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JZS_147
04-18-2012, 03:19 PM
Picked up an LS430 a couple weeks ago. White on white with blackwood interior, ultra luxury package, factory air suspension, mark levinson sound. Only option this car doesn't have is Navigation.


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Since I bought it a few weeks ago, I've already started doing some work one it.

First thing I did was the water pump / timing belt service. I was told by the dealership that I bought it from that the service was done, but I didn't trust them on this since they didn't have proof.

Aftermarket parts installed:
-Beatsonic SLA23D dash kit and Levinson interface module
-Pioneer AVH-P8400BH
-Datasystems ASC680 air ride controller


Will be arriving shortly:
-Youzealand SS Pro kit (Roll Centre and Caster kit)
-Work Gnosis wheels
-Junction Produce goodies


Keeping it pretty simple. Goal is a nice VIP / daily driver.


As she sits now:

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Neil4Speed
04-18-2012, 03:30 PM
I was eyeing this one! I'm not a big fan of White Exteriors, but definetly one of my favorite cars. I would love to pick up an 04-06 LS430 Flint Mica, Black Interior + Rear Sway Bar.

Great pick up! Enjoy the smooth ride :)

AllGoNoShow
04-18-2012, 03:35 PM
Originally posted by Neil4Speed
I was eyeing this one! I'm not a big fan of White Exteriors, but definetly one of my favorite cars. I would love to pick up an 04-06 LS430 Flint Mica, Black Interior + Rear Sway Bar.

Great pick up! Enjoy the smooth ride :)

Good thing you passed Neil, let Jimmy buy all the rusty junk ;)

BokCh0y
04-18-2012, 04:27 PM
Car looks great, and I love ur collection in the garage.

JZS_147
04-18-2012, 09:51 PM
Originally posted by Neil4Speed
I was eyeing this one! I'm not a big fan of White Exteriors, but definetly one of my favorite cars. I would love to pick up an 04-06 LS430 Flint Mica, Black Interior + Rear Sway Bar.

Great pick up! Enjoy the smooth ride :)

Thanks man!

Yeah it was priced super cheap, needs some work which I'm willing to do, but I didn't want to go into debt to buy a minty one for 20k+. I like when I own my cars and not the bank LOL.

JZS_147
04-18-2012, 09:52 PM
Originally posted by BokCh0y
Cat looks great, and I love ur collection in the garage.

Downsizing the fleet bro. JP Celsior sold, winter beater LS400 sold, Widebody Aristo sold, 1st gen GS sold, silver Aristo sold, Supra sold.....

Sentry
04-18-2012, 11:21 PM
Fuck yeah grandpa-spec interior.

BokCh0y
04-18-2012, 11:24 PM
Originally posted by JZS_147


Downsizing the fleet bro. JP Celsior sold, winter beater LS400 sold, Widebody Aristo sold, 1st gen GS sold, silver Aristo sold, Supra sold.....

:cry:

Neil4Speed
04-19-2012, 08:07 AM
Originally posted by JZS_147


Thanks man!

Yeah it was priced super cheap, needs some work which I'm willing to do, but I didn't want to go into debt to buy a minty one for 20k+. I like when I own my cars and not the bank LOL.

Thats the thing, no point spending twice the price on a car which will be 10% marginally better. You should get better fuel economy out of this one than your old LS400 (another car I really like, great lines on the facelifted models).

I believe you have the Ecru (sp) leather as well - should be a great ride to cruise around in. Surprisingly this thing is faster than most of its German counterparts (745, S430, A8 4.2). The ML stereo is supposedly pretty amazing, but doesn't hold up over the years unfortunately. Most people on the forums have replaced theirs. I of course would prefer to keep the ML as I would imagine it is supremely balanced.

Regardless, this is a great buy! Hope you get allot of enjoyment out of it.

PS. Any interest in doing another Timing belt job to put towards for some future mods? :)

JZS_147
04-19-2012, 08:46 AM
Yep it's the ecru leather, I usually prefer black interiors, but I have to admit I realllly like the ecru.

It has decent power. I was thinking about doing some PPE headers the same time I do my exhaust, but we'll see when the time comes, I don't want to make it super loud.

The ML stereo SUCKS! I think the Nak systems sounded much better. I already pulled the deck and put an aftermarket in with the Beatsonic kit, I'm getting ready for when the Levinson processor dies lol. The sub surround was ripped when I got it, but I fixed that with some silicone and speaker doping, so it's half decent sound, but nothing close to the Focal system in my GS.

Yeah I'd be willing to do your timing belt and water pump, let me know when you want to get it done.

arian_ma
04-19-2012, 10:06 AM
Nice pickup! Sucks to hear about the sound system. What are you planning on replacing the ML components with?

JZS_147
04-19-2012, 10:32 AM
Well first thing I'm going to do sound system wise is pull out the ML sub and put something else in, most likely a 13" Focal. When the ML processor kicks the bucket I'll probably throw a set of Focal KRX2's up front and some coax's in the back

JZS_147
04-20-2012, 07:56 PM
Half of the Youzealand SS Pro Kit installed (fronts), probably do the rears next week sometime.

Picked up some wheels for cheap, I'll run these until my Work Gnosis come in.



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spacerz
04-20-2012, 07:59 PM
:bigpimp:. Officially the most gangster LS in the city!

JZS_147
04-20-2012, 08:03 PM
^Not yet bro. Rolling / Pulling the fenders tomorrow so I can go lower.

Need an exhaust, probably run a 5Zigen Fireball or Junction Produce.

And my Gnosis will look WAAAAAAY better than these.

spacerz
04-20-2012, 08:07 PM
My statement still stands, even in its current state. Can't wait to see the rest of your plans unfold though!

03ozwhip
04-20-2012, 08:16 PM
work varianza?

ercchry
04-20-2012, 08:21 PM
Originally posted by JZS_147

And my Gnosis will look WAAAAAAY better than these.

let the record show that i ordered my gnosis FIRST!!!! :bigpimp:

JZS_147
04-21-2012, 11:22 AM
Originally posted by 03ozwhip
work varianza?

Yep for now

JZS_147
04-22-2012, 02:25 AM
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EM1FTW
04-22-2012, 02:30 AM
i think i saw this on 17th tonight!

JZS_147
04-22-2012, 11:23 AM
yeah i drove down 17th

remixsecret
04-22-2012, 11:34 AM
Damn, that is gangster.

600rr
04-22-2012, 12:19 PM
Lookin' great as usual Jimmy. Ill be joining the toyota/lexus family soon!

Do you still have a jzx100 coming over or did you decide against that platform and went with this?

JZS_147
04-25-2012, 08:11 AM
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DGill
04-25-2012, 08:18 AM
Looking good so far! :drool:

Chester
04-25-2012, 10:17 AM
:bigpimp: Looks good. Although, I think it looks a bit better in the pics from the 20th before it was tuckin'.

JZS_147
04-25-2012, 10:23 AM
^ it's too high in those pics. shit needs to be on the ground when it's parked.

Chester
04-25-2012, 10:43 AM
haha gangster. How big are the current rims? How big will the new ones be?

JZS_147
04-25-2012, 11:48 AM
20x9.5, 20x10.5

new wheels will be the same size, just more dish, and properly spec'd. These T1S's are pussy offset, I'm running a 15mm spacer in the front and a 20mm in the rear, shits still weak.

Lo Pro
04-25-2012, 03:35 PM
My works would look deadly on there :poosie:

nismodrifter
04-25-2012, 10:06 PM
ohhh shazam thats hot!

K3RMiTdot
04-25-2012, 10:33 PM
NIAACEE, cant wait to see what you do with it.
Always had a thing for VIP cars!

JZS_147
04-25-2012, 11:51 PM
Installed the rear part of the Youzealand kit tonight, shits tucking all around now, pics soon :poosie:

maxtrbo93
05-26-2012, 09:52 PM
I see my paint chip in the rear fender LOL, thats custom yo.

Holla at the nifty fifty puttin' in work.

T-Dubbs
05-28-2012, 10:34 AM
car looks awesome jimmy!

Revhard
05-28-2012, 10:46 AM
Looks serious!
:love:

svenn
06-29-2012, 10:46 AM
Lookin' sexy!

JZS_147
06-29-2012, 07:48 PM
Originally posted by Revhard
Looks serious!
:love:

It'll look more serious next weekend I hope :poosie:

Revhard
06-30-2012, 12:44 AM
Originally posted by JZS_147


It'll look more serious next weekend I hope :poosie:

;) :devil:

Thanks for the ride again in the other beast Jimmy. A smile and a pucker...:eek:

Sentry
06-30-2012, 12:46 AM
I saw a little somethin' for sale on Kijiji tonight...

JZS_147
06-30-2012, 01:22 PM
and what might that be?

flipstah
06-30-2012, 04:11 PM
Holy shit, that's low. :bigpimp:

JZS_147
06-30-2012, 05:42 PM
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spacerz
06-30-2012, 06:20 PM
Clean! :thumbsup:

soupey
06-30-2012, 06:51 PM
...winter car that low? :confused:

nicely done otherwise :)

JZS_147
06-30-2012, 07:26 PM
Originally posted by soupey
...winter car that low? :confused:


it's on air!

Sentry
06-30-2012, 07:35 PM
Originally posted by JZS_147
and what might that be?
The Varianzas. ;)

What's on the way?

JZS_147
07-08-2012, 05:31 PM
Just installed my sound system:

Front: Focal 165KRX2 component
Rear: Mark Levinson 6.5"
Amps: Steg K202, Steg K401
Processing and HU: Pioneer AVH-P8400BH, Audison Bit Ten
Sub: Focal 33V1

The front doors and parcel shelf were done with a Cascade sound control damper.

Running the system 3-way off the bit ten. Sounds pretty good! Really impressive little unit.

Pics soon to come

JZS_147
07-15-2012, 10:51 PM
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saiyajin
07-16-2012, 09:56 PM
sux couldnt come to your meet i was camping over the weekend :cry:

Chester
07-18-2012, 01:24 PM
How does the exhaust sound? Sound clip?:)

KRyn
07-18-2012, 01:36 PM
Damn car looks clean! :bigpimp:

P.S - That UJELLY plate is awesome!

JZS_147
07-18-2012, 03:42 PM
It's pretty quiet.


haha yaah man, i came up with that plate for my homie.

ducaudi
07-18-2012, 04:21 PM
Man, that's ridin' dirty.

Sick rides.

ercchry
07-18-2012, 04:23 PM
sorry i missed the lexus meet bro, err... i mean street wheelers

JZS_147
07-20-2012, 08:57 PM
Oh...and my new wheels came in, just sayin.

Preview:

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JZS_147
07-20-2012, 09:04 PM
Huge props to my homies over at Urban X South. Gary and Court always sneak me in to get last minute shit done. Hit them up if you're looking for tires or mount/balance!

JZS_147
08-06-2012, 01:38 PM
Photo credits to: mdmvisuals




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Sentry
08-06-2012, 01:40 PM
Oh yeah that thing was yesterday.

I should have dropped by.

JZS_147
08-09-2012, 12:30 PM
yep you should have. was a good turnout

BokCh0y
08-09-2012, 06:28 PM
Keeps looking better.

had to seach up what ujelly meant too haha. My boy says i'm dumb for not knowing.

JZS_147
11-24-2012, 12:15 PM
So it definitely turned into another summer car...lol

Last pic of her before she got parked

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Working on a few improvements:


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JZS_147
01-31-2013, 11:49 PM
A preview of what's to come..both PoorForm LS430's featured on iLLmotion

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JZS_147
02-15-2013, 10:20 AM
Illmotion feature: http://illmotion.com/im-highlight-poorform-lexus-lss/


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SR54RNR
02-15-2013, 11:18 AM
wow. :drool: well done.

JZS_147
02-21-2013, 11:04 PM
Was up till 4am last night finishing this up:

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Looks half decent, good enough for now. I will be re-doing the trunk sometime in the summer when I get my aftermarket air installed.

Car will be at World of Wheels this weekend in the VEX Performance booth. Check it out!

JZS_147
05-09-2013, 02:42 AM
Decided to install aftermarket air, got tired of waiting for 5 mins to air up/down.

Suspension setup:
-Youzealand SS Pro Kit (was installed with the old setup)
-Tanabe Z40 coilovers
-UAS Aerosport bags
-UAS coilover brackets
-Viair 444c compressors x 2
-Accuair E-Level
-Accuair i-Level
-Accuair VU4
-Accuair 5gal alum tank
-Accuair water traps
-Accuair 3/8" lines

Also redid my sound setup, the new trunk will look a lot nicer. Hoping to have it ready to show at Driven.... spent over 60+ hours on the new setup...


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Phihalo
05-09-2013, 07:45 AM
Very nice, the color with the rims matches perfectly!:D

JZS_147
05-13-2013, 02:40 PM
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03ozwhip
05-13-2013, 02:46 PM
holy fuck that looks good man. same hardwood as in my house lol.

never
05-13-2013, 03:04 PM
Looks good...the hardwood is a unique touch! Finishes it really well.

JZS_147
05-13-2013, 03:58 PM
Thanks guys! I looked around for a while to find some hardwood that matches my factory blackwood interior...that one was the closest I found

Sentry
05-13-2013, 06:07 PM
Wait, so it was on a factory air setup before?

JZS_147
05-13-2013, 06:13 PM
Correct

Neil4Speed
05-13-2013, 06:28 PM
Amazing job man! I'm blown away at the attention to detail. The Hardwood is outragously cool.

Looking forward to seeing updates as they happen.

Oh yeah nice "winter beater"

ercchry
05-13-2013, 06:28 PM
was it ever! maybe now this guy will be on time for shit :rofl:

...always insisting to air it out everywhere he went... 15min wait to get it back to ride height.

"hey jimmy we need to grab some ice"

15min later car is ready, drive 4 blocks to 7-11...

"k, leave it running, i'll be 5min"

come out to the car on the ground, wait another 15min to get it back to ride height :rofl:

JZS_147
05-13-2013, 06:39 PM
It wasn't 15 minutes, more like 5-7mins to air up, 3-5mins to air down. Either way, it really sucked.

Now it's about 1-3 seconds up/down. Lol

ercchry
05-13-2013, 06:40 PM
so what you are saying is we will be rollin around on 3 wheels now? bumpin some old school snoop? :bigpimp:

Twin_Cam_Turbo
05-13-2013, 06:46 PM
That trunk/sound/air setup is really cool and really well done, considering I don't know much about this kind of stuff.

03ozwhip
05-13-2013, 07:28 PM
Originally posted by ercchry
so what you are saying is we will be rollin around on 3 wheels now? bumpin some old school snoop? :bigpimp:

aw man! that takes me back to the days of my Monte :( do it Jimmy, change to 3/4 inch lines all around lol

JZS_147
05-14-2013, 10:02 AM
thanks for all the kind words guys, much appreciated.


and 3/4" lines would be impossible, since the Accuair VU4 is 3/8

JZS_147
07-25-2013, 11:32 PM
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hurrdurr
07-26-2013, 08:41 AM
Damn man, I looked at the first page and now here and that thing looks incredible

Sentry
07-26-2013, 08:44 AM
Originally posted by hurrdurr
Damn man, I looked at the first page and now here and that thing looks incredible
Winter beater yo

ercchry
07-26-2013, 09:07 AM
guy wont even drive it before the street sweepers hit the road now :rofl:

JZS_147
07-26-2013, 10:24 AM
more mods coming :)

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started

JZS_147
10-24-2013, 11:37 AM
Haven't updated this in a while.

Car featured on Jason Hoang's blog

http://lifewithjson.com/2013/10/17/poorform-jimmys-lexus-ls430/


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ercchry
10-24-2013, 11:55 AM
its amazing how much those wheels pop on... not a black car :rofl:

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JZS_147
10-26-2013, 12:32 PM
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amear
10-26-2013, 12:47 PM
Originally posted by JZS_147
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Hey quick questoin, is your airride kit all custom? My dads looking at throwing a airride on his 95 legend but the only company that makes them is k-sport which doesent really do the trick for reliablitly.

JZS_147
10-28-2013, 07:49 AM
Yes all the mounting and everything is custom. To replicate and air system like this you're looking at around 6g in parts, and roughly 50hrs labor

mrsingh
10-28-2013, 06:31 PM
When the car is set closer to a factory height, but rides on air suspension, how is the ride affected? Is it smoother or harsher than the factory suspension? A friend of mine has been talking a lot about air suspension for an old Lincoln project of his, but I am a total noob when it comes to them.

JZS_147
10-29-2013, 08:52 AM
the more air in the bag, the stiffer the "spring." A big advantage of doing coilovers with bags is you can really fine tune the ride.

Chester
10-31-2013, 11:01 AM
That trunk is flawless; well done.:thumbsup:

JZS_147
03-05-2014, 08:54 AM
New grill and front lip, pics from World of Wheels

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Sentry
03-05-2014, 12:32 PM
Fuckkk I really dig the new front end mods.

JZS_147
06-05-2014, 12:41 AM
New wheels again


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