1985 Subaru GL - BMW E30 conversion

[DaguerrotypeI]

That was fun to see! Killed it on originality!

[Vortec97]

haha, I think that a lot of users on S|W think that lowering your car and getting nice wheels is all it takes to build a car and earn their street cred which is enough to slander other builds. I'm speaking with experience from my motor swap on my Legacy - People need to realize that engine performance and handling and devoting a lot of time, labor, sweat, and research into building a motor is what's important…Buying coil overs/bags/wheels is the easy way out to making your car "cool enough" to hang with everybody else and gives you the right to talk smack…I HIGHLY disagree. Basically you're proving to the world that you have enough money to make your car look cool. - Build your motor first, and then if you'd like to stance it for a nice taste - GO FOR IT. until then, hold your tongue.

I think Damien Grant from Alaska is a great example to us all. TAKE NOTE

This is the #arcticbeast built from Damien himself. You may think this is your typical stanced Subie until you realize, the motor is fully built running 35 pounds of boost and comes to a wapping 600whp. It also is stanced with a lot of camber, nice wheels and comes with very tasteful mods.



Damien stayed with me for the weekend on his way down to California to go to UTI to pursue his passion as an automotive technician.

Damien is one of the few people I know who I would feel comfortable with him talking smack on S|W however, he's one of the most humble dudes I know.

I find that true car enthusiasts that have put their time in and built masterpieces like this one pictured above have a much better attitude even about stupid front end conversions or crazy motor swaps.

I think that social media has become a virtual popularity contest - there's a lot of followers instead of leaders. and it's easy to be rude and critique things behind a keyboard.

I have a feeling that if any of you met me in real life and I told you about what I did, you'd realize I just have a sense of humor - This response highly is meant for R3VLimited users because the BMW owners on that forum are some of the worst online cyber dicks I know.

Please read and consider what I say to you whom this applies too.

I don't think I'm better than anyone, I just want you guys to humble yourselves and treat other humans the way you'd want to be treated. Stanceworks blocked the word ** for a reason. They wanted this to be a community of people helping each other out and encouraging each other - If someone is doing something stupid and they're ignorant, oh well - maybe offer some constructive advice without being rude about it.

-Zach

Aha i remember seeing that car around campus, looked sick,