Posted Nov 03 2009, 06:58 AM by Jeroen Willemsen with 41 comment(s)

I can remember way back, I always followed a website called Teamrice.org after it was featured in a edition of the HCI magazine. They always showcased amazing looking cars and had a video that accompanied each feature. I always loved that site until it went offline. But thankfully this was followed up by an affiliate site called DOHCresearch.com and after checking it again not too long ago I came across some fine automobiles from Hawaii. I'm still amazed at the quality of the builds they have there, they look like if they came straight out of a Junction Produce folder.

The one car that struck me the most was this Toyota LS400 or Celsior as they are called in Japan. This particular one looks extremely nice with its custom wide fenders and Junction Produce bodykit.

The entire Junction Produce bodykit consist of 4 pieces including the frontbumper, side steps, door panels, rear bumper. Aaron, the owner of the car, left out the rear spoiler for a cleaner look. To continue the clean look he let JL Autobody remove the key holes in the door handles.

JL Autobody is also responsible for the enlarged radius and widebody fenders to accommodate the larger wheels. On most production cars, there so many colors to choose from nowadays but for that true VIP feeling there are only two, black or white. This time Aaron went with white. But it didn't stop there... Aaron wanted to update the look of the car even further so he swapped the frontend. The new frontend came from a 2000 model with JDM headlights.

Imagine pulling up behind this in front of  a traffic stop... The stance of this car has been achieved thanks to a custom EZ street airbag suspension with a 8 valve manifold and 2 5 gallons airtanks. Other suspension mods include Nagisa Auto upper control arms in the front and custom upper/lower control arms and castor arms in the back.

Now onto the wheels, our VIP enthusiasts should be able to have indentified them as WEDS Bazreias. They come in size 19x11.5 -36 with Falken 452 265/35/19 tires. The stance is perfect thanks to the airbag suspension.

In front we have the same wheels in 19x10 -16 with Falken 452 225/35/19 tires. Behind the wheels Aaron placed a Junction Produce big brake set with 6 pot calipers in front an 4 pot calipers in the rear.

Thanks to Colin Waki from Hawaii for the photo's

-Jeroen Willemsen


Comments

MaydayJohnP said:

Wow that is tastefully done

November 3, 2009 8:05 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

hechtspeed said:

Long and low!  I dig the chromed calipers too!  How do these guys drive these things?!  Japanese Lead Sled for sure!  

November 3, 2009 8:10 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

bobbieee said:

ugly camber.nice car nice wheels, bad taste.

November 3, 2009 8:34 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Ry said:

We need picture #4 as a DESKTOP!

November 3, 2009 8:36 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

MiriV said:

Imho a bit overkilled.

November 3, 2009 9:02 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

John III said:

clean car, but the camber is def NOT tastefully done.  A big difference between flush camber, and looking like something is broken.

November 3, 2009 9:22 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

jace said:

wow, i remember teamrice. i still have some of the videos!

November 3, 2009 9:24 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

ryoga81 said:

I still can't get used to the bagged/slammed look.  I like it and all, but in the back of my mind I'm thinking "how the hell do you drive with broken axles like that?"....then the light turns green and they pop up off the ground and cruise away like anything else.

Still though, great job and a lot of quality work went into this one and in the end, I dig it.  (^_^ )

November 3, 2009 9:28 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

yiso said:

looks like a hotwheels/tomica with suspension, being pushed to the ground by a little kid LOL

November 3, 2009 9:32 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Absolution said:

This car's actually for sale. I was thinking of picking it up, but Hawaii's roads are horrendous. Besides, gives me something to look at when I drive around, lol. Chee-hee, thanks for the Hawaii love, Rod.

November 3, 2009 9:33 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

troll patrol said:

i dont think this is alex's "cup of tea"

November 3, 2009 9:47 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

AE71- 4AGZE said:

UGGGH!!!! NOW THATS PIMPIN' DADDY 'O'

November 3, 2009 10:22 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

GTTpower said:

-36 offset on a 11", damn!

November 3, 2009 11:03 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Ken said:

808 ALL DAY!!!LS400 killing it with the stance and style. VIP ain't for everyone, so "F" off to all the haters.

November 3, 2009 11:19 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

hechtspeed said:

@ troll patrol "i dont think this is alex's "cup of tea" ", that's funny, I LOL'd.  

November 3, 2009 11:19 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Ignorant said:

Pardon the silly question, but when running airbags is he stuck with that camber when he pops it off the ground? Or does that just happen domehow when he slams it? Beautiful work on the body.

November 3, 2009 11:50 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Absolution said:

@ myself, haha, it's a Jeroen Article, not Rod

November 3, 2009 12:16 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

ekiM said:

Yeah I agree with Ry. We need #4 as a desktop.

November 3, 2009 12:24 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

hechtspeed said:

With independent suspension, when the bits go through the the travel of the suspension, it goes in an arc, so the more compressed the suspension, the more negative camber.

November 3, 2009 12:25 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Jeroen Willemsen said:

thx for the correction Absolution ;)

November 3, 2009 12:31 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Chigga said:

Like Absolution said, it's for sale. If you have 30grand, pick it up =] This ride is a panty dropper !

November 3, 2009 12:44 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Foxie || CarsxGirl said:

I'm still trying to figure out what possesses someone to do *that* much camber.... Why?? What's the point? It's beyond looking good here, IMO. She can't be fun to drive like that, at all.

November 3, 2009 12:59 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Jaime said:

Better in black n airbags aren´t right for real HF stance......

I don´t hate the car, I just say it could be better ;)

November 3, 2009 1:04 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

MDeezy said:

@ Ignorant... when he lifts the rear, the camber will straighten out a bit, but ultimately it all depends how many inches of lift he has.    

I'm lovin' it!

November 3, 2009 1:14 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

D1RGE.EXE said:

I'm real down for the tucked look and all, but that camber in the rear is a little much. Other than that, its a damn fine ride, and certainly as Chigga said, a "Panty-Dropper". You'll get more ass than a Metro seat in that ride!

November 3, 2009 1:31 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Jay said:

Looks agressive as hell from behind, love it :D

November 3, 2009 2:35 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Ashe said:

It's VIP folks, thats why it slammed, tucked, and cambered out! That's the whole point, that's why he did it. If it was a drift car, track car, or any other style car other than VIP, and was cambered like that, then your ?'s would be valid. C'mon ya'll get with the program. BTW, dope ride! Oh and if it's a panty dropper why sell it:P Lol, jk.

November 3, 2009 4:04 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

TE said:

Going this far actually sedates your senses, thus not making as much impact on you as it should.  

Need something done to bring out more from the car I reckon.

November 3, 2009 4:43 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

chippeRX7 said:

does anyone really like the camber like that?  I dont want to hate b/c I dont know what it looks like at ride height but i just dont like the camber like that. Otherwise a very clean build and nice ass car

November 3, 2009 6:14 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Ian said:

WOW.

November 3, 2009 6:23 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Brendan24 said:

Great car, agree with all the camber comments though. Way too much. Half that and it will look really good.

November 3, 2009 6:29 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Speedhunters said:

Some of you had a ‘problem' with the amount of camber on my latest feature . So here is another

November 3, 2009 6:33 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Goggles Paizano said:

Six piston calipers on the front, four piston calipers on the rear, big 12 inch brake rotors front and back.  But how well does it really stop with only a very narrow stripe of tire tread on the inner most shoulder of the tires, actually touching the ground.

November 3, 2009 7:59 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

ECR33 said:

even the calipers are CHROME! now thats ballin... VIP styles

November 3, 2009 8:34 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

DRFTmonkeh said:

hmmm... i wonder how an LS400/Celsior drift car would perform...

if tokita can swing around his enormous Zero Crown like that with a 2JZ i wonder how well a gutted chassis with a turbo or supercharged 1UZ mated to a dogbox would do..

November 3, 2009 8:59 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

kevin.. said:

dude i live in hawaii.....i need to see this car in person

November 3, 2009 9:35 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

NJ240sxMan said:

You guys have to understand, the car does not drive at that height.  It has an airbag suspension so it is actually lifted 2-3" before driving away.  The tire sits mostly flat on the ground at this point and driving the car becomes very smooth.  He wouldn't attempt to drive with the car slammed because he would end up tearing off all of the body pieces and destroy the undercarriage as well.

November 3, 2009 11:03 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Puck said:

I love camber like this. It is actually what drew me into the rice cars when I lived in Japan. Before I saw one of these VIP cars in a parking lot one night I was a die hard American muscle car guy. My reaction to seeing that car was to find and buy a Y31 Cima and lay it on the ground. Been obsessed every since.

November 4, 2009 9:15 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

asa said:

camber not tastefully done?

Learn about what he's going for then post.

November 4, 2009 1:37 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Mk1Cabriolet said:

yeah thats not bad on the wheels at all.....

November 5, 2009 9:03 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

bob said:

same mags as mad mikes madbul rx7

November 8, 2009 3:04 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters