ChibiSF
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Well, here's my baby. My 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX in the classic Subaru World Rally Blue. Comments, opinions, criticisms, more than welcome.
Pretty sweet overall. I, personally, am not a big fan of white rims but thats just me.
Faptastic.
Dont dig the white rims though, I'm more the "stock" gold fan or else gunmetal grey guy
Thats IMO. Congrats anyhoo.
I'm liking that white/blue contrast, the stock look is good, but trying new things sometimes works too. Love the body colour and the overall look, Subies look best when they look near stock and go like stig
Hawt. Have you been on NASIOC's member gallery threads before? I swear I have seen that car there before...or at least that car garage (though all of them look the same :lol.
I love the stocker look, and the white wheels look great on WRB. Mods are very tasteful. Ya know, at some point I will get another Impreza...GD chassis of course
Keep me updated on that block build, would love to hear about what you're putting into it!
Good car, very clean and low profile, unlike some cars that have been done up all retarded on NASIOC
Thanks.
I try to keep it clean. There's not much more I'll be doing to the exterior. I'm probably just going to add a V-limited lip, delete the spoiler, and add a Spec-C roof vent and be done with the exterior. Contemplating adding the STi rear fender flares, but that would necessitate a new bumper cover as well.
Thanks.
I actually picked up last week, a 2003 Subaru EJ205 shortblock, which I plan on building. Here are a couple of pictures from last Friday's engine teardown.
I would forget the lip, while it would look good, you'll constantly have to worry about clearing with parking lot blocks, steep curbs and parking lot ramps, pulling out at obnoxious angles, etc. Trust me its as convienient as walking around/playing sports/running while wearing smart dress shoes all the time. The price for looking good is not worth it.
I'd put a lot of your proposed visual mods towards the big brakes and uprated power mods like you said and leave everything very clean, maybe install HIDs in your headlamp assemblies.
Here's mine for reference
http://forums.finalgear.com/post-your-car/my-2007-subaru-legacy-gt-spec-b-14978/
I tried to make mine look good but with as little aftermarket appearance as possible
Why, if I may ask, did you go with a 205 instead of a 255 or 257 block? Do not take me wrong; I am not dumping on your decision, just curious.
The 2 liter is good for winding up, whereas the 2.5 has gobs of torque. What do you plan to do with the car? straight line speed, or corner carver, drifter perhaps?
I always like the 2004-5 models; that air scoop was SOOOOO obnoxious, like a middle finger perched on the hood.
Wow I thought my engine looked strange. I don't believe I've ever seen a Subaru flat 4 disassembled like that? So the black comes apart in two halves? Do they ever have leaks in the center?
Whats the bore/stroke ratio on the EJ205? Subaru's seem to have alot of low end grunt.
Speaking of Cosworth:
http://www.stillen.com/product.asp?id=COSWSLBLK1&c=PE&b=Cosworth&year=2007&make=SUBARU&model=IMPREZA
That is rated S for Silly. Smart move on getting quality bearings; it is like getting a massive amount of insurance for your car.