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03-16-2014, 07:38 PM | #1 |
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Flow's dark grey BRZed
Bought as a weekender before moving to the Bay Area, now my dd. This will be a long, slow build for me, as its the first time I've started modding, and other than a little experience with my Dad when I was a kid, I haven't worked on cars before. So, I'm making one change at a time, studying and learning about each system before changing it, and making changes based on what I think she needs. I've taken her to the track once with HOD. Awesome. Will go again.
Next up Considering soon:
Things I've done:
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03-16-2014, 07:38 PM | #2 |
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You can see from the pictures below how small my garage is. My driveway is also very steep, like 20 degrees.
Just looking for some opinions on whether it would be possible to jack/work on my car in that small of a space... or somehow on a steep driveway... as in, has anyone else done it, or how would you go about it... Since I don't have many tools, I don't want to buy everything if I'm just going to have to take the car to a shop to get any work done. Tia for any opinions. |
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That's a tight space for sure, how skinny are you, lol?
I look forward to more updates...especially if you get that driveshaft |
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Aww its in a box. Lets get this thing out and race
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Updates.
JPM Coachworks gauge cluster hood cover & OEM armrest. I picked up a jack, jackstands, and wheel chocks, and have new brake pads coming (Stoptech street performance ... for $110 total, I figured I'd see how dif streets pads felt) and will 'try' to install them myself this week, in my tiny little garage. Next up will be the JPM Coachworks dash panel, and a master cylinder brace. edit: oh.oh.oh, I finally got around to doing the clutch pad adjustment. Awesome: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8040. It's amazing what a small change (~10mm?) makes. The positioning just feels so much more natural now. Last edited by Flow; 07-20-2014 at 07:40 PM. |
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After oil change to Pennzoil Ultra Plat 5w-20. 5l replaced. Engine sounds so much better. She purrs now. Also added the fumoto 108s valve.
Master brake cylinder brace is next weekend. Starting to think about taillights, carbon fiber drive shaft, brake, trans and diff fluid changes. May need ramps. |
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Still plugging along. A bunch of changes made since last update, like stainless steel brake lines, racing brake fluid, reverse lock-out, but no pics. Trying to figure out what to do with my spoiler/trunk now, so I removed the OEM one (which I hate). I might just purchase a new trunk and go spoilerless. I love the fat ass on my girl (pic 1). But, also bought a cheap ebay rep of the TRD spoiler, to evaluate whether I want to use one of the few spoilers that covers the BRZ trunk holes (pics 2 & 3). And, finally, I installed Wheelhaus' fantastic brake light (pic 4).
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