Under the hood he has the stock EJ255 power plant on a VF48 turbo. It’s one of those lips I think is a must for the hawkeye generation – kind of like the Cusco GT lip for the blobeye generation.įor wheels, Mike has 18″ x 9.5″ Rays Gram Lights 57DR wrapped in 265/35 Federal 595 RS-R tires, giving the car much more capable speeds around corners.įor suspension, Mike has done ISC coilovers, Cusco and ISC camber plates, and one of my favorite modifications, the Whiteline adjustable sway bars, just to name a few. One thing that really stood out to me on his car is the color matched Greddy Gracer front lip.
I really love a slightly OEM+ color – I might be biased. Honestly, a great choice in my eyes and Mike did it all himself. Little did I know, the car is actually wrapped in 3M Gloss Dark Blue Metallic. For the longest time I never really looked closely enough and just assumed it was the typical World Rally Blue with a slightly darker saturation added to the photo. One thing that confused me for a while was the color. Mike knew a good bit about the factory and we were so fascinated at how the workers just left everything there like they would be back the next day – pretty crazy.īack to the car. We almost spent more time exploring around the abandoned factory than snapping photos and “interviewing” him about the car. It seemed like a location out of Call of Duty or PUBG. Mike had in mind an abandoned glass factory, which turned out to be quite the spot. He’s done a significant amount of work to it.Ībout fifteen minutes into the shoot we ended up leaving the area to try another location so the photos could be the best they could be. Mike has done the popular sedan front fenders and the LIC rear flares to fit a meatier tire set up like his 265s which is NOT a common modification on wagons. It’s simple, aggressive, and looks so good from all angles. Mike’s 2006 WRX wagon is one of my favorites I see on social media from time to time.
We later found a spot outside the park that was decent so we made it work. The midday lighting was pretty harsh with hardly any clouds so it made it a slight challenge to get pictures that weren’t washed out. We drove around and scouted out some shooting spots, but were having trouble finding decent lighting in the park that we paid to get into. I could probably speak for all of us, but is definitely one of our favorite things about doing this whole MFortyFive thing. I know we say this a lot, but it’s really cool to finally put a face to a car we see on Instagram all the time.
We exchanged handshakes and talked for a little around Mike’s car, learning a little more about it. On our second day, we left our hotel in Valparasio, Indiana mid-morning and drove roughly an hour north to meet with Mike at Warren Dunes State Park on Lake Michigan. The day finally came where we made the trip up to the Midwest and got to meet up with and many others. All of us were very fond of his taste and style. I was looking forward to the day we’d be able to link up with Mike so we could shoot his WRX and get to know him and his build better.
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