My '04 OB GT!

First to prove it (I got the badge so it makes it true)!

 

 

But lets start from near the beginning:

First there was Redbaru

 

 

 

But Redbaru got really sick and so not knowing which direction I wanted to go, she sat... for three years. But before I went without a car I found Bluebaru (this is the first picture I saw on line of BB)

 

 

It was "LOVE" that's for sure!

 

 

 

And then the mods began!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued...

...continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meanwhile, sometime near March, I finally figured out what to do with Redbaru (out with the old in with the "new" JDM)

 

 

 

And now is my wife's daily driver and running great!

total d.a. question but the lil red round fellows in front of the a/c condensor. what are they?

Here's a rundown of most of what I've done and kept so far:

 

Engine

 

Drivetrain

 

Suspension

 

Brakes

 

Exterior

 

Interior

 

Wheels/Tires

 

Electrical and Lighting

 

Audio/Video/Security

total d.a. question but the lil red round fellows in front of the a/c condensor. what are they?

 

Hella Supertone horns

MY CURRENT MOD & UPGRADE PLAN

 

CURRENT PROJECTS (have or have ordered all parts)

 

Power:

-Install OEM oil cooler

-Install Grimmspeed phenolic thermal manifold spacer

 

Exterior:

-Fix upside down side marker lights

-Add special pass through grommet on roof for top lights

-Reconnect low driving lights

-Do something about JDM grill fitment issue

-Modify front bull bar for fitment (welder lined up and ready)

-Add Hella 500 set to bull bar once installed

 

Interior:

-Finish headlamp leveller switch wiring

-Dye carpet and head liner to match seats

-Finish second stealth woofer box

 

Utility:

-Install cold weather oil heater plug

-Install inside full sized spare tire

 

CURRENT PROJECTS (some parts needed)

 

STi Brake Upgrade:

-Install throttle body spacer (soon to be on it's way)

-Order adapters (Kartboy) for rear WRX calipers

-Order Hawk HP pads (all around)

-Find and order rear slotted Bremboesque quality rotors (have front Brembos but none made for 2nd gen OBw)

 

Power:

-Head upgrade (order Delta 1500 cam grind, upgraded valves, dual valve spring set, ported)

-Finish exhaust (order better flowing cats, polished midpipe and muffler)

-Tuned

 

Linkage:

-Complete short shifter linkage upgrade (have shifter)

 

Exterior:

-Repair dings in body panels

-Modify skid plate for header clearance (need to find aluminum welder)

 

Utility:

-Order lower profile aluminum three drawer cargo storage system (scrapping DIY system which left less room than intended for dogs)

 

HP Bling:

-Baja turbo hood (bling until a quality turbo kit is added)

 

PLANNED (if not praying for) MODS For 2012

 

Power:

-Complete stage 1 stage 2 hybrid SOHC engine overhaul

-Stage 1 turbo kit (safely adds 6psi to SOHC)

-Piggyback chipped and mapped

-Tuned

 

Chassis/Train/Susp:

-Upgrade engine and trans mounts along with other suspension bushings upgrades and fixes

A few pics to update my Bluebaru

 

Rebuilt the engine: new Delta Cam 1500 regrind, dual valve springs with Ti retainers, STI oil pump, new Gates timing belt kit, all new seals and gaskets, WRX head gaskets, ported and polished heads, intake manifold, and header and more

 

 

Installed and added racing radiator and true CAI

 

 

Baja bumper

 

 

Welding up nudge bar brackets

 

 

Mounted bar and lights

 

 

A little light

 

Very nice outback! :O

Interested in the big brakes upgrades! Was it bolt-on? How did you make it work?

 

Very nice OB!!

Thanks MrLancaster! Just spent some time looking at the evolution of you Anya - very nice! Was inspired to spend an hour on eBay pondering what my OB would look like with some rear spats. I'd love to find a rear "Lancaster" badge as well.

 

Thanks Guig'z! The fronts are direct bolt-ons while the rears need the Kartboy "seriously!? You want how much for your rear brake adapter wishbones?!?!" The adapters also needed to be slightly modified so that the right rear caliper fit on the left side and the left rear caliper fit on the right. That way the bleeder valves are in the up position for bleeding. Otherwise you'll have trouble getting trapped air out and next to impossible to get a good firm brake feel.

 

My brake upgrade includes:

WRX full big red 4/2 pot calipers

SS lines

Perrin master cylinder STIFFI

STI brake booster and master cylinder

 

Had the speed bleeders on but they are all trash. I broke one off trying to get the air out and then my local (they're pretty good) tire and brake shop broke the other one off trying to do the same so eff the speed breakers!

 

I will be getting Hawks (like I had on my OEM setup and LOVED LOVED LOVED) as soon as I get more cash for my habit.

Thanks! Really great!

 

I might only put some fronts, rear I dont really need it!

Thanks! Really great!

 

I might only put some fronts, rear I dont really need it!

 

I put the fronts on before swapping out the rears and it was a great setup and totally sufficient braking. I only put the rears on because I had them and was a bit ignorant about what kind of difference it would or wouldn't make. If I had to do it again, I might have painted my stock rears to match the big red fronts and leave it at that.

 

Cheers!

Subh

Yeah shes definitely come a long way. Im also jealous of your headlights. Possibly getting them on the spring. I will ask my friend if he can find another Lancaster badge for you.

You may have seen this pic. http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/T-Ho_man/0817111843.jpg Took it yesterday. Most recent. Too bad you live so far away. Would be awesome to get shots of our outbacks together!

Oh and how well does that rock deflector work on the hood?

Well done.

 

 

Love the new light bar.

Here's an updated rundown of my mods to date (Aug 18, 2011)

 

Engine

-Ported and polished heads

-Ported and polished intake manifold (painted red)

-Borlaesque (eBay knockoff) ported and polished stainless steel headers

-Delta Cams 1500 reprofiled cams

-Supertech dual valve springs and Ti retainers

-Mishimoto racing radiator

-Mishimoto racing fan set (red)

-Stainless steel overflow tank

-Throttle body coolant bypass

-Group A throttle body spacer

-Grimmspeed intake manifold spacer (EGR pipe DIY rebend)

-Group A lightened alternator pulley

-Group A crank pulley (not underdriven)

-Subaru OEM engine block heater

-Subtle Solutions radiator shroud (WRX model)

-Agency Power (AP) pitch stop mount (billet aluminum engine pitch stop mount)

-Weapon R Secret Weapon CAI (NA)

-NRG magnetic drain plug

-Subaru OEM oil cooler*

Drivetrain

-Kartboy short shifter and bushings kit

-Kartboy rear shifter mount

-Exedy stage 1 clutch

-Stainless steel clutch line*

 

Suspension

-KYB GR-2

-King heavy duty springs

-Subtle Solutions 1" lift kit

-Generic front strut brace

-IPD sway bars

-AVO adjustable endlinks

Brakes

-Subaru OEM WRX 4/2 pot calipers (big red brake upgrade)

-Brembo front slotted rotors

-‘04 Subaru STi brake booster and master cylinder

-PERRIN Performance master cylinder STIFFI

-Goodridge stainless steel braided brake lines

Exterior

-Madico Charcoal 35% all window tint

-Baja OEM bumper cover (modified to fit)

-Modified nudge bar and DIY brackets

-Subaru OEM wagon spoiler (DIY paint job)

-Primitive Racing rear differential skidplate

-Primitive Racing front skidplate*

-Yakima Load Warrior roof basket

-Subaru accessories rear gate grab bar

-Hiddenhitch type II

 

Interior

-Baja silver interior trim and bezel swap

-Katzkins full leather upholstery seat skin swap

-Redline Accessories black leather centre console cover

-Redline Accessories black leather p-brake boot

-Redline Accessories black leather shifter boot

-USDM WRX Momo steering wheel w/red badge

-WR Lathe Werks custom stainless steel shift knob (bronze/blued)

-Subaru OEM all weather floor mats

-Subaru JDM Legacy red hazard light switch

-RalliTEK pedal set w/dead pedal

 

Wheels/Tires

-Rota SDR Hyper Black rims 17”

-Motegi Racing McGard SplineDrive lug nuts black

-Yokohama Geolander AT-S

 

Electrical and Lighting

-Maniac electric 140 amp hi-output alternator

-Optima yellow top battery

-NRG voltage stabilizer

-Paranoid Fabrications super grounding kit

-Subaru JDM Rev1-D OEM Legacy HID headlights (non projector types)

-Hella F50 (high lights)

-Hella F75 (low driving lights)

-Hella F500 rally lights

-Subaru OEM JDM clear side markers

-PIAA 540 Ion Crystal fog lights

-JDM Subaru Clear Tail Lights

-Hella Supertone Horn kit

-Hella 5 mini relay holder box

-Hardwired power inverter*

Audio/Video/Security

-Kenwood Excelon DNX6960

-Kenwood KTC-HR300 HD unit

-Infinity Kappa front and rear speakers

-Subaru OEM tweeters

-JL Audio 6W3v3 8ohm (2 subs in DIY stealth boxes)

-2 ALPINE MRP-F300 amps

-Gentex 352 rear view mirror w/ 3.5 backup monitor w/auto dimming & compass

-Pioneer ND-BC4 (backup camera)

-Passport 9500ix radar/laser detector w/remote

-Hella Supertone security horn

 

Dressup

-Subaru SPD billet oil cap (silver)

-Subaru SPD billet battery tiedown (silver)

-Mishimoto red silicone radiator hose set

-Subtle Solutions alternator cover (WRX model)

 

NOTE: *have but not installed yet or awaiting fitment modifications

MrLancaster, I've not had too many rock hits on Bluebaru yet but have had hits on both the '97 Leg OB (Redbaru) and Toy Corolla which have either broke or chipped the deflectors bad enough to have to replace them. I'm pretty confident that if they didn't save the hoods from damage, they at least saved the paint job. I also think it's not so much the rock hits you have to worry about as much as the constant flow of tiny bits of debris and sand which has a sandblasting effect to the paint. That's why the deflectors have a bit of an upward spoiler curve so that the wind and hence debris flows up and over instead of across the hood and windscreen.

 

BTW MrLancaster, when I told my wife the name of your baru, Anya, she laughed. She's Hungarian and said that Anya means "mother" in Hungarian. I understand you were born in Omsk, Russia so wonder if you share the same meaning, though I know they're totally a different languages?

Thanks Gire! BTW I can see your town's lights from our beach, we're on an island just north of Sidney.