My New Daily Drive. Nm35 Stagea - You May Recognise It :)

Dane · December 13, 2013

Hey all

So After owning about 8 foresters over the years and recently a toyota aurion as my daily ...(it was cheap) I needed a new daily driver that was a jap wagon and NOT a forester (for once)

Stagea seemed like the only logical choice -Caldina , legnum - not for me..... always loved the older WC34 - as it had the same flavour as the jap forester sf5 that I love so much......But I wanted something a bit newer looking and a daily I wouldnt spend weekends on modding, just drive and enjoy....and with that in mind I started looking at Autech Axis 3.5's with the idea being - non turbo so I wont mod it...maybe change wheels and suspension thats it....

Took one for a test drive, had a look at some more...Then I thought: maybe I can find one with all the hard work done in Turbo - and do small things If I have to....So I found one on Carsales and made a call - arranged to see and test drive Haydn's OM350 - Took for a drive, loved it.

That day I was due to check out another Autech AXIS but I knew what I wanted. I put a deposit down that day.

Im sure you all know the mods but Ill copy paste from Haydn's ad incase you havent seen it!

Here's the details:

2002 NM35 250t RS Four

88,000kms

QX1 white pearl

M35 Dayz bodykit & rear spoiler

Impul ECU

Blitz NUR 3" stainless steel catback exhaust

Heatwrapped Scotty dump & catted mid pipe

Inlet runner spacer

Blitz panel filter

HDi front mounted intercooler

Turbosmart plumb-back BOV

2 x oil catch cans

Transgo shift kit

LSD rear diff (no HICAS)

Tein coilovers

Whiteline front & rear swaybars with HD rear links

Daleobrace front lower chassis brace

Ox Motorsport rear chassis brace

SPC rear camber & toe kit

Hardrace adjustable front upper A-arms

Superpro front caster bushes

350Z 'Track' Brembo gold calipers with QFM pads & slotted DBA rotors front & rear

Gloss black 19" x 8.5" Rota Grid wheels +25 offset

Engine oil cooler & power steering cooler

Scotty coolant bypass & bleed valve

Nismo thermostat

Samco silicone radiator hoses

Boost, engine oil temp & pressure, transmission temp gauges (factory triple gauges also)

HKS OB-Link hooked to 6" Android tablet mounted in factory pop-up screen location

Alpine Double-DIN touchscreen DVD headunit with Bluetooth & Satnav with reverse camera

DTV-B TV Tuner using factory antenna

Brake wire cut mod with switch

Recently replaced O2 sensor, AFM (old p/n), front lower ball joints, front hub bearings, rocker cover gaskets (both), Philips D2R headlight globes, battery, Attessa pump

March '14 rego

Look forward to a Stagea cruise if I have time (new Father)

Dane

Edited December 13, 2013 by Dane

Dane · December 13, 2013

Also a few pics of previous foresters I have built from the ground up....I still have 2 SF5 projects at the moment...The White SH was non turbo with a carbon fibre bonnet haha

PN-Mad · December 13, 2013

Welcome mate, you sure picked up a bargain with a lot of good stuff already done.

Plenty of info on here, have a search, and you'll pick up on the most common things.

Enjoy your stay

Howaitonaito · December 13, 2013

It is a awesome wagon man well done and welcome!

scotty nm35 · December 13, 2013

Welcome Dane, looks like you picked up a good one.

Daleo · December 13, 2013

Welcome to the forum Dane, Haydyn's wagon is a beauty; I'm sure you'll get a lot of enjoyment out of it.

Dane · December 15, 2013

Thanks guys very happy with the car, credit to Haydn, The mods are exactly my style I had a forester gt automatic (black one on bags above) which also had a tune to 15psi, the "stall turbo, launch!" feeling is so great to have back. My black foz made 170kw atw - wondering what this beast makes though it's definitely way quicker !