vrmilionzx
08-13-2010, 10:28 PM
Hello,
Just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Robert. Recently picked up a 97OBW(L) that I'm trying to bring back to it's former glory. It had 170k miles on it, and a headgasket that was starting to leak. We picked it up cheap, and started on the fun.
-Low mileage JDM motor (~45k miles), did the headgaskets and all seals.
-03 WRX Wheels and Brakes
I've picked up some WRX Swaybars that I [i]think[i] should fit, based on when I mocked them up.
Also going to pickup a stock WRX catback exhaust that I'm going to try to "make" work - I have a friend with access to welding eqpt (and a lot of experience), so I'll probably be adding a few inches of "test pipe" to keep the length right.
The goal is to make it a little more efficient, without making it too much louder. We have dogs, and will be taking them on trips into the mountains and snow with us, so we don't want to scare them with a loud car (That's what my 240 is for).
I'm also looking into some JDM Projector headlights, and hopefully some nice heated folding mirrors. I wouldn't be looking for mirrors, but less than 2 months after buying it (with heated mirrors, btw), my dumb neighbor hit the mirror and broke it off while it was parked. So now I'll see if I can replace that with better parts!
Anyway, that's the short version - I'm going to go start leaching information now!
Robert
Just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Robert. Recently picked up a 97OBW(L) that I'm trying to bring back to it's former glory. It had 170k miles on it, and a headgasket that was starting to leak. We picked it up cheap, and started on the fun.
-Low mileage JDM motor (~45k miles), did the headgaskets and all seals.
-03 WRX Wheels and Brakes
I've picked up some WRX Swaybars that I [i]think[i] should fit, based on when I mocked them up.
Also going to pickup a stock WRX catback exhaust that I'm going to try to "make" work - I have a friend with access to welding eqpt (and a lot of experience), so I'll probably be adding a few inches of "test pipe" to keep the length right.
The goal is to make it a little more efficient, without making it too much louder. We have dogs, and will be taking them on trips into the mountains and snow with us, so we don't want to scare them with a loud car (That's what my 240 is for).
I'm also looking into some JDM Projector headlights, and hopefully some nice heated folding mirrors. I wouldn't be looking for mirrors, but less than 2 months after buying it (with heated mirrors, btw), my dumb neighbor hit the mirror and broke it off while it was parked. So now I'll see if I can replace that with better parts!
Anyway, that's the short version - I'm going to go start leaching information now!
Robert