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PennSilverTaco's "Perfect 5-Lug Regular Cab" Build, Aspergers, and General BS MegaThread!

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by PennSilverTaco, Jul 15, 2014.

  1. Dec 25, 2019 at 3:38 PM
    PennSilverTaco

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    What? No iPhone back then? I would die.
     
  3. Dec 25, 2019 at 5:35 PM
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    I can't even fathom having a vehicle without Bluetooth!
     
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    I have one right now. My Lexus IS350 doesn’t....:anonymous:
     
  5. Dec 25, 2019 at 5:42 PM
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    And it's always so hard to install an aftermarket head unit in a Lexus! My Grandma got rid of her 2002 Lexus RX300 Coach Edition, which she has owned since new and which had less than 88K miles on it at the time, because it is virtually impossible to install an aftermarket head unit in them with the way the dash is laid out...
     
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    @ColoradoTJ

    The IS350 was first released in late 2005 as a 2006 model I believe; Yours must be an older one if it doesn't have Bluetooth!
     
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    Mine is an 2007. Found this for my commuter/beater with a heater. Car had 60k on it and was 10 years old.

    I wanted a Lexus IS F, but that’s hard to justify running 30k miles per year.

    The early IS350’s are little rockets.
     
  8. Dec 25, 2019 at 6:02 PM
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    And that's all-wheel drive, correct?
     
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  9. Dec 25, 2019 at 6:21 PM
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    Like most kids, I had a Little Tikes Cozy Coupe when I was a kid; My parents bought it for me when I was probably 2 years old, brand new for about forty bucks...

    I wish I'd have kept and turned it into something like this instead of selling it at a garage sale!

    [​IMG]
     
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  10. Dec 25, 2019 at 6:34 PM
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    Nope. Rear wheel drive. AWD was not offered on the IS350 until 2010 if I remember correctly.

    That's what makes these cars fun IMO. Aluminum hood/trunk, light little sports sedans.
     
  11. Dec 25, 2019 at 6:35 PM
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    My mechanic bought a 2003 Audi TT Quattro 6-speed as a fixer upper; He took me for a ride in it after a fresh snow fall and it some donuts and clutch dumps...

    Good times!
     
  12. Dec 25, 2019 at 6:36 PM
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    Is that a custom Running Man bumper or from someone like Move Bumpers?

    Bad ass either way!
     
  13. Dec 25, 2019 at 6:40 PM
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    I was considering another Corvette, but I have really been leaning towards another Audi S4. For about 6K in mods, you can have a 500 HP AWD fun car. Not as fun as a Z06...
     
  14. Dec 25, 2019 at 6:41 PM
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    Really?

    I've always loved Corvettes, but I drove one when I worked at the detail shop (2009 and sadly an automatic), and while it was comfortable and had a truly divine exhaust note I found it to be too low to the ground...
     
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    Nice work. Plenty of skill needed to put one of these prefabbed kits together.

    I will check into TNF and see what they offer.
     
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    @Colorado

    Have you ever driven a Rolls-Royce, or something really exotic like a Ferrari or Lamborghini?
     
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    Oh your ass feels like it may skip on the ground. It's crazy how low they are.

    Here is a pic of my old vette next to my buddies Stage 3 Audi up playing in the mountains.

    gs2.jpg

    gs1.jpg
     
  18. Dec 25, 2019 at 6:51 PM
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    Nice!
     
  19. Dec 25, 2019 at 6:53 PM
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    F430. Insane cars.
     
  20. Dec 25, 2019 at 6:54 PM
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    6-speed or one of those F1 paddle-shift automatics? I had a LEGO F430 once!
     

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