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I used the standard drop links but if you add too much camber the wheels will rub on full lock
 

Thanks, @TTR mentioned that too. 
I may have a look around for some tomorrow, or risk it and not buy any drop links until I actually need to?

Ordered. ... even though I now have to work extra shifts to make it up 

Ordered. ... even though I now have to work extra shifts to make it up 

Just ordered my Flex A's. 
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What is it they are replacing exactly, I'm not even sure what that bit of metal is for. It doesn't seem to serve no function as far as I can see. 
 
Edit: Sorry never mind, I just read one of your earlier posts. I have sent a little polite email to my local Toyota dealers and see what they can do for me. 

Very nice, how much did the work cost if that's not too personal. Just when I cleaned my car yesterday I found so many white chips  it has got to be the thinnest amount of paint I have ever seen. I never had this on my Suzuki Swift Sport. Not sure if it's worth me getting a professional just to do very little white stone chips or just use the chipex. 

Routine wash and polish. 
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I have refitted my dashcam and put the cables back to where I thought they were before. Although they do still show a bit. Also on some of the pics it's hard to see the cable as I took the pics in bright sunlight; the last 2 pics in particular. If anyone needs any other pics let me know.  
dashcam cable2 
dashcam cable
dashcam cable3 
dashcam cable4 

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Mine is quite similar except I fed the cable in through the back of the glove box, then you don't have the wires coming in through the side/front and therefore not visible. 
Again, you won't need to remove the glove box/panels, cables fit through the massive gaps in it lol

Firstly, thanks to @Twigman for posting this http://www.gt86.org.uk/forums/topic/3364-folding-rear-seats-down/ and inspiring me to make life easier when I'm putting in my golf clubs. Also @Brig for the critical info.
For this mod I had to order a suede effect 3mm thong and a leather thong. The suede effect was for the mod, the leather one was just for wearing whilst doing the mod. I also ordered a couple of fabric Subaru key rings, given the size of these when they arrived, I have no idea who would use them as an actual key ring.

 
I also grabbed my long bendy grabber thing and trim removal tools for popping clips. Please excuse the mess in the boot, I should have hoovered before instead of after.

 
I started by laying the seats flat (hopefully for the last time via the buttons) and removed these two press clips. I don't think it was strictly necessary to undo the left hand one, but it gave a big more room to work. The blue shaded area is approximately where there is a square cut out of the backseat, behind the fabric, I used this later.

 
Most of the effort is focused around this hole in the fabric where the backseat mechanism latches, it's just below the button and impossible to miss. Fold this back a touch to get a view in there.

 
Close up.

 
I lowered a doubled length of cord down into the hole and used by grabber to grab it and pull it back up the other side of the metal rod. You can check which is the right rod by operating the push button in the seat, the rod will move slightly. Once I had the cord around the bar, I looped the other end through and pulled it tight. This material seems to have the right amount of friction to get purchase on the rod. Dropping the cord in and then grabbing it from the other side is a PITA and easily the most infuriating step, it took a few attempts and some coarse language.

 
I did initially just leave the cord coming through the factory fabric hole but I found that up there it interfered with the latch when the seat was locked into position.

 
A better solution is this is the lower hidden hole, which is behind where I marked in blue in image three, I used the grabber to pull the thong through here.

 
I then took a scalpel and made a very small incision in the fabric and threaded the cord through. I tested it a few times, one I confirmed it was good I fitted the Subaru key rings as a finishing touch and to avoid the cord getting pulled back through the hole. Pop the clips back to complete.

 
Do this on both sides. All done.
 

My current two faves:
 

I think it's right at the front, where the rubber sill is. Where you would reach under to undo the bonnet latch. 

I think it's right at the front, where the rubber sill is. Where you would reach under to undo the bonnet latch. 

Thanks Kevin. And Lauren.
Rob - it is worth considerably more if one takes the cost prices of parts and development into account. The modded transmissions cost more than £3grand a pop, the spare uprated SSP torque converter brought in two months ago cost more than £1500 including duty and VAT. I won't talk about the cost of the new forged engine with HKS supercharger . . take a guess . . 
And the new Milltek exhaust fitted three weeks ago was £800 plus. . but . . . whilst I still love the fun and friendship of the Drivers Club and TSS I have to be realistic. My reaction times are way off what they were only five years ago (and they were bloody awful then compared to 40-odd years ago!) and there is no point in having 50+bhp more than the n/a cars if the driver (me)  is incapable of using it effectively and feels embarrassed at the margin between the likes of Kevin, Lauren, Thomas, Mike . .
Age (70+), health (various issues) and finances. I have finally retired, having done five years overtime, and the odd £3grand a month I was lavishing on my hobby is not sustainable. 
As you all know - I have never lifted a spanner to the car, it has all been maintained and developed by Fensport, so if anyone wants an objective review of the car go ask Adrian. It has a number of unique mods which we have developed together, specifically to enhance the GT86 auto version, and I hope to follow, very keenly, its sprint activities in the hands of someone who can do Fensport and the car justice.
It is unique, a one-off. It appears as though the issues caused by the massive turbo torque spike prior to the torque converter locking at 2800rpm have been overcome by the gentler torque curve from a supercharged setup . . the forged internals were merely insurance for longevity, not power related . . one trackday and one sprint at Kendrew  and I know it is me who's past my sell-by date, not the car.
My head ruled my heart on pricing - I want someone to buy it, work its socks off but more importantly enjoy it.
See you at Anglesey . .
 
Spec K
 

I enjoyed it, and for my first every track day/TSS I thought I did quite well on stock suspension, stock brakes and those Primacy tyres.
I was hoping there would be a rookie of the day award  

Welcome. Red is best. 
Keep an eye on the events and meets. 

Well, it's all on and I picked the car up. Richard had even called me the day before to tell me how good it was. He even said it's the best GT86 he has ever driven! Well that set the expectations high! 
So what did I have done. Well firstly Gary at RRG Macc' installed a full polybush kit including subframe inserts on the car. My car has done 100K miles so I thought there must be some wear in the bushes. 
Here's what the box looks like and it was a full box indeed:
Super Pro Poly bushes by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr
Gary kindly sent me some pics of work in progress. Love RRG for this kind of thing.
Poly bush and SPL install by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr
In the picture you can see all the bushes installed to the suspension arms and you can also see the beautiful works of art that are the SPL rear lower arms. These things are the kind of parts that you get out of the box just so you can touch them. They are beautifully machined out of billet aluminium and the adjuster bolts are titanium with a steel 'rose' jointed ends where they bolt to the subframe. Expensive? Yes, very but just so lovely.  
Perhaps a little surprisingly even the bushes on the steering rack are replaced. Weirdly there were no bushes for the anti-roll bars so I will stick that on the list of additional things to do. 
Poly bush and SPL install by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr
Here's a pic of them on the car:
Poly bush and SPL install by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr
During the installation Richard kept me updated on progress. It turns out that the part number for the one of the bushes is wrong and this means the pin has a smaller inside diameter so it won't fit. But don't worry this wasn't a problem as such. Gary took them home and had a quick run through on his lathe just to increase the inside diameter slightly so the bolts would go through. Then there was another slight glitch as the spherical bushings on the hub were found to have play. Richard told me that Gary wasn't happy installing them back on due to the play. He added that it's likely wear but given how much pressure they needed with the press they could have been damaged when they were removed. He couldn't get new spherical bushes overnight, but he could get the complete hub assembly. So RRG kindly replaced both sides so I have new hubs including new bushes on the rear of the car! How's that for service? 
The car was in for three days and also had it's 100K service whilst there which is just a full service. I also had two new rear tyres, Yoko Advan V105 as usual which had been put aside for me a month earlier for when I needed them. 
The car was at RRG for three days, it would have been two if it weren't for the hub issue. 
Poly bush and SPL install by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr
I picked the car up on my birthday, how very fitting. Richard was keen for me to test it and it was a shame I had to go into work. I really should have taken the day off, but never mind. The first thing I noticed was just how tight the car felt. No slack, no give, nothing. It felt more precise than when I drove it off the forecourt as a new car. Any fears people had about it being noisier were unfounded. It was already a bit noisy on poor road surfaces with solid top mounts due to the coilovers and I've not noticed it being any noisier. 
But what about how it handles? Well in my commute I have a lovely test corner, namely being the slip road to Manchester Airport eastbound on the M56. I usually drive in Sport mode but noticed that the stability control seemed to be cutting in more. I now realise this was the new rear tyres of course. But in all honesty I'm bored of it's interfering nannying nature so I just decided to turn it off all the time now, no more getting in the way, no more spoiling my fun!
What I can say is that the car is now just so accurate, everything is pin sharp and the feedback is of course better too. I can report on the slip road that I have increased my maximum by 4km/h, all significant things. But really it's made a car with 100K miles on the clock feel like it's never ever been better. I just love it. The only slight error I made was not getting aftermarket and longer track rods as this has limited the camber on the rear to 1.75 degrees instead of the 2 degrees I wanted. Small details though a quarter of a degree is quite a small amount when you think about it. 
7 July 2017 Geo setup GT86 by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr
So, I'm very happy with how the car is feeling, it's a very worthwhile mod and excellent service from RRG Macclesfield as always.
But, I wasn't finished yet. The following week I took my car up to see Mike at Tuning Developments for the obligatory now it seems, equal length manifold paired with a resonated TD exhaust system and subsequent remap. Yes I was having fun with my car's 100K presents.
Warrington early on a Thursday morning: 
GT86- Manifold and Exhaust by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr
The car was with Mike and Nick for the day and as I work only four miles away in the town centre it worked out pretty well. 
Here's a pic of the exhaust pipe after the manifold:
GT86- Manifold and Exhaust by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr
I fully expect this looks familiar to many! 
My Milltek is now no longer on my car: 
GT86- Manifold and Exhaust by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr
GT86- Manifold and Exhaust by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr
And finally the important bit because short of crawling under the car the important bit is the printout from the dyno of course of a before and after. Note the big difference in torque in the mid range which shows the difference the manifold makes: 
GT86- Manifold and Exhaust by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr
Don't forget my car all ready had a decat and remap, induction kit, so I was never going to get huge peak gains and to be fair my car has always produced good power making 201bhp just with a decat and induction kit pre-remap. But, this is good power for an engine with a hundred thousand miles on the clock and is on a par with what others are making with the same mods which is pretty much all of the top of N1 Class in TSS! 
On the road it's the torque you notice the most. Where there was previously a dip there now is a peak. You notice this the most in the lower gears but also it's right at that acceleration point around 80mph on the motorway which is helpful when you want to pull into another lane to overtake on the motorway. The engine feels that little bit eager too. It's subtle, but obvious if that makes sense? I honestly think it's one of the best mods you can do with that manifold, it just widens the power band further and when you look closely at the graph you'll see I've gained nearly 40lbft just under 4000rpm. Also it's interesting to see the brake horsepower gains in that important mid range between 3500-4500rpm which is dead handy on the road. The gains further up the rev range are less of course but still there. 
It's like the car has had a new lease of life for it's second hundred thousand miles ahead!
On Tuesday the 18th July after just over four and a half years of ownership I clocked that magical one hundred thousand miles. This is a significant event in a car's life for sure and the first time I've had a car where I've done all those miles myself. Some achievement. I'll write up a special post of the history for this one I think as it not something that happens often. What's great is that I still look forward to getting in the car everytime I go to drive it.
100K miles on the odometer GT86 by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr
 

Yep, simple enough. 3 steps I believe. I think there is a little video on youtube. Although read the full instructions carefully just in case there are bits you may have missed. Only bit I struggled on was when you lightly touch the paint with your finger to smooth it out, it didn't quite work with mine, it basically just come off on the glove and I would have to re-apply it, I kept doing that for ages lol. Maybe I didn't leave it long enough before touching with glove  as the chap below leaves it a few seconds before touching it as he is doing 3 at once. 
 

Yes I used chipex. Worked quite well. See pics in my build thread. 
 
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Edit: I have noticed loads of little chips when I cleaned it the other day so I will give those a go one day, when the weather is a bit more predictable. I'll try and get some before and after pics. 

Haha my other half used to play it daily but no time anymore with work, so he should have lost his rank by now  

Anyway nowadays we're more of a MOBA household, Smite for me & Paragon for him. We tried getting into Assetto Corsa but it's absolutely garbage without a wheel xD play a bit of Forza Horizon 3 on xbox every now and then as well. Had no idea there were so many gamers in the club, that's awesome

I think quite rare? only because I believe it was a really expensive extra so most people didn't bother with it. You do slide about on the leather seats though; but then I do keep cleaning them so makes them really slippery 
It probably is, I had just cleaned it, clayed it and polished it. 

So now there's a nice Invidia R400 (The first in the UK?) taking up space in the spare room. Hopefully it'll be on this weekend.

Loving the car mate! Them wheels are stunning as well. How rare are the full leather seats in the 86's, only ever seen a few.