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Old Aug 28, 2019 | 05:32 AM
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Hey guys I built this car over the past 4 months,started off as a stock 05 custom luxury. It’s come a long way. Any questions feel free to ask me! Haven’t posted here in about 3-4 years,have owned multiple GS/LS’s since I first joined but this one has stuck with me. Enjoy!




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Old Aug 28, 2019 | 07:02 AM
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Oh man I like that a lot, what all do you have done?
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Old Aug 28, 2019 | 09:15 AM
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What is the name of bodykit?
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Old Aug 28, 2019 | 09:37 AM
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love it !!
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Old Aug 28, 2019 | 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by kos
Oh man I like that a lot, what all do you have done?

Oh man a fair fair bit honestly,I’ll only list a couple bigger ticket items

repainted 75% of car
shine auto project full aero(modified a few small things before paint)
bc extreme lows shortened 25mm shock shaft and body 22k springs all around
shaved rear quarters flat and seam sealed,rolled front fenders flat then pulled as much as i could without warping them
figs engineering mega vip camber kit and fuca
20x9.5/10.5 +9/+23 Weds Kranze Cerberus 3
2.5” stainless exhaust to dual 3.5” double rolled vibrant tips
brave international billet grille
street goons neck pillows

not to mention many oem replacement parts(including but not limited to a bunch of the glass),there’s more but i won’t bore you with the basic maintenance stuff.
overall it’s a fairly basic build over the past few months but there will be a lot more to come over the winter months.
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Old Aug 28, 2019 | 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by ls430w140
What is the name of bodykit?
It’s a shine auto project kit that I’ve modified a few small things on,I will be modifying it further (sectioning and essentially shortening the kit when it comes time to high radius and get it much lower,I’m going to replace the third brake light with an f1 style,possibly figure out how to mould ls460 tips into the diffuser section,so on and so forth)
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Old Aug 28, 2019 | 12:47 PM
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BEAUTIFUL!!!! How many miles on her?
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Old Aug 28, 2019 | 12:53 PM
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BEAUTIFUL!!!! How many miles on her?
300,000km (185,000mi) , doesn’t skip a beat
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Old Aug 28, 2019 | 07:38 PM
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nicest LS i've ever seen. You did good man!
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Old Aug 28, 2019 | 11:28 PM
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Stance Nation
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Old Aug 28, 2019 | 11:30 PM
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How does the 22k rate feel compared to stock? Is it similar?
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Old Aug 29, 2019 | 04:12 AM
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How does the 22k rate feel compared to stock? Is it similar?
Not even remotely close to stock,it’s stiff. Great in the handling department but not so much in the ride quality department.
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Old Aug 29, 2019 | 04:15 AM
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Originally Posted by caddylover
nicest LS i've ever seen. You did good man!
Thank you for the kind words!
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Old Aug 29, 2019 | 05:16 AM
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Dang! That 430 looks sooooo good! Great job man!
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Old Aug 30, 2019 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Tked
Dang! That 430 looks sooooo good! Great job man!
Thank you man I’ve wanted to build one for a long time,built a few GS’s and an LS400 before this thing. Still have my L- sportline GS430 (pictured below,wifeys now) so hers will get some extra $$ dumped into it as well. I do miss my UCF20 sometimes though.
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