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Old 06-22-2010, 11:26 AM
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if you looked at a car strictly from a financial standpoint we would all be driving 10+ year old honda civics.
 
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hes not the first at a 1k hp IS. i think some korean guy from virginia had one a few years back.
 
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Originally Posted by ice350
Anyone who puts any mod on any car is throwing away money.....but that's what we do.
That's all there is to it. Don't like it, don't Huang.
Sorry I just had to.
 
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Originally Posted by Gungriffin
Getting back on topic. Are there any more photos/videos? Looks like a very meticulous build on the car. Interested to see more
Official video is in the making, editing is a b*tch, but here's a peek:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwUezjKeNcI&feature=player_embedded

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Anyone who puts any mod on any car is throwing away money.....but that's what we do.
That's all there is to it. Don't like it, don't hang.
^da truth!

Originally Posted by 8ull8ear
The engine bay is sick, I like it...
Thank you sir.
 
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never had a chance to sit on this beast!!
 
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Loving the attention to detail on the car.
 
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saw it at sema a year ago. engine bay is amazing. Although im sure the power is useless cause it didnt look like the car had any kind of wide rear tire. The turbo is huge, id like to see the dyno graph
 
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Old 04-08-2011, 02:21 AM
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Originally Posted by split
i own an is300 and i think its silly to invest $100k into it. but this $100k is after all expenses.. 3 different motors plus labor, 3 different body kits plus paint and labor.. the initial purchase price of the car, etc. Its not like he has $100k worth of new upgrades in it.
how is it that you're able to put an "=" sign between "hobby" & "invest"? although yes, i do agree with you that it's silly, IF that's all the cash you got.. and trust me, parts alone can easily rack the bill upward $100k if anyone wants to replicate it (realistically impossible due to all the discontinue parts, which makes it even more valuable parts-by-parts).

Originally Posted by MasonBlanche
100K is definitely quite a lot, and I don't think I could ever spend that but I guess if you love the car that much it provides a fun hobby.
i'd probably won't repeat it again if i knew it was going to cost that much time & $ for completion; but at the same time, budget was never an issue when it comes to, like you said, th perfect hobby at the time.

Originally Posted by TestJet
David has owned this IS for about 10years now. I remember all the way back to Area51 days in Irvine he had it supercharged. People dump money into cars thats a fact. I built a side business of the IS300 from 2001-2005 and it generated 7 figure revenue.
Hey Mike! It sure has been awhile! Great to see you on the 6! Interesting that we are both playing around with the Pcars now.
 
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Personally, I would never put that much money into an IS, but that's only because I hated mine. It's refreshing to see something other than a Supra/Fairlady/STI/etc being modded to this extent. If you truly love the car and are not going to sell it then I wouldn't really look at it as a lost investment because the value is exclusive to you alone. Nice job with it
 
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amazing car and amazing work, but 100k? at the end of the day, its still an is300
 
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Beautiful engine bay.. The owner of lexus is300 should throw $100,000 to buy used porsche GT3 2009-2010..��
 
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Yea I've seen plenty of guys go way beyond budget over the years in their builds. It's all what makes you happy and practicality has no bearing on that!
 
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Originally Posted by is714whp
Beautiful engine bay.. The owner of lexus is300 should throw $100,000 to buy used porsche GT3 2009-2010..��
and he did, that amount wasn't even enough for the mods of his 911 turbo...
 
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thats basically no different than a work of art, amazing
 
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