A bit late now but i'll add my input. Your classic looked fecking stunning to start with mate, it was that look that got me into Subaru. Yours has the old 90's rally look about it, basic and hardcore. Its just a shame your going to change all that.

Im with a previous poster, i hate those clip on arch extensions. In a couple of years they'll be seen as chavy.

If i was you i'd either punt it and get a more disposable car to mod or keep it in the forrest green and put all the money into performance mods.

Lets be honest here mate, what hasn't been done a million times in the Subaru scene?

 

I fully appreciate your point of view Adam and to be fair the car does look very nice as it is but it is also a very good shell to do these's type of mods to given the fact the shell is completely rust free.

I also understand that on certain cars where the arch's have been added it does tend to look a little chavy but that is mainly down to the fact of a lack of other body mods to compliment them,I intend to make the other area's of the body suit the archs thus not making it look chavy[I hope lol].

On the performance side given it has virtually all the suspension upgrades possible and big brakes and a fully forged engine/worked heads I can't think of much other than a whacking great turbo transplant to make it stupid bhp that I could spend money on in that department either

Thanks for the nice comments though fella and I hope you like the outcome

 

Fair play then mate, will be keeping an eye on it.

Goodluck

 

Thanks Adam.

 

Looking like great plan Ryan


Jura

 

Thanks Jura,I haven't forgotten about you either mate,time is against me just lately mate with the workshop/yard full to bursting point.
I will contact you very soon and we can have a chat,your bonnet is tucked away all safe and covered up for now mate.

 

Finally found 5 mins today so I got the wheels on and arches taped in place to give me a feel for what they look like and I am pretty happy.
Obviously the colours will change on both car and wheels but it did make me feel good and give me a pick up about the car as I haven't had time to even look at her and thought's of breaking have been in my head again.
Here she is any way

 

Keep with it fella, it'll all be worth it in the end!

 

Does that mean you have find 5mins for mine aswel sitting next to one another.....m getting no where quick haha

 

They on some hub-centric spacers then Ryan, looking like progress at last

 

He's gone for 9j's so wouldn't have thought they was on spacers jon. I maybe wrong tho lol

 

I thought the wheels where from a widetrack blob so he'd either need the hub-centrics to convert the PCD or change the hubs - given how much time he's had I wouldn't bank on the latter

 

LOL,yours is being worked tomorrow Dan,I am going to finalize the template for the boot floor and get some Alu cut to it
I will also be doing the last few holes in the engine bay along with removing the dash.

Yes Jon,only 10mm one's but helped to make the wheels sit just right I think!
From Tyrone[cannon fodder]

They are 8.5j Dan with 235/40/18 pirreli p-zero time attack tyres

 

I couldn't remember if you said 8.5 or 9 lol. Anyways ryan you thought about my pitch hook yet? Also hmmmm alloy in the boot..... Unsure if I'm setting my heart on carbon just because I can! Lol. Did you get the package sent off to chris? Also need you to send me the link for the lines I need for my brakes also how much I need to order. Pm me if you can with them matey

 

PM'd you mate

 

Thought I'd share the colour I'm swaying towards,comments welcome
It is a black base with GREEN pearl in the clear

 

looks good bud, gonna refresh mine now to as its got a bit battered ove the past few years

 

Thanks Mags,what are you having done mate and who will be doing the work for you?

 

I think the wheels looks spot on, sorry about the confusion on the size but if they had been any wider I am not sure they would have sat as well in the arches.

And remove all these silly thoughts about your car and I will see you on the 14th.

 

My arches are looking good on there ryan, glad your going ahead with the plans.

 

Cheers Rich,yes they will look very good once I find some real time to get all the parts trial fitted so I can start the paint work.

 

No update on work just yet given the enormous amount of work I have going and always seems to be just lately but I have been buying a few more bits
Roll cage
AFP 20G Billet turbo
Mocal Oil cooler
Morrete head lights

Front end will be different to what i first planned,I have a time attack front splitter from Darren at ABW which will moulded into the front bumper and have special cut outs for the arches to fit into.
Also have a rather nice fuel block coming from CDF Racing[Thanks Chris] to go with all the engine bay mods going on.

I plan to spend the next bank holiday on her which will give me 4 straight days to lay the hammer down and get as much work done as possible which I really looking forward to and will be able to put some pics up.

 

Looking forward to coming down and seeing first hand what you're planning!

 

Any pics of the fuel block Ryan ???

 

I'll get one this week coming as it hasn't landed yet but it has 'PRODRIVERULES' engraved on it as well Matt
Should go rather nicely with my engraved oil cap!!

 

I'll show you all the tasty bits mate

 

Ryan m8, can you quote me sometime re. converting my 2003 blob to the above look, so fitting arches with spraying, then advising on what i would need to space wheels out.
seriously thinking of doing this instead of going new turbo as its all about how it looks, not power i recon

 

No worries,I'll have a word with Darren[ABW] about the arches and how much they cost etc,not sure if they do this style of arch though for newage,I think it's the full wide arch kit only but I will check

 

I'm seriously tempted to get some on mine also

 

just let me know cheers mate