Tweedbean

For anyone attempting this at any point, they do simply just pull out from the front, they clip in and there are no bolts/screws holding them in. This makes my life easier, thanks for all the advice above

The marks don't seem to equate to anything I don't believe. I can post a picture of mine when I get home which is -2.5 degrees but whether setting yours the same would give the same setting I have no idea!

Can't remember what I did then lol

It will be  
 
When do you think the front wings will be finished buddy?

Can't wait to get it fitted my last two cars have been fully decatted both, r53 with a supercharger and r56 with a turbo. I like it loud

Well its been ages since the last update.  Currently saving for forced induction so pace will slow down a little bit as that won't be cheap although I'm sure I will still find the time and money to tweak other bits.
 
Wheels
For those on my Facebook/Instagram you would have seen my BBS RS2's have been stripped down and sent back to the powder coaters.  There was an issue with burnt lacquer due to the metal holding too much heat from baking while the clear coat was put on.  They are fully rectifying the issue FOC and have agreed to a colour change as I was never 100% sure with the colour once it was on the car.  It would work better with a darker car I feel,  two light colours together is too dull for me.  As usual I am keeping hush on the colour until I see them in the flesh, which should be this Saturday.  While fitting them to the car I will be adding some front camber and lowering the a little more to get it even.
 
Wheels split down by James Baker, on Flickr
 
Bring on the noise
Although the GT86 made a nice sound as standard, I want to turn that up to 11 and take advantage of the Subaru engine.  I hopefully have a Borla UEL manifold coming in the next couple of weeks for that Subaru burble and yesterday I took delivery of a scorpion 2.5" decatted front pipe with resonator and a scorpion 2.5" overpipe which will make it a fully decade exhaust system   At some point I will also pick up a catback exhaust to go with these, but this won't delay me fitting them.   As soon as the Borla arrives I will be fitting all of these myself.  Hopefully a job that can be done on axle stands, if not I may need to rent a ramp as I want to do it all myself again, I could pay someone to do it, but wheres the fun it that.  I want to learn as I go along and get that sense of achievement knowing I have done it myself, which is what I did with my first MINI. 
 
Scorpion 2.5" over pipe and decatted resonated front pipe by James Baker, on Flickr
 
Front Lip
Finally I decided to give the front bumper a more aggressive look for little cost, by spraying the centre section with plastidip to see if I liked it.  I changed the lines a couple of times, confering with Rich until I found this line which makes it look like it has fangs.  The great benefit of plastidip is you can peel it off and do it again.  I will get this section painted properly when I have the front number plate holes filled later in the year.    Also if I go for the TRD side skirts then this satin black bumper section will match that on the side skirts.
 
Front Lip by James Baker, on Flickr
 
I am in two minds when it comes to body kits currently.  From what I have seen so far, not many fit to my standard and many just look like they are just stuck on and don't flow with the lines of the car.  I want the cars looks to flow and potentially OEM+ which may mean that I mix elements from different kits, such as the TRD side skirts, Leg Motorsport ducktail spoiler, Fensport OEM rear splitter etc  Or I can go the other extreme of blending in a rocket bunny kit.   But all this can wait as I want to get FI sorted.

Totally agree, all down to personal preference. I will see how I get on as its not difficult to thrown in a CAT if I need to.

Another purchase that I went to collect today, which will make my plans easier, genuine front wing which are practically brand new. More to come on these, they wont be looking like this for long:

Spare wings by James Baker, on Flickr

Picked up my GT from Fensport last Friday had having turbo fitted with my Miltek on board already, Adrian gave me 2 maps on the Ecutek, 1 being fast and 2 being F......G fast. Brilliant, looked after my car had black Top Sage headlights and black side repeaters fitted while they had bumper off. Met Dan and Tim, great salesmen as reckon car should be lowered 25mm, another visit looming. Thanks to all. Captain G

Probably not, i've had the surrounds out. You'll need access from the back really. Its a fiddly job to get all the clips out. 
 
The bumpe off is really only a 5 minute job. Clips underneath, and bolts on top and it pops off. Will make the job so much easier. 

Few updates! Now HKS supercharged and some sexy titanium dressup.

260 hub hp with a retune being done by Mark at Abbey motorsports today. Sweltering hot as most of the country know, so the struggle was to keep the car cool, maybe a couple more hp in on a colder day but I'm happy with the outcome nonetheless.

Cadwell park tomorrow

Thanks James.

Well at Japfest I may have mentioned to a couple of others that the car had a knocking coming from the front since I had fitted the teins, which I thought may be the front drop links being too long making the sway bar hit the front wish bone. Tonight I jacked the car up and removed the wheels and straight away I could see I was right, so I have whipped them off and will try to source some shorter ones asap. I am glad thats all it was and a quick test drive confirmed this.

While the car was up in the air I dropped the front another 10mm to level it off with the rear as there was a little rake. I took a couple of snaps while on my test drive and those with a good eye will notice the centre caps are off the wheels, this is due to one saying bye bye on my drive home from Japfest. One hadn't gone back on properly and I meant to remove it before I left so I could sort it when I got home but I forgot, doh. So its time to source a replacement which is proving tricky as these wheels are not manufactured anymore but I will sort it.

Lowered another 10mm on the front by James Baker, on Flickr

Lowered another 10mm on the front by James Baker, on Flickr

I am really pleased with the wheel/tyre and suspension combo, the car feels so much more planted and the coilovers are miles better than the BC's I have owned previously on other cars, no crashing at all over rough surfaces.

Next job is to decide on a ducktail spoiler for the rear and to get the handling spot on with further suspension mods including rear control arms, adjustable drop links and a number of bushes/braces to stiffen things up. The positive shift bush is a definite. Any suggestions about what to look at handling wise, I am all ears

Well its been ages since the last update.  Currently saving for forced induction so pace will slow down a little bit as that won't be cheap although I'm sure I will still find the time and money to tweak other bits.
 
Wheels
For those on my Facebook/Instagram you would have seen my BBS RS2's have been stripped down and sent back to the powder coaters.  There was an issue with burnt lacquer due to the metal holding too much heat from baking while the clear coat was put on.  They are fully rectifying the issue FOC and have agreed to a colour change as I was never 100% sure with the colour once it was on the car.  It would work better with a darker car I feel,  two light colours together is too dull for me.  As usual I am keeping hush on the colour until I see them in the flesh, which should be this Saturday.  While fitting them to the car I will be adding some front camber and lowering the a little more to get it even.
 
Wheels split down by James Baker, on Flickr
 
Bring on the noise
Although the GT86 made a nice sound as standard, I want to turn that up to 11 and take advantage of the Subaru engine.  I hopefully have a Borla UEL manifold coming in the next couple of weeks for that Subaru burble and yesterday I took delivery of a scorpion 2.5" decatted front pipe with resonator and a scorpion 2.5" overpipe which will make it a fully decade exhaust system   At some point I will also pick up a catback exhaust to go with these, but this won't delay me fitting them.   As soon as the Borla arrives I will be fitting all of these myself.  Hopefully a job that can be done on axle stands, if not I may need to rent a ramp as I want to do it all myself again, I could pay someone to do it, but wheres the fun it that.  I want to learn as I go along and get that sense of achievement knowing I have done it myself, which is what I did with my first MINI. 
 
Scorpion 2.5" over pipe and decatted resonated front pipe by James Baker, on Flickr
 
Front Lip
Finally I decided to give the front bumper a more aggressive look for little cost, by spraying the centre section with plastidip to see if I liked it.  I changed the lines a couple of times, confering with Rich until I found this line which makes it look like it has fangs.  The great benefit of plastidip is you can peel it off and do it again.  I will get this section painted properly when I have the front number plate holes filled later in the year.    Also if I go for the TRD side skirts then this satin black bumper section will match that on the side skirts.
 
Front Lip by James Baker, on Flickr
 
I am in two minds when it comes to body kits currently.  From what I have seen so far, not many fit to my standard and many just look like they are just stuck on and don't flow with the lines of the car.  I want the cars looks to flow and potentially OEM+ which may mean that I mix elements from different kits, such as the TRD side skirts, Leg Motorsport ducktail spoiler, Fensport OEM rear splitter etc  Or I can go the other extreme of blending in a rocket bunny kit.   But all this can wait as I want to get FI sorted.

When budgeting for the bits from Japan, don't forget to factor in the import duty and Parcel Farces 'handling fee'

I have the same problem with the form, have emailed them to see if they have any suggestions. I thought it was just my phone but it's doing it on my laptop as well.
 
To get everything on that last for RHD version in the link Tareim posted, minus the shifter knob it comes to about £95 plus shipping.

From Tareim link above:
15 SWITCH Toyota SU00302486 1 - Buttons (traction control/sport) (manual)
16 SWITCH Toyota SU00302487 1 - Buttons (Traction control/sport - Sport/Snow)(Attomatic)

I also changed to Black interior. Cost me around £80 for everything and looks so so much better IMO. 
 
I just wish the switches on the heating controls were available in black. But as these weren't an option on the Low Spec car they don't exist.

They are standard on the low spec 86's such as the GT Limited in Japan as our hire car had these. 

Totally agree, looks really good, that has given me some food for thought. It looks like a good fit too which isn't always the case with aftermarket parts.

My spoiler arrived on Friday and I fitted it Friday evening as I was giving the car a clean ready for the Toyota Sports Day. I've only got a quick couple of pictures at the moment though:-





It's a Legsport Clubsport Ducktail in carbon fibre. It's amazing how light it is compared to the stock spoiler.

Sorry if posted already I have searched and not seen this posted yet 
 
Anyone have the latest Banzai mag?
 
Nice little article about the club and support you lot gave to japfest at Castle combe. A few pics and nice little thanks to everyone on their for making the effort to make it the largest gathering of 86's and BRZ
 
 
Just thought I would mention 

CTP had listed them previously on the Owners Club but he seems to have vanished and so has the thread.

IIRC the front parts are about £400 unpainted (both side spats and grille surround plus attachments required). The sides were about £200-300 per side and the rear was similar to the front.

They needed to change things up, for me I got bored of the same sequences rehashed with different cars, like in the last series where they had car v boat v bike v public transport, it was exactly the same as the one they did years ago. I liked Jeremy Clarkson and co but will be keen to see what the new team can offer. Also I cant wait for the last two episodes merged into one on June 28th.

De-badge it, looks much cleaner. When I have paint work done on the car elsewhere, I will be getting the holes filled on the rear of mine.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33158464
 
Signed a three year contract. Whilst I have my reservations about Chris Evans (though he slightly redeemed himself with the TFI anniversary last weekend), I sincerely hope he moves it forward as the current format was getting very tired. 
 
I look forward to see who the co-presenters are.