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My 2013 Dark Grey Metallic BRZ build
How's it going everyone? Thought I'd start my build thread since parts are starting to arrive.
Got my 6 speed manual 2013 Dark Grey Metallic BRZ at the end of December and I absolutely love it! I plan on on going supercharged eventually but I'm sticking with catless full exhaust, tune, drop in filter and a few things on the exterior and interior for now. So far: Engine: GFB lightweight pulley kit Crawford Air Oil Separator Shorai lightweight lithium iron battery Exhaust: Borla UEL header Perrin over pipe HKS dual resonated front pipe 3" Perrin resonated cat back Torque Solutions exhaust mounting kit Suspension: ISC Suspension N1 coilovers Stance Adjustable Lower Control Arms Perrin 22mm rear sway bar Kartboy rear sway bar endlinks Spencer Fabrication Company rear brace Intake: Sound tube delete kit Perrin drop in air filter Appearance: HID LED fog lights, red interior lights, red door lights, white trunk light, reverse light and white rear plate lights. All of which are HID LEDs. Red footwell lighting kit LED strip inside the trunk Smoked front corner turn signals Hexomat front rubber floor mats GrimmSpeed license plate relocate kit GrimmSpeed hood struts cQuarts coating Rally Armor mud flaps Valenti smoked tail lights and reverse light OEM Rear diffuser Kinetic Custom Machine aluminum battery mount Wheel and tires: Rays Gram Lights gunmetal 57dr 17x9 +38 offset Hankook Ventis v12s 245/45/17 Breaks: Stoptech Front and Rear slotted discs Stoptech Front and Rear pads Stoptech Front and Rear Stainless Steel braided break lines Perrin master cylinder brace Maintenance: Magnetic plugs for oil, trans and diff Motul Gear Oil 300 for trans and diff Should be fun putting all this stuff on! Here's my beauty after cQuarts coating and wax! http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...223131148a.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...250585767.jpeg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...223131340j.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...223131342j.jpg Got the Perrin overpipe today 1-22-14! http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...122141628a.jpg On jack stands for the first time! About to change the diff and trans fluid! Ended up doing some exhaust too! http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...125141536a.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...125141537b.jpg Stuff everywhere! http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...125141828a.jpg Borla UEL header http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...125142050a.jpg Borla header to Perrin over pipe http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...125142051c.jpg GrimmSpeed front plate relocate kit. Gotta get the dremel out and trim the GrimmSpeed license plate frame because in Texas the actual word Texas has to be completely visible. http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...0126141843.jpg Ordered a custom plate today. http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...09-20-46-1.png Got my Stance adjustable lower control arms in today! 1/28/14 http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...128141740a.jpg Perrin 3" catback, Perrin 22mm sway and Stance adjustable control arms. http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...f/DSC01820.jpg ISC N1 front coilover http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...f/DSC01826.jpg ISC N1 upper front camber plate http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...f/DSC01798.jpg LED fog lights http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...5729377144.jpg Red LED interior http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...f/DSC01847.jpg LED strip in trunk http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...0215141441.jpg Valenti smoked tails and reverse light! Lookin clean! Also, the Perrin 4" tips on the 3" catback with the OEM rear diffuser underneath. http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...f/DSC01898.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...f/DSC01902.jpg Night time http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...5729145741.jpg A little playing around with the night time pic. http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...uff/Rear02.jpg Water beading action thanks to cQuarts coating and wax. http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...0216141553.jpg First drive after everything was feeling like it should. http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...f/DSC01843.jpg Did my first dyno pull with my mods on. 190 hp and 154 torque! Definitely gotta get a tune soon! http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...BRZ_Dyno01.jpg Did a new video with the HKS front pipe. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2cmrAT6HFc"]2013 Subaru BRZ with modified exhaust. - YouTube[/ame] New wheels and tires! Gram Lights 57DRs 17x9 +38 offset in gunmetal blue. Hankook ventus v12 evo tires 245/45/17. http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...224141852a.jpg Got my Rays center caps in on my Gram Lights 57DRs http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...0304141439.jpg Close up of the Rays center caps with the black Muteki lugs http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...304141441b.jpg Crawford air oil separator and Kartboy rear sway bar endlinks. http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...0305141502.jpg Sports car issues! It barely fit in the back seat! It was tight! http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...0304141647.jpg Lookin clean! http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...307141627a.jpg Removed the 3rd brake light from the rear deck. Had to use a soldering iron to melt the plastic rivets. Now I need to get it covered. http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...322141640a.jpg Installed the GrimSpeed hood struts and Crawford air oil separator. Also installed the Perrin master cylinder brace, light weight pullies and rear diffuser. http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...0323141603.jpg Better look at the Crawford air oil seperator. http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...328141815a.jpg Perrin master cylinder brace http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...f/DSC01901.jpg Kinetic Custom Machine aluminum battery mount and Shorai lightweight lithium iron battery. http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...0329141529.jpg Installed the custom rear body brace made by Spencer Fabrication Company! I found the company on Facebook and they do this rear brace and a few other things for the BRZ/FRS platform. Very high quality work! The back seat is kept and still functional. It was a bit of work but totally worth it! Had to modify the rear trunk mat a bit, the foam under that mat and those trim pieces connected to the rear deck.. The all weather Subaru liner still fits because its flexible. http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...f/DSC01886.jpg You can see the back seat is up and locked in place. http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...f/DSC01893.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...f/DSC01879.jpg Definitely need to upgrade the cooling system with radiator and oil cooler. Hope everyone enjoys and I look forward to your feedback! |
Woke up for my night shift and it was like Christmas on the front porch!
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...120141534a.jpg Didn't have time to unbox any of it though. :-( |
The goodies I got yesterday! Thanks @SOURCE,LLC!
Top to bottom: Borla UEL header Tomei titanium front pipe GrimmSpeed hood struts GrimmSpeed front license plate relocate GFB pulley kit Perrin 3" resonated cat back Perrin 22mm rear sway bar Rally Armor mud flaps Torque solutions exhaust mount kit http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...121140636a.jpg Just need my Perrin over pipe! |
why Tomei front pipe but no Tomei exhaust? :(
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Ft86speedfactory.com sells a block off for the other side of the exhaust so you can buy a single and not look stupid with two cut outs :P
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Nice build so far btw :)
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I just wish the brake upgrade options weren't so dang pricey! Besides pads and rotor upgrades, the bigger brake kits are crazy expensive! |
You should look into buying the 2004 sti brembos there cheap all 4, about 1200$ at most for pads rotors and even lines and calipers... 2004 sti is 5x100 2005 was changed
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Worked on the car a bit yesterday. Was just going to change the diff and trans fluid as well as add better magnetic plugs but ended up doing some exhaust too!
Put on the Borla UEL header(super easy), Perrin over pipe, Tomei titanium front pipe and poly exhaust hangers. Tried to do the 3" Perrin cat back but one of the v-band clamps busted and sliced my finger pretty good! So had to put the stock cat back exhaust back on! Now, it sounds like crap! Oh well, ordered a new v-band clamp. Hopefully my coil overs will get here and I'll do em at the same time! Put in the Perrin air filter too! That sucker was a tight fit! Oh, and yes! The exhaust is now very smelly with no cats! Thanks for reading! |
Still trying to get the ride height correct but most of the parts are put ON! Been a rough few days under a car on jack stands! I'm sore like I did a 4 hour gym workout! It's a good kinda sore though!
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...s/DSC01790.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...s/DSC01808.jpg My helper and long time since childhood friend Charlie! http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...125141837a.jpg |
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