Camilz

I am so on this, went last year but would be cool to do it in a group!

I am so on this, went last year but would be cool to do it in a group!

Poor excuse the date is in the thread title ffs.

OMG I thought this was tomorrow!!!! FFS lol >.<

Weird choices - there's something about the fiat 500 softroader thing that I like. I know. I'm suitable ashamed and feel dirty. 

You know my views on this.
Shit on his name, he doesn't deserve any work period. The guy shouldn't be responsible for a buisness.

I would be very interested in coming to this, so count me in as-well!

go for a resonated if you plan to get a decat manifold it might be quiet on its own but paired with something like a borla UEL it sounds downright naughty

The TRD version looks pretty decent tbh


http://www.trdparts.jp/86/aero.html

go for a resonated if you plan to get a decat manifold it might be quiet on its own but paired with something like a borla UEL it sounds downright naughty

go for a resonated if you plan to get a decat manifold it might be quiet on its own but paired with something like a borla UEL it sounds downright naughty

Well the turnout ended up being brilliant! Was good to meet you @nascency

Came across these articles recently which test a variety of airfilters and induction kits. Interesting results and seem to show how important a tune is to get the best out of any mods.
http://dsportmag.com/the-tech/scion-fr-sbrz-intake-test-pt-1-testing-factory-programed-ecu/6/
http://dsportmag.com/the-tech/scion-fr-sbrz-intake-test-pt-2-testing-ecutek/
Good to see some decent empirical testing done.

Right i'm going to keep it Saturday just because  

The aluminium extrusion was all brought from a company in Leicester who for a lil extra would cut all the bits to the correct lengths but the brackets from them would have been extortionate so I ended up ordering them from China which took a while but were mega cheap compared to the UK. The extrusion on the other hand would have been mega expensive from China primarily due to the weight and size of the stuff.

Here are all the 30x30 extrusions that I brought all laid out.

The various 30x30 and 30x60 brackets from China along with a boat load of cap screws and t nuts.

Some interior L brackets that will need modifying so I can use them to help support the small plate for the steering to sit on, this plate can either lift up and be flush with the rest of the table for everyday/keyboard use or they can hold the plate at a set angle for the steering wheel to mount to and face in the correct direction to me.

After a lot of modifying of brackets, the corner brackets all had extra bits sticking out of the flat faces (which you might just make out on the brackets to the right) to prevent the brackets from twisting but because I need to rotate most of these 90deg or whatever funny degrees I needed, I had to sand down these knobbly bits.

Once all the components had arrived, I then eagerly start to put her together starting with the seat frame first.

80% of the seat complete

Mock test of the seat mounting to the seat frame.

Parts for the front frame all laid out on the floor.



Sadly, due to my own incompetence, I took the dimensions of the brackets and extrusions from a different source which meant that some things arrived bigger than I originally anticipated, so I had to rejig some bits to fit together and luckily I was allowed to take a load of unwanted bolts from work that were long enough for the bigger parts.


Part way through, I also modified the racing pedals by literally swapping the clutch and accelerator pedals around so when you flip the pedals upside down, they were in the correct order.



Another issue I came across was when I had some 12mm thick MDF brought and cut from B&Q, the guy at B&Q missed out a panel of MDF that I the drawings for which was even handed to him.....he just ignored it or completely forgot....and because he had the drawings I forgot too so again, I had to rejig some of them too but it all eventually came together.



The only thing that remains to be done is the arm rests which I have the pieces for and the foam but I just need some fabric and staples to put everything together. But I've been using it so far and it is glorious!!! Many people will not understand why, some will but think I'm crazy, but I'm sure there will be those who geek out at stuff like this either way, it's all about the journey. Being able to design something and actually create it is always a great feeling, it's just a bonus that it's a racing simulator that I use to play Project Cars and Dirt Rally with! Hope you enjoyed the story!!!

Would be awesome fun. I know the guy that opened up the place, he used to be a Manager at the track I Karted at when I was a kid. So hopefully should be able to work something out on prices!

@Leevsfortyone has one if i'm not mistaken. He's in essex but we're likely to do a grasshopper meetup soon which he may venture to?

Trust me, I know all about not getting hung up on figures haha. I recently had my car mapped by Mark at Abbey, and despite only making around 15hp peak more than before, it's a completely different car to drive.
However, I am also experienced in the idea of placebo effects in cars, through friends. 
An example looking at a friend of mine has a Clio 182 Trophy, and has had it since new. I had a few rides in it, so knew the car fairly well. Around 3 years ago, he had ITB's fitted, along with a whole host of other parts. In theory, the car should have been making around 210-220hp (up from the 185hp it had). After going for a drive, it felt every bit 210hp, but after dynoing the car, it made less than originally, due to a fuelling issue, it made around 165hp. Because of the sound, the difference in response, the different torque curve and other things, it felt so much faster. I always remember that situation, especially when talking about small gains, as more often than not, it is the experience that has been enhanced, rather than the cars' performance.

Took my Grandson Niall out for his first spin in the GT.  He remarked how all the cars we passed were looking at the car.  I never get to notice that!
 
He thought the seats were very comfortable and loved the noise.  He also remarked that his Grandad had a nicer car than his Dad.............
   

There's technically nothing stopping you buying a little campervan and living on the side of the road  
I'm hoping for some good news in a few weeks which could mean I can keep the car

Rules to live by,
"You can sleep in a car, but you can't race a house"

I have the Tomei UEL catless, can defiantly feel a bit more torque in the dip and then there is the noise . The car needs a map to make the most of it and will be done in the near future. 
One thing to bear in mind if you go catless manifold before a map is, you will get a EML if you don't use a spacer on the second lambda sensor. I knew it might happen but took a chance and 200 miles later it pinged up, bought a £10 spacer cleared the code and not had it come back in 2,000+ miles.

I swapped my front pipe and was able to reuse the gaskets

Hi Mate,
Hope this link helps:
http://counterspacegarage.com/tomei-powered-expreme-joint-pipe-overpipe-brz-frs-gt86.html

Here are the photos of the progress... finally I've got my car back. And all done.








Thanks to Phil and Billy from Grapefruit Graphics for their hard work...
Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk