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[br wags]

Ok gents after a long time waiting
finally picked this up friday arvo



after three days of rain got some pics after a wash, sorry the pics are at dusk i will post more up later



so the mods to date from the dealer
front sti lip,yes its small but where i live there are heaps of speed humps and sick of repairing/replacing front lip from damage. Recessed front grill



rear sti spolier



and sti gear knob
hopefully later this week i will have tonys(club lib) work varianza wheels as soon as i can swing a day of for a trip to or nation's capital to pick them up, and also a chance for a long drive to see how the suby does on a long trip.

My thoughts on this car two days in, still has that suby dna feeling to the car, yes its bigger but the awd side is still very much there.Sharp handling,brakes good feel,plenty of gadgets to play with, maps,voice control. Stero is good although does need the added subwoofer to add that depth to it.

On the negitive side, apart from the awkward park brake postion my main concern is with the very notchy gearbox/gear selector. selector is very loose and floates around the box,comapred to earlier models.And when changing down to second gear finding it not very happy to go into gear?? I am wondering if the sti short shifter may or may not improve this prob.Yes the throw maybe shorter but wonder if it may also bring the ratio's closer togther?

Any other owners found this same prob? be interested to hear your thoughts
but for the most part im happy with it and as each day goes becoming more and more use to it.Yes it is diffrent to the earlier models, perhaps subaru just need to drive both back to back and sort out some of these probs to make for a better car

But for now thats it, more pics/parts are coming for this
so as time progress's you will see where this goes
hope you enjoy the post's

[Adam]

Starting to grow on me! Nice one! Looks gewd!

[ScoobyOutback]

The car is starting to grow on me as well. The frontend is just a bit to high I feel.

The sti part are little touches that definately make a big difference.

Looking forward to seeing what the new rims look like.

[bd-850]

very nice

[br wags]

yes agreeded always thought the car as is looked un-finished. By adding the sti parts its getting better, still have the damd parts yet to come so think this is going to give the car the lift it needs over the standard car
but as alway a work in progress!

[CRUISN]

Sweet.

Club Liberty Brekky meet this Saturday 8am @ Tru Track in Nth Melbourne.........

[SUBARU]

Tru Track at 8am this Sat (4th?) eh...
I've always wanted to check out their facilities.

[br wags]

hey all, update time after a quick over nite trip to our nations capital (julias world) picked up the works wheels.Very happy with the condition of the wheels (big "plus to tony) back in melb and wheels on car.
Will need to change tyres(tread depth and profile not right) once this is done i can then decide on lowering. Thinking of using existing shocks and changing over springs to bring it down say 10mm ?
Has anyone else down this before, be interested in your thoughts
pics will be up tommorow

[BigWillieStyles]

Looks terrific. Did you go with the Varianza T1S rims?

10mm is tame but I guess it might be a good height for a daily driver that sees plenty of speed humps.

You may have seen these pics, and I know its not a wagon but hey...

[br wags]

thanks will, wheels are works variance ts1 in 19"x8. yeah i know 10mm is tame but with the stupid speed humps round work(you need a 4wd to get over them) i am over the damage done by them.
might get a chance tommorow to get some prices on springs and height(may go lower yet)

[CRUISN]

Thats great to hear re the wheels. Extremely looking forward to pics.

Keeping it oem, just fit some STi springs for a 15mm drop.

[br wags]

hey all wheels on now
pics



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As of this arvo 4 new contnental 235/40r19 contact sport3 now on. Picked these as the side wall is very square and makes the tyre look taller and fills the gap.And 235's dont rub at all but give the car a much needed more solid feel on the road.
Gr8 shot of the sub from will but might not get that low, just need to research those sti springs crusin suggested and i think it will sit just right.

btw the shots are of the old tyres 35 profile so now with the new tyres on it does fill the gap better

So what do you think so far?
pretty happy with the look and where this is going.

[Morgan]

Yeah that looks great!

Will look even better once you close that gap

[Adam]

Nice!

[CRUISN]

Needs Brembo's now to fill in behind the wheels.

Looks great though!

[BigWillieStyles]

Looks terrific! Excellent choice of rims.

How about a front mount intercooler

[Richo]

On the negitive side, apart from the awkward park brake postion my main concern is with the very notchy gearbox/gear selector. selector is very loose and floates around the box,comapred to earlier models.And when changing down to second gear finding it not very happy to go into gear?? I am wondering if the sti short shifter may or may not improve this prob.Yes the throw maybe shorter but wonder if it may also bring the ratio's closer togther?

My understanding is these "All new 6spds" are not quite what they used to be. more like a 5 spd with an extra cog

oh, and yeah, nice rims

[Shaz]

Looks great mate. I think your right about the profile, looking forward to seeing pics with the new tyres and more low.

Cheers,
Shazza

[br wags]

yes very wraped in the choice of rims, glad crusin bought these to my attention. A brembo upgrade maybe on the cards sometime futher down the track, but no front mount as there is no room behind bar to fit one without heavy mods to make it fit.

And yes the 6sp box is a huge disappoint so far, very vauge in its pattern, clumsy and not at all like any other suby box ive ever driven before. Infact the down shift into 2nd is either hard or just wont happen at times, leading me to think its time to vist said docklands service and ask for a pls explain.
It just doesnt have that same feeling of precision that 04-08 models did. So dont know what fixes maybe out there yet for this, but i will have get this sorted.

[skillionaire]

Hi,

Lookin' sweet mate. Love the rims.

Cheers,
Nik