Hyper-BRZ Build Journal
 

Finally getting all the pieces together, and putting them on one at a time.

Thanks to my friend Vitor for these nice photos


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After one day of hard work, finally I got the coilovers and 20mm Project Kics spacers on the BRZ, the spacers are for the future use of my stock wheels for drifting and track days after I finish my STI calipers conversion. Adding the 20mm spacers makes the stock wheel look more aggressive and stand out.

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Update on pictures
Feb 6, 2013

Fortune Auto 500 Series with Swift Springs upgrade, will post before and after image once is done, stay tune:

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Exterior:
Charge Speed front lip
5-Axis side skirts and rear add-on

Interior:
Bride Low Max seats red
Takata street harness black
Personal steering wheel, worksbell hubs and quick release
Cusco drfit button
Defi oil pressure and oil temp gauges, AEM A/F gauge
Greddy Boost controller

Suspension and Foot work:
Fortune Auto 500 series with Swift Springs upgrade
GT Spec rear camber kit
Big Brake upgrade from 2012 STI
Works XD9 18x9 and 18x10, wrap with Dunlop Direzza ZII 225/40 and 255/35

Engine:
FBM Turbo kit, recently upgraded the turbine with Turbonetics 50 trim turbo
Mishimoto oil catch can
Greddy magnetic plug

Drivetrain:
ACT Stage 2 clutch and streetlite flywheel

Suhweeet! Thanks for sharing! Let us know how you like the FA's!

Next project is the STI calipers conversion, in conjunction with these wheels on the car. Sorry, I haven't gotten a chance to take some photo with them. so just the wheels for now.

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rota ce28n replicas?

These are not Rota, Varrstoen. :happyanim:

Sweet progress. It's amazing what some spacers can do for looks of the stock wheels!

I will have to do some more refinement on the front and rear ride height, I need raise the front by around half inch, and drop half inch to the rear. I am afraid the front will touch the fender during counter steering in drifting.

Indeed, the spacers did a better job than I was expected, the spacers were served the purpose of when I got the BBK upgrade and I can still use my stock wheels for drift and track days.

But now I can recolor the wheels to have a better look of the stock wheels. :party0030:, I wasn't a FAN of the stock wheels until the spacers installed and dropped

Any plans for an exhaust or are you waiting for the turbo? The spacers look sweet :thumbsup:

I am looking at the MXP exhaust waiting for my dealer to respond.

hows the ride with the FA with Swift springs

Great ride like stock or feel better than stock in soft, and dial them on hard then it rides like a race car.

Hands down, I have a DC5 coil for my 350z for drifting competition and daily compares to Fortune auto i felt equally great, cant wait for the next track day or drift even to try on the new setup. Great job on the shocks build and with the springs rate opinion from the owner, he is very knowledgeable. So far I was able to do something drift testing around where I live has an unoccupied play ground that I can do, so I will keep on update on the coilovers, for people dont know this brand, just keep this in mind, fortun auto is ISO standard company everything it made has follow the standard and specifications, ISO=great.

8kg for front and rear, this spring rate good for drifting and autocross, track race need to set on hard with the correct tires combination, the car will transform into a corner monster.

HI,

It looks great. Where you buy your spacer?

What's the suitable size for that? I saw some people use 25 mm and

some use 20 mm. How do you think?

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Thanks.

Nice!

North or South FL? I may have seen you a few times...

For the front we use 20mm for oem wheels, rear can use up to 32mm for the maximum flush stance for oem wheels, I got my project spacers from evasivemotorsports.com

South FL, fort Lauderdale area

Ahhh. Ok. My bad. However, I am making a trip to Miami this weekend....might be able to snap a few pics of the ladies. :thumbsup:

Np, let me know when u down there

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Nice lip. I have HT autos on mine - which vendor is that from? No wheels install yet? lol

From Koru, and yes no wheels yet, still waiting on the tires, ordered from my tire sponsor from Miami on Tuesday and they are still processing the order

Wait a tick - they are the same Vendors lol.

Sorry....staying up studying is getting to me. Ht Autos and Kuro (aka kuro works) from one of the threads just finally finished the sides for the brz. I got mine with the rear spats - you?

I got something different, I will keep that as a surprise in the thread, but I do have the rear and side.

Roger that!

I'm liking the ride height with the FA's... I'm running the HT Autos full lip kit and as much as I'd like to go another inch lower I think I would scrape everywhere I go. I'd love to check it out in person sometime....

How are you gonna flash those sexy rims and not show them mounted!! The nerve of some people..

Wheels and front STI calipers just got put on the car.

The car looks great!

How much of a drop are you running? I have the HT Auto's Full kit and am scared to go low, I have KW's on the way though.

I dont know how much lower on the coilovers, but my intention was to leave around 5mm wheel gap on the stock wheels.

Plus, if you want to go low any coilovers will do the job, I don't think KW will have enough drop to give you those hellaflush look, because KW is made for performance and not for stance.

Wheels and STI calipers are on the car now, you can come and check out the new update pictures.

i dig this. i miss my ce28s

Did you have to remove the fog lights to install the overlays?

Just overlay, no remove

I'm definitely a fan of the White and Gold. Did you save any weight in the wheels over stock?

the 18 inch is wheel 19 lbs, tire is 20 lbs, didn't weight the stock but i can weight it later.

Stock wheel and tire weights
 

Tire = 20lbs

Wheel = 21.5lbs

Slightly off thread sorry!?! Where did you score the black sti calipers? What model year?

Thanks for taking our SWP limited BRZs down a very nice road.

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Where'd you get the hub from (Evasive?) and how is it? Is it compatible with the horn? And what'd you do about the airbag light?