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Day 78 - I finally legally own the BRZ After 78 days of waiting the V5 finally turned up today which means its actually SORN'd and legally mine. More parts arrived. Firstly suspension components, I went for Tein Flex Z as I wanted to stick with a Japanese made component where possible and I got a bargain on a brand new set that the owner never got chance to fit. He also had Whiteline droplinks which I also snapped up as no doubt the stock ones will need cutting off, which is a known issue. Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr I also removed all my silver interior trim before the car went off to paint so I could paint them myself matt black. Not a big fan of matching these to body colour so went for something simple. I sanded, primed, painted matt black then used matt lacquer for protection. I'm intersted to see how long they last, if the finish doesn't hold up, I will invest in some carbon parts but for now this was a simple and cheap fix. Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr Also an interesting package arrived from Japan, a flexible STI strut brace: Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr Unlike a conventional rigid brace, the flexible one is split and joined with pillow ball joints in the centre to be longitudinally mobile while helping laterally stiffen the body of the car. Here is some blurb from Subaru: "Different from a rigid bar which is designed just to increase rigidity of the body of a car, the concept behind this bar is to constantly enhance traction of the wheels by strongly holding in a transverse direction at the same time as moderately handling the impact from the ground, in order to realize a ‘flexible yet elegant driving feel’. As a result, responsiveness at the time of steering improves without compromising comfort, which allows the driver to actually feel that the car can turn as intended, and when they want to go straight, it provides a stable drive without too much impact from uneven road surfaces. As described, this product will further deepen your pleasure of driving." https://www.sti.jp/en/parts/feature/flexibletowerbar.html I will let you know how I get on with it, it came as a bundle with the other STi bits so I haven't lost anything by trying it.

Although it looks like some aftermarket thing it's actually the standard DAB aerial fitted to the later models. Not the most attractive addition.

So the car made it onto the dyno yesterday for tuning 😀 Pretty pleased with the results, made just over 11psi, and the torque curve holds nicely from just beyond 4,500 rpm up to 6250 rpm which is mapped really nicely for a centrifugal charger IMHO. Peak power comes in around 6250 - 6750 rpm so means I won't have to chase the redline to get the best out of it on track and hopefully will keep me in the range of good oil pressures too.

My 86 is sadly long gone otherwise I would have jumped at the chance. Good luck on your hunt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro