PNW Off-Topic Thread - Page 219 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

m.box.design · 09-24-2016, 12:02 AM

Thanks to my supportive wife, I paid off my car today. Hurrah.

Ultramaroon · 09-24-2016, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by indesign

Thanks to my supportive wife, I paid off my car today. Hurrah.

Congratulations!

Tcoat · 09-24-2016, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Where's Washington?

Dead for 217 years or so. Do you need him? Are the Britsh coming?

Ultramaroon · 09-24-2016, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Dead for 217 years or so. Do you need him? Are the Britsh coming?

No, I'm just lost.

Tcoat · 09-24-2016, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

No, I'm just lost.

Well if you see Welcome to Canada turn around you re headed towards the wrong Vancouver.

Ultramaroon · 09-24-2016, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Well if you see Welcome to Canada turn around you re headed towards the wrong Vancouver.

Oh, good point. Thanks, I'll watch out for that.

beanburrito42 · 09-29-2016, 04:01 PM

Hey Guys! I'm finally reaching out to the community after having owned my Red BRZ for 14 months or so. Located in Hillsboro, OR and see other 86's all the time.

I haven't been much of a car guy but have really been enjoying my daily driving and doing some HPDE at PIR and ORP. So much fun. Now I'm stretching out of my comfort zone a bit and going to try doing my own brakes. Found the DIY tutorials here on the forum and they seem really helpful.

Anyhow, since the other owners appears to be closed, I thought I'd just post here.

Ultramaroon · 09-29-2016, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by beanburrito42

Anyhow, since the other owners appears to be closed, I thought I'd just post here.

Congrats and welcome! Not sure what you mean by "other owners" but here is fine. Post up a pic!

Decay107 · 09-29-2016, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by beanburrito42

Hey Guys! I'm finally reaching out to the community after having owned my Red BRZ for 14 months or so. Located in Hillsboro, OR and see other 86's all the time.

I haven't been much of a car guy but have really been enjoying my daily driving and doing some HPDE at PIR and ORP. So much fun. Now I'm stretching out of my comfort zone a bit and going to try doing my own brakes. Found the DIY tutorials here on the forum and they seem really helpful.

Anyhow, since the other owners appears to be closed, I thought I'd just post here.

Have we traded rubber? Last events I went to was Track Night at PIR on the 26th, The Ridge on the 16th, and ORP on the 19th. Were you at any of those? Anyhow welcome!

stockysnail · 09-29-2016, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by beanburrito42

Hey Guys! I'm finally reaching out to the community after having owned my Red BRZ for 14 months or so. Located in Hillsboro, OR and see other 86's all the time.

I haven't been much of a car guy but have really been enjoying my daily driving and doing some HPDE at PIR and ORP. So much fun. Now I'm stretching out of my comfort zone a bit and going to try doing my own brakes. Found the DIY tutorials here on the forum and they seem really helpful.

Anyhow, since the other owners appears to be closed, I thought I'd just post here.

Are you thinking of changing fluid, pads, rotors, or getting a whole new setup like a big brake kit? I'd recommend the AP Racing Sprint kit. Most of the guys on here, me included, could help you with any of that. Speed bleeders (steel/aluminium not brass) are a great thing to have for bleeding the brakes. Feel free to browse my build thread for what a fellow red car might look like with various mods.

Chen · 10-13-2016, 04:11 PM

For those who haven't seen a 17' there's a dgm one at clackamas town center

PNW FRS · 10-13-2016, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by beanburrito42

Hey Guys! I'm finally reaching out to the community after having owned my Red BRZ for 14 months or so. Located in Hillsboro, OR and see other 86's all the time.

I haven't been much of a car guy but have really been enjoying my daily driving and doing some HPDE at PIR and ORP. So much fun. Now I'm stretching out of my comfort zone a bit and going to try doing my own brakes. Found the DIY tutorials here on the forum and they seem really helpful.

Anyhow, since the other owners appears to be closed, I thought I'd just post here.

Just a suggestion... before you put a lot of money in aftermarket mods like BBK, try swapping out the OEM brake lines with stainless lines and swap-out the OEM brake fluid to a higher-end (hi-temp) fluid.... bleed well. You might be surprised how much better the OEM brake setup can be -- especially if you have swapped out the OEM wheels for lighter-weight wheels and reduced unsprung weight at the four corners. If that doesn't cut it.. then continue the process by replacing with better pads...and then possibly all the way to complete replacement of rotors, calipers, etc..

Good luck! The journey is almost as fun as the results.

Prmspen · 10-16-2016, 10:45 PM

Where is everybody? Two days with no posts. Did the wind storm get you all?

Ultramaroon · 10-16-2016, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Prmspen

Where is everybody? Two days with no posts. Did the wind storm get you all?

A drooling emoji?

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09-24-2016, 12:02 AM	#3053
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beanburrito42 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Drives: '14 BRZ Location: Hillsboro, OR, USA Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Hey Guys! I'm finally reaching out to the community after having owned my Red BRZ for 14 months or so. Located in Hillsboro, OR and see other 86's all the time. I haven't been much of a car guy but have really been enjoying my daily driving and doing some HPDE at PIR and ORP. So much fun. Now I'm stretching out of my comfort zone a bit and going to try doing my own brakes. Found the DIY tutorials here on the forum and they seem really helpful. Anyhow, since the other owners appears to be closed, I thought I'd just post here.

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