My Lexus GS300 THEN till NOW

[2turbo4u]

Glad to see stage 2 of your build is finished Tony. Are you gonna remove the rest of the chrome molding around the body? Stage 3 let the force be with you?

[carbongs]

Glad to see stage 2 of your build is finished Tony. Are you gonna remove the rest of the chrome molding around the body? Stage 3 let the force be with you?

thanks i might be doing it later but that'll wait till we do a full repaint maybe in a year or two. gonna concentrate on the interior and the motor next

[veritekracer]

She came out great Tony, and better than ever!! Love all the cool little things you did as well as the major mods. Lots of work and it was well worth the time and effort!!

[carbongs]

She came out great Tony, and better than ever!! Love all the cool little things you did as well as the major mods. Lots of work and it was well worth the time and effort!!

Thank you sir. can't wait to get it back on the show circuit. Import Alliance should be fun

[carbongs]

Close ups of the trunk

















Most recent pictures of the car I took by my workplace last weekend before the Fast Five Movie Premiere









Thanks for looking everyone!

[cpearson]

Oh, I fucking love this ride. So damn nice, man. Reps to you.

[nismo_b14]

sick gs300.

[carbongs]

Oh, I fucking love this ride. So damn nice, man. Reps to you.

thanks

sick gs300.

thank you

[puregroove]

Man, dude...very, very nice work. I love your documentation. The time you put into everything really shows.

[Sibious]

makes me miss my old lexus

[98blackcivic]

shit like this makes me want to put my 20 yr old honda aside and spend more $$$ on these

[carbongs]

So finally got the new wheels put on. Here’s the full test fit at home in my garage

The old rears



The old fronts





Some free swag in the box





Purdy



































Arrived at Butler Tire with the new wheels









Gonna have to dial in that camber just a tad in the rear



























Geordie personally putting on the center caps while lining them up to the logo on the wheels



Time to set it down and see what she sits like









We can’t have this, going to take her over to the alignment rack and dial in some negative camber for slammed effect





Bing (Verietk) helped me out by bringing the new wheels to the shop and taking my old wheels home for me. Glad to have him to hang out with while the boys at Butler took care of the car.



Let’s see what we have now after some adjustments









He made it so that the maxed out camber at lowest level slam would still track straight without issues. We were desperately trying to avoid toe issues.













All buttoned up





































Got to take some pictures at the house and got a better look

Rear all the way up



Slammed









Front all the way up





All the way down

[chris89hatch]

sick new wheels man.. your car looks great. always has..

[5spdfrk]

New wheels look great Tony!

[carbongs]

sick new wheels man.. your car looks great. always has..

thanks for the kind words

New wheels look great Tony!

thanks i appreciate that

[1SICKLEX]

Tony nice! Need to update the wheels on the first page

[carbongs]

Tony nice! Need to update the wheels on the first page

Done and Done

[carbongs]

Project boost begins 10/16/11 after the Official-Hennessy Lexus of Gwinnett/SELOC Lexus meet @ 10/15/11 in Atlanta, GA

Black Univeral HKS SQV BOV with mounting flange









AEM Boost Gauge (I may be swapping this one out with a buddy for his AEM True Boost version) I will also be getting a AEM Oil Pressure Gauge in the near future



This will match my AEM Wideband one perfectly



I got 2 of these Autometer Carbon Fiber 52mm gauge cups to match the one I have now for my wideband gauge



Test fitted. We are going to be mounting these to the A-Pillar



Got this brand new Perma-Cool Transmission Cooler



Got this universal carbon fiber oil catch can



Aluminum radiator with electric fans. Going to take a little work to make it fit but we'll be ok



Got this Intercooler kit from my buddy Frank. Super excited about seeing this peek-a-boo-ing form behind the bumper













With my HTC Evo 4G for a little size comparison









More to come. Thanks for looking!

[Sammich]

i would so love to see this GS in person

[carbongs]

i would so love to see this GS in person

I should be at the Caffeine & Octane Meet tomorrow morning

[carbongs]

Got word that a an integral part of the build arrived yesterday pics to come!!!

[carbongs]

My buddy Joe drove all the way down to South Florida to pick up this bundle of joy. It's his spare GTE Block from St. Lucia! He's donated the head, turbos, and intake manifold to the cause. So, it's official "Layla - My Car" is expecting..... twins Turbos that is. She's a little dirty but with a little TLC and wrench time she's gonna be as good as new

[carbongs]

Some more updated pics with the Vossen VVS086 Wheels on

[carbongs]

Still planning out the turbo build right now. Had a few financial hiccups along the way. Life happens, but now we are back on track. Can't wait to get it boosted!

[GlennsEK]

Very nice

[Genji-Sama]

New wheels = boss

[RL...]

so badass.....one day i am going to VIP a car out

[carbongs]

Thanks everyone

so badass.....one day i am going to VIP a car out

thanks for the kind words. don't let the VIP gurus catch you calling my ride VIP. lol it's my own style more sporty than what the VIP guys prefer

[SLOWR/T]

Damn Tony, cars came along way since I last saw it. Glad to see boost is finally making it to your car. Still looking good as ever.

[carbon_crash]

Carbongs is still a ricer at heart






J/k Tony, Brian said it right, glad to see that you are finally boosting it.

[carbongs]

Damn Tony, cars came along way since I last saw it. Glad to see boost is finally making it to your car. Still looking good as ever.

Thanks! Yeah it's been a long time coming. Just working out details and budgeting right now

Carbongs is still a ricer at heart

J/k Tony, Brian said it right, glad to see that you are finally boosting it.

You know we are all ricers at heart! I can admit that lol. Yeah you and me both on the boost

[C230K]

Jealous

[civic gsr]

This car is the only car with a body kit that i like... well if thats what is called lol

[carbongs]

Jealous

This car is the only car with a body kit that i like... well if thats what is called lol

hey thanks, yeah it's a piece together kit. there wasn't a full kit available at the time that i liked all the pieces to.

as for the changes coming in 2012-2013 they are performance driven. it is coming along slowly but surely. a few other priorities and goals to reach this year so the car isn't on the top of the list of things to complete. you know how it is though, it'll never be "done" lol. always changing, always evolving...

[iKennyyy]

Dude, you have a doctor helping you with your car!!!

[carbongs]

Dude, you have a doctor helping you with your car!!!

lol funny thing is Bing is a pharmacist lol

[2turbo4u]

lol funny thing is Bing is a pharmacist lol

Funny thing Bing roll out like a Doctor haha! Still love those wheels!

[dvpjdm]

have you had to replace arc equipment like amp or anything? Because a friend of mine does stereos up in North Carolina as has to send stuff back to them all the time.

[AnthonyF]

brings back memories. I remember you rolling up to BP when you got your front bumper and first set of chrome wheels. Shit was clean back then. You've heard it before, car looks amazing how it sits now!

edit- can't wait to see twins under that bonnet! Gonna be icing on the cake. Good luck!