Chappers

don't forget if you want more than 280 I have a lovely forged engine for sale!

Fancy a straight swap for my supercharged one?

are we sure they didn’t just leave a bunch of wadding out of the most recent batch? Should we weigh them?

Fancy a straight swap for my supercharged one?

Fancy a straight swap for my supercharged one?

Installed a new cat-back system in mine today...
 

Installed a new cat-back system in mine today...
 

related question... for those of us with oil pressure gauges, what kind of pressures should I be seeing in various driving conditions?

Long overdue post here, I actually got this car on 28th October, bought from Special K. Unfortunately there were a couple of issues and the car had to go back to Fensport to be sorted, I went away on business and then by the time I got the car back I couldn't find time to take pictures or post about it.
Quick spec list:
Vehicle is a 2012 Auto
HKS Supercharged, fully forged engine build
250whp or thereabouts, about 300bhp at the engine.
Milltek full system
TEIN Street Flex 6kg Rear / 5kg Front with EDFC
Summit rear arms
Summit braces all round
Stoptech BBK all round
Custom transmission cooler
SSP uprated torque converter
Some of you will remember the car. When I test drove it, it looked like this:
 
 
...then I got busy.
First, the spoiler and bootlid were removed, with the standard put back on. I then removed the CF bonnet too, leaving a car with the full set of silver stripes across it which made it look a lot more obvious than before. I fitted some Valenti light's I'd bought and I then put the set of standard wheels on because they had some winter tyres fitted, leaving the car looking like this:
 
 
Next to go, therefore, were the stripes which was much more of a pain than I imagined. The ones on the boot and bonnet were OKish, taking about an hour total for the boot, and another for the bonnet because I did it last and had got the technique by then. The roof was another story altogether; five years of sun and cold and various things that make vinyl go off had taken their toll and it came off in about a thousand tiny bits. I think it took around 2 hours each side. Once they were all off, they'd left a line of glue all the way round so I called a mate to ask for advice, one thing left to another and 4 hours later we made some progress:
 
 
after that, and a bit more adjustment to the bonnet I finally had the car where I'd like it to be right now. Full-on sleeper mode.
 
Quite happy with it at the moment. I changed the TEIN Springs to 5kg on the front from 6kg. So far I've just driven to work but the turn in already feels better and the ride is also improved somewhat.
Not really sure what I'll do next. I think pick a new set of wheels for summer and perhaps de-spoiler, just need to find a bodyshop to fill the holes in the bootlid if I do. Probably some trackdays.
Hope you like it, I'm going to be here for a while!
 
Cheers.
 

Long overdue post here, I actually got this car on 28th October, bought from Special K. Unfortunately there were a couple of issues and the car had to go back to Fensport to be sorted, I went away on business and then by the time I got the car back I couldn't find time to take pictures or post about it.
Quick spec list:
Vehicle is a 2012 Auto
HKS Supercharged, fully forged engine build
250whp or thereabouts, about 300bhp at the engine.
Milltek full system
TEIN Street Flex 6kg Rear / 5kg Front with EDFC
Summit rear arms
Summit braces all round
Stoptech BBK all round
Custom transmission cooler
SSP uprated torque converter
Some of you will remember the car. When I test drove it, it looked like this:
 
 
...then I got busy.
First, the spoiler and bootlid were removed, with the standard put back on. I then removed the CF bonnet too, leaving a car with the full set of silver stripes across it which made it look a lot more obvious than before. I fitted some Valenti light's I'd bought and I then put the set of standard wheels on because they had some winter tyres fitted, leaving the car looking like this:
 
 
Next to go, therefore, were the stripes which was much more of a pain than I imagined. The ones on the boot and bonnet were OKish, taking about an hour total for the boot, and another for the bonnet because I did it last and had got the technique by then. The roof was another story altogether; five years of sun and cold and various things that make vinyl go off had taken their toll and it came off in about a thousand tiny bits. I think it took around 2 hours each side. Once they were all off, they'd left a line of glue all the way round so I called a mate to ask for advice, one thing left to another and 4 hours later we made some progress:
 
 
after that, and a bit more adjustment to the bonnet I finally had the car where I'd like it to be right now. Full-on sleeper mode.
 
Quite happy with it at the moment. I changed the TEIN Springs to 5kg on the front from 6kg. So far I've just driven to work but the turn in already feels better and the ride is also improved somewhat.
Not really sure what I'll do next. I think pick a new set of wheels for summer and perhaps de-spoiler, just need to find a bodyshop to fill the holes in the bootlid if I do. Probably some trackdays.
Hope you like it, I'm going to be here for a while!
 
Cheers.
 

Long overdue post here, I actually got this car on 28th October, bought from Special K. Unfortunately there were a couple of issues and the car had to go back to Fensport to be sorted, I went away on business and then by the time I got the car back I couldn't find time to take pictures or post about it.
Quick spec list:
Vehicle is a 2012 Auto
HKS Supercharged, fully forged engine build
250whp or thereabouts, about 300bhp at the engine.
Milltek full system
TEIN Street Flex 6kg Rear / 5kg Front with EDFC
Summit rear arms
Summit braces all round
Stoptech BBK all round
Custom transmission cooler
SSP uprated torque converter
Some of you will remember the car. When I test drove it, it looked like this:
 
 
...then I got busy.
First, the spoiler and bootlid were removed, with the standard put back on. I then removed the CF bonnet too, leaving a car with the full set of silver stripes across it which made it look a lot more obvious than before. I fitted some Valenti light's I'd bought and I then put the set of standard wheels on because they had some winter tyres fitted, leaving the car looking like this:
 
 
Next to go, therefore, were the stripes which was much more of a pain than I imagined. The ones on the boot and bonnet were OKish, taking about an hour total for the boot, and another for the bonnet because I did it last and had got the technique by then. The roof was another story altogether; five years of sun and cold and various things that make vinyl go off had taken their toll and it came off in about a thousand tiny bits. I think it took around 2 hours each side. Once they were all off, they'd left a line of glue all the way round so I called a mate to ask for advice, one thing left to another and 4 hours later we made some progress:
 
 
after that, and a bit more adjustment to the bonnet I finally had the car where I'd like it to be right now. Full-on sleeper mode.
 
Quite happy with it at the moment. I changed the TEIN Springs to 5kg on the front from 6kg. So far I've just driven to work but the turn in already feels better and the ride is also improved somewhat.
Not really sure what I'll do next. I think pick a new set of wheels for summer and perhaps de-spoiler, just need to find a bodyshop to fill the holes in the bootlid if I do. Probably some trackdays.
Hope you like it, I'm going to be here for a while!
 
Cheers.
 

+ a million
Best money I’ve ever spent on going faster, and, you even get to keep it if you sell up!

Installed a new cat-back system in mine today...
 

Installed a new cat-back system in mine today...
 

Installed a new cat-back system in mine today...
 

Sunday's trip to Wales

very polite of you for not mentioning it at all 

Ah I'll wait for the next batch if you want that one willfmair, I'm in no hurry.

I’m sorry, you’re right I’m talking balls, it was Chris Knott. I didn’t call Greenlight because the missus only has 20 months on her UK license and they required at least three years.
Apologies, I made far too many phone calls yesterday and got mixed up.

My girlfriend and I did actually pop over while Costco were fitting some tyres, but had a load of stuff happening in the morning so didn't get there until about 1:30. We were in the black Z3. Sorry we didn't say hi, we had no idea where or who you were but did have a good look around the car park. Anna now likes both the Subaru blue and the black, so the options keep opening up!

I think I might have seen a load of you wander out... You all look quite young  (I'm only 31 and you made me feel old!) perhaps I should be Volvo shopping instead...

Why a BRZ? Purely vanity reasons I'm afraid, I've always loved WR Blue Mica so the BRZ is the only option!