My BRZ daily driver - Slow and Steady

[DawsonLiri]

Thanks man. Ive wanted it since i owned my 12 wrx. Finally picked one up for this car.

Never be a big fan of suede steering wheels, but lately I start to fall for them, if they're in the right car.

[laextreme5]

Steering wheel looks very nice

Thanks man. Ive wanted it since i owned my 12 wrx. Finally picked one up for this car.

[DawsonLiri]

Steering wheel looks very nice

[laextreme5]

Very Sexy!

[SoapHero]

Very Sexy!

[laextreme5]

So these last few months I've been extremely busy. I installed the steering wheel back in November, and somehow the pictures got deleted from the camera. Anyway, finally got the time to install the Recaro over the holidays. At first i was kinda put off comfort wise, as the kidney area was quite stiff and uncomfortable. However after driving in it for a few days the area relaxed and broke in a bit. Now my only issue with it is the angle the seat is at. Its too vertical. So with that being said ill be making my own brackets that allow more adjustment.

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Still have a few things i need to sort out with the steering wheel. Need to get the horn button wired up, and i also want to fab up a bracket for the cruise control stalk. Ive also still got the TRD short shifter to put on, as ill be removing the crazy rattling Jon Motoring one and goiong back to the stock shifter rod and TRD linkage.

[laextreme5]

My hub and quick release finally came in. However the hub is the incorrect one. The new correct one should be in tomorrow hopefully. Still waiting on the seat mount as it was backordered. Have an email out to the company to get an updated eta on it.


So excited to finally get this wheel and seat in and mounted.


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[laextreme5]

Damn dude! all these pics look great!
If you haven't ordered the coilovers yet, Maybe take a look at some BC coils? I've heard good things about them, and they won't break the bank.
Keep up the good work!

Thanks!

i actually had BC's on my previous 12' wrx. While they werent terrible, i definitely won't be running them again. I want a better quality coilover than those. Ive got my eyes on a set i plan on picking up after the first of the year

[Loaf31]

Damn dude! all these pics look great!
If you haven't ordered the coilovers yet, Maybe take a look at some BC coils? I've heard good things about them, and they won't break the bank.
Keep up the good work!

[laextreme5]

To see the rest of my shots checkout my flickr. WAY too many to post in here.







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[laextreme5]

Currently uploading a metric fuck ton of pics from going to SEMA. Will also have a bit of an update coming in the next few days as well.

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[laextreme5]

Over the last week or so i was able to finish up the audio install.

Started by removing there passenger door and putting it on my stand to make it easier to work on. It was such a nice morning out so the wife, baby, and dog came out to hang while i worked.

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While i was outside working the mail truck pulled up, and i had a lovely delivery. My prodrive steering wheel showed up. 330mm deep dish suede piece. It also came with a sweet origami hedgehog lol
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After playing with my steering wheel for a bit, i got back to work to start mounting the kids and tweeters. I didn't take too many shots as it was a tight space and i just got caught up in working.
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With all the speakers mounted, all that was really left was to remove the tock amp, grind and hook up the ground, and lastly reinstall all the interior trim.

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[laextreme5]

I've followed both your builds now and inspires me a lot but I'm scared as hell to do wiring

Thanks man. Audio wiring isn't that bad, just dont ask me to build a harness haha. Im not a fan of wiring either but ill buckle down and do it if necessary.

[whacka]

I've followed both your builds now and inspires me a lot but I'm scared as hell to do wiring

[laextreme5]

Can't wait to see more, makes me so happy to see well done audio setups on here, especially documented and photographed as well as you do!

Thanks man, means alot. And yeah it s just like a full car build, got to take your time plan it out and just do it right the first time. Sadly too many people are impatient and just rush everything and it shows.