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@GravelRash I reacted to that photo thinking, good man you've finally fitted my old bonnet vents. Then I noticed the Splitter, so have another 👍

Sorry I was trying to highlight his comments on the oil weight used by Toyota/Subaru and bearing clearance. I've now circled this section.

This was posted on Facebook, which seems relevant (Chris Elek builds race engines, so he know's WTF he's talking about):

@Stutopia buy some coilovers FFS! 😄

@Tweedbean its this one you want: https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/49037

Update 20/03/2020 - Bucket Seat Fitting At the start of the year myself, @Deacon & @Keethos were lucky enough to get some very cheap tickets for the AutoSport International show at the NEC. Normally we wouldn't bother going as the show can be very hit and miss, however as the tickets were cheap we thought why not. Whilst we was there, we heard that Cobra Seats were doing a special show discount on all seats ordered at the show. There was one particular seat I was interested in, the Cobra Nogaro. I'd seen this seat fitted to Paul Cowlands BRZ back in 2015 (https://twitter.com/paulcowland_/status/556138688988864512), and thought it worked really well with our stock interior. I particularly liked this seat as it's supportive but shouldn't sacrifice to much daily comfort, should be easily to get in and out of due to the low bolsters and you can also use the factory OEM seat belt with it. However due to the price and the fact I would rather have a Edirb 023/033 seat I basically ignored the idea, that was until I heard about Cobra's generous discount offer. After speaking with @Deacon at the show we both agreed to buy one seat each, and would sell the seat to the other person if we didn't like it once fitted. A simple specification was given to Cobra, alcantara center, leather sides and red stitching, to match the OEM interior. Now the next hurdle would be sourcing some seat mounts, I didn't specifically want a fixed mount and I wasn't happy with the aftermarket options available, due the reports of flexing and various rattles/creaks they can make. This is another reason why I didn't consider buying an aftermarket seats before now. However about 6 months ago a post was made on the FT86Club forum by an owner in the US, who found a company which manufactures seat mounts in house that utilize the OEM sliders for multiple different cars and had just developed a set for his BRZ (link: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=137015), these looked like the perfect solution. I showed the guys at Rogue Motorsport this seat mount design and asked them what they thought about this design. They basically said, that it looks like a functional design, but was concerned about whether it'd fit with the Cobra Nogaro seats. They also said they'd probably be able to make them cheaper (once you've added on shipping and taxes, etc). Two months later, the seats arrived at Rogue Motorsport, by this point they'd come up with a seat mount design but needed a car to test on, fortunately @Deacon had his car booked in the following week, so they used his OEM sliding frame mechanism to test their first prototype, which @Deacon ran for a few weeks before he suggested a couple of changes to the seat position, so he's now running V2 of the seat mount. I was booked in a couple of weeks after this, rather then Rogue making a new prototype they asked if I could try the V1 prototype mount for a couple of weeks and report back my findings. I'll update the thread in due course, unfortunately due to everything thats going on at the moment, I haven't driven the car alot. Whilst I was at Rogue they changed my brake & clutch fluid along with replacing my dodgy coilpack, which they then covered with a heat resistance/reflective material (all four coilpacks were covered). Which should hopefully stop the issue from happening again, if not they will try fabricating a metal plate to try and block the heat. They also might have found a couple of blows on my ACE CS400 exhaust manifold, however they won't know this until they can remove it, they didn't want to do this as my manifold has been on about 4 years and thought the gaskets might disintegrate, I need to source some replacements. Here are some pictures of the seat and the seat mount:

Hi @Tom21 The only way to remove it is through the doors (it won't fit through the boot), you have to have the front seats folded and as far forward as possible, then bend the bottom as you pull it out (like an L shape). It will look like its creased but due to the type of material it's made from it doesn't show once you flatten it out. (I wouldn't leave it bent for long though). Then reverse the process to put it back in.

Event Title: Midlands Lunch Meet - Sat 21st Mar (Smokestop BBQ) Event Author: will300 Event Date: 21.03.2020 Hello Everyone Myself and @Deacon have decided to host another Midlands lunch time meet, as it's been awhile since the last one. We'll be returning to the Smoke Stop BBQ restaurant which we attended in June last year. It's an ideal location for a meet and to grab some good food, think big juicy burgers, melt in the mouth steaks, succulent fried chicken, etc, you get the idea. We're planning to host the meet in a couple of weeks time, on Saturday 21st March. If you are interested please confirm below, final numbers need to be confirmed a few days before hand. The car park is of reasonable size, however we expect it to get rather busy. Please can we all aim to get there for 11:30 (no earlier please), this will allow us to park up together. Here's the menu: http://smokestopbbq.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Menu-for-web.pdf Thanks for looking. Will Location: SmokeStop BBQ Welshpool Road Shrewsbury Shropshire SY5 9LH Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/RJUi2Req3QQi1pZ79 Date: Saturday 21st March From: 11:30 with lunch booked at 12:00. Here are some photo's to get your mouth watering: List: 1. @will300 2. @Deacon 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Midlands Lunch Meet - Sat 21st Mar (Smokestop BBQ)

For anyone thinking of attending the meet has now been cancelled.

This might also be an appropriate garage accessory: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VALVOLINE-OIL-BARREL-MINI-FRIDGE-VERY-RARE-LIMTED-EDITION/202938974725?hash=item2f401b0205%3Ag%3ArA8AAOSw4GdeZPBr&LH_ItemCondition=3000

Is that a coffee machine and tv that I can see? 😄 If so, looking like a very functional workshop indeed.

Facelift bumper does look really cool like that, I like how it highlights all the extra creases compared to a pre-17 bumper.

Welcome to the forum @b3njy

That's not a overpipe, that's a down pipe for the exhaust manifold. This get replaced when you fit the TD Turbo kit, the overpipe doesn't.

I've reserved a table for 15 people (there's quite a few interested on the Facebook group). Order's over 10 require food ordering in advance, so can anyone who's coming let me know what food they want before the 19th, Thanks.

What's the simplest way for me to word this.... If your happy to try these for the £400 investment (F&R) then do it, I highly doubt you'll be disappointed. They are probably the best braking upgrade for a stock caliper I've experienced. My only concern and I've spoken with @Deacon about this is, what will the durability be like running a high spec endurance pad on the disc's and calipers over the course of a couple of years. My BBK has been faultless over the 3 years I've had and it's not used any consumables other than when I've wanted to try different pads. Ask me about the PFC08's again in a months time, as I should be getting a set for my BBK, to use at Spa.

Here's a video from Bedford:

Update 21/02/2020 - Bedford Autodrome Trackday Myself and several other members of the 86 drivers club recently attended an MSV trackday at Bedford Autodrome, this would be my 2nd trackday of 2020. I was looking forward to getting back on track again, especially at Bedford. Whilst some people see it as bland, I really enjoy it and think it has good mix of charactistics from long straights, tight corners and sweeping bends, making it a good circuit for a medium powered car like the 86/BRZ. Plus with it being the UK longest circuit, you normally get plenty of track time without too much hold up. The day started out well, with me having some fun chasing down a Honda S2000, unfortunately he got black flagged, I'm not sure what for as he was driving well. Knowing Bedford I suspect it was noise limit, anyway I carried on for a couple more laps. I was probably pushing abit harder than I should have been this early on (making mistakes basically). The second session, I ended up behind a very dirty diesel VW Golf 🤢, unfortunately whilst chasing him down on the inner circuit straight (not sure what the actual name is) my engine management light came on. The car felt fine and had been performing perfectly fine up to this point. I drove back to the pits and into our garage where I turned the car off and left it for a minute before restarting it, unfortunately the light stayed on. Thankfully a fellow 86 owner, Michael Chan came to my rescue and lent me his diagnostic code reader, we read the code and found a P0351 error, Ignition Coil A. Knowing that this was a common occurance for older 86's, we cleared the code and restarted the car and the engine light was gone, happy days or so I thought. Session 3, I went back on track and ended up behind @VAD17, I had some fun for a couple of laps keeping up with him. It's surprising how well matched we are around a lap of Bedford, he's abit quicker on the straights than me thanks to his TD Turbo kit, but I end up catching him in the corners. It was going well until the dreaded engine management light came back on. So I pulled back in the pits and read the error again, it was the same P0351 code. Session 4, my final session of the day, I was less aggressive on the car by shifting at 6K RPM (thanks to @Lauren for the suggestion) rather than the 7.5K RPM rev limit. I did try and keep up with Michael Chan in his 86 for a lap or two, before the power deficit came into play. In the end I managed about 5 laps in this session before the EML popped up on the dash. By this point I'd had enough for the day and decided just to park the car and get a couple of passenger laps in. The drive back home was completely trouble free, and I've used the car for a week going to work without an EML. Thankfully I'd already booked the car into Rogue Motorsport in March for a pre Spa-Francorchamp checkup. I'll get them to swap out the dodgy coilpack for another one with some added heat reflective tape. Hopefully this will stop the issue from happening in the future. I've also ordered a Carista OBD2 dongle, so I can clear any error codes in future. Here's a couple of pictures from the day (basically the same photo repeated 😄 )

KW Clubsports will be overkill, I'd look at Tein Flex A for the best value coilover capable of both daily driving and track use. Coilovers will give you a much larger range of adjustment compared to bolts and are easier to setup. As you are going to do all the modifications at once this is the best option. Adjustable rear arms, you have a couple of basic options from SPC or Eibach, or you could go for ones with more adjustability from Summit/SWAVE, Verus Engineering or SPL Parts.

Hi @Quemadillo Reyland kit, good for my usage? Yes the Reyland kit is excellent for daily and track use. It's correctly sized and not to affect brake bias and is a cost effective upgrade. I've done 30minutes sessions using the kit with Ferrodo DS2500 brake pads without fade. Still on discs after over 3 years of use (maybe I'm not hard enough on the brakes). Also note the Essex kit uses a race spec caliper without dust boots. Reyland replacement parts (rotors), are "special" like Essex or I will be able to find the rotors on any AP Racing dealer? There isn't really anything special about the Reyland discs, they can custom cut them to whatever style you'd like, i.e. add groves or j-hooks to them. AP disc's are a quality disc, due to the internal vein design and they are lighter. However AP disc's are twice the price. AP replacement disc part no: CP3580-2898 G8 (Grooved discs) You can also get replacement discs from DBA, PFC and Godspeed Brakes. (I'm sure there was one other manufacturer that does them). Do you think / know if Reyland kit will fit on my OZ Ultraleggera 17 x 7.5 ET35? I've tried a set of 17x7 +40 wheels and they clear. It's mainly the spoke design you need to watch. I'd expect your wheels to clear. Any order advise in terms of my use case? Not really, I will add that there is lot's of brake pad choice available. You can get pads from EBC, Carbotech, Endless, PFC, Pagid, Mintex, Carbon Lorraine, Winmax etc. Hope that helps.

@MartinT anywhere between 90-100 is optimal, for normal driving. You shouldn't need an oil cooler, if your running a premium oil you should be fine. If you start tracking the car, then yes you ideally should get an oil cooler. For reference, I'm using Millers CFS-0w30 NT and Millers state: suitable for operating at 125 with peak upto 150. On track I tend to get up to about 125 and then the temperature tends to sits there due to my oil cooler.

That looks like a cool product @sam534, wish I know about it a week ago before I did a big car cleaning supplies restock.

@VAD17 someone asked a similar question on an M3 forum, one of the guys from Essex replied - screenshot below. Not entirely sure what I'd do in that situation, based on the below you should be fine to run the smaller pad until the disc's die. Maybe return the brand new set and get some in the correct size, then swap these with the used small set and keep them incase of emergency/or ebay them.

In the beginning it was 1 BRZ to Every 10 GT86's but that stopped after a couple of years. I suspect it won't actually make that much difference to BRZ sales, I mean they are basically none existent anyway. And I can see them pulling the car entirely from sale in the UK, over the next year or so. Who was the last member to join the club with a 69 plate BRZ? Is there even one?