buplew Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 (edited) Originally owned a new 2005 SWP Legacy GT. Sold it in 2012 and been out of the Subaru community until this year when I picked up a 2008 DGM with about 148K miles. A new OEM short block was installed at ~130k by previous owner. Exterior had some clearcoat peeling and dents. Came with the following mods: -Autospeed catback exhaust -Mishimoto aluminum radiator -Swift lowering springs -Cobb AP OTS stage 1 Since I bought I've done the following: -Painted hood, roof, fenders, rear spoiler, rear quarter panels - new headlights (car came with HIDs) and fog lights (yellow LED bulbs) -wrapped steering wheel with leather cover - added Bayson R front lip -06-07 Spec B wheels Mods planned: -rear sway bar (not sure what brand) -15 up STI steering rack -refresh all rubber seals -new Bilsteins Other than that, don't have any other plans but to enjoy driving it. Feels good to be back in the Subaru community!! Pics of the car when I bought it: Pics of the car in paint: Car out of paint: 06-07 Spec B wheels: Spec B wheels mounted: Steering wheel wrapped: Bayson R lip mounted and this is how car sits today: Next mod - JDM honeycomb grill: Edited December 6, 2023 by buplew Updated Pics 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tysparks81 Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Good Job, car looks great! #LGTSTi is still cheaper and nicer then an equal year wrxsti Follow my 2007 Spec B. Build here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Febreze Mee Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Wonderful choice in modifications. The car cleans up well! MILKRUN - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoleMan Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Love everything about the car except one thing. Gotta lose the mudflaps. Nothing wrong with them. However every kid with a base WRX where I live has them on. To me I like the cleaner look without them. And for the sways. Get a full Whiteline set. That's what I have on my Gen 4. I also added a Cusco front tower brace and Whiteline endlinks. Car handles great through the canyons. I would also get some wheels. The stock ones from the 3.0R look good. Anything aftermarket will look better. Something just looks to off with the stock wheels. That's just me. But still love the color 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buplew Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 Added JDM Honeycomb grill. Doesn't sit flush with the bumper and there is a gap, but still looks decent. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoobyDoobyDoo Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Where’d you get the steering wrap from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buplew Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 38 minutes ago, SoobyDoobyDoo said: Where’d you get the steering wrap from? Bought from Amazon. MEWANT Leather Steering Wheel Cover for Subaru Forester 2008-2012 / Impreza 2008-2011 / Legacy 2008-2010 / Outback 2008-2009 / Impreza WRX (WRX STI) 2008-2014 / Exiga 2009 / Forester Accessories https://a.co/d/cTTiOsd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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