What did you do to your subaru today?

Changed a flat tire on the way to work today..... tires are exactly 3 months old and I did not see anything in the tire itself. Must have been some of the downed tree debris from saturdays storms on my street... oh well....

 

woot wtg!!! now lets go get it dirty!!!


i got bored, so i did this

 

^That's a really sick pic man!

My buddy and I successfully lost a jug and a half of coolant all over my driveway. It didn't look like I was getting coolant in the upper radiator hose, so we decided to replace the thermostat. Well we were impatient and my friend pressured me into just "manning up and doing it". I ended up getting hot coolant in my eye and all over my arms...Turns out the thermostat was good since there was actually coolant getting past it and into the motor.

 

installed the perrin rear diff subframe lock down kit, stopped my annoying rattling/clunking i had going on that got really bad with the exedy stage 2 clutch. Also I would like to inform people who are wondering where to put your jack stands in the rear, don't put them on the bracket that supports the swing arm pivot, you end up bending the plate up and the swing arm hits it cause those bushings are so loose (which now are stiffened with the lock down kit), making a lot of noise when there is pulsing torques (when the engine isn't suppling power but isn't slowing the car, just shacking the drivetrain). If you have jacked there and get a lot of noises coming from your rear end, take those plates off and hammer them flat again or stop eating beans.

 

I have the kartboy ones in mine, but maybe that's where my new noise is coming from in the rear since I always put my jackstands there.... hmmmm

 

thanks! and that sucks you had coolant every where!

 

What really sucks is that not I have to go buy more haha. haha but seriously, I'm just bugged that we didn't figure out the problem, or if there is even a problem in the first place! I'll have to do some more investigating tomorrow.

 

****ty that sucks!!!! hope you figure it out man!

 

Was that clunking at take off or when shifting? My 02 has a very chattery clutch and I tend to get a clunk from the rear if I don't slip the clutch perfectly from a stop. I'm wondering if this is the solution. Did it make a noticeable difference for you?

 

Washed and vaccumed. Fresh and clean!

 

Updated my craigslist ad. Check it out: http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/cto/1853458694.html

 

That sucks! I had to change three tires the first year I was in Phoenix, but escaped the last two years with none, thank God! Just when my luck was getting better I have to sell my car!

 

Start the engine, fill it with coolant untill it gets full, KEEP THE CAP OFF untill a little after the fans come on, some coolant may overflow, its just burping itself, dont be afraid to rev it a little to get it circulating (once its warm)

 

I'm not gunna say you're wrong, but here's what I did tonight and it worked like a charm...

Since there's no coolant in the motor at all, the water pump will not function the way it should and therefore not get coolant up to the upper radiator hose. It's a weak pump and works better with a little vacuum/siphon action. So I back filled the system through my upper radiator hose until the coolant came up to the hose. I then connected that to the radiator and filled the rest through the radiator. After the radiator was full I threw on a funnel and burped the lower radiator hose and added coolant until there were no more bubbles. p.s I did this all with the motor off. If you run the car and try to fill it through the cap, it will not pressurize the way it would normally. I then let the car run for 30 mins or so and it successfully did not over heat

 

i hear from my mechanic friend at muscatell that bending those plates is a very common problem and source of most of the noises in the rear of the car. it is the first thing they check when complaints of noise are made.

 

correction: it's not the swing arm pivot, it's the mount for the rear diff front crossmember, the plates are Number 5 in the attached picture. Sorry, it was late

not so much taking off forward, if i pop the clutch in R, it clunked a bit, it did it shifting if i didn't have a very clean shift, and also when I would lift at certian speeds.

 

I installed my STi Oil cap today Just a little bling for the engine bay

 

boost gauge installed, ready for more boost

 

Pics please

 

Yesterday replaced the TR Impreza seats with actual WRX seats. Feels much better! Also, Turbo_Turtle and Derek bled the clutch fluid for me while I was working on the seats. Thanks guys! Clutch feels tighter and more responsive now.

 

Replaced my spark plugs today... Gotta get around to doing my tranny/diff fluid, coolant and possibly the brakes soon.

 

I think I will give it a shot since MAP carries them and I have to pick up a fuel pump from them anyway.

 

Installed the Cucso Front Strut Tower Bar today. Looks awesome and immediately noticed a difference in the way the car handles. Very Happy

 

went wingless and looked at a MK2 VW GTi to keep the subie company

 

I'll pump your clutch anytime :laugh:


Hey where are my mad props for helping you move that ballast from one seat to the other... and my handy dandy sensor call on the driver's seat. No love from the Ginger... you just need to take all the credit :biggrin:

 

threw a coat of wax on her and buffed it up a little..sigh rockchips ftl.

 

Took the wrinkled fender out and ready to paint a replacement. Also rerouted my boost gauge vacuum line.

 

Got the crusty lock cylinders working and changed the oil on the beater wagon.

 

I'll definitely give you credit for the driver side sensor, but I was trying to go for a Death Proof car and have the passenger airbag disabled until you figured out how to get the bladder out . The Plumber was the first to try out shotgun, and the light turned on, so it's good to go!

 

yesterday washed it and added the mnsubaru stickers to the car... And started looking again @ Maddad gauges.....

 

picked up some parts today........


WOOT!

and here is a pic of the new boost gauge

 

Claybar'd it for the first time, insane amounts of crap came out...

 

Almost need to claybar yearly on a daily driver. I'm having the most problems with the road tar up in Duluth. They just toss tar out of trucks up here and don't even flatten/pack it down anymore.

 

Ouch...
Will be claybaring in spring and fall methinks....

:+1: Good times at the Rallyfest, too bad there was no 2011 STI.

 

DROVE IT 33 miles! woot woot she runs (and moves now) like a boss! I even felt that new sway bar doin work around a couple corners

 

Put in a Walbro 255HP and new fuel filter last night.

Today these bearings and tie rod ends are going in.

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Monday/Tuesday my car will get 850's and a VF39. Getting things done!

 

bought the MK2 GTI i was looking at to keep the subie company

 

Woohoo!!!! Pics?

 

not yet, but soon

 

I 2nd that!

 

I drove from Fargo to the cities without a single problem! The new motor is running great!!!

 

took the exhaust off my SS, open downpipe FTW!

 

flogged it good on a 10 mile twisty road, back end only stepped out twice.