What did you do to your subaru today?

Got the Sedan Front end mocked up on the car tonight. Also got the tranny cleaned up and ready for the rebuild. Finish welding up the catch can tomorrow after pulling an SR out of an S13.

 

Wash + Wax last night. It needed it and looks sooooo nice. Too bad it might rain this week.

I noticed a few rock chips, which seems to happen every time I wax my car. I tried to touch up my flat black grill with the same can of paint i used to paint it. i sprayed a good amount into a cup and used the back of a match to apply it. I was shocked to see that it was a lighter color of black.... even though i used the same can. So looks like i am pulling my bumper sometime this week to spray the grill again. I might have to try the matte enamel a 2nd time.... i didn't like it before, but it is pretty early to see rock chips.

 

Well it wasn't today, it was actually two Friday's ago, but I installed my Cobb AP, officially at Stage 1 now! AND i'm in the process of completely re-doing the garage...so far painted, installed new shelves, added workbench, got rid of lots of crap....photos of the final product to come....once it's done of course. Oh and new rotors and pads up front.

 

Well i noticed some rock chips when i waxed my car the other day. So I grabbed the same can of paint i used to spray the grill, and applied touch ups. For some reason I got a different color of flat black... which looked really bad, you can see the spots in the picture below... so...... Last night i pulled my front bumper and pulled my grill. Then i cleaned and taped off the grill for paint

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The paint / aerosol must have gotten under the first layer of paint. After the first coat, my paint started to vein up and look really bad.... then i freaked because this was going to be a quick 1 hour job and then i was going to shoot some photos with Ben... so i made the situation worse by trying to clean up the veins. Needless to say i ended up using a razor and light sand paper to clean up the grill. Then I applied paint again.... woke up @ 5:30am and put it all back together. The paint is all one color now but i need to pull it and sand it down again. I am not 100% happy with the finish, i can see some of the edges of where the 1st layer of paint was and wasn't from the sanding and peeling.... i really wish i would have let the paint dry more before i tried to "fix it".... but not it looks good, just the minor things that i notice... i am guessing i will fix this weekend.

 

Wagon's at the dealership today getting a new clutch on their dime... Hopefully this one doesn't slip!

 

What year car and how many miles?

 

05 LGT Wagon with 76k.

So, Muscatell bought it at auction with a bad clutch, which they replaced while it was on the lot. So, new clutch worked well on the test drive, though I did point out that the pedal feet light. Turns out that the clutch they put in it was the wrong one mis-boxed at the factory, lol... Must've been for a 2.5i or something, no wonder after break-in it was slippin like crazy under boost.

New clutch feels great, but it's gonna take some getting used to. I already killed it once, lol.

 

What did I do to my Subaru today?

I bought one. A 2007 Forester.

What should I do to this thing first?

 

STI rear sway.... anti roll bar.

 

replaced the radiator for a newer style one that wasn't a worthless pile of crap, also decided that the DD wagon needs sway bars and endlinks

 

Inspected the radiator cap and the air bypass valve. No leaks.

 

old busted, new hotness



messy job is messy.

The fit was surprisingly good for an aftermarket hose. it was cheaper to buy a premade one rather than piecing it together, and cheaper then a replacement from Subaru. I would recommend it if you have a high pressure line that is leaking at a factory connected joint (hard to soft line).

 

Fixed boost leak(s) over the weekend thanks to Derek/Dan/Nuke.

Started playing with an early version Nuke tune. Makes me feel kinda giggly. My apologies to whoever was behind me when I almost threw it sideways on the first 90* right a couple blocks from home. Didn't quite expect that... :jumpy:

 

Found out I am getting full boost =D

 

put on my new rear bumper. (old one was missing some paint)

 

removed front and rear wiper arms, sanded, primed, than painted nice flat black with light coat of clear. its the little things...

 

Upgrading Aqua Thunder's exhaust.

 

taking off a clear license plate cover that is apparently illegal and grounds for a $108 ticket! i did not realize clear plastic obstructs the plate, it was there when i bought it and never even thought of it.

 

Took my car to Turbo turtles to check around for my Vacuum leak. Ended up getting a new coolant reservoir in, new bpv gasket, tightened bpv hose, and to top it off Dan pointed out the previous owner deleted the TGVs. Thanks a bunch Dan, the car feels alot better!

 

Got all of the outstanding paperwork sorted out so I can drive it again. Yay ! Whodathunk that coilovers and an exhaust could be so troublesome ? Not me, that's for sure.

 

Got me some new kicker speakers for my foz

 

Found that yes, you can fit a Toro 924 Powershift in the back of an LGT wagon, if you leave the hatch up. Friends with pickups? Who needs em! :foreveralone:

 

Ordered the AMS catback with an Invidia Bellmouth catless downpipe. Going stage 2 finally!

 

Took it for a run up to Nicosia to watch the Sti v Evo Time Attack Shootout. I'll post pics later.

 

Gave it an oil change.

Looked for a boost leak because i just had a feeling, my vacuum was sitting nice @ -20, my idle was fine... but my MPGs were way up .... noticed oil spray on my TMIC from the TB hose. Spent a good 20 minutes trying to get the clamp just right.... the TB hose and the IPR TMIC have a very small area for connection, my clamp kept slipping off of the bottom of the TMIC so it wasn't secure. I am pretty sure it is finally on there good, i did some testing last night and it looked clean (no oil spray). I guess after a day or two we will really know what is going on.

I knew i shouldn't have been getting 19MPG on E85.

 

grimmspeed license bracket is on now to cover up the old ugly holes someone decided to drill into the bumper!

 

Bought a used AP and flashed a stage 1 map. Stage 2 parts should be here next week!

 

Just got her back from Minnetonka Subaru - got some hose leaks fixed

 

Stage 2 parts are all here now. Gonna wrap the DP, then need to find time/help to get it all installed...

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This past week I installed a Grimspeed 3 port BCS and let Nuke work his magic.

 

New summer wheels - Rota Gravel 18x8.5 et44 and OEM 245/40/18 tires.

 

^ I like the white

 

Dropped the wagon off with sheen. He's going to work his magic on my very dull black paint and bring it back to life. Can't wait to see it.

 

Put the wagon up on ramps to get an idea of what I was in for on my UP/DP install... Found out it's already got an aftermarket UP! Anyone recognize the brand? Non-flex, EGT bung, and kinda unique flanges. The manifold flange has a beveled edge and the turbo flange has a thicker center area, a step, and a thinner outer part... These are the best pics I could get.

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So anyway, that should save me 3+ hours

*edit*
Invidia?
http://legacygt.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=115&sort=2&cat=12&page=1

 

just went winless!

 

Got the downpipe installed and flashed a stage 2 tune... Awesomeness!

 

installed the clear side markers that showed up ohhhh 5 minutes ago ! lol

 

installed hawk hp+ pads in the sti. soooo nice, but a little loud...

fixed. lol

 

^^^ we need to do your fuel pump setup. and crank up the boost.

 

yes we do.

 

HP+ or HPS?

 

+++++++++++++'s lol

 

short sleeves, shorts, no gloves, flammable asian hair, welding like a Boss.

cars looking good. will there be an epic long build thread on this car somewhere?

 

I just ordered the HP+'s for mine

I'm not too concerned about the noise (I'm basically metal on metal now ), but what did you do to quiet them down?