Angel gets Agressive

Redlined · Post by **Redlined** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:48 pm

As promised. A couple shots of the Angel with her new suspension.

A bit lower than I would have liked but acceptable.

The ride at default setting (#2 on the dampeners) is very firm, just shy of harsh. even at 70MPH the suspension is taught, Pleading for that last few MPH till a smooth ride. Though I'm sure she wont be happy short of 100MPH. Resulting in a Sirens call. lulling you into driving faster with promises of immediate gratification while your intellectual brain cries of potential life long consequences. Not unlike the local bad girl showing up at your place on a lonely evening with a large bottle of Vodka.

My first good solid push into a well known corner resulted in a loud squeel from the inside front tire when I touched the fog line at apex. Indicating I should hold of on further testing until I've had her in for a fresh alignment.

Once I've got her in for a new alignment Ill give her another go and play with the dampener settings a bit.

livestrong14 · Post by **livestrong14** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:55 pm

Looks great Dave! Awesome stance, you'll love that setup once it is dialed in!

asc_up · Post by **asc_up** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:36 pm

That looks great! I like it!

Once you get an alignment, you'll REALLY love taking corners

hallowpoint · Post by **hallowpoint** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:41 am

looks great, turn the car off next time take a picture so the antenna goes down.

Redlined · Post by **Redlined** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:42 pm

hehe didnt even think about the antenna. Wanted the marker lights on for the pic. Ill use the Switch on the steering column next time.

Airgne · Post by **Airgne** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:41 pm

looks like a rc car with the antenna up.

joeWM · Post by **joeWM** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:42 pm

oh dang, looks nice. hmmm time to talk to dale about some suspension

livestrong14 · Post by **livestrong14** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:07 pm

I can get you an awesome setup Joe. Just let me or my dad know!

awrysobriquet · Post by **awrysobriquet** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:51 pm

Looks great. I'm pretty sure I spotted you on Sunday at Sandy Blvd while I was sitting on the 205 off ramp. I love seeing these cars out in the wild.

joeWM · Post by **joeWM** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:14 am

livestrong14 wrote:I can get you an awesome setup Joe. Just let me or my dad know!

yes....yes i can lol

Redlined · Post by **Redlined** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 4:19 am

awrysobriquet wrote:Looks great. I'm pretty sure I spotted you on Sunday at Sandy Blvd while I was sitting on the 205 off ramp. I love seeing these cars out in the wild.

That was probably me. Live right in that area.

Redlined · Post by **Redlined** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:01 pm

been surfing around looking for some 17" STI wheels for Angel that wouldn't require me taking out a mortgage. What I found was these.

Spent a damn penny more than I would have liked for a pair of seats but these things are smokin! Plan on installing them tomorrow after work.

Updates to come!

GodSquadMandrake · Post by **GodSquadMandrake** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:52 pm

Looks good

smh0101 · Post by **smh0101** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:06 pm

WHAT ARE THOSE OUT OF???? Damn those are nice!!

Redlined · Post by **Redlined** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:17 am

JDM seats for a WRX STI.. not positive what year these are.

Bit of an issue. they came sans Seat rails. Mine... line up, but the eye that holds the auto-seatbelt away from the seat doesnt clear. Anyone know off the top of their head what seat rails cross over from Impreza to legacy? Im planning on raiding the local Junk yards for a set of rails and just like to know for sure before I start buying things. was thinking early imprezze (pre '00) should pretty much be a sure thing.

subychris94 · Post by **subychris94** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:57 pm

looks awsome love the white

Redlined · Post by **Redlined** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:54 pm

Picked up some Imprezza Seat rails out of a Junkyard today... holes don't line up on them. Ill drill them out prolly Sunday. need some spacers to. the drivers side came with 4 conical spacers that the passenger side seat didn't come with... easily solvable with some washers from home depot I suppose.

Picked up some fuel rails out of a 90 N/A for my troubles. Also spotted a raised roof legacy wagon with a good body. Would have been a nice project but interior and engine compartment where stripped pretty good.

n2x4 · Post by **n2x4** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 9:43 pm

Those seats look like Recaro Sports, but the harness pass through doesn't look right. You could probably find Recaro sliders that would work. Are you sure they're genuine subaru?

Redlined · Post by **Redlined** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:24 pm

Not certain, but id be upset to learn id been swindled.

asc_up · Post by **asc_up** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 5:37 pm

I'm sure they'll work fine.

Not trying to freak you out or anything, but you may want to take a look at this (not exact, but VERY close):

E-bay Link

Hopefully you didn't pay TOO much...

SubaruNation · Post by **SubaruNation** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 6:27 pm

asc_up wrote:I'm sure they'll work fine.

Not trying to freak you out or anything, but you may want to take a look at this (not exact, but VERY close):

E-bay Link

Hopefully you didn't pay TOO much...

The headrest angles + shapes are hugely different, in addition to the size of the emblem

asc_up · Post by **asc_up** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:02 pm

Right. I even noted that they weren't exact.

However, they are VERY similar so I wouldn't be surprised if those were the models from a previous year.

I've never seen those seats come in any year STi, so that's why I'm thinking they're an E-bay brand. Not that the brand name matters, it's all about how well they do their job.

Redlined · Post by **Redlined** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:04 am

after about 12 hours of price bartering by text message (consisting mainly of him telling me he had better bids and me pretending to walk away from the table) He finely came out and said "look, I gotta get $450 outta these" . I felt the break through in honesty was worth the extra $50. Id let him work me up from $300 to $400.

When asked he said that a friend of a friend of a friend brought them back from japan and he had no idea what vehicle they came out of.

So. $450 for the pair in... damn near perfect condition. minus seat rails. vs $175 @ for new E-bayers.... not TO bad a fleasing. and I actually prefer the smaller STI symbol.

I wonder how many PVC pipes gave their lives to provide the leather for those seats on E-bay.

Grayguy · Post by **Grayguy** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 3:12 am

that stance is exactly what I want! I assume that those are GD AGX's?

Redlined · Post by **Redlined** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:24 pm

The springs are Whiteline control springs, GC Impreza front, Legacy back. The struts are Legacy KYB AGXs all around. If you go with these you might want to consider stouter struts, the AGXs are a bit anemic for the job I run my dampeners turned all the way up.

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