my subaru rally project - Page 2

311evo · 01-23-2009

Damn! Thats a sweet subaru! I would LOVE to take that out on a snowy night!

rose0529 · 01-23-2009

Wow, nice looking car.... be fun to catch it in action some time.

carlvr4 · 01-23-2009

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Originally Posted by Goat Blower

Still have the airbags and steering wheel?

steering wheel is gone but I still have the passenger airbag in a box somewhere

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Originally Posted by cmspaz

You think it's awesome in pics, you should see it in action. It's total sex ripping through whatever non-tarmac surface you can think of.

This car is one of the main reasons I photograph the rallyx events, no joke.

yep, appreciate the pics! I'm pretty fast, could be faster but always entertaining to watch lol

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Originally Posted by hippiekiller

Carl's car is pretty badass. Not sure that is the direction I would go if I had an STI, but mad props to you for sure. Best of luck with the Rally Cross this year.

stage rally now! look for the car at nemadji 1 and 2, gravity park, ojibwe forests and lspr

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Originally Posted by rose0529

Wow, nice looking car.... be fun to catch it in action some time.

come on out to a rallyx or stage rally!

polishmafia · 01-23-2009

Props on all the work you did to the Subaru.

All I know is that you do take some good pics that I've seen on MNSC.

**Tachyon** · 01-23-2009

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Originally Posted by carlvr4

haha, not only is it somewhat unsafe without a helmet on the street it is also deafening and highly uncomfortable if not completely pumped full of adrenaline lol. I just spent 3 days in it ice racing - my back and ass hurt a lot

Wait, you icerace? IIRA? Are you going to be racing at Lindstrom Lake next weekend?

carlvr4 · 01-23-2009

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Originally Posted by Tachyon

Wait, you icerace? IIRA? Are you going to be racing at Lindstrom Lake next weekend?

not IIRA - my car is too "nice" for door to door. last weekend was the mnsubaru ice "race". otherwise I'm planning on getting the car to some WAG ice trials this winter (maybe not if the car has to go under the knife sooner than planned to get the stage rally motor in it)

Kevin 1G Drummer · 01-23-2009

Hmm, very interesting to say the least! Looks like fun.

**Tachyon** · 01-23-2009

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Originally Posted by carlvr4

not IIRA - my car is too "nice" for door to door. last weekend was the mnsubaru ice "race". otherwise I'm planning on getting the car to some WAG ice trials this winter (maybe not if the car has to go under the knife sooner than planned to get the stage rally motor in it)

Ahh, so it's like a rally X on ice then?

C3L1CA · 01-23-2009

Very sick setup Carl!

carlvr4 · 01-23-2009

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Originally Posted by Tachyon

Ahh, so it's like a rally X on ice then?

yea pretty much. once I roll the thing or wrap it around a tree I would use it for door to door lol

**Goat Blower** · 01-23-2009

Let me know if you find them, I'm looking for a set of STI airbags, I forgot I don't need the steering wheel itself.

carlvr4 · 01-23-2009

well the steering wheel airbag went with the wheel. I can definitely find the passenger side one this weekend - I'll pm you when I locate it

**Goat Blower** · 01-23-2009

Thanks.

TurboDomestics · 01-24-2009

What on earth do you do for a living??

carlvr4 · 01-24-2009

manufacturing engineer

**Goat Blower** · 01-24-2009

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Originally Posted by carlvr4

manufacturing engineer

Ha, that was pretty much my guess based on the quality of the build and attention to detail. Makes me want to get out on the lakes and race again.

bluntedelvis · 01-24-2009

Any vids of you ripping it up on ice, grass, or snow? Props to an insane build. Dont know many people who would ripp the shit out of their STI just for weekend fun, keep up the very good work.

carlvr4 · 01-24-2009

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Originally Posted by Goat Blower

Ha, that was pretty much my guess based on the quality of the build and attention to detail. Makes me want to get out on the lakes and race again.

B.S. in mechanical engineering and a minor in electrical has proved to be pretty useful for working on this thing - there are still some things that are ghetto rigged but it all works! lol

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Originally Posted by bluntedelvis

Any vids of you ripping it up on ice, grass, or snow? Props to an insane build. Dont know many people who would ripp the shit out of their STI just for weekend fun, keep up the very good work.

here are some vids from last weekend (there is sound, it's just quiet, the gopro doesn't do sound well).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQfaIQneiWA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVvtl8Xa84w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j3Ojw5tUf8

I'm hoping I can do some modding on the gvr4 next year once I'm done with the big expenses on this car (assuming I don't ball it up against a tree at 80mph lol). I don't think it'll get the rally treatment though... (maybe some mudflaps)

carlvr4 · 02-05-2009

"fixed" front bumper

Andrew and I needed to mount my terratrip so we went off to the camera store, bought a bar clamp for studio lighting as the base. Then we bent up some brackets.

tomorrow I need to wire it up, add some D rings in the trunk for my spare tire tie downs and put the exhaust back on

carlvr4 · 02-15-2009

still dirty from the road rally

I'm kind of rough on mudflaps

picked up some more rally wheels and tires!

exedy stage 2, fenderliner, t-belt, engine gasket kit waiting for a big install in the next few weeks (once the custom Wisecos arrive)