The Fujibo 6: Bo's Toyota GR86 (Halo) OEM+ Build

Greetings! My name is Bo, and I am starting this build thread because I plan to document my experience with this car being my very first sports car. This will mainly be my daily commuter, and since I live on the east coast in Maryland, we get all types of weather conditions, so Im looking forward to see how this performs in snow/icy conditions

Back Story:
Originally, I was never into the first gen FRS/BRZ/86 platform. Even once they revealed the 22+ GR86/BRZ, I wasnt crazy about them, however I started to get into HPDE in 2021 with my 2020 Toyota Corolla Hatch (CVT) and I was hooked. From there I had sold my long time project car (07 Subaru Legacy GT 5AT) to buy a used Honda Fit to learn manual.

During this time and about 4 HPDE track days in, the CVT Corolla's transmission failed (at 20k miles) due to Torque Converter failure. This was a manufacture defect on 2019-2020 models with 2.0L engine. Transmission was replaced and at this point I was looking at other vehicles what were NOT CVT. Was looking Lexus IS, Acura TLX/ILX, Audi A3/A4 etc. However a buddy of mine that works at the Toyota dealer had notified me that a 22 GR86 6AT in White was allocated, and that if I was interested, he would hold and let me look at it. I wasn't interested at first because I was not particularly seeking a RWD car as my primary commuter car, but then I decided to give it chance. Saw it in person, went for a test drive, and it was all over from there. No regrets

Sponsors:
Kamispeed
Suma Performance

YouTube: Fujibo Heavy
I also have a small YouTube channel, and I plan to post my experiences and reviews on the car itself and related products

Instagram: fujibo6zn8
Will post anything related to this build on the IG page

Most Recent Video 11/17/23:

My GR Experience Track Day [2023]