DSOmegaX STi BRZ tS Completed Build

[ModalSoul37]

Originally Posted by DSOmegaX

Choosing the head unit start up screens for the cars; wanting to tie the two cars together I decided to go with a vocaloid theme haha. The BRZ is now Hatsune Miku and the WRX is Megurine Luka

Nice! I named my WRB "Saber" from Fate/Stay Night, I think the color schemes work well together

[DSOmegaX]

Originally Posted by cameronjones239

Man, I cannot find your front STI emblem anywhere on japanparts.com. Went through the BRZ section 3 times now.
I went a little different route on the rear. My front I went cheap on ebay and it would work great if I had a mesh grille but it has no mounting bracket like yours has.

The link is on the build: https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/44518

[DSOmegaX]

Took my cars over to this landmark in Irvine (formerly Nikken, now Massimo). If you don't recognize the building, its been used in multiple film and TV shows, including transformers, dodgeball, and perhaps most famously, as Stark Industries HQ in IronMan.

My friend recently picked up the Audi S3 in the pictures.

[opramwew]

spoke to you at Subiefest and asked a lot of questions about your STi parts. Again nice build!

[DSOmegaX]

At Subiefest and 86Fest this past weekend as part of OEM Audio +. Since they were able to get ahold of Scion's demo RS1 car, it was interesting to get my car next to its "TRD" counterpart.

The highlight was both overhearing or being asked directly the hundreds of different iterations of "oh that's a series.blue... Wait is it series.blue? How come it has additional parts? STi actually has other parts for it?" 😝

[chanomatik]

Man I would love to go to any sort of 86 meet. Gonna have to wait until I'm down in the states before that happens. Keep the pictures rollin'!

[supra2nv]

gorgeous

[DSOmegaX]

Two more shots from Moto-san this past weekend. I didn't capture the subiefest booth so luckily he did haha

[Guillaume]

Spotted [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAP4PBIr0MM#t=185"]Subiefest 2014! A Subaru Enthusiast's Dream - YouTube[/ame]

[DSOmegaX]

My WRX got a facelift today with a JDM front grille, JDM fog light covers with LED lighting, and the STi front lip.

[t.chk]

Originally Posted by DSOmegaX

My WRX got a facelift today with a JDM front grille, JDM fog light covers with LED lighting, and the STi front lip.

God I wish I had your budget for cars...hell, i'd take half of it

[Vten]

Originally Posted by DSOmegaX

My WRX got a facelift today with a JDM front grille, JDM fog light covers with LED lighting, and the STi front lip.

Bro ,

Where did you get your DRL led bar ? Japanparts ?

I want to get them for my Sti ....need your help on how to hook them up to pls

[DSOmegaX]

Originally Posted by Vten

Bro ,

Where did you get your DRL led bar ? Japanparts ?

I want to get them for my Sti ....need your help on how to hook them up to pls

Yeah got it off japanparts. The LEDs function solely as my DRL (sorry little false advertising in the picture above, that's on the parking light settings), so it will turn off when either the parking brake is up, the headlights are on, or when the highbeams are used. If that's what you're looking for, I essentially followed this DIY but rather than wiring it to the fog lights, I wired it to the LEDs:

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=2383843

[cslntuee]

Originally Posted by DSOmegaX

For just daily use, the BBK is more than overkill especially if you're at stock power to minimal gains. I use my car for canyon/autox more than track but even in those conditions, an actual BBK isn't needed, so it's mostly cosmetic. In terms of actual stopping performance, the other areas I did have more of an effect: stainless steel lines, new brake fluid, upgraded pads, and adding a master cylinder brace. The overall effect is more bite and firmer pedal travel.

As for where you can get a set, you have a couple options. The obvious, but most expensive route is buying the actual BRZ tS brake kit from japanparts...which is $5k for the front set alone...so yeah. Otherwise, for the calipers, you have two options here: go down to your local Subaru dealer and just buy a new set of calipers from a WRX STi. Otherwise, you want to look for a used set of calipers from any WRX STi that is 08+. You can also use any set from 02-07 but it takes a little more work (more on that later). The best way to find a used set is to just lurk on nasioc.com. Look at the part out/salvage FS section especially.



It's easier to get a 08+ set because the rears actually just bolt on, no mounting brackets required (02-07 need the brackets). You just need to cut the dust shield off.

For reference, I paid around $1000 for a set of '13 calipers used for 30k miles, pretty much in perfect working condition. Around $400 for a set of rotors, $100 for stainless lines, $80 for new fluid, and $180 for new pads. So a little less than $2000 in parts for a full set.

HI,


I have two additional questions as below.


1. I try to search Subaru online parts (WRX STi that is 08+) for STI caliper as below.
http://parts.subaru.com/Subaru_2013_...nd-Brakes.html


However, I am not able to find it.
Could you give me some guidance and help?


2. Do you still keep hand brake functional after install the rear STI BBK?


Thanks again.