slow first gen foz build journal

[itohead]

thanks guys.
here just a few more shots in the daylight.
i need to go pull a lip or something to fabricate. that garage sealant thing isn't really cutting it. lol

[itohead]

So the other night I curbed my rear right wheel. :/
I was turning right into my neighborhood and the guy leaving didn't give me enough room. Its not as bad as I thought though, just a surfaced/scuff almost all around the lip. No chunks or major damage though. I'm going to sand it out and re-polish. If that fails, my friend at america tire co. has a hook up.

Other then that, need to replace a front axle, rear right wheel bearing. And I'm getting new coilovers quite soon, then I'll be able to go lower. I'm sitting on 5x100 17mm spacers also, I need adapter ones instead for my rears. I'm running 10 in the front, an nothing in the back.

Friend of mine snapped a pic. What do you fellas think, 15mm or 17mm in the back? I'll take a side view picture for a better perspective on the rear wheels.

IMG_3654 by Christian Kitchens l RedAction Media, on Flickr

[itohead]

heres a better view. With new coilovers I'll run a more camber in the rear, but as of right now, their somewhat flushed. So now to decide if I want 15mm or 17mm.

ChinChin's Fozzy by Christian Kitchens l RedAction Media, on Flickr

[itohead]

snowed a little. oddly. took advantage before it melted.

[0MgLoLe36]

you need big spacers asap

[itohead]

you need big spacers asap

Holler to that. I dunno if I want 15-20 in the back. An I'm running 10's right now in the front, but contemplating If I want 15 in front.

[itohead]

So I ordered a set of 20mm spacers for the front, and 25 for the rear. I'll get some pictures up when I get them in, and everything adjusted

[itohead]

Here are my newish spacers I've yet to put on.




I decided to mill down a little bit of this part of my wheel so my studs on my hubs could go through. I'd prefer to keep my studs that length instead of grinding them down because my wheels are only 8.5's, and wheels I'd get in the future will probably end up being 9.5's, and I'll only maybe need a 10mm spacer or so.





Some before and after pics of my rear right wheel with the 25mm spacer. I still have to do some work to my other wheels. And I'll end up putting some camber on my rears.

[itohead]

skipped out on the ghetto fab work for my wheels, and cut my studs instead. I wanna be able to sell these wheels at least.

I got my 25mm spacers on my rears, put camber, lowered it a bit more. I'm fairly satisfied. Now I just need to put the 20's on the front. I just snapped a few pics.

[justaneffer]

mint! love it. where in washington are you? im in seattle/ shoreline. looks great !

[itohead]

mint! love it. where in washington are you? im in seattle/ shoreline. looks great !

I appreciate it dude. You might as well consider me a part of Oregon. I live in Vancouver, WA, it is literally on the columbia river. 10min away from Portland, OR. so the most southern point of washington haha

[Dave_The_BMXER]

This looks real nice.

[willis]

That looks so good. Best Forester hands down.

[itohead]

I appreciate the positive feedback fellas. Sometime soon I'll finish the front studs and throw those 20mm spacers on.

[itohead]

Figured I'd post this. my buddy figured it would be, "funny," for lack of a better term. I'm a pretty reserved, timid person so. I look like a fool. But, it's at least another perspective of the fitment on my car.


Driveway Blues // Christian L. by Christian Kitchens l RedAction Media, on Flickr