July 19, 200619 yr Awhile back I sold my RX, with the intention of paying off some debt, and slimming down my collectiong because we are in the process of moving into a condo. I then got a phone call. Telling me the car that I've lusted after for 3+ years was now for sale. After some long talks with the significant other, and some nights on the couch, this showed up at my house. That... was 5 looong weeks ago. It was dirty, moldy, didn't run, and had UGLY wheels on it. 3 weeks ago it ran for the first time. 2 weeks ago I started driving it around the block. Last Friday, I drove it to work for the first time. Today, I put an exhaust on it. Here is what it looked like last night... More Pics can be seen here: http://www.subarutex.com/gallery/v/Ultimate+RX/
July 19, 200619 yr I knew it would see the light of day eventually. I offered to setup to PC interface and make it run.... I guess the previous owner figured it was just too fast to drive Glad to see it on the road. Looks as nice as ever. GD
July 19, 200619 yr Woot! Good to see it up and running, finally:headbang: Hope we can park next to each other at the Show:brow:
July 19, 200619 yr I was wondering what happened to this car! b e a utiful.. I must say it was the initial inspiration for everything I've done to my subaru's since I first saw it. consider me envious (sp?) rllywgn
July 19, 200619 yr It's been fun working to get this car running, i can't wait to see how it does with a good tune on it exciting, i must say
July 19, 200619 yr Glad to see this car back in the family. Not sure what the secret was with the prev owner. I never did find out where it sat the last few years, but what i heard from others, i didnt like. Im sure its in better hands now. -Brian
July 19, 200619 yr That is a nice color!It looks like a fun car to drive.I think the black steelies look good on it too,but white ones might look even better!
July 19, 200619 yr <-- is freaking out OMG dude!!! I've loved thatc ar since I first saw pics of it when Corky owned it. Glad to see it finally running and driving. Also glad to see that the new owner is going to be keeping this car no matter what (I hope). Its soooo hawt!
July 19, 200619 yr Author NO Dubs. Probally not any spinners either. I have a set of '00 RS Rims waiting for tires, then they'll go on it. But that is a long way down the line. There are many smaller, more important things to be figured out first. To Do List: - Put in new seats - Make Tach work - Fix warm high idle - Install Perrin EBCS - Trouble shoot weird electrical gremlins - Get gauges working (water temp, oil pressure) - Get a NICE boost gauge, one that stays lit, and shows accurately (never buy Faze Gauges) - Find scraping noises (brakes suspected...) - Find high pitched whine/rattle (hopefully its not the turbo :-\) - Put interior back together - Get a professional tune on the Haltech - Drive it. A LOT. On my way into work this morning... I started out like this , then got to the big road and hit boost , the rest of the drive I was somewhere between , , and
July 19, 200619 yr On my way into work this morning... I started out like this , then got to the big road and hit boost , the rest of the drive I was somewhere between , , and Does the new exhaust stay at a respectable volume or does it still sound like a freight train?
July 19, 200619 yr That car got my stoke waay up. That really has to be one killer RX. What transmission is in there? (I'm guessing the EJ 5SPD) Maybe it needs a beefed up D/R FT4WD box, eh?
July 19, 200619 yr Author Does the new exhaust stay at a respectable volume or does it still sound like a freight train? The exhaust sounds great. Its not as deep and rumbly as a lot of the WRX's that run around this area. It is significantly quieter now. Monica says it still sounds like a frieght train, but thats mostly the scraping noises (brakes I think) and that gosh darn high pitched squeel/rattle.
July 19, 200619 yr Author That car got my stoke waay up.That really has to be one killer RX. What transmission is in there? (I'm guessing the EJ 5SPD) Maybe it needs a beefed up D/R FT4WD box, eh? Legacy 4.11 5spd gearbox with 4.11 LSD in the back.
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