FRSTRM Car Journal - Baby LFA

[FRSTRM]

Better pictures of the @Raceseng pulleys as well as my new Injen Intake

Edit - Oh yeah, you can see the Raceseng Oil cap sneaking into a couple of the pictures too

[FRSTRM]

Coming soon:

Password JDM Carbon Fiber Cooling Plate
-Other CF Engine Bay mods

[ftc~brz]

YAY intake!

the pulleys are nice too….lol

Congrats on getting more goodies

[Josh_Ng]

Hey man, I love what you did with your headlights. I'm thinking about doing something like it myself but seeing how I've never done anything like this, I'm a bit worried. Would you be able to let me know what kind of paint you used and what sort of prep you had to do? Much appreciate it!

[FRSTRM]

Originally Posted by Josh_Ng

Hey man, I love what you did with your headlights. I'm thinking about doing something like it myself but seeing how I've never done anything like this, I'm a bit worried. Would you be able to let me know what kind of paint you used and what sort of prep you had to do? Much appreciate it!

Hey, it was the first time I had done anything like it as well - it was all pretty straightforward.

I would explain it all but it's all pretty much right here:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8788

You can use pretty much any high-heat paint - you need to decide whether to use gloss or matte paint - I believe I used a gloss black (but I've seen matte black and in my opinion looks better matte). I can't find what I used but like I said, any heat resistant paint should be fine.

If you want to get the same chrome strip I have, I would suggest finding clay and molding it around the area you want. I used tape but it was a pain in the ass and was not a clean finish.

I didn't prep much, just made sure they were clean and painted right on the chrome. If you have any further questions let me know. I've helped a few people with this and they all came out really well. I think it's probably one of the best mods to the FRS - gives it a much more aggressive look.

Best of luck.

[Josh_Ng]

Originally Posted by FRSTRM

Hey, it was the first time I had done anything like it as well - it was all pretty straightforward.

I would explain it all but it's all pretty much right here:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8788

You can use pretty much any high-heat paint - you need to decide whether to use gloss or matte paint - I believe I used a gloss black (but I've seen matte black and in my opinion looks better matte). I can't find what I used but like I said, any heat resistant paint should be fine.

If you want to get the same chrome strip I have, I would suggest finding clay and molding it around the area you want. I used tape but it was a pain in the ass and was not a clean finish.

I didn't prep much, just made sure they were clean and painted right on the chrome. If you have any further questions let me know. I've helped a few people with this and they all came out really well. I think it's probably one of the best mods to the FRS - gives it a much more aggressive look.

Best of luck.

Thanks for the quick reply! I will definitely go through the thread and hopefully mine will turn out just as sweet as yours. Btw, loving pretty much everything you've done with your ride. Keep it up!

[FRSTRM]

Really want to replace my taillights, but I've had the hardest time figuring out which ones, or if I even will.

I've been interested in the Valentis but they still look a little cheap with the LEDs, etc - especially in the daytime.



But these....:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4oXdYJYHLis"]BuddyClub - Tail Lamp [ FT 86 ] - YouTube[/ame]

Thoughts?

[hamdan]

i cant say im a fan, the valenti's looks original whereas these just look like aventadoor ripoff
The clear valenti's are my personal fav on a red car, ill be getting them soon myself

[FRSTRM]

Originally Posted by hamdan

i cant say im a fan, the valenti's looks original whereas these just look like aventadoor ripoff
The clear valenti's are my personal fav on a red car, ill be getting them soon myself

If you do, pleaseeee post some pictures - any idea which Valentis?

[hamdan]

Yeah i'd be looking into the clear ones (CR), just got my car recently and havent done much other than drive it, but i do have big plans for her but just trying to enjoy her stock atm

[FRSTRM]

Installed the Password JDM Cooling Plates yesterday - some fitment issues due to the size of the Injen Intake, but I made it work for now.

Before:


After:




The fitment issues - For now I removed the Injen cover, installed the Cooling Plate and then fit the cover over top the plate. Works for now:

[FRSTRM]

Waiting on the engine bay dress up kit - bolts and washers, should clean up the CF look a lot better.

[hamdan]

Originally Posted by FRSTRM

Waiting on the engine bay dress up kit - bolts and washers, should clean up the CF look a lot better.

In red i assume?

[FRSTRM]

Originally Posted by hamdan

In red i assume?

Black - Thought it would be a cleaner look. Not trying to draw attention TO the bolts.