What did you do to your subaru today?

Got my summer tune on e85, more than I expected.

Next is suspension and handling, maybe in 2014/2015, not in a rush

 

The design on the rear bushing is poor, IMO. It is a flat (molded) bushing, that mounts to a curved surface (this design is used to save cost). In order for it to sit properly once installed, it must be made so that you have to "stretch" it into place during install. Many people cross thread the mounting holes in the chassis because of this. Be careful and it all works out fine. Rush things and you can be in for quite a headache.

 

Put some dei reflectagold on my intake and intercooler

 

slapped on some new fall & spring tires WOW what a difference!!!! Nice & quite now it feels like am in slow motion.
Michelin Pilot AS/3

 

Dropped it off at the body shop again.

Some rust started coming back on the panel that was fixed before so they are redoing the work to take care of it. That also pretty much guarantees that the car will never see snow again. :/

Also, had Samaritan Tire take care of mounting and balancing the Pzero Nero AS tires that I grabbed from SVXNinja. Discovered that I like how Pirellis ride. Also discovered that the other rear wheel bearing is shot as well. I'll be picking that up on the 15th or so, and will have to try to find a time to smash it into the car before the weekend.

 

Glad you liked them, I liked how they felt. Sorry about the rust.

 

Eh, they are covering it under warranty, so I don't pay a dime.

 

Made my suspension a little less stiff. I liked it stiffer. That's what she said.

 

Cleaned my MAF, checked the oil level and starred at all the dents and paint scratches I can't justify spending the money on to fix right now. I hate it!

 

Changed the oil and buffed the headlights yeaterday

 

cross post from the NF thread...
Overnight parts from Japan...NF!

Shipment #1...more to come

 

bought a STI JDM front strut bar. overnig-....3-4 weeks parts from japan!

 

pix?

 

I ordered rear strut nuts from Subaru, planning to use the tool known as "Nut Splitter" (and I don't mean the one I married).

 

Installed a cobb replica cat back yesterday.

 

how much was that thing?

 

$160 shipped from hong kong

 

Drove it to pikes peak.

 

Installed a 20mm rear sway bar on my 05 Impreza Outback Sport Beater car. Gotta love cheap parts from the dealership

 

Added roughly 50HP putting on my "new-to-me" GS Oil cap, and then the real power came when I put on my also-new-to-me Subaru key chain. Then threw on the STi swag (ball hat) and called it a day.

 

Damn, I wanted that keychain!

 

took a bunch of parts to the recycler.
cash, money, prizes

 

Which body shop do you use?

 

washed and detailed yesterday. at a mini mnsubaru meet was told the interior of my car looked like a museum it was that clean

 

Bought ma_deuce's headers and strut bar and got them installed plus a Kartboy short throw shifter

Thanks ma_deuce for the help!!

 

orly? Like what? I got a bunch of stock crap sitting around that might make their way to the trash soon.

 

Put in a Kartboy short throw shifter, which is great. Didn't feel confident attempting the bushings with the tools I had on hand... Anyone know what that might cost at Morries MKTA?

 

Fronts are cake. Rears require you to go under the car.

Skip the dealership and give NF Performance a call.

 

I should probably make contact with NF anyway. I need a regular non-dealership place.

 

All my Aluminum goes to Northern Metal Recycling. We're moving at the end of the month, and I had a small junk yard in the garage.
Radiators(clean) was .53¢ /lb and cast aluminum was .55¢ / lb

Intake Manifolds/block.etc need to be striped down.

All my catalytic converters go to Adolf's recycling.

 

LaMettry's in Eden Prairie.

 

Bought slightly used Whiteline F and R sways with kartboy endlinks. Too good of a deal to pass up. Originally I wanted 24F/ 22R, but bought 22F/22R. I want to try a more neutral handling car. If I was tracking it regularly I would have for sure gone 24/22. My plan is to still put the F on the stiffer of the 2 settings (~23mm) and the R in on middle setting (22mm). I'm posting a "garage night" request in the mod./ mait. thread, as I will need some help installing these (hint: free pizza luce and really good beer).

 

That clean? Or that old? haha

 

that clean? "yer" right . not old enough yet to be considered one.

 

Late last night, oil change and transmission fluid flush... saved the rest for another day...

 

I couldn't get the nuts off of my rear strut bolts, so I contented myself with replacing the shocks in my wife's baby hummer.

 

PB blaster + big ass breaker bar + heat should do the trick on those strut bolts. If you use a torch, just be careful of axle boots, abs lines, etc.

 

I had to buy a big breaker bar to get mine loose.

 

Appointment for clear bra today. Getting the whole hood and front bumper covered

 

Getting a tune from nuke today

 

fixed my rear mudflaps so they stop flapping
going to look into getting some forester struts soon too

 

Nice, mine turn is next week!

 

Thanks to Ma at morries hyundai, my bumper is looking as good as new!

 

Installed new(used)coilovers and lowered it about 1 inch or so