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Masterstumpy

Member Since 03 Apr 2012
Offline Last Active Dec 29 2012 08:47 AM
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MY02 WRX Impreza WIP

01 June 2012 - 05:16 PM

Hi Everyone,

I'm only new to the forum but I thought I'd share with you my WRX project car.

I bought it in stock form back in early April, a week before I got my full licence. It had relatively low kms on it (14000kms), which is why I bought it because the paintwork was in pretty bad shape. It looked good in photo's, but not in person.

So I bought it, drove it around for a few weeks before it went into the garage where it stayed for around three and half weeks. We prepped the car ourselves for paint, and had it sprayed professionally in a booth in the same Subaru Blue. When it rolled out of the garage it looked pretty shmick. She's not perfect, but she looks a thousand times better than when I bought it. With the sti spoiler and tinted tailights I think it looks pretty good, though I have plans for the car that will change it quite a bit.

I recently installed a new aftermarket sound system in the car with lots of help from motoboy, who is also on the forums. Vibe speakers and amps with a pioneer double din head unit, and soon it'll have two Clarion subs in the back. I also now have a set of Lenso 17" rims and an Invidia N1 catback exhaust on the car, which you'll hopefully see when I take some more up-to-date pictures of the car. Sitting in my room at home I also have some new slotted brake rotors, king spring lows, and I'm waiting to get some braided brake lines and KYB AGX fully adjustable shocks in the mail. It should feel like a new car to drive when its all installed.

Plans for the future:
  • Aftermarket Up-pipe and downpipe
  • Front mount intercooler
  • Possibly a bigger turbo
  • Aftermarket bumpers and skirts
  • Then a dyno tune :)
  • Then who knows :P
I'm also considering by a high stall torque converter, since the car is an auto. I was born without my lower left arm so I have no shift hand to drive manual, but one day I'll find a way to do it. I've driven a manual, I'm just not allowed to drive one on the road. Which leads to a nice little mod that motoboy and I came up with; making an auto look like a manual.

Hopefully I'll have more pics and updates soon,

Cam