Michelle
1999 Aspen White 2.5RS Coupe
5 speed
199k miles
CA BAR'ed
Feb 2, 2012 - Current
1999 Aspen White 2.5RS Coupe
5 speed
199k miles
CA BAR'ed
Feb 2, 2012 - Current
MODS
Engine / Drivetrain
- 2002 WRX engine swap by LIC
- Helix Up pipe
- Ceramic Coated Down Pipe w/ Divorced Wastegate
- Magnaflow PE Full Titanium catback (resonated version)
- K&N Air Filter
- Fumoto Oil Drain Valve
- Grimmspeed Air/Oil Separator
- STi Engine and Transmission Mounts
- Blue Prodrive Battery Bar
- Steel Throwout Bearing Shaft Adapter (Remedies notched clutch engagement)
- Exedy HD clutch
- Kartboy Short shifter w/ Front/Rear Bushings
- Legacy Rear Differential with LSD
Suspension / Brakes
- ISC N1 Coilovers; Trust Bearings, Rear Camber Plates, Rear Damper Extenders
- JDM STi Carbon Fiber Front Strut Bar
- Cusco Carbon Fiber Rear Strut Bar
- Cusco Front Underbrace
- Whiteline Adjustable Rear Sway Bar
- Whiteline Front and Rear Endlinks
- Whiteline Forged Aluminum Rear Sway Bar Mounts
- Whiteline 22mm Aluminum Sway Bar Lateral Locks
- Whiteline Polyurathane Steering Rack Bushings
- Whiteline ALK
- WRX Front Subframe w/ WRX Front Brakes
- Mintex Brake Pads
- Goodridge Steel Braided Brake Lines
- my4isflat Fender Braces
Exterior
- TSX Retrofits with Matsushita Gen V Ballasts and Philips 85122+ D2S bulbs
- McGard Black Spline Drive Lugnuts (dunno where to put this...)
- Genuine CWest Front Lip
- Bakemono CF High Rise Hood Scoop (paint matched)
- Bakemono CF 22b Vents (paint matched)
- JDM Crystal Ambers
- JDM V6 Grille (pillar-less mod)
- JDM V6 STi Fog Light Covers
- JDM Rear Spats
- JDM Genuine Front Aerogaurds
- JDM Tail Lights
- STi Rear Diffuser with Cusco mount
- Kakumei Carbon Fiber Rear Window Wing
- Coupe / Replica v6 STi wing
Interior
- Evo 8 Recaros
- 05 STi Steering Wheel
- STi ebrake Handle
- 02 WRX Lower Center Console with Aluminum STi Trim
- Zealous Black Alcantara w/ Red Stitching Shift Boot and ebrake Boot
- Forester Dual Cup Holder <3
- WRX Intermittent Wiper Stalk
- Rear Impreza LX 60/40 Seats (waiting to reupholster)
- LED Map, Dome, and Trunk lights
- OEM TRUNK LIGHT OMG!
- OEM Impreza Cargo Tray
- OEM Impreza Sedan Rear Cargo Net
- OEM STi Floor Mats
- OEM STi Aluminum Pedals w/ Dead Pedal
- OEM Impreza Key Light Ring
Audio
- Alpine CDE-133BT
- Four (4) Alpine SPR-60 6.5" Speakers
- Stock Underseat Sub
- Kartboy Speaker Spacers
Wheels
- Bronze Volk TE37 5x100 17x8 +38 w/ 215/45/17 Bridgestone S-04 Pole Positions
- -1.8° F, -1.4° R, 0 Toe
- Kosei K1-TS 5x100 17x7 w/ 215/45/17 Dunlop tires
Previous Wheels/Tires
- Kosei K1-TS 5x100 17x7 w/o tires
- Gold Advan RCII 5x100 17x8.5 +45
- Pearl White Advan RCII 5x100 17x8.5 +45 w/ 235/40/17 BFGoodrich G-Force Sport
- Bronze Volk TE37 5x100 17x8 +38 (2nd set)
Parts Pile
- Custom Passenger's Fog Light Cover
- Grimmspeed Antenna Delete Plate and Antenna
- WRX sideskirts extended to fit RS chassis (awaiting a way to mount it)
- Triple Center Gauge Pod
- Bakemono CF s201 Side Mirrors
- 22b Aluminum Coupe Door Sills / Kick Panels
- Koni Adjustable Struts / Eibach springs
Table of Contents
- Intro
- 11/21/11 - Installed Evo 8 Recaros
- 11/27/11 - Adjusted Recaros and installed Crystal Ambers
- 12/21/11 - Prepping, painting and wrapping Borla Reps
- 12/21/11 - PARTS!!!
- 12/24/11 - TSX Retrofit, Matsushita Ballasts, Philips 85112+ bulbs, v6 rep lip, ISC N1, strut bars install
- 12/26/11 - Trunk light, interior LEDs, and yellow fog light film
- 12/31/11 - Full exhaust install
- 01/07/12 - STi rear diffuser with Cusco mount, and JDM rear spat install
- 01/08/12 - SNOW FOAM!
- 01/14/12 - JDM Tails
- 01/27/12 - Replica Fog light covers and 22b vents
- 02/13/12 - Interior Dress Up.
- 02/25/12 - ADVANS!
- 03/03/12 - Kartboy SS, RIPT alcantara boots
- 03/20/12 - Kakumei carbon fiber rear window wing
- 04/01/12 - Welder, Grinder, DA, Bondo, and paint. s202 wing going on.
- 04/04/12 - Rear Impreza LX 60/40 seats
- 04/08/12 - VOLKS!
- 04/21/12 - s202 wing
- 05/12/12 - Semi-wingless - M3 style trunk lip
- 05/26/12 - JDM V6 grill and Hella Supertones
- 05/30/12 - Dents be GONE! and paint matched Bakemono CF High Rise hoodscoop
- 06/08/12 - Tsudo resonated track pipe and Alpine goodies
- 06/11/12 - Painting - CWest lip, sideskirts, and rear spats
- 06/17/12 - Painted parts put on.
- 06/30/12 - Volk mirage.
- 09/17/12 - Aspen Love!
- 10/07/12 - Goodbye, farewell Melanie. You will be missed.
- 10/20/12 - New door, Cusco rear sway bar bushing, Prodrive battery bar
- 10/21/12 - 02 WRX Lower Center Console Install
- 12/18/12 - Interior update
- 12/18/12 - Modified v6 Grilles and Genuine v6 Fog Light Covers
- 02/02/13 - BOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTT
- 02/20/13 - Magnaflow PE FULL Titanium catback
- 05/19/13 - Volk and Coilover Re-install
- 06/01/13 - Bakemono CF s201 side mirrors, my4isflat fender braces, CWest lip and front JDM Aeroguards
- 06/01/13 - What an authentic v6 lip looks like.
- 06/15/13 - Whiteline HD rear sway bar mounts, and extra parts.