2009 is crazy year for me (In a good way)
I found out my longtime girlfriend was pregnant, so i decided to marry her and start our own little family. This chain of events changed my plan of getting swapped GC/GF, I put all the modding aside and went out from the community for a while.
I had the Coupe for my commute to work, but the lack of space and non power feature turn me off since i have a newborn baby.
So after the registration and insurance expired,
i sold my coupe http://www.rs25.com/forums/f145/t108146-east-m20-coupe.html
to a fellow rs25er (AWDKID).
I originally wanted to get Legacy GT wagon or Forester XT but i stumble on 2002 Aspen White WRX wagon on craigslist. It had plenty of issues (little things, nothing major) but i'm willing to take the tasks to fix it since i LOVE Aspen White.
My plan is to use this as another alternative to my other Imprezas, and hey i got boost the easy way
Future Mod (no particular order):
- 5 % rear half Tint
- JDM STI catless uppipe
- Bellmouth 3" catless downpipe
- STI axle back
- 22mm RSB
- Eibach Pro kit springs
- KYB GR2 struts
- JDM Liberal Grill
- JDM Liberal Front lip Wagon Spec
- JDM headlights / USDM Retrofit
- JDM rear spats + aero splash
- JDM V7 hood scoop
- Walbro fuel pump
*If my baby hits 4 yrs*
- 6 spd swap
- Brembos
- EJ257
*blue font = done*
basically, i'm looking to build my bugeye wagon similar to this
damn you!! no wonder i wasnt getting responses. lol i gotta get me another set of 17's for my LGT brakes and you ruined it for me. trade for my SSR? sike! lmao good stuff man
Still little pissed over this past week.
- I got my first speeding ticket (24 yrs old)
- I prepped used wrx coolant tank that i bought last week, and then used rust tough paint to prevent future rust. Once installed, i found out that it's still leaking at the same spot Time to find the STI upper coolant tank that i want.
- My soccer team lost on our local league tournament
- I installed my Pioneer headunit along with the bypass hack. Everything works but DVD doesn't show picture but i can hear the audio I seen others exp this problem, i tried stuff that i found online but nothing works. Time to hit up local Audio shop to fix it
Thanks,
I'm still waiting for my struts from fedex, it should be here by thursday.
It's tough when it comes to the side markers, i got plenty of combos to choose for. I know JDM CF delete or smoked side markers would look good with JDM or Koji headlights. I'll probably choose clear side markers since it'll match my JDM STI Spec C headlights and blend in with Aspen white color.
^word...let's see what happens in the future...there are lots of options when it comes to headlights.
I do know after plenty of research that JDM HID , EDM, Prodrive, and Morretes doesn't have good light output compare to stock retrofit headlights...Some of them out even retrofit their JDM headlights (double work)
I might really look into retrofit now if i have the extra cash. A vendor here is offering that service they look awesome too
Updates:
I installed my V7 goldies on the GG now.
The struts and springs are sitting on the storage waiting for install. I should have time and do them this sunday. I'll take some pics once it's done.
It won't have stock height anymore after this weekend
I might have to take off my lip tho...It's starting to crack on the paint from all the rubbing with my stock height...yes!
The HU still have the problem, i might have to redo the wiring but i might just leave it to the pro to handle that.
Thanks for the heads up...i appreciate it
He has great price for JDM TMIC....but the scoop price is kinda high.
Although JDM scoop is tempting to buy, i'm still stock atm. I'll just do the DIY tilt Intercooler mod in the meantime
^yea, the JDM splitter works for the Big Jdm Intercooler...it wouldn't sit flush on my stock TMIC.
DIY IC tilt mod is where you replace the 2 bolts on the IC with longer bolts (1 inch longer), add washers and Tilt the IC up toward the hood. It's been proven to lower the temp across the IC (5-7 degree)
I'll look up the DIY thread for you.
Wagons coming along good. Hey the tein coilovers that were included in the L are 2 backs and 1 front right? Sorry i dont remeber lol and they are in my garage. But wagons looking baller!!!! hahah
^Thanks dude.
you got it, they're 2 backs and 1 front.
Updates:
The weather didn't help cuz it was raining in the morning...no garage ftl
I went to work instead and get off around 6pm to start installing them...I ended up only installing the fronts since it gets dark. I also found out that one of my kyb struts was blown, despite the low miles. I had to put the stocker in the meantime while i'm waiting for the new one. Good thing my rears have 0 miles so i won't have the same problem on that. Pics to follow tomorrow.
They're still settling in on the fronts and I'm doing the rear next sunday.
Pretty happy with the Pro kit. Not as harsh as my other springs and doesn't really drop too much. No complains from my wife so far..haha
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