hey, I was checking out one of the other links on there...does anyone know why they're using stock subaru 4-pots? is it regulation they have to use stock brakes? you'd think with all that work done, they'd be using some sort of big brake kit...

 

well it is hard to get rims that would clear the allowed tire and rim combo. The brembo 4 pot is alot of brake, dont under estimate that set.

 

what he said, alot of rally wheels are 15"

60 foot jumps + 17" rims = DNF

 

Nice...great pictures

 

man I clicked on it again and got goose bumps all over wanting the same set up PERIOD>



gino

 

I don't know what the cost is for seam welding but it's labor intensive. The car has to be stripped down to a bare minimum to obtain access to the factory sheetmetal. This is a common practice in many classes of road racing, too, where factory chassis must be retained.

Fully-triangulated roll cages and seam-welded chassis make for a very stiff structure that allows the suspension to do its job. It also allows a chassis to last much longer through a racing season than without. Cars subjected to road racing and rallying stresses are likely to only last one season if no cage and seam welding are allowable. Why? Because the chassis is stressed so much that the sheetmetal begins to fatigue and the suspension must be set stiffer and stiffer to compensate - it's a lost cause after a racing season.

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My '02 WRX that I traded in towards an '06 is currently at Vermont Sportscar being stripped and turned into a rally car. I cant remember which race its going to debut at, but it it will be driven by Travis Pastrana or Ken Block. I haven't had a chance to go check it out yet but I hope to soon! It would be really cool to see the inner details up close.

 

I f I hit the Lotto, I will definitely buy land and get us 500 acres or so to play in.



gino

 

Looks like a lot of work, but god would I love to own it. Great find, I am sending this to everyone I know with a subie.