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iM HIghlight: Jason’s Burple Beast

June 13, 2011March 1, 2012

It’s been a long time coming for me and I’m happy to finally have this rolling nicely.
Ever since the last year with my Civic, I’ve felt that it was time to move on to something bigger and better. Those that knew me for a while also knew that I’ve wanted an STI way back before I could even drive. That day has finally come and now that it has, I’m planning on doing it all over again.

February 2011 – I walked into the Subaru dealership ready to put a deposit down so that by spring, I would have it ready for me to drive. Lady luck must have been on my side that day because the exact one I wanted was the only one sitting on the lot. Half an hour later, I signed the papers and took it home a few days later. That night, I had already ordered parts for it to slap on as soon as possible.

Thanks to Rhys at Revwerks for hooking me up with a set of WORK XT7’s as quickly as I needed them. In 18×9.5 +20, it’s not super aggressive, but it’s not super laid back either. I decided to play it safe for now to see how much I can push the limits of this widebody. Interestingly enough, it’s probably harder to fit these wheels under the wheel wells of the GR body than the Civic’s body. But with little rolling and pulling, they fit perfectly. Some cracked fenders and tire shredding here and there, but it’s all good now.

Another special thanks to Dave at Screamin’ Paintworks for working with me for a span of 3 weeks to get the paint just right. A special 7 stage house of kolor custom burple was what ended up on the wheels. 2 bases of gold, 2 coats of blue and a final 3 topcoats of the unique burple. The outcome is definitely something that you’d have to see in person. Blue in the shade, purple in the light and at certain angles, you’ll see gold flake.

The suspension of course was one of the first things to be installed. A set of BC BR racing coilovers to get the car sitting low, and Cusco lower control arms to bring in the camber and I was good to go. Still playing around with suspension, I’m still working on going lower.

While the car still sits relatively stock performance and looks wise, my biggest “want” was to get the car sitting pretty and looking unique. With many more parts on the way and the need to be patient for parts to come out for a newer chassis, hopefully I’ll have some more updates as the year goes on. If you spot me, be sure to wave!

iM Highlight: Tamed JDM Beasts

April 27, 2011March 1, 2012

Over the past few dreadful winter months, I have had the chance to talk to and get to know Cecilia. Cecilia had contacted me asking for a photoshoot for her Evo X and her husband Colin’s STi. Cecilia and Colin have owned their own fair share of different types of cars from a BMW 5 series to a Honda S2000.

The best thing about these two cars is although they are rivals, they compliment each other perfectly. Having both of these cars in the garage makes for an interesting combo. Cecilia and Colin may not be hardcore tuners that go for the slammed look or the huge turbo to put down 600hp, but they have kept modification subtle enough to be different, which is what we love.

Check out these two beastly whips

Cecilia’s EVO X
Rexpseed carbon fiber front splitter covers
JDM plate
Redlinegoods custom shift boot and arm rest cover
Rally Armor mudflaps
Custom rear spoiler deck
Perrin stubby antenna
RED Mitsubishi emblems

Colin’s STi
Invidia Q300 Catback
Invidia catted downpipe
COBB Stage 2 with custom LightSpeed map
High flow drop in filter
Red tail light overlays
Hella supertones

The two rolling side by side.

Together… at last?

Readers Rides: Austin Mardian’s Subaru STI

March 7, 2011

Austin Mardian, one of our awesome readers submitted his ride to us to showcase the work that he’s done on his whip and what better way to do that then to get it in to us?

Austin has had the car for just over 2 years and through the ups and downs that he’s been through with the car, he’s still managed to make it look dope. His problem was trying to get enough funds to make it look good, but instead always ended up dumping money into other little things. This made him into more of a performance guy and just never really got into the looks department as much.

The good thing about Austin is that he still had an eclectic appreciation for other things like fitment and aesthetics. Power wasn’t always on his mind. After hanging with his friends that were well into the fitment game, he decided that it was his time. Within a week, Austin was able to do it all – fenders, suspension, wheels and proper sizing. There was no way he was going to do it half-assed and if he was going to get it done, it was going to be done right.

330awtq
Titek Catted Downpipe
Discontinued Injen CBE
Helix UpPipe
K&N Intake
Cobb AP V.1
Group N Trans Mount
17×9 +28 Bronze on 225s Hankook Ventus V12 EVOs
BC Racing BR Coilovers
Rolled and Pulled Fenders
S204 Lip
OEM 06-07 Diffuser
SBC Rear camber bolts
Kartboy Solid Front and Rear Endlinks
Camber – roughly -2.5 f and -3 rear
Wingless trunk swap (totally debadged)
Boost, Volt, and Oil Temp gauges

Austin says that it might not be the most baller or flashiest Subie out there, but for what he’s done I think we can all say that we can appreciate his work. It looks damn good to us.

Anyone else with a sick ride that just wants to showcase it? Shoot us an email!

Subaru: Get More G’s Campaign

July 23, 2010

I am loving the 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Sedan!!! However I think I’m loving this commercial a little more LOL!

Here’s a few more ads from the campaign:

Headlight Clearing and Blacking out

June 1, 2010

A few of us Subaru guys decided to do a quick headlight clearing and blacking out meet. By quick, I mean some of the WRX’s and STI’s were done in 2-3 hours whereas my Legacy and I were stuck there for a full 8 hours. After having to rip off the front bumper to get to headlights and wrestling with the headlight assembly because one of the o-rings decided it didn’t want to fit in its hole when we put the car back together, we finally got the car done. 1 of the STI guys had blown headlight bulb and the other blew a HID ballast so it was a relief to see that everything was working. Oh and Julian, who decided to be a perfectionist when he was painting, actually ended up being there for about 12 hours. Price for perfection I guess.

Enjoy!

Bumper finally off