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Member ID: hatchsub

Location: Guilford, CT

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1983 Subaru GL

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ 0 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed90mph
  • HP0
  • Weight2500lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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Exterior Styling

  • Toyo Tires 

Car Audio & Video

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    • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Oct 21, 2008

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stephen’s Subaru GL
“'lil pimpin' ru”

  • Currently 3.5428571428571 /5 Stars.
15 guestbook comments

My headunit. Its a Panasonic 9800 which is one of the most powerful on the market today. I cut the dash where the package tray once was and stuffed it in. The package tray was moved to where the original stereo was. This was done to get clearence on the back side of the headunit. If any of you know what im talking about...there is not a lot of room back there for a modern headunit
hatchsub's 1983 Subaru GL
View of the passenger side and Drivers side dash speakers. The passenger speaker was a bolt in with no modifications.
hatchsub's 1983 Subaru GL

hatchsub's 1983 Subaru GL


Views of the drivers side speaker with the grill removed. I used the original speakers mount but cut it in half to mount the 4x6 speaker. The reason for all this trouble was so that i could use the original speaker grill upon completion as the grill mounts to the speaker mount. The easiest way to do this is probably with a plate speaker like the Infinity Kappas that i used. Also in the last picture of the Drivers side speaker you can see that the fuse box is a bit lower on the left than the right side. This is because of the bigger speaker. Its not noticible unless you're looking for it.
hatchsub's 1983 Subaru GL

hatchsub's 1983 Subaru GL


hatchsub's 1983 Subaru GL
A view of one of the rear 6.5 inch round Infinity Kappa 3 ways. Now if i had to do this again i would probably choose a different speaker just for an easier install. Even though the original speakers were 6.5 round, the Kappas didn't fit in the hole. I ended up using vise grips and pulling the hole open from the trunk side. Then once they actually fit they still didn't line up with any of the mounting holes. So out came the drill and i drilled some new holes. They sound great so if you want good sound get them, but there a bit of a pain to mount in an old suby.

hatchsub's 1983 Subaru GL


Here is a shot of my subs. The shot on the page before shows my 300 watt RMS Dual amp that is powering these things. Sony Xplods have a bad rap from a lot of peoples past experiences. They have changed though. These things thump the hell out of this little car!

hatchsub's 1983 Subaru GL

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bigbobchamp  

Posted by: bigbobchamp

05/08/2009 05:49PM

Hey dude, nice Subie!! You should check out MySubie.com. It's a new Subaru Social Network w/ tools to help enthusiasts find parts, reviews, mods, pics, events, and more. Let me know what you think.

Ackphooey  

Posted by: Ackphooey

04/15/2009 12:10AM

Wow! That has got to be the cleanest GL I have ever seen!

BrumbyRunner  

Posted by: BrumbyRunner

02/08/2009 09:47PM

Awesome mate. Love the mags. I'm Phizinza off USMB.

bratman86  

Posted by: bratman86

12/19/2008 10:17AM

Nice car! Love the system nice clean install job!

devingorsage  

Posted by: devingorsage

02/21/2008 05:35PM

I love classic japanese cars! keep it up!

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Member ID: hatchsub

Location: Guilford, CT