So this is my MR1 thread for my 2000 Outback wagon, it's base, manual, slow, and I love it.
Although I started this post 2 years into my ownership, I wanted to present things in a chronological order. 6 months after making this post the idea has gone out the window, so I'm going to give you a short summary and jump to present day. I may dump my archive of old photos in here someday...
Purhcased in May 2014, in Ontario, Canada with 162k km. Involved in an accident in July 2014 as someone did a U-turn in front of me, insurance wanted to scrap my car, I fought them and had it repaired, pooprly, by a local hack-mechanic to get it back. Blew through two transmissions so far, one in Oct 2015, another in January 2016. Currently it's serving as daily to get to university to finish up my last semester.
UPDATE: The car is now in retirement, serving as a roadtrip and Sunday drive vehicle. Waiting for me to sort out my life so I can move to a place with a proper garage and take my time with an engine swap.
Recent photo (July 2017)
Current Mod List
Engine:
Stock for now, just maintenance, lots of work but no mods
STi Head Gaskets (No more Graphite single-layer crap)
K&N Re-usable Air Filter (Barely a mod)
Drivetrain and Suspension:
Subframe spacer delete with all required mods
JDM GT-B Bilstein struts and springs
TY755VC3AA transmission from junkyard MY03 Forester (RIP)
TY754VC6CA transmission from junkyard MY05 Impreza RS with 4.111 final drive (Yay for junkyard warranty)
Some stock-spec Exedy clutch
COBB 5MT Shifter Bushings
COBB Double Adjustable Short-throw shifter
Male type front axles to match transmission
Whiteline Front Endlinks
Whiteline Rear Endlinks
Whiteline 20mm adjustable rear sway bar
MOOG Tie Rods
MOOG Ball Joint (Yes, just one for now)
STi Genome front strut brace
Cusco Rear strut brace (used to be rkrenicki's -> maximum SL-i street cred)
Replacement rear arms with bushings (old ones were seized and couldn’t be aligned)
Motul Gear 300 75W-90 in rear diff
Wheels, Tires, Brakes:
USDM MY06-07 WRX 4-2 pot calipers with Kartboy adapters
Hawk HPS Pads
Centric Rotors
Stoptech braided brake lines
ATE TYP 200 DOT 4 brake fluid
Winter Setup
2000-01 Impreza 2.5RS 16X7"+53 Wheels wrapped in 225/60R16 Continental ExtremeWinterContact
Summer setup
JDM LGT/WRX 17x7"+55 wheels wrapped in 225/45R17 Michelin Pilot Sport 4S
Notable mentions / Head nod
1997-2004 Legacy GT 16x6.5"+55 Wheels on 225/60/R16 on old TOYO tires (1 newer than the rest, thanks previous owner )
Interior:
JDM Black Face Meter from a MT Car
JDM Momo steering wheel (Not sure what year/model it's out of)
Cobb shifter knob
2003 WRX heated front seats (Pass has swapped rails)
2004 BH centre console (3 cup holders now!)
2003-4? Visor (Girlfriend wanted one with a mirror)
Kenwood Single DIN Head Unit with USB
Code reader that lives in the glovebox
Huskyliner floor mats
Leather door cards from a Legacy GT Limited
2003-4 Legacy GT black leather back seats
OEM Tweeters
Mightycarmods Yellow hat mirror doodle
Replaced window gussets
Exterior:
Rallyarmour Basic Mud Flaps
JDM Tailights and centre piece
Custom bent hood and rad support courtesy of a previous encounter with a RAV4
Some eBay yellow film on fog lights
Clear corner headlight (Baked and removed the orange bit)
Things I have but are not on the car yet.
Some scoopless JDM hood (Currently in my kitchen)
The other MOOG Ball Joint
JDM L7 / LT Grille from above hood (Had a Lancaster6 thingy in it)
H6 Auto Climate Control
JDM Wing
Rear subframe poly bushings
Spare set of lights awaiting some HID retrofitting