CDK's 2005 BP Outback

Well, the 02 is gone, but a new OBW has taken it's place.

 

It's a 2005 Satin White Pearl With Titanium lower cladding. It's a high mileage car, but it has had most of the major headaches taken care of, head gaskets 1st and foremost. It came with a warranty as well, so when the wheel bearings go (which I am starting to hear grumbling) I know they will get fixed. So far, I only put about 50 miles on it and I already want to change the suspension. I got so used to how "tight" my 02 felt compared to this car, but it rides nice. Enough chat, here's some snaps.

 

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I plan on keeping the mods pretty basic. Two things that need to be done straight away is the suspension and the radio situation. For the suspension, I am torn between just dropping it with an LGT setup, stock of course, or keeping it at stock ride height with BH struts front and back with a big ass RSB. I know the stock ride height will be the cheapest route, but these cars look so hot dropped. As for the radio, since I lucked out and have a base model, I have manual HVAC controls, so a double-DIN aftermarket head unit is going in. Gotta talk the wife into letting me buy that, since she is getting me a PS4 for Christmas, and I bought myself a new handgun for my birthday. I will post what I am doing with it. As much as I would love to swap this for a leather interior, my wife wasn't too fond of the leather in the BH, so I will keep it cloth for the time being, just give it a good cleaning.

Hey. You're right down the line from me. Lots of Suby heads in our area.

Hey. You're right down the line from me. Lots of Suby heads in our area.

 

 

Yep. I pass by Topton on 222 everyday to get to work in Trexlertown. I see a lifted 1st Gen OBW on 222 just about everyday. He's an SL-I guy.

if its a black first gen with black wheels and a tube bumper I know who it is. he owns a suby performance shop out in Mertztown called Flat Four Specialties. you guys probably heard of it before being so close to it out there but if not I suggest taking a look at his shop if you need anything major done. I bought my 05 obxt off him and thing is a beast! :-)

The guy's name with the black 1st gen is Rich, owner of Flat Four Specialties as previously mentioned. He's a good guy and is excellent with Subies. We are working on a plan for my 05 XT for next fall/winter, should be fun.

 

Also, if you haven't, check out LVSE (Lehigh Valley Subaru Enthusiasts) which is a Facebook group. There's a few peckerheads on there but for the most part, they're a decent group.