WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR BRZ TODAY?

[Nitesh31]

Took it for a nice drive after a long time

[NYCsubaruBRZ]

took out my rear seats and passenger seat... roomy

[t.chk]

Originally Posted by Nitesh31

Took it for a nice drive after a long time

Your build looks so nice...but you let them drill that front bumper?

[Turbo95eg6]

Originally Posted by Nitesh31

Took it for a nice drive after a long time

Perfect, bro

[OoLong]

Originally Posted by Nitesh31

Took it for a nice drive after a long time

Looking clean! Really like the photo

[calidus]

I sprayed it off and went for a nice drive in the country.

[Ibanezboy21]

good to see another brz sti brother
Extremely rare to see them here, the 86s are taking over lol

Originally Posted by Nitesh31

Took it for a nice drive after a long time

[dbrandt01]

Nothing big, but boredom kicked in and people were messaging me on YouTube about removing the interior pieces. I attempted this, I just hope it's clear to understand.

[ame]http://youtu.be/Z4YhKxot73k[/ame]

[Nitesh31]

Originally Posted by t.chk

Your build looks so nice...but you let them drill that front bumper?

You'll hate me more if you knew that it was originally un drilled and I had them do it a couple weeks after the purchase. In my defense I don't think perrin/grim had the towhook mounts yet. Then again that's not a good excuse, I'm still depressed about it

Originally Posted by Ibanezboy21

good to see another brz sti brother
Extremely rare to see them here, the 86s are taking over lol

86 and their trds

[t.chk]

Originally Posted by Nitesh31

You'll hate me more if you knew that it was originally un drilled and I had them do it a couple weeks after the purchase. In my defense I don't think perrin/grim had the towhook mounts yet. Then again that's not a good excuse, I'm still depressed about it

You can always hit a deer like I did and threaten death upon the body shop if they drill the bumper after completion.

But, yea that must have an awful thing to do yourself...its like dropping a computer onto concrete on purpose...

[Nitesh31]

Originally Posted by t.chk

You can always hit a deer like I did and threaten death upon the body shop if they drill the bumper after completion.

But, yea that must have an awful thing to do yourself...its like dropping a computer onto concrete on purpose...

Or I could get those bumper plugs but idk. It's more like dropping a baby on concrete

[dbrandt01]

Supposed to be "SE86"



This one I just thought came out well.

[Evil Jesus]

Originally Posted by NYCsubaruBRZ

took out my rear seats and passenger seat... roomy

Got any pics with the passenger side out?

[Ganthrithor]

As it was pouring rain today in Southern California (a rare occurrence!), KelvinBRZ and I took the opportunity to find an empty piece of pavement and have some fun sliding around!
@KelvinBRZ found a great spot for sideways action: I knew from google maps that there was some open tarmac, but was a little concerned since it looked a bit tight on the map. When I arrived there to meet him it turned out that the old aircraft hangar that was shown on google maps / street view had been torn down, leaving just empty tarmac and a slightly raised section of smooth, painted concrete slab where the hangar had been! The smooth concrete surface was stupidly slippery in the wet, and we were able to get super sideways at well under 30mph. I'd say we were mostly doing around 20mph on corner entry and still getting very sideways.

It was great! There was no wear to speak of on the cars (though they did get pretty Subaru-filthy) since there was no grip to be had, and the space was great-- plenty of room to slide around and spin out with nothing to hit. We got about 45 minutes of sliding in before an airport patrol officer politely asked us to leave, which we did after collecting our gear and chatting for a while. Still, we got some good oppo practice in and I got to have fun experimenting with handbrake turns.

We both took some video-- I'll let @KelvinBRZ post his videos if he wants but here are mine:

In-car with me (sorry about the giggle soundtrack, but this spot was so absurdly slippery I just couldn't contain myself!):

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q5Or7BYHXA"]Super Skidpad Pt 1: In Which smooth, painted concrete is slightly slippery when wet! - YouTube[/ame]


In-car with KelvinBRZ driving:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFdE1sfOdEY"]Super Skidpad Pt 2: The Re-Skiddening - YouTube[/ame]


Short clip of my car from the outside-- this is one of Kelvins but hopefully he won't mind:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh9ICJhS2U4"]Ganthrithor's BRZ - YouTube[/ame]


I'd post the second round of in-car from my car (shot from the rear window instead of the dash) but that video is only about two minutes of driving and then us being stopped by the airport patrol and packing up, so not too interesting.

Anyway, we tried to be pretty responsible and at least make the educational aspect of hooning seem ~*plausible*~ to LEOs: I brought some little cones (souvenirs from Skip Barber courses, funnily enough ) so we could mark out a decent reference point for our "corner," we tried to make the most of the space by setting things up so that we'd have a large area for sliding about on in case we ran wide (although cars usually spin to the inside) and we did make an effort to take turns and avoid having two cars on the slidy surface simultaneously.

Anyway, it was totally safe, a lot of fun, and a good learning / practice experience for both of us! It's unfortunate that it was cut short, since it was a great spot and a really safe + fun setup, but we do live in a very litigious society and I can understand that from a legal perspective people can't allow you to continue doing it once they notice you. The officer was totally polite and friendly about it, and even suggested inquiring with the airport to see if they could grant us written permission to use the space again. I think I will follow up though I wouldn't guess our odds of getting written permission are good. Also I don't know how well the space would work without dampness (it doesn't get wet here real often), but we'll see. At least today was fun!