4/16/05 - drove up to NH to see the car, looked it over and test drove it. Car is giving no boost, and the drivers side seat motor does not work. Put a deposit on the car.
4/23/05 - Picked up the car from Mikes Import Auto Sales inc. in Hooksett, NH
4/24/05 - Dad drove car home while I stayed at school. Found a weird elecrtical issue, and the 3rd gear syncro doesnt seem to happy. Rides beautifully otherwise.
5/6/05 - Installed clear corners and sidemarkers, and carbon fiber grill off of other car
5/7/05 - Passed NY state OBD emissions test on second try
5/8/05 - swapped over upper engine mount with poly bushing, installed rock blocker, installed boost gauge and headunit (pictures to come as i left my usb cable at home)
5/20/05 - Installed JT 3 inch turbo back exhaust (catless) see engine section for details
5/24/05 - installed springs and poly rear sway bar bushings. Also began talking with Nick T at Genuinesaab about some custom software through nordic.
5/31/05 - Fuel pump died. Had to get flat bedded from wal mart
6/1/05 - Swapped in fuel pump from wrecked 9000
6/3/05 - Installed front mount intercooler (see engine page)
6/4/05 - Swapped dead hood strut for good one off of wrecked car
6/7/05 - Installed O2 simulator (see engine page)
6/12/05 - New rear rotors and pads (PBR/AXXIS metalmaster semi metallic)
6/20/05 - Installed EGT gauge, powdercoated valve cover, and custom painted DI cassette
7/6/05 - Installed Water injection system
7/8/05 - Tuned water injection, tightened down floppy rear wing
7/17/05 - New front brakes and zimmerman cross drilled rotors, oil change (switched to Mobil 1 full synthetic (100,372 miles)
7/23/05 - Installed 6000k HID kit
7/29/05 - New tires (100,800 miles)
7/30/05 - fixed wastegate arm, put in new o2 sensor
8/1/05 - Installed front poly upper engine mount
8/4/05 - Changed coolant with prestone regular and redline watter wetter
8/6/05 - Installed a-pillar pod
8/8/05 - Got car buffed, installed rear spring spacers
8/12/05 - Got stage 4 ecu and installed strutbar
8/13/05 - DYNO'd 255hp/344 lb/ft torque
8/18/05 - hit 102k miles
9/2/05 - installed HKS SSQV blowoff valve
9/3/05 - oil change (102,550)
10/8/05 - New front O2 sensor and FPR (to try and solve rich running)
1/18/06 - Removed HID's and water injection
3/12/06 - New serpentine belt and pulleys
3/17/06 - Installed sachs racing clutch, new disk/slave cylinder/release bearing, poly transmission mount, stainless clutch line, and new clutch bleeder nipple
3/18/06 - oil change (107,058)
5/5/06 - td04hl-18t turbo installed