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Isabella - the beginning

I figured for the first post, it would be best to talk about where this all began and where we are going with this build. I picked up Isabella in May 2015. After 2 years of searching, I finally found the one. One owner, completely stock, 64k miles. The perfect starting point. This was my first endeavor into the Subaru community. At the time, I was living up in the snow filled Mitten, so the car was perfect for year round fun. Since then, I've flown south where the peaches are o'plenty and AWD isn't as necessary...but I still wouldn't trade it for anything. Goals: I wasn't quite sure where I wanted to take the car. For the first year of ownership, I kept everything more or less stock. Since moving south, I've become heavily involved with Autocross. The class I decided to race in is Street Touring Ultimate (STU) and am in the process of prepping the car accordingly. Current Setup: Engine/Exhaust: Cobb SF Intake TurboXS Catback Cobb Accessport V3 (Stage 1 for street, stock tune on course) Suspension: Fortune 500 Coilovers with 8K front and 6K rear Whiteline 24mm FSB Whiteline 24mm RSB Kartboy Endlinks Wheels/Tires Street Setup: Stock BBS 17x8 +53 with Pilot Sport A/S3 225/45R17 Autocross Setup #1: Stock BBS 17x8 +53 with RE71R 245/40R17 Autocross Setup #2: 5zigen fn01r-c 17x9 +43 with Federal RS-RR 255/40R17