That's pretty cool. I'm still thinking about getting my radiator cover done. But I want to get another one to use in the winter. (I always take the really nice stuff off in the winter. Lol)

Awesome looking ride
let's do something about those calipers, eh?

thanks Venom! calipers are next on the list. just dont know what color to go with yet. Especially with new wheels coming soon. lol

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New wheels went on over the weekend.

LOVVVVVEEEEEE the new wheels Louith!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks my dude!! imma miss my blue wheels though for sure. new wheels just work so well with the car tho.

Yes Lou, they WORK so well, in fact the WORK S13P work better than most wheels out there :)
Great choice, couldn't do much better, what specs did you end up with?

i went with 19x9.5+17 and 19x10.5+29. Tire specs are 255/35 and 295/30. so far no issues. fit like a champ

Those blue wheels were like wearing a disco shirt to church, whereas these new rims have a dont-fck-with-me sense of purpose. And really spot-on fitment. Well done, and much better, IMO.

There's a lot of appeal to your car... wonderfully clean back end with ridiculously sexy aftermarket tails, low-profile roof wing after the black roof, subtle black trim under the side sills. Very nice stuff, OP. :NOD:

On the other hand, that silly splitter underneath an IPL front bumper, and all that carbon fiber crap in your interior... ew-w. Jumps the shark, buddy.

Thanks! i appreciate it!

The interior is a work in progress. not sure if i want to keep the carbon wrap stuff yet. i have some ideas of what i wanna do to it. just dunno yet.

I liked the blue wheels but you can't go wrong with Work's :D

lol.. i liked them too. i ALMOST bought a set of Work's in blue but i couldnt do it.. I had my heart set on matte black faces, gloss black barrels, with the gold bolts.

its so weird looking at the car and not noticing the wheels pop like it did

Oh come on. :rolleyes: For that you've got the pearl necklace of real pierce bolts on a multi-piece rim. In gold, for crying out loud. More than enough pop, IMO.

i know i know. its just weird as i have seen the car with blue wheels for over 2 years.

I love the new wheels dont get me wrong. i have wanted a set of Meisters for a LONG time. happy i finally got a set. well worth the wait.

Vizard, didn't mention how much I like that avatar, nice job^^^

Lou, any plans for caliper color? Also we need more pics, you teased us for quite a while and only one pic, c'mon man :)

FWIW I rec'd some vinyl samples for the interior, there's a "dark tamo wood" from metrorestyling.com that has a nice look & texture and a couple from this shop
Wood | EzAuto Wrap
There's a black & dark brown oak texture that looks pretty good, just food for thought.

yeah im on the fence between candy blue and maybe a candy orange for caliper colors. the silver calipers gotta go lol. also need to decide if i want the car to be down for a bit waiting powdercoat or buying a used set and rebuilding them and having them powdercoated.

as for the interior, i was thinking about a dark gray wood grain. thinking about having my buddy hyrdo dip them.

Gold pierce bolts, gold calipers.

my fear is that they would end up looking yellow or just dirty.

All different shades of yellow/gold. Lean in towards Amber.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Shades_of_yellow

As for getting dirty... clean them. Should be easy(ish), considering you now have a 5-spoke rim.

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i dont mean dirty dirty. i meant they would look dull and dirty.

that amber would look awesome too.

:NOD:

I also have a white car, and for years I've been considering what color to mess with my calipers, when the day comes. For the longest time, I was solid on an Acura NSX color, called Rio Yellow Pearl (color code Y-65P).

But looking at those calipers in that photo, painted a deep metallic amber... yummy.

There's "pop" for you, Lou.

yeah calipers are definitely on my radar. it will give enough color to the car to 'pop'

i am diggin this combo alot though

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BTW, what's the weight on those new shoes?

the weight? shoot. enough lol. they felt fairly heavy. the tires did anyway. i think the wheels were roughly 22lbs give or take

Don't mean to re-open an old wound but I feel like it would be a shame not to acknowledge the work on your Si. Read to about pg.50 or so before clicking away. Loved what you did with it. I always liked the champagne / beige color on them too. I only had the opportunity to test drive one in college (I had to make pretend I could afford it and in the market.) and it was quite an experience.

Like what you've done with the G as well. Always cool seeing another MD'er on here. I'm located in the North near the PA line. Really like the new set-up over those blue shoes. Definitely gives the car a more aggressive appearance which I've always favored. Can't decide if the Halos are for me...Had a different style on my Mazda that I really liked but I can't decide if I like the varying - Oo oO - look; if that makes any sense.

no worries. i open those wounds alot lol. i miss that car pretty bad. went through alot of things with that car. that build thread reading through it got pretty dumb towards the end where me and my friends just talked in it lol. still wish i had it. stupid deer.

i appreciate it. definitely a work in progress. The halos were kind of an add on since my tail lights took so long to make. the guy offered me a deal i could refuse. all i really wanted were quad demon eyes and he got me halos with it. they act as a turn signal too. which is cool lol. i like that he had a smaller projector and a smaller halo to make the lights look Oo oO instead of OO OO with it partially blocked

Yea, I know the feeling. Bambi ended my aspirations as well. Just finished my second Halo install and grille I made when I hit him. 6,000 in damage and I had a $1,000 deductible because I had a lead foot so modding quickly got scrapped. Car never drove the same after that either.

Can't blame you there - those tails are great looking! My opinion changes day to day on them. Other stuff to take care of anyways before I pull the trigger on them but I only plan on doing it once this time around. Digging that steering wheel too. I have the slate / rosewood interior though so the CF wouldn't fly but digging that wheel. I think a member on here makes them as well......Need to get my tax return:rolleyes:

RMB5190, thanks for bringing up that Si thread, I skipped right by that in Lou's opening post. Damn Lou, you're like a God over there, 254 pages in that build thread EPIC! Looks like some serious time on that one, dedication doesn't seem to be something you lack.
Oh, and c'mon, more pics sir :)

lol. thanks. that forum was much faster than this one back in the day. it was alot of fun. my honda made Ride of the Month. even made it on the calendar! lol.

dont let the page count fool you. there were a ton of unnecessary posts and stuff lol. i do miss that car. was a long build for sure.

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I like the new wheel design better....but I also like the Blue on White contrast better than the oreo

the storm trooper, panda, oreo look is looking better. took me a bit to get used to. it just flows well for a luxury car i think. instead of the crazy contrast.

wheels look so small. wats the tire/wheel spec?

Think it's more of an optical illusion, the black barrel sort of blends w/ the tire to make them look smaller, but they're 19s.

They are 19s. 19x9.5 front 19x10.5 rear. 255/35 front. 295/30 rear

Needs more low then lol jk sort of

lol. i have thought about it. but roads here are the suck. i scrape every day going into my driveway. not trying to get bags either lol.

i think u will get tired of the way the wheels look at the current height and will naturally lower it lol. jus keep looking at the car from a distance lol. thats what happen to me i with my volk 19s. im much happier now

It's already lowered nearly to the point of zero gap... which in of itself looks pretty awkward, IMO. And here you are suggesting he go lower?

Why? Seriously... why?

bc sometimes u have go a little lower than no gap to get wheels to look right esp wheels with lip. and esp his style wheels bc of the design the wheels looks one size smaller than they are.

as much as i would like to lower the car, even just a little bit, my roads will not allow it. so the height stays lol.

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looks great!

Is there anything left to do? rhetorical question...I know

yeah a couple. i have some rotors on order, having a set of calipers powdercoated, and getting tuned in a couple of weeks. after that, not gonna touch the car for a while probably lol.. hopefully........

"a while" yeah sure uh huh riiiight :bowrofl: that's what I always tell myself :icon27:

lol. i dont have much else at the moment. not gonna go LB kit. not gonna bag it. im happy with my KW's. No boost. no new wheels or anything lol.

Looking great Lou, those shots of the tails are awesome. Just need an "illest" sticker, no one is done modding until you add that :)

Those tails made by someone named Johnathan?

I showed the pic to a friend of mine, and he recognized them right off.

thank you thank you.

i have one already on my rear window. does that count? lol

Yessir! Jonathan aka JPcustoms. He did my headlights and my tail lights.

Just looks SO right^^^^

Thanks Brad! i appreciate it!

Alright, alright.....the wheels are growing on me now! Lol (I say this like it's my car)

I love the entire package...so clean!!!

lol. it took me a little bit to get used to.

i have one more thing then im done for a while. will update once i get it on.

Hmmmm...I wonder what it could be. Your car is already perfect!

Do you still have the blue wheels? (sorry if this was already answered previously)

yeah they are sitting in my garage. i have a "buyer" for them. but its been about 2 months. imma give him a little bit longer before i post them.

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That's an excellent shot. Love the placement between those rigs.

Thank you! i took a few more. probably only one more that was a decent shot. hoping to post it soon

This thing is super clean, great job on the build.

As always Lou, top-notch there, I had a feeling the blue was going to make a return in one for or another~superb!

Yep was going to say the same thing, knew you couldn't stay away from the blue entirely. Looks great!

I had been wanting to bring some of the blue back. i think its just the right amount of pop i think.

hoping to knock out the rears in the next few days.

Thanks guys!

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If you guys havent seen, i added GTR hood vents.

Well, since i got the GTR hood vents, i needed to cover them up under the hood. So i had a buddy of mine paint it.

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Congrats on that 2nd place win, way to represent!

Thanks Brad!

Still looking fantastic. It just keeps getting better and better

The Japanese sunrise image in B&W. :eek3: That's brilliant.

thank you thank you.

Thank you!

went with a Space Gray over a red. wanted something a little more subtle.

Wow under hood looks GREAT! Dam I need to find a friend whos artistic enough.

Also which brand demon eyes do you have?

thank you!

not sure what brand the LED's are. My buddy JPCustoms made my headlights.

Subtle? :icon17: There's nothing subtle about your Coupe.

But I like it.

lol. i like to think the whole this is pretty subtle. doesnt stand out too hard. isnt very loud. haha.

Yep I'll hit JP up on FB, thanks

Pogi!

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Took home 2nd place G35/G37 on July 23rd at ImportExpo in DC. I was pretty happy with this win. A week later:

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I took home 3rd place Infiniti at Tuner Evolution in Philly. This one was a COMPLETE shock. First and Second were both Liberty Walk G37s. There were a couple nice M's there, an LS swapped G35. Completely shocked and happy that i took home this honor.

Louith, I haven't poked in here in a while. You've been busy! The car looks amazing man. Great work and congrats on your placements!

Nice!

Liberty Walk kits seem like kind of a cop-out. No real 'vision' required to buy a super expensive kit and throw on your car.

Again, Congratulations!

Show awards... that must be a rewarding feeling, OP. Congratulations.

Way to represent Lou! You're doing really well at these shows, all your hard work & vision is paying off, congrats!

Thank you!

Yeah as much as i love wide body, it seems like people who get them now are almost automatic wins.

Thank you!! definitely feels good. Especially when you arent expecting it! lol.

Also very heart breaking when you dont get anything when you are trying hard and you think you deserve it at a show.

Thank you! I think i am going to 2 maybe 3 more shows this year. i think lol. If i dont get anything, i am ok not getting any after the last one i didnt think i was gonna get.

Leave some for the rest of us! lol jk congrats tho!

lol thanks dude. why didnt you go?

I didn't really plan for it and didn't feel like driving 8 hrs in one day lol + it was supposed to rain and in the end didn't really rain :NOOO:

lol.. i left my house at 230 in the morning saturday, then got back home 2 am sunday morning. i was hella tired.

it rained HARD on the way up the road. then it wasnt bad after that.

i understand ur jus cheerleading for a member here but its not a cop out. its a god damn lack of support out there for the g37. if u think lb kit is a cop out with no real vision u must feel it even more of a cop out with everyone here doing the same ipl splitter crap lol. if lb is no real vision to u then ipl kit must mean blindness lmao jk.

Of course. He has a lot of unique features that I've yet to see on another G. Just check out the tail lights and custom paint job under the hood...That's no where else on myG37.com.

There was two G37s with the exact same set up. Super original, right? In fact, I'm pretty sure I can Google LB's Liberty walk kit and get hundreds of hits. You know how many G37s pop when I Google 'G37 + Japanese + sunrise + paint job'... Answer: 0

If I'm entering a car show and purchase a kit that replaces every cosmetic feature of this car for me then I haven't really put too much consideration and vision into my build other than which credit card I'm going to use when I click 'checkout'...No disrespect meant for anyone that has it but to enter a car show with the kit kind of makes one roll their eyes. Like someone with 30k in plastic surgery entering a natural beauty contest.

I have more admiration for someone who took a combination of factory options, customized them and then sprinkled in AM parts for a genuinely unique look (See examples above...). I think you're really making a stretch to connect a $6,000 body kit to the IPL factory trim options. Can't speak directly for, but I'm pretty sure people who go for the IPL look are trying to make their vehicle have a OEM unique appearance to their liking for $2-3k max? I doubt they're doing it thinking: buy IPL kit = Awards.

u do realize vizard and louth entered a contest where vizard won 3rd and louth won second right?


naw man im pretty almost 99% sure the many that did the ipl kit did it bc there isnt anything else out there and plus its factory fit. if the g37 had support like the frs with their so many body kit options we'd see so many different g37s instead of everyone doing the ipl kit i almost guarantee that. its kinda like the camry sport edition kit. that thing is so rampant its boring. not saying ipl kit is at that level but its similar and getting to that point on this forum. but im sure locally its still a looker

and the japanese flag under the hood thing is not that original dude thats been heavily done with other imports (not knocking u louuth but im sure u know this).

not taking any offense on that statement. its true. the rising sun isnt really 'original' it is however, different on a G37 platform as there arent many. and not in the color scheme. i didnt want to do the traditional Red and White. so i went Gray.

no u went right with the lighter tone its much better and classier. im sure we all wish the g37 had a lot more we could do to it cosmetically. its rough with this car lol im starting to get over it myself with my car

Japanese flag? LOL

Pretty sure you just p1ssed off 127 million people.

Guess you missed the part where I said combo of factory options + AM for a unique appearance huh? Neither threw an IPL kit on their car and went to the shows expecting to walk away with victories due to IPL trim. That's exactly what LB participant's intentions are with a $6,000 body kit....

Dude who are you telling? You think you're struggling? Try owning a sedan. I have two choices of shifter. Stock or vibrator (no offense!) https://www.google.com/search?q=B2+d...4tsudHlEeUuMM:

More options would be nice but at the same time too many options = cheap knock offs and RICED out Gs that make the whole community look bad. Wish there were some available hood options that served a function to allow for heat release and air movement throughout the bay.

Japanese sunrise has been done on imports but not the G37 which makes his original. In a Infiniti car show competition that tends to be important.

lmao i meant rising japanese sun

actually isnt it supposed to be offensive to use the japanese wartime flag. i recall reading about ufc's gsp had it on his uniform and it offended people so he removed it lol

Apparently it's a thing, and a flag, not just a cultural symbol.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rising_Sun_Flag

The only thing I knew for sure when I read your comment was that the Japanese flag was a simple red circle in a field of white.

The wartime Rising Sun Flag is definitely a thing. I grew up in japan and have always loved that flag. main reason why i wanted to incorporate it into my build. I was born and raised there for about 14 or so years. my dad was in the Navy.

I didnt want to just put a red dot on my hood lol. that would be weird.