vipTL

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Main Entry: prax·is
Pronunciation: \ˈprak-səs\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural prax·es \-ˌsēz\
Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Greek, doing, action, from prassein to do, practice — more at practical
Date: 1581

Definition: exercise or practice of an art, science, or skill.

Basically this is my evolution thread, my car is my canvas.

soon after i got my car, threw on megans and Ace Strada Wheels 19x8.5 19x9.5 +38. These wheels were on my car about 8 months give or take.







then got bored of em, sold em to a Homie Mike with the cleanest bagged 2g he rocked em better than i did

Picked up a set of AME Fin wheels 19x9 & 19x10, i dont remember the offset on these wheels. but i did add a 20mm spacer to the front and slammed it. These are the wheels that gained me one of those much wanted hellaflush stickers back in Hellaflush Venice Beach






Got bored of the AME sold em to a homie in the east. Picked up a set of Varianza T1S 19x9.5+15, 19x11+17, these fellas did not fit too well, even with hella camber, so i went caveman on my rear fenders haha had fucked up fenders but my camber went from -6 to -3.


Pictures when i first put em on, HELLA FAIL.



Raised the car up a quite a bit.




How the car Sits now LOL hella SUNK Status!!! & got rid of all that VIP shit Car is going in the body shop soon Car is getting rear fenders redone, amongst some other things.









btw the dog in the last few pictures is my pug Bentley

Thats it for now, stay tuned for pictures of her in the shop

princelybug

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Keep us updated, Jay!

diskinnect

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haha man that was pretty epic biography so far, cant wait to see what happens next!

ps: so why did you choose to rock the base front lip instead of type s? for more of a clean vip look? it just looks so plain to me!

bigBLACKTL

why did you get rid of the T1S they were so hott on your ride cant wait to see what you will do next, i know it will be dope

thait

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those t1s remind me of something!

what did you do to thefront fender to fit thos 9.5 +15?????

i wonder what is next more fender work for a bigger lip wheel?!!

jptl04

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Keep us posted on the progress jay. Love your ride, that stance is sick. And I like the front end better without the mask. Hope you can make it out to the meet next month. We need a side by side shot. I'm always the only WDP at these things.

ILLustriousUA6

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u got the front end that i want. lol. Gotta loove the look that is paired with the TL-s headlights...

Our cars gonna look very similiar in terms of the front.

d-townhakuzo

Looks great. I look forward on seeing your future progress.

CLtotheTL32

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Damn you have come a long way! I'm looking forward to seeing what you have up your sleeves next

Is your roof painted black or is that vinyl?

mmade22

That rear fender is crazy! I also have a Bentley....Couldn't afford the real thing so I got an expensive cat and called it my Bentley....Your car is sick with all the rims. I thought the stock type-s rims looked good until I saw your car with all the others. Hope it comes back from the shop better than ever!

jptl04

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Got rid of the VIP stuff? isn't that what got you best interior at acurafest?

I'm going for that award next! lol!

vipTL

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Will do Scott!
Yea more clean look, though the base lip might get modified when it goes in the shop

I still got em!!! dont worry, just off right now a friend is borrowing them for a show, plus i got new tires waiting to be put on em.

Front fender nuttin much rolled/ slighty flare, and dremel the contact point where the fender meats the bumper.

i want to make it out to the meet we'll see, it will be out of the shop by the Eibach show at least.

yessir, plus i think imma clear the TL-S headlights.

thx

Roof is painted black, some kinda gloss black fergot the color code


rear fender is crazy Effed up LOL. haha same here i couldnt afford a Bentley either so i got an luxury dog


Thanks for the comments guys stay Tuned 2 week or so should be updates!

vipTL

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haha yea, too many people are doing that VIP thang, so i decided to quit. looking maybe to custom wrap the dash in leather to match the rest of the interior and maybe Crushed velvet in deep purple wrapped headliners and pillars dunno yet though still thinking about the interior

jptl04

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Yeah, I'm really liking the idea of the custom leather wrap, thought of it myself just dunno about the pass airbag? But I'm kinda leaning toward suede roof and A pillars down the line. I think that looks classy

vipTL

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Good point on the airbag didnt come to mind yet. Also been thinking about Black suede too, prob alot cheaper than crushed velvet.

TheDanger

In for more progress. Loved the -6 camber you had on there.

bforbrian

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It's okay dude! My 19x9.5 +24 19x10.5 +22 varianza T1S wbc were hella fail too!!! But we all make mistakes and we learn from them and the next stage will be perfect, and I am speaking on behalf of myself too

DecaFe1

keep us posted. rear fender, youre just getting it "fixed" or reworked entirely? if its the latter, where at? i dont think you're guys t1s were fails, that would make my eurolines fails

bzyrice

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Love all the wheels you had.. almost bought those aces from the guy you sold them too..

I just swapped back to my stock wheels from some 19's.. you gotta admit it rides soo smooth lol ..

cant wait to see what you will do next!

AnthraciteAspec

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your all fail

Jay I love your ride, I remember driving behind you from SoCal to Fresno and lookin at that stance, so mean

scotterson

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time attack next! DO IT.

dave_ramkumar

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looks good bro keep it going


Btw whats a time attack?

enigmaos

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Nice progress. Nice setups! rear fenders not so hot.

04 tl

i've always liked your car through all the phases..cant wait to see whats up next

kowloonsniperhk

Looks good.

vipTL

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i kinda did too put OMG the tire wear!!!

Haha yea hopefully this stage is much better

reworked, but im keeping the OEM lines, im getting it done at a local body guy who does Sema cars

yea the stocks are a nice ride haha i just zip around everywhere now!

haha thanks!! if we got another Acurafest im there!!!

ehhh uhhhh i dunno lol

thx!

haha i agree with you on them fenders

Thanks bro!

thx!

TL|GTX

Dam that stance was hella sick

enigmaos

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any plans on getting the rear fenders widened like Rodneyc77 and wrxyboy?

Steven Bell

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+1....especially for a Type S.

ILLustriousUA6

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keepin the OEM lines is the way to go.. let's see how this plays out..

already too many flared fenders, don't need anymore of that, i don't think.

vipTL

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thanks for the comments again guys, and yes i DO plan on widening the fenders, but i want to keep it as OEM as possible. we shall see how this turns out indeed

nothing special but here is a pic of the tires thats going on the T1s's 215/35/19 on the 9.5 and 245/35/19 on the 11, Nankang NSII ( yes they are cheap tires but i couldn't pass on the price i got em for, plus they stretch good!)

sT04Louis

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Cave man is a understatement.


Cant wait to see the end result. Always loved this car, especially the Stradas.

alexSU

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:y um: The picture with the AME Fin wheels is just pure sex!!

volcomstone

super clean! love your ride.

haiinguyenn

whats that thing hanging from the middle of your car called? i liek it just cant find it.

thait

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^its called a tsuna or kurotsuna i believe

AnthraciteAspec

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They are called Tuna and Fusa. You could have bought them he just sold them:
https://acurazine.com/forums/car-parts-sale-361/junction-produce-interior-goodies-747420/

You can get them from Junction Produce
http://www.junction-produce.co.jp/en...gue/index.html

TheDanger

for the 9.5's that you are running on the front...how much work did you do to make them fit? how much camber you running on them?

diskinnect

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that ghetto ass tennis ball just to make sure u dont hit something. damn super vip . HAHA

vipTL

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u know whats more ghetto, the fact the ball was measured when my car was a stock Height, that was um dec. 2007 LOL.... i haven't changed the height since.

as for the 9.5 up front, not much work, just rolled, slight flare, and dremeling and -2.5 camber