Cruisemobile2

The next couple of weeks I took her out on a few more adventures http://i63.tinypic.com/2moxw12.jpg http://i66.tinypic.com/2uiww8z.jpg http://i63.tinypic.com/2yv5suv.jpg http://i64.tinypic.com/30mu45l.jpg Clip of the car whipping around El Mirage

Today's update....the very first and one of the most important mods for a Subaru! THE BOOST GAUGE! Omori 45mm boost gauge. Installed somewhere in 2011 http://i68.tinypic.com/2w73kvm.jpg

It was only a matter of time until I got around to this haha! I've actually owned my 2005 OBXT Limited now for little over 5 years and I think at this point, it’s only necessary start my own build thread If you want to skip this intro, you can check out the "Official Lowered Outback" thread as I have been posting updates on the ride for the last couple years there or you can check out my IG: @tinkeringtolo Received tons of questions throughout the years about my setup and I honestly do appreciate everyone that has showed interest in the build along the way! Really, I do! Amazing how quick the OBXT community has grown in the recent years and as rebourne has mentioned, we really do have a great community here! I have a lot of catching up to do but I'm going to start from the very begging and why I decided to go with an OBXT. So why an OBXT? Well, I previously owned 2 Honda CRX's, Porsche 914, and a 92 tin top Geo Tracker (otherwise known as a Suzuki Sidekick!). The Honda scene had been a rough one. The CRX was my first project car since highschool. I tracked it a few times and was my daily for nearly 10 years. Within those 10 years, the first one was totaled from someone that was DUI and I picked up another which then became impractical to drive on city streets within the following years. Went fully caged out, no interior, no radio, built motor, straight race car status... Then came along the Geo Tracker. When I would get tired of driving the CRX around city streets and always having to worry about someone stealing it everywhere I go....I would opt to take the Tracker. I wheeled/offroaded/rock-crawled it a few times and loved every minute of it! Loved how I never had to put chains on when we took it on snowboarding trips too! 4wd was such a convenience! While I had both CRX and Geo Tracker rolling along, my pops passed me down a mint 1974 Porsche 914. I used this my "courtship" car...used for the ladies. Poor-mans Porsche, classic enough though some girls really didn't know too much about them...the fine leather seats would throw them off and was good enough for dinner dates, night out to the movies, etc. Along the years, a few things came up which had me on the prowl for a new car. I grew out of the Honda scene and didn't track as much anymore so the time to let the CRX go had come. The ECU on the Tracker went out...didn't want to spend money on an ECU that cost more than what I bought it for. The maintenance on the 914 was too much to keep up with and my pops needed some money so we eventually sold it… Then to top it off, I had to move and my new location wouldn’t allow me to keep all 3 so there they go! So I needed a car that had a bit of all 3 into one. Some of those features would be the following: • Decent horsepower • Leather interior with luxury features • Needed to be a hatch or a wagon • Needs to be 4wd • Manual • Can offroad • ABSOLUTELY NEEDED A SUNROOF! • Sport utility • Parts availability The only thing that I really wanted to add which all 3 didn't feature was being 4 door! I also wanted something that was a little more low key and not a lot of people would expect to be modified. The car needed to be able to perform wherever necessary and this is where I caught myself thinking about a crossover vehicle which most at the time looked like a bunch of SUV’s….which is what I didn’t want. All new cars on the market at the time also didn't catch my eye so I began to look a little further back, something that I can potentially build to be a fun car......I then came across the second gen Subaru Outbacks. I was nearly sold on the second gen because it had a DOUBLE SUNROOF! Only problem for me was the lack in power… so I held off from purchasing one for a minute. Did a little more research and I found the third gen Outback’s! Looking at the trims they offered and the HUGE panoramic sunroofs they came with…I was sold! 2005 Subaru Outback 2.5 XT Limited in the two tone silver is what I wanted because it offered everything I mentioned above plus more! ……Only problem was, well....how and where to get one! About 3 months into my hunt, I finally came across a 2005 Subaru Outback 2.5 XT Limited in manual at a mom and pop dealership with a clean title. Had 112k miles which were supposedly highway miles, and had 1 owner. Full leather interior but was missing the rear headrests. There was a semi rebuild on the motor which the dealership it was being sold from had performed. They replaced the right side heads with a used one and also threw in a used vf40 turbo cause the original had blown due to the uppipe cat releasing platinum. She had some leaks around the turbo and some hoses but the list of repairs was huge which kind of reassured me but I still wanted a Subaru dealership to check it out. My vision of what it could be kept my thoughts off the con’s of the car. Eventually I got to drive to a dealership and they checked it out as good and probably one of the cleanest they’ve seen for that many miles! So that was a done deal for me. April 28, 2011... SOLD for 10k! ….holy intro right? Now onto some pics! On the way home from the dealership, filling her up for the first time! http://i63.tinypic.com/33ne1hz.jpg Pulled up at home for the first time....believe it or not, my mom thought it was really ugly when she first saw it! http://i68.tinypic.com/vsl4rk.jpg http://i64.tinypic.com/244zjhf.jpg The following/first weekend, I took the OBXT out for a little adventure to test that warranty http://i66.tinypic.com/2moz7g3.jpg http://i63.tinypic.com/2vbu2z5.jpg She did just fine! Will be posting more as the days go on! Stay tuned!

Thank you! Unfortunately I don't have one. Think I might start one though. I've been posting as things come along in the "Official Lowered Outback" thread for the last couple of years though

Contributing where I can lol http://i63.tinypic.com/254vc5h.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/dxjr07.jpg Guess I can post here now

Sounds good! Checking out the BC/BR coilovers, they look like a great deal! I was originally planning on going with the Tein Flex.

So i take it then as I can get legacy spec coilovers and be fine with an alignment?

Thats what I am worried about because it will be daily drivin. Not looking to replace tires every month either. Still need it to be functional but at the same time not riding on my bump stops either. I'm just worried about the shifter and cross-member portion of it and if its absolutely neccessary

wow! great write up!!! I just have a few questions cause i am looking to lower my 05 obxt 5spd 1. Im looking to go the coilover route. Buying a set of Legacy coilovers, can I get away with installing them and not changing the shifter and steering brackets? 2. Same thing with the tranny cross-member, is it absolutely necessary to install the front and rear LGT tranny cross-members if i lower the car on coilovers? What are the consequences if i dont install them? Will it be extremely extremely super low to the ground with good chance of bottoming out on it or will i still plenty clearance still? 3. I am not looking to track the car or anything like that so would you say it would be ok to remove all necessary spacers in the rear, change the front control arm bracket and bolts to LGT, remove the rear trailing arm brackets and replace with LGT and be good enough from there? I just want to make sure my rear wheels are centered in the wheel well because i heard that can be an issue when going low on these cars. Yes i know coilovers are not the the comfiest but im used to them. Used to daily driving a completely tracked out crx on coilovers with a 6 pointroll cage for almost 10 years so not really worried about comfort. The obxt just my cruisemobile, nothing crazy, just looking to slam it on some nice rims and still be functional. Any input is always appreciated!