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A space to document your build journey from rust to reveal, from your first wrench turn to your first fire-up.

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Got my first mods installed on the WRX hatch this weekend. AEM cai and my MP shift knob. More to come in the near future.

https://youtu.be/HoYD5C1HgR0?is=ZqZvIUGoLIO_FYTr

Getting some wide(ish) body fenders prepped up for the SC! Slowly but surely getting all the bodywork set for this thing but if anyone has leads on some more unique bumpers/ side skirts for the SC300/400/Soarer, hit me up! KBD makes a good looking kit but I'm always down to switch it up since I've seen like 6 other SCs with the same bumper I do now 😂

Been in the garage the last couple of weekends doing some work on the Corolla and installing things I've had sitting for months. Little things, but everything adds up. I've had a set of OE style fog lights in the garage for 18 months now and I finally blew the front end apart and got them wired up and installed. Color matched a set of OEM splash guards for the car and got them installed. And got the new MP shift knob all sorted out and installed. More coming this week hopefully. Still working on refinishing a set of wheels and staring longingly at my stack of brand new Continental tires waiting to go on the car. Hopefully they'll be ready to show soon!

Shoutout to my uncle at K&N for hookin me up! And shoutout to @Gminor for helping with the install! Finally starting to add some pazazz to the build🙌

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Boost Lab 54X Turbo Install! | MidNight Build Pt.3

https://youtu.be/7lPXPwmHzEE

Had some time to edit a little bit in between getting ready for my move. 1st video of the build process is up now.

Been doing things!! So I started with upgrading the intake with the PRL Street MAF HV intake. I might have gone down a rabbit hole and also picked up new side markers because, 🤷‍♀️ why replace the bulb when I can just replace them to LED secentials. Then I wanted to fix the paint chipping on my handles, so…well guess we are getting handle covers. I accidentally ordered carbon fiber when I wanted gloss black. I put them on anyway and I’m not sure how I feel about them. Next I was planning to replace my emblems because my front emblem looks like it came back from a war zone with rocks…oh well…might as well just get the grill I have been wanting that deletes the emblem. 🫣 cus then I don’t have to worry about it again. (You see me over here with the logic?)

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I’m currently in the process of E tuning MidNight right now! Such a surreal moment I’ve been working towards for 2 1/2 years and I finally

made it happen!

Day two of MidNights overhaul was a good follow up to day one. Got everything I wanted to accomplish taken care of! Pulled out the oem headers, turbo, and catalytic converter. Got the new headers, turbo, turbo inlet, boost control solenoid, and cat in as well as the Koyorad radiator! Really happy with the progress so far. Tomorrows focus will be the fuel pump and water methanol injection system. If all goes well Thursday will just be changing the oil, filling her II with coolant and just buttoning the last few things back together and giving it all another thorough once over before tuning on Friday.

First day of work is in the books! Got the radiator, tmic, charge pipe, intake, intake manifold, tgv’s, and egr removed. Intake valves walnut blasted, an spark plugs replaced. Still got quite a bit of work to go, but I definitely got off to a good start minus my harbor freight media blaster clogging up on me and slowing me down a bit but I got through it. Most of the sexy stuff should get done tomorrow; Headers, turbo/inlet, high flow cat, and as much else as time will allow. Feels so good to finally reach this point in the build!

So having moved from California to Virginia, I have kept my California registration for about 3 years. (Husband is Active Duty) but this year it is time. Registered for state inspection and to celebrate, ordered my first internal mod. 😤 The smell of new Perelli rubber and PRL Street MAF. Will be getting the tires installed on 7/30 and I’ll be installing the Intake this weekend. 🥳

What was everyone’s first mod on their car?

Went ahead and put my old works bell and Slammedenuff wheel/hub setup in the Subi. Both were limited editions that were gifted to me by Charlan from Slammedenuff and Works Bell Japan when I had my Evo build, so now they join me again 🤍

Finally achieved one of my dreams of having Recaros in one of my cars. My buddies at 425 Motorsports got me hooked up with a set and the brackets for the SC. Super comfy and saved a ton of weight from the stock Lexus seats, maybe Ill turn the stock ones into chairs for the shop 😂

Just finished the dyno runs, we made 371HP and 342TQ on 20lbs of boost.

Boy was he pissed as shit when we pulled in and now he’s back to screaming like a demon from hell! On to the next portion of the build 🙌🏽

My tune is set for 10AM Monday with my boys at Moore Automotive. Just got a very reasonable quote on paint for my car including my widebody, so setting that up for next month, and now gotta order tires so I can fit my fat boy wheels on! Guys I’m getting hyper!!!

Decided to stick with my stock 37J Satin White Pearl color, it’s hard to come by and I’ve fallen in love it it.

And my wheels are 18x10 +10 step lipped. With my wide body, they will sit flush to the fenders! 🙌🏽🙌🏽

After 2 years of saving up and acquiring parts I finally got the last of what I needed to get to the next phase of my build. Boost Lab 54x and Overtake Big Tubo Inlet have arrived! So today after work I stopped in at my local Harbor Freight to pick up a small media blaster and some walnut shell media so I can clean the valves and do all the upgrades. Wicked Big Meet is this weekend and my daughters second birthday the following so I won’t be able to get anything done until for a least another couple weeks, but at least I’m closer to my goal!

Don’t mind the awkward idle looping, as he really needs a retune. But the base map is working nicely so I can make sure everything goes well for dyno day. Even charged my A/C at work today, even though it’ll be ripped out the car after boxerfest 🤣🤣. I feel whole again now that he’s back with me running.

Slowly making progress with the truck. All the fab work is almost done I think before I can lay some paint down. Then onto the wiring that I've been putting off lol

I’ll post a video soon, but my car finally started back up, but I realized I literally had NO gas in the tank 🤣🤣 and that I have a small but consistent leak on my dampers on the fuel rails. So gotta pull the rails off just to fix that 🙃

But god damn I squealed like a little school girl the moment I turned him over and he roared through the shop

Don’t mind me lookin awful, my boyfriend just wanted a quick shot of me doing my AN fittings on my new lines. And I appreciate him for rebuilding my fuel pump for me so I can focus on the bay.

Tuner sent my base map to me last night, I was hoping to have the car started but I ran into an issue with my FPR set up and need an extra fitting to finish my lines. But I’m so close I can literally smell it…. Or is that just me high off the gasoline fumes? Lol

I will say, I’m extremely lucky to work for a dealership who values me enough to allow me space to work on my car for as long as I want. I was here working from 9am to 7pm and I stayed after til 1AM knocking this out. Now I’m back here working again.…

Seems like there’s always something but this one made me laugh a little. I switched to a metal under tray a while back which did not require the use of the rearmost mounting point. I was getting a wild vibration sound which I thought was a heatshield… and I did actually have one on the up pipe that had broken loose. After spot welding it back on I was still getting the same metal on metal vibration sound. Well, at least it’s fixed so I guess that puts me back at “Modify” in the cycle!

Not gotta get one more TEE fitting for the fuel lines and then everything else can be bolted in and cars ready to start

Don’t mind my rusty ass housing. I’m running this turbo into the ground til I get a 6466

More weight loss, more carbon! It doesn't fit perfectly though, the passenger side sits a bit high. I think the mold this company used is either slightly off or they released it from the mold too early. Worst case, I get ahold of Seibon or VIS racing and order a new hood from them down the line. The weight difference is significant though, can feel the front end is lightened up as the stock hood is like 60lbs and this one might be 10-12lbs

Finally maxed out my injectors, might go larger, but just an update on the e85 bigger boosted fc rx7. I'll go up 2 more psi, probably, but thats about all they've got! Current are 1300cc primary, 1700cc secondary

Power steering rack on my SC was going out so I finally got around to replacing it and throwing in some poly bushings. Buuuuut while I was at it I rerouted the lines to the factory hydro fan cooler since it's been deleted in favor of e-fans. And for better access to all that I took the bumper off which then lead to the thought "hey why don't I mock up the new bumper so I can get the mounting holes drilled before I paint?"

Which then lead to "well the bumper's off, why don't I mock the new fenders up?"

Luckily I ran out of time before getting that far but the new bumper is gonna be real nice once it's painted!

Finally got fuel injectors and rails in after gasket refreshing the motor and now motor can go back in on Monday!

Went with ID1050x injectors, with some beautiful IAG rails, deleted my fuel lines for some braided ones that I’ll cut and place when motor is in. Also resealed/wrapped my engine harness and deleted some connectors that weren’t needed (2nd air pump BS). Cleaned up my intake manifold so it’s all shiny now.

Next is motor being put back in

Clutch replacement

Fuel line upgrade

New FMIC piping

I just uploaded another video guys check it out when you get some time.

Just uploaded another video to YouTube. This time painting areo parts!

Finished up the exhaust last night, 2.5" dual all the way back to a magnaflow X muffler. Can't wait to hear how rowdy this is once I get the truck running again.

Finally got my FMIC for my subie. Wasn’t a fan of the black pipes and gray intercooler. So I went chrome. Now I just need a day to install it

Just recently ordered the Berk Tech Resonated Test Pipes for my Z. I have heard what they sound like on other 370s so I'm hoping that one they fix my Check Engine Soon Light (passenger side cat is busted internally) and two they pair nicely with my Stillen catback exhaust setup, won't know until mid May.

Got the new wheels home and popped one of the center caps out to take a closer look. I THOUGHT they were generic black plastic caps or had the original TRD badging torn off. Nope! Under a thick layer of black spray paint, the original gold foil TRD logos are still there and in good shape. I just need to sand the paint off, smooth them out, and polish them. I'm pumped not to have to go on another wild goose chase to find factory center caps!

Just uploaded another video if your bored check it out! Nothing too exciting just another quick cosmetic mod.