Templar's Old school retro BRZ

[trueno86power]

@FTemplar Too much love here.

Your car look like shit.

Jk, c'est une belle machine

Your car will be nice in British racing green, can't wait to see it!

[asdf]

Originally Posted by FTemplar

Well , it's decided. I love World Rally blue, but in order to protect it, and to further make it unique, I'm wrapping it British Racing green metallic this winter ! same color as this WRX... I've already given a deposit for the vinyl, but would still like to hear your thoughts? Classic color for a retro inspired car?

A great color-- looking forward to seeing photos!

[Irace86]

It could be argued by some that the 80's held some of the worst car designs ever, but seeing some of the those design elements captured on a new car in the way you have done makes me think those engineers of the 80's were not so crazy. Excellent job.

On another note, I'm interested in knowing if those gauges were easy to install and if they work fully with the BRZ gauges (some other people have suggested the lights for the BRZ and FRS are different, so the gauges would only be perfect on the FRS and GT86 platforms)?

[johan]

I don't comment on builds often, but this one compelled me. I love it. Great vision here, not run of the mill, well executed. Keep it up!

[GotBRZ1691]

Love the build, and dat louvre. I was never really into the old school JDM look, but living in Cali for 2 years has changed my perspective for sure. Car is looking good. Love the gauge cluster too.

[FTemplar]

Sorry guys for the late replies. I thought I was getting notifications for this topic but it turns out I wasn't...

Originally Posted by why?

show us what that green looks like on the BRZ. It should look great.

Sorry I couldn't find a twin with the same color. Here it is on a ZM4 :

Originally Posted by An Amish Woman

I've never take the time to look. I know there's a few floating around that are put on with 3m tape. I just don't see that being very effective.

There are 8 rectangular brackets stuck with 3M glue, and the louvers goes on them with allen bolts.

Originally Posted by trueno86power

@FTemplar Too much love here.
Your car look like shit.
Jk, c'est une belle machine
Your car will be nice in British racing green, can't wait to see it!

Hahaha, thanks J-S it means a lot ! I can't wait. Please let's keep this a surprise it should be done next spring

Originally Posted by Irace86

It could be argued by some that the 80's held some of the worst car designs ever, but seeing some of the those design elements captured on a new car in the way you have done makes me think those engineers of the 80's were not so crazy. Excellent job.

On another note, I'm interested in knowing if those gauges were easy to install and if they work fully with the BRZ gauges (some other people have suggested the lights for the BRZ and FRS are different, so the gauges would only be perfect on the FRS and GT86 platforms)?

Haha wow, thank you sir ! and yeah I understand what you mean lol.

For the cluster overlays, they are very easy to install but th Fey do require a bit of patience and hand dexterity, especially for when you need to reset the needles. All in all, it took me 2 hours which is very reasonable for someone like me with very little experience. They work fully for the BRZ, I have been following the product since before its release and am not aware of the difference you speak of. It's the same kit for both except for the needle caps that are a bit different.

Originally Posted by johan

I don't comment on builds often, but this one compelled me. I love it. Great vision here, not run of the mill, well executed. Keep it up!

Thanks a lot, and i'm honored you took the time to comment if what you say is true !

Originally Posted by GotBRZ1691

Love the build, and dat louvre. I was never really into the old school JDM look, but living in Cali for 2 years has changed my perspective for sure. Car is looking good. Love the gauge cluster too.

Thanks man ! cheers

[FTemplar]

Installed a STi flexible strut tower bar this weekend. Can't tell the difference yet (if any) because I am still on winter tires.

* Not my engine bay, picture for reference!

[FTemplar]

Tom's red JDM tail lights : out
Lexon red tail lights : In

[FTemplar]

and finally, I received my custom badge (gonna replace "SUBARU")

[Kuzuri]

First time seeing your car, I'm not too big of a fan of that "retro" badge, but aside from that, I think your car looks amazing. Nicely done man.

[FTemplar]

Originally Posted by Kuzuri

First time seeing your car, I'm not too big of a fan of that "retro" badge, but aside from that, I think your car looks amazing. Nicely done man.

Thanks man ! regarding the badge, i'm curious to know why? I might reconsider if it looks too out of place, it's not installed yet.

[Kuzuri]

Originally Posted by FTemplar

Thanks man ! regarding the badge, i'm curious to know why? I might reconsider if it looks too out of place, it's not installed yet.

It's not really my place... I just think that badges like that can be a bit tacky.

I think you're doing a great job with making it look old school, so it doesn't really need something to tell you that it's old school IMO, feel me?

[FTemplar]

Originally Posted by Kuzuri

It's not really my place... I just think that badges like that can be a bit tacky.

I think you're doing a great job with making it look old school, so it doesn't really need something to tell you that it's old school IMO, feel me?

Yeah, I do see your point... hmm, I might hold onto installing it for now, we'll see ! Thanks

[Cojonudo]

Originally Posted by FTemplar

and finally, I received my custom badge (gonna replace "SUBARU")

In my opinion, I would much rather see "Retro" than "Subaru". I want to remove "Subaru" and put an STI badge in its place. I just hate the "Subaru" silver badge it has. I just think it's redundant since it has a huge subaru logo... but that's just me. BTW I'm thinking about buying a TRD Louver cause I saw how nice it looked on your BRZ.