Started spending a lot of time on the car so decided to start a build thread to keep track of mods. It's an '03 TCM auto that I daily drive and also autoX every once in a while. Here's a link to the album: '03 TCM IS300 - Imgur
7/17/10
Bought the car with 97k miles on it. First car! Completely stock, sport design trim.
1/13/11
Got rear ended. Free bumper!
11/25/11
Swapped out stock sound system for Alpines and a Sony double din.
12/01/11
Dropped on Eibach Sportline springs. Front and rear sway bars also installed.
1/05/12
Greddy RS exhaust installed. Very deep and loud without the silencer. Slight drone at around 2.5k - 3k RPM though.
Swapped out the center console and instrument plane bulbs for white LEDs also.
2/21/12
New Enkei GTC01s 18x8 +40 front and 18x9 +40 rear, wrapped in Falken Ziex 912s 215/40 front, 235/40 rear. Held on with Project Kics r40 lug nuts.
Both the front and rear fenders are rolled but I'm still rubbing :[
Also got a Cusco front strut tower bar, Tokico Illuminas, an Altezza 3bar grille and a shorty ebay antenna
3/6/12
Injen CAI and Nokyo arctic white DRLs.
4/14/12
PLP radiator cover + heat shield and CF engine cover. Haven't installed the heat shield yet cause I can't get to the nut in the rear... Lightly tinted my side markers also.
5/4/12
Greddy rep front lip, LTuned sides, Carson Tuned rear. Didn't like the fog light openings on the Carson so returned that and got a Greddy lip. The search for a LTuned front continues...
7/5/13more here
Sorta abandoned my build thread. How she sits right now:
Future Plans
More camber up front cause I like broken suspension.
More lip.
:lol: everytime i see this grille on someone's car i expect that comment to show up from you. although i would have to agree....i did own the dark chrome version of this grille for a few months. it didnt fit for some reason....went with the sportdesign grille and never looked back.
back on topic, i like your progress y3nny. im feelin the wheels a lot and the greddy rs...good choices.
:lol: everytime i see this grille on someone's car i expect that comment to show up from you. although i would have to agree....i did own the dark chrome version of this grille for a few months. it didnt fit for some reason....went with the sportdesign grille and never looked back.
The grille is a bit too light in color imo so I'm going to paint it a darker color. I also think it doesn't fit for some reason, but I like the grille too much to go back to my SD grille. I'll make it work somehow lol
Looks great so far. I love the TCM color. That bolt on the back of the block by the firewall to install a heat shield is in an insanely tight area....it was one of the longets parts to installing my heatshield last week.
to gain some access I removed the coolant hose and also the electrical connector off that bracket to see the bolt...made life somewhat manageable. If you need to remove the 4 nuts on & under the TB, soak those bastards good, 1 of mine was so seized that even that plus a pencil torch couldn't get it loose
Looks great so far. I love the TCM color. That bolt on the back of the block by the firewall to install a heat shield is in an insanely tight area....it was one of the longets parts to installing my heatshield last week.
to gain some access I removed the coolant hose and also the electrical connector off that bracket to see the bolt...made life somewhat manageable. If you need to remove the 4 nuts on & under the TB, soak those bastards good, 1 of mine was so seized that even that plus a pencil torch couldn't get it loose
Probably middle of next week once I get it painted. I'm still trying to decide if I want to try to get an LTuned or not though. I think I prefer the round fog light openings.
I have been lurking on the site on and off for about 2 years but never joined until recently cause I finally picked up an IS. I have been into Honda's for awhile. I owned a 99 Civic SI that was supercharged and currently own a 92 SI hatch. Put alot of time and money into it so I have a hard...
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Going to try to revive as much of this as I can. Pictures won't be exact, and I may not put ALL of the pictures back, but I'll do what I can over time.
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Hey everyone! This is a build/story thread I'm starting in order to document the journey of my Millennium Silver Metallic 2005 Lexus IS300 5A/T. Quick disclaimer, I tend to write a lot, and most of the beginning posts will be narrative. But I promise it's an entertaining read nonetheless. My...
Here is my diy project, i bought it as a stock car, went gte pistons and and forged rods NA-T, gtx4202, th400, 6k converter, e85, i eventually overpowered the stock ring lands, then replaced them with some CP pistons then cracked my main caps, as i needed a new block and crank i decided to buy...
Hello, My name is Andy and Ive been an IS member and owner since 2010. Vehemence is my Screen name and also what I've named my 2001 EJM IS300. For those who don't know, Vehemence stands for passion,violence,strength,vigor,anger,intensity,and keenness. Perfectly describes my car and the feeling I...
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