My BRZ daily driver - Slow and Steady

[laextreme5]

For expressing ones' true inner self.

haha, i found that way too funny.

But it is for the brz so i can swap out the synchros and then just drop the tranny in. Therefore the car isnt down waiting for the install. Ill also be doing clutch, new short shifter, and carbon driveshaft at same time.

[hinrichs]

ah didnt know it needed trans work, makes sense now. Cant wait to see the carbon drive shaft

[laextreme5]

ah didnt know it needed trans work, makes sense now. Cant wait to see the carbon drive shaft

Doesn't NEED it, but 4th and 2nd scratch is common on these and I want to fix it.

[laextreme5]

This past weekend was our local IFO show. Used it as an excuse to finally put my new Volk decals on the wheels. Also took some driveway shots in the nice afternoon sun.




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[alexandermjoyce]

I definitely appreciate the photography. What are you shooting with? A 6D or a D610 with a 50mm?

[laextreme5]

I definitely appreciate the photography. What are you shooting with? A 6D or a D610 with a 50mm?

Yes Canon 6D with a 50mm f1.8 90% of my photos are taken with it. Really like to invest in a 70-200 2.8 next, but we will see.

[laextreme5]

Got back to work on my rear calipers this weekend. Wasn't happy with the paint finish form the first time so I sanded them down and resprayed them. Also went ahead and cleaned the hardware and such. Went to put them all together and realized I had ordered the incorrect seals. So sadly I therefore was not able to fully assemble them. New correct seals are on order, so once those are in I can commence final assembly. Only other step after that is to paint the Prodrive logo on the face of the calipers themselves.


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[laextreme5]

The other night I painted the Prodrive logo on the calipers. Wasn't happy with how they came out. Ended up sanding them down and respraying them.

Let them dry for a few days and took on the task of round 2. Went much better this time around. The new correct seals also came in tonight. Therefore I was able to complete assembly sans pads.

While working on them I took multiple time lapse videos with my phone and stitched them together. Didn't come out too bad for a first try. May in the future due similar things for installs and such. You don't want me to be talking on camera, Im awkward af.






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[nsogiba]

All this for a daily. Great work on the paint.

[laextreme5]

All this for a daily. Great work on the paint.

I mean, why not. It wont be a daily one day. Hopefully lol

[_e90]

you're a madman. love all the attention to detail.

[Mr2guy]

Yea, that steering wheel is dope!

[laextreme5]

you're a madman. love all the attention to detail.

Yea, that steering wheel is dope!

Thanks guys!

[laextreme5]

Finished up the EDFC wiring over the weekend. This system is sweet, very cool setup. Ended up finding I had damaged some wires on the rt front as I did not install the strut stops which keep it from spinning. I had connected the wires and after driving for a few days it had twisted the wires around the motor and broken them in the sheathing. Now I need to pull the front coils and install the strut stops to keep them from spinning and I can hook them up permanently.


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[MikeyRa]

That's cool as hell! So, does the EDFC work like a normal coilover that is dampening adjustable but with a little motor on top that gets remotely controlled instead of manually clicking the knob around?