G-WRX's BugEye

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  1. G-WRX

    G-WRX Member

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    Daily Driven...

    2002 Subaru Impreza WRX
    Midnight Black Pearl
    95,*** miles

    Modifications:

    Suspension:

    Prodrive Springs (lowers 1" on all four corners)
    Cobb Rear Sway Bar
    Rota Tarmac 1 17x7.5 5x100 Powdercoated Black.
    Bridgestone Potenza 245/45/17

    Engine:

    Injen Short intake
    TXS catless up-pipe (I'm guessing that it's TXS) ~Heat Wrapped~
    TXS 4" catless downpipe ~Heat Wrapped~
    TXS RFL-Ti 3" Cat-Back Exhaust
    Short Shifter (unknown brand)
    Blitz II Turbo-timer/Boost Gauge combo

    Exterior:

    STI Hood scoop. (knock off)

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    WRX1 by G-WRX, on Flickr
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    WRX2 by G-WRX, on Flickr
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    WRX3 by G-WRX, on Flickr

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    Back when I first bought the car.

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    DSC_0067 by G-WRX, on Flickr

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    DSC_0049 by G-WRX, on Flickr

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    DSC_0058 by G-WRX, on Flickr
     
    #1 G-WRX, Sep 4, 2011
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  2. Texsun

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    I wanna black mine out!
     
    #2 Texsun, Sep 4, 2011
  3. G-WRX

    G-WRX Member

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    I think my next DIY mod is going to be blackening out the housing in the Headlights. But that will come after I install the coilovers this coming up weekend.
     
    #3 G-WRX, Sep 4, 2011
  4. josh booth

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    Looking good.
     
    #4 josh booth, Sep 4, 2011
  5. G-WRX

    G-WRX Member

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    Getting some game plans together for the 100k mile tune-up/maintenance I will be doing. So far here is the list of things that I am going to work on.

    -Oil Change (Thinking about trying out that Rotella T6)
    -Timing Belt Change
    -New Radiator (Probably going with an STI radiator)
    -Valve Cover Gasket Replacement
    -Spark Plug/Wire Replacement
    -Transmission Fluid Flush

    If you guys have any suggestions on brands of parts or any sort of input, let me know.
     
    #5 G-WRX, Sep 5, 2011
  6. b reel

    b reel Active Member

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    Rotella or Amsoil
    Allpro is a good hook up on a good replacement AL radiator
    Rich or David @ Don Jackson Subaru (Union City) for belt, tensioner, VC gaskets, Super S trans fluid
    NGK plugs
     
    #6 b reel, Sep 5, 2011
  7. G-WRX

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    BC Coilovers..... I installed them today. I think I might still need some input on the ride height. I will be posting the pictures of the install as soon as my brother sends them.
     
    #7 G-WRX, Sep 10, 2011
  8. 02blackwrx

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    Looking good. Need to get those springs from you. Just curious where did you get the hood scoop from?
     
    #8 02blackwrx, Sep 10, 2011
  9. b reel

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    G where was the pics taken? for some reason that house and drive look familiar
     
    #9 b reel, Sep 10, 2011
  10. G-WRX

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    the upper three pictures were taken in Newnan, the lower three were taken in Duluth area.
     
    #10 G-WRX, Sep 10, 2011
  11. G-WRX

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    Here is the stance as of now.... These are some celly photos I took. Still waiting on the actual photos my brother took.... Let me know what you think. (I know the camber is rough in the rear)

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    #11 G-WRX, Sep 10, 2011
  12. wagunz_pwn

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    Very easy to do. The majority of the time, you're waiting for paint to dry.
     
    #12 wagunz_pwn, Sep 11, 2011
  13. C_wagginz

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    I second this...just be sure you do it right the first time, AND don't let any animal hairs get stuck on the paint, and then sealed in.
     
    #13 C_wagginz, Sep 11, 2011
  14. John

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    Sounds like you're speaking from experience!
     
    #14 John, Sep 11, 2011
  15. C_wagginz

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    Yes...yes..collective as I heard from wagunz_pwn that the same happened to him.

    Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk
     
    #15 C_wagginz, Sep 11, 2011
  16. John

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    You can avoid that problem from painting away from the animals lol
     
    #16 John, Sep 11, 2011
  17. C_wagginz

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    yea....except the hairs are every where, even when you purposely do it away from them.
     
    #17 C_wagginz, Sep 11, 2011
  18. KeyzOwnage

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    where you in snellville recently
     
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  19. G-WRX

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    Finally got around to doing the headlight painting...

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    headlights by G-WRX, on Flickr
     
    #19 G-WRX, Jun 21, 2012
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    Did you see a red bug wagon outside of Griffin a month or so ago? I was driving with a black bug on 362. not sure if that was you or not....
     
    #20 h23bb2, Jun 21, 2012
  21. G-WRX

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    yeah that was me. Nice wagon btw. Sorry I almost hit you while passing that car, didn't realize that you were gonna gun it as well lol. And for the dust of black smoke. Nice wagon btw. clean as hell. you aren't running a 2.0 are you?
     
    #21 G-WRX, Jun 21, 2012
  22. lsnaple

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    Reminds me of my bugeye. Mine was blacked out, well as close as possible with midnight blue pearl, except on stock wheels, yellow fogs, and stock scoop.
     
    #22 lsnaple, Jun 22, 2012
  23. h23bb2

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    Hahaha I kinda swung out a little early so its not your fault.
    My car has a stock internal usdm 2 liter. I think I had just started tuning it via the speed density/Group N rom so I was on lo-boost that day (only 18psi vs 22.5) so it was down some power over normal....

    You over that way much?
     
    #23 h23bb2, Jun 22, 2012
  24. G-WRX

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    Yeah my family lives in Williamson. 22 psi on a stock 2.0? please tell me that's not a TD04 you are running with that high of PSI.
     
    #24 G-WRX, Jun 22, 2012
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    LOL my old 2.0L was boosting 27psi daily on a 18g.
     
    #25 CelticPride, Jun 22, 2012
  26. h23bb2

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    Heavens no. lol In the dead of winter going for broke, maybe 21.5 with a td04. I'd run more but need a different map sensor as mine has reached its limit...
     
    #26 h23bb2, Jun 22, 2012
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