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Here's me and my dog Tank. I'll post an awake pic too here later.


Also one of me driving my rally car.

And there less often replaced and generally considered to be a better looking wheel.

Not to heist th thread, but it looks like Xypher changed from the ej22T to going with the ej25T. Does anyone know why? Has he said? Because money isn't an issue with him apparently and the STI short block was available to him would be my guess. He was at the last ice race in Denver but I missed it....

So I've decided that we are going to be going to 100AW. I just ordered our suits, shoes, and gloves. I'm ordering new tires for it. I have a tow vehicle lined up and a few service workers to come along. The Colt is getting the new cage in it. We bent the main hoop and finished cutting out the old ca...

If I was made of money, I'd replace the balljoint if it's the original. The head of the joint is usually pretty rusty from corroding to the knuckle, which makes both removal and re-installation rather difficult. I just take the bolt out of the knuckle that clamps down on the joint, stick a cheater ...

Your dash looks good. I like the screen. You should build a custom box to go from end of back deck to under seats to house the subs.

That is awesome.

Hehe. My favorite was when talking to the internet sales guy at the Subaru dealership I worked at. He'd worked there for like two years and didn't know, or care what engine was in any of the cars. I even saw one of his emails saying the Outback LL Bean had the new V6 engine. It was really quite sad....

A lot of modification required. Check www.cars.com for specs, width and wheelbase most importantly for your application.

There's a place in the Springs that powdercoats for like 25-30 per wheel. I just bought a set of 16" WRX wheels and a set of 16" Legacy GT wheels and the WRX are going to be powdercoated black I', thinking. I now have 8 sets of wheels and tires for two vehicles. Ridiculous? I don't think s...

Yeah. It's easier to get back in than to get out. It was also easier when I had 200K mile old struts. Got the new GR2s in and it's a little harder. I basically remove the bolt. Jack on the rotor just about an inch lift. Use my breaker bar to wedge between the hub/Control Arm and push the control arm...

I don't ever look where I'm at so I'll post so I can see. Post numbers doesn't count though right. It's all about who's been here longer. If you joined later than October 31, 2002 then your a newbie. I hope I'm not later than that. :D Edit: Whew, 16th of Oct. and I have 6 more posts than Dave and 26...

I've done three in the last 6 weeks. One last week on the side of the interstate in Denver, so I would say it's not too hard. What you need is: Breaker Bar (I use 1/2" drive) Appropriate Sized Socket (~32 mm do a search I know it's been talked about) Punch (I bought the wrong sizes, one too big...

Yeah they'll be my third set of wheels/tires for my car. Are the Azenis pretty quick wearing tires?

Driving through the Denver Tech Center on I25 today during rush hour my outer passenger side cv joint decided to break and I got to push my car about 1/2 mile to a spot where I could pull it off the road. I got a ride to a phone and called a buddy and we went back to fix the problem. We pulled up an...

Bad news. The only dealer that I called that was able to tell me anything said that Gislaveds are not being made anymore. I'm going to try some more on Monday but he said the factory in Sweden has been shut down and that Continental is discontinuing the brand.

Found the site Jason posted and got even more excited because they make even skinnier tires than nokians. 155/70R13s instead of 165/70R13s. (Note: These are for my Colt). Since they are owned by Continental I am going to try a few smaller dealers in the southern suburbs of Denver that carry Continen...

Anyone know where to get a set? I'm willing to try them out on my Colt for ice racing and snow driving for test purposes (and the aforementioned girl factor :D ) That and I already am stoked on the Nokians but Swedish girls are hot. I'm half swedish too so I'd be supporting my heritage. My Irish sid...

That tells me that where it snows the most (sweden) they choose Gislaved. Then it tells me that (stereotypically) expensive, stuck-up, snobby, penny-pinching (porsche owners) people choose the Hakkas. I'm not saying hakkas are BAD by any means, i've used 'em and like 'em. But maybe these gislaveds ...

You weren't using the impact wrench to tighten lugs, were you?! You really ought to tighten them by hand if you don't want to tighten them with a torque wrench to 58-72 ft-lbs. Overtorquing lugs can have bad consequences. But that's really cool that it helped with the strut-to-hub bolts. Every time...

I'm currently using Nordman's which are the same as the old Nokian Hakkapilleata 10s. I like them alot. The excel in deeper snow and are really good on dirt too. I think one of the top guys in Canada's rally scene ran them all year in 2001 or 2002. There pretty inexpensive too. Otherwise I'd recomme...

We finally put all 4 new GR2s all around on my car. Went super quick courtesy of a Sawsall to cut with and my cordless impact wrench to remove all the strut to hub bolts and wheel lugs. That cordless wrench is awesome. Did all of it still on the original charge. It was tired by the last tire and we ...

That Grainger would be rad to bolt onto a car. Screw that Garrett crap, I've got a Grainger! 6"X7" Outlet. Put that in your HVAC! No really. SOmeone with too much money to spend should try it. Too bad that's not me.

Your mom rules.

The passenger side came in and out by hand, no resistance. The driver's side I was able to get out with a hammer and punch and can't for the life of me get it back in. I was trying to take off the rotors to give me more space to work. I am also going to take the strut off and replace it on Monday so...