Tweedbean

Are you keeping the sard extension brackets or willing to sell? Think I need a set! 

Hi @Tweedbean, just been reading through the build, great job! It’s looking really tidy! 
How did you contact Ledermanz to get the steering wheel retrim done? Also if you don’t mind me asking how much did it cost? Finally, did you have to send them the wheel to retrim? 
cheers

Just out of interest what did you use to tint your fog lights yellow? I’ve used vinyl twice but it fades pretty fast. 

This week I managed to find time to fit my STi front lip that came from Japan.  It was a bit nerve-racking drilling my freshly painted, brand new front bumper, but needs must.  I have to say I am glad I went for the genuine product over the replica pieces as the fit and finish was perfect.  No need to paint/refinish the item, all the holes lined up perfectly with the existing holes and the stick on templates made it so easy to line up where to drill the new holes.  It uses a couple of clips and rubber well nuts along the bumper to fit, I was really pleased how secure it is.  I have the STi sideskirts and rear lips to go on in the next couple of weeks:
STi lip by James Baker, on Flickr
STi lip by James Baker, on Flickr
 
 

My black lug nuts arrived today, internal drive ones so I chucked them on this afternoon alongside the centre caps:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr
I also gave the car a quick wash so I could coat it in Meguiars ceramic hybrid ceramic wax to give it some protection as I haven't had chance to give it a proper coating of wax just yet:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr
It was nice seeing BRZ alongside my other Porsche RS green car, my R53 Mini:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr

Nearly Back On The Road
So I set out to give a true reflection of what it would take to get the car back on the road.  I have done all the work myself minus the frame shop straightening the front end/welding on the new slam panel and the respray itself.  If you take out of the consideration any mods I've purchased that weren't needed such as rear lights/headunit/STI parts etc and just look at what it would take to get a similar 86/BRZ back on the road with similar damage I have spent as follows.
Exactly as I've done it with facelift front end and new bumper/wings plus full colour change:
Total on the road cost: £8930.46
That includes:
Crash Damaged BRZ £4200
Used Bonnet £150
Used Crash Bream £50
Used Rad £20
Used A/C rad £20
Used Fans £20
Used Airbox and washer bottle £100
Odd used and new clips, brackets, fog lights, wiring, rear bumper etc £200
New Slam Panel Subaru £306
New Front wings and brackets, top plastic grill trim, 4x rubber bushings for rad assembly Toyota £309
New Vland Headlights £380
New Facelift front bumper with all the brackets, grills etc £617.92
New Headlight rubber seals(BRZ Only) Subaru £58.14
New Headlight washer jet covers Subaru £70
New Various bolts Subaru £29.24
Labour for frame shop to straighten the car £380
Respray in Porsche RS Green £2000 (Note for those that ask why so cheap I did all the labour in terms of stripping the car minus the bonnet/doors/boot lid
 
For that above cost I have a 2013 BRZ with around 40k on the clock, spotless interior, heated seats, spotless exterior which is unique and you wont see another one in that colour, black headlights etc.  Yes I could have bought a working 86 for that sort of price (Only seen very rough BRZ's sub £10k) but it would possibly have higher mileage, not as in good condition and certainly not unique.  It would also have the pre-facelift front end which im not a massive fan of.   So for me I am more than happy with it as it stands and gives me a solid base to start modifying.  
 
Getting it on the road even cheaper:
Now I could have got it on the road for much cheaper if I had waited around for used parts that matched the body colour and didn't insist on retro fitting a facelift front end.  This would have avoided £2000 in bodyshop costs straight away, plus the used body parts would have been a lot cheaper than the new bits I went for like the front bumper and wings.
Total on the road cost: £6383.54
 
That includes:
Crash Damaged BRZ £4200
Used Bonnet £150
Used Crash Bream £50
Used Rad £20
Used A/C rad £20
Used Fans £20
Used Airbox and washer bottle £100
Odd used and new clips, brackets, fog lights, wiring, rear bumper etc £200
New Slam Panel Subaru £306
Used Front wings and brackets, top plastic grill trim, 4x rubber bushings for rad assembly  £300
New Vland Headlights £380
Used Front Bumper £150
New Headlight rubber seals(BRZ Only) Subaru £58.14
New Various bolts Subaru £29.24
Labour for frame shop to straighten the car £380
 
Yes I was lucky with some of the used parts coming up super cheap, but if I can find bargains, others can.   Sam Nadeem from SJ Autosports is a great source of well priced used parts for 86's/BRZ's in the UK.  I did all the work with a Halfords tool kit and a Ryobi impact gun.  I've never rebuilt a crashed car before so have learn't a lot along the way.  Now its time for its MOT tomorrow, then tax and insurance.  Once thats done its off the bodyshop for its final polish now its all back together then modifications begin.  
 
Very happy its gone from this:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr
 
To This:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr

Nearly Back On The Road
So I set out to give a true reflection of what it would take to get the car back on the road.  I have done all the work myself minus the frame shop straightening the front end/welding on the new slam panel and the respray itself.  If you take out of the consideration any mods I've purchased that weren't needed such as rear lights/headunit/STI parts etc and just look at what it would take to get a similar 86/BRZ back on the road with similar damage I have spent as follows.
Exactly as I've done it with facelift front end and new bumper/wings plus full colour change:
Total on the road cost: £8930.46
That includes:
Crash Damaged BRZ £4200
Used Bonnet £150
Used Crash Bream £50
Used Rad £20
Used A/C rad £20
Used Fans £20
Used Airbox and washer bottle £100
Odd used and new clips, brackets, fog lights, wiring, rear bumper etc £200
New Slam Panel Subaru £306
New Front wings and brackets, top plastic grill trim, 4x rubber bushings for rad assembly Toyota £309
New Vland Headlights £380
New Facelift front bumper with all the brackets, grills etc £617.92
New Headlight rubber seals(BRZ Only) Subaru £58.14
New Headlight washer jet covers Subaru £70
New Various bolts Subaru £29.24
Labour for frame shop to straighten the car £380
Respray in Porsche RS Green £2000 (Note for those that ask why so cheap I did all the labour in terms of stripping the car minus the bonnet/doors/boot lid
 
For that above cost I have a 2013 BRZ with around 40k on the clock, spotless interior, heated seats, spotless exterior which is unique and you wont see another one in that colour, black headlights etc.  Yes I could have bought a working 86 for that sort of price (Only seen very rough BRZ's sub £10k) but it would possibly have higher mileage, not as in good condition and certainly not unique.  It would also have the pre-facelift front end which im not a massive fan of.   So for me I am more than happy with it as it stands and gives me a solid base to start modifying.  
 
Getting it on the road even cheaper:
Now I could have got it on the road for much cheaper if I had waited around for used parts that matched the body colour and didn't insist on retro fitting a facelift front end.  This would have avoided £2000 in bodyshop costs straight away, plus the used body parts would have been a lot cheaper than the new bits I went for like the front bumper and wings.
Total on the road cost: £6383.54
 
That includes:
Crash Damaged BRZ £4200
Used Bonnet £150
Used Crash Bream £50
Used Rad £20
Used A/C rad £20
Used Fans £20
Used Airbox and washer bottle £100
Odd used and new clips, brackets, fog lights, wiring, rear bumper etc £200
New Slam Panel Subaru £306
Used Front wings and brackets, top plastic grill trim, 4x rubber bushings for rad assembly  £300
New Vland Headlights £380
Used Front Bumper £150
New Headlight rubber seals(BRZ Only) Subaru £58.14
New Various bolts Subaru £29.24
Labour for frame shop to straighten the car £380
 
Yes I was lucky with some of the used parts coming up super cheap, but if I can find bargains, others can.   Sam Nadeem from SJ Autosports is a great source of well priced used parts for 86's/BRZ's in the UK.  I did all the work with a Halfords tool kit and a Ryobi impact gun.  I've never rebuilt a crashed car before so have learn't a lot along the way.  Now its time for its MOT tomorrow, then tax and insurance.  Once thats done its off the bodyshop for its final polish now its all back together then modifications begin.  
 
Very happy its gone from this:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr
 
To This:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr

Thanks, modding has now begun.  I have a pile of parts ready to go.
Grimmspeed Intake:
Firstly I fitted the Grimmspeed intake, a nice and easy install.  Out of the intakes for this platform this one seemed to get good reviews and picked up a used on cheap.  It has a black wrinkle finish so subtle in the engine bay and makes a nice noise:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr
Grimmspeed Pulley Cover and STi Flexible Strut Brace:
Not the best picture, as it all needs a clean due to polish dust from the final polish the bodyshop did but while in the engine bay I also fitted a Grimmspeed pulley cover, again another used bargain and changes up the look of the engine bay in a subtle way.  Also features a little tool tray while working on the engine.  You can also the see the STI flexible strut brace which came as a package from Japan with my STi exterior parts:
P1120709 by James Baker, on Flickr
 
Coilovers, drop links and new wheels:
Next up I wanted to fit the Tein Flex Z coilovers and Whiteline adjustable drop links.  Great bit of kit, super easy to fit excluding the seized stock drop links which I end up just cutting off as I had the Whiteline to go on anyway.   I know is a common issue, easily sorted with an angle grinder and lots of sparks.
Out with the old:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr
I did touch up the painted calipers which the previous owner had done, not a big fan of painted stock calipers but didnt have any other colours to hand so atleast they were tidy as I touched up the chips etc:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr
In with the new, dont worry about the wet looking components, it was all getting a wash while I was under there:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr
I now need to give it time to settle before I adjust anything else.  I threw on my Rota Grids, I have new black lug nuts coming in the post as well as black centre caps, so excuse the missing items, tyre fitting grease etc.  Once settled I will play with the ride height and may even space out the rear wheels slight, lets see
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr
Looking forward to finding some time to fit the STi front lips etc in between the day job and DIY which seems to be endless.  
 
 

Enjoyed reading the build thread, and love the colour

Nearly Back On The Road
So I set out to give a true reflection of what it would take to get the car back on the road.  I have done all the work myself minus the frame shop straightening the front end/welding on the new slam panel and the respray itself.  If you take out of the consideration any mods I've purchased that weren't needed such as rear lights/headunit/STI parts etc and just look at what it would take to get a similar 86/BRZ back on the road with similar damage I have spent as follows.
Exactly as I've done it with facelift front end and new bumper/wings plus full colour change:
Total on the road cost: £8930.46
That includes:
Crash Damaged BRZ £4200
Used Bonnet £150
Used Crash Bream £50
Used Rad £20
Used A/C rad £20
Used Fans £20
Used Airbox and washer bottle £100
Odd used and new clips, brackets, fog lights, wiring, rear bumper etc £200
New Slam Panel Subaru £306
New Front wings and brackets, top plastic grill trim, 4x rubber bushings for rad assembly Toyota £309
New Vland Headlights £380
New Facelift front bumper with all the brackets, grills etc £617.92
New Headlight rubber seals(BRZ Only) Subaru £58.14
New Headlight washer jet covers Subaru £70
New Various bolts Subaru £29.24
Labour for frame shop to straighten the car £380
Respray in Porsche RS Green £2000 (Note for those that ask why so cheap I did all the labour in terms of stripping the car minus the bonnet/doors/boot lid
 
For that above cost I have a 2013 BRZ with around 40k on the clock, spotless interior, heated seats, spotless exterior which is unique and you wont see another one in that colour, black headlights etc.  Yes I could have bought a working 86 for that sort of price (Only seen very rough BRZ's sub £10k) but it would possibly have higher mileage, not as in good condition and certainly not unique.  It would also have the pre-facelift front end which im not a massive fan of.   So for me I am more than happy with it as it stands and gives me a solid base to start modifying.  
 
Getting it on the road even cheaper:
Now I could have got it on the road for much cheaper if I had waited around for used parts that matched the body colour and didn't insist on retro fitting a facelift front end.  This would have avoided £2000 in bodyshop costs straight away, plus the used body parts would have been a lot cheaper than the new bits I went for like the front bumper and wings.
Total on the road cost: £6383.54
 
That includes:
Crash Damaged BRZ £4200
Used Bonnet £150
Used Crash Bream £50
Used Rad £20
Used A/C rad £20
Used Fans £20
Used Airbox and washer bottle £100
Odd used and new clips, brackets, fog lights, wiring, rear bumper etc £200
New Slam Panel Subaru £306
Used Front wings and brackets, top plastic grill trim, 4x rubber bushings for rad assembly  £300
New Vland Headlights £380
Used Front Bumper £150
New Headlight rubber seals(BRZ Only) Subaru £58.14
New Various bolts Subaru £29.24
Labour for frame shop to straighten the car £380
 
Yes I was lucky with some of the used parts coming up super cheap, but if I can find bargains, others can.   Sam Nadeem from SJ Autosports is a great source of well priced used parts for 86's/BRZ's in the UK.  I did all the work with a Halfords tool kit and a Ryobi impact gun.  I've never rebuilt a crashed car before so have learn't a lot along the way.  Now its time for its MOT tomorrow, then tax and insurance.  Once thats done its off the bodyshop for its final polish now its all back together then modifications begin.  
 
Very happy its gone from this:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr
 
To This:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr

Thanks yeah I thought the same RE the rivets.  
Its on the road
Well I'm glad to say the BRZ flew through the MOT, with one advisory for a nail in the rear tyre, meh I have new wheels going on soon.  So glad to get it to where it is, but this is just stage 1.  Stage 2 involves modding it, plenty to come.  Therefore its now taxed and insured. Heres a picture as it sits now:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr

Super bold colour choice, but great result!

Thanks yeah I thought the same RE the rivets.  
Its on the road
Well I'm glad to say the BRZ flew through the MOT, with one advisory for a nail in the rear tyre, meh I have new wheels going on soon.  So glad to get it to where it is, but this is just stage 1.  Stage 2 involves modding it, plenty to come.  Therefore its now taxed and insured. Heres a picture as it sits now:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr

Thanks yeah I thought the same RE the rivets.  
Its on the road
Well I'm glad to say the BRZ flew through the MOT, with one advisory for a nail in the rear tyre, meh I have new wheels going on soon.  So glad to get it to where it is, but this is just stage 1.  Stage 2 involves modding it, plenty to come.  Therefore its now taxed and insured. Heres a picture as it sits now:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr

Nearly Back On The Road
So I set out to give a true reflection of what it would take to get the car back on the road.  I have done all the work myself minus the frame shop straightening the front end/welding on the new slam panel and the respray itself.  If you take out of the consideration any mods I've purchased that weren't needed such as rear lights/headunit/STI parts etc and just look at what it would take to get a similar 86/BRZ back on the road with similar damage I have spent as follows.
Exactly as I've done it with facelift front end and new bumper/wings plus full colour change:
Total on the road cost: £8930.46
That includes:
Crash Damaged BRZ £4200
Used Bonnet £150
Used Crash Bream £50
Used Rad £20
Used A/C rad £20
Used Fans £20
Used Airbox and washer bottle £100
Odd used and new clips, brackets, fog lights, wiring, rear bumper etc £200
New Slam Panel Subaru £306
New Front wings and brackets, top plastic grill trim, 4x rubber bushings for rad assembly Toyota £309
New Vland Headlights £380
New Facelift front bumper with all the brackets, grills etc £617.92
New Headlight rubber seals(BRZ Only) Subaru £58.14
New Headlight washer jet covers Subaru £70
New Various bolts Subaru £29.24
Labour for frame shop to straighten the car £380
Respray in Porsche RS Green £2000 (Note for those that ask why so cheap I did all the labour in terms of stripping the car minus the bonnet/doors/boot lid
 
For that above cost I have a 2013 BRZ with around 40k on the clock, spotless interior, heated seats, spotless exterior which is unique and you wont see another one in that colour, black headlights etc.  Yes I could have bought a working 86 for that sort of price (Only seen very rough BRZ's sub £10k) but it would possibly have higher mileage, not as in good condition and certainly not unique.  It would also have the pre-facelift front end which im not a massive fan of.   So for me I am more than happy with it as it stands and gives me a solid base to start modifying.  
 
Getting it on the road even cheaper:
Now I could have got it on the road for much cheaper if I had waited around for used parts that matched the body colour and didn't insist on retro fitting a facelift front end.  This would have avoided £2000 in bodyshop costs straight away, plus the used body parts would have been a lot cheaper than the new bits I went for like the front bumper and wings.
Total on the road cost: £6383.54
 
That includes:
Crash Damaged BRZ £4200
Used Bonnet £150
Used Crash Bream £50
Used Rad £20
Used A/C rad £20
Used Fans £20
Used Airbox and washer bottle £100
Odd used and new clips, brackets, fog lights, wiring, rear bumper etc £200
New Slam Panel Subaru £306
Used Front wings and brackets, top plastic grill trim, 4x rubber bushings for rad assembly  £300
New Vland Headlights £380
Used Front Bumper £150
New Headlight rubber seals(BRZ Only) Subaru £58.14
New Various bolts Subaru £29.24
Labour for frame shop to straighten the car £380
 
Yes I was lucky with some of the used parts coming up super cheap, but if I can find bargains, others can.   Sam Nadeem from SJ Autosports is a great source of well priced used parts for 86's/BRZ's in the UK.  I did all the work with a Halfords tool kit and a Ryobi impact gun.  I've never rebuilt a crashed car before so have learn't a lot along the way.  Now its time for its MOT tomorrow, then tax and insurance.  Once thats done its off the bodyshop for its final polish now its all back together then modifications begin.  
 
Very happy its gone from this:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr
 
To This:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr

Nearly Back On The Road
So I set out to give a true reflection of what it would take to get the car back on the road.  I have done all the work myself minus the frame shop straightening the front end/welding on the new slam panel and the respray itself.  If you take out of the consideration any mods I've purchased that weren't needed such as rear lights/headunit/STI parts etc and just look at what it would take to get a similar 86/BRZ back on the road with similar damage I have spent as follows.
Exactly as I've done it with facelift front end and new bumper/wings plus full colour change:
Total on the road cost: £8930.46
That includes:
Crash Damaged BRZ £4200
Used Bonnet £150
Used Crash Bream £50
Used Rad £20
Used A/C rad £20
Used Fans £20
Used Airbox and washer bottle £100
Odd used and new clips, brackets, fog lights, wiring, rear bumper etc £200
New Slam Panel Subaru £306
New Front wings and brackets, top plastic grill trim, 4x rubber bushings for rad assembly Toyota £309
New Vland Headlights £380
New Facelift front bumper with all the brackets, grills etc £617.92
New Headlight rubber seals(BRZ Only) Subaru £58.14
New Headlight washer jet covers Subaru £70
New Various bolts Subaru £29.24
Labour for frame shop to straighten the car £380
Respray in Porsche RS Green £2000 (Note for those that ask why so cheap I did all the labour in terms of stripping the car minus the bonnet/doors/boot lid
 
For that above cost I have a 2013 BRZ with around 40k on the clock, spotless interior, heated seats, spotless exterior which is unique and you wont see another one in that colour, black headlights etc.  Yes I could have bought a working 86 for that sort of price (Only seen very rough BRZ's sub £10k) but it would possibly have higher mileage, not as in good condition and certainly not unique.  It would also have the pre-facelift front end which im not a massive fan of.   So for me I am more than happy with it as it stands and gives me a solid base to start modifying.  
 
Getting it on the road even cheaper:
Now I could have got it on the road for much cheaper if I had waited around for used parts that matched the body colour and didn't insist on retro fitting a facelift front end.  This would have avoided £2000 in bodyshop costs straight away, plus the used body parts would have been a lot cheaper than the new bits I went for like the front bumper and wings.
Total on the road cost: £6383.54
 
That includes:
Crash Damaged BRZ £4200
Used Bonnet £150
Used Crash Bream £50
Used Rad £20
Used A/C rad £20
Used Fans £20
Used Airbox and washer bottle £100
Odd used and new clips, brackets, fog lights, wiring, rear bumper etc £200
New Slam Panel Subaru £306
Used Front wings and brackets, top plastic grill trim, 4x rubber bushings for rad assembly  £300
New Vland Headlights £380
Used Front Bumper £150
New Headlight rubber seals(BRZ Only) Subaru £58.14
New Various bolts Subaru £29.24
Labour for frame shop to straighten the car £380
 
Yes I was lucky with some of the used parts coming up super cheap, but if I can find bargains, others can.   Sam Nadeem from SJ Autosports is a great source of well priced used parts for 86's/BRZ's in the UK.  I did all the work with a Halfords tool kit and a Ryobi impact gun.  I've never rebuilt a crashed car before so have learn't a lot along the way.  Now its time for its MOT tomorrow, then tax and insurance.  Once thats done its off the bodyshop for its final polish now its all back together then modifications begin.  
 
Very happy its gone from this:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr
 
To This:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr

Nearly Back On The Road
So I set out to give a true reflection of what it would take to get the car back on the road.  I have done all the work myself minus the frame shop straightening the front end/welding on the new slam panel and the respray itself.  If you take out of the consideration any mods I've purchased that weren't needed such as rear lights/headunit/STI parts etc and just look at what it would take to get a similar 86/BRZ back on the road with similar damage I have spent as follows.
Exactly as I've done it with facelift front end and new bumper/wings plus full colour change:
Total on the road cost: £8930.46
That includes:
Crash Damaged BRZ £4200
Used Bonnet £150
Used Crash Bream £50
Used Rad £20
Used A/C rad £20
Used Fans £20
Used Airbox and washer bottle £100
Odd used and new clips, brackets, fog lights, wiring, rear bumper etc £200
New Slam Panel Subaru £306
New Front wings and brackets, top plastic grill trim, 4x rubber bushings for rad assembly Toyota £309
New Vland Headlights £380
New Facelift front bumper with all the brackets, grills etc £617.92
New Headlight rubber seals(BRZ Only) Subaru £58.14
New Headlight washer jet covers Subaru £70
New Various bolts Subaru £29.24
Labour for frame shop to straighten the car £380
Respray in Porsche RS Green £2000 (Note for those that ask why so cheap I did all the labour in terms of stripping the car minus the bonnet/doors/boot lid
 
For that above cost I have a 2013 BRZ with around 40k on the clock, spotless interior, heated seats, spotless exterior which is unique and you wont see another one in that colour, black headlights etc.  Yes I could have bought a working 86 for that sort of price (Only seen very rough BRZ's sub £10k) but it would possibly have higher mileage, not as in good condition and certainly not unique.  It would also have the pre-facelift front end which im not a massive fan of.   So for me I am more than happy with it as it stands and gives me a solid base to start modifying.  
 
Getting it on the road even cheaper:
Now I could have got it on the road for much cheaper if I had waited around for used parts that matched the body colour and didn't insist on retro fitting a facelift front end.  This would have avoided £2000 in bodyshop costs straight away, plus the used body parts would have been a lot cheaper than the new bits I went for like the front bumper and wings.
Total on the road cost: £6383.54
 
That includes:
Crash Damaged BRZ £4200
Used Bonnet £150
Used Crash Bream £50
Used Rad £20
Used A/C rad £20
Used Fans £20
Used Airbox and washer bottle £100
Odd used and new clips, brackets, fog lights, wiring, rear bumper etc £200
New Slam Panel Subaru £306
Used Front wings and brackets, top plastic grill trim, 4x rubber bushings for rad assembly  £300
New Vland Headlights £380
Used Front Bumper £150
New Headlight rubber seals(BRZ Only) Subaru £58.14
New Various bolts Subaru £29.24
Labour for frame shop to straighten the car £380
 
Yes I was lucky with some of the used parts coming up super cheap, but if I can find bargains, others can.   Sam Nadeem from SJ Autosports is a great source of well priced used parts for 86's/BRZ's in the UK.  I did all the work with a Halfords tool kit and a Ryobi impact gun.  I've never rebuilt a crashed car before so have learn't a lot along the way.  Now its time for its MOT tomorrow, then tax and insurance.  Once thats done its off the bodyshop for its final polish now its all back together then modifications begin.  
 
Very happy its gone from this:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr
 
To This:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr

Update 30/07/2020 - Bedford Autodrome Trackday - Video's 
Video 1: My fastest lap from the day, time 3:01.1
Video 2: Some track action featuring @Deacon
 

Update 30/07/2020 - Bedford Autodrome Trackday #2
Two Bedford trackdays in one month, I must be crazy 😅. Ofcourse that's not completely true, I really enjoy the circuit and Javelin released a last minute date in July, so decided to jump on the chance to do another trackday whilst there was some free space and to make up for the 4 months without any trackdays earlier in the year. 
The day was excellent and well organised, there were a couple of stoppaged throughout the day but these were cleared up relatively quickly. Luckily I was always in the pits when these happened, so didn't affect my track time. The main issue from the day was the track temperature, it was a very hot day 30c, and little cloud cover meant the circuit(tarmac) heated up very quickly. This was an issue for both myself & @Deacon as we started to suffer with tyre grip issues, meaning we had trouble with the tyre sliding around. However interestingly my PS4's held up better in the area, compared to @Deacon's Yokohama AD08RS, this could be down to the compound being better or the fact I'm running a slightly wider tyre (245 v 225). 
The temperature didn't stop me from putting in some fairly quick lap times. On the 2nd session I managed to come close to matching my previous best time from the 1st Bedford day in July, only a few tenths away. I assumed after this it'd be game over and no more improvement, just because of how hot it was. However this filled me with confidence in my setup and that I'm getting more consistant on circuit, atleast at Bedford anyway. The times fell throughtout the day with one banzai lap at the end of the day, which dropped me down to a 3:01.11 lap, this was so close to being 3 minute dead lap. Unfortunately about 75% of the way round I caught up to a slow Lotus Elise at the wrong place which meant I had to slow down, losing me a vital second. Whilst annoying it's not the end of the world as I now know the car is capable of a sub 3 minute lap and with a couple more days at Bedford that should eventually happen. I suspect with some proper instruction and better tyres (semi-slicks) I could actually shave off another 10 seconds, I'm not quite taking the best line through some corners and not braking as late as possible for others. 
Overall it was a good day with no issues and some fast laps completed, so I'm very happy with how the car is performing at the moment. I still need to look at changing the rear brake pads, as I've previous mentioned.
Here are some photos:
 

Car looks absolutely mint, also mad props for actually putting the cost of the build so far. Tired of seeing people putting project builds and going on about it being cheap n easy then never putting the cost just saying its cheap XD 
 
Hope you enjoying the car looks like all the hard works paid off 👍

Nearly Back On The Road
So I set out to give a true reflection of what it would take to get the car back on the road.  I have done all the work myself minus the frame shop straightening the front end/welding on the new slam panel and the respray itself.  If you take out of the consideration any mods I've purchased that weren't needed such as rear lights/headunit/STI parts etc and just look at what it would take to get a similar 86/BRZ back on the road with similar damage I have spent as follows.
Exactly as I've done it with facelift front end and new bumper/wings plus full colour change:
Total on the road cost: £8930.46
That includes:
Crash Damaged BRZ £4200
Used Bonnet £150
Used Crash Bream £50
Used Rad £20
Used A/C rad £20
Used Fans £20
Used Airbox and washer bottle £100
Odd used and new clips, brackets, fog lights, wiring, rear bumper etc £200
New Slam Panel Subaru £306
New Front wings and brackets, top plastic grill trim, 4x rubber bushings for rad assembly Toyota £309
New Vland Headlights £380
New Facelift front bumper with all the brackets, grills etc £617.92
New Headlight rubber seals(BRZ Only) Subaru £58.14
New Headlight washer jet covers Subaru £70
New Various bolts Subaru £29.24
Labour for frame shop to straighten the car £380
Respray in Porsche RS Green £2000 (Note for those that ask why so cheap I did all the labour in terms of stripping the car minus the bonnet/doors/boot lid
 
For that above cost I have a 2013 BRZ with around 40k on the clock, spotless interior, heated seats, spotless exterior which is unique and you wont see another one in that colour, black headlights etc.  Yes I could have bought a working 86 for that sort of price (Only seen very rough BRZ's sub £10k) but it would possibly have higher mileage, not as in good condition and certainly not unique.  It would also have the pre-facelift front end which im not a massive fan of.   So for me I am more than happy with it as it stands and gives me a solid base to start modifying.  
 
Getting it on the road even cheaper:
Now I could have got it on the road for much cheaper if I had waited around for used parts that matched the body colour and didn't insist on retro fitting a facelift front end.  This would have avoided £2000 in bodyshop costs straight away, plus the used body parts would have been a lot cheaper than the new bits I went for like the front bumper and wings.
Total on the road cost: £6383.54
 
That includes:
Crash Damaged BRZ £4200
Used Bonnet £150
Used Crash Bream £50
Used Rad £20
Used A/C rad £20
Used Fans £20
Used Airbox and washer bottle £100
Odd used and new clips, brackets, fog lights, wiring, rear bumper etc £200
New Slam Panel Subaru £306
Used Front wings and brackets, top plastic grill trim, 4x rubber bushings for rad assembly  £300
New Vland Headlights £380
Used Front Bumper £150
New Headlight rubber seals(BRZ Only) Subaru £58.14
New Various bolts Subaru £29.24
Labour for frame shop to straighten the car £380
 
Yes I was lucky with some of the used parts coming up super cheap, but if I can find bargains, others can.   Sam Nadeem from SJ Autosports is a great source of well priced used parts for 86's/BRZ's in the UK.  I did all the work with a Halfords tool kit and a Ryobi impact gun.  I've never rebuilt a crashed car before so have learn't a lot along the way.  Now its time for its MOT tomorrow, then tax and insurance.  Once thats done its off the bodyshop for its final polish now its all back together then modifications begin.  
 
Very happy its gone from this:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr
 
To This:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr

Fair play for providing a breakdown of all the the costs involved and all the updates 👍
Definitely provides some insight for others who want to invest in a project.

Nearly Back On The Road
So I set out to give a true reflection of what it would take to get the car back on the road.  I have done all the work myself minus the frame shop straightening the front end/welding on the new slam panel and the respray itself.  If you take out of the consideration any mods I've purchased that weren't needed such as rear lights/headunit/STI parts etc and just look at what it would take to get a similar 86/BRZ back on the road with similar damage I have spent as follows.
Exactly as I've done it with facelift front end and new bumper/wings plus full colour change:
Total on the road cost: £8930.46
That includes:
Crash Damaged BRZ £4200
Used Bonnet £150
Used Crash Bream £50
Used Rad £20
Used A/C rad £20
Used Fans £20
Used Airbox and washer bottle £100
Odd used and new clips, brackets, fog lights, wiring, rear bumper etc £200
New Slam Panel Subaru £306
New Front wings and brackets, top plastic grill trim, 4x rubber bushings for rad assembly Toyota £309
New Vland Headlights £380
New Facelift front bumper with all the brackets, grills etc £617.92
New Headlight rubber seals(BRZ Only) Subaru £58.14
New Headlight washer jet covers Subaru £70
New Various bolts Subaru £29.24
Labour for frame shop to straighten the car £380
Respray in Porsche RS Green £2000 (Note for those that ask why so cheap I did all the labour in terms of stripping the car minus the bonnet/doors/boot lid
 
For that above cost I have a 2013 BRZ with around 40k on the clock, spotless interior, heated seats, spotless exterior which is unique and you wont see another one in that colour, black headlights etc.  Yes I could have bought a working 86 for that sort of price (Only seen very rough BRZ's sub £10k) but it would possibly have higher mileage, not as in good condition and certainly not unique.  It would also have the pre-facelift front end which im not a massive fan of.   So for me I am more than happy with it as it stands and gives me a solid base to start modifying.  
 
Getting it on the road even cheaper:
Now I could have got it on the road for much cheaper if I had waited around for used parts that matched the body colour and didn't insist on retro fitting a facelift front end.  This would have avoided £2000 in bodyshop costs straight away, plus the used body parts would have been a lot cheaper than the new bits I went for like the front bumper and wings.
Total on the road cost: £6383.54
 
That includes:
Crash Damaged BRZ £4200
Used Bonnet £150
Used Crash Bream £50
Used Rad £20
Used A/C rad £20
Used Fans £20
Used Airbox and washer bottle £100
Odd used and new clips, brackets, fog lights, wiring, rear bumper etc £200
New Slam Panel Subaru £306
Used Front wings and brackets, top plastic grill trim, 4x rubber bushings for rad assembly  £300
New Vland Headlights £380
Used Front Bumper £150
New Headlight rubber seals(BRZ Only) Subaru £58.14
New Various bolts Subaru £29.24
Labour for frame shop to straighten the car £380
 
Yes I was lucky with some of the used parts coming up super cheap, but if I can find bargains, others can.   Sam Nadeem from SJ Autosports is a great source of well priced used parts for 86's/BRZ's in the UK.  I did all the work with a Halfords tool kit and a Ryobi impact gun.  I've never rebuilt a crashed car before so have learn't a lot along the way.  Now its time for its MOT tomorrow, then tax and insurance.  Once thats done its off the bodyshop for its final polish now its all back together then modifications begin.  
 
Very happy its gone from this:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr
 
To This:
Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr

Ha agreed its the spare remote, the car was a gross inside when I purchased it back in March, the previous owner looked after the exterior but clearly didn't look after the interior/fobs etc.  The car interior got a full detail yesterday alongside the fob.
 
Great minds, I'm trying to record as many jobs as I can while rebuilding my BRZ, hopefully someone finds them useful. 
When remotes stop working some people assume they are broken, and google it, adding that helps it pop up in the search results and may help people find what could be an easy and cheap fix.  

I love your new wheel - I've just had mine retrimmed almost identically. But you've managed to flatten the bottom, very slick! How are you going to get the plastics to marry up though?