Nat's LS460L Reincarnation Build Thread by Nat

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It's been a while since I posted anything here...8 months to be exact. Adding some pic that was taken a few months back.

Been gathering parts to go another path on this project. As some of you already know, There are a few guys on CL that did a 2013+ conversion. (MrExecutive and Mex Lex), I will give that as shot as well. I always liked the spindle grille when it was first introduce, the way the 2013 FSport looks is amazing.

2013+ FSport Heaadlights

OEM bumper, spindle grille, and upper/lower grille.

This is how the car sit now. I ended up selling the front Black Pearl kit, Wald fenders and custom hood to a buddy in SoCal.  

Removing the front bumper to send out.

Car been siting like this for the last 5 months waiting on parts to come in.

4-8-2016

Now that all the OEM parts are counted for, I can't leave the front end stock. I decided to go with Black Pearl again. I meet with Singo Utumi (Black Pearl owner) last year at Osaka Auto Messe and saw the FSport in person and knew I wanted this setup if I ever got a FSport. Contacted him about the lip kit and he committed to expediting it...got the lip kit 2 months later. Note: The first Black Pearl kit took 5 months to get here.

Test fitting on the OEM bumper

Close up of the corner and LED opening.

Proof of authenticity

Glued the lip kit to the OEM bumper.

More pictures of the kit from the other side. Glue is now dried.

Removed excess polyurethane glue.

Started the molding process. I'm not a big fan of lip kit. I just don't like the lines showing. Molding it is the best option to make it look like a full bumper replacement.

I don't like the headlight washer opening on the new bumper so I decided to fill it. First with a piece of polyurethane from an old side skirt.

Then i filled it with poly filler and sand it down.

Comparison between non molding and the molding outcome.

Black Pearl lip kit molded onto OEM bumper...completed.

Close up angle of the completed molding.

I'll call this the "last piece of the puzzle" modification. I don't think I can do anything else after this is install. I'll let the pictures speak for itself.


Real carbon cover