STS-V's Smashed 2013 FRS Custom Build

[STS-V]

Originally Posted by PHLonomenal

VERY NICE build and love the way the carbon fiber dipping came out but for the love of god will you put those wheels on already Lol. @STS-V


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Haha... going on as we speak!

[STS-V]

As requested, here are some more sneak peak pictures as I get closer to completion.

Todays completed list contains:
Gloss Black Roof Wrap
Carbon Fiber Shark Fin Antenna
Traklite Trak-K 18x8.5 & 18x9.5 machined & gloss black wheels
Continental DWS 235/35/18 & 255/35/18 Tires
Tein S-Tech Lowering Springs, new OEM Shocks
Prova fender vents - removed Prova mesh and installed gloss black small hexagon mesh
Carbon fiber Seibon VS hood, painted red (kept accent) and used same small hexagon powdercoated mesh in insert
Same powdercoated gloss mesh installed in rear diffuser - reverse lights relocated to backup camera
GT86 emblem hydrodipped carbon fiber, installed rear
all interior plastics hydrodipped carbon fiber
add-on steering wheel control stalk installed for radio controls without touching AppRadio3
JPM Coachworks alcantra speedometer hood installed
GT86 carbon fiber center console emblem installed
Front 86 emblem installed
rear kicker 4" speakers replaced with 5.25" rockford power components. sounds a million times better

annnnnnnnnndddd we're almost there.

[PHLonomenal]

VERY NICELY DONE! Well played. @STS-V


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[LtS720]

Originally Posted by STS-V

Yes. Those are the real TRD ABS plastic skirts. The dura flex IS trash, and sitting in the garbage pile at the bottom of my basement.

Thanks for the comments!

Where did you get your TRD parts from?

[STS-V]

Originally Posted by LtS720

Where did you get your TRD parts from?

Vendors on ebay

[Diode Dynamics]

That's some of the nicest dipped CF I've ever seen. Usually it comes out looking way too "printed" but that vendor did a fantastic job

Nick C.

[WhiteFRS69]

that ass tho

[GuerillaRacing]

Wow, great buildup! I really enjoyed reading from page 1 til this. Looks great and nice choice on the TOM's rear lip.

[STS-V]

I ordered the Eibach Sportline kit. Going to swap out my Tein S-Tech.
I ordered Whiteline top strut mounts to help with caster a bit.
Still waiting on tail light tint.

[FrSnake]

Sub'd! This is by far the most interesting thread here. Congrats on everything, the car looks magnificent.

[STS-V]

Sorry guys, been busy. Went on vacation in florida, got engaged, other projects, etc. So here is where I'm at.

I decided to swap out the Tein S-Tech and get Eibach Sportline. (Tein's for sale!) I like the red color more. I bought Whiteline strut mount plates to help with the front camber a little bit more. Black lug nuts.

Got a custom stealth sub enclosure for the trunk and got a nice Rockford Power 10". TRD Shift knob (woooo)

New alacantra door panel speaker covers and center console side covers are in, I painted the new speaker trim rings carbon to match the rest of the hydrodipped interior.

[gramicci101]

Are you going to do brakes at all? You could have the calipers and brackets powdercoated so they don't look unfinished behind those wheels.

Congrats on the engagement.

[STS-V]

Originally Posted by gramicci101

Are you going to do brakes at all? You could have the calipers and brackets powdercoated so they don't look unfinished behind those wheels.

Congrats on the engagement.

Yes - I am going to paint them, but I dont know what color. I also am getting cross drilled and slotted rotors, but cant decide if i want to go with zinc or painted a color or black.

Thank you

[STS-V]

More updates -

In my OCD pursuit to make everything perfect, I decided to pull the TRD Side skirts off. originally we tried doing them without the weather stripping, but it wouldn't hold or look properly. So I painstakingly unbolted and untaped them from the car (hours) and ground effects (hours). Then I bought new weather stripping and taped it to the ground effects and reinstalled back on car. It looks great, like factory now.

Also cut holes out behind the fender garnish to make them functional. Problem is, when I put the prova vents on, you could see the red and holes right though them since I changed out the tight stainless mesh for custom powdercoated mesh. Then I painted behind it... but you still could see the reflectiveness of the flat paint, which looked like shit.

So then I uninstalled and untaped the fender garnish (hours) and installed black breathable mesh felt behind the opening. Then I drilled holes and used nuts to install the fender garnish from the reverse side, so no 3M tape was required.

I took out appradio 3, and put app radio 2 in, because app radio 3 wasnt compatible with the aftermarket radio control stalk I installed on the column.

The eibach sportline springs are installed, and feel much better. However, the rear sits up .5" off the tire, and the front 1". So I guess I'll have to go with a 40 series in the front to even them out.

I had my red valenti tail lights tinted, and while they look good, I might just end up buying the new Black housing, red bar, tinted lens that came out a week or two ago. It sucks because I spent hours having the lights watersealed properly, and another $100 having custom tint applied to them.