Not much new on the brakes. I plan to spend some quality time with them this weekend though. I'll post any pics/updates I can. We picked up this life mod last month so she has been taking up most, all, of my free time when my wife is gone.
Today I finished painting the front calipers. The front and rears are painted. I need to spray the logo stencils and then clear coat them and they'll be done. I'll get some pics up when I'm done.
Today I also swapped out the BBS/Direzza summer combo for the v7/Potenza winter combo. Man, the BBS are beat! I'm not running spacers or anything but man, they have taken some serious wear and tear the last couple years. I washed, waxed, Klasse'd them in March but no that's no help against rocks. They're going to need a full on refurb in another year or two....sigh.
The clutch from the drivetrain I bought was shot; not too surprised by that honestly. I picked up a new clutch, pressure plate and bearing last week. I got a flywheel too but it's not supposed to be in until tomorrow. The Brembo seal kits are ready at will call too so I'll pick them up when the flywheel is in. I also ordered a DCCDPro last week so that should be here this week or early next week. Man...the bank account is taking a beating! :blowingup
Brembos are all painted (2007 cell phone pic FTL); still need a couple coats of clear though. Once that's wrapped up and the DCCDPro is here it's game on.
So you're the one who got away with this beauty! I'm endlessly jealous.
I went for a ride in the car and went to the bank the next morning to get a loan for this car. Ended up being about a grand short for it. (Damn the NADA) And because of that, I lost it
One of the biggest regrets of my life not buying this car. It seems you're enjoying it and putting it to good use though!
Sorry, I haven't checked this in a while. Thanks! I remember there being quite a few people interested in it. I've been happy with it. It looks like you have a nice RS too!
Yeah for the price and the amount of time/money put in to the thing I'm sure a lot of people were. Had I another month I would've had it.
In comparison my car is hardly a thing to yours. It's nice, but not quite halfway to the same quality/value as yours is. Haha, sorry. I just get disappointed when I think of what I missed out on.
No worries man. Heck I see cars on here and nazicock all the time that I lust after. I've had an 04 STi, 01 stock RS and now this one. Regardless of what you have there's always something "better." I've learned to just enjoy what I'm in. rojectsti.com:
I'd have to say this is probably the most luxurious mod of the day here or on nasioc. The molding kept unseating so some epoxy, painters tape, and a little help from the wife's 5lb dumbbell and we're good to go until it cures. 4.25hp gain....at least
Side note, thanks to everyone at Pacific Import Auto for the work on my car (recently, before that, and in the future)! rojectsti.com: For anyone that lives in the PacNW, PiA is the only place to go. Search on here, on nasioc, anywhere, they are the shop to go to. Thanks guys!
Thanks, I'm enjoying it so far. It's a 2.5i, which I prefer to the GT. Don't get me wrong I would love a GT but I definitely don't need one to haul a dog, daughter and groceries. I looked at a couple GF wagons but in the end they really don't seem big enough. The Leggy's have a bunch more room in the cargo area. This one is going to stay stock besides creature comforts and maybe some upgrades when stock consumables need replacing (brake pads/rotors, tires, etc).
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My Goals:
ID Vehicle: To simplify repairs/fixes/etc I'd love to know the cars history.
Main focus: handling, functionality, reliability.
End goal, yes the beaten horse "22b" exterior styling.
Technical Research (I'll post all my reading/research material links here)...
Picking this up today!
v4 STi Ej20k swapped
4.44 5MT w/ LSD Rear Diff
v1-4 JDM Front Bumper
v5-6 JDM Aluminum Hood
v4 STi 4/1 Pots
Plenty of other goodies!!
She’s got some quarter rust which may get addressed at some point. She’s needs a heart transplant and I already have a 65k Ej20k...
Hey guys, figured I would post up some pictures of my swap as i'm coming to the turning point where I start putting it all back together again.
I should have been logging everything in order as I went but here is a photo dump to browse through
Exterior looks - This is how the car looks when I...
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So, this is my second RS. Not much else to say. All of the info from my first RS can be found here:
Equinox's Impreza 2.5 RS - Crashed - Subaru Impreza GC8 & RS Forum & Community: RS25.com
So. On with it.
This is my 1998 Impreza RS in Rally Blue Pearl. Look...
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