How would you build your 86?

[Agent 86]

I actually like having a project car that I can make my own. Basically, I would keep everything the same, except...

- I would add audio controls on the steering wheel (volume and track/station advance). Is that to much to ask.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Agent 86

I actually like having a project car that I can make my own. Basically, I would keep everything the same, except...

- I would add audio controls on the steering wheel (volume and track/station advance). Is that to much to ask.

It was actually a selling point for me that the wheel wasn't covered in controls. The HU is inly inches away from my hand and I will take the 1982 style cruise control stalk over buttons on the wheel spoke any day.

[torqdork]

Forget stock, needless foo. In dreamworld, this checks all the boxes and is street legal:



http://www.scion.com/scionracing/922...rs-scion-fr-s/

[Sideways&Smiling]

-Built FA20 stroked to 2.2L
-Motec M800 ECU + E888 expander module + PDM30 power distribution module
-Motec ADL3 or RacePak IQ3 dash display/data logger
-BorgWarner EFR 9180 turbo setup making 700-800hp on E85 or race fuel
-Holinger or Samsonas 6 speed sequential transmission
-Ikeya Formula or SPL arms/rods
-Custom double wishbone suspension all around
-MCA Suspension Red or Gold Series Coilovers
-Endless 6-pot brakes in front and 4-pot brakes in rear
-18x10.5 or 18x11 Volk RE30 ClubSport or ZE40 wheels
-295mm width Hankook Ventus TD or Yokohama AD08R tires
-Custom dry carbon everything (roof, rear bumper, rear overfenders, front fenders, front bumper, hood, dual element wing, front splitter, canards, etc.)
-Completely stripped interior
-Snug-fitting Bride or Sparco seats
-Nardi suede or leather 340mm steering wheel

Yup, that should do it... :P

[extrashaky]

The only regular FR-S option I would want for my BRZ is the sliding arm rest. So I bought one and installed it.

I wish both cars had a black-reflector tail light option, because those chrome tails just look too ricey. But I fixed that with Tom's tails.

The single biggest deficiency in both cars, in my opinion, is the absence of a real oil pressure gauge.

Otherwise, I really wouldn't need a-la-carte options, because the FR-S really didn't have anything I wanted that isn't already on my BRZ.

[MokSpeed]

-3SGTE mid-engine swap
-Full TRD Nur Spec Kit (no wing)
-Tommy Kaira Wing
-Buddy Club D1 Spec Coilovers
-Buddy Club P1 LCA - All around
-Advan TCII


I'd be willing to pay for this. Done deal.

[mb_]

Exterior:
- Five Axis body kit
- Winjet/GT86 Headlights
- Valenti Tail lights

Interior:
- Bride Vios Low Max
- Harness bar
- Takata 6 point harness

Performance:
- Jackson Racing/Kraftwerkes/Cosworth Supercharger
- FlexFuel/E85 with EcuTek
- Oil Cooler
- JDL UEL headers
- TRD Exhaust

Suspension/Wheels/Tires/Brakes
- Bilsten PSS
- Enkei RPF1 17x9 +35
- Bridgestone RE-71R/Dunlop Direzza ZII/Hankook Ventus RS-3 v2/BFGoodrich Rival S/Yokohama Advan AD08R 245/40/17
- AP Racing BBK

[stevesnj]

I always liked this color scheme... a little toned down would be nice.

[DuMa]

y'all doing it wrong.

[vividracing]

I'd buy my BRZ again, then immediately trade it in for this.



Done.

More (or less) realistically:

BRZ (my car currently):
Galaxy Blue Silica
Limited trim
Automatic
Driveway Labs V2 rear diffuser

Changes:
6cyl Boxer
Turbocharged
Interior trim of the BRZ Series.Blue Edition. It's all blue stitching and blue leather.
Duck tail spoiler.
EVERYTHING from Cusco, the braces, coilovers, control arms, oil cooler, etc. Going with the blue theme still.

That's about it.

RyanG

[FatFree]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

It was actually a selling point for me that the wheel wasn't covered in controls.

Same here.

[N_A]

Originally Posted by torqdork

Forget stock, needless foo. In dreamworld, this checks all the boxes and is street legal:



http://www.scion.com/scionracing/922...rs-scion-fr-s/

I love this one too. But I NEED to have AC.

[torqdork]

Originally Posted by N_A

I love this one too. But I NEED to have AC.

Me too if I lived in Arlington.

[Agent 86]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

It was actually a selling point for me that the wheel wasn't covered in controls. The HU is inly inches away from my hand and I will take the 1982 style cruise control stalk over buttons on the wheel spoke any day.

I can appreciate an uncluttered steering wheel and I'm not interested in cruise control buttons on the wheel, only volume and track advance.

For me, the problem is most of the controls are accessible via touch screen (skip tracks, change stations) and the screens touch controls don't work so well or consistently. Not a good thing when you're driving.