Brandon's 2012 ISM STI
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getting a subie show started here where im from in September so that will be sweet also
Well little update. Car will hopefully be out in 2 weeks to start with the mods. So heres the plan;
Start with the bushings. Steering Rack Bushings should be a breeze. Rear Diff might be a bit of a tangle cause I do believe I need a press for those. Not to worry tho a good buddy of mine works at the local Subaru shop.
Do an oil change. Ill prob just go back to the Rotella T6 oil.
Bleed brakes. Install new Brake lines, Rotors and pads and then refill brake fluid.
ill rebake the headlights, paint the cut off in both the low beam and high beam projectors. Ill be painting them red so when light hits them it will turn the projectors red
Ill take an outline of the trunk liner and trace it out on plywood. Ill cut the outline out and cut into 3 pieces where I will then install in the back of the trunk and then install a dark hardwood.
Once the brakes and all that is done we will then install the new AOS.
Once thats done ill finish the tune on the car. At this time I would hope my wheels are sold and put on stock wheels until the new ones come in.
Ill also paint the sidewall lettering white.
Also get the shop to wrap my Vollkommen fenders.
Once the new wheels come in ill get the tires installed and then my buddy will start to cut the fenders. While he is doing that I will install the air suspension. Thinking about getting a second battery to run the compressor off of and because I will eventually get 2 compressors.
Once fenders are done I will touch up the unpainted area and then bring the car to get wrapped.
Hoping to have this all done by middle of May so I can get a start on the car show season early lol going to be a busy month or so but I think it can be done hopefully.
Start with the bushings. Steering Rack Bushings should be a breeze. Rear Diff might be a bit of a tangle cause I do believe I need a press for those. Not to worry tho a good buddy of mine works at the local Subaru shop.
Do an oil change. Ill prob just go back to the Rotella T6 oil.
Bleed brakes. Install new Brake lines, Rotors and pads and then refill brake fluid.
ill rebake the headlights, paint the cut off in both the low beam and high beam projectors. Ill be painting them red so when light hits them it will turn the projectors red
Ill take an outline of the trunk liner and trace it out on plywood. Ill cut the outline out and cut into 3 pieces where I will then install in the back of the trunk and then install a dark hardwood.
Once the brakes and all that is done we will then install the new AOS.
Once thats done ill finish the tune on the car. At this time I would hope my wheels are sold and put on stock wheels until the new ones come in.
Ill also paint the sidewall lettering white.
Also get the shop to wrap my Vollkommen fenders.
Once the new wheels come in ill get the tires installed and then my buddy will start to cut the fenders. While he is doing that I will install the air suspension. Thinking about getting a second battery to run the compressor off of and because I will eventually get 2 compressors.
Once fenders are done I will touch up the unpainted area and then bring the car to get wrapped.
Hoping to have this all done by middle of May so I can get a start on the car show season early lol going to be a busy month or so but I think it can be done hopefully.
War_Panda04
STill Plays With Toys!
Thats a lot of work to get done. Gunna come out sick tho and totally worth it
And thats all i have to say about that...
And thats all i have to say about that...
Little update;
Got the car out yesterday.
All the parts loaded up in the Ralliart. Well most of the parts. Parts include Stoptech pads, rotors, brake lines and Motul brake fluid, Whiteline rear diff and steering rack bushings, Air Lift suspension, IAG aos and some fresh Rotella oil and OEM filter.
When I arrived at my buddys place.
All the parts unloaded.
and just some bonus pics hah one was my buddys snapchat and the other was a random guy who messaged me on facebook afterwards lol
So the plan is this weekend we will start or more less he will cause I have work lol but Monday ill be going in to grab the trunk liner, centre dash and headlights to do a couple projects while hes working. Hoping withint 3 weeks to have it all done and then hopefully my fenders are in so I can get those wrapped. and Monday ill be ordering my tires. Decided to go with the Bridgestone Potenza re760 for my tires.
Got the car out yesterday.
All the parts loaded up in the Ralliart. Well most of the parts. Parts include Stoptech pads, rotors, brake lines and Motul brake fluid, Whiteline rear diff and steering rack bushings, Air Lift suspension, IAG aos and some fresh Rotella oil and OEM filter.
When I arrived at my buddys place.
All the parts unloaded.
and just some bonus pics hah one was my buddys snapchat and the other was a random guy who messaged me on facebook afterwards lol
So the plan is this weekend we will start or more less he will cause I have work lol but Monday ill be going in to grab the trunk liner, centre dash and headlights to do a couple projects while hes working. Hoping withint 3 weeks to have it all done and then hopefully my fenders are in so I can get those wrapped. and Monday ill be ordering my tires. Decided to go with the Bridgestone Potenza re760 for my tires.
Ok got some updates again
'First ill start with a little bit of bad news but no big deal. After looking at the Air Suspension a bit more we've come to realize the packages where packaged wrong and I got VW suspension instead but thats no odss. Air Lift have been awesome to deal with and should be straightened out in no time.
Next we got to start at the brakes today. Unfortunately I wasn't able to be there due to work but had him show me everything he done. So first off;
Got the car jacked up on 4 stands and removed the wheels from all 4 corners.
Next was a look at my front brakes. They look horrible after sitting out for a month last summer
You can see the old brake lines here in the pic!
Next is the rear brakes and same thing they look horrible and it almost looks like my pads werent evenly touching the rotors..
You can see the brake line here in the rear before it goes into its little bracket.
'First ill start with a little bit of bad news but no big deal. After looking at the Air Suspension a bit more we've come to realize the packages where packaged wrong and I got VW suspension instead but thats no odss. Air Lift have been awesome to deal with and should be straightened out in no time.
Next we got to start at the brakes today. Unfortunately I wasn't able to be there due to work but had him show me everything he done. So first off;
Got the car jacked up on 4 stands and removed the wheels from all 4 corners.
Next was a look at my front brakes. They look horrible after sitting out for a month last summer
You can see the old brake lines here in the pic!
Next is the rear brakes and same thing they look horrible and it almost looks like my pads werent evenly touching the rotors..
You can see the brake line here in the rear before it goes into its little bracket.
Next its just a little comparison of the new rotors next to the old. Front rotors on top and rear on the bottom.
Just a closer comparison of the front rotors.
and a closer of the rears
New front installed
Give the Brembos a quick clean and prep for pad change.
Comparison of the Brake lines. New ones are Stainless Steel braided.
Just a closer comparison of the front rotors.
and a closer of the rears
New front installed
Give the Brembos a quick clean and prep for pad change.
Comparison of the Brake lines. New ones are Stainless Steel braided.
Quick little pic of the brake line installed on the front mounted to the bracket and before the connection.
Brake lines installed on the rear
Followed by the mounting of the rear rotors.
That was about all for today. Hoping tomorrow to get the pads in and calipers mounted back up. Then ill tackle either the bushings and take off the mud flaps.
Brake lines installed on the rear
Followed by the mounting of the rear rotors.
That was about all for today. Hoping tomorrow to get the pads in and calipers mounted back up. Then ill tackle either the bushings and take off the mud flaps.
Another update today! I love how fast and smooth everything is going on the installs.
So to start;
So first thing was removing the old brakes pads, so here is a shot of the new brake pads (Top) vs old (Bottom)
Close up on the new rear pads
Comparison of the New Pads for front (Top) and Old ones (Bottom)
Close up of the new Front pads
Bonus Sti shot haha
The whole kit and getting ready to install pads. Install is straight forward when it comes to brakes. The one piece calipers are awesome to work with. Just take the caliper off, haul the pins out on the inside part of the caliper and haul out the internals. Make sure to compress the Caliper pistons back in.
So to start;
So first thing was removing the old brakes pads, so here is a shot of the new brake pads (Top) vs old (Bottom)
Close up on the new rear pads
Comparison of the New Pads for front (Top) and Old ones (Bottom)
Close up of the new Front pads
Bonus Sti shot haha
The whole kit and getting ready to install pads. Install is straight forward when it comes to brakes. The one piece calipers are awesome to work with. Just take the caliper off, haul the pins out on the inside part of the caliper and haul out the internals. Make sure to compress the Caliper pistons back in.
Next was the steering rack bushings. Here is the bushings laid out with the instructions.
Closer shot
Some shots during install
Taking the old bushings out
and the new ones back in
this is the rear diff bracket. a press is used to get this bushings in and out so bringing it to a shop tomorrow to get that done.
Some other things we got done was the headlights are removed, truck liner is out and the centre console is out. Ill be doing some little projects with that this week and will have updates as I go of course.
Closer shot
Some shots during install
Taking the old bushings out
and the new ones back in
this is the rear diff bracket. a press is used to get this bushings in and out so bringing it to a shop tomorrow to get that done.
Some other things we got done was the headlights are removed, truck liner is out and the centre console is out. Ill be doing some little projects with that this week and will have updates as I go of course.
