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Member Profile - bates91

PostPosted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 8:08 pm
by bates91
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come a long way in just over two years

Engine/Exhaust;
HKS panel filter
Intake resonatorectomy
Xforce centre + y pipe
Regu06&R mufflers
K2 GEAR headers

Suspension/gearbox
BC BR series coilovers
Cusco rear swaybar
Cusco HD mounts
COBB short shifter
COBB front and rear shifter bushings
Subaru shift linkage bushings
Group N transmission mount

Wheels/exterior
DIY vinyl wrap (3M 1080 series, matte dark grey)
Wedssport SA55M 19x8 +50
Kics black lug nuts
Corazon front grille
Sti front lip spoiler
Subaru genuine slimline weathershields
DAMD side extensions and rear pods
Subaru non-spoilered boot replacement
5000k HIDs
LED parkers + fogs
Matte black plasti-dipped mirrors + centre caps

Interior
Redline performance alcantara shift boot
COBB tuning gearknob
LED footwell lights, dome and map lights


Miscellaneous
Rubber boot liner
LED light strips in boot
BLITZ air conditioning filter
club.liberty sticker

Thankyou all to anyone ive bought parts off and in particular michael and the team at Garage 88 for their invaluable assistance, leo for all his lighting genius, and of course all of you members for doing stuff to your cars and giving me ideas/inspiration for mine

Re: Member Profile - bates91

PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 5:03 pm
by cliffo3rb
Looking good there mate!

I swear I seen your car parked in my street in Terrigal a few weeks ago.

Re: Member Profile - bates91

PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:17 pm
by dr20t
Good to see you put a page up Ed.

Car is coming along well and you're not wrong when you say it sounds great

Keep us posted with the rest of the mods and most importantly have fun doing it ! Cant wait to see some of these plans put into action :D

Mick

Re: Member Profile - bates91

PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:47 pm
by hks180
Looks good Ed !!

think you got more bling bling lights than i do !! hahaha

Keep up the good work !

Re: Member Profile - bates91

PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:45 pm
by bates91
leo when you getting a fast and furious neon kit ready for me? hahahaha
havnt been to terrigal cliffo so someones clearly copying me 8)
cheers guys

Re: Member Profile - bates91

PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:20 pm
by hks180
if i do neon to your car that means i really really hate you ! haha

that would be last .. actually don't think i'll ever do that to anyone's car !

Re: Member Profile - bates91

PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:46 pm
by bates91
update - xforce centre and y pipe arrived just before the weekend

hopefully will install on wednesday, should be an easy job

Re: Member Profile - bates91

PostPosted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:04 pm
by bates91
Swapped over to the wingless bootlid tonight, looks a lot better imo
because i didnt take any pictures, imagine my car without the factory spoiler on it, and voila! :D

now seriously tempted by the K2 gear rear spoiler. or some combination of diffuser and side pods. or everything..

pretty easy task to swap bootlids, just need another person (thanks sis!) to help support it whilst undoing the bolts and lifting out of/into position.
and f**k you subaru for making clips designed not to come out easily or at all. :lol:

exhaust stuff installing tomorrow night, might even get around to doing the weathershields during the day as well. its amazing how productive a 2 day uni timetable makes you!

Re: Member Profile - bates91

PostPosted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 10:13 pm
by bates91
Installed xforce exhaust on saturday with a mate. easy bolt on job, only complication were some very stubborn subaru bolts that had claimed their grip on the threads with 7 years of rusting.

FYI H6 without mufflers sounds pretty decent, youd get good results from getting a muffler shop to just weld up some straight pipe from there.
H6 without centre piping, (so nothing after 3rd cat where the two extractors join into one pipe).....sounds f**king brutal. you have no idea. unfortunately didnt record anything :lol: but take my word for it

and current system with xforce centre/y pipe and magnaflow mufflers....sounds very good. bit loud at the moment but ill give a couple of weeks for the new stuff to get some carbon buildup and quieten down. bit of crackle/pop on throttle-off, crazy sound WOT, overall very happy. recording to come.

double the fun double the mods this week, picked up my new wheels from phats place


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wedssport sa55m with black blue machining
19x8 +50, come in at just under 9kgs a corner which is pretty good imo
not cheap...hahah. whats the saying if you have to ask you cant afford them? :lol:
got some black project kics lugnuts with them as well, thanks PHAT!
will run 225/35R19. may go for 10mm spacers in rear and a slight roll depending on how they sit/what i feel like
will try get them fitted up soon and get some decent pics

nothing much else, adjusted short shifter to lowest height possible a few days ago. think i might get a redline custom shift boot made up with some nice leather + colour stitching, or maybe alcantara. too much loose material with this setup.

Re: Member Profile - bates91

PostPosted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 1:22 am
by jslayz
Crazy wheels, look out there and should get some looks, great pickup!
Please make sure you add some pics to the Wheels thread once these babies are on the car.

J

Re: Member Profile - bates91

PostPosted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 8:17 am
by hks180
ED !!! those wheels looks .... GREAT !!!

Re: Member Profile - bates91

PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 1:52 pm
by libz05
hey ed. great rims you got! may i ask how much did they set you back ?? to your door ?

Re: Member Profile - bates91

PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 11:24 pm
by bates91
libz05 wrote:hey ed. great rims you got! may i ask how much did they set you back ?? to your door ?


near as makes no difference 3k, with centre caps and hub rings etc all included. and some project kics lugnuts as well
very fast delivery thanks to phat :D

Re: Member Profile - bates91

PostPosted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 6:55 pm
by bates91
installed subaru genuine slimline weathershields just then, easy job.
theyre rather subtle but i like them

looks better from further away

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Re: Member Profile - bates91

PostPosted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:28 pm
by bates91
wheels are on :D

wrapped in falken 452s, thought id give them a shot heard some good things about them. 225/35 19
its amazing how much of a difference they make to the car

in direct sunlight they have a purple tinge to them, but out of direct light and in darkness they look pitch black. except for the blue highlights which are always shiny :) pictures dont do these justice

they now make it very obvious that i need some brembos or some big brake kit to fill the space, anyone got a spare few grand :lol:
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