PROJECT ROCKETBUNNY BRZ build thread
 

So today my widebody kit arrived via freight at my house. Trunk pulled up and we pulled the box out.
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Box it came in:
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Opening the box:
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The pieces laid out:
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The front lip:
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Fender piece:
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It's hard to see from the pics I got of be front lip but it only needs to be sanded down for it to fit to the BRZ bumper. It can be bolted under very easily. Just some simple trimming. Same goes for the fender piece. Just needs to be trimmed to fit the lines of the BRZ bumper and this kit will be looking amazing. It's going into the shop next Monday or late this week to get started. Will update when either the wheels come or the cutting and fitting begins.

Sub'd for progress

If anyone wants closer pictures of anything just ask.

damn got any more pics of your car with those wrx wheels? Cant wait to see the final results tho!

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Here you go. Have Bridgestone Potenza RE701 on em. Make the BRZ handle like a go-kart.

Boy this is going to be great. Can't wait to see progress

Damn that looks reall good!! i just might have to cop a set. Lemme know if youre willing to sell ^^

Actually I've been wanting to get rid of them. The nice thing is that you can easily powder coat them any color you want. I was thinking about coating hem gold (like the Rotas in the background)

This is gonna be awesome, can't wait to see progress. :thumbsup:

Good luck cant wait to see the results!

Oh hell yes.

Ill put the wing together tomorrow and try and mount it on the other carbon trunk I have (meant so I can swap trunks instead of having a trunk with holes when I take the wing off), but just going to say: IT'S MASSIVE.

have fun! i hope the fittings in the front bumper will workout..

UPDATE: car goes in tomorrow to start body work.

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subscribed. Was just talking to my friend yesterday about what the RB kit would look like on a BR-Z. I kind of want the subaru front bumper for my FR-S, so I hope this looks good! :)

Trimmed out the lip. Did the right side near perfect, messed up the left though. Going to fill it and sand it down.

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Also realize that it doesn't look too good at the moment because its only being held up by oil jugs. Lol

Cant wait to see this thing finished! I am going to be doing the same thing eventually :P

how much is the weight ? car with out it and with it if you can.

Just....no. This is a silly question. It weighs more. A few pounds more. Probably less than the total added weight that will be added in go fast and cosmetic bits ( suspension alignment parts and wider rims and rubber. . Etc)

It weighs X (factory's number, available everywhere if you try) + Y (mmm let's say 25 lbs in extra plastic) = BRZRB weight before extra stuff S. so total weight = X+Y+S

weooo sub'd for progresss

Nice, been waiting for someone yo do this. It's even more awesome that you're doing it with a GBS.

So I had absolutely no idea, but I live an hours drive from Perrin performance headquarters. Gettin a tune!

Here's the front tire I'm going to be using:
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And here's the gap between the fender from stock:
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Lol what ? Weight is a silly question ? What's so silly about it ? It's good to know what the weight of the car will be, before and after ! That means he will need to make up that much more power to get back to where he was.

Well I just got the Perrin tune which added about 11 HP across the board. Getting a catless front pipe at the end of the week.

Cool thing about the Perrin tune is all the cool features like Launch control, Auto blip down shift, and Flat foot shifting.

An all season tire for your fronts? what will you use in the back?

It's the same tire for the rear, just wider. I'll go to a t1 sport next but just trying out different tires for performance to see how each handles.

you are going to have issues with the rotating diameter in the front with a tire that big. be prepared to chop front bumper up, extension piece, inner part of fender cutaway and also grinding down the frame rail. i would step down to a 255/30/19 if you want to run that width. im running a 235/35/19 and still have issues with rotating diameter.

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Yeah we're going to be working on it. Just waiting for the forgestar wheels to come in... It's be a really long process. Ordered them December 1st. Were told they would arrive January 20th. Was told they were done. Then told they weren't. They're *supposedly* supposed to be here next week and I most certainly hope so.

Anyways, They've started the body work. Checked in today and it's mostly just seeing how it's all going to fit on. They took the bumpers off and are measuring where to cut.

Also, as for personal preference, I've decided against using the front lip and side skirts. I don't like them. The lip is okay, but to me the side skirts look like a tacked on after thought. Going to go with either STI or seibon TA style skirts. Same with the lip. Either STI or TA style.

Also I sent you an email a few days ago and never got anything back, if you could PM that would be great.

i never got email... send to my personal... rakochis@gmail.com

i got access to something you are going to most likely need... i for sure need it. ill also "teach you" how to drive the car the best i can via email.

Subscribed! Looks like project is moving forward! Congrats!

RB kit, can't wait to see it painted. Subbed!

That's just lovely.

On the front bumper fender pieces they look a little rough but the guy is going to sand them and make them have the same nice edge as the rest. I know it's not meant for it, but I don't think it's too shabby.

I'm thinking the fake BRZ "fuel door" (sticker) might look REALLY good on here.... Hmmm