The Plan for my vortex

spaceage · Post by **spaceage** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:06 pm

hmmm i might try a different carline branch

as for the wheels, yes they are 4 x 140 but atw are able to get some blanks drilled to that stud pattern

quote from e-mail

"very difficut to find can get some drilled from blanks what size do you want"

i sent back saying 16" or 17"

reply was

"the biggest problem is selecting a wheel , there are a few but it would be best if you come instore to view 16 & 17 shouldnt be a problem"

But i haven't got a average price yet so i will phone him tomorrow

smoov · Post by **smoov** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:10 pm

spaceage wrote:1985 Vortex NA FWD my first car-Ha and they say BMW's are the ultimate driving experience

you've never driven a BMW, huh?

spaceage · Post by **spaceage** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:12 pm

not yet but i know i like the subaru, plus my parents have an audi so i'm somewhat anti-BMW sort of like holden vs ford lol

tim_81coupe · Post by **tim_81coupe** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:59 pm

LOL!

Sorry, I'll side with smoov on this one. Only BMW I've ever driven was a 2002 320i - and to date it's the most refined car I've ever driven. Not bad considering it was the pov-pack.

As for the extractor issue, its not pointless on a boxer engine. It's pointless on a siamese-port engine with headers already suited to the motor. Anyway, you'd need a lot more internal work done on the motor to justify custom headers (Mattims I hope you're reading this and thinking about selling me the big headers to go with my motor!).

EA81 headers are the go, but as smoov said, make sure you're getting a good set. Dents and cracks are the worst problem, surface rust isn't a problem at all.

spaceage · Post by **spaceage** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:01 pm

I just called atw to get a price on the rims, I'm looking at between $1300 and $1600 for 4 17" rims customdrilled from blanks to suit 4 x 140

I was suprised even though the rims will cost nearlyasmuch as the car i was expecting a price between 2 and 3k

so i just gotta start saving now.

plus i got an excuse tomove my rims up my list to important status because i lost a hubcap the other day :P

daza · Post by **daza** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:01 am

Just something to check before you fork over that much cash, the big hole in the center of your subaru rims is bigger than most makes of car, if your new rims don't have that big a hole then you will have to get your hubs machined...

spaceage · Post by **spaceage** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:05 pm

ahh ok i wasn't aware of that, thanks for the advice