Con.Harr91 Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 More from Subiefest. '03 Forester X 5mt - Engine Seized at 262k miles. '05 LGT Wagon 6mt -MotoIQ.com Project Vehicle '13 VW Touareg TDI - Daily Torque Monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con.Harr91 Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Ohhhh it's a good Monday! '03 Forester X 5mt - Engine Seized at 262k miles. '05 LGT Wagon 6mt -MotoIQ.com Project Vehicle '13 VW Touareg TDI - Daily Torque Monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrho Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Awesome build man! Your paint makes me very jealous considering how beat up my paint is from Canadian winters. You're gonna love the V2s. They're one of my favorite modifications to date! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdmayne Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I love this. Please post more John Hancock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con.Harr91 Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 Asked my dealer to order new rear strut mounts a couple times, and a set of rear rotors arrived yesterday. I just want to drive it! '03 Forester X 5mt - Engine Seized at 262k miles. '05 LGT Wagon 6mt -MotoIQ.com Project Vehicle '13 VW Touareg TDI - Daily Torque Monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con.Harr91 Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 Side by side comparison of new and old, with a shot of the longer studs on the Whiteline strut mount. I'm going to try using the Whiteline strut bar with the GS TMIC. Â Gonna lower the front to match the rear and pull some toe back in before taking it in for a proper alignment and corner balance. '03 Forester X 5mt - Engine Seized at 262k miles. '05 LGT Wagon 6mt -MotoIQ.com Project Vehicle '13 VW Touareg TDI - Daily Torque Monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con.Harr91 Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 Lowered the front a smidge. Gonna raise the back a bit tomorrow and adjust the brake booster rod tomorrow, a bit too much free play right now. Otherwise took it up and down the street and couple times and didnt die. A few clunks and rattles that I'm gonna double check, but could just be things settling. '03 Forester X 5mt - Engine Seized at 262k miles. '05 LGT Wagon 6mt -MotoIQ.com Project Vehicle '13 VW Touareg TDI - Daily Torque Monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con.Harr91 Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 Leveled it out better, gave it a good wash, and took it out for the first drive in a month. Alignment and corner balance on Thursday! '03 Forester X 5mt - Engine Seized at 262k miles. '05 LGT Wagon 6mt -MotoIQ.com Project Vehicle '13 VW Touareg TDI - Daily Torque Monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con.Harr91 Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Final ride height set, corner balance, alignment, and a quick but & bolt check before a track night on Tuesday. '03 Forester X 5mt - Engine Seized at 262k miles. '05 LGT Wagon 6mt -MotoIQ.com Project Vehicle '13 VW Touareg TDI - Daily Torque Monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gex Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Looks great! That shop your at has some serious metal on those racks in the back! What is that 4 Porsche cup cars, a 300zx, and a 914 race car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con.Harr91 Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 A very small sample of what's laying around. They subcontract their detailing work to me. '03 Forester X 5mt - Engine Seized at 262k miles. '05 LGT Wagon 6mt -MotoIQ.com Project Vehicle '13 VW Touareg TDI - Daily Torque Monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con.Harr91 Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 Here are some from a fundraiser we were setting up for a few weeks back. '03 Forester X 5mt - Engine Seized at 262k miles. '05 LGT Wagon 6mt -MotoIQ.com Project Vehicle '13 VW Touareg TDI - Daily Torque Monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gex Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Holy shit...super jealous you get to fondle these beauties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con.Harr91 Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 It's a living! '03 Forester X 5mt - Engine Seized at 262k miles. '05 LGT Wagon 6mt -MotoIQ.com Project Vehicle '13 VW Touareg TDI - Daily Torque Monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madrig Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 amazing !! so much dream cars ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewdogg Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Does Jay Leno have a garage in Madison? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con.Harr91 Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 Haha no, but there are a lot more high end performance shops and collections in town than people realize! '03 Forester X 5mt - Engine Seized at 262k miles. '05 LGT Wagon 6mt -MotoIQ.com Project Vehicle '13 VW Touareg TDI - Daily Torque Monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewdogg Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Did you hear about the Takeover tonight at the Rocky Rococo's on East Wash? I just got back from there and there is a lot of cars and trucks there. I know this is probably the last place you will check yet tonight, but figured I would mention it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con.Harr91 Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Yeah, that's not really my vibe. I had thought about it, just to get out and see some people, but I had a birthday dinner for my dad in Whitewater. '03 Forester X 5mt - Engine Seized at 262k miles. '05 LGT Wagon 6mt -MotoIQ.com Project Vehicle '13 VW Touareg TDI - Daily Torque Monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con.Harr91 Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 (edited) So much fun at Blackhawk Farms yesterday. I was a little nervous, having never been on track before and also having done so much to the car. The only issue I had was a coolant drip and needed to tighten a clamp. Power was very manageable and all my relevant pressures and temps were rock solid all day. Boiled the brakes and was weeping brake fluid from my bleeders, which is pretty common with Brembos from what I understand. My blue vinyl on the calipers turned black, and the finish is now stained from the brake fluid. Sucks, but the brakes worked well! Car is also very rich, and lit the rear bumper on fire a little bit. Not sure if I'll trim the bumper for a DIY diffuser, go JDM bumper, or another factory one. I was a bit proud of my first session, was lapping Corvettes, a Viper, an ITR, a sea of Miatas, and just about everything else. But given that it was the first session of a novice group at a track night catered towards beginners thats not really saying much! Haha Will definitely be doing more of these in the future. Edited July 25, 2018 by Con.Harr91 '03 Forester X 5mt - Engine Seized at 262k miles. '05 LGT Wagon 6mt -MotoIQ.com Project Vehicle '13 VW Touareg TDI - Daily Torque Monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infosecdad Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Yeah, either a JDM rear bumper (about 4" shorter) or extend the tips out. Good looking wagon and making me miss my GC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con.Harr91 Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 I'm thinking I might trim the bumper along that contour line and try my hand at bending up a diffuser for the rear. In my head its pretty lame to be the guy that does one novice track night and starts messing with aero, but also my bumper is mutated so why not? '03 Forester X 5mt - Engine Seized at 262k miles. '05 LGT Wagon 6mt -MotoIQ.com Project Vehicle '13 VW Touareg TDI - Daily Torque Monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con.Harr91 Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 Enjoy 23 minutes of traffic jams and point bys. Best viewed at double speed to avoid boredom. It was my last session, brakes were feeling soft so I wasn't pushing much. Next time I'll learn how to use a GoPro better so I don't just take videos of grid the first two sessions lol. '03 Forester X 5mt - Engine Seized at 262k miles. '05 LGT Wagon 6mt -MotoIQ.com Project Vehicle '13 VW Touareg TDI - Daily Torque Monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewdogg Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 I caught your last run or one of your runs at the Fl4tfest today. The run looked great and the car looked awesome too! It was a really fun event! I'm going to have to run my car through the autox next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05MNLGT Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 you need the JDM exhaust finishers. way cheaper then doing the JDM bumper. but the finishers are hard to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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