thecarfilmer's Halo FR-S Build - "Angel"

[thecarfilmer]

Before making this thread, I was hesitant to make one but I figured it would be cool to see the progress I've made on my car since day 1. Here goes nothing:

As she sits currently:


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10/10/2015 - This was a gift for my 18th birthday from my mother and kind of a gift from my dad who passed away not too long ago a few months before (we traded in his pickup truck for this car).
2016 Scion FR-S 6AT in Halo (Mom had to drive it back from the dealer so no stick lol)

As you can see, she even got a car bow. She planned a whole surprise party with our family and friends and boy I was excited.

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10/11/2015 - Got to drive it home for the first time and fell in love with the car right away. Went on a drive around town later that day.


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10/12/2015 - Had to do a quick photoshoot of the car right when I got out of class.


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10/25/2015 - Stock exhaust was too quiet so I ordered an Invidia N1 off of fteightysix. Took a while to install because the stupid rubber hangars didn't want to cooperate with us.


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11/30/2015 - Ordered a nice set of Valenti CR Taillights to compliment the white body paint.

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1/18/2016 - Got bored one day so I got some plastidip and dipped the badges black. I liked how they turned out but I think I could've done better.


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3/8/2016 - I bought an Invidia Catless front pipe to compliment the N1 2 weeks prior the installation date. Definitely louder and drones a lot more but it doesn't bother me. The bolts where the midpipe and overpipe meet were the hardest to unscrew. Took a lot of shots of WD-40 to get it loose.
Picture of catless front pipe compared to stock FP


Catless FP installed onto the car


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3/12/16 - Bought an HKS Drop In Filter from someone on FB. Noticed better acceleration and sound. Idk if it was me but I did feel a slight increase in torque.


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3/17/2016 - Ordered some GCS Paddle Shifter extensions in black. Definitely looks and feels better than the stock paddles.


Installed:

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4/6/2016 - A friend of mine offered to give me his visors for free so I took them.


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4/13/2016 - Ordered Helix clear side markers off of fteightysix. I almost messed up the installation on the driver side and bent the clip that holds the marker in place. I was able to finish the whole thing in about 45 min.


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5/13/16 - Finally found a set of Vordoven Forme 9's that I picked up locally! Was originally looking for Hyper Black but I decided to be different and get Matte Bronze!
Specs of the wheel are 18x9.5 +34 with 225/40R/18 tires!



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5/20/16 - My girlfriend wanted to buy me something for my car as a 1 year anniversary gift and she got me a set of black Winjet headlights!


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5/28/16 - Found a pair of BRZ fender garnishes with chrome trim to replace my boring looking 86 piston garnish.


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5/31/16 - My RB style lip arrived from Ikon! Thanks to Angela for being so helpful throughout the whole process!


Test fit!


Also had my friends help me wrap my roof in gloss black vinyl! Yes I know, the antenna is still white..


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6/1/16 - Went to my girlfriends house today and worked on my car there. She helped me with some parts like removing and installing the bumper. Took about 4 hours to do the whole shabang. Putting the bumper back on was the hardest part. I have some open gaps that I need to fix. Here are some pics!





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6/25/16 - A good friend of mine sold his coilovers to me for a great price! Had to take em . Hopefully I will install them this weekend!


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7/1/16 - Tried to install my coils at my friends house today. Unfortunately we had so much trouble getting the rear struts out (we did something wrong, but its fixable). Took like 3 hours to get the fronts off and like 4 hours trying to get the rears out LOL. But it looks good in the front though. Lowered about 2" in the front





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7/3/16 - My friend and I were able to continue the installation of putting coilovers on my car. Figured out what we did wrong and took us about less than 2 hours to finish the rears. 2" drop all around, need to get an alignment as it pulls to the right a bit.



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7/25/16 - Got my windows tinted at a place near my house. Got 20% on the sides and back window. Made a huge difference for the look of the car!



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8/4/16 - Purchased a brand new Gruppe-S UEL Header off a member here on the forums. Got here within a week and it is here now! I can't wait to get it installed tomorrow!



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8/17/16 - I ordered a Legsport duckbill spoiler from Kami Speed and it finally arrived today! Had to wait a month for it! It's currently getting painted by a friend of mine so it should be on very soon. Here's a test fit!



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8/21/16 - Got my spoiler back from my friend today! Had him paint it to match the color of the car and the match is SPOT ON.



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10/4/16 - Its been a while since I last did something to my car. Bought myself a Perrin Inlet Hose in red to add a little something to the engine bay. Probably cant see it but oh well!



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10/11/16 - Welp, today is my 19th birthday. Bought a few items this past week. First I purchased the FT86SF Strut Bar and Tower Brace from a user on the forums. Today, I bought a set of Enkei RS05RR's in silver from a friend of mine.





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11/9/16 - Ordered the Greddy Revolution RS single exit exhaust and it came in a week. Slow week! Finally got it in the mail and got it installed. When I thought the N1 was loud, this is LOUDER.




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11/29/16: GOT STATE REFFED. >

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1/30/17: Purchased a pair of TRD style aero fender fins from Bayson R. Nice fit, could be better. Wrapped them in matte black vinyl b/c I didn't like the glossy plastic look.

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2/10/17: Purchased a Velox splitter with the race upgrade off of a friend and got canards as well to prep for track season. Installs done at The Racers Line in Concord, CA.



Looking forward to doing more mods onto my car! Hopefully I don't do everything too fast or else I'd run out of things to do. Also, since I'm a college student, I don't think I'll spend too much money in a short period of time lol. As of this posting, I have about 6,400 miles (6,960 as of 5/21/16) (7250 as of 5/29/16) (8820 as of 6/27/16) (9275 as of 7/5/16) (10475 as of 7/26/16) (11080 as of 8/4/16) (12055 as of 8/18/16) (14150 as of 10/4/16) (16060 as of 11/9/16) (20700 as of 2/15/17) on the odometer. Hope you guys enjoy this thread! Will update more when something new is done.

Thanks for looking!

[AirWick]

Subbed! Can't wait to see what you've got in store for your Halo Angel

[ort895]

I too look forward to your progress!

[inspire]

Very nice, i think some of your pictures went boom

[MisterSheep]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhshiet look who made a build thread.

[adjusts]

Excuse me if i'm mistaken, but did you attend bay farm elementary, LMS, or AHS? I thought I recognized harbor bay parkway in one of your shots, but then again Alameda has plenty of FRS's. I have a handful of friends that attended bay farm up to AHS and Encinal. I feel like I've seen your name somewhere on IG just because of that yellow murc your family owns. Not sure if I met you in person. However, I attended CCS before I graduated HS in '14.

[thecarfilmer]

Went to LMS, then AHS afterwards! I go over to Harbor Bay sometimes when I'm in the mood to go some shooting. The Murci has been long gone, miss it so much .

Originally Posted by adjusts

Excuse me if i'm mistaken, but did you attend bay farm elementary, LMS, or AHS? I thought I recognized harbor bay parkway in one of your shots, but then again Alameda has plenty of FRS's. I have a handful of friends that attended bay farm up to AHS and Encinal. I feel like I've seen your name somewhere on IG just because of that yellow murc your family owns. Not sure if I met you in person. However, I attended CCS before I graduated HS in '14.

[adjusts]

Originally Posted by thecarfilmer

Went to LMS, then AHS afterwards! I go over to Harbor Bay sometimes when I'm in the mood to go some shooting. The Murci has been long gone, miss it so much .

ah makes sense. hopefully i'll see your car around, as i'm in alameda quite often actually.

[thecarfilmer]

i'm everywhere man. half the time at college of alameda lol

Originally Posted by adjusts

ah makes sense. hopefully i'll see your car around, as i'm in alameda quite often actually.

[benrz]

huehuehuehue.


Let me come by and hear your exhaust set up.

[thecarfilmer]

Come to the weekly meet tomorrow and you can hear it aha

Originally Posted by benrz

huehuehuehue.


Let me come by and hear your exhaust set up.

[thecarfilmer]

Got something exciting that I cant wait to install soon!!! Pics will be up tomorrow (technically today as if this posting at 2:21am on May 14)

[thecarfilmer]

NEW WHEEELSSS!!!!!!!!!!

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[thecarfilmer]

holy shit but more car parts coming soon. didnt think id buy so much so soon. pictures coming up!