2003 LS8 Build Thread

[Svets96]

Love that stainless trim for the doors. Good eye for the details.

Wheels and the brake upgrade make the car's stance all business.

 

[RollinLS]

WOW!!!

I love the work you're doing to it.
The 2000 Ls that blew, was that the red one you used to have?

Yes. I had an Autumn Red LS. I miss it. But this Gen 2 will blow it away. When I am done.

 

[RollinLS]

Love that stainless trim for the doors. Good eye for the details.

Wheels and the brake upgrade make the car's stance all business.

Thank you. Still have a long way to go. Done hording parts. Starting rear bumper mod Thursday. Lots of things going on with it.

 

[RollinLS]

Installed roof spoiler & color matched rear surround. Made custom metallic blue Lincoln Star emblem for it. Installed “Lincoln” rocker trim. The rears covered the OEM holes. But the fronts weren’t long enough. So I mounted them to the plastic OEM trim. Not exactly the look I was going for. But better then before. Painted the LSE badge on the floors mats. They needed some TLC. Looks way better then before.

 

[RollinLS]

More to come tomorrow

 

[IcedLS]

Great build so far. Forgot to mention that you got all red tails now. Where on this planet earth did you manage to find those?

 

[lincoln_zero]

Great build so far. Forgot to mention that you got all red tails now. Where on this planet earth did you manage to find those?

What do you mean by red tails?

 

[De-marko]

He means the solid red tail lights. Most are two tone red/white.

Looks good Rollin!

 

[RollinLS]

He means the solid red tail lights. Most are two tone red/white.

Looks good Rollin!

Thank you

 

[RollinLS]

Great build so far. Forgot to mention that you got all red tails now. Where on this planet earth did you manage to find those?

Pick n Pull yard in San Antonio Tx. Got them off a 2003 LSE.

 

[RollinLS]

What do you mean by red tails?

Before, two-tone taillights.
After, all red taillights.

 

[RollinLS]

Painted strut caps & plenum cover. Not my best work. But it’s temporary. Till I go all out on the paint job.

 

[RollinLS]

Another project. Rear bumper mod. Should be done Monday. Always thinking outside the box.

 

[RollinLS]

Sentas cleared the rear brakes. Next, test fit the fronts.

 

[Svets96]

Cool that the brakes cleared, one hurdle out of the way.

Can't wait til Monday to see what's in store for the bumper and rear end.

 

[RollinLS]

I got the Gen 1 LSE rear valance modified to fit the Gen 2. I like the way it flows with the Gen 1 LSE side skirts. The brackets for the rear defuser are drying. Be ready to finish the carbonfiber rear defuser tomorrow.

 

[RollinLS]

Defuser brackets. Aluminum painted flat black.

 

[RollinLS]

Carbonfiber rear defuser done. Still need some tweaking though.

 

[RollinLS]

New exhaust tips. Hoping to have the exhaust done very soon.

 

[RollinLS]

Tweeted the rear defuser.

 

[RollinLS]

Purchased the last all red driverside taillight available at any dealership.

Installed beauty board undrersude of trunk.

 

[RollinLS]

Had this Grant steering wheel for a previous project. It matches the Silver Birch.

 

[RollinLS]

Got the tips welded to the mufflers. Hoping to get the exhaust done in a week or two.

 

[LS_Monk]

Looking good...RollinLS. Can't wait to see the bumper and skirts on!

 

[DeviLSh]

Interested to see if you can find an LS>6bolt hub adapter for that wheel. Def Keep us posted.