So here is my Suba story.
I got this car July '12 from a buddy of mine that was into VW beetles. It is a 97 Brighton coupe 5sp awd with wrx brake and spring package all four corners as well as having an ej251 already swapped in. Also had wrx seats f+r, 01 rs bumper. Sale price of just $1000. Rode my bike down to get it and drove it back...well limped back. The swap was done by the previous owner and no wiring was touched to make it work. Giving more than 5% throttle caused it to bog and die out horribly
Appeared to have very little rust, just had a little around the one side of the windshield frame, but had a very rusty smell inside.
im 5'11" so i like that its pointed at my face and barely have to glance that way to see it. I dont like how dim the bulbs are in the bosch gauges are they are just a little dimmer than the stock stuff in the car. I also dont like the square shaped pod. I thought it would look different and modern but it just looks kinda out of place. It also does not have any sort of visor over the gauges so im shaping up another one to fix these issues.
Lol I didnt expect the turbo either, but I just didnt want to do all the work for just a dohc 2.5. For what its worth its been fantastically reliable. Driven every day since the ac was fixed. Recently left for a week and it started first crank.
Here we are 2.5 years since the last time i posted here and im still absolutely in love with the car. Its been fantastically reliable. More so than a lot of stock cars I have owned.
A/C blows cold, CEL comes on then goes out when she starts, same with the SRS light. Absolutely everything works. Power windows, power locks, power mirrors.
Getting in this car every day and clipping through the gears just melts the stress away.
Put her on some 2013 WRX wheels. Sold the six spokes.
Suspension is my next goal. The new wheels have 235/45/17 tire and they rub so ride hight is set pretty high.
The rest of the suspension is 20 years old...its the one let down right now.
Here are a few pictures from over the years.
Put her on some 2013 WRX wheels. Sold the six spokes.
Suspension is my next goal. The new wheels have 235/45/17 tire and they rub so ride height is set pretty high.
This is a full mid winter shot right here. No snow because...well Florida.
Nice build! I'm in Central FL, just east of Orlando. Just picked up a Brighton Coupe that needs a bunch of work. I'll be reading back through these pages a lot I'm sure.
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