What did you do to your subaru today?

I painted the chrome bit on the back of my 09 impreza with headlight tint, only to have the rain wash it away Anyone have tips for painting chrome black?

 

Sand it and prime it first

 

I took some pics the other night.


this one is better.

 

Figured that lolz, what gives a better chrome imitation, glossy paint or clear coat?

 

just got pics loaded on my computer

 

Mishimoto radiator and Hayden 401 installed!

 

Stage 2 Stoptech brakes last week, ERZ catted dp at the same time, Bullwinkle stage 2 tune on tues night!...And SSR Type C wheels are goin on in a week!

 

Installed boost gauge, was only slightly less of a PITA than originally estimated

 

Got some STI struts installed @ Dave's garage today, and took some STI skirts off his hands too! :biggrin: They look SO much better than the unpainted stockers.

 

Picked up some 2002 WRX calipers, brackets, pads, and rotors for a soon to be upgrade from stock 2.5RS brakes up front.

 

installed jdm 4 pot brakes with hawk pads and massive 18" rims..not sure i like how big the rims are but they do fill the fenders so its perfect view down the side of the car..not sure if i will keep them or sell them..if i keep them deff painting them black

 

Pics!

 

For the last 2 days i've had my whole motor apart.

Doing an HTA68, GrimmSpeed ewg up pipe, fuel pump, injectors, tgv deletes, ported manifods, new plugs, radiators, GrimmSpeed thermostat, GrimmSpeed cross pipe, inlet, intake.

I'm sure there's more but i can't remember everything right now.

Mike

 

here is a pic of the rims on the car ill take a close up of the 4 pots 2 maro..i think the rims just look weird they are so big..i do like the offset and how it fills the fenders flush though..not sure what ill do feel free to voice your opinion

 

Well your front tire looks a bit flat...

I agree about the fit and filling out the wells, but they are a bit to empty for me. I am partial to rims with more fill to them. My vote is get something different. Size is good though...

 

well what makes it even worse is with having less spokes(that look i like just not this big) even with 4pots my brakes look like bike brakes..id need to get some big nasty wilwoods to fill the wheel out

 

Just repacked my (extra) STi rear struts... What a crappy, messy job! Thanks blackozone for the old ass post i dug up!
Now im ready to repaint em, throw on my lowering springz and rock the new 18x9 rotas!!!!

 

quick pic of the 4pots i installed today peeking out of the rims

 

Installed Tokico D-specs, STI Springs and Group N top hat install completed and a The Alignment Guy aligment

 

so you got those spacers in? Congrats!!!!!

 

I like.. just get it sitting flat and lower.. ha ha but I love big rims

 

Painted ma wheelz

 

about to go wash my car...

 

discovered it was white.... then put my summers on to see how it looks...

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hard wired my radar detector in. it turned out pretty good. i mounted the detector up above my rear view. i then took apart the "smart cord" for my passport 8500. cut the red LED off the circuit board. soldered it to a wire. mounted it up by my gauges and i mounted the mute button right by my shifter for easy access. it works great and you can barely see where the LED is by my gauges. you would really have to look for it.

 

Oooh. Looks good, Nate!


I also decided to finally wash the RS after realizing the rain wasn't going to get it clean:




Polished, waxed, and sealed the lgt.



Deleted the rear wiper motor and arm then drove the 911 for the first time since November.

 

drove the porsche.. before we molest it??

 

It started as "I should warm it up, change the oil, and start pulling the bumpers and exhaust..."

Which turned into "well, I should just burn off this winter gas/stabil in the tank..."

Which then turned into "Well, that tank went fast, maybe I should fill up and burn off a little more..."

Which ended in "holy crap it's past dinner time!" :laugh:

 

nice.... maybe next time you decide that call me... I will come and 'help' (or at least even teh weight distribution in the front with you)

 

Drained the oil and saw that there was more coolant than oil in my oil pan...Stupid headgaskets! I also started disconnecting stuff so I can pull the motor tomorrow.

 

Washed it at work after my shift. Then on the way home it rained.

 

This sounds more like a FML, bummer dude.

 

Having watched how it's done one time by someone who knows was enough for me. I was hesitant to try it all by myself without that experience. Even got a different nut since one was missing. Lesson learned, you need scooby strut spacers when installing dspecs in Group N top hats.

I'll pick up those rear top hats at the next rallyx.

 

Dropped her off at Morries to get some body work done! I hope to get her back by the end of the week looking like new!

 

Took stuff apart
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^^^Subarus look just as good taken apart as they do all put together. I also took my subaru apart today to tint the windows, paint the chrome bits on the bumpers, and tint the tail lights. Good day to be a Subaru!

 

looks great. We'll see how much of a hastle it is to get my tails out tonight maybe. Forget homework. Completely unnecessary.

 

Rear pads in the tribeca, wash and wax, and another drain and fill for the trans.

 

Got a few things done on the XT... sunday i painted the rims, monday i had to do the lean against the car in the sunlight to get an idea of the look and then today i finally got off my lazy arse and mounted the fog lights to the light bar

 

After a full day of tinting with my buddies we finally got our rough draft of tinting on! IT looks pretty good, a few mishaps here and there but we're planning on perfecting it when it is a little warmer. First out of a line up of things on the to do list for my Subaru! Interior lights coming next, exhaust in the summer and other misc. things along the way!


It's not what you do to your Subaru, it's what your Subaru does to you.

 

got new summer tires

 

love it.. I want some of those rims for winter

 

digging the light bar!

 

HAWT! lol, thanks for making your car the ginny pig!

 

^^^ Hey wasn't possible without u guys neway. haha nothing will be. But I'm really looking forward to the lights. Hopefully my car doesn't turn into a disco ball though, we can always take some out anyway. Then let me know when ur ready to order the vinyls!!! Cause I gotta order my blue strip too.