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[Matt]

Hey Guys,
A lot of you guys have met me before, but i thought i might put up a small blurb about whats happened to my Silver Sedan,
i will update the pics when i get some better ones, but for now this should do.

I purchased my car in January 2007, after four years of driving around in a '88 Pulsar it was a godsend!!
Up until last year i had only got clear indicators and removed an Sti badge that the previous owner had thought was cool??

Halfway through 2008 i decided to fix the old girl up a little bit......but keeping in mind i wanna swap all the good bits
over to a B4 when i finally get one, but for the moment its such a fun handling car...just needs turbo powerz!!!

Some mods ive done ;

ENGINE/EXHAUST
-Go Fast Bits Underdrive Pulleys
-UniFilter Hi-Flow panel filter
-Resonatorectomy (using 2 x 3in intercooler bends)
-Varex (x-force) Oval Muffler (2.5in inlet)

SUSPENSION
-TEIN flex type (jap spec)
-Whiteline 22m Adj. Swaybar - Rear
-Whiteline 22m Swaybar - Front
-Whiteline HD Alloy Swaybar endlinks - Front
-Whiteline Anti Lift Kit (sports)
-Whiteline roll centre correction kit
-Whiteline Camber adj. Bushes (rear)
-Roadsafe HD Swaybar endlinks - Rear
-Superpro HD steering rack bushes

WHEELS/BRAKES
-MY04 WRX Sti 17x7.5" Rims (Powdercoaed Satin Black)
-TOYO T1-R (225/45/R17)
-MUTEKI Black Wheel Nuts

INTERIOR
-WRX STI Ver3 front seats
-LEGACY RSK rear seats
-LEGACY RS-B MOMO Steering Wheel
-LEGACY RSK "Black" console plastics
-Glovebox gauge holder (Oil P+T,Wtr T,Volts)
-GIZZMO Shift Light (left over from the Pulsar!)

EXTERIOR
-Ganador Mirrors (Blue tint mirrors)
-LEGACY JDM Rear Garnish
-Clear side indicators
-Rev-ABC Sports Mud Gaurds
-06/07 WRX Sti Front Lip
-Dechromed front grill (Acrylic black)
-Meshed Lower Air Dam

LIGHTING
-LED Licence plate/parkers/interior lights
-HID Low Beam 6000k (Phillips)
-HID Fog Lights 6000k (some brand?)

ENTERTAINMENT
-Pioneer DVD/CD 7in screen with iPod adaptor
-Crossfire X6 Front Splits
-All doors and boot are sound deadened
-Crossfire XT212 Subwoofer in custom diy box
-Jaycar Response 1500w/1 Mono Block Amp
-Dual Battery (baintech) setup in boot

Haha oohhh yeah Sti!!! (Back when the Sti badge from the previous owner was still on there)


(With billies,without Lip and mud gaurds)




Current Pictures



Some rear shots for yous all..cause i know how some of you Gen2 drivers only seem to like the arse



HID's (Low Beam and Fog Lights)

[Shiv]

One of my favourite gen3's And its not even a B4.... Looking good Matt, I see you FINALLY receieved that STi front lip and installed it

[Matt]

Thanks Shiv!!...itll grow into a B4 one day haha Yeah got the lip on about a week ago now...finishes off the front end so well!!

[Morgan]

Very nice matt! Definitely one of my favourite gen3’s Now just waiting on moar powahz!!

[Dylan]

Nice one Matt. I really like the change you've made to the rear as well - Not sure if it's a Legacy garnish or if you've just wired the lights up in there

[CRUISN]

For a Gen3 its very nice. Top list of mods there. Good to see the STi badge is no longer on it.

[Soop]

I like it. Very neat. Needs more 400hp LS1... Just sayin.... (f*ck you Rob, F**k you very very much)

[Matt]

Very nice matt! Definitely one of my favourite gen3’s
Now just waiting on moar powahz!!

Cheers Morgan,unfortunantly its only a Std Edition RX not a Ltd like yours ...
certainly needs to be some moar powahz soon though...just need money/time etc etc lol

Nice one Matt. I really like the change you've made to the rear as well - Not sure if it's a Legacy garnish or if you've just wired the lights up in there

Thanks Dylan...Yeah thats a JDM garnish,with the Japanese loom plugged in..JDM stlylin'!

For a Gen3 its very nice.
Top list of mods there. Good to see the STi badge is no longer on it.

Thanks Mark! Yeah its no Gen2 (and i do like the Gen2 shape better lol) but i like it alot now,and its a ball around the corners.
Its just a "little" bit slow ,even slower since i took the Sti badge off haha

I like it.
Very neat.

Needs more 400hp LS1...

Haha thanks for that Paul glad ya like it!....no way a dirty "pushrod" is going between the towers though??

[Scuba-Roo]

thats a nice toy, guess you've spent some $$$ at cardiff automotive! getting discounts yet or what the 4pots will look nice behind the black rexy rims never really paid attention to it when it flew past on the freeway so good to see some pics

[Soop]

Said "dirty pushrod" will smash anything you'll fit to it.

[Rob]

Just sayin.... (f*ck you Rob, F**k you very very much)

What did i do?

[N/A_EJ22]

Wow. Usually im a hater of Gen 3'sbut fark me dead thats nice! Seems to be a very well sorted car in the handling department and im loving those black wheels . The 4pots will be a welcome upgrade I'd assume. One question about the coilovers. Whats the quality like of them? I've read a few bad things about that brand is all and never got a first hand opinon. Keep it up mate!

[Soop]

What did i do?

ya mum....

[Rob]

ya mum....

you wish

[Matt]

thats a nice toy, guess you've spent some $$$ at cardiff automotive!
getting discounts yet or what
the 4pots will look nice behind the black rexy rims

Thanks, yeah its a bit of fun!
I only really got the JDM rear garnish and Bilsteins from Cardiff...but they have a fair bit of stuff in their!!
Scored alot of the parts off mates,wreckers and IM.....right place at the right time i suppose,and yeah ive been waiting
to put the 4-pots on for a while now...haha

Said "dirty pushrod" will smash anything you'll fit to it.

True....but i just dont like pushrods .....to me the LS1 is such a dated engine?? hahaha

Wow. Usually im a hater of Gen 3'sbut fark me dead thats nice! Seems to be a very well sorted car in the handling department and im loving those black wheels .
The 4pots will be a welcome upgrade I'd assume.
One question about the coilovers. Whats the quality like of them? I've read a few bad things about that brand is all and never got a first hand opinon.
Keep it up mate!

Thanks alot! Every seems to have a small hatred for the Gen3 haha??
Apart from upgrading the bushes (ill wait for the B4) the handling is quite tight ....the 4-pots should (hopefully) be on soon, but im not holding my breath.
The coilovers are good!!....im still messing with the dampers...but it sits the car nice and flat,and at a good height which is what i was after
Still fairly smooth over the Central Coast roads aswell which is great...IMO for cheap coilovers theyre excellent!!

[Soop]

LOL. They're newer than an EJ20-t. By a good decade.

[Matt]

LOL.
They're newer than an EJ20-t. By a good decade.

Haha your persistant arent you Paul
Also its a V8,a pushrod,in a Commodore,probably alot heavier than an EJ20?? Im sorry but it just aint got much goin for it lol

Nothing personal im just not a V8 person.............at all

[jOhn-e]

Wanna swap wheels ? lol Nice car !

[Matt]

Wanna swap wheels ? lol

Nice car !

Cheers John-e..it must be the top colour lol
No way id swap haha i needed to buy 2 sets to get a full set of 5 in good quality....but dont you already have the same wheels??? just not Matt Black?

[jOhn-e]

Yeah but i want them powder coated black Hehehe