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New cheap steering wheel mod! (not for stockers)
Maybe I just suck but I've never really liked the SVX wheel for driving. Sure it's fine for crusing but when you really need to start sawing at it it sucks. The wheel is to thin, the center is to fat, and it has to many spokes.
So the other night I mounted an older 91 Legacy Ls "leather wraped" wheel on my SVX. Now I've always loved the way this wheel feels, it's thick sticky leather ring, open two spoke design, horn that you don't hit all the time when driving hard, and they are old so they are dirt cheap. (I got mine off and abandend car we towed in.) The bad things (for some people) No more airbag, I still havn't figured out how to hook up the horn or make the turn signals shut off automaticly, and you need to move the front plastic coulumn peice back about 1/4" but thats easy and you can't even notice it. So obviously I don't expect this to be the new rage in modding but I highly suggest it for at least you stripped down auto-xers. It will bolt right onto the splines with all the other stuff ripped out, and it makes a much better driving wheel in my opinion.
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92 SVX #772 140k 6speed, ECU Tune stage II, Koni/Ground control, 3,270lbs. 91 Legacy Turbo 5spd. FMIC, crappy stock turbo, ACT clutch. 78 BRAT (New toy) (Soon to be EJ22T powered) 90 240 SX. RB25 powered!! DRIFT!!!111!!! (GF's car) To many cars to spend time on teh web! |
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um.... how about some pictures?
TOm |
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Yeah i want pics....i might be interested in doing this mod.
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1993 25th Anniversary Edition # 156 of 301 ~ 121, 488 miles ( SOLD TO svxfiles 8/6/06) 2006 Subaru Impreza 2.5i....5spd - My daily driver 2006 Subaru Legacy 2.5i -7k miles..Mom's daily driver 2,543 Member of the SVX World Network |
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Well last time I tried to post pics on here it rejected me Besides you guys will get to see it soon enough.
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92 SVX #772 140k 6speed, ECU Tune stage II, Koni/Ground control, 3,270lbs. 91 Legacy Turbo 5spd. FMIC, crappy stock turbo, ACT clutch. 78 BRAT (New toy) (Soon to be EJ22T powered) 90 240 SX. RB25 powered!! DRIFT!!!111!!! (GF's car) To many cars to spend time on teh web! |
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nice
Tom |
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I may be interested in doing this.... I'll let ya know how the first major AutoX goes... It is a 24 hour event in Charlotte in under a MONTH!!! Labor Day weekend actually.... Looking at well over 12 runs!!! Night and day runs Pics will be posted
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2020 Subaru Outback Touring - Wife's first Subaru 2005 Volvo V70R - 5-cylinder love! :Heart: ** SOLD **1998 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT Wagon - MOST RELIABLE car I've ever owned ** SOLD **2006Subaru WRXSTi (Former "Boxer4Racing.com / Continential Tire" STi) - Built EJ22t block / EJ207 JDM STi "big port heads" - 9,000rpm MONEY PIT!!! ** SOLD ** 1995 "Tree-Hugger Green" SVX L AWD(5 MT) --- "Gumby" 130K miles #399 in MY95, my original love... |
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I will post pics when we go racing on the 19th.
Tom |
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P.S. - Looks like you are doing a Koni/GC swap..... ................. YOu'll LOVE them!!! Hopefully ya will be at the Subaru CHallenge in Maryland so we can show them how Koni equipped SVXi handle
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2020 Subaru Outback Touring - Wife's first Subaru 2005 Volvo V70R - 5-cylinder love! :Heart: ** SOLD **1998 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT Wagon - MOST RELIABLE car I've ever owned ** SOLD **2006Subaru WRXSTi (Former "Boxer4Racing.com / Continential Tire" STi) - Built EJ22t block / EJ207 JDM STi "big port heads" - 9,000rpm MONEY PIT!!! ** SOLD ** 1995 "Tree-Hugger Green" SVX L AWD(5 MT) --- "Gumby" 130K miles #399 in MY95, my original love... |
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