[icudruln]

Hey guys, so here I am just a month after joining IWSTI on Christmas Day, 2008, now the owner of an amazing 2004 World Rally Blue STi. I originally joined here to read a bit about this amazing machine, in the hopes of getting one within a year or two. On January 3rd, 2009, there was a snow storm that left the local roads super slick. Coming home from work, my car got totaled in a tbone collision with a Jeep Cherokee. A few days after realizing what just happened, I would go on to apply for a loan on my beloved STi, to which I was shocked I was actually approved on. The rest is history!

Goals
Within the lifetime of me having this car, my goal is to have a fully maxed out stock turbo STi that can compete at a moderate level on the track; be it autocross or track events. Dyno numbers are relatively meaningless to me; I just want the car to challenge upgraded turbo'ed STi's and Evo's, but more importantly, be a nice daily driver.

Stock Ratio = 10.9 lbs per HP (3,289 lbs) - Stolen from Ben




Key Events
1/14/09: Take Home - 32,049 miles
1/15/09: First Oil Change - 32,076 miles
4/9/09: First Accident - $7,000 in damage
6/28/09: Car broken in to - $1,300 in losses
11/23/09: Garaged for winter build - 49,512 miles

Installed.....Waiting for Install

Power
Perrin One Piece Divorced Wastegate Downpipe
Invidia N1 Race Exhaust
K&N Typhoon Intake
Cobb AccessPORT v1 91 octane
Mobile 1 Fully Synthetic 5w30 oil
STi OEM Black Oil Filter
NGK Iridium One Step Colder Spark Plugs
Walbro 255lph Fuel Pump
Greddy 15mm SuperLite Catch Can
Power Enterprise 850cc Side Feed Fuel Injectors
APS Turbo Inlet Pipe
JDM Sidefeed TGV Deletes
KS Tech 3MM Phenolic Spacers

Drivetrain
Kartboy Short Throw Shifter
Kartboy Front & Rear Bushings

Suspension

Exterior
Pillarless Grill Mod
WRB Hella Supertones 118dB
Autospeed STi Front Bumper Trim
Rally Armor UR Mud Flaps
35% Front Window Tint, 20% Rear Window Tint
Destickered Doors
Debadged Trunk
Gold Shocker Sticker
Cleared Headlights

Interior
Factory Boost Gauge
AEM UEGO Wideband

I.C.E.
Pioneer AVH-P4000DVD - Stolen
Clifford Matrix 12.5x
Alpine iDA-X303

Wheels/Tires/Brakes
Bridgestone Potenza RE01R 235/45/17

Weight Reduction
Removed Spare
Removed Tools & Jack
Removed Back Seats
Removed Rear Seat Belts
Removed Rear Seat Bottom Support
Removed All Trunk Liners

Contributing Members
ToeKutter - Invidia N1 Race Catback Exhaust
PartySTi - JDM Sidefeed TGV Deletes

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Pictures

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reserved.

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4/9/09 Accident


Story
I was on my way to work, and I'm at a stop light (5 cars back) turning right to get onto the freeway, and am behind a Dodge Ram 1500 truck. I see the light turn green ahead, so I shift into 1st gear from Neutral. The car behind me, a 2000 VW Passat, "sees the light turn green, and goes." Me, waiting for the cars in front of me to go, get rear ended by the Passat. The Scoobie is pushed into the Dodge Ram in front of me.

I get out of the car, (to be honest) not the most joyful person at the moment, very aggitated with the driver of the Passat; a younger man, about 23 years in age. Asking how the hell he hit my car, his response was, "the light turned green and I went because I thought everyone else was gonna go." I am in complete awe of his sheer stupidity. The rear end has an indentation of his license plate. The front end however, is SMASHED. The front end is positioned at a point where a Dodge Ram 1500's bumper is about 3" higher; this meant the front end of the car went slightly under the truck.

The Damage
new front bumper, fog light covers, hood, right headlight, right fender, grill, radiator, radiator support, rear bumper, rear bumper beam, rear bumper support. Basically, I have a new front end and rear end.

Pictures

[zmineau]

well i guess you can look at it on a positive side (if there is any). No rock chips

[icudruln]

Originally Posted by zmineau

well i guess you can look at it on a positive side (if there is any). No rock chips

That's what I keep telling myself. I don't pick it up until Wednesday though.

[icudruln]

Update:

I got the car back last week from the body shop. I installed the Rally Armor mudflaps, Kartboy shifter kit, and NGK one step colder plugs and changed the oil. Pictures coming soon!

[coflat4]

nice car, i live up in Fort collins....

[icudruln]

Originally Posted by coflat4

nice car, i live up in Fort collins....

Some of us IW's will have to set up a cruise sometime. I know there's a good 15 people on here that are pretty frequent.

[coflat4]

ya that would be fun