roadtrip1098
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Previous vehicles in the order they were obtained:
72 Honda CL 100 - Sold
85 Nissan 300ZX - Sold
84 El Camino (because I didn't know any better) - Sold
84 Camero Z28 (LS1 Swap) - Crashed and sold
91 Jeep Cherokee Pioneer (Lifted) - Rolled and Sold
89 Chevy K5 Blazer (Lifted) - Sold
72 Rail Car (Not legal) - Sold
84 Pontiac Fiero (Not all judgement is sound) - Sold
91 Camero RS (100 shot of NOS, posi rear, disc brake conversion) - Suzuki Katana 600 plus $1500
95 Suzuki Katana 600 - Wrecked
91 Camaro RS (same one as above, bought it back for $1500) - Traded for a gun after motor blew
89 GMC Flatbed (350 crate motor) - Sold
95 Jeep Grand Cherokee (Lifted, transfer case swap) - Sold
08 Ducati 1098 (Chipped, Termi pipes, some CF stuff) - Traded for a BMW Z4
08 Subaru WRX Sedan (Too many mods to list dyno'd at 418hp) - Traded for Hummer in 2011.
91 Jeep Wrangler (Lift, rock crawler bumpers, skids, winch) - Sold a month after I bought it and modded it.
96 Lexus SC 400 (bought as a wreck for $200, did burnouts)- sold to junkyard for $200
03 BMW Z4 - Sold and used funds for M3
04 BMW M3 SMGII - Traded for 06 STi
06 Pontiac Grand Prix GXP (LS4, Chipped) - Wifes car
06 Hummer H3 ( custom amplifier install )
06 Sti - (Mods are starting to trickle in)
All in the past 12 years....
Just bought a house a year ago, and while the heated bay in the garage makes it nice to work on cars, it makes finding the time and money to work on them more challenging. In my vast experience of car ownership, nothing delivers the combination of initial quality and performance as well as affordable upgrades as well as any of the turbo Subarus. They are kind of like the GSX-R 750, everyone had them because they were the best performance per dollar you could get.
I have most tools needed to tear apart a Subaru and when I have the time, that's what I'm doing, as long as there's cold beer to be had. I'm not opposed to helping people work on their cars, or even loaning out my garage bay for a few hours as long as all of my tools are put back when the job is done.
Current mods to my STi are:
Dual dump style DP
SPT exhaust
No name CAI
No name TMIC
Boost gauge
Killer Bee Oil Pickup
Tactrix Tuning Cable
My very own home brewed tune
Future mods listed in the order I'd like to get them:
Headers (Actually coming off my 08 WRX, the new owner is changing to EL headers)
Window Tint
Coilovers (or lowering springs, because the STi dampening seems good enough)
Swaybars and endlinks (front and rear)
Short throw shifter
CF driveshaft
Strut bars and chassis brace
StopTech Brake Pads
850cc injectors
Stock location GT30 or Blouch 20G XTR
FMIC
Lightweight flywheel, better clutch
Shortblock
PnP heads
So yeah that's the plan, and those that know me, know it will probably happen just like I've laid it out.
72 Honda CL 100 - Sold
85 Nissan 300ZX - Sold
84 El Camino (because I didn't know any better) - Sold
84 Camero Z28 (LS1 Swap) - Crashed and sold
91 Jeep Cherokee Pioneer (Lifted) - Rolled and Sold
89 Chevy K5 Blazer (Lifted) - Sold
72 Rail Car (Not legal) - Sold
84 Pontiac Fiero (Not all judgement is sound) - Sold
91 Camero RS (100 shot of NOS, posi rear, disc brake conversion) - Suzuki Katana 600 plus $1500
95 Suzuki Katana 600 - Wrecked
91 Camaro RS (same one as above, bought it back for $1500) - Traded for a gun after motor blew
89 GMC Flatbed (350 crate motor) - Sold
95 Jeep Grand Cherokee (Lifted, transfer case swap) - Sold
08 Ducati 1098 (Chipped, Termi pipes, some CF stuff) - Traded for a BMW Z4
08 Subaru WRX Sedan (Too many mods to list dyno'd at 418hp) - Traded for Hummer in 2011.
91 Jeep Wrangler (Lift, rock crawler bumpers, skids, winch) - Sold a month after I bought it and modded it.
96 Lexus SC 400 (bought as a wreck for $200, did burnouts)- sold to junkyard for $200
03 BMW Z4 - Sold and used funds for M3
04 BMW M3 SMGII - Traded for 06 STi
06 Pontiac Grand Prix GXP (LS4, Chipped) - Wifes car
06 Hummer H3 ( custom amplifier install )
06 Sti - (Mods are starting to trickle in)
All in the past 12 years....
Just bought a house a year ago, and while the heated bay in the garage makes it nice to work on cars, it makes finding the time and money to work on them more challenging. In my vast experience of car ownership, nothing delivers the combination of initial quality and performance as well as affordable upgrades as well as any of the turbo Subarus. They are kind of like the GSX-R 750, everyone had them because they were the best performance per dollar you could get.
I have most tools needed to tear apart a Subaru and when I have the time, that's what I'm doing, as long as there's cold beer to be had. I'm not opposed to helping people work on their cars, or even loaning out my garage bay for a few hours as long as all of my tools are put back when the job is done.
Current mods to my STi are:
Dual dump style DP
SPT exhaust
No name CAI
No name TMIC
Boost gauge
Killer Bee Oil Pickup
Tactrix Tuning Cable
My very own home brewed tune
Future mods listed in the order I'd like to get them:
Headers (Actually coming off my 08 WRX, the new owner is changing to EL headers)
Window Tint
Coilovers (or lowering springs, because the STi dampening seems good enough)
Swaybars and endlinks (front and rear)
Short throw shifter
CF driveshaft
Strut bars and chassis brace
StopTech Brake Pads
850cc injectors
Stock location GT30 or Blouch 20G XTR
FMIC
Lightweight flywheel, better clutch
Shortblock
PnP heads
So yeah that's the plan, and those that know me, know it will probably happen just like I've laid it out.
