Wider than it is Long: A build thread.

[MercTastic]

Dude.... YES. Love the new direction, perfect color choice on the Volks, the roof spoiler combined with the 326 wing does look great. 2 things bugging me though, the lug nut color, and the valve stem caps.... Clashes violently w/ the rest of car IMO

[AMGwheelwhore]

Like the new direction. Love the license plate frame haha.

[lowgto]

Something about the new setup just isn't doing it for me, I think its the wheel color, I'm not too sure. But my opinion doesn't mean shit, your car your choices.
Style for days though and I have so much respect for you doing whatever you want. Can't wait to see what direction you take the car next.

[Strawhat]

Thank you everyone for the positive compliments! I was a little worried that the new height, lack of camber and stretch and all that might not be too well received, but I forget we're all car guys and thank you all for respecting my vision.<3

Love it even more... like that was possible. I love that you're going this route with the car now. I feel like this style is starting to catch back on in the US again and I love seeing the cars that it's bringing to light. I have to say this though... It's going to be hard for any of them to beat yours in my eyes with all the bolt on wide bodies and BCL wings... It's incredibly refreshing to see a car being built to thrash but still look incredibly well put together and stylish knowing the owner spent god knows how long building a metal wide body rather than just dropping 3k on a bolt on kit. Props to you man. This has been one of my favorite cars from the start and you never fail to disappoint.

With the rise of bolt on flares, and wings, and easy copy and paste body modifications, It solidifies that I'm glad I took this route. Even back when I started this, I chose molding the flares rather than doing a Rocket Bunny/LB style flare because even two years ago it was getting overdone, and it loses it's specialness in a way. Not to say that some of those cars and kits aren't great.

If your car is a canvas, then you, sir, are an artist. It still looks bad ass. The meaty fitment looks great!

Whats next? More power? More suspension bits?

Thank you so much man! I think everyone's car is a canvas. A blank slate we can put our style and ourselves into.

But I have the plan for maybe one or two more exterior pieces, depending on when I can find them and/or make them.

Then more suspension pieces. The front needs a few more arms to get the best suspension geometry I can, and then I also want to get some endlinks and sway bars to combat the understeer I'm getting.

Not really interested in more power. Fast cars kick ass and all, but I want to learn and be able to drive my slow car fast before I send my fast car into a ditch. Plus it's my daily and a high mileage car, so I need reliability.

Dude.... YES. Love the new direction, perfect color choice on the Volks, the roof spoiler combined with the 326 wing does look great. 2 things bugging me though, the lug nut color, and the valve stem caps.... Clashes violently w/ the rest of car IMO

Excellent observation about the nuts/valve stems! My old roommate has a set of rays lug nuts that will match the valve stem- that anodized blue. Trying to pick them up soon.

Also, the Wing roof vane combo I am absolutely in love with. I'm not ever one to say my car is cool, but I truly think that combo looks fucking radical.

Like the new direction. Love the license plate frame haha.

Man when I saw it online, I couldn't not by it, no matter how cheesy it is!

Something about the new setup just isn't doing it for me, I think its the wheel color, I'm not too sure. But my opinion doesn't mean shit, your car your choices.
Style for days though and I have so much respect for you doing whatever you want. Can't wait to see what direction you take the car next.

Thank you man, I appreciate that you can at least appreciate it. And the wheel color looks really cool in some lights, and kinda weird in others. I have toyed with the idea of plastidipping them white (to preserve the almost flawless, discontinued Volk anodized bronze). And as often as I get bored with colors it's very possible that will happen in the near future.

[Robitussin]

I bought a steering wheel and happened to find a picture of your car inside.

That being said this is easily my favorite subaru out there!!! Incredible work.

[Strawhat]

I bought a steering wheel and happened to find a picture of your car inside.

That being said this is easily my favorite subaru out there!!! Incredible work.

Haha yeah man, I am good buddies with Scott from Grip Royal. I met him through a mutual friend wayyyyy back before the company got even remotely big. He said he wanted to make some big cards and I was totally down!

[Robitussin]

That's sweet man, i wish i had connections with good companies like that hahaha.

[Strawhat]

Have really been enjoying driving my car more spiritedly lately, it has been a blast.





And also... sometimes shit happens. LOL
SO stay tuned in this build thread for a custom bumper setup or me rebuilding the this one painstakingly!

[DER E30]

Bumper have a ground collision or something else stationary?

[Strawhat]

Yes, you guessed it! hahaha

[GTOguy]

Static lyfe sorry that happened bud but it looks like you took it in stride

[bjk]

Holy mother of rolling shots that is just epic. Love how all of the colours tie together.

Did a good number on the bumper! I'll be duly impressed if you manage to salvage it.

[P78]

now remove all the stickers on glass surfaces

[aLaFleur]

You couldn't have made a better move. Glad to see it being driven as hard as it looks like it should now.

[mikey G]

now remove all the stickers on glass surfaces

+1

Love the action shots dude!