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What did you do to your subie today?

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Thought it would be fun to start a thread on everyday things we do here and there to our beloved Subarus. The weather is getting nicer, so I'm sure we will all be outside more tinkering on our cars.
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Today has been a busy day for me! Got my Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 tires in yesterday from Tirerack for the Sti and had them mounted and balanced today by a real cool guy off of Nasioc. If anyone wants his info in the PNW PM me. He runs a legit business out of his home doing tire stuff n such, for a really good deal. But let me tell ya, these tires are STICKY!!! They pick up gravel everywhere but they are SOOOoo nice! It feels like a different car

When I got back from joyriding the STi in it's new tires, I washed the Forester (for the second time this week) and finally got around to hand waxing it. Looks pretty, but boy is there a lot of bumps and bruises on it!


What did you guys do to the subarus today?? :biggrin:
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Washed, used paint restorer, waxed, tire shined, windexed to make the car sparkling new :biggrin:
Put miles on it...

Met w/ my machinist to pick up the new Legacy & Outback lift kits, stopped by my sheet metal vendor to check the progress of our gauge bezels, splitters, radiator shrouds, etc.
Finally put the front sway on today. And apparently with more research it's a Whiteline and not a Perrin. =) Car feels quite a bit tighter in steering now. I Liiiike! :biggrin:
Sat & listened to the 70's channel on XM while the Mrs. washed & waxed Blue.
I helped a little, but mostly drank beer and soaked up some rays.
i spent the day lowering my foz and painting the wheels ill post some pics up in my own journal thread once i get some lol. it was dark when i finshed workin on it
Finally put the front sway on today. And apparently with more research it's a Whiteline and not a Perrin. =) Car feels quite a bit tighter in steering now. I Liiiike! :biggrin:
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Installed my new JDM rain gaurds, washed/waxed, detailed interior, replaced dead pedal (autospeed) rubber bumpers that fell off.

About to install the JDM Forester STI bottom lip. I first have to remove my $12 garage lip.
Yesterday I spent some time under the Foz replacing my front shifter bushing. I also have the rear shifter stay bushing, but I couldn't force it on in time for the night to set in since I started later in the day.

My front bushing was completely intact, but it was so soft it was ridiculous, and it made it very hard to shift. Sometimes I couldn't do 2-3 smoothly without hitting the between gear mark. Now it's very notchy and great feeling. I can only imagine how much better it'll feel with both bushings replaced once I get that rear on!
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I installed Headlight armour on the front and back.

Light HID blue on the headlights





Ad 50% light smoke on the tails, just enough to dull down the bright chrome.





This was more difficult than expected, however the colors are both what I was looking for. I started to get good at application by the time I got to the last light. I would like to do them all over again but at $150 I will live with my flaws until next spring.
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Installed my new JDM rain gaurds, washed/waxed, detailed interior, replaced dead pedal (autospeed) rubber bumpers that fell off.

About to install the JDM Forester STI bottom lip. I first have to remove my $12 garage lip.
Just finished installing the WRB JDM Bottom Lip! :woohoo: It looks bad ass. I'll try and post up some pictures later.

I also applied JDM FSTI decals (cherry blossum red) on the front bumper.

Now, on to the Prova Air Oil Separator!
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Perrin 22mm rear sway bar

I was going to install both front and rear, but as always with car projects, I take a lot longer than expected. So the front will have to wait for next weekend.

First issue was removing the old end links. Grime did its job and the threads on the end links were all corroded. So I went hunting for my trusted Dremel and just cut the old bolts off.



Everything was pretty straight forward after that, except that since I was also installing rear endling support from IxizConcept the bolt that came with the Perrin endlink kit was too short. So off to Ace to get a longer one.... No dice, they are closed for Easter. Luckily the local auto store was open and they had what I needed.
So 4:30 hours after I started, I went for a quick test drive. The rear definitely feels stiffer.

Perrin 22mm rear sway bar, Perrin stout mount, Perrin endlinks, ixizconcept rear link support:



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4/3/10 - Swapped on my summer setup. I originally didn't have a summer setup, but nobody wanted to buy my Enkei RPFs so I had them custom powdercoated and slapped on Dunlop Sport Maxx summer tires.
Just finished installing the WRB JDM Bottom Lip! :woohoo: It looks bad ass. I'll try and post up some pictures later.

I also applied JDM FSTI decals (cherry blossum red) on the front bumper.

Now, on to the Prova Air Oil Separator!
Installation of Prova Air/Oil Separator complete. Along w/ the Prova Black Anodized Oil Cap.

Took a bunch of pictures and will post them up later.

Completed projects on Easter Sunday....

1. Wash/Wax Exterior
2. Detailed Interior
3. Applied Aerospace 303 to all exterior/interior plastic components
4. Detailed the wheels
5. Installed JDM Rain Guards
6. Installed JDM Front Bumper lip (same as username: XT666)
7. Busted out the touch up paint and filled in any chips on the body
8. Installed Prova Air/Oil seperator
9. Installed Prova Oil Cap : )
10. Installed Subtle Alternator Cover (Black)
11. Installed JDM STI badge on rear hatch (beneath Forester logo)
12. Wiped down engine bay (quick half-ass job)
13. Snapped pictures to post up on the forum and our website

Phew...talk about a productive day!

I already have a bunch of other things on the "to-do" list to take care of next weekend!

:woohoo:
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Went and got my new toy an 89 Harley tour glide 1500 miles round trip just got back

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Installation of Prova Air/Oil Separator complete. Along w/ the Prova Black Anodized Oil Cap.

Took a bunch of pictures and will post them up later.

Completed projects on Easter Sunday....

1. Wash/Wax Exterior
2. Detailed Interior
3. Applied Aerospace 303 to all exterior/interior plastic components
4. Detailed the wheels
5. Installed JDM Rain Guards
6. Installed JDM Front Bumper lip (same as username: XT666)
7. Busted out the touch up paint and filled in any chips on the body
8. Installed Prova Air/Oil seperator
9. Installed Prova Oil Cap : )
10. Installed Subtle Alternator Cover (Black)
11. Installed JDM STI badge on rear hatch (beneath Forester logo)
12. Wiped down engine bay (quick half-ass job)
13. Snapped pictures to post up on the forum and our website

Phew...talk about a productive day!

I already have a bunch of other things on the "to-do" list to take care of next weekend!

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Punched it in the face (my parent's one) because they left the e-brake on all night and now we can't get the car to go into reverse since the brake froze. I hate snow and I hate it when parent's can't understand "DON'T LEAVE THE E-BRAKE ON IN THE WINTER."
Changed out the fuel pump gasket and fuel line snap fittings. Also adjusted the rear hatch catch and added some foam to the hatch plastic to keep rattles down.
Gave my Forester her first hand wash and dry by me!!
Found out two days ago that the front left Tokico stut is blown on the STI. So today I got to call them up for a replacement and wash what I could off the BBS STi goldies =( Thinking they are going to end up needing paint on one, something caustic has eaten the paint really badly. Boooo! But THANK YOU Grimmspeed for the BBS gold color match!
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