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DatApex · 03-24-2014, 07:15 PM

So, I'm sure a lot of you saw the photos floating around when I wrecked last year:

EDIT: Here's the video how it happened as well, in case y'all interested:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxj6oPi9Q3I"]Gingerman - Session 2 crash - YouTube[/ame]

Well, almost a year and $15k+ later I'm finally starting to get near the end of a painful journey. When I wrecked, I decided I was going as far as I can to track mule and still stay street legal, cause c'mon, who doesn't love driving a racecar around down?

Here's the car as it sat last week before going in for paint (keeping the CF unpainted cause it looks badass):

And here's an album with the photos I have of the progress to this point. Car is painted, roll bar is going in today, and final adjustments to the new door tomorrow. Should have it back by end of this week (week of 03/23/2014), with more pictures to follow.

https://plus.google.com/photos/11311...39628912385665

I'm still looking for a replacement front bumper cover, and a few other miscellaneous parts, but when I get it back it should be drivable. Also, if anyone has a Nameless 3" they'd want to work out a trade for the 2.5" please let me know. More pics when I get it back and start the cleanup of the interior.

Mostly Complete Mod List™

Interior

Exterior/Suspension/Brakes/Non-engine Gofast

Engine
- Nameless Performance Stepped Long Tube 4-2-1 Header (coated)
- O.G. Nameless Performance 2.5" overpipe replacement and street axelback
- EcuTek tune (haven't decided on tuner yet)
- Track pipe (no link, no-name brand, just a straight pipe fellas)
- Grimmspeed Limited Edition oil cap

Jive Turkey · 03-24-2014, 07:26 PM

glad to see you making a comeback man, i know the feeling but live and learn.

how much clearance did you gain from those front fenders btw?

what happened? greasy tires or you touched that grass and the car lost traction on the one side?

vroom4 · 03-24-2014, 07:30 PM

Ouch. Pics of that rear quarter area now?

Jive Turkey · 03-24-2014, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vroom4

Ouch. Pics of that rear quarter area now?

its in his OP...

https://plus.google.com/photos/+Joel...39628912385665

vroom4 · 03-24-2014, 07:42 PM

Cant get to that site.

TouchMyHonda · 03-25-2014, 01:19 PM

In for more.

DatApex · 03-25-2014, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jive Turkey

glad to see you making a comeback man, i know the feeling but live and learn.

how much clearance did you gain from those front fenders btw?

what happened? greasy tires or you touched that grass and the car lost traction on the one side?

Not sure on clearance yet, car is still at the body shop. The coils are going on at the same time as the fenders, so it'll be interesting to see how it comes out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by vroom4

Ouch. Pics of that rear quarter area now?

Quote:

Originally Posted by vroom4

Cant get to that site.

I'll check privacy settings on the G+ album when I get a sec to, in the meantime, here's the pic before I dropped it off to the second body shop:

Quote:

Originally Posted by TouchMyHonda

In for more.

You got it. Ton more pics this week when I get it back.

vroom4 · 03-25-2014, 01:36 PM

Thank you very much. Looks good!

DatApex · 03-25-2014, 09:42 PM

Checked all settings on the album, it's definitely public. Dunno why you can't view. Oh well!

DatApex · 03-26-2014, 02:45 PM

Updated album:

Crappy quality photos from the body shop. Still on track to have it back on Friday. Hard to tell from the pics, but looks like they messed with the suspension setup when they put it on, which makes me sad cause it was dialed in pretty nicely from the car it was taken off of.

chadstyle · 03-30-2014, 11:24 AM

Great video to kick off the thread...bummer man. Car is looking great tho!! Hope you're out on the track again soon!

humanshield · 03-30-2014, 12:01 PM

cool to see i won't be the only one on here rockin' the Challenge brake lines! let me know what you think of them when you get your car back on track.

DatApex · 03-31-2014, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by humanshield

cool to see i won't be the only one on here rockin' the Challenge brake lines! let me know what you think of them when you get your car back on track.

I actually had them on my car before the crash, and I liked them a lot. Stiffened up the spongey stock brake feel pretty good, and the quality for the cost is excellent. Mine were an early prototype, so they had an issue where the rubber bushing on the bracket kept slipping out, but this has since been fixed.

They're also one of few stainless kits out there that has the 90° kink.

Wasn't able to find a ride over the shop last Friday, but the car is done and waiting for pickup. Secured a friend for this weekend. More pics soon!

DatApex · 04-05-2014, 01:10 PM

Just got home from picking it up:

03-24-2014, 07:15 PM	#1
DatApex Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ Limited Location: IL Posts: 188 Thanks: 3 Thanked 65 Times in 46 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	DatApex \| GrippyType Race Build So, I'm sure a lot of you saw the photos floating around when I wrecked last year: EDIT: Here's the video how it happened as well, in case y'all interested: [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxj6oPi9Q3I"]Gingerman - Session 2 crash - YouTube[/ame] Well, almost a year and $15k+ later I'm finally starting to get near the end of a painful journey. When I wrecked, I decided I was going as far as I can to track mule and still stay street legal, cause c'mon, who doesn't love driving a racecar around down? Here's the car as it sat last week before going in for paint (keeping the CF unpainted cause it looks badass): And here's an album with the photos I have of the progress to this point. Car is painted, roll bar is going in today, and final adjustments to the new door tomorrow. Should have it back by end of this week (week of 03/23/2014), with more pictures to follow. https://plus.google.com/photos/11311...39628912385665 I'm still looking for a replacement front bumper cover, and a few other miscellaneous parts, but when I get it back it should be drivable. Also, if anyone has a Nameless 3" they'd want to work out a trade for the 2.5" please let me know. More pics when I get it back and start the cleanup of the interior. Mostly Complete Mod List™ Interior AutoPower Race Roll Bar Recaro Pole Position seats (driver and passenger) Buddy Club Seat Rail kit KartBoy Short-shift kit w/ rear shift bushings and trans mount insert Mothafuckin' Stickers Exterior/Suspension/Brakes/Non-engine Gofast Seibon widebody carbon fiber front fenders Seibon OEM-style carbon fiber hood KW Clubsport coilovers Enkei RPF1 (Gold) wheels Bridgestone Potenza RE-11A tires Project Mu Club Racer brake pads (front) Project Mu Club Racer brake pads (rear) Challenge stainless brake lines Engine Nameless Performance Stepped Long Tube 4-2-1 Header (coated) O.G. Nameless Performance 2.5" overpipe replacement and street axelback EcuTek tune (haven't decided on tuner yet) Track pipe (no link, no-name brand, just a straight pipe fellas) Grimmspeed Limited Edition oil cap

03-25-2014, 01:19 PM	#6
TouchMyHonda Vtec Jesus Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ, 13 Golf R, 15 Audi S4 Location: LSD Posts: 1,165 Thanks: 623 Thanked 243 Times in 153 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	In for more. __________________ OFT Remote, OFH, Motiv OP & FP, Perrin 3' CB & 3' IT, Setrab/MoCal cooler, STI motor mounts, Wilwood 6/4 plot F&R 12.8 kits, Brake ducts, complete Whiteline catalog, complete bushing replacement, OSGiken clutch & Diff, 4.556 FD, Stance W/Spec valving 8/9 Swift.

03-30-2014, 11:24 AM	#11
chadstyle Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2013 Subaru BR-Z Limited Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 883 Thanks: 407 Thanked 562 Times in 294 Posts Mentioned: 42 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Great video to kick off the thread...bummer man. Car is looking great tho!! Hope you're out on the track again soon! __________________ ChadStyle's Build

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03-24-2014, 07:26 PM	#2
Jive Turkey the tuna, no crust. Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2014 Hachiroku of the year Location: jersey Posts: 2,298 Thanks: 874 Thanked 1,770 Times in 761 Posts Mentioned: 78 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	glad to see you making a comeback man, i know the feeling but live and learn. how much clearance did you gain from those front fenders btw? what happened? greasy tires or you touched that grass and the car lost traction on the one side?

03-24-2014, 07:30 PM	#3
vroom4 Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: BRZ Location: East Posts: 820 Thanks: 18 Thanked 301 Times in 186 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ouch. Pics of that rear quarter area now?

03-24-2014, 07:42 PM	#5
vroom4 Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: BRZ Location: East Posts: 820 Thanks: 18 Thanked 301 Times in 186 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Cant get to that site.

03-25-2014, 01:36 PM	#8
vroom4 Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: BRZ Location: East Posts: 820 Thanks: 18 Thanked 301 Times in 186 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thank you very much. Looks good!

03-25-2014, 09:42 PM	#9
DatApex Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ Limited Location: IL Posts: 188 Thanks: 3 Thanked 65 Times in 46 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Checked all settings on the album, it's definitely public. Dunno why you can't view. Oh well!

03-26-2014, 02:45 PM	#10
DatApex Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ Limited Location: IL Posts: 188 Thanks: 3 Thanked 65 Times in 46 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Updated album: Crappy quality photos from the body shop. Still on track to have it back on Friday. Hard to tell from the pics, but looks like they messed with the suspension setup when they put it on, which makes me sad cause it was dialed in pretty nicely from the car it was taken off of.

03-30-2014, 12:01 PM	#12
humanshield Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: bucket Location: las vegas Posts: 446 Thanks: 800 Thanked 178 Times in 150 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	cool to see i won't be the only one on here rockin' the Challenge brake lines! let me know what you think of them when you get your car back on track.

04-05-2014, 01:10 PM	#14
DatApex Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ Limited Location: IL Posts: 188 Thanks: 3 Thanked 65 Times in 46 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just got home from picking it up:

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