Senior Project help!!
 

So, I am a senior and I have to do a big project. I have decided to do it on the History and Evolution of Subaru.
I was wondering if anyone has any kind of books about Subarus. If you do, I would like to borrow them. If you have any, please let me know as I need the books before Friday.
Also, if anyone would like to put their .02 cents in on this topic, feel free.
Thanks in advance,
Mike.

Do a report on dolphins or something. just my 2 cents.

Miami sucks. Dan Marino is old.

thanks for the help guys.

:lol: The funny thing about your comment is not that you said Dan Marino is old. Its the fact that when you said "Dan Marino" I instantly thought of Ace Ventura Pet Detective, not football.

:lol:

LACES OUT!!!

Sorry. We suck.

What are you planning on writing about, since there's like a million things that you could focus on:

Subaru in the US?
Subaru's development of green technology?
Subaru's employment of technology in general (advantages of flat motors, AWD, turbos, etc)?
Subaru's World Rally Program (sad ending :()?
Subaru's business strategy?
A history of Subaru ad campaigns?
etc.

A good start looking for sources is to hit up the Wiki pages for Subaru and Fuji Heavy Industry. Check out the wiki's source lists.

Wikipedia!

Well, I already have my sources from the internet. I am writing about every thing you said Scott. Even a old issue of Subiesport Magazine would be fine.

I'm glad nobody wanted to hear what a 18 year old thinks about major topics in written form when I was in school.

I have these two
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...onedump356.jpg
The one on the left has some good chronological information,
the one on the right is bound backwards, and may have been* used to kill a bug when it was brought out for this picture. You're welcome to use them for your project.



*= was used

Those do have lots of pictures. Remember size 14 font and double spaced.

Those will be perfect. When can i get them?

Just make up some books they aren't going to check.

whenever.....................I'm not at work. tomorrow after 4ish?

That would be totally awesome. Just pm me details.
Anyone else have any other books or magazines that i can borrow?

Off topic: Very nice!!! Is the one on the right all in Japenese?

Its clearly in spanish.

ASS!!!!!! :lol:


You know how some of the mags/books have japenese on the cover and have some sort of English writing either at the bottom of each page(ie. subtitles) or like next to each/some of the pictures.

Its all Japanese,

or Korean,
or maybe Chinese?
Definantly not English:)

If you guys drive a Japanese car, you ought to recognize some Japanese characters, for God's sakes! :lol:

I hope you found what you needed to finish your project.

I must say, when I first read the title of this thread, a different kind of theme came to mind -- you know, "senior project help!!!", might also be known as "helping someone having a senior moment", or "senior with arthritis needs an extra pair of hands", or some other such neediness. :)

I figured it was about Dean?

Always try to doublecheck what you find there, he posts some erroneous stuff sometimes. But overall it's a good resource.

Bump!

Does anybody have any book stuff about Legacys? Techinical books would be good too.
Also, anybody have anything on the SVX? They have to be something besides internet.
Thanks,
Mike

I've got the original '94 SVX sales brochure around here somewhere... I think.

I could definitely use that.

Are you using all this literature to make a paper mache subaru?

Yes

Don't fuck up my books with plaster or whatever the heck you make paper mache out of.

:fail:

Back to kindergarten with you...

Water
Flour
Paper
(You can use other stuff, or cook it, but thems the basics.)

Sweet!

You coming to the meet this week?

Yes I am.

I'll toss the brochure in the car so if I make it to the meet it's yours!

Sweet. Thanks

What are you doing for a final product? Or do you not have to do that anymore for the SP?

I am not sure what my final product is going to be. It is most likely going to be a video probably.

Do you have equipment and the know how to make a video? The reason I ask is the final product really needs to shine for you to do well. I like to write and take photographs, so I made a car magazine for my senior project. Listen to your teachers, especially when they tell you to do something you're passionate about.

I have the video editing software. I have a decent camera to take video. I make sure I take advice from my teacher.

Sounds like you're off to a good start. Good luck!

This might be a long shot, but if you want some real hands on comparison to how the Impreza has evolved in 10+ years I might be able to help. Currently at my shop I have my 1993 Impreza L stripped and ready for cage, and a 2002 Impreza wrx, also stripped and ready for a cage(to be finished by 3/28)) Side by side you can really point out the differences and with some mechanical knowledge you can really tell why/how the newer car is better and Subaru evolves in a forward direction. Let me know if this can help.

^That would be totally awesome. Would it be possible for mor to take pictures?

yeah. better hurry. most of bugeye cage will be finished this week.

http://i40.tinypic.com/11tbyja.jpg

bugeye L.... lol... no it's too wide.

Please share pictures of the cages you build and any commentary you might have on them. Some of us will likely be doing cages at some point and would love to see them and understand the design trade offs, etc...

i will try. It all depends on the weather.

Here it is. The essay. In all honesty, I think it is crap. I had to bullshit my way through it:cool:. Tell me what you think.

I was looking for the pizazz and wow. You need to add both of those things and you will increase your grade.

Needs more pictures

You want any nitpicking? ;)

- Your intro paragraph should act almost like a table of contents about what the rest of the paper is about, instead of just jumping in and talking about Subaru, mention that Subaru is a household namecar manufacturer but it took many years and many models for it to become so well known. Tell the reader that the paper's point is to examine the changes in Subaru's models over the years and show how those changes made their product better and better to the point that they became a well known auto manufacturer. Don't make the reader figure out what the paper's about, you can tell them explicitly.
- household is one word
- ladybug is one word
- horsepower is one word
- turbocharge is one word
- you shouldn't use acronyms without first defining them (AWD, JDM, USDM, WRC, LSD...)
- I wouldn't abbreviate AWD as "a.w.d.", I think the all caps version is acceptable, or even just writing out "all wheel drive"
- you shouldn't use "92" when you mean 1992, same with "06" and "07" later on
- typo in "bum,per" on page 4, as well as redundant use of the word "bumper"
- typo "WWRX" on page 6
- you might want to define STi?
- "It produce 240hp and..." should be "produced"
- Mazdaspeed is one word

In general: you've got a ton of technical data, which is a bit dry to read, but does show you've done your research. The paper would really benefit from explaining *why* that technical data means the car got better, and why the better car helped Subaru's popularity. Why is a 2.2l motor "better" than a 1.8l motor? Why did the upgraded looks of the 2.5RS over the base Impreza suddenly make Subaru more popular? (hint, it finally meant there was a rally-look car sold in the US). Why did consumers appreciate the changes Subaru made to the models. If the premise of the paper is to show how the evolution of Subaru's lineup has made Subaru more popular, you need to show not just the progression of the car models, you also need to show how the new models sold better and helped Subaru's reputation.

In that light, you could also dial back much of the tech info and talk more about stuff like rally wins helping sales, and increased sales numbers as the models evolved, and public perception of the brand. For example, you could show Subaru's growing popularity by talking about all the Subaru car clubs that sprang up after the WRX came here, or how the perception of Subaru evolved from "cheap cars" to "indestructible cars" to "performance cars". Maybe even throw in Subaru's various slogans over the years to show the change in image they were making.

And with all that additional stuff, you could break the paper up not by each individual model, but by era... sort the paper by Subaru's popularity, rather than by the cars they made, since the point is to show the history of Subaru, not the history of the Impreza.

Finally, your closing paragraph should reiterate what the paper was about. Remind people that the evolution of the model lineup matched the evolution of Subaru's image, and that Subaru went from a niche manufacturer of economy cars to a World Rally Champion manufacturer to a household name. Maybe even throw in something sappy about how closely connected "the Subaru that might be in your own garage" is to that original 360 that started it all to close the circle on the topic.