AtlxPat's never ending paycheck killer

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  1. AtlxPat

    AtlxPat Active Member

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    bought the wrx on March 24, 2007

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    Power mods:
    Cobb AP v2
    Perrin FMIC w/wrapped piping
    SRS type RE exhaust
    No Name downpipe
    HKS intake
    Deadbolt td06 20g
    Walbo 255 fuel pump
    Ultimate Racing 850cc
    Samco inlet
    TGV deletes (Allpro Subaru)
    Grimmspeed uppipe
    Grimmspeed EBCS
    TurboXS RFL BOV
    ACT HD SS Clutch
    ACT Streetlite Flywheel

    Exterior/Interior:
    2.5rs cgm hood
    04/05 tails
    prosport 52mm electric boost gauge
    S2K retrofit
    TRFS tsx-r clear lenses
    JPM coachworks shift boot
    JPM coachworks E-brake boot
    DIY mesh grille
    painted wrx side skirts with front spats
    VIS cf trunk
    Authentic STI limited lip
    Rally armor mudflaps
    pioneer AVIC-x930bt

    Brake Mods:
    ATE super blue fluid
    Centric posiquiet pads
    Centric blank rotors
    Goodridge SS brake lines

    Suspension:
    04 STI inverted struts
    RCE yellow springs
    Litespeed X brace
    kartboy sub frame lockout bolts
    my4isflat fender braces

    Wheels:
    17x9 hyper silver rota DPT +43
    245/40/17 Continental DWS
     
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  2. Alex

    Alex Community Founder
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    Nice journal :)
     
  3. AtlxPat

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    oh, anyone know a place that will port/polish locally?
     
  4. Doug@DBW Motorsports

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    port what? the turbo?
     
  5. Matt

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    his trunk, y0!
     
  6. AtlxPat

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    PnP for the turbo
     
  7. AtlxPat

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    here are a few pictures of my front bumper with license plate delete
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    The front bumper looks nice with the license plate delete. It has a really clean look.
     
  9. AtlxPat

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    got it done by bryson at wagenwerksatlanta, i will definately be going there for future painting/body work
     
  10. superdoughboy4

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    Niiice. It's looking really good. Are you not gonna get a new CF hood?
     
  11. AtlxPat

    AtlxPat Active Member

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    nah i dont think so, i will be looking to get a painted scoopless hood if i get a FMIC
     
  12. Dr.Chris

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    Are the inserts next to the lights normally black or painted. Your grill looks different from the front, I really like what you have done so far.
     
  13. superdoughboy4

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    Ahh. I see. You don't like having a top mount with the hood scoop?
     
  14. AtlxPat

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    yea i got them painted, i have 2 sets of grilles, 1 painted flat black and the other CGM, i'm gonna cut up the flat black ones and insert mesh grilles

    nah i just dont like the attention sometimes of the hood scoop. If i get a front mount, i have no use for the scoop
     
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    I always thought the hood scoop on WRXs gave it character.
    Normally, I would hate the look of any car with a hood scoop, but the Impreza/WRX is a completely different story.
     
  17. Dempsey

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    I like the way you did your front grill. And the trunk lid is pretty nice too!
     
  18. AtlxPat

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    finally came around and finished the front grille
    waiting to put on gms v2 inlet/walbro fuel pump/vf30/fmic/tial bov when the weather gets warmer
    rally armor flaps on the way :ddirty:
     
  19. Alex

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    Sweet, cannot wait to see the flaps! You should consider adding the STi roof vane back there.
     
  20. AtlxPat

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    yea but i dont know how i feel about drilling holes into the body
     
  21. Alex

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    Maybe you should ask the body how it feels about you drilling it?
     
  22. Mighty Mouse

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    Looks great! +1 for wagenwerks-coming from the VW Scene, those guys do great work. Seen a few friends with their paint/body work. Incredible.
     
  23. AtlxPat

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    last piece of the vf30 puzzle

    fmic just came in, cant wait to tune :eek:hnoes:
    i've decided to go with topspeed - i might cut up the bumper today and run around with an interfooler :unamused:
     
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    so i had some time to kill after work and decided to get the core and bracket in tonight
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    and after having the medical scissors break on me while cutting up the bumper here is where i am
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    still need to trim the bottom some more, what do ppl recommend to cut up a bumper?
     
  25. atlxkevinx

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    About time! ;)
     
  26. Matt

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    Dremel is what I've used in the past
     
  27. AtlxPat

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    got my wc lathewerks and replaced the decal with one from a local community around here
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    had another sticker lying around so i put it to good use also
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    yea i ended up using a dremel but i used a sanding bit ...lol
     
  29. amonsta

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    Its probally gonna be best to run the stock bov and such for now so make sure that you get all the extra goodies for the install that dont come with the ssac kit. They fooled me! lol I think i have a few thing still lying around if you need
     
  30. Matt

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    whatever works.
     
  31. AtlxPat

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    i got it from ajw, its a bit different but in all its the same kit. i using a tial bov with this setup
    i got this one cause it includes 2 year warranty and a overflow tank and black couplers instead of blue
     
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    my tune is this monday, i cant wait! installing everything this weekend hope it all goes smoothly
     
  33. AtlxPat

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    got my cobb ap back, with the proper software installed, hopefully i'll tune this monday.

    was pretty bored the other day and gave this DIY a shot, took less than 40 minutes to complete
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    i might tint it or cover it up with vinyl....not sure how i feel about ppl bein able to see in :coolugh:.
    heres the DIY if anyones interested
    http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1698481
     
  34. FTZ

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    Care looks great Alex. You just need one of these now.
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    alex?
     
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  36. wrxin8or

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    lol. looks good Pat...
     
  37. Matt

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    keep it up, Pat!
     
  38. AtlxPat

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    thanks guys!
     
  39. FTZ

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    Sorry, my dyslexia always made me read your name as Alex. I will not make the mistake again, Alex.
     
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    ^^^That was just too much fun to not mess with...
     
  41. blaster

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    I understand your concern about letting bystanders see up your skirt through your hoodscoop hole, but damn, that window is teh sex.
     
  42. josh booth

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    Car looks great man.
     
  43. AtlxPat

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    haha its no problem

    thanks for the comments guys!
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    almost invisible at this angle
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    hella flush
     
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    got it tuned today! very happy with my results
    next up: coilovers
     
  45. Matt

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    great job, Alex!
     
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    haha thanks, alex!
     
  47. pEd

    pEd This ain't no Piccadilly!

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    Car looks great Pat. Make that front mount black and you'll have a nice sleeper.
    I really like the scoop delete - let us know how it holds up.
     
  48. Matt

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    His name is Alex, Ed... :unamused:

    :)
     
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    His name is Dep, Mike...:unamused:

    :)
     
  50. Alex

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    Going for the ZR1 look?
     

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