2006 Outback 3.0R 180kw VDC project

so new car , new project m new plans for it , and gathering new info what could be done witt it and choosing what fits me

what i bought

how it looked in my yard next day

changing inside and some outside bulbs to led's

examples for myself how lift would look with my rims and how bumper cut would look

so normal steps for me do lift at least as much as in that pic, and then maybe cut bumper

car how its sits now, how +5cm would look and then +7cm wheel is in the air
would need bigger tires for better look there.

checked front arches for rust and how it looks, and put some bitumen spray over there , and then put back that plastic cover back

front grill plasti dipped to black

how it looks in dark with some lights

 

[scalman]

or it might look not that bad kinda changed front look now. less outback i guess

 

[Ben Up North]

Looks like a tree is about to get a hug.

 

[scalman]

wen to see more outside.

just driving with errors for now as with catalyst removing more errors came up from O2 sensors naturally so no avoiding those until i put new catalysts there. but with errors i loose TC there too, but its better then deleting errors and then drive very slugish car.
after errors comes back like cyl 2,3,5 missifres and too rish fuel mix , after it gets those errors car starts to drive ok again like launch ok overtakes ok and such, so it needs be on errors to perform, kinda weird thing but i guess its no other way now to do it. at least slugishness goes away with errors.

and those tires so used now that they just good on good roads , but out there they just dont have almost any grip if its slippery they just dont have what it takes, its fine until its dry and soft ground but moment they start slip its gone. need new tires and do more tests, maybe test those loud muds with some other guys so i could compare at last my car against others. its weird to say after so long time i still didint tested this car like just 2-3 cars and you compare then how one goes and another goes and its no problem if you stuck as other car will help you. its all because my car is never in good shape without errors now . but i would do it now with all those errors still. i just wann know how bad it is or good.

 

[scalman]

so with errors car drives like that , then i delete errors and it becomes some poor thing , bad launching , then when errors comes back its again drives and lauches fine as in first column. though with all errors like 2,3,5 cyl missifres, too rich fuel mix, bad catalyst stuff errors too because no catalysts there.

 

[jf1sf5]

I like it better when you plastidip the front grill only but you could try to plastidip the fenders....

 

[scalman]

maybe but i like now that changed look in front. so you think that older style and white rims are better? i think black kinda works there pretty good. maybe those 15 rims should go to black too. not sure would need to try maybe.

and about pics quality at least for samsung phone it can make its own collages from gallery but it makes them so bad quality .. and then uploading to imgur compress them even more so its just bad , but if you make collage with lets say pixlr app it will be good quality even uploaded even saved on medium quality not maxed. so yh. use apps not gallery collage option because its sucks.

 

[jf1sf5]

I like black rims and thought that if you plastidiped the fenders (the plastic part) it might look nice.

 

[scalman]

i had thoughts of that but thats more job to do all them in proper way that it would hold , not in cold weather for sure. and im not sure i want it be like 2 colors outback. and that plastidip not that easy to do good.

 

[scalman]

what if .. its just on bycicle rack , and looks too high i think lower is better there but not too low like tire shouldnt be lower then bumper.

thinking make something like this

i like idea put it close to trunk not just straight up. will make it from new from more thick tube then i made bycicle rack and folding back. its just simple.
as i got bored its not because i need it , but because i want to try and see how it will look and hold. and i still dont have same size spare tire so maybe i will need to have one.

 

[scalman]

so there it is . i used 30x30x3 and 40x40x3 metal tubes. its in mm . not much needed. about 75cm 30x30 tube and 40x40 ir very little there, maybe 15cm . still no holes and didint made rim holding place still thinking how to do and from what that would be heavy and i didint need any machinery to like bend thick metal. but it will look as it is there and tire would hang at this height. and thats largest wheel that fits in those models so i measured by that size and it wont cover rear window at all , so rear visibility wont have any impact i wanted just that.

 

[Kevin]

Will you modify it so that you can swing it down away from the luggage door?

 

[scalman]

Idea is that it will fold down like that just needs 2 holes there to fold and to secure in up position

 

[scalman]

still in process. now folds back as i wanted , and idea to make there so table mounting , tried to sit in trunk can be very comfy like this just sit in trunk and have table just there, or if sleep in trunk , in morning open trunk door and make table just there. and then mount there other things as needed

 

[scalman]

Update. Thought why do those thick plates on some tube when i cam do this style and all that will be now even stronger. Still thinking how to so bolts but have some simple ideas without need there any circle metal plate.

 

[Ratbag]

You need three bolts for the spare, otherwise it will vibrate loose.

 

[scalman]

 

[scalman]

those SLS doing pretty good job in trunk 390kg

almost done with my tire carier.

didint saw this thing on other cariers , but had idea to make 2 levels of hanging back, 1st is just to open rear trunk if there is no much space in rear, and then 2nd mode full back down

 

[scalman]

not sure how others, for now im all into this

 

[Ben Up North]

Image is dead?

 

[scalman]

hmm yh for some reason its dead , it was SN8 flight , amazing landing too

its winter but doesnt look or feel like one at all, still they put some salt on roads so car getting nasty looking everytime its dry, tried to wash it today some and explore forest , relax from all this lockdown. though i was stopped and checked by police in way back home. good that it was sunday not work day , in work days its terrible traffic because they stop and check every car that goes in city.

its same area just open spaces dont have any snow left anymore, more closed areas that in shadow still have some of it, i even found some grass areas to do donuts there, though was risky because i didint knew whats in that grass , if some stone would be there it could be some damage. but all was fine.

and now in lockdown at home enjoying Cyberpunk 2077. it has so good car interior and outside details, even areas to do some exploring and offroad