Kwinskii’s bugeye: Black Magic
If you can believe it this bugeye has over 210,000 miles (and over 200,000 of them were on the stock engine). Subaru’s industrial strength build quality definitely shows on this car…
Interestingly, Kwinskii owns two modded Subarus, this black bugeye WRX being one of them, and another White STI (full-on track buildup with a bazillion point hand made rollcage (w/ gussets), ballistically wide volks, and even more Voltex goodies than the WRX – also pictured below – but it now looks like THIS)
After hitting the 210 mark, this bugeye was freshened up with EDM HID projector headlights, a fresh coat of black paint, ’04 rear to fit the Voltex carbon rear diffuser, an STI shortblock (stock engine *with mods* gave out at 207k), and the most noticeable upgrade – 18×10 Work Emotion’s.
This is an extreme wheel setup, and I’m usually not a fan of too crazy aggressive fitment (when the wheel starts to exceed the fender line), but wide looks right on this car because it’s a near-widebody WRX. While he calls it a mere “fender pull” it’s clear that some immense metalworking talent and bodywork went into building the fenders out an additional inch or so. Normally fender pulling makes me cringe because it’s (1) a permanent/irreversible mod to your chassis (2) often poorly done with a Chipotle™ Burrito-foil crumpled texture… sometimes even rusting – but Kwinskii did it right.
“The stock motor lasted until 207,000 miles. Then I just did a STI 2.5L with WRX heads and an FP green EWG and all the supporting mods. Drove it like that for about 4,000 miles and now I’m on to better things and right now I am in the middle of a motor build.”
Suspension / brakes
Tein Super Racings with custom spring rates
Tein dual EDFC
Tein front strut tower bar
GT Spec Subframe brace
GT spec H brace
GT spec truck cage
STI control arms
Cusco 22 mm front sway bar
Cusco 22mm rear sway bar
Kartboy front end links
Kartboy rear end links
STI front Brembos
DBA 4000 series rotors
(STI Rears are being put on right now with DBA rotors)
Exterior
New paint job done at 210,000 miles
EDM headlights
JDM STI hood scoop
JDM STI front grill
JDM STI fog light covers
STI blinker covers
Brand new OEM bumper with shaved and new hole cut for front tow hook
Brand new OEM 04+ rear end with taillights
Front fenders rolled and pulled and the little body line is now gone
Rear fenders rolled and pulled
Voltex rear diffuser
Nukabe how hooks front and rear
Prodrive lip
(V2 STI lip on the way to make the front end be even with the rear)
Work XD-9 18X10 +18 (5×100 and only set in the country) with 265’s
Volk Black lug nuts
Motor / transmission. (I’m just listing everything that is going into the car right now or is on the car)
Brian Crower 2.7L (102 bore 8.2:1)
Brain crower 280 cams
Darton Sleeves
Commetic head gaskets
Cosworth High volume high-pressure oil pump
Cosworth main and rod bearings
Cosworth Valves 1mm over sized
Cosworth Valve springs and retailers
Cosworth timing belt guide
Cosworth 11mm head studs. The new stronger ones
JDM Spec C intake Manifold.
Rotated intake manifold
Custom intercooler piping
Wiggles clams
Tial GT35R .82 rotated
Tial 44mm wastegate
Tial Q blow off valve
APS fuel rails with custom lines
1150 or 1600cc injectors. I might also get a 42R and switch every now and then so I haven’t made up my mind on that yet.
Koyo radiator
Samco radiator hoses
APS short ram intake
APS exhaust
APS Exhaust manifold
APS 525 Silver front mount
Process West oil cooler (not that get of quality FYI)
Moroso oil pan
Aeromotive Fuel Pressure regulator
Prova water to air separator
Painted engine bay and wire tuck
STOCK Transmission still haha. (New one coming when this one goes. Either PPG or STI 6 speed)
I know there is a lot more that I am forgetting in the motor I just can’t remember right now.
Interior
Sparco Pro2000’s X2
Takata long harnesses X2
Cusco 7 point cage with 2 add on bars.
06 STI steering wheel
Beatrush bulkhead divider
Zerosports Bugeye
WHO: BurtonCR on Nasioc | WHAT: Bugeye with bayside blue paintjob and ZEROSPORTS full body kit
Everyone dreams about what their car will ultimately look like/be like but nobody really finishes their car. Even those who have hung on to their bugeyes as original owners go through different mod phases and their cars look different every year. Here is an example of someone who is 100% done with their car.
This guy used to live in my area and I’ve seen the car transform from a stock-ish bugeye on white Rota subzeros to the amazing machine you see before you that looks like it would fit in with the Minkara crowd.
Hands down one of my favorite bugeyes of all-time.
MODS
Engine / Transmission
-IHI VF30 turbocharger
-STI pink 565cc/min fuel injectors
-Walbro 255glph fuel pump
-TurboXS UTEC engine management
-Greddy Airnx intake
-HKS Skyline intercooler core
-Aluminum mandrel bent intercooler piping
-Titanium intercooler endtank covers (scorched)
-HKS SSQV BOV
-Godspeed uppipe
-Godspeed downpipe
-Kakimoto GT 1.0z titanium exhaust (scorched)
-Zero/Sports radiator shroud
-Beatrush alternator cover
-Ported/Polished/knife edged throttle body
-Syms grounding kit
-PPG straight cut synchro gear set
-Tuned by Element Tuning
Suspension / Brakes
-JIC FLT-a2 16 way adjustable coilovers
-Helix rear sway bar
-Whiteline endlinks
-Cusco front strut tower brace
-Cusco rear strut tower brace
-Carbotech Panther slotted rotors
-Carbotech Bobcat pads
-Goodridge SS brake lines
-Whiteline steering bushings
Wheels / Tires
-Advan RCII 17×8.5”
-Yokohama AVS Sport 245/40/17
-Zenki forged aluminum lugnuts
Body / Interior
-Bayside blue paint (Nissan R34 GTR color)
-Zero/Sports front bumper
-Zero/Sports rear bumper
-Zero/Sports sideskirts
-Zero/Sports wing
-Zero/Sports carbon fiber sidemarkers
-CWEST v2 fog covers
-STI rear diffuser
-Vortex generators
-Prodrive WRC carbon safari mirrors (real rally car part)
-JDM STI HID black chrome headlights
-JDM signal repeaters
-Kaminari Carbon fiber reverse cowl hood (painted)
-Sparco SS hood pins
-STI hood scoop
-Subaru JDM window visors
-Carbon rear license plate surround
-35% tint
-Zero/Sports gauge pod
-Pro Race EGT, Boost, Oil Pressure gauges
-S202 black interior
-Red interior lighting
-JDM Trunk Monkey
-Bride seats
Keep in mind that this is a DAILY DRIVER
Carbon Bronze bugeye | Dirty Gerz
WHAT: a somewhat famous custom painted “Carbon Bronze” (Acura TL-S color) bugeye. Also nice mixed bodykit consisting of GRreddy G-Racer front lip / Chargespeed version 2 sideskirts / OEM Subaru rear lip.
paint color in sunlight:
MODS:
Aesthetic:
- Custom carbon bronze pearl paint (acura TL-S special edition color)
- antenna shaved, entire rear trunk shaved (wing & key holes)
- rear fenders rolled and slightly pulled then professionally reshaped (no ripples, etc)
- EDM STi projector headlights w/kaixen 6000k HIDs
- JDM sti grille with pillar deleted
- JDM 02/03 STi hoodscoop
- Chargespeed CF brake ducts
- Craftsquare TC-F carbon mirrors w/blue tint
- Greddy front lip
- Chargespeed v2 sides
- OEM/SPT rear 3pc diffuser
- 32% carbon ceramic tint
Suspension/Wheels/Brakes:
- Omnipower full coilovers (not big in the subaru scene but they are/have been quality coils)
- Performance alignment and professionally cornerbalanced (-1.5F -2.2R camber)
- Whiteline 24-26mm adj front sway
- 18 x 9″ +35 Rota G-force (currently painted white with purple deevo racing lugs)
- 245/35 bridgestone potenza re760s (more than 80% tread left)
- Also running dba 4000 series slotted rotors and Hawk HPS pads.
Performance:
- stock td-04 turbo
- Prodrive PPP3/ecutek engine management (dynotuned and datalogged by renowned tuner Scott Seigel)
- Prodrive turbo inlet
- Prodrive divorced wastegate DP (w/hi-flow cat)
- Prodrive catless flex uppipe
- Invidia n1 catback
other random bits:
- the jdm s202 hazard button
- STi short throw
- CF momo knob
- lamco boost gauge, etc.
Version One Bugeye | The originator
WHAT: possibly the cleanest execution of a JDM STi version 1 front lip I’ve seen on a bugeye.
Subaru of Japan offered 2 front lip options for bugeye dubbed STI “version 1” and “version 2.” Production has since stopped on the Version 1 lip or so I’m told, making it more rare nowadays.
The guy who built this car has since gone on to own some incredible historic Japanese cars. The attention to detail that went into this bugeye belies that this car wasn’t built with Jay-Z’s expense account. Rather than overdoing it with pricey parts (i.e. it has Subaru 4-pots and AEM big rotor upgrade instead of a full $$$ big brake kit) it brings together a lot of parts that just flow really, really well together.
Even the engine bay is exceptionally well executed with just the bare essentials.
Mods (aka “can you believe it looks this good with only this”):
- Volk Racing GT-N 18×7.5″ 48+ Optional Gunmetal color and center caps. Spline Drive lug nuts
- Bridgestone S03 tires 225/40/18″
- Tein Flex Coil-Overs with EDFC
- STi EDM LHD Projectors with Hella HID ballasts and 6000K H1’s
- STi Front Grill, Genuine
- STi Ver.1 front lip, Genuine
- STi Rear Spats, Genuine (editors note: these are actually the rear half of the Subaru “Aero Mudguard” set which includes front/rear)
- STi Front CF markers, Genuine
- Painted OEM side skirts
- Mattjk custom LCD video screen
- JVC ADV-6160 DVD Receiver
- Focal Poly Kevlar separates, Audiobahn Amps, Premier 12″ Sub.
- VF22 Turbocharger
- AVO Silicon intake pipe, one piece from turbo to airbox
- Wahlbro 442 hi-flo pump
- JDM STi catless uppipe
- Turboxs ceramic coated downpipe, catless racepipe,
3″ midpipe with custom 3″ muffler. - Recaro SRD seats with sliders (drivers & pass) (editors note: Recaro replaced the SRD model with the “Speed” model)
- JDM STi steering wheel Ver.7
- STi shifter trim and MOMO race aluminum shift knob
- MRT short shifter kit
- GT-Spec Stainless radiator shroud
- AEM big rotor kits, front and rear
- Axxis Metal Master brake pads, front and rear
- Subaru 4 pot Calipers with S.S. braided lines
D Money v1.0 | the Teflon Don
I can’t tell if it’s sad/funny/sad that I’m posting Dimitri “D Money” ‘s car on my first real post since it’s pretty well known. BUT this car is in the final stages of being completely re-done after being off the road for over a year and since I’ll probably be posting up the end results…
Technically this is the second iteration of his bugeye… it used to be black with work emotion cr kai and the same cwest v1 kit
WHAT: Also gives me the chance to show off probably the nicest execution of the CWest “Version 1” body kit that I’ve ever seen. This was one of the first lip kits out there for the WRX in 2002.
Mods list (aka “by the time you buy all this the car will look completely different”):
Exterior:
Authentic C-west ver. 1 kit
-Front lip
-Side skirts
-Rear lip
JDM STI headlights
Phillips 6500k H1 HID’s
JDM STI grill w/STI emblem
JDM pink subaru badge
JDM STI carbon fiber side markers
JDM STI hood scoop
JDM subaru oem rain guards
Chargespeed carbon fiber brake ducts
30% tinted windows by carpretty
SPT “black” licence plate bracket
UI carbon fiber window spoiler
Wingless trunk lid
Varis carbon fiber [b] pillars
Nukabe front & rear tow hooks
Rolled F+R fenders
Shaved
-Trunk and keyhole
-Antenna
-Front licence plate bracket
Paint:
Corvette Artic white base with white pearl
Interior:
BRIDE XAX II’s in hyper red gradation
BRIDE brackets/sliders
BRIDE wrapped door cards in hyper red gradation
Takata long version harnesses (x2)
04-05 wrx black back seat
Alpine IVA D310 pulse touch DVD player
Prodrive floor mats
STI shifter trim plate & shift boot
STI shift knob
STI I/C spray switch (for NX)
STI center console w/ dccd controller buttons
Personal Neo Grinta steering wheel (330mm black w/red stitch)
NRG aluminum short steering wheel hub
NRG Quick release Ver. 2.5 (red)
STI key blank
Autospeed dead pedal
Broadway rear view mirror
Defi Hood pod
Defi control unit
Defi BF-White 60mm guages
-Boost
-Oil Temp.
-EGT
Suspension/wheels/brakes:
Advan RG II’s (Gold) 18×8.5 +45
Falken Azenis RT-615 235/40/18
Rays red extended lug nuts
Enkei red valve stems
Hawk Brake pads Front & Rear
Tein Flex Coilovers (10kg/8kg)
Cusco front strut bar
Cusco rear strut bar
Cusco V-brace
Engine:
Forced Performance TD05H-18G (615cfm-40lb wheel)
-PnP exhaust housing
-PnP turbo inlet
-Polished compressor side
FP stainless steel oil line
Element Tuning external waste gate up-pipe setup w/dump tube
TurboSmart 38mm Ultra-gate
Turbo XS FMIC (custom polished)
Modded Stock injectors @ 850cc’s (cleaned and flow tested by KG Parts)
Walbro 255 L/Hr fuel pump
Perrin “Big Maf” intake
Perrin light weight pulley
Perrin Turbo inlet
HKS SSQV bov
Custom BOV mount on I/C pipe
Apex’i AVCR
Apex’i turbo timer
HKS wiring harness
Invidia catless downpipe
HKS Carbon-Ti catback
NX N-tercooler chiller w/10lb bottle
Cusco turbo heat shield
NGK spark plugs
Kartboy exhaust hangers
Tein hood dampers
LNR carbon fiber engine dressup
STI radiator cap
Autospeed battery tie down
EcuTek tuned by Andy@Xotic Motorsports (93 oct & c16)
Target boost @ 1.5 bar
Trans/Rear:
USDM STI DCCD 6spd tranny
ACT HD clutch w/street disc
STI axles
STI shift linkage
STI driveshaft
STI short shifter
Kartboy front shifter bushings
Kartboy rear shifter bushing
Turn in concepts shift linkage bushings
3.90 LSD rear differential
BUGEYE GARAGE 
