Owner: Eli Anderson
Location: Vancouver, WA, USA
Vehicle: 2010 Subaru WRX STi Special Edition
Horsepower: 470 hp (pump fuel)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elianderson03

Photography Credit: Chris Wold Photo

STORY
I bought my car brand new in 2010. It was my daily driver for the first year with very little modifications. I saved up and did a turbo upgrade and built my motor. Shortly after I vinyl wrapped the car in a red, black and grey digi camo pattern that I designed myself. I ended up going to a couple car shows late that summer and got hooked. I found that people liked my car, and even more than that, I loved talking about it and sharing it! With the support from my amazing wife, the build was about to start. That winter I put a lot more time and effort into the build. I did new wheels, air suspension, custom interior and some other odds and ends. The next spring I got an audio build going and it just went from there. Last winter was by far the largest milestone for my build. I tore the car down to almost a bare shell and re-wired the entire engine bay. I re-routed my entire fuel system and brake system. I installed a full race pedal set up. I bought a welder and tubbed the front end of my car in my garage while learning to weld. I also bought an HVLP paint gun and tried my hand at painting the engine bay. I built the custom mil-spec harness myself, it took about two months to complete. I have installed most of the parts on my car in my garage. Last winter, the car also took on its new exterior look, going to a solid gloss grey wrap. I helped wrap the car... in - you guessed it ;) - my garage. I attend as many car shows as I can during the summer, with my Wife and two year old son there to help! The car currently has 34 awards that range from best I.C.E. to Best Subaru to Best of Show. Over all, I have poured my heart and soul into this thing the last three years, and I would love the opportunity to show it to more people.

ENGINE
Cosworth Intake Manifold
Weisco pistons
ARP head studs
Cometic head gaskets
Beatrush engine mounts
Perrin (Front mount intercooler, BOV, ECBS Pro, Performance surge tank, alternator cover, Perrin Lightweight Crank pulley, radiator stays, turbo blanket, Radiator hose kit, Fuel rails, Air Oil Separator)
Custom (Hood Exit exhaust, Hood Exit External waste gate dump tube, routed AN fitting fuel lines, intercooler piping)
Garrett GTX 35r .82
Tial 44 EWG
APS TVG delete
Air pump delete
Heat spacers
Injector Dynamic 1,000 cc injectors
Aeromotive Fuel Pressure Regulator
Custom built engine wiring harness with mil-spec connector
Tubbed front wheel wells
Engine bay shave & tuck
Red LED lighting

EXHAUST
Perrin Equal Length Headers

DRIVETRAIN
DCCD Pro Integrated Transmission controler
ABS Delete
Perrin Transmission mount
Kartboy (Short Shifter, Front shifter bushing, Rear shifter bushings)

WHEELS / TIRES / BRAKES
Advan RG-D custom powder-coated wheels
Advan Center Caps
Toyo R1R tires – 245/35 R18 (f/r)
Brembo brakes – Sti Special Edition Calipers, rotors (f/r)
Hawk Performance Brake Pads
OPB Dual master cylinder
Race Brake pedal Box w/ on-the-fly bias control
Custom Stainless steel routed break hard lines
ABS Delete

CHASSIS / SUSPENSION
Custom Perrin Front Strut brace
Airlift Performance Air Struts
Custom air lines
Auto Pilot V2 Air controller
Viair 400 compressors (dual)
Water trap system (dual)
Polished aluminum 4-gallon air tank custom mounting under rear of vehicle
Whiteline rear toe arms
Cusco rear controll arms
GTSpec Front Camber bolts

EXTERIOR
Custom Grey Gloss Vinyl Wrap w/ Red accent
Black Top Aero Carbon Fiber Wing
DRT Skid Plate
Grillcraft (upper grill, lower grill, hood scoop grill)
Perrin License plate delete
Grimmspeed license plate relocation
20% window tint
Rolled Fenders
Smoked headlights, taillights
Front/rear wiper delete

INTERIOR
COBB AccessPort
Vinyl wrapped console and trim
iPad Mini Head unit replacement
14Point7 Digital gauges on iPad Mini
Bride (Gias front seats, reupholstered rear seat)
3/4 custom roll cage power coated wrinkle red
NRG (Suede steering wheel, flip up hub)
Corbeau 5-pt. harnesses
Custom Red LED Lighting
Suede headliner, A-pillars

AUDIO / MULTIMEDIA
Battery relocated under the sub enclosure
Head unit delete (runs off iPad mini)
Custom rear hatch enclosure build
Cerwin Vega (V400.2 amplifier, V600.4 amplifier, V1500.1D  amplifier, V154D dual 4 ohm subwoofer, Pro Series CVMP6.5 mid-range amps, CVMP1.0 titamium compression tweeters, H.E.D. Series H465 coaxial speakers)

COMPETITION EVENTS / CLASSES / RESULTS
Drift Crown Rosecup Races 2012 - Best Subaru
West Coast Subaru Show 2012 - Best 2008+ Subaru
Big NW Meet 2012 - Best 08+ Subaru
Cherry City Meet 2013 - Best of Show, Best Quality of Mods, Best Engine Bay, Best Creativity, Best of Japan
Hot Import Nights Tacoma 2013- Best Subaru
Forum Fest 2013- Best Subaru 2nd
Import Face Off (Woodburn 1) 2013 - Best Subaru
Import Face Off (Woodburn 2) 2013 - Best Subaru
Import Face Off (Kent) 2013 - Best Subaru, Best Paint/Finish
Autocon 2013- Finest Vinyl Wrap
Import Revolution 2013 - Best of Show
Import Chicks Meet 2013 - 2nd Place Best of Show
Mothers Day Show Shine & Dine 2013 - Coolest Import
Relaxin at the Rock 2013 - Top 25 Award
KingPin Mayday Cruise 2013 - Best Import
Big NW Meet 2013 - Best 08+ Subaru
West Coast Subaru Show 2013-Best of Show
InMotion 2013-Best in Show class
Import Face Off Woodburn 2014 - Best In Car Entertainment
Import Face Off Kent 2014 - Best of Show
Forum Fest 2014 - Best Engine Bay, Best Subaru
Spirit Mountain Casino Show 2014 - Best 2000's
Hot Import Nights 2014 - 2nd Place Subaru
West Coast Subaru Show 2014 - Best 2008+ Subaru
Big NW Meet 2014 - Best of Show

FAVORITE MODIFICATION
My favorite modification is my engine bay tuck and shave because it took the most amount of blood, sweat, tears, but most importantly creativity. I designed and strategically planned every portion of the build. I bought a welder and taught myself and my wife to weld which allowed me to design and fabricate all of the metal work. I bought a paint gun and taught myself to do three stage automotive paint which allowed me to paint my engine bay red to contrast with the Gloss Grey. Lastly, I took online wiring classes to learn mil-spec wiring techniques and built my wiring harness. This process took the whole winter last year and was an amazing experience for my wife and I.

SPONSORS
Infinite Vinyls
Streamline Audio
DCCD Pro
Perrin Performance
Toyo Tires
Chriswoldphoto.com
Airlift Performance
WheelKraft NW
14point7
OBP Motorsports

SHOPS
Perrin Performance - Tuning
Streamline Audio - Audio
WheelKraft NW - Powdercoating
South Valley Customs - Roll Cage
Infinite Vinyls - Vinyl wrapped in my garage
"Kenny - Camas, WA" - Long Block Assembly
All other work has been done by myself in my garage