December 31, 2024

Maintenance: 2024 Impreza Log

2024 05 31

60871 km

Engine oil change (Motul 300V Competition 5W40),
Air Filter Replacement,
Cabin Filter Replacement.

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December 23, 2024

Hype distribution system

I made this – “Hype Distribution System”. Maybe someone will spot them out in the wild.

There’s something pleasing about stickers, almost like graffiti, acting as a barometer of a city’s vibe. I really do like them both.

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December 22, 2024

Winter sleep

It bothered me how much the Impreza was collecting dust in the garage, and since it will be driven less now, I decided to do something about it.

Here are the before and after shots:

The fabric is really nice, stretchy, and soft. The cover is clearly custom-made with Impreza in mind, with a huge pocket for the rear spoiler. A few close-ups:

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December 15, 2024

Latent Heat of Vaporization II

For a moment, it looked like this:

But I got it under control fairly quickly.

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November 17, 2024

Latent Heat of Vaporization I.V

I get to go to the UK every now and then for work. Last week was one of those trips — a bit of office work and the company’s Christmas party. The UK is great for JDM parts because of the left-hand drive cars, and I took advantage of that. On the flight back, I brought this with me — a 12-liter worth of “this”:

Spec-C, brand new intercooler water tank with all the attachments and water pump.

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November 15, 2024

Latent Heat of Vaporization

For now, just a trial fit, but I’ve found myself a new wee project.

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November 14, 2024

Forester and its natural habitat

The Forester also got some attention. After 320000 km, the SLS shocks were put aside and replaced with a new set of KYB — shocks, springs, strut mounts, and covers. And that’s when things started to snowball. While I was at it, I also did the rear brake discs and pads, pressed in new bushings for the rear control arm, and since I was going all in, I even replaced the driver’s window motor, as it was on its last legs. And that’s not all; I took a look under the car and noticed that the engine mount crossmembers need replacing as well. I have sourced them already and they are waiting to be fitted.

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August 21, 2024

Scale modeling: Post scriptum

I absolutely love cars with the Pleiades badge, but it’s a love that’s more on the difficult side. The mirrors — seemingly nothing special, just three screws, and either they’re on the car, or they’re not. Imagine my surprise when I found the beginnings of corrosion under the triangles:

This is yet another area that needs attention.

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August 20, 2024

Scale modeling III

The final task is to run the missing wiring responsible for controlling the mirror folding motors.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, it’s really handy to have a spare wiring loom from the left door to use the original pins. Additionally, you’ll need copper wire. I bought 10 meters of 1mm double-core wire, which was probably a bit of an overkill. You can easily divide that in half, so 5 meters should be just enough. The 0.5mm diameter is closer to the original as well. The double-core wire works well because you need to run two wires, making it quite convenient.

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