rail.
- Precision 1000cc injectors.
– Stainless braided fuel lines and fittings
- Walbro high flow fuel pump 255lph
- Aeromotive fuel pressure regulator.
- Intake pipe with 4" inlet 9" long AEM Dryflow filter
– HKS SSQV Blow off Valve
- 60mm wastegate
- Custom fabbed 3” downpipe
- Custom fabbed midpipe
- Custom fabbed 3" intercooler piping
- HKS 32x12x3" front mount intercooler
- HKS Cam Gear
- Hayden Tranny cooler
- Flex-a-Lite Slim Fans
- Built automatic transmission. Extra clutch packs, upgraded to race clutches, upgraded sprag, upgrade valve body.



-T4 turbo blanket
- 3.76 supra LSD
- L-tuned mufflers
- Comp triple ball bearing Turbo 6765
- Polished turbo housing


Electronics:

-HKS boost controller EVC-S
- HKS turbo timer type 1
- Dash Daq (dont like gauges sticking out, this is the perfect solution)

Brakes:

-Upgraded cross drilled and slotted rotors and upgraded pads

( low on funds for a big brake kit, later on I will get one... )

Airrunner:

(Thanks; everyone who helped me with my decision and answering all questions related to it Mr. Kenji, 3GS404, skperformance, aristo228,viptint,BLKonBLK98,PHML,GS300RICH, MrExecutiv, etc... and Purchased from Vendor TrendyTodd)

-Airrunner kit
-2nd compressor
-water trap
-Digital dakota display w/5 sensors
- 2 port splitter to run the 2nd compressor
- Upgraded wiring lines

Retro:

-Q45 projectors
- will be having the housings painted DWP
-luxuryMods brackets

MISC:

-TRD sway front and rear

-Daizen polyurethane bushings control and caster arms

-Daizen steering wheel bushings

-Interior LED package (Ultra Bright White):

2 pairs courtesy lights
1 pair front map lights
1 piece front dome light
1 pair rear dome lights

Also thanks to Mr. Jokster and CarbonGS for answering many of my questions...

Last edited by NVTHSLEX; Jul 4, 2010 at 04:02 PM. Reason: Switched Turbo
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 03:54 AM
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Happy born day kid... Take your time, mods never go out of style...
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 09:58 AM
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congrats, nice list of mods
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Rich23
Happy born day kid... Take your time, mods never go out of style...
Thanks; true mods are never out of style.

Originally Posted by V8RdnLow
congrats, nice list of mods
thanks
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