2013 "Silly Goose" FRS - 210k+ km/130k+ miles - 14r60 x TRD x STI Build

[thedollarbill]

Hello friends and fellow ft86 enthusiasts,

My car's name is Silly Goose. In honor of my SO's nickname for yours truly. As the title of this post shows, Goose has a lot of miles on her but I have a hunch she's got many more to go. Will the nickname come to bite my silly butt for purchasing a 200,000 km car? Only time will tell. In regards to mods, I have no particular inspiration. My plan is to keep it OEM+. Quality over form. My goal is to see if I can get this car to 300,000 kilometers and beyond...

May 2021 Update: The build is complete. All remaining parts (listed) are incoming, if not already on the car. It's time to enjoy every country backroad and thrash it on the track.

April 2022: haha... I guess I didn't mean it when I said last year "the build is complete". I acquired two of my holy grails: 1) 14r60 rear end 2) TE37 OG Bronze. Now I think this is the final form. I just want to drive and enjoy it.

2022 TE37 x 14R


2022 Volk TE37


2022 TWS T66-F


2021 TE37 x INGS



2020
Pre-Body Work, Aero Album: https://imgur.com/a/2LODUXI
Original State Album:https://imgur.com/a/LGnXdRF

Exhaust and Tuning
ACE Type A 350 4-2-1 EL Header
TRD 14r60 Rear Muffler
OEM Zenki Front Pipe
OEM Zenki Mid Pipe
Ecutek Tune by steve99

Engine, Cooling, Drivetrain
Revolution Tuning Carbon Induction Box
Revolution Tuning Clutch and Lightweight Flywheel
OS Giken Clutch Type LSD 1.5 Way
Cusco 4.55 Final Drive
2020 BRZ Transmission
Jackson Racing Dual Radiator Oil Cooler 5101-07-J02
Radium Engineering Dual Catch Can PCV + CCV 20-0903
TRD 1.3bar Radiator Cap MS143-18001
STI Oil Filler Cap ST15257ZR010
Optima REDTOP 35 9020-164
STI Battery Tie Down ST82182ST000
Grimmspeed Hood Struts 097001
Modellista GT86 Red Engine Cover
Engine Oil: Motul 5w30 or Motul 300v 0w20
Oil Filter: OEM Black 15208AA130
Transmission: Redline 75w90NS
Differential: Redline 75w90NS
Brake Fluid: Endless RF650
Coolant: OEM Coolant

Chassis and Suspension
Ohlins Road & Track MUU SP22 F:5k/R:5k
SPL Front Lower Control Arms
SPL Front Swaybar Endlink / short (thanks u/Route)
SPL Front Tie Rod Ends
SPL Rear Lower Camber Arms
SPL Rear Toe Arms
SPL Rear Traction Arms
SPC Camber Bolts
TRD Motion Control Beams MS303-18001
TRD Strut Tower Bar MS324-18001
STI Battery Tie Down ST82182ST000
Cusco Front Control Arm Power Brace Plus 965 492 FP
Cusco Front Crossmember Power Brace 965 492 FM
Cusco Rear Crossmember Power Brace 692 492 RM
Cusco Differential Bushing Collars 965 928 A
Laile Beatrush Rear Bash Bar S86400PB-RA
Laile Beatrush Front Bash Bar
Perrin Master Cylinder Brace PSP-BRK-405BK

Brakes
Subaru OEM Performance Pack Brembos
Endless MX72+ EP357/EP291
Endless Basic Slit Rotors ER716BS2/ER718BS
Endless Stainless Steel Swivel Brake Lines EB726SS

Wheels and Tires
Yokohama Advan A052 255/35/18
Falken RT615k+ 265/35/18
Volk Racing TE37 "OG" Anodized Bronze 18x9.5 +38 (Street)
TWS T66-F 18x9.5 +45 (Track)
Rays Engineering Duralumin Lock & Nut L32 Straight Black M12x1.25 - 74020001106BK

Exterior:
STI Dry Carbon Spoiler, usdm BRZ TS spec E7210CA105 (thank you u/Berserker)
TRD 14r60 Rear Bumper
TRD 14r60 Rear Diffuser
TRD CF Fender Fins MS345-18001
TRD Front Lip MS341-18001
TRD Side Skirts MS344-18001
TRD Fender Extensions MS315-18004-D0
Toyota JDM 86 RC Satin Black Mirror Covers SU003-03073 SU003-03081
Verus Sidemarker Deletes

Exterior Lighting:
Subaru 17+ OEM Headlights
Valenti Revo CR2 Tail Lights

Interior:
Recaro Japan RS-G GK x2 (Drive and Passenger)
Recaro x ASM Bolster Protector
ASM Shoulder Protector
ASM Seatback Protector
PCI Seat Rails
PCI Seat Mounts
TRD Shoulder Pads Red and Black MS010-00012 MS010-00013
TRD Door Stabilizers MS304-18001
TRD Duracon Shift Knob, White 33504-SP010-00
Subaru OEM 18+ Harmon Kardon Headunit 86271CA780
Subaru BRZ tS Steering Wheel 34312CA150RG
Subaru BRZ tS Shift Knob 35022CA100
Subaru BRZ tS Door Grips 94237CA140VH 94237CA150VH
Subaru BRZ tS Door Grip Covers 94237CA070 94237CA060
Subaru BRZ tS Vent Rings 66067CA000
Subaru BRZ tS Black AC Trim 66076CA040 66076CA050
Subaru BRZ tS Shifter Trim 92122CA020
Subaru BRZ tS TC/Track Mode Switches 83245CA070
Subaru BRZ tS STI Door Sills 94060CA150 94060CA160
Toyota JDM 86 GR Kouki Cluster
Toyota JDM 86 RC Satin Black Steering Wheel Trim
Toyota JDM GR spec Toyota Badges 90975-02094
Toyota 86 Cargo Liner (Canadian Dealerships Only) PU550-18151-01
Toyota Key Shell Swap
Verus Pedal Spacer
GeraldJust Trac-Box
Jeremy Fischer, seriesblueadventures Switches
LED Trunk Light Strip
LED Dome Light
Weathertech Front Mats
Weathertech License Plate Clear Covers

Previous Parts
TRD (usdm) Cold Air Intake PTR03-18130
STI Strut Tower Bar SG517CA000
Corsa Catback Exhaust 14864
Volk Racing TE37SL Black Edition II 18x9.5 +41
INGS N-Spec Hybrid Rear Bumper
Morimoto XB LED Headlights
Subaru OEM 17+ Tail Lights
Nsidius Industries 4th Brake/Fog Harness (thanks u/Route)
ICE Fabrications GR Gauge Cluster

Body Work, PPF:
All body work is done at Luxury Auto Body. The only place I trust in the Greater Toronto Area. s/o Rich Rodrigues and his team. Whole car is wrapped in XPEL Ultimate PPF by Mark at PureAuto.
May 2020 - Front Bumper, Hood, Fenders, Roof, Driver Side Door repainted
Nov 2020 - Roof, Antenna Delete, A-Pillars, Passenger Side Door Repaint/Blend
April 2021 - INGS Rear Bumper Painted and Installed
March 2022 - TRD 14r60 Rear Bumper Painted and Installed

Thank you to my mechanics:
- Jason and Frank @ Apex Automotive Solutions, Jason and his team are the heart surgeons of my car. Anything major especially engine related I will only bring to him. He is the elite Subaru specialist in Toronto.
- Rich @ Luxury Auto Body. Get it done once and get it done right. The only place I trust with any body work and aero installs.
- Raf @ Bosomode. Did all my exhaust installs and great mechanic when Apex busy or closed.
- Daniel (u/polyline). The official Silly Goose electrician, thank you for all your work with lighting and wiring.

Special Thanks,
- Jason (u/Route) for helping source some epic parts.
- Alpha Motorsports for also helping source epic parts.

The Literature
As the story always goes... I drove a friends' 2016 FRS two summers ago and immediately fell in love. I knew I had to have one. Four years into living in Toronto and my first adulthood pandemic, I finally justified a project car.

My criteria for my potential car:
One Owner, Accident Free (at least, reported accident free), 13-16 FRS - with the "fangs", Stock, Local

A wild 2013 FRS in Firestorm Red (and in manual) appeared on the market. For sale, at a random and somewhat "shady" used dealer about 30 minutes from where I live. What is this FRS doing here? (Refer to this album for its purchased state: https://imgur.com/a/LGnXdRF) It was stock, it had one owner, it had no exterior modifications, and it was made in June of 2013 so it was never part of the '13 recall. The only slight problem... 209,000km on the odometer.

She started up with no issues, gears shifted nicely, oil was fresh, and aside from the surface rust on the underbody. A deposit and two days later, I picked her up and the rest is history.

I have finally acquired the full service summary from the Toyota dealership, as noted above, the previous owner from my nosing around only serviced the car at a Toyota dealership. I scanned the print out I received from a Toyota tech. Enjoy the full service history here: https://imgur.com/a/QirJMrD

Thanks for coming along for this journey with me.

[skylinekin]

These cars are becoming an excellent value with higher mileage. I can’t think of another sports car with the same value at that price and it’s still a “newer” car even with high mileage so you don’t have to worry about old car issues like a 90’s sports car. Enjoy the refurbishment process!

[Berserker]

Nice meeting you the other day my guy! Congrats again on the car, exciting for sure The Toronto Eight Six cult keeps getting bigger

[phm14]

What was the CEL?

[thedollarbill]

If anyone sees this, how do I thank other people's posts???? I swear I'm not blind.

Update #1 - 1st week of ownership (~04/06/2020)

Initial Impressions:

• Previous Owners' HID conversion kit was a complete joke. The wiring, the output of the lights and the color temperature was hideous. Good thing I have Morimotos on the way.
• Something was off about the battery. Headlights flicker while idling and the idle is a little rough (typical 2013 issue? rough idling?). And ffs, the center console 12V socket is blown.
• Clutch is so mushy? Wtf? Am I just a bad driver?
• I hate the stock exhaust.
• Drove it around as much as I could to use up the half tank of gas I received from the dealership. Upon refueling (don't think it mattered but if you are curious, Esso 93) the car threw CEL + Traction Slip (Limp Mode) on start-up. Uh oh.

More about the CEL:
After receiving the code, I went to buy an OFT immediately. Pulled and cleared the code (P0016), and upon clearing it would come back on start-up usually. I did my research (here, on FB, and on the rest of the internet) and more importantly gave my Subaru mechanic, Jason @ Apex Auto, a call. (My car was due to be in his shop in 3 weeks, yes, he is very busy)

Jason's advice:
Back to basics, Check/change the battery, check/change oil and check gas cap. And obviously, he'd do his best to resolve it if those issues persist but he warned it could lead to OCV replacements/cam sprockets/ECU.

What I did:
I made a visit to see Ben @ Dixie Bloor Service (he's a Ford guy but I trust him with all the basic needs). The battery voltage tester showed some terrible readings on the battery. Our first step of attack was a new battery. I quickly zipped up to the great guys at Garage16 and picked up a Optima Red Top and some Eneos 5w20 (wanted my choice of oil anyways) to get the basics done.

Results:
No CEL upon start up!! Battery was changed on a Thursday and it did not pop-back up for the rest of the weekend. Fingers crossed! I have since (for superstitious reasons) only filled up with Shell 91 and avoided Esso like the plague.

End of the week mileage: 210,000 (~1000km).
CEL showed up around ~200 km in

Update #2 - 2nd week of ownership (~04/13/2020)

• Purchased a TRD Intake. Makes some fun noises and that sound tube delete is so clutch! (Sorry, forgot to take pictures of it)
• Removed clutch spring helper. Legit, best free mod. Thanks to this forum.
• Made Goose's longest trip yet (~500km/310miles), GTA>Bowmanville>Trenton>Lindsay>GTA- picked up 17+ OEM Tails (from a '19 BRZ), TRD Exhaust, and Eibach Sportline Lowering Springs.
• New lights were installed and fixed the 12v while we were at it.
• Flashed OFT Stock/Stage 1 Tune. Definitely feeling a difference and oddly, made idling so much smoother!?
• TRD exhaust was installed (thanks Raf @ Bosomode), now she purrrrrs like a mean little kitten. Love the TRD exhaust. (If I weren't on the OEM+ route, I would go Corsa Catback)
• Swapped badges and smoked the turn signal/DRL.

End of the week mileage: 211,xxx (~1000kms)

[thedollarbill]

Originally Posted by phm14

What was the CEL?

P0016 - deep deep rabbit hole. Fingers crossed, battery swap and oil change has not brought it back for a good almost 2.5k kms (1.5k miles).

[daskaman]

Just missed you at Boso if he was he was still working on the Mini, a few of us here are like family and get our work done there

[thedollarbill]

Update #3 - combining the next 3-4 weeks of ownership into a big post

After installing the TRD catback, the car was dropped off at Apex Automotive Solutions for a engine compression leak test and fluid changes for transmission and differential. Refer to top for fluids used.

Lonely goose sitting next to some other subies.


Results of test, order of images cylinders #1,2,3,4:





The car was then driven to Luxury Auto Body for front end and driver side door repaint. Rich graciously installed my STI wing and aero bits for me as well.
Process pics on LAB's IG: https://www.instagram.com/p/CARZ7tngb22/

AFTER, oh my goodness...




I had a bit of buyer's remorse with my TRD exhaust. The drone was too much and my heart was already set on a Corsa before I even got the car. So I lined up a buyer for my TRD and bought ordered the Corsa catback.

Here it is getting installed @ Bosomode


Got my vanity plate and new shoes before getting the coilovers and spacers installed!



Had my Tein Coilovers, Spacers, SPL End links and Mudflaps installed at Apex Auto:


Picked up a bottom key cover from a local Toyota dealership to replace the Scion logo:


Current mileage as of May 23,2019: 213,xxx

[thedollarbill]

The butt shot might be my favorite right now!!! Here's one from today this beautiful summer day. Stay safe out there friends!

[Jordanwolf]

Looks good so far!

[DaJo]

Holy mileage!... Very cleeeeaaaannnn; many more miles to go!


Any major issues along the way, or just minor regular maintenance things?

[thedollarbill]

Originally Posted by DaJo

Holy mileage!... Very cleeeeaaaannnn; many more miles to go!


Any major issues along the way, or just minor regular maintenance things?

I sure hope so!!

Since I've gotten the car:
-New Battery
-New Oil Filter
-New Engine Oil, Transmission Oil, Differential Oil
-New Wheels + Tires

I did have a P0016 (Oil Valve Sensor issue) within the first week of picking up the car but the new battery has put that issue to rest so far.

I actually finally got the chance to get the full "service summary" from a Toyota tech. They were previously giving me a very hard time trying to pull any service history on my vehicle because "privacy" or whatever bullshit they were trying to give me over the phone. But I showed up to pick up some parts and popped by the service lane in my car and got someone to print it.

Here it is: https://imgur.com/a/QirJMrD (I didn't have this knowledge before purchasing the car but I think I lucked out. Previous owner had it serviced exclusively at the same Toyota dealership since 2013)

[DaJo]

Originally Posted by thedollarbill

I sure hope so!!

Since I've gotten the car:
-New Battery
-New Oil Filter
-New Engine Oil, Transmission Oil, Differential Oil
-New Wheels + Tires

I did have a P0016 (Oil Valve Sensor issue) within the first week of picking up the car but the new battery has put that issue to rest so far.

I actually finally got the chance to get the full "service summary" from a Toyota tech. They were previously giving me a very hard time trying to pull any service history on my vehicle because "privacy" or whatever bullshit they were trying to give me over the phone. But I showed up to pick up some parts and popped by the service lane in my car and got someone to print it.

Here it is: https://imgur.com/a/QirJMrD (I didn't have this knowledge before purchasing the car but I think I lucked out. Previous owner had it serviced exclusively at the same Toyota dealership since 2013)

Very well taken care of indeed (aside from all that surface rust in the undercarriage, but I'm sure it's because of all that snow/salt out east there)! Good that you bought it off a responsible owner.



She still running silky smooth?

[thedollarbill]

Originally Posted by DaJo

She still running silky smooth?

So far so good!The before/after on the transmission oil change I felt the biggest difference.