Badger

Got mine done today. Team livery on! Obviously a bit of a nod to my friend Chris Hodgetts copying his livery for his double BTCC winning AE86.
 

Another bit of nostalgia from my photo archive I am putting together after six years of ownership. I would live on this street!

Live in Billericay, and work at Dunton TC if you know the place?
So far...
Satin dark grey wrap, "cheapo" TRD sideskirts (along with the issues they bring), XXR 530s, Bayson R front lip, carbon duck tail esq wing, tail lights, reverse light, steering wheel, gear knob and reverse lockout, MisterR coilovers, stereo, lil bits and bobs/wraps around the place as well! I'll get some decent pics soon as I've finally got a decent camera on my phone! 
 

Front are 32mm x355mm float in disc type

Welcome along

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Car was picked up today and taken for it's first ever MOT. Only 3 years late! 
The all important PASS was issued, car now taxed and pretty much ready for the road
Off to have the mapping tweaked over the next few days and then it'll be back to finish off little bits like interior, undertrays and a well needed deep clean! 
Bodyshop has been put on hold until we sort the bonnet out. 

Had these delivered today, am away for the weekend so planning on getting them fitted Sunday evening.
will upload some photos once I have them
 

Same place I believe. Deffo want to go back in the summer

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Same place I believe. Deffo want to go back in the summer

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We did but weather was bad if it's the same place which was a pub there was food to purchase and a full car park

Unfortunately @Badger there is no simple or easy way to fix this (on the BRZ atleast). I've looked into this abit and the options I came across were:
1. Smoothing the moustache, filling the holes and painting it. - The bodyshop I took it to said they could do it, but it'll look terrible and he'd rather not do it. 
2. Buy a US spec bumper / facelift bumper - Expensive
3. Wrapping the moustache - Cheap, but the holes would still be noticable
4. Cutting the moustache out. 
5. Getting a moustache cover (Kansai Service make one) - Best option I could fine.
6. Replacing the bumper with an aftermarket one.
There is a load of info here: https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4265
 

Hi all.
Dont forget cars and Coffee at the Museum Of Power tomorrow.
There is a £2 entry fee which goes to the upkeep of the Museum, hope to see you all there.
Anyone who wishes to meet before hand we will be at the Carpenters Arms Pub SS11 8TZ, leaving at 08:45.
see you there.
 

It think that people in my french enthusiast group could be interested, it would be a massive event !

Update 19/03/2019 - Bedford Trackday
Another month, another trackday. This time at Bedford Autodrome, I've been to Bedford several times now and it's such a good circuit as it has quite a mixed track layout, long straights, tight corners, hairpins, chicanes, etc. It was a fantastic day, everyone was well behaved, there was lots of track time, only 1 red flag and little traffic. The weather was also good for March and dry for most of the day, other than 5 mins at lunch when there was a quick shower. 
Thank you @VAD17 for arranging. 
There is nothing new to report on the car, it performed relatively flawlessly as expected. A few things I've noticed, the car doesn't seem to roll as much at Bedford compared to Silverstone, so Anti Roll Bars have been removed from the shopping list for now. Suspension for both track day was set at the 1st click from full stiff. @willclarke said it's very flat round the corners which he didn't expect. Overall I'm happy with the balance of the car, its very neutral, precise and easy to rotate on throttle, making it excellent in the corners.  
My only complaint is with my brake fluid. I'm not happy with how my pedal feels and how soft it gets after a short period. I'm currently using ATE Type 200 which although is track focused, I think I'm going to get something with a higher boiling point.
Here are a couple of photo's from the day:
 

See you guys later. I will be there about half 6 as going straight from work.

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I took my car up to TD to check the mapping hadn't been affected by the new scoop. It had a little and the scoop gave extra headroom for further tweeks giving a nice gain across the board in both power and torque (almost 10 hp and 10 lbft in places). Not bad for a scoop. 

My new "Toy", impressed with it😉

Radio lasted only a couple of week. Running a Pioneer dab unit with car play and Android auto. Replace the shark fin with a dab aerial. Speakers are still stock. Factory usb port works too

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Put me down +1. Haven't been to Beaulieu since about 1986!!!
 

Welcome along

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Had a call today from the Toyota dealer, all the new Disc's, Pad's & Tyres fitted (Yokohama Prestivo Sport) read reviews on them, some mixed comments, but overall good. As i'm only going to do less than 3000 miles a year, i'm happy with that. He also confirmed that it is on the Re-Call list, so will be waiting like the rest of us. They hav'nt even trained their mechanics yet. Picking up Wednesday................................Can't wait 😉

Hopefully, but who knows! 

Very nice

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Update 23/02/2019 - Silverstone Trackday
On Thursday I attend a Circuit Days trackday at Silverstone, with several other members of the club. (Special thanks to @VAD17 for organising the day). This would be the first test of my new brake setup, featuring new Rear STi brembo's and Endless pads all-round. I was happy with the performance of the brakes, balance was good, no issues with over heating. Stopping power was the same as the Ferrodo's. I still think I'd prefer something with more of an aggressive bite, however I suspect that would mean sacrificing daily usability. So I might try running a dedicated set of track pads and swapping them out just before the event in future. Overall however they performed flawlessly. 
I'm not sure if it's Silverstone specific but it felt like the car was suffering with too much body roll in some corners, even though I had the suspension set on it's stiffest setting. A set of stiffer ARB's has now been added to my watch list 😆
Overall it was a fun day out with a decent amount of track time, even if it was a little busy on track.
Here are a couple of photo's from the day:





 

BUMP
Looks 
like it could be a nice day.