My new WRB BRZ

[chadstyle]

After a 2 month wait my new toy has arrived. It came in last Friday night and the next morning I took some "before" pictures and put it up on the lift and swapped out the suspension and sway bars and put some new wheels on as well as front and rear strut braces with a Master Cylinder Brace as well. Once I got it back on the ground I put on the shark fin antenna and swapped out all the interior lighting and hardwired my Valentine One radar detector. Not a bad first day with the car. I haven't had a chance to take some really good "after" pictures and I've also done a ton more over the past week. I wanted to at least post a quick picture I snapped with my iPhone after the wheels and suspension and sometime this week I will do a full write up of all the parts and upload some nice pictures from my DSLR. I can honestly say I'm loving every minute of this car and I've owned some pretty sick rides.



I have big plans for this car and still have a huge stack of parts ready to install and UPS is adding to the pile daily. I'm stoked to be part of the club!!

EDIT: Here are a couple current pics of the car. If you like them, scroll through the thread so you can see the process from A-Z. Thanks for checking out my build thread!!







Here are some dyno numbers...I traced over the lines to make them more visible but the actual charts are posted in this thread and no numbers have been altered. I just wanted to make it more visible as this chart is busy with Baseline/93/E85 all on the same graph.



And here is a current parts list of what's installed on the car as of 08/15/13

Performance
Perrin Matte Black Catback
Perrin Front Pipe with Cat
Perrin Overpipe
Perrin Rear Shifter Bushing
Perrin Silicone Tube
Perrin Intake
Perrin Transmission Support
Perrin Silicone Hose Kit
Perrin Motor Mounts
Perrin Crankshaft Pulley
Mishimoto Oil Cooler
FA20Club.com Tune/ECUtek cable/license/E85+93
FA20Club.com Flex Fuel kit w ECA
Borla UEL Header
Eibach Sportline Lowering Coils
Eibach Rear Sway Bar
Eibach Front Sway Bar
Cusco Front OS Strut Brace with MCB
Cusco Rear OS Strut Brace
Billet Pro Shop Short Shifter

Interior
WC LatheWerks Hybrid Piston Shift Knob
Carsmo Armrest
OEM Armrest
ELM 327 Bluetooth Adapter
Nexus 7 Tablet
Pro Clip Nexus 7 Mount
Custom Garage Door Opener
Valentine V1 Radar/Laser
White LED Kit Doors/Dome/Trunk
Molded Floor Mats (Front)
Molded Cargo Liner (Trunk)
WeatherTech Badge Replacements (BRZ)

Wheels and Tires
Klutch SL-14 18x8.5, 18x9.5 +38,+42
235/40/18
265/35/18

Exterior
Carsmo Rear Spoiler
BeatSonic Shark Fin Antenna
Rydeen Back Up Camera
HT Auto Front Air Dam
HT Auto Spats
HT Auto Side Skirts
Subaru Rear Diffuser
Zeta Performance CF Eyelids
Zeta Perfomance CF Spoiler
LED Fog Bulbs 128 SMD
Blue Subaru Engine Cover
4th Brake Light Kit

[ihaskrayon]

Congrats and welcome

[chadstyle]

Here's another shot I had on my iPhone that I can upload now..this was the night before when I accepted delivery of the car. Of course as soon as they pulled the car around the skies opened up. At least the angle is the same so you can see the difference in ride height. Again, good pictures will follow in a few days and I'll detail the parts I used and the reason why I chose them.

[RL_BRZ]

congrats... Can you give specs of the wheels?

[chadstyle]

Originally Posted by RL_BRZ

congrats... Can you give specs of the wheels?

The rears are 18x9.5 with 255/35/18s and the fronts are 18x8.5 with 235/40/18s. I believe the offsets are +38 and +35 but I can double check for you. I went with these because I prefer the 18" size and the overall weight is identical to stock wheels. Plus I think the matte black on WRB goes awesome and I'll be installing a carbon lip kit and blacked out Perrin exhaust very soon. If you have any other questions I'm happy to help.

[Superhatch]

Can't wait to see more!

[chadstyle]

Originally Posted by Superhatch

Can't wait to see more!

A quick list of the parts I already have or are in the mail but haven't been installed yet..

Billet Pro Shop short shifter
Carsmo Spoiler (at body shop now)
Perrin full exhaust and intake (waiting on intake to ship and want to finish break in before installing parts)
Perrin pulley
Perrin Transmission support
Perrin Rear Shifter Bushing
Rydeen factory style back up camera

I plan on modding the rear taillights and reverse lights this week as well but I'll spray them myself.

In the near future I'm looking at the STi lip kit or maybe a couple other very similar options..needs something though and needs it soon. I'm also waiting to pull the trigger on the WC lathe werks hybrid piston shift knob.

I need to take a couple week break on ordering parts with Christmas coming up soon and after dropping almost $40k on the car and all the parts the boss lady is keeping a close eye on my purchases now...lol!! I will def keep all you guys posted as I keep adding parts.

[jjkerr626]

Please keep us posted on this, I really want to know how the short shift feels and also, the instructions online for it only show the BRZ Premium which has a different set of HVAC controls than the Limited?

Nice car and welcome!

[ihaskrayon]

Are you on Coils or springs. I like that ride height, but I don't want coils

[PMok]

wow that is an awesome first day... barely got to know her in stock form!

as a fellow WRB BRZ owner who also likes the black wheels, may I suggest... some smoke tint for the front side markers. unless you plan to get the JDM clears.

car is already looking great, can't wait to see more!

[mackeye]

I like it better with black rims!

[nix]

Looks great man!! WRB <3

[chadstyle]

Originally Posted by PMok

wow that is an awesome first day... barely got to know her in stock form!

as a fellow WRB BRZ owner who also likes the black wheels, may I suggest... some smoke tint for the front side markers. unless you plan to get the JDM clears.

car is already looking great, can't wait to see more!

Yes man, I'm going to smoke the side markers and tails and reverse lights.. I can't stand all the chrome on the tail lights and I don't like the amber on the side markers. Blue and black, blue and black....

[chadstyle]

Originally Posted by ihaskrayon

Are you on Coils or springs. I like that ride height, but I don't want coils

I have the Eibach Sportline springs and sway bar kit. For daily driving and street use its perfect. If you plan on track events I'd suggest coil overs. The sway bars are a nice addition and Eibach sells it as a complete set for our car. I've used their products for many years with awesome results. I will give a more detailed write up in the near future.

Thanks for all the compliments guys!! I love my new car!!