Sargy's TRD Transformation.
 

Current pic of car will change with changes :)

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Hello Everyone! http://www.acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/wave.gif
Over the course of the summer and fall I will be sharing my build on the JDM goodies I will be purchasing!

So far my need to be as clean as possible took over. Detailers Domain for example:

Detailer's Domain: Scion FRS - New Car Prep and Opti Coat/Clear Film Installation
Subject: Scion FRS
Requirements - New Car Prep - Opticoat - Clear Film Installation

I have to say these guys (FRS/BRZ owners) get it. They are all doing what's right for their new cars at an early stage in its life. New Car Prep the "RIGHT" way/Opti Coat/ and many now are opting for clear film. This is a great way to protect your investment.

Take a look at how I was given the this new one, wrapped from the factory plus 3m masking tape on areas not covered. Customer drove up from Virginia!!!

Subject - Scion FRS
Requirements - Full Exterior Paint Correction/Opti Coat/ Clear Film installation. (Full Hood, Full Fenders, Mirrors, Lights, Door Cups)

For a new car this one was in pretty bad shape. The typical sticky paint from the imports made this one tedious to work on
Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Washed with 1Z einszett W99
- Aquartz Iron Cut
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Nano Scrub AutoScrub
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Sonax 5/5 Fine Abrasive Paste - Microfiber DA Cut Pad - Griots Orbital
- Opti Coat
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were autoscrubed, cleaned, and sealed

Products used

Links to products used -

1Z einszett W99
Aquartz Iron Cut
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
NanoSkin AutoScrub System
Sonax Compound 5/5 - Coming Soon
Opti Coat
Adam's Super VRT
Optimum Metal Polish

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK35
Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Uber Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster

Prep - Removal of factory tape, car Wash/Decon/Wheel and Tire


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After removal of tape

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Close up of left over adhesive from the tape

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Wash

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Aquartz Iron Cut

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Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner in action with the Wheel Woolies

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Debadge per customer request

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Various clear film shots

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Afters

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And so I start off this happy Journey with this...



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More to come :happy0180:

Some pictures that have been taken over the course of September Through December.

Grimspeed License Plate Re locator with the back plug cut out precisely to fit this guy in

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Me with @xn7485
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Friend decided to tag along with me one day to take some photos as well

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Took a trip to skyline drive in the Shenandoah national park

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Nice ..

Well done

Good clean start indeed sir. Getting the car minty clean, wax, film is best way to start money well spent. 😄

First post updated and cleaned up!

Had a lot of rain the last few days in the area
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Now that that crazy weather has passed, on to the arrival of the next item from Japan! Cant wait to get home!

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Pretty!!!

Wow, your car looks incredible after that detailing! It's so worth the money to get that done initially and then just keep it clean afterward!

Cant wait to get this bad boy installed!

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Bad storm on the way!

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Nice and safe :)

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Looking great dude.

Car's looking lovely!

nice car. sh!t, now I want the front lip...I like the front lip no body kit elsewhere look. reminds me of the spoiler on the 1989-1991 RX7 turbo II haha...loved how it curved out, maybe im remembering it wrong. but this looks great. I may reconsider...

As a fellow OCD "perfect detail" car person, this is my favorite thread.

ordered a front lip. lol

This perfect of a car should be illegal :p

Did these pictures help? You probably didn't see the second one:)

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@FRSTRM and @Sargy, u both are the reasons why I bought the front lip..thank you. also, didn't hit me till today that Sargy you don't have fogs! lol.

edit: looks fine without the fogs, just cannot believe it slipped by me, it looks good without as well

Intake Install day

Packaging was done nicely, the install did not take long at all and the quality is superb!

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Install day was taken place at the home of @v1ru5 along with @nataku. Thanks for the company!

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after the install

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Plug for the sound tube, needed some lube to get the old hose off to explain the dirty picture,

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Yes I also noticed something was wrong here, can you guys notice? haha.

TRD Trunk Lip installed!

Packaging was well done and the paint work was picture perfect.

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The 2 spots needed to be drilled into the trunk
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picture borrowed from @dphan showing the holes needed be drilled, looks scary.

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Installed Pics

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and the screw caps

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Coming along nicely

Glad I could be of help! I will be getting fogs eventually, that should be a fun day haha.


Second post UPDATED! Just showing my car as it was between Sept-December, 2012

bro you gotta do the billet oil cap

I see you like anime...

Nice Build, do you plan on moving the licence plate to the TRD plate bracket, or you gonna leave it with the tow hook mount?

It has been a couple months, but updates will soon come :)

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Delicious!

ahhh not bad so far.

looking great!

Any updates? Beautiful car man

very nice build so far! keep us posted!

Plenty of updates...I need a way to not be lazy though. Life's crazy mysteries :(

looks like you completed your lip kit. post pictures! :D

how to not be lazy though. Car is currently going through a major 30K service.

Winmax W4 pads, Torque RT700 fluid, Spiegler SS lines, resurfaced rotors thanks to my proper braking methods, oil, trans, diff fluid change. more to come

EDIT: Promised myself to upload pictures tonight. get ready.

Going to start off by answering this question

Planned and completed.

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The large holes here in the center used to be small but enlarged, and 2 smaller ones made next to them.

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Replaced the relocator with a very simple, yet effective tow hook

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the results from this simple license relocation were quite spectacular..

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cant wait to be lower :(

Here is a standing pic without the rear lip back then. I guess throwback thursday?

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Ordered this little guy a few months back

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after this the current setup would be :

TRD Intake, Nameless header, Motiv overpipe, motive test pipe w/ cutout, stock midpipe, TRD quads, E85

from earlier post:
Cant wait to see how it will reflect on my most recent dyno

all I am waiting for is this and an overpipe

Thought I would share my Dyno videos and Plots with you all.

My following mods:
TRD Intake, Stock Header, Stock Overpipe, Motiv Catless front pipe with a cutout, stock mid pipe, JDM TRD Quad axleback, OTS v1.42 Stage 2 EL E85 map + E85 fuel

Represents 4th gear pull with Cutout in the CLOSED position

Represents 4th gear pull with cutout in the OPEN position.

Weather:58F, 39% Humidity

Headers on the way! :D

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Video 1 represents blue and video 2 represents red :)

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Thanks for the pictures, loving the setup. I almost went TRD front, but then I noticed a lot of people are getting it now. Looks sweet on white though. Panda for life.

where did you buy the TRD aero kit?

this is beautiful

Agreed^^^really nice shots @Sargy

Nick C.