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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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Sold my stock wheels. Now on the hunt for an STI steering rack.
Did my first oil change evarrr!! :biggrin:

Also chilled with my manager who has an '06 Impreza and convinced him to clean it out :lol:
Built a light bar mount.
Next week end...mount the Hella 500FFs
Well, it took me 3 days working in short bursts, but I replaced right front axle, tie rod, ball joint, and knuckle. No more clunk over bumps.
sold it and bought a corvair.
(sike)
Towed our new trailer for the first time with it today, a Chalet XL 1937.
Took it home from the dealer, about 25 miles. Towed great.

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Drove it around.

Fooled around a little bit off-road.

Was waived down by a man stuck in a lifted GMC Jimmy to give him a ride into town to get his buddies truck. Offered to pull him out and he said "Nah man, this little car won't pull it" .........5 minutes later his Jimmy was unstuck, and I climbed over the birm without scraping that he high-centered on. :biggrin:

---but----

On the way to the dog park, I decided to take the "off-road" way that has a series of steep hills that I can descend down. The dog park is next to the baseball fields, and there was a game with a LOT of people tailgating right at the bottom of this hill. My happy ass came over the wrong hill that had a 4-foot drop at the very bottom. I was halfway down the hill when I realized this. Stopped....tried to reverse, but no luck. A quy shouted "Hope you have insurance on that thing!". Crap. Now everyone is looking (about 75 people). Rather than cowardly be pulled back up the hill, I did what any self-respecting man would do and built up an excessively huge ego to prove that I would not give in or surrender. :biggrin:

I soon noticed that if I plowed through huge mesquite bushes on the left about 20 feet, it was only a 2 foot drop. So, with about 75 people waiting for me to get stuck, I floored it, mesquite bushes exploding all over the front of the Foz, shortly followed by me slamming the car over the birm and hit the ground....and continued the 100 yards to the dog park like it was no big deal. The crowd cheered (probably because it looked ridiculous), but seriously, it was like that Outback commercial with the parade cheer. Never felt so proud. :icon_wink:

Got to the dog park and surveyed the damage, waiting to see a bent wheel, blown shock or something.......but nothing. Not even a scrape on the bumper. Seriously, these things can take a SERIOUS beating.
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great story. who knows, one(or more) of those people in the crowd might've been impressed enough to consider a Subaru for their next car... i'm glad your car handled it all without a scratch...!
paid off my final payment!!! free at last from the loan!!!
paid off my final payment!!! free at last from the loan!!!
That's a great feeling, isn't it? :woohoo:
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washed it
Clay Bar'd it
Cleaned the paintwork
Waxed it
Treated all the plastics
Cleaned and shined the tyres
vac'd out the inside
Armouralled everything
Cleaned the glass

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Washed, polished, tinted and stickered.



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Blue Fox. great story, Your my hero :lol:
Seriously I would love to see that :biggrin:
Hit up Fitzgerald Subaru of Gaithersburg to get some maintenance work done. Pulled in, the greeter welcomed me, then a Subaru Mechanic and a Subaru Salesman walked up to me and said, "well this is a nice car... what is it?" When I responded that it was a Subaru Forester, they seem shocked and impressed at the same time. :chair:

Very knowledgable SUBARU Sales staff? You'd think they'd know what they have on their lots... especially the Forester being one of their biggest hits. And I BOUGHT this forester from THEM. :huh::confused:
Threw my bike on the hitch rack and went for a long ride. After the ride I took the long way home, on some dirt and gravel roads. 40mph in 2nd on a gravel road that can't even fit 2 cars side by side in some spots. I love my car.
put on the coilovers.

nice ride height, nice ride.

i love this thing.

tomorrow wheels and alignment.
Gave 'er a quick hose off and dry and put on some tire wet. Sat in the interior for some time playing around with and prying off trim pieces, thinking ahead to my HU install. Pulled off the leather boot around the ebrake and got to thinking about making a custom boot...
Gave 'er a quick hose off and dry and put on some tire wet. Sat in the interior for some time playing around with and prying off trim pieces, thinking ahead to my HU install. Pulled off the leather boot around the ebrake and got to thinking about making a custom boot...
what? No spoiler? :N_poke:
I painted my bumpers. Just recently redid my exhaust.
nearly cried when I saw how much sand and dust was on my car this morning from the wind storm over the weekend :frown:

I thorough washing is in the near future.
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