What did you do to your subaru today?

I'll try to get some up this weekend, I want to get them cleaned up first. They're a little dirty from sitting in the garage.

 

pretty much finished up my car. its been a long and slow 3 month process.

previous look


as of this afternoon

 

I liked the character it had when it had its lazy, drifting eye.

 

lol should have seen it when both shrouds popped out.

 

Putting it away for the winter boooooo

 

Stock wheels with the all seasons back on...

 

Well I started out the "winter" process on Thursday. Now I have my snowboard rack, weather tech mats and winter shoes on....

Orange Flake w/ Grey and White faded lines.







Then as I was about to leave today to pick up some new gym shoes I had a fight with the garage door.... As I was backing out I realized that the garage door opened all the way up and started to come back down. We have a very old, unsafe, will crush you trying to close garage door. I didn't have time to put it back into first. I dropped the clutch and put the peddle to the floor...... then I hear a giant BOOM as I leave the garage... my heart sank... i didn't make it out in time

I get out of my car to see the garage door bent to sh1t... as I am about to yell and swear I notice a family walking up to my door step to say "trick or treat"

The wife runs out of the house, "what the hell was that?" me, "my car...... um..... grab the candy for the kids...." as the Dad of the family looks at me with that I CAN'T BELIEVE I JUST SAW THAT eyes. My neighbors are looking at me dumbfounded.... and I just have to shake my head and bite my lip as the family takes their candy and slowly moves on to the next house.

Some how my car was fine?!?! I have some scratches on my snowboard rack... but the inserts are holding tight. The plastic isn't cracked on either end. The bars look 100% fine. Yet the metal piece on the bottom of my garage door is bent, the aluminum garage door is bent (but that is easy to do), and the door is off track. I have no idea what type of magical Halloween spirit is looking out for me today... but thanks!

 

Nice one.

 

Nice, just finished our painting our winters too.

 

Hopefully getting my exhaust leak fixed today to get the nice tone back...

 

Almost done painting my winters!
(then I can finish my summers)

 

Worked on my front fender braces. Both parts are laser cut 1/4 steal.

 

New resonator on the exhaust! more rumbles!

 

Oil change, steelies with snow tires, mudflaps, raised the coilovers all the way up, and put on some DIY coilover covers.

 

Nice job on the covers

 

Nice! First "real" diy ive seen in here in a while!

 

I washed, waxed, vacuumed and wiped down the interior to get ready for the winter. almost 7k miles and only 1 tiny, tiny rock chip that I took care of this afternoon. My clear bra strategy is holding up well so far.

 

Went from summer mode...


To Winter mode...

Next year I may have to spring for some true winter tires (and not just AS)... and I am thinking these stock rims will probably need some color... Summer project #1 2012 already on the list!

 

Have a link or details on those coilover covers? I have BC BR coilovers and probably should to the same thing this winter.

 

Worked on v2.0 of my fender braces and started on my rear strut brace. Got the two mounts made now I just have to fab up the bar.

 

Threw the winter bumper, grille and light bar on.

 

Yesterday, installed the Russell stainless lines and bolted the painted calipers back up to the lines. Started fitting up the new bodywork. Reinstalled the exhaust. Finished cleaning up the roof. Whew.

Today I installed the HIDs, pulled the knuckles off for new bearings and hubs this week, played with bodywork a bit more...dunno what else Ill get to.

Hope the car is all finished up soon!

 

This is basically what they are modeled after:

http://www.dirtyimpreza.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17181

I just used extra long zip ties to hold them on.

 

vid of dyno run (crappy cell phone vid)


mods are invidia v3 dp, invidia up, and g200 cbe

 

wow, that's a flat curve, good times!

 

Hit 100k miles...

 

185/75/14 Winterforce FTW!

 

Washed and waxed the LGT, finished winterizing the turbo, cleaned the garage, and made space for a new project.



Apparently I did a few fluid swaps this Fall... I'm going to attribute half of these to Blu:

 

realized its going to snow probably quite soon and decided I should put my "snows" back on...then realized I have an engine on top of them.

 

Took out my old gauge with a sticky needle and replaced it with no needle.

 

Swapping out to winter wheels and tires today. Love hearing from the primary Audi, Rover, BMW, and M-B repair shop in Golden Valley that everyone working there is jealous of your Subaru

 

went winless

 

That's funny I just got one for my car. Did you mount yours yet?

 

Winters on. Still the bland stock color. Will need to paint them next week, and use the back-up beater car for a couple days.

 

winters on!

 

^^^^^^^^^This is all kinds of awesome^^^^^^^^^^

 

also test fitted the 225's on the legacy. im going to need some 2mm spacers at least in the rear.

has anyone heard of people having issues with running spacers in only the rear, or should i do all 4 corners? it seems like only spacing out the rear could create some sort of issues, but i havent really heard anything about it. anyone got some good info or advice for me?

 

thanks

 

Blew out my passenger front tire this morning on the way to drop my Daughter off. I'm liking the new look, anyone have three more so I can be rockin a complete set!!

 

sucks to hear that ^^^ i have one lol..

 

Get her fix or at least put the spare tire in the rear.