Phase 2: Pulling it all together
In case you've been living under a rock for the last six
months, allow is to bring you up to speed on the latest Super Street project
car build, codenamed FR-S. We have teamed up with our sister publications
Modified and Ln, port Timer to bring the heat in the form of a fully built
FR-S, a car that can stunt hard at shows, grab your attention on the streets,
and (ultimately) scorch up a racing circuit.
We started off with simple aesthetic modifications for the
first phase of the build, including things like JDM lighting, badges and SSR
wheels with Nitto tires. Nothing crazy, just a super clean street car. It you'd
like to see the first iteration you can find the full feature in our February
2013 issue or online at garagetfs.com.
For the next phase of our Garage FR-S build, we at were put
in charge of a few more changes; wheels and tires, and the interior treatment.
Here’s how it all come together.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to install this roll-bar
without cutting the interior plastics, or removing them entirely.
For the little bit of style and safety, we opted to go with
a Safety 21 roll-bar with crossbar. This installation is fairly straight forward,
although time consuming. Basically, you need to eMove the eats and interior
trim, rough fir the bar, measure, mark, drill and cut. Hardware is included
with the bar, and make sure you tighten everything down before buttoning it all
back together.
We decided to go for a different steering wheel and hub
setup, turning to Splash and MOMO for our needs. Be sure to disconnect your
battery (to disable the airbag) before beginning this installation. In essence,
what you're doing here is removing the wheel and hub, rewiring the horn and
reinstalling the new hub and wheel in place of the factory unit. Pretty simple.
The end result,
fitment is pretty darn good!
The Splash hub on its own, looking dead sexy.
Ordering wheels for a wide-body kit that isn't in your
possession isn't exactly the easiest thing to do. Sure we had recommendations
from Miura-san himself regarding what specs to run, but you never know what
you're going to get 'til you mount the wheels on the car with the fenders on.
When we saw the final fitment, we noticed the rear wheels were too sunk in. But
thanks to H&R, we had 15mm spacers shipped to us in no time to remedy the
situation.
For wheels and
tires, we went with the road less traveled-BBS E88 motorsport only wheels (not
DOT legal) and Toyo Proxes RS1 racing slicks. This setup is not legal for road
use, so this is just for style points. This setup will eventually be used on
track once the rest of the car is sorted out and prepared. For now, it just
looks dope!
Finished product, providing a nice race inspired look. Note:
this mod is for off road use only!
For more detailed instructions on how to do any of this
stuff to your own FR-S, as well as for additional tech stories, photo galleries
and videos, head on over to garagefrs.com and spend some quality time learning
and enjoying all things FR-S!
