Lexus IS300

Well then you haven't seen me... I usually drive alot faster than the crowd. Not at speedbumps however.

I drove one year with my Mk1 golf 3cm from the ground when parked flat :p
Some problems getting stuck on speedbumps, rocks etc
Drove it to my summer vacation.. 10hours one way, 10 hours back.
Got stuck in the Capitol, some trainrails in the middle of the road. One front wheel was lifted above the ground. So people from the street had to help me come loose :p The train had to wait because of me
So now, im happy driving my non lowered Corolla..Also, my last corolla had coilovers. they where adjusted waaayy to stiff. Was just bumping around. Not comfy at all compared to the much more lowered Golf..

^^^ You're lucky the train was able to stop for you!! Usually they just smash your car out the way lol

kennydang91 wrote:

Do you love the stiff ride? I don't know how everyone does it.. Maybe its because I'm a skinny guy and have zero fat to suppress the shocks from a stiff set-up. I see some slammed/flushed style cars on the freeways here and they're always going a lot slower than everyone and they're still bouncing over every tiny bump.

I'm skinny enough I guess, maybe the seats are good? But yeah I like the stiff ride, it is the feeling of total control. Because my coilovers are a LOT stiffer than most because they are custom.... plus the dampening is set to full stiff.

I find I like it better because, while it is jarring at times, there is less overall up and down motion. My car has zero bounce.

And in other news, the car show was a great success! The car was spotless over every inch, inside and out. I was up all night lol. I got some pics, not too good though. But it was great fun, and I got lots of comments, especially on the wheels. Must look better in person I suppose.

I'll have pics up shortly.

But I just opened a FlickrPro account, plus I installed Adobe LightRoom and am figuring that out. So far so good, I like the results

nice one chris,

cant wait to see pics

Excellent, definitely looking forward to the pics!

I've got 2 pics that I've messed with in LightRoom, hosted on Flickr (click to enlarge):


S4011023-2 by gold94corolla, on Flickr


S4011016-2 by gold94corolla, on Flickr

oooh wow..
loving those 2 shots chris

And to think I took the shots with this piece of junk Samsung Digimax 4010



4 mega pixels!! $20!! LightRoom is awesome so far

lightroom is an amazing isnt it, i have no idea how to use it though.. just fiddle around with everything lol

Yeah I was up way too long last night working on just these two pics lol.

If that first shot had the whole car in it, it would be amazing. But very nice pics nonetheless. I've never used Lightroom :O

Yeah I got that pic, then another down the side, though none of the whole thing.

MOAR FLICKR LIGHTROOM'D PICS (click for 1200x900 goodness)

Interior (for you Shehroze )

S4011011-2 by gold94corolla, on Flickr


S4011010-2 by gold94corolla, on Flickr

Engine


S4011015-2 by gold94corolla, on Flickr

Wow...Just wow!!! That thing is clean! Great interior shot too!

That's very tight Chris! Really super!

absolutely beautiful how to u get ur engine bay and wiring so clean?!

nice shots chris broo loving the clean interior and engine bay

and good to hear ur meet had gone good


was there any more is300 there rather than yours

I'm loving that engine bay shot.

Thanks guys, I did spend hours detailing the interior and engine (well and exterior). A little scrubbing, but letting the engine soak in degreaser helps. I then shined up the entire engine with a spray so it got everywhere, then buffed it in. I used wipes on the entire interior, every last bit got protection sealant and shine. Even those pics don't do it justice, it looks so clean, black, shiny in person Granted, those pics were taken a few days after it was all cleaned, so it's kinda dusty already :/

There was another IS300 there briefly, but also an IS300 wagon owner who was really awesome. Same exact car and color as mine, just the wagon version. I parked next to him to show all the differences Pics will be up soon enough

IS300 wagon? I am intrigued haha.

cant wait to see pics

S4010028-2 by gold94corolla, on Flickr

sounds good

x2 for the pics they are cracking shots

Real nice Chris, any hints for cleaning the engine bay? I still need to tend to that... some day... when the other project are finished P