gkubed's Ultramarine FR-S build thread

[gkubed]

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Here's a recent photo with current modifications:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/toadsy...205101/sizes/l

As of 2019/01/25, here are the modifications done to this car:

Aero/Visual

• Grimmspeed License Plate bracket License Plate Holder Removed
• fteightysix Helix Crystal Clear Front Bumper/Side Marker Lights Side Marker Light
• Valenti / Helix Sequential Red Lens Tail Lights (Red Edition)
• Diode Dynamics HP5 5000K 194 Lumens License plate lights
• FIVE:AD Rear Spoiler
• Raceseng custom Spherology shift knob
• Racesneg reverse lockout
• BaysonR ST-Style front lip
• 35% Llumar Formula One Pinnacle window tint (everything but the windshield)

Brakes

• RR Racing Front Big Brake Kit Stage II
• RR Racing Sport Performance Rear 4 Piston Brake Kit
• EBC Yellowstuff DP4037/2R (7420, front pads)
• EBC Yellowstuff DP4057R (7912, rear pads)

Engine/Exhaust

• HKS Super Hybrid Air Intake Panel Filter (70017-AT020) Air Filter
• Zeta Performance Purple Silicone Intake Pipe Without Noise Generator Openings Removed, replaced with black
• Zeta Performance Black Silicone Intake Pipe Without Noise Generator Openings
• JDL Unequal Length Catless Header, titanium thermal coating
• Grimmspeed header/OP gasket
• MXP Comp RS TI Tips Catback Installed and sold within the week
• Invidia Catted Front Pipe
• Delicious Tuning Flex Fuel hardware + ECUTek Tune
• MXP SP Ti tip catback

Wheels/Tires/Suspension

• TWS T66-F 18x9.5 +45 wheels in flat gold (repainted Prismatic Poly Gold by Alloy Wheel Repair after an incident with brake fluid) (track/AX wheels)
• Yokohama Advan Racing GT 18x9.5 +45 wheels in Racing White (daily wheels)
• Michelin Pilot Super Sports 265/35/18
• Fortune Auto 510 Coilovers w/ Swift Springs 8k/7k
• SPL Lower Control Arms
• Raceseng CasCam - Caster + Camber Plates With Spring Perch Caster / Camber Plates
• Advan Racing GT 18x9.5 +45 Racing White (will be my new daily wheels)
• Project Kics R40 Neo Chrome Lugnuts with Locks Removed
• Muteki SR48 open ended lug nuts
• ARP Extended wheel studs M12x1.25
• Verus Engineering Steering Angle Limiter kit

Fluids

• Engine - Mobil 1 0W20 Full Synthetic Annual Performance
• Brake - Project Mu G-Four 335 Racing Brake Fluid - DOT 4
• Transmission/Differential - Motul Gear 300

Updates

1. 2015/05/18 - Buying the Car
2. 2016/03/20 - The Accident
3. 2016/06/17 - The Beginning of "Real" Modification
4. 2017/07/04 - Cosmetics, Brakes, and Flex Fuel
5. 2017/08/21 - VIR NASA HPDE1 Track Day
6. 2019/01/25 - Light Cosmetics, Maintenance
7. 2019/03/03 - Inexpensive Quality of Life Improvements
8. 2019/03/19 - New Wheel Time! Advan Racing GT in White

[gkubed]

2015/05/18

I bought the car. Yay!

There were some very light modifications I about immediately did.

• HKS Super Hybrid Air Intake Panel Filter (70017-AT020) Air Filter
• Zeta Performance Purple Silicone Intake Pipe Without Noise Generator Openings (Gotta remove that sound piping)
• Some cheap license plate relocator I got on eBay
• fteightysix Helix Crystal Clear Front Bumper/Side Marker Lights Side Marker Light

Yep, that's the bone stock FR-S we're all familiar with.

[gkubed]

2016/03/20

That took a turn fast. Or should I say, she took a turn fast, directly in front of me, without yielding to oncoming traffic.

It gets better.







It's ok. Things break. I got to have a lot of fun pretending I had a drift car and playing with drift stitching. Meanwhile, everyone assumes I rear ended someone or hit a guardrail again, but this time with a car instead of my head (long story). I'm left without my car for entirely too long

[gkubed]

2016/06/17

This is where it gets fun again.

I add the following parts:

• TWS T66-F 18x9.5 +45 wheels
• Michelin Pilot Super Sports 265/35/18
• Fortune Auto 510 Coilovers w/ Swift Springs 8k/7k
• SPL Lower Control Arms
• Raceseng CasCam - Caster + Camber Plates With Spring Perch Caster / Camber Plates
• Grimmspeed License Plate bracket License Plate Holder (to replace the eBay one that got rekt)
• fteightysix Helix Crystal Clear Front Bumper/Side Marker Lights Side Marker Light (again, one was lost in the accident and were replaced with OEM ones by the repair guys)

Also a bunch of people on /r/ft86 found this funny for some reason.

[FNCrazy]

I'm subscribing to this, definitely. Good job so far! And you picked the best color too

What else do you have planned?

[FNCrazy]

Originally Posted by gkubed

2016/03/20

That took a turn fast. Or should I say, she took a turn fast, directly in front of me, without yielding to oncoming traffic.

It gets better.

It's ok. Things break. I got to have a lot of fun pretending I had a drift car and playing with drift stitching. Meanwhile, everyone assumes I rear ended someone or hit a guardrail again, but this time with a car instead of my head (long story). I'm left without my car for entirely too long

Oh no! I was typing and didn't see the accident post or anything after that!

I had my car a month. So far, due to a crash, it's been in the shop for a week and a half! I can barely remember what it looks like anymore!

[gkubed]

Originally Posted by FNCrazy

I'm subscribing to this, definitely. Good job so far! And you picked the best color too

What else do you have planned?

Why thank you ^u^

Well, earlier this week I purchased a JDL UEL header and an EcuTek stage 2 tune So things are-a-movin'!

[gkubed]

Originally Posted by FNCrazy

Oh no! I was typing and didn't see the accident post or anything after that!

I had my car a month. So far, due to a crash, it's been in the shop for a week and a half! I can barely remember what it looks like anymore!

Haha it's all good! I figured a post for each actual update would be a good idea. Heck if I know.

[gkubed]

Originally Posted by Norville Rogers

Why are the two of you in the garage in your underpants?

You made me look. Neither of those gentlemen are myself, actually (I'm behind the camera), just good friends who like working on cars as well.

[FNCrazy]

How's it going?

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[gkubed]

Originally Posted by FNCrazy

How's it going?

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Pretty darned good! I got some stuff in the mail this week. Still awaiting other stuff to come in before I make an update though. In the meantime, I did take some photos!

[rookietopro_frs]

Found this build on WheelWell first, looks great

[gkubed]

2015/07/04

About time I update this. Let's see, what's happened since?

• Valenti / Helix Sequential Red Lens Tail Lights (Red Edition)
• FIVE:AD Rear Spoiler
• MXP Comp RS TI Tips Catback - Installed and sold within the week
• Zeta Performance Black Silicone Intake Pipe Without Noise Generator Openings - replaced purple intake pipe
• Invidia Catted Front Pipe
• Delicious Tuning Flex Fuel hardware + ECUTek Tune
• RR Racing Front Big Brake Kit Stage II
• RR Racing Sport Performance Rear 4 Piston Brake Kit
• Wilwood BP10 front/rear pads
• ARP Extended wheel studs

The photos in this last set were shot by Ethan Stein (Instagram).

[StraightOuttaCanadaEh]

Gorgeous! What camera do you use?