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What's going on SW! My name's Kyle, I'm 18 years old and live up in Manitoba, Canada. I've decided to start a build thread because I've been lurking long enough and finally got off my lazy ass to make my car (somewhat) cool. I'm currently going to school and only work part time, so this is going to be a very slow build.
So I bought the car last April, while I was just finishing up high school. The car may only put out 165hp... but I was still stoked to have a Subaru as my first car!
IMG_0758 by KyleBour, on Flickr
I didn't really do anything to the car, other than a shift knob and drove it like that all summer. When winter hit, I threw on my winter wheels, and sold the summers that came on the car. I had some fun in the snow we got early into winter, but it wasn't until New Years when we finally got a proper but load of snow. That night, I went to go pickup one of my buddies and we ended up doing donuts in empty parking lots for about an hour. When driving him home, I guess I was too confident, because I ended up sliding my car up onto a snow bank and into a street sign... whoops.
IMG_1649[1] by KyleBour, on Flickr
IMG_1650[1] by KyleBour, on Flickr
Luckily, the sign hit right between the wheel and door and only ended up damaging the fender. I decided to throw a sticker on it and call it a day.
IMG_1652[1] by KyleBour, on Flickr
It drove fine with a huge dent in the fender, so I ended up driving it like that until the snow began to melt. Finally, I ordered a new fender and got my ass in gear. At this point, I had enough of the stock ride height and ordered some raceland ultimos (lol) and some XXR 521s... in 18x10 +25
This weekend, I got my tires mounted, finally replaced my fender and installed my coilovers.
IMG_1263 by KyleBour, on Flickr
IMG_1246 by KyleBour, on Flickr
Of course, I had to test my wheels...
Oh and don't mind the rust, I'm respraying the quarter panels, as well as the front bumper and fender after my finals.
IMG_1265 by KyleBour, on Flickr
IMG_1264 by KyleBour, on Flickr
Keep in mind, there is no work done to the fenders yet as well as close to zero camber all around. Thankfully, my dad runs a side business cutting signs and whatever else with a CNC machine which is roughly 10' x 4' (Just guessing here) and has agreed to cut me custom camber plates for the rears out of aluminum. I also have camber bolts all around, so I'm pretty confident I can make these fit with a good fender roll and pull.
I'll do my best to keep this thread updated, however I'll be making very slow progress due to school and whatnot.
So I bought the car last April, while I was just finishing up high school. The car may only put out 165hp... but I was still stoked to have a Subaru as my first car!
IMG_0758 by KyleBour, on FlickrI didn't really do anything to the car, other than a shift knob and drove it like that all summer. When winter hit, I threw on my winter wheels, and sold the summers that came on the car. I had some fun in the snow we got early into winter, but it wasn't until New Years when we finally got a proper but load of snow. That night, I went to go pickup one of my buddies and we ended up doing donuts in empty parking lots for about an hour. When driving him home, I guess I was too confident, because I ended up sliding my car up onto a snow bank and into a street sign... whoops.
IMG_1649[1] by KyleBour, on FlickrIMG_1650[1] by KyleBour, on FlickrLuckily, the sign hit right between the wheel and door and only ended up damaging the fender. I decided to throw a sticker on it and call it a day.
IMG_1652[1] by KyleBour, on FlickrIt drove fine with a huge dent in the fender, so I ended up driving it like that until the snow began to melt. Finally, I ordered a new fender and got my ass in gear. At this point, I had enough of the stock ride height and ordered some raceland ultimos (lol) and some XXR 521s... in 18x10 +25
This weekend, I got my tires mounted, finally replaced my fender and installed my coilovers.
IMG_1263 by KyleBour, on FlickrIMG_1246 by KyleBour, on FlickrOf course, I had to test my wheels...
Oh and don't mind the rust, I'm respraying the quarter panels, as well as the front bumper and fender after my finals.
IMG_1265 by KyleBour, on FlickrIMG_1264 by KyleBour, on FlickrKeep in mind, there is no work done to the fenders yet as well as close to zero camber all around. Thankfully, my dad runs a side business cutting signs and whatever else with a CNC machine which is roughly 10' x 4' (Just guessing here) and has agreed to cut me custom camber plates for the rears out of aluminum. I also have camber bolts all around, so I'm pretty confident I can make these fit with a good fender roll and pull.
I'll do my best to keep this thread updated, however I'll be making very slow progress due to school and whatnot.
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