Well I thought I better start again as it's like a new car since the last journal (here: https://www.offroadsubarus.com/showthread.php?t=2887 - RB).
Modifications have been severe! Damage has been extreme Repairs have been expensive and tiresome After all she and I have been through over the past 3 years and 100+k km. You could say it's really been an adventure :lol: With many more to come
Stock in June 2010
Now as of September 2013
Mods
Suspension
Engine/Drivetrain
Interior
Exterior
Future Mods
Damage
Modifications have been severe! Damage has been extreme Repairs have been expensive and tiresome After all she and I have been through over the past 3 years and 100+k km. You could say it's really been an adventure :lol: With many more to come
Stock in June 2010
Now as of September 2013
Mods
Suspension
- KYB front SF shocks/struts
- KYB rear SG(04 Forester N/A) shocks/struts
- Heavy duty raised dobinson springs all round
- GC8 WRX STIheavy duty rear swaybar(19mm)
- Whiteline rear swaybar endlinks
- Audi A3 light weight 15" cast alloy wheels(+38 offset, 5kg each)
- Impreza 15" alloy wheels
- 65mm rear strut top lift blocks(made by Stilson)
- 50mm front strut top lift blocks
- 50mm rear trailing arm spacers
Engine/Drivetrain
- Fully reconditioned SF Forester gearbox(170,000km on foz from All Drive Subaroo in eastern states)
- Fully reconditioned EJ25 N/A SOHC block from 2003 Outback
- Custom made front CV shafts with lifted Toyota Hilux CV boots, heavy duty inner joints(cup, balls, grease, etc...)
- 2004 Forester VLSD rear diff
- Grimmspeed lightweight crank pulley
- Grimmspeed Phenolic manifold spacer
- Haltech Platinum Interceptor Piggyback ECU(wired in by myself - apprentice auto sparky) - Manages fuel and ignition timing for the new engine.
Interior
- 2000watt worth of Stereo - Sony headdeck(wth bluetooth, USB, Auxilary), 2x amplifers, Pioneer 12" Sub, Alpine S-Type 6 1/2" speakers
- Dynamat sounder deadener
- Clarkrubber 10mm sound proofing(boot, tailgate, under passenger seat, rear doors
- Repco plain black seat covers
- Supercheap bucket heavy duty rubber mats, front and rear
- Led interior light conversion
- Tint-A-Car Octane 35% on front two windows(drivers and passengers), 20% from B-Pillar back - Darkest legal all round
- Momo WRX steering wheel
- Genuine Dash mat
- 12v auxilary sockets in glovebox
- Uniden UHF radio 80channel(mounted where ash tray goes)
- Hard wired android Samsung phone charger on drivers side A-Pillar
Exterior
- TJM bullbar(to Suit SF Forester - airbag compliant)
- Subaru genuine reece-hitch towbar 40x40mm - rated at 1300kg
- Rhino sportz roof racks
- Lightforce 170's
- Dual battery setup in boot with Redarc smart solenoid under bonnet(100amp alternator)
- Subaxtreme sumpguard
- Resprayed bonnet(faded)
- 225/70R15 Dunlop Grandtrek AT3's(soon to change to Toyo Open Countrys's)
- Uniden 7db aerial
- ARB 2m side awning(stolen one night )
Future Mods
- Gearbox done - L-Series 1.59 low range, front STI 5 speed helical LSD, DCCD centre, taller 5th gear, shorter 1st gear, oil drip feed
- Dyno tune for piggyback computer running EJ25
- Subaxtreme rear bar
- HID kit for Lightforce 170's
- GCD(2004) WRX dash swap(SF dash looks very old fashion and makes car feel old and sad) - This is a major!
- Safari Snorkel (NK Pajero)
- Rear mounted winch
- LED lightbar
- 2 1/4" exhuast from catback with high flow cat and UEL headers for that awesome boxer rummble
- OBDII Computer conversion/upgrade to replace stock ECU and piggyback computer
Damage
- Ripping front end of chassis off(tow point LHS)
- Blown gearbox(chattered first gear)
- Blown rear diff(stripped teeth off spider gears)
- Snapped CV axle shafts
- Dented drivers door due to a sand dune
- Oil rings gone in Engine 1 (EJ20 N/A)
- Oil rings gone in Engine 2(EJ20 N/A)
- Snapped timing belt in Engine 2
- Bent steel rim(15" stock LHF)
- Bent rear struts
- Snapped Dobinson heavy duty coil spring(2x on different occasions 6 months apart)
- Broken spot lights(due to ramming a fence down)
- Stereo amplifer catching fire(evening peak hour traffic)
- CV boot ripping
- Split radiator (while offroad, had to get towed home)
- Clutch burnt out x2
- Bent towbar
- Ripped off front and rear bumpers
- Ripped off trailer plug
- Ripped off passenger side skirting
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