F/S Gold 1992 SVX 5 Speed

[SomethingElse]

Year: 1992

Model: SVX LSL

VIN: JF1CX3530NH100160

Manufacture date:

Paint Color: Maya Gold Pearl with a light spray of colored Metallic chips. they change colors as the sun hits them.

Interior Color: Grey

Miles: 161,xxx

Location: Fredericksburg 22407

Options: LSL

Modifications:....
2006 WRX 5 speed trans 3.70 ratio
Dual aftermarket head unit
kenwood door, tweets, and rear deck speakers
JL 4 channel amp
Battery in trunk relocate
custom exhaust
Eibach coil overs with koni inserts
Powder coated calipers
slotted rotors, red stuff front pads green stuff rear pads
custom painted enki rims
urethane rear swaybar link bushings
STI engine mounts on modified svx brackets
stainless steel brake lines
Motorsports warehouse Alcyone floor mats
LED bulbs in cluster with white face gauges
LED bulbs in footwells and door puddle lamps
small car clear headlights
5k HID headlight bulbs installed
97 grilled
more mods I cant think of at the moment...will be updating.

AWD or FWD: AWD

Major service: ...Timing belt replaced @149,000 miles, October, 2007 done by Huck. At the same time:
- cam seals
- crank seals
- cam plugs
- timing belt
- water pump
- thermostat
- bypass hoses & clamps
- timing belt tensioner
- accessory drive belts (Gates premium)
Fresh Prestone coolant, 50/50 premix
New accessory tensioner bearings, SKF 2RS - double seal - (both AC and PS/Alt)
New valve cover gaskets and valve cover grommets, @ 152,000 miles, 12/27/2007.
New temp sensor, 9/22/2004
New spark plugs (NGK Iridium) @ 120,000 miles
New EGR pipe from exhaust manifold to egr block.


Engine Condition: no problems, no leaks

Maintenance Records: see above

Transmission condition: great! Approx 35k miles on 06 WRX setup with new exedy clutch under 1500 miles on clutch.

Glass condition: good. small but very minor scratching, all window guides replaced a year ago...stationary glass tinted 20% front windows 50% rear windows 35%

Type of tire and remaining tread: Firestone wide ovals, varies...will get tread depths.

Type of wheels: Enki...these wheels are LIGHT!

Interior condition: Good.

Body condition: Good! paint is less than a year old. Rusted areas were cut out and replacement SVX panels installed.

Known defects or problems: On a rare occasion it still clicks when trying to start...It will eventually need a starter or ignition switch, everything else in ign. system has been replaced. pass window and sunroof is slow to close sometimes. Needs a rear wiper motor.

Comments about the car: Over 12k invested in this car. I will be removing (or have removed) some of the goodies to bring the price down to a more affordable range. I am flexible on what the car will come with to adjust the price.

this used to be Gsodonis's car...be advised some parts have changed and or been removed from this thread..http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/show...t=speed&page=3

Asking price: $6500

I am selling because this car does not need any "real" work. For some reason I buy these cars and fix them then get bored with them, Guess im trying to keep as many alive and on the road as I can. I have 2 more cars to fix...one is at the body shop and the other is at my parents house...Im sure they (or one of them) will be for sale too when Im done fixing/painting them as well. I will always have at least one though




I will take some more pics with interior shots this evening...its been raining here for a week

[Green1995SVX]

I just came to the realization that this used to be Michael Lai's car. (The original owner.) I'm shocked to see it in that paint color! Michael was a very active member back when the network was just starting, and was the host of the famous Midwest Meet.

[SomethingElse]

Originally Posted by Green1995SVX

I just came to the realization that this used to be Michael Lai's car. (The original owner.) I'm shocked to see it in that paint color! Michael was a very active member back when the network was just starting, and was the host of the famous Midwest Meet.

Shocked really? I think its a unique color on a unique car...pink would have looked better than the rust it came with, it took a lot of time and money to get it right because we cut all of the rusted metal out of the car.

Just like the car..you love it or hate it

[SVXyGirl]

WTF is with everyone selling their cars? Did I miss the memo or something? I saw this car at the pumpkin carve. The color looks better in person.

[Sean486]

Originally Posted by SomethingElse

Shocked really? I think its a unique color on a unique car...pink would have looked better than the rust it came with, it took a lot of time and money to get it right because we cut all of the rusted metal out of the car.

Just like the car..you love it or hate it

I think it would look pretty cool with a black roof and trunk over the gold. Photoshop anyone?

[SomethingElse]

Originally Posted by SVXyGirl

WTF is with everyone selling their cars? Did I miss the memo or something? I saw this car at the pumpkin carve. The color looks better in person.

it will happen to you too.....one day you will step back for a moment and look at your situation, then realize your life is buried in pit of multiple SVXisisisis. 4 of them is just too many when you also have a Volvo S60R,BMW M3,Jixxer 750,Dodge Dakota,87 Monte carlo SS, I have cars at family members houses and body shops cause I ran outta room....I've got to slow this madness down.

It seems to be impossible to fully capture this cars paint...the pearl never shows on any of these shots.

Ill have some interior shots tommorrow...I went to the u pull it junkyard yesterday. mmmm m fun

[Green1995SVX]

Originally Posted by SomethingElse

Shocked really? I think its a unique color on a unique car...pink would have looked better than the rust it came with, it took a lot of time and money to get it right because we cut all of the rusted metal out of the car.

Just like the car..you love it or hate it

When I last saw the car in person it was absolutely pristine. It must have really gone down hill between its original owner and when you received it!

Mike

[BLKSVX92]

Wow....sad times

[gsodonis]

Originally Posted by Green1995SVX

When I last saw the car in person it was absolutely pristine. It must have really gone down hill between its original owner and when you received it!

Mike

I don't think that's an accurate statement. I was the owner between Mike and Eric. Mike sold me a great car, but it needed work almost right away. Mike kept it in good condition and had the hard stuff done (the 5-speed swap and the coilovers) - I just kept it running and upgraded it as needed. If anything went down hill, it was the passenger rear fender and door in the typical spot where they rust. The rust that Eric had to deal with had already begun its dirty work from before my purchase. When Mike and his dad owned it, they were introduced to Rockford/Chicago Illinois road salt - I brought it to TN where they use a glycol mixture, no salt.

I can more than vouch for this car, considering that a most of the work was done by me (I had Huck do the timing belt and cam seals - credit where credit's due). Here was the list of mods and upkeep when Eric bought it from me.

Year:1992
Model:LSl
VIN:JF1CX3530NH100160
Paint Color: Ebony
Interior Color: Gray
Miles: 156,000
Location: (Knoxville)
Options: Rear wing
AWD or FWD: AWD

Modifications:
5 speed conversion (see transmission details below)
Alcyone silver hood badge
New hood struts using the hood strut mod
New trunk struts using the trunk strut mod
Headlights, side marker lights and center waterfall grille polished and clear coated
Painted wiper arms (all three) with Valeo Ultimate wiper blades
Hella air horns
Lightened Perrin aluminum crank pulley (1 pound, vs. 5 pounds)
Stebro full exhaust with Euro resonator
New muffler hangers @ rear Stebro muffler Mar, 2008
New custom Y-pipe, August, 2007
- limited 25,000 mile warranty (5 yr, 50,000 mile on stainless cat body and flanges)
- 2 high-flow Magnaflow pre-cats (75305)
- One high-flow Magnaflow 2 to1 main cat (75273)
- All piping in stainless steel (not aluminized steel)
- The Y-pipe wrapped in header wrap and painted with high temp silicone paint.
All new exhaust manifold studs and new Subaru metal exhaust gaskets
New PWR aluminum Radiator, Mar, 2005
- Motorsport Warehouse blue silicone radiator hoses
- Stainless T-bolt clamps – no cheapo screw type clamps here
ECU Tune 2v4 chip
Grounding mod
Ground control springs and Koni shocks
Lifetime alignment at Firestone
$15, 15 minute mod
Rear sway bar bushings replaced with Prothane, urethane bushings
Cross Drilled rotors with Akebono ProAct ceramic pads all around
Stainless steel braided brake lines
Rebuilt brake calipers, F&R (with Subaru OEM rebuild kits), 2005
Smoothed, polished calipers (casting roughness removed using a 4” hand grinder w/flapper disks)
Calipers powder coated 2005 Chevy Corvette Victory Red.
Matching keys (4) + one WRX STi stainless steel ignition key cut to fit SVX lock cylinders
Black Motorsports Warehouse floor mats – with grommet and retaining clip mod: 9/10/2004
The very first WRX steering wheel conversion – but no airbag. Original SVX wheel w/good bag included
White faced gauges with needle centers painted a matching white
All dash bulbs (inside of the gauge cluster) replaced with white LED’s
Nighttime gauge faces are blue. You can change this color to any LED available.
Footwell accent lighting - blue LED
New style Keyless Ride remote (red) + 1 good stock SVX remote
Rebuilt retractable radio antenna with new Subaru OEM mast

Major service: 5MT swap performed by PO.
AC system converted to R134 Jun. 2007 by Earl Duff Subaru
Timing belt replaced @149,000 miles, October, 2007 (Work done by Huck, father of the 5-speed conversion). At the same time, we replaced:
- cam seals
- crank seals
- cam plugs
- timing belt
- water pump
- thermostat
- bypass hoses & clamps
- timing belt tensioner
- accessory drive belts (Gates premium)
Fresh Prestone coolant, 50/50 premix
New accessory tensioner bearings, SKF 2RS - double seal - (both AC and PS/Alt)
New valve cover gaskets and valve cover grommets, @ 152,000 miles, 12/27/2007.
New temp sensor, 9/22/2004
New spark plugs (NGK Iridium) @ 120,000 miles
New O2 sensors: 10/20/04
New ignition switch (not the keyed ignition cylinder but what’s behind the cylinder), July, 2005
- This is the culprit that causes the infamous ‘my SVX won’t start’ syndrome
- Car starts EVERY time
New Red Top Optima battery, May, 2007
- 36 month direct replacement
- 80 month pro-rated replacement
Remanufactured Beck & Arnley 95A alternator, October, 2007 (w/2 year warranty)
Replaced cam position sensor, August, 2007
Rebuilt driveshaft with new serviceable (greasable) U-joints, front & rear, Jan, 2008

Engine Condition: Excellent. Starts right away and purrs like a kitten
No leaks of any kind (see last major service above).
No missing or hesitation.
No 5SP stall issues

Maintenance Records: Yes - I have all documentation and receipts from 8/2004 - present

Transmission condition: Excellent
5 Sp. WRX transmission (hydraulic actuation), stock flywheel and clutch,
Front diff, rear diff and transmission fluids just recently changed August, 2007
All driveshaft boots good
New B&M WRX billet short shifter and urethane shifter bushings @150,000, Dec 2007
Rebuilt driveshaft (new U-joints front and rear) @150,000 miles, Jan 2008
New STi Group N Motor mounts @150,000 miles, Jan 2008
New STi Group N transmission mount @149,000 miles, Dec 2007

Glass condition: Perfect window glass all around (no chips, no scratches, no cracks) with perfect 20% tint, w/limited lifetime warranty: installed 9/24/2004
All window switched work perfectly

Type of tire and remaining tread:
Set 1 (on the car): Firestone Wideovals (ultra high performance, summer), 225/40/18’s with 40 – 50% tread remaining
Set 2: BF Goodrich Comp TA all season, stock 16” size – 50% tread remaining.

Type of wheels:
Set 1 (on the car): 18” Enkei RS-6 w/ Gorilla lug nuts, no curb rash.
Set 2: Full set of four stock SVX wheels w/2 Full set of factory SVX lug nuts. Center caps are in great shape, color matches the rest of the wheels – no fade.

Interior condition: Leather excellent – no rips, or tears, almost no wear marks. Treated with Lexol cleaner & conditioner 2X/year
Good carpets
New driver’s side door sill, Dec. 2007
Have stock, gray Subaru floor mats (decent) in addition to the Motorsports Warehouse Black ones

Body condition:
No accidents
Typical misc small dings and chips
Typical Paint - not perfect. Hood could use a serious machine buffing
Typical rear wheel well arch rust - passenger side only
Two rust bubbles, passenger door only
Typical fading of clearcoat on both rear sail panels
Paint chipping on leading edge of rear wing

Known defects or problems:
Cruise control switch – sometimes it takes a few tries to get it to stay on - have a good spare switch
Rear wiper switch – doesn’t always work – have a good spare clock spring and combo switch assembly
Typical sagging drivers side visor – passenger side is OK
EGR pipe (from stock passenger side cast exhaust header to EGR valve) leaks. You can replace it or block it (pinch it) off
Center console (armrest) button missing – have new replacement Subaru button
Sunroof needs an occasional nudge to open, but works perfectly otherwise
The before mentioned rust – I’m a mechanical perfectionist, so that has always been my focus. Huck has a replacement wheel arch panel from his spare car that I’m sure you can negotiate away from him if you try hard enough
Front rotors could stand to be replaced – I have a brand new set of gold zinc plated (made in the USA) Power Stop, cross drilled rotors, F & R

Comments about the car:
Adult owned & driven, fanatically maintained, daily driver 2-owner SVX: I purchased it from Michael Lay (long time member & still occasional lurker of these boards) on 9/4/2004
- I have a photocopy of the Illinois title showing the SVX was originally registered to the Lai family with 2757 miles on the odometer on 10/24/91
Did I mention no leaks of any kind
- rear diff bushings from Entsteele. This was for an upgrade – the stockers are still fine
- new rear tail light seals
- new Subaru center console (under the armrest) button
- spare Subaru temp sensor

Erics is obviously a perfectionist and took the SVX to another level altogether. If I had the funds, I would buy this right back from him. If the car still doesn't want to start on occasion, it probably just needs another ignition switch (not the key cylinder, but the switch behind the key cylinder. When I replaced it the first time, the problem went away COMPLETELY.

Eric good luck with the sale. I like what you've done with her.

[Green1995SVX]

To add to what I said... I last saw the car in the summer of 2002.

[svxfiles]

Originally Posted by SVXyGirl

WTF is with everyone selling their cars? Did I miss the memo or something? I saw this car at the pumpkin carve. The color looks better in person.

+100!
The gold metalic in the paint is spectacular though.

[svxfiles]

Originally Posted by SomethingElse

it will happen to you too.....

Nope!
They still make me smile!

[SomethingElse]

OK Ive been getting crap from multiple angles ...well not really crap, but the majority of it from the wife and my buddy John who helped fix her have been gnawing at me about selling the car. The big picture is I would be loosing too much car and then have to re-invest too much money to do it all again.

My decision to sell the car has changed. Can a Moderator please lock or delete this thread.

My apologies to those interested in it. Stress has recently diluted my reasoning.

[SVXyGirl]

I understand that life and times change and people move on. But lately it just seems like a trend. Glad to see the car is staying put. I hope to see you at more meets in the future.


Btw I know exactly how you feel about extra projects...i now have not only the svxs to work on, but a Fiero and a Cadillac.

[gsodonis]

I'm glad you've decided to keep her - at least until I find the money to buy her back someday.

I love what you've done.