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Not sure why i never posted this on here but here goes...
1996 LS400, Metalic Silver on Grey leather interior, full load with the Nakamichi sound system (still an amazing system considering it's age!) 181,469km when I bought it, was a fresh rebuild but only got lightly tagged in the rear and the insurance company didn't even bother to properly assess the damages. I had it on the hoist and went over it with a fine tooth comb and was in amazing shape. No way it was worse than a $1500 hit. So I got this thing for a steal of a deal. Needs a little maintenance work but I expected that with any used car. Paid $3500 for the car and have already ordered $2900 in parts including some new BC BR coils, new crystal clear headlights and red/clear/red LED tails, lots of maintenance stuff, hiJacked a set of 06 GS430 wheels for the interim.
As she was the day I bought her: Sorry for the crappy iphone pics.
photo 2 by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
as she sits now, still nothing special as none of my parts will be in till the 10th-12th...
photo 3 by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
photo 2-1 by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
photo 1-2 by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
photo 4 by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
I am planning to upgrade the BC's with a UAS kit in the summer. I only plan to keep the car a few years as my goal is to find a nice 2005/2006 LS430. One that I can swap all my suspension parts over too, build myself a proper set of wheels and keep that car for a decade. slam it and use it as a DD.
If we both find some time, my buddy Greg and I (since I left my welder and all my fabricating tools back in vancouver with my dad) will be building an exhaust for the car this winter.
Being back in school, I'm on a tight budget... Ballin' on a budget so to speak!
So parts are only purchased after I sell something from my race car, which would explain the slow progress since purchase in the far of 2012.
Some of my other personal cars and previous projects of note:
The porker:
The V6 Mistake (North America's only SVT Countour V6 powered Focus):
Parts are in... Now the fun begins! by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
Untitled by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
Before:
ZOMG! by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
Apparently the car sat for a while at some point as there was a little overgrowth behind one of the taillights:
ZOMG! by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
A little comparison of old vs new:
ZOMG! by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
Rear all done:
ZOMG! by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
ZOMG! by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
On to the front signals and markers, before:
ZOMG! by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
After:
ZOMG! by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
1996 LS400, Metalic Silver on Grey leather interior, full load with the Nakamichi sound system (still an amazing system considering it's age!) 181,469km when I bought it, was a fresh rebuild but only got lightly tagged in the rear and the insurance company didn't even bother to properly assess the damages. I had it on the hoist and went over it with a fine tooth comb and was in amazing shape. No way it was worse than a $1500 hit. So I got this thing for a steal of a deal. Needs a little maintenance work but I expected that with any used car. Paid $3500 for the car and have already ordered $2900 in parts including some new BC BR coils, new crystal clear headlights and red/clear/red LED tails, lots of maintenance stuff, hiJacked a set of 06 GS430 wheels for the interim.
As she was the day I bought her: Sorry for the crappy iphone pics.
photo 2 by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
as she sits now, still nothing special as none of my parts will be in till the 10th-12th...
photo 3 by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
photo 2-1 by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
photo 1-2 by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
photo 4 by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
I am planning to upgrade the BC's with a UAS kit in the summer. I only plan to keep the car a few years as my goal is to find a nice 2005/2006 LS430. One that I can swap all my suspension parts over too, build myself a proper set of wheels and keep that car for a decade. slam it and use it as a DD.
If we both find some time, my buddy Greg and I (since I left my welder and all my fabricating tools back in vancouver with my dad) will be building an exhaust for the car this winter.
Being back in school, I'm on a tight budget... Ballin' on a budget so to speak!
So parts are only purchased after I sell something from my race car, which would explain the slow progress since purchase in the far of 2012.Some of my other personal cars and previous projects of note:
The porker:
The V6 Mistake (North America's only SVT Countour V6 powered Focus):
Parts are in... Now the fun begins! by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
Untitled by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
Before:
ZOMG! by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
Apparently the car sat for a while at some point as there was a little overgrowth behind one of the taillights:
ZOMG! by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
A little comparison of old vs new:
ZOMG! by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
Rear all done:
ZOMG! by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
ZOMG! by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
On to the front signals and markers, before:
ZOMG! by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
After:
ZOMG! by ZX3Tuning, on Flickr
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