u/knightslayer56

Hey everyone, have a question for you. I just bought a CHEAP beater and the seller casually hands me this and mentions it’s got a valvetronic exhaust/muffler installed. Apparently all I need is a battery to activate straight pipe on my $400 Subaru Baja 😂 I’ve been trying google but to no avail. What kind of battery will this take? AAAA? Photos I’m finding make it look too wide for this remote, so any advice is appreciated. All the valvetronic pages say button batteries, but I can’t imagine I’m supposed to stack like 6-8 tiny buttons in there….. anyway, TIA! Have a great day!

Mishimoto radiator, two perfect WRX buckets and a random muffler/some exhaust pipe. For $100 total. The WRX Baja build is officially underway 🫡🤘

Edit: apologies for the double post, had terrible service at the time, apparently. Anyway, I think I got rid of the erroneous post. Cheers.

Hey all, just snagged this $600 Baja Sport. I’ll take possession of it on Tuesday, at which point I’ll know more about what exactly I’m working with. Then I intend to build it into…….something.

The seller had no idea what they had, so I didn’t press questions I didn’t get super clear answers on. I’m pretty sure a head gasket kit is going to be one of my first orders of business. Which is fine, I can put in head studs, new timing belt, etc at that point. I have a home shop (no lift, but, engine hoist, plenty of tools and most anything I’ll need) and a bunch of Subaru/ej205 parts and pieces sitting around (my roommate builds WRX’s and STI’s). I know I want to upgrade suspension and do intercooler/intake/cooling system shit once I see what I’m working with. Obviously top priority is mechanical integrity, but I also wanna make sure I maximize the potential of having the engine torn down that far. Also thinking pull the backseat, and gut the interior, install a budget friendly roll cage (I’m fine cutting holes in the floor to mount), couple of racing buckets….just have fun and see where it goes. Maybe do some casual rallycross if everything goes well…… Kinda wanna gut the bed and put a jump seat in à la Brat style…. Let’s just say I have a lot of ideas and nothing set firm as far as a plan, haha.

This’ll be my first Baja, so I’m just curious if there’s any Baja specific things to keep in mind or great places to source Baja specific upgrades? Or any leads/advice in general, I don’t assume to know anything, haha. This thing has plenty of rust, from what I’m told (It doesn’t look that bad in the photos and videos I’ve seen. Not compared to what I’m used to in New England, anyway, so I’ll be doing a lot of cutting and welding and repairing stuff. That being said, I’m open to cool mods we can do to these cars that require intermediate to decent fabrication skills. Any ideas, advice or input is very welcome and super appreciated. I know making a “race car” out of a Baja probably isn’t the most practical idea, but I’m at a point in my life and my love affair with Subarus that that’s kinda exactly the point, haha. I want to keep it legal, for the most part….. but I also really want an irresponsible, impractical, FUN project 🤣 A $600 turbo boxxer Baja sounds perfect for that haha. TIA for any help or guidance and I couldn’t be more hyped to be a Baja owner! Be well, y’all! ✌️

*Also, I’m not necessarily new to Reddit but I am new to this sub (and making posts in general), so I apologize if I made any mistakes in my formatting or anything, not intentional! Thanks again!

Just found this sub. Not new to Reddit, but have been a casual user. This is my 2017 Session frame build. Can’t believe I’ve used Reddit for so many other things, but never sought out the tribe 🤦‍♂️ Anyway, thanks for this group 🤘 Ride Fast⚡️Don’t Die