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Everything on the car already was removed, and they immediately began cutting the car’s stock body to make way for the Aimgain x Stancenation widebody kit. While having his wheel wells sealed up at RAS Automotive Engineering, he also had them create the one-off aero package you can see here. The front splitter, side sail panels, mounts, the rear diffuser, a custom grille, functional side vents, the center-tri-exit exhaust - all of these were a result of establishing a partnership with RAS, and they’re still prominent features in the build today. The exhaust remains one of the most noticeable and talked about modifications on the entire car.

In 2019, upon moving to Las Vegas, Helmick still didn’t feel like the car was truly at its best presentation just yet. Upon joining the prestigious car club, Team Hybrid, he redesigned the livery to the wild styled one we see now, and had the custom three-piece wheels built by Brada Forged. The entire interior was redone, with hydro-dipped dash, trim, and console pieces echoing the same wild style throughout the cockpit. With a handful of sponsors and connections made throughout the years of building, Helmick was able to propel his build from “just another FR-S” to one of the craziest we’ve ever seen - certainly worthy of that Team Hybrid banner.

“It's been a long journey from that first day driving it off the lot until now, but one I wouldn't change for anything,” Helmick reminisces. “The contacts, recognition, and friends I've made along the way - and the help and support I've received from everyone involved to get to where I am now - mean the world to me, and I'll never forget any one of them. Most importantly, I think wherever my father is now, he can look down with pride on a build that I completed as a result of being inspired by his memory.”

Essentials

2015 Scion FR-S

LOCATION › Las Vegas, NV

HORSEPOWER › 330 whp

CLUB › Team Hybrid

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