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MJones_RB · 11-09-2020, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by brandonleetran

Blacked out the knobs! Chrome piece around the PTS button and the AC tabs

How did you do that, just paint or wrap?

brandonleetran · 11-09-2020, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by MJones_RB

How did you do that, just paint or wrap?

I spray painted it matte black! I dont like wrapping.

weederr33 · 11-10-2020, 11:22 AM

After driving a couple days (literally <1mi) to work, I figured I'd see if my Cusco kit is catching anything. There was a small little puddle stuck between the hose adapter and the rest of the hose. So it's working!

AnalogMan · 11-11-2020, 11:25 AM

Yesterday, all I "did" with my BRZ was just go for a drive. In a time of corrosive politics and life-threatening raging pandemic, my wife and I took a long drive on twisty back roads in southeast Massachusetts and went to a beautiful state park and took a long hike enjoying the beauty of New England in the fall.

Will BRZ · 11-11-2020, 09:33 PM

Finally received my carbon fiber hood from Seibon today. Packaging was horrible. Box was torn and looked partially open on some corners. Tape was barely holding it together and to top it off, there was no joke footsteps on the fucking box itself. Immediately opened it up and carefully inspected it to find no visible signs of damage, scratches, or cracks luckily. Kinda disappointing, but it’s not the box that gets installed on the car so it’s whatever.

Also got new headlights and fog lights last week. Should be getting in tail lights and perhaps a catback next week. Hope some Black Friday deals pop up soon

albert · 11-12-2020, 11:08 PM

Got new tires... replaced the Bridgestone Potenza RE970AS with the S-04 PP.

So far so good, feels a lot more progressive in turns, instead of the little on/off feel. Hope to take it to the twisties this weekend to get a better feel.

Mtl135i · 11-13-2020, 09:17 PM

Drove her home. Happy to be back in a brz after 3 years away

norcalpb · 11-17-2020, 03:57 PM

Made an oil cooler block off plate for the Cali "winter". .025" thick aluminum cut to size, wrapped in duct tape so it's black, and held on to the cooler by velcro tape. Temps are at least 20 degrees warmer on the freeway just cruising.

Wally86 · 11-18-2020, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by norcalpb

Made an oil cooler block off plate for the Cali "winter". .025" thick aluminum cut to size, wrapped in duct tape so it's black, and held on to the cooler by velcro tape. Temps are at least 20 degrees warmer on the freeway just cruising.

Shouldn't the sandwich adapter be doing this automatically?

norcalpb · 11-18-2020, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Wally86

Shouldn't the sandwich adapter be doing this automatically?

IIRC while the sandwich plate doesn’t fully open until 185, it is still opening the entire time it reaches that temperature and dripping oil into the cooler, so in my experience if it’s cold the temperature doesn’t even make it to 185.

Wally86 · 11-18-2020, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by norcalpb

IIRC while the sandwich plate doesn’t fully open until 185, it is still opening the entire time it reaches that temperature and dripping oil into the cooler, so in my experience if it’s cold the temperature doesn’t even make it to 185.

It only opens when it reaches the designated temp of the thermostat inside of it. Until then, it bypasses the cooler.

norcalpb · 11-18-2020, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Wally86

It only opens when it reaches the designated temp of the thermostat inside of it. Until then, it bypasses the cooler.

There’s always at least a bit of oil in the cooler even when the engine is cold, it is never fully bypassed.

HaXx · 11-20-2020, 01:23 PM

Hows your wheel bearings? Haha, winter wheel setup, u ever seen a widebody on 205's? 17x7+45. Raised the ride height last week on the coils too, took off the threaded bodies and lined it with permatex antisieze. You dont have to take the coils out to adjust ride height, but I wanted to give them a thorough cleaning, wire brushed the ride height threads etc

Will BRZ · 11-20-2020, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by HaXx

Hows your wheel bearings? Haha, winter wheel setup, u ever seen a widebody on 205's? 17x7+45. Raised the ride height last week on the coils too, took off the threaded bodies and lined it with permatex antisieze. You dont have to take the coils out to adjust ride height, but I wanted to give them a thorough cleaning, wire brushed the ride height threads etc

Nice lol Doesn’t look too bad for winters. Smart taking the opportunity to remove the coils to clean and put antisieze on them before winter time.

11-10-2020, 11:22 AM	#18791
weederr33 Airborne at your service Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: '17 BRZ Series.Yellow Location: El Paso, Texas Posts: 6,419 Thanks: 4,579 Thanked 5,706 Times in 2,992 Posts Mentioned: 33 Post(s)	After driving a couple days (literally <1mi) to work, I figured I'd see if my Cusco kit is catching anything. There was a small little puddle stuck between the hose adapter and the rest of the hose. So it's working! __________________ Series.Yellowbird - http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122135 MS, CSCS, TSAC-F, CPT

11-13-2020, 09:17 PM	#18795
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Will BRZ Damn that's crazy... Join Date: Oct 2018 Drives: 2015 BRZ Location: Texas Posts: 971 Thanks: 771 Thanked 772 Times in 467 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Finally received my carbon fiber hood from Seibon today. Packaging was horrible. Box was torn and looked partially open on some corners. Tape was barely holding it together and to top it off, there was no joke footsteps on the fucking box itself. Immediately opened it up and carefully inspected it to find no visible signs of damage, scratches, or cracks luckily. Kinda disappointing, but it’s not the box that gets installed on the car so it’s whatever. Also got new headlights and fog lights last week. Should be getting in tail lights and perhaps a catback next week. Hope some Black Friday deals pop up soon

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norcalpb Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ, 2023 Model 3 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 2,347 Thanks: 1,256 Thanked 904 Times in 591 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s)	Made an oil cooler block off plate for the Cali "winter". .025" thick aluminum cut to size, wrapped in duct tape so it's black, and held on to the cooler by velcro tape. Temps are at least 20 degrees warmer on the freeway just cruising.

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