Team BRG build - 8R6 FRS
 

Bought the car at the end of February 2014 and almost done building my FRS in two months. Now I'v just been looking for the perfect side splitters and rear diffuser set up to fit my tastes for the past month. So far this car has been the closest driving experience that I had back when I had an AP2 S2000. I had an 08 e92 328i before this car and it was an awesome car and treated me well for a long time, but I missed the rawness my AP2 had, so I finally sold the e92 and picked up an FRS (I just couldn't get myself to buy a used s2k now for the same price i sold it for back in 07 :( )

Major props to the following shops that have helped me and hooked me up with the parts for my car:
my homie's shop: Inspire www.inspire-usa.com
@ModBargains
@Kami Speed
and also a couple of awesome forum members that provided awesome pricing, packaging, and shipping for the taillights and rear cf spoiler

Mods:
cf rear lip spoiler
Seibon cf front lip
JDP cf front lip
Laziduck custom front splitter
CS-style sideskirts
Varis cf intake duct custom mounted
3M Gloss black roof wrap
SARD LSR wing custom wrapped in pearl white
Professionally painted candy apple red OEM taillights
Gramlights 57DR GunBlue - color-matched to whiteout
Regamaster Marquis Promada - professionally color-match painted to whiteout
Muteki neo-chrome extended lug nuts
245/40/17 Toyo Proxes T1Sport
215/45/17 Hankook V12 Evo2
ST coilovers
H&R Trak+ spacers
Whiteline camber bolts
alignment dialed in by WestEnd Alignment (Chris and Darrin are LEGIT)
Driveway Labs version 2 diffuser
JDM Toyota badges front/rear and GT86 badge
HKS Hi-Power single exit exhaust
HKS drop-in filter
Mishimoto intake pipe w/soundtube delete
Broadway mirror from 1995... thats older than some of you kids. lol

Pics:
from the day I picked up the car to last week after a car wash

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10.23.2014 - uploaded new shots from a shoot with jmeas photography

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03.24.2015 - added a pic from the JDM Swapmeet/Carshow over the weekend. Color-matched my wheels, added sideskirts, and swapped in ST coilovers :)

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04.11.2015 - alignment specs redone by WestEnd Alignment, -2.0 front, -2.7 rear. added chargespeed style CF rear spats. added tredwearletters. and washed car lol

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06.17.15 - after almost a 4 month wait, finally got my SARD wing delivered from Japan. Install was a breeze even with the installation instructions were all in Japanese.

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11.04.15 - wing wrap, new front lip, new wheels, lowered suspension 1/4" more

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11.16.15 - custom installed a Varis cf intake duct. also put on a new set of tire stickers....... from tirestickers.com lol

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02.27.16 - picked up a team sponsorship from MaxxOIL :)

Car looks good!! Thanks for the props!

Enjoy the wheels ;)

Should combine forces and put the canards on the car with the lip...
or
put the lip on the car with the canards.

Thanks for the shoutout! Car looks great!

Opened thread hoping for British Racing Green FRS. Was disappointed. :(

lol. my bad?

BRG is our car club. Boneout Racing Group

BRG! all dayy, EVERYDAY~

How are you liking the Hotchkis springs? Your car is looking great so far!
-Carlos

added new photos from a shoot last weekend :)

Really like the head lights!

sorry for late response, just saw this today. i love the hotchkis setup. it's not as low as i would like since all my previous cars were way lower, but for this car, i still wanted to retain the "fun" factor and handling of the car. in that sense, i love it. when i swapped out the wheels/tires to my current, the car looked higher than stock - as thats usually what happens with aftermarket wheels on stock suspension. the 1" drop from the hotchkis dropped it back to "normal" height lol. ride is good too. feels barely more firm than stock when cruising, and definitely more firm on turns.

No problem at all! I recently installed my Hotchkis springs and am loving them. Then I realized that once I buy different wheels I would end up where you are now lol. I was lying to myself when I said I won't buy coilovers :mad0259: Regardless the pics look awesome and the car is looking great, keep it up!

-Carlos

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03.24.2015 - added a pic from the JDM Swapmeet/Carshow over the weekend. Color-matched my wheels, added sideskirts, and swapped in ST coilovers :)

Car looks good, night and day with the coilovers.

yeah it does. i was looking to just lower my car another inch or little less, but damn. it not only totally changed the way it looks, but the handling AND comfort improved a lot! and i thought the hotchkis springs were awesome already

quick question, did you need to use rear LCA to max out the ST coilovers?

Love the socal palm trees everywhere!

i didnt. my rear camber came down to -2.5deg and i liked it where it was so left it alone. if you prefer less camber then you'll need adjustable rear lca's to bring it back closer to stock. you'll also need an alignment afterwards since the toe specs will be off again after installing the lca.
thanks! that was in long beach

great looking 86! How is the HKS exhaust? drone? loud? how does it compare to the TRD exhaust? :) ty

i love the HKS exhaust. it can get pretty loud during start up, but once the car is warmed up, the sound is pretty minimal at idle. at wide open throttle, it can get pretty damn loud lol. there's a very slight drone at cruising speeds, but ive learned how to modulate the throttle just enough to almost get rid of it... took some time driving to figure it out though. not sure how it compares to the TRD exhaust since i never had the TRD to compare, but it's definitely louder hahah

It's like christmas morning!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/k...psv0v2wera.jpg

came in while I was at work! I can't wait!

nice! i have the same intake filter too :thumbsup:

dude... this is loud. Not annoying loud.. but Wow that's deep loud!

LOL

CF rearspats custom fitted to the driveway labs rear diffuser
:party0030:

Lovin' your build! Those color matched wheels are sick! I'm looking to get the same wheels eventually and it looks like from the pics that you got them before coilovers. Was your suspension stock when you first got the wheels? If so, did you have any rubbing issues at all? Thanks!

thanks man! when i first put the wheels/tires on, i was on stock suspension. and then i put in hotchkis springs (1-in drop) with camber bolts about a couple weeks later. there was no rub at all on either set up... but with the lowering springs my tire was veryyyyyy close to the stock spring perch at -1.4 deg camber.

finally got my SARD wing delivered!! woot woooot

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/attac...1&d=1434381946

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/attac...1&d=1434381946

looks great! :thumbsup:

have any better pictures of those headlights????

thanks man! here's a pic of them when i first got it. i had a local guy around here make them - Evil Headlights. He's not that active on the forums anymore but you can find him on facebook still.

new pic from this morning
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/attac...1&d=1434556979

God I want that wing... SARD :drool:

it took me a year to decide to spend the money on one... then took almost 4months to have it made and delivered. the wait was killer! lol

Love the car, sir.

Is that wing easy to take off the trunk?

Me too!!!
Its delicious:wub:

yeah it's pretty straight forward. 3 bolts hold the clamp on each side. the only thing is, i dont think it's as rock solid as my friends with voltex wings, but it's not like flimsy either.

Ah got it. I want a wing like that but I know Voltex ones are super easy to steal. haha

this is just as easy to steal, if not easier. ROFL :(

i dont street park in sketchy areas or parking lots no more. i might even change up all the bolts/nuts too. when i was putting it together i was glad it was so easy... then realized how easy it is to undo everything too haahha :/

hahaha yeah. I'm never really in sketchy area with my car, but still that would drive me nuts everyday. haha

Looks awesome, sir!

thanks man!