harrymaneuvers
03-26-2012, 04:17 PM
Hello SL-i!
You all mainly know me from my 1999 Subaru legacy sedan with JDM front end. It was my love of this car that ultimately led my now Fiance to want something more than something to get her from point A to point B... she wanted something she could be proud of and be a part of.
About 8 months ago my girlfriend of 2 years had slowly been hinting towards wanting to get a new car. She was driving a 2005 Chevy Aveo hatch. Once she sat in a wrx wagon on some local used lot... she was hooked.
Next came the arduous task of finding a STOCK wrx wagon in an automatic for a great deal. It is not like she cant drive a stick... but thinking years ahead in our lives, it just made the most sense. I also knew that by getting an AT, I would subconsciously drive the car softer than if it was a manual.
After months of searching and not finding what we wanted... we finally found one on craigslist in southern california. The seller had owned the car for 6 months and used it to drive from socal to arizona twice a month for work. He was a regional rep for a large outdoors backpack company so he would demo all the products at REI and other locations. After 6 months and 10k miles, he and his wife decided that they wanted something bigger (he ended up getting a 04 outback H6).
This is what it looked like the day we bought it:
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/6175679143_5ba40e4bc2_b-1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6175679143/)
220096_217087654975827_100000237835945_837567_6566038_o (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6175679143/) by Harry Maneuvers (http://www.flickr.com/people/37917790@N03/), on Flickr
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/6176208032_a8df0eea59_b-1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6176208032/)
243572_217087638309162_100000237835945_837566_761751_o (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6176208032/) by Harry Maneuvers (http://www.flickr.com/people/37917790@N03/), on Flickr
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/6176208098_9089866903_b-1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6176208098/)
219076_217087631642496_100000237835945_837565_4584063_o (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6176208098/) by Harry Maneuvers (http://www.flickr.com/people/37917790@N03/), on Flickr
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/6175679469_e850a29088_b-1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6175679469/)
242050_217087618309164_100000237835945_837564_1714908_o (1) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6175679469/) by Harry Maneuvers (http://www.flickr.com/people/37917790@N03/), on Flickr
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/6175679077_77151bd034_b-1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6175679077/)
241210_217087724975820_100000237835945_837571_2063805_o (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6175679077/) by Harry Maneuvers (http://www.flickr.com/people/37917790@N03/), on Flickr
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/6176208446_f456fb039f_b-1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6176208446/)
219123_217087571642502_100000237835945_837560_1021860_o (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6176208446/) by Harry Maneuvers (http://www.flickr.com/people/37917790@N03/), on Flickr
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/6176208748_d9f2bf536b_b-1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6176208748/)
218418_217087601642499_100000237835945_837562_3552620_o (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6176208748/) by Harry Maneuvers (http://www.flickr.com/people/37917790@N03/), on Flickr
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/6175679737_bb10bc5b27_b-1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6175679737/)
220742_217087534975839_100000237835945_837559_2819464_o (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6175679737/) by Harry Maneuvers (http://www.flickr.com/people/37917790@N03/), on Flickr
Once we got it home... I completely tuned it up the first weekend.
- New Iridium XI plugs
- New fuel filter
- K and N drop in (yes I know there are no performance gains)
- Cabin air filter
Then slowly but surely, I started modding...
Exterior:
- Sedan Bumper
- Sedan Fenders
- Sti Splitters
- JDM Side Markers
- JDM Foglights
- STi Foglight Covers
- Sti Scoop
- Cleared headlights
- Lamin-x yellow foglight tint
- DDM 35w 5k HID low beams
- Impreza "I" badge grill
- Rally Armor mudflaps
- Hella Supertones
Engine:
- Cobb AP V2 with custom stage 2 tune from Paul at DB Tuned
- Invidea V3 catless downpipe
- STi catless uppipe
- Perrin radiator shroud
- Perrin light weight crank pulley
- Perrin Afta-MAS intake tube
- Perrin intercooler tubing
- Mishimoto ancillary hoses
Electical:
- 110 Amp alternator from a 2008 Forester
- X2 Power AGM battery
- Flex Innovations grounding kit
Drivetrain:
- Rallitek 4EAT insert
- Whitline rear differential bushings
Suspension:
- STOCK
Brakes:
- Blue goodridge stainless steal coated lines
- Perrin master brake cylinder stiffener
- 4/2 pots (to be installed)
- EBC Ultimax rotors (to be installed)
- Hawk HPS pads (to be installed)
Wheels/Tires:
- 2011 WRX gunmetal take-offs
- OEM Dunlop SP Summer tires
Plans for the future:
- DVD/Navi headunit
- 16G turbo
- STi pinks
- Walbro
I already bought a WRB sedan bumper... I just need the fenders, liners, control arms and front sway with links to be complete!
This is what it looks like currently with the 2011 WRX wheels and tires..
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/031-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/028-1.jpg
Crater Lake this summer (2011)
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/IMAG0256jpgt1309618551-1.jpg
Random:
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/IMAG0163jpgt1309618954-1.jpg
You all mainly know me from my 1999 Subaru legacy sedan with JDM front end. It was my love of this car that ultimately led my now Fiance to want something more than something to get her from point A to point B... she wanted something she could be proud of and be a part of.
About 8 months ago my girlfriend of 2 years had slowly been hinting towards wanting to get a new car. She was driving a 2005 Chevy Aveo hatch. Once she sat in a wrx wagon on some local used lot... she was hooked.
Next came the arduous task of finding a STOCK wrx wagon in an automatic for a great deal. It is not like she cant drive a stick... but thinking years ahead in our lives, it just made the most sense. I also knew that by getting an AT, I would subconsciously drive the car softer than if it was a manual.
After months of searching and not finding what we wanted... we finally found one on craigslist in southern california. The seller had owned the car for 6 months and used it to drive from socal to arizona twice a month for work. He was a regional rep for a large outdoors backpack company so he would demo all the products at REI and other locations. After 6 months and 10k miles, he and his wife decided that they wanted something bigger (he ended up getting a 04 outback H6).
This is what it looked like the day we bought it:
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/6175679143_5ba40e4bc2_b-1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6175679143/)
220096_217087654975827_100000237835945_837567_6566038_o (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6175679143/) by Harry Maneuvers (http://www.flickr.com/people/37917790@N03/), on Flickr
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/6176208032_a8df0eea59_b-1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6176208032/)
243572_217087638309162_100000237835945_837566_761751_o (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6176208032/) by Harry Maneuvers (http://www.flickr.com/people/37917790@N03/), on Flickr
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/6176208098_9089866903_b-1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6176208098/)
219076_217087631642496_100000237835945_837565_4584063_o (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6176208098/) by Harry Maneuvers (http://www.flickr.com/people/37917790@N03/), on Flickr
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/6175679469_e850a29088_b-1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6175679469/)
242050_217087618309164_100000237835945_837564_1714908_o (1) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6175679469/) by Harry Maneuvers (http://www.flickr.com/people/37917790@N03/), on Flickr
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/6175679077_77151bd034_b-1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6175679077/)
241210_217087724975820_100000237835945_837571_2063805_o (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6175679077/) by Harry Maneuvers (http://www.flickr.com/people/37917790@N03/), on Flickr
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/6176208446_f456fb039f_b-1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6176208446/)
219123_217087571642502_100000237835945_837560_1021860_o (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6176208446/) by Harry Maneuvers (http://www.flickr.com/people/37917790@N03/), on Flickr
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/6176208748_d9f2bf536b_b-1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6176208748/)
218418_217087601642499_100000237835945_837562_3552620_o (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6176208748/) by Harry Maneuvers (http://www.flickr.com/people/37917790@N03/), on Flickr
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/6175679737_bb10bc5b27_b-1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6175679737/)
220742_217087534975839_100000237835945_837559_2819464_o (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37917790@N03/6175679737/) by Harry Maneuvers (http://www.flickr.com/people/37917790@N03/), on Flickr
Once we got it home... I completely tuned it up the first weekend.
- New Iridium XI plugs
- New fuel filter
- K and N drop in (yes I know there are no performance gains)
- Cabin air filter
Then slowly but surely, I started modding...
Exterior:
- Sedan Bumper
- Sedan Fenders
- Sti Splitters
- JDM Side Markers
- JDM Foglights
- STi Foglight Covers
- Sti Scoop
- Cleared headlights
- Lamin-x yellow foglight tint
- DDM 35w 5k HID low beams
- Impreza "I" badge grill
- Rally Armor mudflaps
- Hella Supertones
Engine:
- Cobb AP V2 with custom stage 2 tune from Paul at DB Tuned
- Invidea V3 catless downpipe
- STi catless uppipe
- Perrin radiator shroud
- Perrin light weight crank pulley
- Perrin Afta-MAS intake tube
- Perrin intercooler tubing
- Mishimoto ancillary hoses
Electical:
- 110 Amp alternator from a 2008 Forester
- X2 Power AGM battery
- Flex Innovations grounding kit
Drivetrain:
- Rallitek 4EAT insert
- Whitline rear differential bushings
Suspension:
- STOCK
Brakes:
- Blue goodridge stainless steal coated lines
- Perrin master brake cylinder stiffener
- 4/2 pots (to be installed)
- EBC Ultimax rotors (to be installed)
- Hawk HPS pads (to be installed)
Wheels/Tires:
- 2011 WRX gunmetal take-offs
- OEM Dunlop SP Summer tires
Plans for the future:
- DVD/Navi headunit
- 16G turbo
- STi pinks
- Walbro
I already bought a WRB sedan bumper... I just need the fenders, liners, control arms and front sway with links to be complete!
This is what it looks like currently with the 2011 WRX wheels and tires..
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/031-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/028-1.jpg
Crater Lake this summer (2011)
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/IMAG0256jpgt1309618551-1.jpg
Random:
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/03/IMAG0163jpgt1309618954-1.jpg