FRS front grill modification
 

So I like the look of some 86's without the front grill, but hate the look of the styrofoam painted or stock crash bar painted. So I'm wondering if anyone has any pictures of the front grill cut out below the solid section that covers the styrofoam/crash bar?

Poor photo shop example of my car to illustrate what I mean


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psih9jkptu.jpg

An alternative to painting the foam or crash bar would be to swap out the crash bar for an aftermarket one (such as the beatrush option). Obviously this isn't as safe as the OE bar but racecar. They are more narrow so you can't see it from the grill area

Yes I've considered that, it's an option. The plus side would be sweet Beatrush bling, downside would be an even bigger opening showing off my lack of FMIC or oil cooler haha

Install the Beatrush front beam brace and polish the radiator and AC condenser lines/ends as well as powder coat the surrounding brackets to add some visuals to the opening.

Here mine...

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...hoot%2006.jpeg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...r%20Polish.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...0Install02.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...0Install03.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...%20Parts01.jpg

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You should probably get an oil cooler anyway since these cars run hot. The Maximal option is relatively cheap.

You could also just switch out the entire grill for some kind of wire mesh from the home improvement store to switch up the look. I think the FRS looks good with the open mouth regardless of what it's filled with

I almost bought the Mishimoto kit a couple months ago but the CAN-USD conversion is absolutely killing me right now! :( Before I cut the stock one I'll definitely give it a shot with it totally out to see how I like it

That does look really good.... nice work man :thumbsup:

You are not worried about hitting something on the road and damage rad or oil cooler?
I would like to remove mine because it gettin dull. Clean build by the way

Not worried...my 86 is not a daily driver... plus, HKS intercooler is going to occupy that spot soon.



OP...I cut off and dremeled the tabs off the bumper that the grille mounts to as I did not plan on re-installing it. As long as you don't do that you could always go back if you don't like how it looks.

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I'm loving the polished and powder coat idea. I will definitely be doing this with the remaining winter months.

Use it as an excuse to go turbo. Can't go wrong with a polished or anodized black (what I will be using) FMIC...

The polishing I did by hand using blue magic and a microfiber cloth... I also used a Dremel with felt polishing wheels.

You don't even have to powder coat... I did because I was having some other things coated so I just added the brackets... you could just use duplicolor metal cast paints... duplicolor has many colors avaliable...this paint works pretty well at mimicking an anodized finish. Check it out.

Painted tow hook with Duplicolor Metal Cast

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...Tow%20Hook.jpg

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Here comes zeal with his car porn again. Always making my car jealous I'll have to delete my history.

Heres a cheaper alternative to the Beatrush crash bar that I just ordered.

http://www.enjukuracing.com/products...scion-frs.html

Plan on giving it a shot of red for some extra bumper opening sweg for anyone that cares to look.

Finally found someone who has the grill modified like I was thinking of doing. Since I have fogs now I think the leftover honeycomb would look out of place (IMO). Won't be doing it anymore


http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8...4-194902_1.jpg

Looks like the car has a big dirty buck tooth.

Beautiful work Zeal! Any chance you could do me a huge favor and get 2 quick measurements?

The distance between those pins on the Beatrush bar and the depth from the driver side pin to where the Beatrush meets the frame?
I'm planning to fabricate my own and curious on material dimensions before pulling the car apart. Thanks!

I'll try to get you those measurements soon... I've been really busy polishing aluminum lately... lol

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That's actually a good deal compared to the Beatrush if it's going to be hidden and actually gives me great direction, thanks. :thumbsup:
The only concern would be that you don't have mounting location for the plastic air dam below the snorkel. I forget the review (maybe Perrin?) but they said without that the air turbulence near the snorkel actually robbed performance from a NA twin.

Thank you, much appreciated!



And I just got a Dunkin Donuts visual of... 'Time to polish the aluminum...' :D

Found it... http://blog.perrinperformance.com/br...design-part-2/

"The next test was removing the plastic air diverter which rests between the fresh air scoop and the lower portion of the bumper. This part is installed to help block some of the air from blowing up and around the radiator. With the diverter removed, there was a nice steady noticeable amount of air flow coming from the scoop at 1.5MPH. This sounds like it would be a great way to make our intake system get a little more flow and cool air, or would it…

After testing this on the road, we found this was a really bad idea. The added pressure and airflow while driving at 45MPH or more would cause the car to run poorly and actually die if you push in the clutch! So the plastic diverter got re-installed and the PERRIN intake would be designed around utilizing this part."

Curious... what did you decide to do about your front grille?

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Took it all out, just need to trim or paint the tabs


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psf6a1tbpu.jpg

this one is the best I've seen! looks like a modified brz one or he just filled the holes with putty or something like that
http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/...psc9sfrznk.jpg
http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/...psphsvzrzu.jpg

That does look really clean!

The 86 is looking sharp!

Btw, a Dremel will work just fine to grind down the tabs... what also works well and provides a lot of control and a clean cut are flush cutters.

I have used both methods...how much material I plan on eliminating determines my method. Dremeling is obviously better for grinding out a curve.

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The mod to the front beam brace is really well executed!

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Any word on what was done here? I'm very interested in this smooth option


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thats the super street "ratchet bunny" frs. i doubt anyone from superstreet (namely the editor) is on this forum

I'm pretty sure that he cut the grill as in the photo and then sand it forms and use some filler for body, primer,paint ect ect. I'll try this technique when I will be on vacation. I'm pretty sure that's how he did

http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3k1dkzm7.jpg

Anyone ever try doing this? Maybe use some sort of body filler, smooth it with some sandpaper, then spray?