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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 08:53 PM
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my04 psm wrx

bought in april of last year with 61k miles, i originally wanted a legacy gt but they were a bit too expensive last year, so i found this for cheap with a few problems and now, just over a year later, it has 83k...

bought like this
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problems - needed new rotors, pads, tires, and the engine was leaking a little oil and it had a bov..

good - bbs wheels, tint, leather seats, wingless, badgeless trunk, ski racks

picture after picking it up with my dad (99 z3 coupe 2.8l 6 cylinder, 5spd now with 115k miles)
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took off the racks
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then found out the bbs wheels were uneven because i had a constant wobble and the two passenger side wheels were bent...picked up these wheels used with tires

rota torque 17x7.5 et45, 235/50/17 kuhmo all seasons (big sidewall it rubbed in the rear)

from the baic meet caravan down 680 last year (pic from medicsti)


also got some used jdm headlights w/ hid off ebay
aand a borla hush catback brand new

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got 235/40/17 yokohama sdrives in august and then black "i" badge off ebay

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one of the hids went out, so i painted the stock headlights black and put those on and got the momo subaru shift ****
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put spec c struts and springs on (got them used off of ray - onemanarmy)
got a screw in the sidewall of my tire that cant be fixed or plugged so i bought these off of mike (apexwagon) for cheap...thanks again if you read this

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then painted them today with a flat camo olive green
prep with semi gloss black
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then greeeeen
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i need to replace my synchros and then after that i have a dp/up, ic hoses in my closet and ill get a tune, and then probably some new wheels/tires...and then in the future probably jdm fogs and an sti limited decklid, turbo build etc

photos were taken with a sony dsc t20 point and shoot, feel free to leave comments about the photos although im not tryin to be super artistic...

brian

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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 12:32 AM
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Very cool

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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 11:43 AM
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haha thats cool thanks
Old Jun 22, 2009 | 12:01 PM
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cool man,
u should come over to a Prairie City next weekend for some hardcore rallying
Old Jul 22, 2009 | 11:35 PM
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17x7.5 et 45 sprayed flat camo olive green
225/45/17 dunlop star spec
spec-c suspension

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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 11:30 PM
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i like the rims. Never seen camo green with a silver suby!! What is next on the list?
Old Jul 24, 2009 | 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by stealthrex68
i like the rims. Never seen camo green with a silver suby!! What is next on the list?
i need a new synchro 4th gear so ill probably rebuild my transmission with ra gears or something like that, and then ive already got a downpipe, sti uppipe, perrin ic hoses for a stg2 upgrade...looking for new turbo as well probably sti setup with injectors and the such...

random things planned just need the money haha
Old Jul 24, 2009 | 03:04 AM
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i like what you did to your torques. looks sick man.
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