FINALLY!!!! The rear LCAs were installed today and the wheels and tires mounted. I have some more work that needs to be done in the rear to clear the tires.

A huge thanks to Forrest and Kyle of Texas Track Works. This is the second time I've brought a car to them to roll the fenders and align the car. It's obvious they take pride in their work and it shows in the quality. If you're in the area, look them up. http://texastrackworks.com/

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How much for a set of them side markers? :D Very nice.

For the same parts, authentic JDM side markers, paint matched, about $700. :eyebulge:

looks good man keep it up!

What can you tell us about this electronic coilover overall? Sounds like you enjoy them and that their ride is pretty damned good overall? What kind of spring rates are they and any eta on arrival to market and pricing or is this all a long ways away??

There was a fellow here that was working on Bilstein damptronic electronic coilovers however that never got final life.

clean ash build GL ^.^ enjoy! can't wait to see the completed project.

If you would like to read about the technology behind the valving in the shock, here is a technical brief.

http://www.tractivesuspension.com/pdf/Tractive_DDA.PDF

Spring rates I believe are 350 in the rear and 300 in the front? I think we're only 50 above stock. It truly does ride better than stock. It's more comfortable and compliant.

The system basically consists of a control unit which is mounted under the middle console. There's an accelerometer built into the unit. There are 5 levels of adjustment for static front dampening, static rear dampening, adaptive anti-pitch, and adaptive anti-roll. For daily driving, I set it to full stiff on anti-pitch and anti-roll, and full soft on static dampening. Driving around town, it's comfortable and compliant, but as soon as you hit the brakes, accelerate, or turn, the accelerometer senses the change in orientation and automatically stiffens the necessary shocks. The shocks respond within 6ms. So if you slam on the brakes, the front two shocks stiffen up and keep the car level. The same thing happens for cornering, but just on the outside shocks. It's quite remarkable.

As far as time to market, I believe HVT (same owner as AST) wants to have them available within the first half of this year. I believe beginning retail will be north of $3k.

I desperately need to buy a real camera and learn how to use it. Even on an iPhone 5S, night time or low light photos look like complete crap. There's so much noise in the photos they're almost not even worth taking. I can't wait to get the real shots made.

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The bowing cutoff line is bothersome and a big reason why I haven't messed with a clear lens swap on this car. I've seen the upward bowing happen on TSX and RX330 projectors. I guess it's a Koito thing?

I'm assuming so. The bowing is a small price to pay for the difference between the stock and clear lens for me personally.

I received a very special TapTurn module in today from @scottmcphee

I'll have photos and videos of the operation soon.

I saw this car last week in person. It's nicely put together and suspension is solid. :cheers: Can't wait for the upcoming power package(s) :thumbsup:

Jackson Racing Supercharger incoming... :eyebulge:

Yesssssss :party0030:

JDL UEL Header on order...

Not my photo, stolen from the product thread. Mine will be black ceramic coated.

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Sweeeet build. Super clean!

Thanks!

Holy man some big power mods coming for you, nice so jelly!!

A big thanks to @fteightysix for the new Beatsonic FDA9 sharkfin antenna group buy!

Product:
The antenna itself seems to be a perfect paint match. I'll be able to tell more once it's sunny outside. The quality of the unit is absolutely stellar. There are zero gaps in the "shroud" that goes around the antenna. It sits perfectly flush. It's a really great look and fits the lines of the car better than any other sharkfin option I've seen.

Installation:
Yesterday, it was 79 degrees and sunny here in Dallas. Today, it's 27 degrees and currently snowing outside. Typical Texas weather for you... so I had to bust out the heat gun and all that crap to get the metal and adhesive up in the recommended 86+ degree temperature range. The install was very straight forward except for the template. I wasn't a big fan of it and decided to simply eye ball it with a couple pieces of tape in front of and behind the antenna with center lines marked.

Pictures:
Sorry for the iphone quality! It's all I have.
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Damn you were really determined to install that fin. Let me know if u need help installing supercharger. I got a garage with all the tools.

Glad your happy with your Purchase - looks good -

-we eyeball them also :)

nice build log!! at first, i couldn't figure out why you used an odd number of rebels for the turn signal, but now i see why ;)

Great build:thumbsup: very clean. I'll be interested to see what you think of the Jackson racing supercharger.

Man be careful. I might take you up on that haha.


The turn signals are one my favorite things I've done to the car. I've had multiple people start to change lanes in front of when I'm signaling to change who snap back into their lane. I never had that happen before. They are very noticeable and significantly improved the safety of the car.


Me too. :D

I've been contemplating changing the direction of interior of the car. Blue is kind of wearing on me a little. This is a horrible photoshop, but it's the same idea. All white lighting except very light amber, close to yellow, for the LCD screens on the gauge, the HVAC status LEDs, and the ring around the volume knob.

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Inspired by the F12 and P1.

I'd like that...

I'm curious to see what this would look like. Are you picking up another cluster or modifying your existing one?

I'll be remodifying my existing cluster, same as before

You're blacked out headlights look awesome!!! Are you here in Dallas? If so, I might need to reach out to you and/or Hanh about this.

I drooled so much on my keyboard I'm surprised it works for me to type this. Great work man.

Yes I am.

There's none more black.

Wow i really like the leds in the guages... looks really good

Here are some crap pictures with the shark fin antenna. If the weather cooperates tomorrow, I'll have some really nice photos of the car washed.

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I'm digging the headlights. Not totally sold on the amber with the white for the interior though...

Acree's BRZ - The product of boredom and an EE degree
 

Dang. This car is what I was envisioning for my BRZ. I live in Dallas too. Do you work in the A/E industry? I gotta go back to drawing board to stay unique for my future build . :(


Major props though, love the car inside and out.

Have you gotten your JDL UEL Headers yet?! If so, install it and record some sound clips!

It's at coating now.

So stealthy! Looks great man and the LED conversion looks sick