What did you do to your subaru today?

Nice choice!

 

installed sti/spt short shifter and some rally armor meat curtains. Dig the look. Think I should have added an upgraded rear shift linkage bushing tho. Also got a 3M clear bro installed, the Trim Doctor does an awesome job and legit prices!

 

wrx wheels on to the caviler for winter...LOL

 

just bought 1200 injecters and a pump so i can go e85. cuz i think i need more boost lol who can ever get enough

 

Today I went and bought my first set of spark plugs. I purchased the spendy NGK that were recommended in the manual. I plan to install them this weekend. Doesn't look too bad. I know some things have to be removed to access the sides of the engine. Time to 'get er done'!

 

It's somewhat of a PITA if you don't have the right extensions, etc. to get to the plugs on the DS of the car. Good luck though man it isn't tough.

As for me I took out my banjo filters and installed an '05 WRX turbo to get me by until spring since my VF39 died

 

had fuel line recall done. no more fuel vapors, yea! now sweet sweet coolant smell ftl. new radiator, thermostat on the way. should be in by next week. hope the current one holds out long enough.

 

got stuck

 

Figured out ways how not to properly haul a xmas tree home. Then washed all the pine needles off.

 

Finally managed to get a set of winter rims/tires thrown on. 100% less rolling deathtrap.

 

Put the snowboard rack on today

 

Thats Impossible, you must not be doing it right lolz

Looked at a picture of it in storage, cant wait to come back for christmas break!

 

installed a mishimoto radiator & thermostat yesterday, took pics for a write up for any other amateur mechanics, and put heated garage on the wish list.

 

Nearly crashed when I hit boost getting on the freeway today, bald and cold summer tires FTL in the winter, however it was pretty badass.

 

your afternoon commute will probably be equally badass-good luck...

 

Yay! The one day I drove the impreza to work we're supposed to get shat on right around the end of my work day!

I'm just hoping people leave early and the parking lots clear out early :naughty:

 

rear sealed the power steering pump last night/early today.
rebuilding the front calipers today! (w/ hard lines)
intake manifold goes on tomorrow.
(heads and timing belt were installed last sunday)

 

Putting it up for sale on the corner and in the newspaper.

Going from a 02 wrx, to a 95 legacy wagon 5 speed . College coming up I need $$ and being this young, even without traffic violations my insurance smiles at the bill they send me every 6 months.

 

that sux u make a post on here fro sale?

 

Changed my plugs for the first time on Saturday. Went better than I expected. Remove battery, remove air box, change plugs. Pretty sweet!

 

ordered up a new grille that i've been eying for a while
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Yeah I know EVERYONE and their grandmother has this grille but I really like it

 

New rally Armour mud flaps (well on Tuesday)

Thanks Dan!

 

My wife managed to smoke a deer in the Tribeca, it ran into the left front fender and tumbled down the whole side of the car, fender, both doors, hood, headlamp, and part of the rear quarter, not to mention it smashed the windshield with its antlers, and made all of the cladding on that entire side of the car dissapear. FML.

 

ouch, sorry man. sounds like the deer decided to try to inflict as much carnage as it could.

 

On 94? Maybe near the mnroad area? I saw a couple laying there this morning and the one on the left w/antlers looked pretty big.

 

about 2 miles north of the 1st monticello exit. Edit, and it was the huge buck.

 

Last night I busted a few knuckles replacing a leaky rubber fuel line. I replaced all of the hard line before the recall. However, the supplied rubber line leaked behind the ac compressor. It was a lot simpler to remove the compressor and work on it from there rather than removing the whole intake manifold. I bought some "high pressure" fuel line hose from Autozone and had the darnedest time getting it to fit on. Heat gun came into play. finally got it on and put on some new hose clamps. Hopefully she holds in cold weather. We'll find out this weekend for sure!

 

Felts a storms a brewing...... filled up with -35 washer fluid. Another coat of rainx is soon to come too, the salt stained roads are nasty.

 

replaced a worn axle and rear brakes last night just in time to tear through the snow this morning, I never get bored of the beauty of awd

 

what a great weekend for my wife to have a freaking CALIBUR as a loaner car, I miss the Tribeca, my impreza needs snow tires terribly.

 

Took her out of storage. Slapped some new iPikes on there and took her for a spin. The Jeep frame is toast - the winter beater didn't last too long. : (

 

whoa, what happened to the jeep?

that thing was pretty sweet

 

Well, the trib is NOT totalled, which is good. It will be getting a new front bumper, grille, new hood, new left headlamp, two doors, all new cladding, windshield, left fender, and rear bumper! Shiny Trib is shiny.

 

Is that all? It'll be like getting a new car!

 

well, also the rear 1/4 will have fresh paint too!

 

Posting this for Jackstand, but we got his motor out last night:





should be a beastly wagon when it's all put together.

 

Forged pistons?

 

Yes they are JE forged pistons in a EJ257 with ported heads and 262 cams, I will be running a cusco 4puck unsprung clutch, just got the koyo Raditor ready to drop in. the overall goal with the project is to run e85 and a 3076...

 

Which JE pistons, the ones for the hybrid?
Oh, 3076 + 2.5 + e85 = ftw

got a built trans?

 

No trans yet i will do it next summer when we put the new turbo in... IM just running the vf28 on the 2.5 hybrid for now until the motor is broken in then we will swap the trans and do the rotated kit. and the pistons are for the hybrid and they are coated

 

Looking at buying a block heater, for my 05 impreza rs, thinking about buying from http://subarupartspeople.com/searchproduct.asp?model=Impreza&catid=330407184075595&year=05&productdesc=Engine+Block+Heater Any other suggestions? or tips for installing it in the winter? I know i'm going to have to drain the coolant to install it, I plan on just reusing the same coolant, probably will drain it into a large bottle or something instead of a oil pan to avoid contamination.

Any suggestions would be more then welcome.

 

The frame in the rear was more rotten than initially expected. Worried the rear axle was going to separate from the vehicle while driving. Figured it be better to be safe. Now I'm on the hunt for a donor vehicle.

 

I picked mine up from the boys at Morries minnetonka with the discount it is probably a similar price. Unless the coolant is brand new I'd just get some fresh stuff. Make sure you have a 14mm (I think) allen wrench/socket to remove the plug from the block. I have my car set up with a timer for a battery warmer/block heater on these cold days.

 

Thats a great idea, about how long does it take to work its magic? also how much is a battery warmer? if its the same price i'll just go pick them up at morries.