Jay762

Wotcha and welcome - great looking car those tints give it a real menacing look

Spec D hawkeye I test drove prior to the type uk had cup shelf spoiler and different alloys - didn't have the alloy gear-shift surround either

you never know - a bit of patience and a spot of luck and bargains can turn up in the classifieds from time to time ;)

A solid start by all accounts - I do like the first car of your inspiration two but I am a sucker for Rotas :P

should be just a case of unclipping them - wrt the badges, up to you but I would go with others stay with the styling but remove the badges

yup spec W like it

looking good there - the cut down version definitely an improvement

Nice one

that number plate will discourage a few - good luck with the sale

Good luck with the sale

It could and if you decide to do it keep us posted with a project thread - however it would be more for your own benefit to experience the work involved as it is extensive and will take the same or more money than getting a turbo model in the first place. The short answer is it would be better to go turbo from the start not convert an S model.

covered well by all above - keep us posted

What a great thread - looks like you have a real nice motor there and clearly you have been well and truly bitten - not such a bad thing and kudos to getting it through the SWMBO quality gate ;)

wheel bearings I have found make more of a grinding noise CV joints more of a clunking / knocking noise - hopefully you can narrow it down a bit

didnt want to say that - but as you pointed out front end comes off easily enough and it will be easier 2nd time around ;)

Looking good Pete

Yup agree if your running 19's you are probably looking at ridin' slow and low so its not as much of an issue :D

totally agree with this statement - going on the pictures it looked like a great day, not a bug fan but that first pic of Gems of the black bug has definitely caused me to question my initial ideas - monster attitude in a motor.

the 45's wouldn't work on the 17's - according to alloy wheels you would be looking at 225/45 18's or 225/40 19's http://www.alloywheels.com/?Make=Subaru&Model=Outback-Mk3

Wotcha and welcome - unfortunate news there - I'll move your thread to the parts wanted section then it should get more specific attention and maybe some can help you out

so Pcd and fitment aside as long as you have the same rolling radius you will be fine so compensating for the tyre height as well as wheel diameter is a must - all impacts the speedo reading. If you did go for 17" impreza wheels you would still have to retain the existing tyre profile - I dont know what profile you are currently running but it might be worth looking at 18's or 19's if you have a really high tyre wall then you could run a lower profile tyre - this does improve cornering and feel but some owners dont necessarily want the firmer ride that can come with it. What tyres do you currently use?

wasnt someone on here wanting to sell a full FMIC kit? - might be some time ago though

As Gambit says - if you have the folding magic it is worth having the conversation

a discussion in its own right - cant help you with that one chum :D

tidy - and a cheeky FMIC there as well :)