The dgaf build of a Subaru

[Co-status]

In a series of odd and unfortunate events i ended up with this beaut of a car. a 95 subaru impreza coupe. Definitely not the first car people think of when the word stance pops up since most people turn these into track cars, ive decided to go a different route...


Quite the elaborate story how i got this car but short story is i was home for the holidays in N. Idaho when i totaled my 02 WRX after i hit a telephone pole. 1000 miles from my home with a totaled car i was desperate for a solution so i ended up trading my WRX off for this Impreza+1600 cash on his end +i kept my sub/amp/oem mats+he threw in a brand new Kicker sub/amp combo.
IN my current situation i figured it was the best i was going to get in short notice. :yapyap: Anyways here's the car :

205k on stock 1.8L burning oil runs good just slow as .....!
5spd shifted good clutch feels strong
air box hacked for more air flow? ghetto
dirty ripped tan interior, no power but did have ac and cruise.
AWD :banana:
4 wheel disc brakes a bonus
cut springs
black roof painted with witches broom/faded paint
OBS hood scoop
body is good other than drivers door 0 rust

after putting 3000 miles on it a month the little car really grew on me, even with cut springs it's a lot more responsive then my wrx in the corners and i liked the small size better plus cheaper to own/ maintenance.







Future Plans are to build the coolest car i can with least amount of money, this is kind of a dgaf build :
ej22 or ej22/ej25 hybrid swap
exhaust
wheels
coilovers
wrx calipers/rotors
seats/interior work
stereo
custom sheet metal work
on so :

[brandonxdent]

This thing is so rad. Excited for the future!

[Co-status]

Thanks man i got alot of parts ordered for it

[Co-status]

been pretty busy working on the car since im currently self imployed. managed to get my hands on an ej22 for 50 bucks !!

it had been sitting for about 3 years in a shed but had oil in it seemed decent for 50 bucks .
dirty at first and still connected to an auto tranny i wasnt going to use

so i spent some time cleaning her up a bit and broke it apart. the timing belt and water pump looked to have been previously replaced so that's good for maintenance terms.

dont mind my Datsun 510 in the background thats a future project

and surprisingly the cylinders still had hatch marks on them, valves were dirty but straight and not too much carbon build up


and.....the not so good. apparently one of the spark plugs had not been tightened all the way so water had gotten in and sat in the cylinder leaving some small corrosion luckily not too bad tho piston still slides good.

my new drilled and slotted rotors came today also! Hart Brakes for 02 wrx

rotors pair with these 02 wrx calipers i got for free with Stoptech SS lines and Stoptech pads. i rebuilt them and ground down the casting marks on the front ones to make them smoother and painted them with ceramic caliper paint. threw some stickers on them for the time being.

i also gutted the dirty worn out interor to get to the nasty smelly carpet that needed a good cleaning and possible color change.

some more goodies came also

got these to upgrade the outdated green subaru dash lighting, t10 leds for the hvac controls and t5 for the gauge cluster

before, one of the hvac bulbs was dead


after... i ordered more white leds for the hvac controls too i think i like them better, also painted inside of cluster charcoal grey to modernize it a lil

thats it for now waiting on more parts to come

[harlerocco]

clean car and some nice quality parts you've got for it! definitely not a 'dgaf' build, you should see some of the other 'builds' on here. i was expecting some haggard shit! well done so far.

[Jlyons617]

Looks good! I always wanted one but ended up going on payments on a GD STI. I'm more in love with that 510 you have in the shop though.

[BOXIMA]

these cars are ALOT of fun. you're off to a good start!

[Co-status]

these cars are ALOT of fun. you're off to a good start!

thanks! they're alot of fun to drive.

Looks good! I always wanted one but ended up going on payments on a GD STI. I'm more in love with that 510 you have in the shop though.

yeh back when i had my wrx i loved it but for some reason i just prefer cars with a lttle more age and character. the 510 will be a major project but cant wait for it.

clean car and some nice quality parts you've got for it! definitely not a 'dgaf' build, you should see some of the other 'builds' on here. i was expecting some haggard shit! well done so far.

thanks! i guess dgaf wouldnt be the right term but since i got this car in such a weird way and it was basically free after all said and done (long story) i wanted to build it with a kind of 'no care' attitude and see what i ended up with.

[222]

this car can look sooooo good!!

[Jlyons617]

thanks! they're alot of fun to drive.


yeh back when i had my wrx i loved it but for some reason i just prefer cars with a lttle more age and character. the 510 will be a major project but cant wait for it.


thanks! i guess dgaf wouldnt be the right term but since i got this car in such a weird way and it was basically free after all said and done (long story) i wanted to build it with a kind of 'no care' attitude and see what i ended up with.

Same here, love the STI but I dream of a 510.

[rice4life]

What kind of ej22 is it?

Is it the plain old NA one out of the legacy, or what?

Seems pretty cool so far. I like the OEM+ thing that's going on so far.

[TheTynosaur]

in for this, certainly better than i was expecting from the title

[Recoil889]

From one Subaru guy to another - looking good man.

[Quillest]

Stoked to see some more Utah guys on here. Always loved the gc/gm chassis. Excited to see what happens with it.

[Co-status]

so just been waiting on some parts to arrive which finally did yesterday.
I know people **** them and bag on them constantly but for what i want out of this car i think these will do the job. hopefully the Ultimos ride a little better than the regular ones.

so shiny

saw this rack on another subaru forum, its just some universal one off ebay. qaulity was decent and came with a shit ton of clips etc

also picked up a basket cause i like the look of them on slammed cars, which mine isnt yet

annnnnd because the stock dim yellow H4 bulbs dont cut it in a 20 year old car i bought these as well. 35w hi/lo Hid kit 6000k

and this damn little piece took forever to come! my 4" shift extender.

i dont know who worked for subaru in the 90's and decided that putting a nasty rubber boot was a good idea but ripped that sucker off and put my new suede leather one on.


also put my wheel in, i don't like how i have to get rid of cruise control cuase its connected through the oem steering wheel so ill probably try to fab a mount to hold the controller elsewhere
anyways end result looks good i think and feels great!

and to leave you off with some eye candy. my Datsun.