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TmP · 05-14-2014, 11:53 PM

Picked my 86 up last weekend.
Got 900 miles on the clock now, but almost all of it freeway driving thus far.

Plan: Dedicated drift toy

Planned mods: whatever it takes to make it work for me

Being that I just got the car and need to get a feel for it yet, as well as find its strengths and weaknesses, my mod list is pretty darn brief thus far. lol

- Megan Strut tower braces
Installed the front, fits fine. Hard to fuck up an aluminum bar with 2 brackets... Might be placebo but the car feels firmer in the front.
The rear is not on the car yet, as I will decide on whether or not to use it once I had a chance to track the car.

- Grim Speed master cylinder support
This is a must and takes some of the suck out of the abysmal stock brakes.
Quick and easy to install, just don't drop the aluminum pad, as it will most likely end up on the skid plate and for obvious reasons a magnet won't help you recover it. haha

- Beatrush "drift button"
Just my luck I guess, but the day I received my beatrush ebrake button, Perrin released theirs and while the BR is fine, all other "drift buttons" suck **** compared to the Perrin, due to the oring.
Oh well, at least this stuff is cheap, should have the perrin version next week.

- Beatrush white spherical shift knob
All my other rides have Hurst white spherical shift knobs, so I needed one of these. Unfortunately it's freakin' tiny, but tiny balls are still better than no balls I suppose.
Temporary solution until I find a proper knob. Can't stand the stocker - on any car for that matter (unless it was Hurst equipped from the factory).

- Private Label Track Pipe
Being that a stock BRZ sounds like the bastard child of a beetle and a vacuum cleaner, the stock exhaust had to go, but because I couldn't decide what route to go for power, I couldn't order a full system yet. The temporary fix is said race pipe. Not great, but at least a touch louder. Almost audible actually. And saves like 20 lbs off the gay ass fake dual exhaust.

That's all for now.
Should have sacrificial drift meats and a set of white wheels in either 17 or 18 next week.
Also, brakes pads are a must and I am contemplating cutting the cats out to let 'er speak up a little. We shall see.

Should have decent pics tomorrow.
The cell phone ones I had look like feet on the PC monitor...

05-14-2014, 11:53 PM	#1
TmP Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: A bunch of 'em... Location: MX Posts: 270 Thanks: 13 Thanked 27 Times in 23 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	TmP's Blue Budget Beater BRZ Build Picked my 86 up last weekend. Got 900 miles on the clock now, but almost all of it freeway driving thus far. Plan: Dedicated drift toy Planned mods: whatever it takes to make it work for me Being that I just got the car and need to get a feel for it yet, as well as find its strengths and weaknesses, my mod list is pretty darn brief thus far. lol - Megan Strut tower braces Installed the front, fits fine. Hard to fuck up an aluminum bar with 2 brackets... Might be placebo but the car feels firmer in the front. The rear is not on the car yet, as I will decide on whether or not to use it once I had a chance to track the car. - Grim Speed master cylinder support This is a must and takes some of the suck out of the abysmal stock brakes. Quick and easy to install, just don't drop the aluminum pad, as it will most likely end up on the skid plate and for obvious reasons a magnet won't help you recover it. haha - Beatrush "drift button" Just my luck I guess, but the day I received my beatrush ebrake button, Perrin released theirs and while the BR is fine, all other "drift buttons" suck **** compared to the Perrin, due to the oring. Oh well, at least this stuff is cheap, should have the perrin version next week. - Beatrush white spherical shift knob All my other rides have Hurst white spherical shift knobs, so I needed one of these. Unfortunately it's freakin' tiny, but tiny balls are still better than no balls I suppose. Temporary solution until I find a proper knob. Can't stand the stocker - on any car for that matter (unless it was Hurst equipped from the factory). - Private Label Track Pipe Being that a stock BRZ sounds like the bastard child of a beetle and a vacuum cleaner, the stock exhaust had to go, but because I couldn't decide what route to go for power, I couldn't order a full system yet. The temporary fix is said race pipe. Not great, but at least a touch louder. Almost audible actually. And saves like 20 lbs off the gay ass fake dual exhaust. That's all for now. Should have sacrificial drift meats and a set of white wheels in either 17 or 18 next week. Also, brakes pads are a must and I am contemplating cutting the cats out to let 'er speak up a little. We shall see. Should have decent pics tomorrow. The cell phone ones I had look like feet on the PC monitor...