Photos by Intuned Online
We wanted to know more about how 鈥檚 latest project car came together, so we decided to let the owner of tell the story himself. So Ian, why did you build this FR-S?
鈥淎ctually, it鈥檚 kind of a funny story. I missed having a serious project car since my first build (DC2 Integra) was stolen. I was just fine tuning it where I wanted it to be. Over the past few years I鈥檝e tried to fill the void with a few cars, but they didn鈥檛 quite fit what I was looking for. After I saw the announcement for the new Toyota FT-86 (Scion FR-S), I thought it was a really cool car that had potential. gave us one for a week to try out during the launch. It was even better than I had imagined. About two months before the , we brainstormed some ideas of building a car for the event. After working on a collaboration we were doing with Kei Miura from , he began sharing some pictures of the Version 2 Rocket Bunny Kit for the FR-S. I loved the way the kit was put together and after our discussions we found out there were five being made for SEMA, none of which were from Canada, which is why I ordered the kit to begin with. The next step was to get an FR-S.鈥�
鈥淎fter we found a suitable car, we began to order parts like crazy, trying to get them in time for this SEMA build which was less than two months away. The Rocket Bunny kit was scheduled to arrive at the end of September, but didn鈥檛 show up until the first week of October, just four weeks away from SEMA."
鈥淭hankfully, with some hard overnight work at Automotion to attach the kit, we were able to complete the car in time for the team at to wrap the car. Even with all of that work, the exhaust and seats weren鈥檛 installed until after the trip. This is by far the craziest project we鈥檝e ever been involved in.鈥� #pasmag
Ian Yu's Scion FR-S is spotlighted in PAS April 2014
Get Social with Ian Yu
Facebook: Instagram:
Related Articles
Throwback: 5 Vehicles from 香蕉视频直播 in 2010
PAS365 Podcast: SEMA 2024 Live - Part 2
Throwback: 5 MORE Vehicles from 香蕉视频直播 in 2009
Throwback: 5 Vehicles from 香蕉视频直播 in 2009
VIDEO: PAS365 Rally 2024 - Vegas to Salt Lake
Does Rivian's R1T Keep Up Off-Road? Team Venom Racing Think So