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This page is here to detail the journey of my 2000 Impreza RS to the point it is at today. This page will include items I bought, modifications I have made, and important milestones in the history of the car. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.

Date Vendor/Location Description
10/13/1999 AAA Rims 4 gold RS rims (were on my 1994 Impreza L Sedan)
10/27/1999 NTB 4 Falken 215/50/16 tires (were on my 1994 Impreza L Sedan)
11/02/1999 REI Yakima roof rack system (was on my 1994 Impreza L Sedan)
2/2/2000 Exeter Subaru Purchased the 2000 Impreza RS, my first brand new car
2/9/2000 Commonwealth Subaru Temperature/Altimeter/Barometric Pressure Gauge
2/18/2000 Cote Autobody Custom roof spoiler painting
2/20/2000 Driveway Custom roof spoiler installed
2/21/2000 Midway Car Center Clifford G4 IG7000 alarm purchased and installed
2/22/2000 Best Buy Head unit and 12 disc changer purchased
2/23/2000 Custom Car Alarm and Stereo Pioneer slave MP3/CD player and steering wheel remote purchased
2/23/2000 Exeter Subaru First oil change and front swaybar install (did not fit- it was a swaybar for the turbo crossmember)
2/25/2000 Driveway Installed head unit, slave cd unit, 12 disc changer, and steering wheel remote control
3/2/2000 Driveway Rear whiteline 22mm swaybar and clear sidemarkers installed
3/9/2000 Exeter Subaru Front whiteline 20mm swaybar installed
3/23/2000 Driveway Lighted grill badge mod
3/23/2000 Driveway STI shift kit and cusco shifter bushings installed
4/2/2000 Chris Douma Spats and headlamp washer nozzles arrive
4/10/2000 Driveway Lower custom grill mod
5/02/2000 Driveway Painted dash cluster surround
5/04/2000 Driveway Magnecore plug wires installed
5/8/2000 Teague's Auto Washer pump for headlamp washers arrives
5/10/2000 Subaruparts.com Trunk light kit and embroidered trunk mat
5/12/2000 Driveway Trunk light kit and embroidered trunk mat installed
5/18/2000 Exeter Subaru Alignment
5/20/2000 Chris Douma Switch for headlamp washers arrive
6/4/2000 Driveway Hardwired radar detector mod
6/10/2000 Commonwealth Subaru First ding, bought touch up paint
6/16/2000 Subaruparts.com Bought clip nuts for mudflaps
6/16/2000 Susquehanna Motorsports Bought HDPE for mudflaps (rally-spec material)
6/23/2000 Driveway STi replica mudflaps installed
7/16/2000 Cote Autobody Car crash estimate... not a good day
7/24/2000 SMC Products Braided stainless steel brake and clutch lines
8/4/2000 AAA Rims.com Bought 1 gold RS rim re: crash
8/4/2000 VictoriaTire.com New tires re: crash
8/11/2000 JVS Auto Imaging Purchased 5Zigen R Rate progressive wound lowering springs
8/19/2000 P-S-T.com Purchased KYB AGX struts
8/23/2000 Cote Autobody Finally got my car back from the accident
8/27/2000 Driveway Headlamp washer mod completed
8/28/2000 RalliSpec, LTD. Whiteline anti lift kit
9/01/2000 JC Whitney Bottle and pump for rear windshield wiper conversion
9/6/2000 eBay.com Wiper motor and control unit for rear wiper mod arrives
10/10/2000 Challenger Deep Imports Sti v6 chin spoiler group buy spoilers arrive
10/15/2000 Driveway Sti v6 chin spoiler and clear corner lamps installed
10/26/2000 Cote Autobody Painted v5 spoiler
10/27/2000 Driveway STi v5 spoiler installed
10/27/2000 Gwinnett Subaru Dual outlet washer bottle for windshield and headlamp washers (to replace the single outlet one I was using)
10/30/2000 Cruzingzone.com Clear foglamp covers and clear bumper turn signals
11/2/2000 Driveway Clear foglamp covers and clear bumper turn signals installed
11/28/2000 Gwinnett Subaru Red/clear tail lamps
11/29/2000 YM International Fumoto oil drain valve
12/02/2000 Driveway Red/clear tail lamps installed
12/7/2000 Private sale Purchased front strut tower bar
12/11/2000 Driveway Fumoto oil drain valve installed
12/17/2000 Private sale 22B grill acquired
12/18/2000 Driveway Front strut tower bar installed
12/29/2000 Exeter Subaru First signs of tranny trouble... 5th gear keeps popping out. No trouble found at this time.
1/5/2001 Cote Autobody Paint for 22B grill
1/7/2001 Driveway 22b grill installed
1/10/2001 Teague's Auto Purchased LH and RH sun visors for the LCD screen project
1/17/2001 Exeter Subaru 5th gear problem diagnosed- main tranny shaft nut loose. replaced 5th gear, synchro, nut, washer, gaskets, and fluids in tranny
2/5/2001 F and S Auto Master cylinder and brake booster for single stage swap
2/24/2001 Garage Day Struts, springs, ss brake lines, cusco rear strut tower bar, whiteline front and rear endlinks, synthetic brake fluid installed
2/27/2001 Garage Day Whiteline ALK installed
3/4/2001 Rumblesoft Skid plate installed
3/12/2001 Gwinnett Subaru Final parts for locking gas door
3/12/2001 Exeter Subaru Alignment and O2 sensor recall
3/21/2001 Driveway Locking gas door installed
3/23/2001 Exeter Subaru ABS warning light on... rear driver side ABS sensor unplugged during locking gas door install (oops!)
3/29/2001 Base Autosound Intellistart G4 installed
4/21/2001 Challenger Deep Imports All the parts from my huge group buy arrive, including my v6 rear bumper
4/26/2001 Cote Autobody Painted v6 rear bumper
4/28/2001 Driveway Installed v6 rear bumper, new set of spats, and STi aero mudguards
5/1/2001 Driveway Sti stainless side sills and pedals installed
5/1/2001 Driveway BPM oil cooler installed
5/2/2001 Exeter Subaru Replaced red/clear tailight under warranty claim started back in March
5/4/2001 Driveway Brembo crossdrilled rotor swap, front and rear
6/7/2001 Exeter Subaru Air filtrationkit and parts for 30k maintenence
6/8/2001 Driveway Turn3 intake/cold air box installed
7/4/2001 Driveway Clutch line installed- clutch fluid replaced, slave cylinder and fork pivot lubricated
7/6/2001 TriTuning.com Purchased STi gas/oil cap
7/7/2001 Summit Racing A/F and EGT gauge plus mounting cups purchased
7/12/2001 Driveway Installed STi gas cap
7/14/2001 Driveway Leather parking brake boot mod
7/15/2001 Driveway Single stage booster and cylinder installed
7/21/2001 Driveway A/F gauge installed
7/26/2001 Driveway EGT gauge installed
8/14/2001 Exeter Subaru Parts for Legacy Turbo vented rear brake swap
8/15/2001 Driveway Replaced rear differential fluid
8/19/2001 Driveway Vented rear brake swap performed
9/2/2001 TriTuning.com Bought STi motor mounts
9/8/2001 Garage Day STi motor mounts installed
9/15/2001 Challenger Deep Imports Sti v6 grill purchased
9/19/2001 Exeter Subaru Power steering problems... turns out the larger front swaybar has minor clearance issues. Make certain to check lines at every oil change.
9/24/2001 Parking Lot at Work Replaced Battery- 640 cold cranking amps and 800 in reserve
9/27/2001 Exeter Subaru Problem with alternator (which necessitated the replacement of the aforementioned battery) diagnosed. Need new alternator, not under warranty (too many miles).
9/28/2001 Driveway STi Version 6 Dash Cluster Installed (43,101 miles on old cluster, 8km (5 miles) on new cluster
9/28/2001 Driveway Replaced Alternator
10/3/2001 Cote Autobody Version 6 grill painting complete
10/3/2001 Driveway Version 6 grill with lighted badge modification installed
10/8/2001 Z1 Performance Morette Twin Projection Beam headlamps arrive
10/10/2001 Driveway Morette Twin Projection Beam headlamps installed
11/5/2001 Exeter Subaru Front O2 Sensor replaced under warranty (46,000 miles)
11/5/2001 Exeter Subaru Exhaust leak- gaskets replaced and cracked header welded back together
11/14/2001 Driveway STi Version 6 seats installed
11/15/2001 Driveway STi transmission mount installed
11/23/2001 Driveway Apexi S-AFC Installed
2/2/2002 Driveway Grinding noise from gearbox in 3rd, 4th, and 5th gears.
2/4/2002 Exeter Subaru Possible cause of noise- broken tooth on one or more gears. Warranty at this time being denied for "unknown mileage" because dash cluster was replaced.
2/15/2002 Exeter Subaru Transmission fixed- center differential had exploded, causing minor gear tooth damage. Center differential, output shaft, and gear replaced.
03/11/2002 Exeter Subaru Whiteline subframe lock bolts installed (KSB750)
03/11/2002 Driveway Kartboy Exhaust Hangers Installed
8/23/2002 Exeter Subaru Engine death- blown connecting rod bearing. Replacing entire engine as repairing the conrod, crankshaft, replacing the bearings, and honing the cylinder is over $1000. Engine had approximately 75,000 miles on it.
9/25/2002 Exeter Subaru New engine installed and working flawlessly. Engine was replaced with a 2001 SOHC engine with approximately 4,000 miles on it.
10/29/2002 Driveway Rumblesoft Racing rear differential protector installed.
11/25/2002 Exeter Subaru Idiot proves Crown Victorias suck in the snow- hit a curb and bent a control arm to save the car. RF control arm replaced.
04/13/2003 Driveway Whiteline rear differential bushing kit installed (KSB750)
06/07/2003 Driveway Oil pressure and vaccuum/boost (boost will happen someday or other!) gauges installed in Autometer 2 gauge A pillar pod
10/21/2003 Driveway XM radio installed
12/30/2003 Driveway Remote radar detector installed
01/28/2003 Driveway STi Version 6 rear seat installed
02/02/2003 Driveway WRX front brake upgrade installed- changed all brake fluid to ATE Super Blue
03/15/2003 Route 495 Rumblesoft front/rear skidplates prove their worth, though the rear dies an untimely death. Details available here Skidplate Death
05/15/2003 Private Sale Purchased rear window and wiper motor from wrecked STi
08/22/2003 Driveway STi group N pitch mount installed
12/15/2003 Exeter Subaru New timing belt and tensioner installed (circa 97k miles)
02/15/2004 Exeter Subaru New clutch disc, pressure plate, and throwout bearing installed (circa 102k miles)
02/02/2004 Driveway JDM automagic folding mirrors arrive!
03/11/2004 Driveway STi Gymkhana suspension installed (finally!)
03/15/2004 Driveway Toys! Compressor, air tools, accessories purchased
03/17/2004 Stratham Undercar Alignment
03/20/2004 Driveway HD Whiteline front endlinks installed
03/28/2004 Exeter Subaru Summer tires (Falken FK451) go back on!
04/01/2004 Driveway 22B front brake kit installed
04/05/2004 Driveway 12 disc changer in to Best Buy for service
04/09/2004 Exeter Subaru Exhaust leak- all gaskets, nuts, bolts replaced just to overkill it
04/14/2004 Driveway 12 disc changer back from service and reinstalled
04/15/2004 Driveway New Whiteline rear adjustable swaybar, HD sway brackets, HD endlinks installed
04/25/2004 Driveway (Should have been putting these in all along but...) Major Maintenance: Cleaned K and N filter, new plugs, new wires, new coil, new PCV valve, new fuel filter, new tranny fluid (Redline Superlight Shockproof), new diff fluid (Redline 75w90NS), new clutch fluid (ATE Super Blue), oil change (Mobil 1)
05/13/2004 Exeter Subaru New intake installed (well, a stock 1999 RS intake with a K and N panel filter and a dead/dummy MAF to fill the gap)
05/15/2004 Exeter Subaru STi Version 6 steering wheel installed
06/11/2004 Exeter Subaru STi Version 6 exhaust installed
07/01/2004 B and M Glass STi Version 6 rear glass installed
07/01/2004 Exeter Subaru Wiper motor for STi Version 6 rear glass installed
07/07/2004 Driveway STi Version 6 automagic folding mirrors installed
07/07/2004 Driveway Aftermarket 6.5" speakers and component tweeters installed
07/21/2004 Autometer Contacted for tech support on oil pressure gauge- needs new sender, Autometer will send
08/09/2004 Exeter Subaru Air/fuel sensor, rear O2 sensor, headers to cat gasket, and muffler gasket replaced in an effort to cure the CEL the STi Version 6 exhaust is causing
10/17/2004 Driveway Intermittent wiper control stalk installed
12/05/2004 Exeter Subaru Valve cover gaskets, grommets, and spark plug tube gaskets replaced
12/10/2004 Exeter Subaru Took out the blower motor and cleaned out the leaves causing an annoying whistling sound
12/14/2004 Exeter Subaru STi pillowball lateral links and trailing arms installed
01/05/2005 Exeter Subaru Front oil leak at casting mark (re)fixed with JB Weld
01/06/2005 Exeter Subaru Aluminum control arms with new ALK installed
01/17/2005 Exeter Subaru Oil changed and tranny fluid changed
02/07/2005 Driveway STi red-stitched parking brake handle installed
04/14/2005 Driveway Legacy GT Turbo rear brake upgrade installed
04/20/2005 Exeter Subaru Oil change
04/22/2005 Driveway Subaru of Japan anti-static pads installed
08/14/2005 Driveway Oil Change
09/22/2005 Exeter Subaru Version 6 standard gearset installed in turbo-style tranny case
09/22/2005 Exeter Subaru STi aftermarket clutch, pressure plate, lightweight flywheel, and clutch line installed
12/09/2005 Driveway Oil Change
03/22/2006 Driveway Oil Change
03/29/2006 Driving Home Rear Main Seal Blows Out
04/07/2006 Manchester Subaru Car, v6 STi V-Limited motor, and all parts gathered for motor swap- that will fix the rear main seal leak!
04/15/2007 Driveway Autopower roll cage/harness bar installed
04/19/2007 Driveway Beatrush rear diff support installed


Standard Disclaimer: Modification of your car involves risks and may void your warranty. I can not be held responsible for the modifications you consciously decide to undertake nor for the results of doing so.