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Old 03-30-2015, 10:21 PM   #1
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Default Gigs Bugeye STi widebody wagon

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR9...zOydUWXwA/feed

Instagram - https://instagram.com/jn_garage/

Website - https://jngarage.com/



2006 Legacy GT Limited Wagon

Spring 2017 Plans

VF52 , TMIC , Safe tune and Spec B Billstein struts


Engine


Stock

Transmission

Stock 5at

Suspension

Stock , But suspect it was replaced

Interior

VicTsing FM Transmitter, Bluetooth FM Transmitter Radio Adapter Car Kit

Exterior

Stock

Wheels / Tire

Winter - Stock wheels with 215/45/R17 Hankook I Cept Evo 2 snow tires

Summer - Looking for 17x8 or 17x7.5 Rays TE37 / CE28n with 225/45/R17 Continental DW





2003 Wrx wagon

2003 Subaru Wrx Wagon

Exterior modifications

Sedan widebody conversion
Prodrive bumper
Prodrive UK300 Headlights

Engine

S204 EJ207
Stock VF42
3 Port EBCS
Tomikoa Downpipe
Greddy TI-C catback
CSF Radiator
Spec C Oil cooler
Samco hose kit
Carberry flex fuel

Transmission and Driveline

Group N Bushings
Exedy twin plate clutch
Version 7 R180 suretrac LSD
Version 7 Type RA STi Transmission

Ratios
3.636
2.375
1.761
1.346
1.062
0.842

Brakes and Suspension


RCE 1 Way KW Superstreet Coilovers
Group N and Super Pro Bushings
STi Brembos
Centric Blank Rotors
PFC Z Compound pads
Prova replica brake ducts
21mm Front and Rear STi RA-R Sway bars
STi Pink trailing arms
S204 Lateral links

Wheels and Tire

Mach V Awesome 17x9 +42
255/40/R17 Falken 615k +



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Old 03-30-2015, 10:21 PM   #2
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Default Wagon Addiction Begins

Fast forward to Spring of 2013 , I drove down to Columbus to look at a 2003 Wrx that a guy in his 30s was selling because his wife wanted a Forester XT for the kids. The car was perfect and ended up being my daily driver for the past two years and be a nice distraction from my medical problems.

The Night I bought it

106,000 miles and in great shape.

Cobb Catted Downpipe
Tuned by Turn In Concepts
Koni Struts
Stock Springs



I added a few little things like a Wideband , Prodrive Grille , STi Genome Boost gauge ( Thanks Max ! ) Valentine 1 , 2004 STi BBS and a better radio. I was really happy with it.




My father was a huge help in getting me hooked on these cars , This is his Wrx.


It was also used as a Wagon should be and I even got my first adult job working as am IT minion for a huge trucking company.



Yes a Subaru Wrx wagon can fit five seats inside and one on the roof.


Took it on all sorts of wonderful road trips including Sno Drift 2014 !



Some idiot in a BMW overdrove his car causing an accident , It was either hit a BMW or hit a snow bank. I chose the snow bank and the car survived with little more than a dent. Dug it out and it drove me all the way back home.


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Old 03-30-2015, 10:22 PM   #3
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Default Spring 2014 , Let the mods begin

So my poor 117,000 mile oem radiator had decided to have enough along with the upper radiator hose which I later found out had a hole in it. Conveniently I was miles from 1800 Radiators and Subaru of Grand Blanc in Flint , Michigan. I also got really lucky with having an entire case of water in the back of the wagon. It got a new radiator and hoses later that day and was running great that night.



I then snagged some JDM Sti wheels for the car



The clutch decided after 130,000 miles of driving 100 miles a day to work that it had enough of life. It was slowly commiting Sodoku.

Normal logical thought would be to replace the clutch , But when you used to own an STi your logic is already flawed.

So I ordered a 2002 JDM STi Spec C swap kit from JDM Racing Motors USA ( J Spec Auto). It had literally everything off the car from the motor back.



The CA on the end of the trans code meant that it has a front Suretrac LSD !


I am lucky to have awesome friends who would help me out with this , My friend Garret swapped his own 1998 RS2.5 with a full Version 4 STi swap. He is insanely good at swapping cars and works on a mix of German Techno and Corona.




Finished Product



Towards the end of 2014 I had a strut fail on me after the great storm of 2014 where half of Detroit flooded. I almost got the wagon stuck a half dozen times in 6-12 inches of water but it got me home.

Replaced the strut that had failed thanks to Turn in Concepts and their insanely fast shipping.


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Old 03-30-2015, 10:22 PM   #4
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Default How to spend $1000s on an econobox in the name of Love

Around the holidays of 2014 I realized that I did not have the optimal platform for a race car or any kind of serious high power build. But at the same time I am getting older and my tastes have changed. 21 year old Joey thought his straight piped STi was awesome , 24 year old Joey would kill 21 year old me.

I still really liked the car and really enjoyed driving it. After thinking about selling it many times I decided to just do a fun cruiser build that also could see the track a few times a year keeping the car under 350whp for reliability. Its much more fun to be driving you car than to be rebuilding it is my way of thinking.

I overnighted a set of 17x8 +44 Ray's CE28n from Japan !



A friend was selling his Evo 8 Recaros that he had custom done to fit in his 2004 STi so of course I had to have them.



Then things spiraled out of control

RCE Tarmac 2 Gen 1 Coilovers ( KW V3)
Exedy Twin Disc SD
JDM Sti headlights





Sometime in February a deer decided to be an ******* and run into my fender. It did not die and instead got up running away mocking me as he ran. I vowed revenge and have yet to get it.



So obviously you replace the fender and get on with life.

Nope you Respray the entire car and give it Chemo therapy to get rid of the cancer.

Entire album here
http://imgur.com/a/rhPC7

All work done by Dusty Customs in Attica , Michigan.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dusty...432377?fref=ts





I then got around to finally mounting my Rays CE28n's

Full album
http://imgur.com/a/wJuNU



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Old 03-30-2015, 10:22 PM   #5
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Default S204 EJ207 Saga

I have been wanting more power for years , Now I finally feel I have the driving ability to handle more power. I also have been researching motors since I had got the car and decided on doing an EJ207 swap into the car.

So in March of 2015 my friends sent me a link for an S204 motor for sale , Naturally I liquidated all my wheels and extra parts to purchase it.



So here we are waiting for the motor to arrive and be installed. The trusty EJ205 has around 150,000 miles on it so far and runs wonderful while sipping on small amounts of Rotella T6 here and there.

Its just a dam good car and has been wonderful to me.

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Old 03-30-2015, 10:23 PM   #6
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My website !
http://jngarage.com/

Facebook link ( Most Up to Date )
https://www.facebook.com/JNGarage

My Instagram ( Warning mostly cats and Subaru's)
https://instagram.com/jn_garage/




Current parts on the car

Motor / Power
  • Stock 150,000 Mile EJ205
  • Newer TD04 Turbo ( 70,000 miles or so )
  • Cobb Catted Downpipe
  • Drop in Filter
  • PFP Tuning Stage 2 Tune
  • Greddy TIC Catback

Suspension / Brakes / Wheel and Tire
  • Koni Struts
  • Tanabe DF 210 Springs
  • STi Brembos ( Powder Coated and Rebuilt )
  • Project Mu NS400 Brake Pads
  • OEM Brembo Rotors
  • Group N Tophats / Strut Mounts
  • Rays CE28n 17x8 +44 wheels
  • Bridgestone RE11a 235/45/R17 Tires
  • Whiteline 22mm front and rear swaybars
  • Kartboy endlinks

Exterior
  • Version 7 STi Prodrive Grille
  • Version 7 STi Scoop
  • 20% Window tint
  • Painted Side Skirts
  • Sabbaru Roof Moldings

Interior / Electronics
  • Evo 8 Recaro seats custom made to fit GD/GD Wrx
  • Version 7 Prodrive gauge cluster
  • STi Genome Boost Gauge and Controller by Defi
  • Aem Wideband
  • Valentine 1 Radar Detector
  • Pioneer Radio with XM
  • Version 7 Sti Shifter and Shifter Trim

Parts Waiting for Installation or Coming in the near Future

Motor / Power
  • S204 STi motor with 11,000 miles
  • Exedy Twin Disc SD
  • Custom Oil Cooler
  • Koyo Racing Radiator
  • Samco hoses
  • NGK Spark Plugs
  • Walbro 255lph fuel Pump kit
  • Timing Kit
  • Water Pump
  • Tomioka Downpipe
  • PFP Tuning Reflash

Suspension / Brakes / Wheel and Tire
  • RCE Tarmac 2 Coilovers ( KW V3)
  • Vorshalg Camber plates
  • Carbotech XP8 Pads
  • Centric Brake Rotors
  • 24mm Whiteline Sedan front sway bar
  • Kartboy endlinks

Exterior
  • STi projector HID headlights
  • Prodrive Lip Kit
  • STi Foglight covers

Interior / Electronics
  • Defi ZD Clubsport package
  • Defi NS 52mm Boost Gauge
  • Greddy / Trust Profec boost controller

Future Plans / Drunken 2am Thoughts
  • Version 8/9 DCCD Six speed trans
  • Hawkeye front end swap
  • S204 Styling all around and interior ( If I can find / afford it )
  • V Limited Hawkeye lip
  • S204 Wheels
  • S204 Titanium Catback
  • 5x114.3 Hub Swap

My team of Internet trolls and Cats

Me (I'm Special)


Garret
Master Mechanic / Drunken Idiot



Bruce
Master Tuner and Spiritual Adviser



Eric Z
Patron Saint of header wrap and Turn in Concepts #1 troll


My cats

Richard Hammond
Lead JDM box inspector and sleep depriving *******


Jeremy Clakson
Clearcoat scratching enthusiast / Real Life Garfield



EJ207 / S204 Videos





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Old 03-30-2015, 10:49 PM   #7
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Default Adventures , Pictures and Stupid Car Things

I am not so great at taking pictures , Its a hobby for fun.





Being a WRC driver in the snow ( Not Kubica )

Ricer Exhaust revving

AutoX !

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Old 03-30-2015, 11:17 PM   #8
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Fresh new paint makes me happy in pants. S204 motor make me lose pants.
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Old 03-30-2015, 11:41 PM   #9
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Fresh new paint makes me happy in pants. S204 motor make me lose pants.
I am going to make sweet love to that motor
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Old 03-31-2015, 12:39 AM   #10
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What EM are you going with?
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Old 03-31-2015, 12:55 AM   #11
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What EM are you going with?
Just a stock Version 8 Ecu

No need for anything crazy at this point.In the future , Aem , Link G4 or Haltech would be wonderful.
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Old 03-31-2015, 01:35 AM   #12
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Hey if you plan on selling the Cobb down pipe I'd be interested in buying it. Pm me if you want to talk about it, thanks man.
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Old 03-31-2015, 01:37 AM   #13
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Hey if you plan on selling the Cobb down pipe I'd be interested in buying it. Pm me if you want to talk about it, thanks man.
I am just selling the entire setup as a whole , Its going into a 1998 RS2.5 so I am happy to provide him with a good motor !
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Old 03-31-2015, 01:42 AM   #14
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I see, that's good of you. I really don't need a down pipe at the moment but I like having spares. Subscribed to your new old thread, want to see how your project turns out. Read some of what you've written here. Saw that your dad inspired you towards this cars. Hope my son also takes to them when the time comes. I've been indoctrinating him showing him Colin McCrae videos.
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Old 03-31-2015, 01:53 AM   #15
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I see, that's good of you. I really don't need a down pipe at the moment but I like having spares. Subscribed to your new old thread, want to see how your project turns out. Read some of what you've written here. Saw that your dad inspired you towards this cars. Hope my son also takes to them when the time comes. I've been indoctrinating him showing him Colin McCrae videos.
My father has two sets of Braid rally wheels and loves his car to death.

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That is so awesome. I have two of this cars, I keep showing my son rally racing videos and telling him how easy it is to work on this cars. I tell him I'll keep them in good condition and he can take over them when the time comes. He is only 8 1/2 but he is already a car guy. Has a huge collection of hot wheels and looks up fast car videos on YouTube.
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Old 03-31-2015, 08:51 AM   #17
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Great seeing the story behind this car. Seems like you know what you're doing and have some awesome parts! I can't wait to see how the car comes out with the motor and everything. When I'm in Michigan we have to meet up and I want to see this car in person! Good luck with everything!
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You'll love the 207, and wait until you mate it to the six speed. Pure sex on petrol.

Any plans for a big turb?
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Old 03-31-2015, 10:40 AM   #20
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Great seeing the story behind this car. Seems like you know what you're doing and have some awesome parts! I can't wait to see how the car comes out with the motor and everything. When I'm in Michigan we have to meet up and I want to see this car in person! Good luck with everything!


Tell me when you will be around , it should turn out great !

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You'll love the 207, and wait until you mate it to the six speed. Pure sex on petrol.

Any plans for a big turb?

Nope

Keeping it stock turbo until it requires a rebuild then maybe a 3076.

But that is years away.
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Old 03-31-2015, 11:13 AM   #21
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Very nice new thread! Certainly more inspiration (and viewing pleasure) for me! I just got my RCE T2s installed last week and they are absolutely amazing! Idk what I like more, the CE28s or the EJ207, but together its sexy time. Subscribed...
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Old 03-31-2015, 11:15 AM   #22
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Very nice new thread! Certainly more inspiration (and viewing pleasure) for me! I just got my RCE T2s installed last week and they are absolutely amazing! Idk what I like more, the CE28s or the EJ207, but together its sexy time. Subscribed...

Coilovers have been postponed for a little while. Motor first then suspension. I'm taking it one step at a time.
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Old 03-31-2015, 11:18 AM   #23
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Nope

Keeping it stock turbo until it requires a rebuild then maybe a 3076.

But that is years away.
Great choice, that's what I have on mine, stock location 3076r. I do wish I went rotated though. Enjoy!
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Old 03-31-2015, 11:19 AM   #24
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Great choice, that's what I have on mine, stock location 3076r. I do wish I went rotated though. Enjoy!

I just want something reliable that I can take on road trips.

More interested in Cusco differentials and suspension tuning for now.
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Old 03-31-2015, 11:28 AM   #25
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Just a stock Version 8 Ecu

No need for anything crazy at this point.In the future , Aem , Link G4 or Haltech would be wonderful.
And a retune for USDMcrapgas I hope

Saw your for sale thread on the CE28Ns, glad you kept them, otherwise I'd be buying them
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