If that's the same one that broke on mine the whole assembly needs to be replaced. Hard to tell from that picture though.

 

finally got around to taking some pics, still getting prices on powdercoating the Cusco brackets but lmk what u guys think

 

I think you should paint or powdercoat the FSTB brackets. Either red, or metallic black. Probably black.

After a few years, those SS pins/bolts on the FSTB brackets will start to rust. Consider titanium.

The red fender washers, VMS rad cap cover and oil cap all work well together. It even works with the red in the STILLEN logo on the intake mid-pipes. Normally I would say ditch those big decals, but in this case, they're a keeper because of the color scheme. (Actually, I would still ditch them, but your car.)

I recommend turning the STILLEN couplers upside-down, to hide the logo. Too much logo going on.

Also, you can remove those two OEM intake brackets on the fenders. And paint the bracket holding the little beeper on the driver's side. (I forget what that thing is.)

Get some black plastic spray paint, or plastidip if you prefer, and spray that yellow dipstick loop. Easy peasy.

Lastly, there's one worm-gear coupler bracket bolt on the driver's side mid pipe that is oriented backwards. Just saying.

 

yea I forgot to take the oem intake brackets back off, had all oem installed when I was debating on trading my car in. And I actually never noticed that dam bracket on the wrong side til u just said so smh

 

Looks good!

Are the Eibachs your only suspension mod? Are you running spacers?

 

yes Eibach is my only suspension mods at this time and no spacers 235/50 Front and 255/45Rear......my next top priority is FI RHFC and some new shoes....but thats another ordeal all in itself when that time comes. I replaced my tires (Michelin PS A/S 3) less than 2k miles ago so I'll be running my duck feet for awhile

 

Nice job under the hood Daddy

 

Cool. It doesn't look like your wheels tucked in too much with the Eibachs. Stock 225/245 sized tires?

I'm lowering soon and trying to gather info on if Ill need spacers or not. Your car looks good

 

I'm getting my Eibach springs installed this saturday finally to make the wheel gap smaller, then it definitely is gonna look better with the IPL wheels and in a few months i'll be getting koni yellow struts to complete the suspension setup as well as swaybars sometime in the near future.

and BTW looks good man... I'm so glad I got IPLs now and no longer have to look at the damn ugly duckfeet, well except winter probably

 

thx guys and I updated my post with tire size...Im actually running a little wider than stock. 235/50 front and 255/45 rear. it all honesty I could use some spacers to get the true flush look. But as mentioned earlier I'm actually shopping around for rims and unsure if I want 19" or 20" and didnt want to waste $ on spacers.

 

Thanks for the clarification. Im not too caught up on flush, I just don't want the wheels to look sunk in.

Im thinking about going +0 with tires, 235/45, and 255/40. A little more deviation in tire height from the sedan at .30", but not far from the coupes .25" F/R height difference. I want to see how it looks before I go wider or add spacers.

 

Look what showed up in today's mail.

First impressions:

• Perfect size, perfect fit in my hand.
• Surprisingly heavy, what with being titanium and all. But it is a solid piece of metal, so I suppose it should be noticeably heavier. Either way, I'm crazy curious about the added heft when driving & shifting.
• It doesn't scratch on this Ti ring that I wear on my right hand, which was an idea that was bugging me.
• And it's probably 1/4" to 1/2" lower than the OEM ****.
• Plus, it beautifully matches the brushed aluminum(ish) trim on the dashboard.

Can't wait to get it on the car.

 

I friggin LOVE your attention to details.

 

Beautiful!!! Im interested to see how the stock boot fits with it being a little lower.

 

I know, right. The design is so clean and efficient, so simple. I'm none too worried about the boot fitment, unless the round retainer is that vastly different than the square-ish OEM one. I might find out tonight. Depends on when I can get together with a friend of mine, him with his ratchet and me with the strap wrench. And even then, I'm not driving the car until I get that broken valve stem swapped out.

So it's all just a wait and see for a while. Appreciating how the thing looks just sitting on my desk. And let's face it, sometimes appreciating a mod is just as much fun as installing and using it.

No, wait... that was dumb. LOL