i guess it all started from watching the NewYears WRC marathon on Speed channel in 2001. after that i began dreaming of owning a subaru. once i had a decent amount saved up i started searching local car lots, suby dealerships, and autotrader for an RS coupe. it took almost 2yrs to find "the right one" and ended up finding a beautiful white (the one color i didnt want) on ebay. my first time ever driving a suby was bringing it home to Atlanta, GA from Syracuse, NY. since the RS was already decently modded i spent alot of time just driving it. took it to a few autocross events and a subaru challenge event here in atlanta. has seen a handful of mountain roads in NC, SC, and GA. hoping to take it to the dragon one year.

as purchased in July 2004:
NA EJ25
Brullen EQL headers
Brullen hi-flow cat
Brullen 2.5" catback
Gansflow intake
Tein GDB Flex coilovers
Whiteline front/rear swaybars
AgencyPower front endlinks
Perrin rear endlinks
Greddy front lip
Syms replica sideskirts
Syms replica rear bumper
22B replica wing
Ver6 rear lights
18x7.5 Enkie RPOMs









wasnt long before the Greddy (snowplow) front lip snapped itself into two pieces due to a large grate in a parking lot. i replaced it with a genuine Ver6 front lip.


my first event in the RS, heck my first auto event ever.


for christmas 2004 i got some mesh fog covers and CWest eyelids.

 

well it didnt take long before NA just wasnt enough. so i began saving for a swap. in the midst of saving up my tranny got fubared. 2nd and 3rd gears were chipped and the clutch fork gone. while searching for a new tranny i found a Ver6 STi Type RA being shipped over to GR8wheels.com in tempe, AZ. we struck a deal and i shipped my baby off to get some new heart and soul. she came back with much more than that. a set of Cusco Zero 2Rs, Fujitsubo headers, and a MonsterSport lightweight flywheel. -

from this


to this


Engine:
Ver6 STi RA engine-conversion by Gr8wheels:FueledPerformance
Apexi PowerFC tuned @ TopSpeed by Doug (280whp@1.3bar)
Fujitsubo headers
Helix V3 downpipe
HKS HiPower catback
working A/C-i live in GA its a must!

Drivetrain:
Ver6 STi RA 4.444 working DCCD tranny
MonsterSport lightweight flywheel
STi short shifter
KartBoy shifter bushings
KartBoy shifter lever
KartBoy shift ****

Suspension:
FHI STi c/f front strut brace
Cusco Zero2Rs
Cusco rear lower bar
Cusco rear strut bar
Prova rear endlinks
Whiteline 20-24 RSB
STi aluminum control arms
STi trailing arms
STi rear lateral links
STi everything out to the hubs!
17x7 OZ Superleggeras on 215/40 Parada Spec2s

Brakes:
Ver6 STi RA 4pot/2pot brakes (RA is NonABS)
Hawk HPplus pads
STi hubs and rotors
STi brakelines

Interior:
Ver6 STi front/rear seats
Ver6 STi gauge cluster (working DCCD lights)
Ver4 STi steering wheel
Apexi PowerFC Commander
Blitz 60mm boost gauge
HKS turbo timer

Exterior:
FHI Coupe RainGuards
Ver6 STi aluminum hood
Ver6 STi fog covers
Ver6 STi front lip
Ver6 STi sideskirts
Ver6 STi rear bumper (not installed yet)
Ver6 STi spoiler (not installed yet)
Syms replica rear bumper
22B replica spoiler
CWest eyelids
call me cheesey but had to get an authentic JDM plate for the front, and the JDM WRX STi decals for the sides and trunk. most seem to either like the decals or hate them. i love em.

enjoy:

 

Ya I saw your car on rs25... thats a pretty sick conversion there. Not really feelin the black hood but everything else is great. I wish I could have gone JDM on my swap but had to settle for USDM due to smog. Are you gonna have anyone tune that beast?

 

Very, very nice. Started out good and steadily got better and better....

 

stg2lgy00: working on getting it tuned. trying to get a shop here in the southeast to get the EcuTek Flash99 software. or end up shiipping the ECU out to Lachute for a bench reflash. as for the hood-cheaper than having it paint matched to the custom paint, and i love pandas. still have the USDM hood that has the same paint as the rest of the car.

RedStage: thanks, but its far from done. not too much planned for the exterior-well install JDM rear bumper and Ver6 wing, and get a hold of some stock sideskirts. still have a lot of work planned for the engine and drivetrain.

 

sweet car, what do you plan on using it for?

 

Grocery shopping what else does everyone do when they dump 20k into their ride?


Nice ride man and I like the black on white with the eyelids it looks hot. Keep us posted on future updates dude.

 

are you going to leave your hood black or are you planning on gettin a cf one??

 

groceries is definitely a daily driving thing, which this car is and will stay.....for now. plan on taking to driving schools, track days, rally cross, and even drifting. yes i am a traitor. i am looking into getting a RWD conversion kit (so i will still have the ability to switch between AWD and RWD....of course to do so will take around 1-2hrs) for the GC.


wasnt sure if the eyelids would look right with the matching hood or not. glad i kept them tho. it looks like the black face paint marks soldiers put on before battle.


the JDM aluminum hood actually weighs the same as a c/f hood and i dont have to worry about the clearcoat dulling, which seems to be a big problem with c/f parts that arent painted over.

 

2006 update:

pics










new mods:
Helix downpipe
HKS HiPower
HKS SSQV
Cusco exhaust hangers
stock RS sideskirts

 

im sorry but this is one sexy a$$ RS