My first Subaru! 1996 impreza wagon (project car)

[Qwikyking]

finishing up the wiring for the hatch,


front strut mounts look a little bloated :\ pretty sure they arn't supposed to look like that.

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[ej25lol]

Sorry If I already missed it but...is your car AWD? I know AWD was standard from 97...

btw, great pick up for <$500. wouldn't mind me one of those for that price either.

[Qwikyking]

Originally Posted by ej25lol

Sorry If I already missed it but...is your car AWD? I know AWD was standard from 97...

btw, great pick up for <$500. wouldn't mind me one of those for that price either.

awd winter machine i dont regret it! almost bought a ranger or a tacoma... that would have been a mistake ahah

[Qwikyking]

well goodthing i live in a small town and can ride the shoelace express everyday.

the car is taking longer than hoped, but cant be helped because of my crazy schedule!!

just brought it to the shop at the end of my street for safety... and well... my car leaks like a siv



since the shop owner said he would let my spray foam all the rust holes.. im wondering if he'll let me glue some metal patches over them.. untill i can DRIVE 10min to my friends house to WELD some new metal in

[Qwikyking]

well... whoever tried to weld it last wasn't too good at it...

[Qwikyking]

just ordered my exhaust, $300 for a obx catback exhaust WITH FREE SHIPPING!! F^&^&*K YEAH

OBX Catback Exhaust 97-01 SUBARU IMPREZA 2.5RS : Amazon.com : Automotive

OBX Catback Exhaust 97-01 SUBARU IMPREZA 2.5RS : Amazon.com : Automotive

[geronimo81]

You should replace the rear wiper with a Honda rear wiper. I used one from a '08 Pilot and it works far better than the original wiper.

[Navendra94]

This should be in the members car gallery . Good work so far man!

[Qwikyking]

thanks! i just bought the cheapest rear wiper i think it was $4 from some local shop, it'll do for now,

and once its on the road, and the weather is warmer;
-fix rust
-paint it!
-rims

[lofimind]

This Impreza makes me wish I could get my hands on an old beater like this for a project

[Qwikyking]

well spring is only a few weeks away and my wintertires havn't seen any snowstorms, ohwell i have them for next year! i've been looking for some alloys with some half decent tires on them instead of buying 4 brand new tires for the rusty rims which came with my car

i recently found some 205/55/16 with 60% tread left for $250



i think they'll look pretty decent, but i'm pretty sure the profile of the tire is just a BIT too big, i'm going to check them out monday or tuesday and take some meausrements etc

[bomuheii]

Enjoyed reading this thread. Looking forward to more.

[Qwikyking]

alright so i went to checkout the rims and they look pretty decent, lots of tire/rim for $250. ive read that they WILL fit my 1.8slow but will bog it down.

my question: who thinks its worth buying the rims and run the bigger slower tires till they need to be replaced then replacing with a closer fit to stock? like 195/50 16
any risk of damage on highway or short trips in town with oversized tires? i guess im just paranoid about my "new" car almost being on the road.

[Qwikyking]

got my exhaust AND IT LOOKS SO GOOOD

[Qwikyking]

thankgod for napa, they make these premade flanges (both sides) with spring bolts and gasket included for $40. i also got a section of pipe to go in the place of the rear cat.... i never realized that i only have a front cat and the crappy welded pipe is where the second one should be.

[Qwikyking]

welding new peice in tommorow, hopefully bring the car into the garage by the end of the week

[20yroldprez]

Nice!! I just picked up a beater too!

[20yroldprez]

[20yroldprez]

The wrx was my first Subaru. Still regret letting her go.

[Qwikyking]

looks good for a "beater" what size rims/tires are those?

[Erick_WRX]

awesome thread, keep it coming!

[Qwikyking]

my diy "trackpipe with front cat" to be welded tommorow
you can also see the connector for the rear o2 sensor.. which there was nowhere for it in the first place -.-
im thinking of not bothering with putting the rear o2 in anyways.


the car should be on the road by the weekend! WOOOO .\m/

[NY2VT]

Good stuff!

[Qwikyking]

got it welded and fitted, the spring bolts that came with it didn't seal the exhaust good enough, might buy the replacement cat later, but for now i've got 2 carriage bolts holding the cat to the mid for safety check.


im uploading a video of the exhaust.. it sounds... AWESOME

[Qwikyking]

here it is,

YouTube (Short URL)

YouTube (Short URL)