Das NUR Spec

Another car to add to my “might not ever own” list.

Strength & Honor,

Robert Chew

GarageLife

A nice throwback picture I saw online, beautiful car even by today’s standards.

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Robert Chew

RIVET RIVET

T&E for me!  One of the best and most aggressive looking 2nd gen IS I’ve seen.  Lovely.

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Robert Chew

TAS is still in being staged and set up, but man…there have already been some amazing cars leaked.  Can’t wait for sites to get some full coverage.  Maybe one day we’ll have a show state side that can rival TAS.  SEMA is good from an overall automotive standpoint…but TAS wins hands down when it comes to the concentration and quality of modified vehicles.

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Robert Chew

Johnny Boy

This IS has been through more paint and wheels than I can even keep track of, but each evolution seems to out do the previous.  I’ve known Johnny quite a while now, and he’s always been a down to earth character.  Congrats again Johnny on your Import Tuner feature!

Strength  & Honor,

Robert Chew

IS-Yes

It’s rare to come across a cleanly modded IS-F.  Cheers to the owner of this vehicle.  Not only is it sitting on TE37s, but the offset is just right as well.  Who said you can’t run aggressive fitment on an IS-F.  Mr. Howard, I’m talking to you!

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Robert Chew

Sunday Not So Funday

Well, since it was a long weekend I decided to try and tackle some maintenance on my GS.  For the last few weeks, the car has been groaning and moaning every time I hit a bump or turn the steering wheel. After isolating the sounds, it looked like I needed to replace my lower ball joints, a common weakness in the Lexus GS (especially if you’ve lowered your GS in the past, or if it is currently lowered).  I ordered some parts through my friend Shawn and set Sunday afternoon aside for some wrenching.  Well…5 hours later, 2 parts runs, 50 buffalo wings, and 12 Blue Moons later, my GS was sitting pretty on brand new ball joints!

A note to those who are looking to do this on their own.  A) Air tools will definitely make the project faster, B) Spend the money and buy the ball joint press, banging on the tie rod with a hammer is not the business.

Strength & Honor,

Robert Chew

Low Life

I can’t tell completely from the picture…but it looks like this is a 2nd gen Lexus IS with maybe a Ings lip kit with a splitter.  I might search for more pics of this car later, the photo doesn’t show much of the car but I like what little I can see of it.  Project Mu brakes with TE37s go together like a ham and cheese sandwich.

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Robert Chew

BAWSY!

Shout outs to my good friend Joe and the AutoFashion crew for building a beautiful GS.  Honestly, this car is flawless in person, and I’m glad it’s getting the attention it deserves!  The video is  a lot of flash, but this GS430 also has a bite, with a custom supercharger.  In case you fall in love with the car, it’s actually up for sale, let me know if you’re interested and I’ll put you in contact with Joe directly. *Note: car does not come with the model!

Strength & Honor,

Robert Chew

Cartoon Jay

Dsalni’s most recent work is a cartoon rendition of Jay Pizzaro’s LS1 powered Vertex Lexus GS.  The car is flawless in person, and looks great in this print version as well.  Props to Dsalni for another masterpiece!

Strength & Honor,

Robert Chew