Elevated: Tyler Walkem's 2014 Subaru BRZ

Vehicle Features PASMAG Staff

Tyler Walkem joined the Navy in 2011. He became a Navy Corpsman and served with the Marine Corps for 6 years.

"I was deployed to Afghanistan in 2014," states Walkem, "then finished out the last 2 years of my career at a naval hospital in San Diego, CA." He bought the 2014 Subaru BRZ in 2014 after he came back from Afghanistan, and kept it stock for about a year or so.

"I started following builds like @notofu, @staycrushing, @derpyfrs, and @solus86," he remembers, "these guys inspired me and the direction I wanted to take with my build back then, and it's crazy, because now we're all homies." He liked the styles that were coming out, and it made him interested. So he started learning and teaching himself things.

Initially, Walkem wanted a Subaru STi but he thought that for the price of one he could build a bigger and better car with the money he would've saved. "Plus, the BRZ looks super cool," he mentions.

The original intentions for the BRZ were to make it a show car and the only challenging thing for him during the build process was how over-saturated the BRZ/FRS scene was. "I appreciate the creativity from other enthusiasts with this platform," he mentions.

"Take your time, gather parts over time and build your car right the first time," Walkem states.

Photography by Christian Dizon (@calicarclique), @gabedot86.

ESSENTIALS

Owner: Tyler Walkem
Location: El Cajon, CA
Vehicle: 2014 Subaru BRZ
Horsepower: 350 (estimated)
Club: Team Elevate

SOCIAL

Facebook: /tyler.walkem
Instagram: @_skdmrk_

ENGINE & PERFORMANCE

SBD turbo kit
Mishimoto oil cooler
Radium Engineering catch cans

EXHAUST

GReddy Sus Speed Master 3" titanium cat-back
Invidia front pipe / over pipe

PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS

Tuned by Zach at CounterSpace Garage
Rovi dash cam
CarLock OBD2 scanner

DRIVETRAIN

South Bend Stage 3 clutch

WHEELS & TIRES

Custom 18" Work VS-SS wheels
Bridgestone Protenza tires
ARP wheel studs

BRAKES

R1 Concepts rotors
Hawk HPS pads
Stainless steel lines

CHASSIS & SUSPENSION

ST Suspension XTA coilovers
Whiteline sway bar endlinks
Buddy Club lower control arms
Voodoo13 toe arms
Cusco strut tower brace

EXTERIOR

Rocket Bunny V1/V2 kit
C-West front bumper, side skirts
Rallybacker diffuser
Custom carbon fiber spoiler
Custom 1-of-a-kind carbon fiber hood
APR carbon fiber mirrors

LIGHTING

Custom BRZ headlights
Valenti Revo taillights

INTERIOR

Auto Power half cage
Status Racing seats, harnesses
Buddy Club seat rails
Nardi steering wheel
Works Bell hub
Rasceng shift knob
Full Sweidit interior

AUDIO & MULTIMEDIA

Kicker Comp 10" subwoofer
2500 watt amplifier

FAVORITE MODIFICATION

"Definitely my C-West front bumper and the widebody kit."

FUTURE MODIFICATIONS

Wheels
Rebuild or swap the motor

SPONSORS

Gearwax
CarLock

SHOPS & MECHANICS

Tyler Walkem
CounterSpace Garage (tuning)
Ghost Wrap (wrap by me and CJ)

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