Hi from the Canadian Parries

[MrFin]

Hi everyone!

Some of you may have seen some of my photos before. If you haven’t seen the photos, please let me introduce myself.
I currently have a 2001 Outback. The 2001 is my second Outback since my first one (a 1999) fell victim to a guy running a red light back in February 2011. The ’01 had 225,000km on it when I bought it and wasn’t very thrilling, now it has 330,000 km on it and I’m liking how it’s turning around. My other half mistakenly called it a ‘project car’ from the repairs I’ve done to it, which (in my mind) gave me the green-light to turn it into the car I want.

Anyway, enjoy the write-up and the photos.

Repairs:

Clutch
Driveshaft
Front brakes
Front CV axle
All new shifter bushings (which weren’t in the Energy Suspension package)
Replaced the engine since the first engine snapped a timing belt – ‘newer’ engine has new headgaskets, water pump, tensioner, timing belt, spark plugs, plug wires, etc.


Upgrades

Legacy mirrors
20% tint
Black leather interior swap from a 2000 or 2001 LL Bean (still need to swap the dashboard and find a headliner)
Center console from a 2003 or 2004 legacy
Modified front grill
Headlights baked, orange reflectors removed, assemblies polished, and upgraded low beams
Dash trim painted in a carbon fibre motif
RTX rims in 205/55R16 tires
JDM roof spoiler
JDM tail lights
Energy Suspension Main stay & shifter bushings



Stereo

Sound deadener on the inside of the doors, door frames, spare tire, cargo area, tailgate, etc
Panasonic head unit (taken from the totalled 1999 Outback)
JL 6.5 inch speakers in the doors with factory tweeters from the LL Bean (for now)
Kicker XZ 350.4 and ZX500.1 amplifiers
One of three Kicker subs (either one of the two ten-inch Kickers, or a single eight-inch Kicker)
Custom amp rack which will have plexiglass and lights
Custom sub box which will have a plexiglass windo


Future plans:

Finish the interior swap
Find a Mono steering wheel
Finish the stereo installation
Upgrade the headunit for one that has a USB port (and still retain the 3 pairs of RCA outputs)
Upgrade the brakes and have rims to clear the upgraded brakes
Upgrade sway bars
Add strut tower braces
Upgrade suspension bushings
Replace the Outback struts for the Legacy struts
Fix the rust
A hood with the hood scope – I really miss having the scope (like my ’99 did – even if it was not functional)
Colour match the lower trim panels
Air intake
Exhaust
Possibly and engine swap (currently in research stage)


When the car was sitting on the dealership lot:

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More current / progression photos:
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[MrFin]

Okay... I wasn't able to add all the photos for some reason. Here is attempt #2:

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[MrFin]

Here are the final photos for the red ’99 Outback I had. It was my first Subaru – I REALLY liked this car.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2016/10/P1010659_zpsjkewyhzo-1.jpg (http://s212.photobucket.com/user/DJFphotos/media/1999%20Outback/P1010659_zpsjkewyhzo.jpg.html)

The door is closed - the frame is bent.
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2016/10/P1010658_zpsleolxufz-1.jpg (http://s212.photobucket.com/user/DJFphotos/media/1999%20Outback/P1010658_zpsleolxufz.jpg.html)

Not only was I hit head on the corner (the guy running a red light caused a multi-car accident), the car spun around and the back hit the guy who ran the red light.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2016/10/P1010675_zps1byb0uzh-1.jpg (http://s212.photobucket.com/user/DJFphotos/media/1999%20Outback/P1010675_zps1byb0uzh.jpg.html)

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2016/10/P1010674_zpscruvs0sh-1.jpg (http://s212.photobucket.com/user/DJFphotos/media/1999%20Outback/P1010674_zpscruvs0sh.jpg.html)

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2016/10/P1010673_zpszpxjef2s-1.jpg (http://s212.photobucket.com/user/DJFphotos/media/1999%20Outback/P1010673_zpszpxjef2s.jpg.html)

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2016/10/P1010670_zps96vbyfbj-1.jpg (http://s212.photobucket.com/user/DJFphotos/media/1999%20Outback/P1010670_zps96vbyfbj.jpg.html)

I don’t remember the back seat arching up like that before the accident.
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2016/10/P1010663_zpscibhrhns-1.jpg (http://s212.photobucket.com/user/DJFphotos/media/1999%20Outback/P1010663_zpscibhrhns.jpg.html)

[Go Mifune]

That had to hurt emotionally as well as physically. Just noticed that your new car is a stick. Two thumbs up!

[MrFin]

Thanks man. I was in physio for a few months from the whip lash. My glasses and ring were both knocked off my the air bag. I found my ring bent and laying on the back seat. My glasses were bent, but they landed on the passenger side. The accident happened at 10:00pm at night and I missed an important mid-term the following morning. I ended up providing photos, police reports, and doctor's notes in order to be 'excused' from that mid-term test. The accident did cause a lot of stress because I was unsure if I would pass that semester, or if I would have to withdraw with cause.

The '99 was a manual as well. I've owned two trucks and six cars over the past twenty years. Only two of those eight vehicles were automatics - and I had to replace the transmissions on BOTH of them. The car with the automatic had the automatic transmission replaced three times! Hence, I became leery of automatics and nearly every vehicle (expect for the one-ton truck) has been a manual since. My aversion to automatics was renewed after I had to replace the 4L80E in my one-ton dually. I had just bought the truck from a contractor so I suspect the failing transmission was the reason why the truck went up for sale. I prefer manuals as I usually have to replace the clutch rather than the whole transmission.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2016/10/P1010666_zpscacvzxsg-1.jpg (http://s212.photobucket.com/user/DJFphotos/media/1999%20Outback/P1010666_zpscacvzxsg.jpg.html)

[Go Mifune]

Yeah, we have a guy here in town who hates automatics so much that he drives a stick MR2 turbo with just his one arm. I laughed when I read that you miss your non-functional hood scoop. Neither of my Subarus have one and I feel deprived.