Dan37BRZ's '15 SUPERCHARGED WRB BRZ

[Dan37BRZ]

Originally Posted by ApexEight

That WRB paint looks incredible. Also, ft86speedfactory makes a lightweight battery kit with a light Braille battery. They also sell just the bracket thing if you want to use a different battery.

Thanks man, that's exactly what I was thinking for the battery setup. The 2015+ tri-coat k7X WRB color still amazes me sometimes when I catch it in the right light, it has so much depth to it.

[Inextirpable]

Originally Posted by Dan37BRZ

Thanks man, I appreciate the positive feedback. Yeah I've seen it done before but never on WRB, I really like how the carbon contrasts with the blue.

Here are a couple full body shots for now, next up is the full Rexpeed carbon lip kit sometime this week.

That is awesome, thanks for the photos! I have Rexpeed's carbon lip and skirts myself, and I think the way you have done your hood would look perfect with it.

[ka-titties]

Originally Posted by Dan37BRZ

Threw back on my RAYS 57XTREME SP specs with my new center caps. 18x9.5 +40 with Hankook V12 EVO2 255/35/18s.

Quick question about the above wheel specs. Did you do the 9.5" wide +40mm offset on all four wheels?

Thanks

[ApexEight]

@Inextirpable Do you have a shot with that front lip from head on? I'm curious to see how it looks when looking straight at the front.

[Dan37BRZ]

Originally Posted by ka-titties

Quick question about the above wheel specs. Did you do the 9.5" wide +40mm offset on all four wheels?

Thanks

Yes sir, it's a square setup.

[Inextirpable]

Originally Posted by ApexEight

@Inextirpable Do you have a shot with that front lip from head on? I'm curious to see how it looks when looking straight at the front.

Sent you a PM with the requested photos, did not want to spam the build thread with photos of my car.

[Dan37BRZ]

Originally Posted by Inextirpable

That is awesome, thanks for the photos! I have Rexpeed's carbon lip and skirts myself, and I think the way you have done your hood would look perfect with it.

Looks great man, how was the fitment. I did a dry fit and everything seemed to fit great, was the front lip pretty hard to get on?

[fitcious]

Car looks fantastic. How many miles are on the car? Car looks pristine!

[Inextirpable]

Originally Posted by Dan37BRZ

Looks great man, how was the fitment. I did a dry fit and everything seemed to fit great, was the front lip pretty hard to get on?

Fitment is great! I ran a replica STI lip prior to this, and the Rexpeed lip fits better than that did. The install was not hard at all, even easier if you have a second set of hands available.

[Dan37BRZ]

New addition for a little extra peace of mind. Quik-Latch Black Cerakote QL-38 hood latch kit. Installation was super easy and took probably an hour.

These things are awesome, I was originally going with Aerocatch but my friend told me about these. They're completely flush mounted and they latch as soon as you close the hood, to open them you just push the center button and there's this very satisfying click/pop and the hood is released. All the hardware is high quality stainless steel, a bit pricey for hood latches but IMO worth every penny. If you email Quik-Latch directly they will give you a 10 percent discount. Same hood pins used on the McLaren P1 GTR race cars so they should hold up to BRZ daily duties just fine.

[Dan37BRZ]

Originally Posted by fitcious

Car looks fantastic. How many miles are on the car? Car looks pristine!

Thanks man, car is coming up on 27k miles.

[VMRamos]

This thread is insane.


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[Dan37BRZ]

Update 8/30/17.

A few little things were added.

1. MTEC clutch spring
2. REXPEED carbon hood shocks
3. Full LED conversion inside/out
4. Shorai lithium iron battery (less than 5lbs)
5. FT86SpeedFactory small battery tray/kit
6. Intec side garnish with LED turn signals
7. Real carbon fiber mirror covers

MTEC clutch spring installation was SUPER easy. After reading all the horror stories of people having a hard time getting the stock spring out, I went ahead and added a couple zip ties to the stock spring while the pedal was in the up position and fully compressed. Then I took out the c-clip and pin holding the assembly on, pushed the pedal all the way to the floor and literally reached up with some pliers and took off the stock spring with no drama.

[Dan37BRZ]

Still undecided if I want to keep the side vents from INTEC, what do you guys think?







The battery tray from FT86speedfactory DOES NOT fit the Shorai battery, I think it's only made to fit the Braille 11lb unit.

Anyways, the stock tie down actually works if you flip it upside down. Voila, saved me $90 and it holds the Shorai battery super secure actually.

As far as performance, wow I don't know if my stock battery was on it's way out but after putting this thing in, the car cranks super quickly. I've never heard the starter spin up so quick ever since I had my car, let's see how long it holds up.

Looking at these photos reminds me how much I need to detail my engine bay. Yikes.