Harley's 818S

[Lumpyguy]

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I made rear carbon side skirts and front spliter extentions

[Harley818]

the cars will look very similar.
I knew there were a couple more out there with this colour but I forgot who did them.
I have the same venting material, and front splitter just needs the carbon wrap then mounting.
Yours looks good. I'll have to go re-read your build thread.

[Harley818]

here is a couple shots on the street. The paint turned out really great.

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I'm really liking the way the rear turned out. For a while I was going to go with 3 smaller red lights on each side, but I think I'll stick with this.

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[wallace18]

Car looks fantastic! Reminds me of the 818E I did awhile back.

[Jetfuel]

Congrats man... you have one stunning car.

[aquillen]

Very nice job - like it all around.

[ben1272]

Car looks great, and I agree, the rear end looks real nice and balanced. It is a sharp car! How does she drive?

[Bob_n_Cincy]

great job Harley

[Harley818]

Congrats man... you have one stunning car.

Thanks, I'm liking it.

[Harley818]

Car looks great, and I agree, the rear end looks real nice and balanced. It is a sharp car! How does she drive?

Car drives amazing. There is no body roll and acceleration is like a bike.
Ticks all the boxes for me:
Sound of the engine while driving - check
Acceleration - check
Cornering - check
Sound system - check
Looks? - lots of people rubbernecking... and asking what is that?.... check, check, check.
fun - check
built it myself - check, check check.....

I'm liking it.
Summer 2017 - I had it on the road originally as soon as I had all the mechanical working.... first summer and had fun driving it.
summer 2018 - drove it while working on the body.
Summer 2019 - now body is done and finishing the interior... pics to come.

I'm not sure who it was, but one of the guys on the forum suggested getting it on the road as soon as possible and finishing as you go.... best advice yet.

Plans for the future..... adding double pot brakes to the back per bob and Cincy..... same as the fronts.
And I need a better alignment than I can do with the string method. Its good, but could be better.

[Harley818]

great job Harley

thanks, you've been a good help along the way.

[STiPWRD]

The paint turned out amazing! Looking forward to more interior pics, I'm also in the process of adapting the 02 center console.

[AZPete]

Very nice car.
I especially like: Looks? A lot of people rubbernecking.
That's a fun part of the 818. At stoplights guys motion "roll down your window" then ask what is it? it takes 20 minutes to buy gas with all the attention and questions (fun). I also enjoy the rubbernecking and photos. Enjoy.

[redbudrr]

Great looking car!!!

[Harley818]

Thanks for the positive comments guys.

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I've been working on the interior. Took a couple ideas from Aero and Kirk

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Cut up a couple BRZ interior panels and put them back together so they would fit.
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I still have to do the console down the middle......

[Aero STI]

Thanks for the positive comments guys.

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I've been working on the interior. Took a couple ideas from Aero and Kirk

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Cut up a couple BRZ interior panels and put them back together so they would fit.
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I still have to do the console down the middle......

That's a cool way to utilize the BRZ door panel bits if you don't want to make them fit the way I did.

Car looks beautiful inside and out! Keep up the great work.

[Harley818]

That's a cool way to utilize the BRZ door panel bits if you don't want to make them fit the way I did.

Car looks beautiful inside and out! Keep up the great work.

Thanks for the idea to use the BRZ panels..... love your videos with the full-on power.....

[Frank818]

Pretty good those panels!

Are you making the seams sealed between doors and side pods? All around the door-to-side-pod clearance there is an opening that I suspect lets air and dirt come inside the cabin. Haven't found a valid fix for that yet.

[Harley818]

Pretty good those panels!

Are you making the seams sealed between doors and side pods? All around the door-to-side-pod clearance there is an opening that I suspect lets air and dirt come inside the cabin. Haven't found a valid fix for that yet.

No they are not sealed between the door and the interior. I think most of the air you are referring to comes from the gap where the end of the dash, the footwell and the door meet. The warm air from the underhood area comes into the interior there. I have that blocked off with some 1 in soft foam. Works pretty good but I am working on a more permanent fix. As soon as I took it out, it got really hot - fast.

[Frank818]

Yeah I saw those huge foam plates. Something must be different between yours and mine, I don't see how I can implement that on mine I have no space there, the door shuts on the triangle piece of the side pod and even pushes it a little. I'll take a closer look tomorrow!

[AZPete]

Harley and Frank, you reminded me that I didn't put my door seals in my "Built" Thread so I added two posts. #44 & 45. Sealing the end of the dash and the door really helped reduce wind noise and dust.

[Flamshackle]

Car drives amazing. There is no body roll and acceleration is like a bike.
Ticks all the boxes for me:
Sound of the engine while driving - check
Acceleration - check
Cornering - check
Sound system - check
Looks? - lots of people rubbernecking... and asking what is that?.... check, check, check.
fun - check
built it myself - check, check check.....

I'm liking it.
Summer 2017 - I had it on the road originally as soon as I had all the mechanical working.... first summer and had fun driving it.
summer 2018 - drove it while working on the body.
Summer 2019 - now body is done and finishing the interior... pics to come.

I'm not sure who it was, but one of the guys on the forum suggested getting it on the road as soon as possible and finishing as you go.... best advice yet.

Plans for the future..... adding double pot brakes to the back per bob and Cincy..... same as the fronts.
And I need a better alignment than I can do with the string method. Its good, but could be better.

Such a good thread thanks so much for documenting. Have you made any more progress with the car?

[Harley818]

Thanks for asking Flamshackle..... I was surprised to see my thread up near the top!

Yes I've been concentrating on finishing the interior, and I can say the car is now 100% finished.!!!
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Side doors I used BRZ panels - documented last year.
Glued in all the rugs
Adjusted the 2002 WRX console to fit. Recovered with 4 way stretch leather.
Redid the carbon fibre dash wrap that was starting to come apart.
Sealed off the interior a bit better around the doors from the front underwood area to keep the heat out.

And of course I did a few mods already over the winter.....
Upgraded new brakes - Front 2 pots on all four wheels like BobnCincy.
Added amber lights to my dash lights so I can see them at night
Added a fuel pump switch
Added 12mm wheel spacers to get a better offset. Wheels were 33, so now I have 45mm. Looks perfect.
Fixed the front bumper and repainted…. Some minor fibreglass damage after someone backed into me at work. Found out in the process that my driver side fender was 1/2 in lower than the left side (make sure your bolts are all tight and structural links are all spaced the same. The tolerances in the holes can make one side lower….).
Added a grille to the front radiator hole in the bumper.
Added LED switchback Halo’s to the projector lenses out front.
Still working on how to make the projectors work for high and low beam…. I need a diode between the circuits to make it work.
Wired in the side mirrors… intending to make them functional with the controls
Added a Mini Cooper wind deflector in front of the roll bar to cut a bit of the wind.

Car is now eagerly waiting to be licensed..... probably next week now that weather is starting to be sunny.
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[AZPete]

Beautifully finished! Congrats and good luck when you go in for your license. The interior is amazingly like OE!

[STiPWRD]

Harley, I was thinking of putting some plexi-glass under the roll bar. Do you have any pics of the mini cooper deflector and how you installed it?

[aquillen]

Harley, the car looks beautiful. Top notch work. The 818 is well represented with your specimen.

The seats look the same as my APC, but never saw that color/pattern on them. Did you redo?

[Harley818]

Beautifully finished! Congrats and good luck when you go in for your license. The interior is amazingly like OE!

Yeah, I wanted the OE look once I saw what Aloha and you had done.
I should have said Insurance.....I initially had the car licensed 3 years ago and have been driving it so renewing the insurance is no problem.
Keen to drive it again after the winter.

[Harley818]

HI Art,
I've been following your thread and you are doing some pretty amazing work. At another level....

Thanks for the positive comments.
My seats are Recaro knockoffs I bought on eBay. The fit and support is great.
So far they are holding out, but the material is starting to show some wear in places.

Harley

Harley, the car looks beautiful. Top notch work. The 818 is well represented with your specimen.

The seats look the same as my APC, but never saw that color/pattern on them. Did you redo?

[Harley818]

HI Stipwrd,

I initially went the plexiglass way, and it worked OK, but did occasionally rattle. Then I found my wifes Mini deflector that she never uses in the garage......
I haven't finalized the attachment yet but I'm thinking it will be a couple brackets off the seatbelt mounts.
Took some pics for you.....
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[STiPWRD]

Thank you! Good to know about the rattling, I'll try to add a cushion layer.

[Flamshackle]

Thanks for asking Flamshackle..... I was surprised to see my thread up near the top!

Yes I've been concentrating on finishing the interior, and I can say the car is now 100% finished.!!!
IMG_4796.jpg
IMG_4797.jpg

Side doors I used BRZ panels - documented last year.
Glued in all the rugs
Adjusted the 2002 WRX console to fit. Recovered with 4 way stretch leather.
Redid the carbon fibre dash wrap that was starting to come apart.
Sealed off the interior a bit better around the doors from the front underwood area to keep the heat out.

And of course I did a few mods already over the winter.....
Upgraded new brakes - Front 2 pots on all four wheels like BobnCincy.
Added amber lights to my dash lights so I can see them at night
Added a fuel pump switch
Added 12mm wheel spacers to get a better offset. Wheels were 33, so now I have 45mm. Looks perfect.
Fixed the front bumper and repainted…. Some minor fibreglass damage after someone backed into me at work. Found out in the process that my driver side fender was 1/2 in lower than the left side (make sure your bolts are all tight and structural links are all spaced the same. The tolerances in the holes can make one side lower….).
Added a grille to the front radiator hole in the bumper.
Added LED switchback Halo’s to the projector lenses out front.
Still working on how to make the projectors work for high and low beam…. I need a diode between the circuits to make it work.
Wired in the side mirrors… intending to make them functional with the controls
Added a Mini Cooper wind deflector in front of the roll bar to cut a bit of the wind.

Car is now eagerly waiting to be licensed..... probably next week now that weather is starting to be sunny.
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That’s awesome mate! Would like to see more of the cars interior if you could get a few more?

Great workmanship and finish, very rewarding I am sure.

Thanks for replying

[Harley818]

Hi Flamshackle,
Insured it yesterday and took it out for a spin.
The brakes on the back are great.... lock up with normal brake pedal force. Now I'll have to adjust front/back balance a bit.

I'm heading out for the weekend so I'll post some more pics of the interior next week.

Harley