Bay Area

I made it back safely from an awesome long weekend in the Bay Area! It was a real chill time for me, and I got to kick back with some of my best friends. The Fatlace Word Up event was insanely good. I was able to get out on the course with my STI a few times. The car felt extremely planted! I did a bit of filming with my cheap Flip cam, and the results are below. I'm still working on a big compilation video from the weekend. So check back in soon!

car stuff

I finally had my DXD clutch installed this week. My starter also went out at the same time, but it's all good because I have some driving to do up north and that would suck if it went out then. The clutch feels amazing! I haven't been able to completely get crazy with it because it takes 750 miles to break in, but I can already feel such a big difference. The clutch engages really quickly, and the acceleration feels better now. I'm looking forward to getting it on the track next saturday!

d money

I've known this guy for a few years now, and it seems like I haven't seen his Bugeye in forever since he's been rebuilding it from the ground up. I was extremely happy to see some photos pop up yesterday. I was able to get a full feature up on Hellaflush before the photos were whored out by the masses.

Hellaflush - D Money

meaty

I go back and forth between wanting 17's and 18's on my STI. The car is a good bit faster with 17x9's compared to 18x9.5's with a fat lip. I want to be a little lower all while having a little extra kick power wise. A guy up north made an even trade with me for my XXR's. Although the DPT's don't have the bling of the XXR's I was looking for something a little more low key. The tires will not stay. They are just terrible. I don't mind 255's, but the height is too tall. The Nexens grip like plastic. So I'll be narrowing it down a little when I can. So here's a meaty flush pic.

from the front

Rearend shots are always good, but nobody said some frontend action isn't nice! This R32 and STI are looking right.

drifting suby

I love lamp. I love subaru. I love drifting.

wheel studs and spacers

I spent a couple hours today working on the rear fitment of my car. The original plan was for 15mm's in the rear and 20mm's in the front (fronts are 5mm less inward for whatever reason), but I wound up getting a killer deal on a set of 25mm's. I also wanted to step it up bigtime for the One of One show at Long Beach FD. I'm ready to go to a flush street setup so I ordered some 15mm's for the rear for the time being. The rears were super poking at the show, but still had a really good look with the tire still able to tuck in the fender. The 15mm adapter type spacers require the OEM studs to be trimmed on Subaru's and probably most cars. This isn't anything major if you are mechanically inclined. Just take your time and do it right!

yoshi power

yoshi's STI is looking really really clean! tucking 255's on 18's never looked so good.

drift impreza

Russell's Formula Drift build Impreza on Nasioc is coming along. I posted some of the earlier pics here RWD Impreza. As I promised I'd be keeping you updated on this guys build. I think it has the potential to be really good.

cusco/tomei

rain

Los Angeles is getting some major storms right now. I like it because it's so rare for us. LA has the worst drainage ever so things just flood and fill up. My street is already half way filled from the curbside after a morning of rain. I'm wondering how it'll all be at the end of the week whens it's rained straight for that long!

EQH

I know him.