# "Gobstopper" Subaru Build

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gobstopper-subaru-build/18038>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [September 26, 2006, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gobstopper-subaru-build/18038 "2006-09-26T09:15:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Jagermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gobstopper-subaru-build/18038/1 "2006-09-26T09:15:49Z")

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I am not really up on my Subaru knowledge, so this may have been discussed before.

This thing is just AMAZING…

[http://www.rogerclarkmotorsport.co.uk/gobstopper/](http://www.rogerclarkmotorsport.co.uk/gobstopper/)

Most certainly a “No expense spared” project.

power: 850 bhp  
weight: 2464lbs.

![http://www.rogerclarkmotorsport.co.uk/gobstopper/images/197.jpg](http://www.rogerclarkmotorsport.co.uk/gobstopper/images/197.jpg)

![http://www.rogerclarkmotorsport.co.uk/gobstopper/images/180.jpg](http://www.rogerclarkmotorsport.co.uk/gobstopper/images/180.jpg)

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**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gobstopper-subaru-build/18038/2 "2006-09-26T09:18:07Z")

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holy clean…looks like its in Rally mode

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**Author:** ![Jagermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gobstopper-subaru-build/18038/3 "2006-09-26T09:23:10Z")

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> [@MaximaSE98](#):
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> holy clean…looks like its in Rally mode

Intended use:street/track/hill climbs/drag strip/time attack

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**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gobstopper-subaru-build/18038/4 "2006-09-26T09:24:51Z")

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Hill Climb mode then…or they just havent set up the suspension yet

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**Author:** ![JoesTypeS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joestypes/32/7190_2.png) [@JoesTypeS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JoesTypeS)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gobstopper-subaru-build/18038/5 "2006-09-26T09:25:04Z")

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:lol: rally gap ftl

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**Author:** ![Ovrwrkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ovrwrkd/32/7586_2.png) [@Ovrwrkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ovrwrkd)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gobstopper-subaru-build/18038/6 "2006-09-26T09:26:24Z")

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> [@Jagermeister](#):
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> Intended use:street/track/hill climbs/drag strip/time attack

In short… a little bit of everything. Any more pictures of it?

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**Author:** ![Inn-Tune](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/inn-tune/32/7588_2.png) [@Inn-Tune](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Inn-Tune)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gobstopper-subaru-build/18038/7 "2006-09-26T09:26:41Z")

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Yowza! That is just sick. I wonder if that’s the car that does 9.1 on drag radials.

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**Author:** ![Jagermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gobstopper-subaru-build/18038/8 "2006-09-26T09:33:39Z")

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The link has around 200 very nice pictures of the entire build.

again… [http://www.rogerclarkmotorsport.co.uk/gobstopper/](http://www.rogerclarkmotorsport.co.uk/gobstopper/)

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**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gobstopper-subaru-build/18038/9 "2006-09-26T09:35:01Z")

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just looked at all the pics…WOW…lots of time and effert…proly one of the cleanest builds i have seen

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**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gobstopper-subaru-build/18038/10 "2006-09-26T09:38:55Z")

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DAYUM!

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**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gobstopper-subaru-build/18038/11 "2006-09-26T10:13:33Z")

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> [@Inn-Tune](#):
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> Yowza! That is just sick. I wonder if that’s the car that does 9.1 on drag radials.

IB4 “I live my life a 1/4 mile at a time”

x… :lol:

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**Author:** ![dozr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@dozr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dozr)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gobstopper-subaru-build/18038/12 "2006-09-26T10:16:12Z")

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> [@JoesTypeS](#):
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> :lol: rally gap ftl

actually the fenders are cut for clearance.

just by glancing at the photos, I can see half a dozen things that could have been done better, but its still pretty tight.

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**Author:** ![SoloIIscoob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@SoloIIscoob](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoloIIscoob)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gobstopper-subaru-build/18038/13 "2006-09-26T10:25:20Z")

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yea this is an ongoing thread on nasioc.

it is setup up for tarmac in these pictures.

and there isnt a whole lot that could have been executed better than the way it is done by RCMS…

RCMS have some nice evos too

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**Author:** ![Phil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@Phil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Phil)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gobstopper-subaru-build/18038/14 "2006-09-26T10:26:50Z")

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And guess what, its a 2.0L!

GC8 + EJ20 = :tup:

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**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 10:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gobstopper-subaru-build/18038/15 "2006-09-26T10:30:12Z")

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> [@Jagermeister](#):
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> Intended use:street/track/hill climbs/drag strip/time attack

Is this about the same effort you put in your ride? It appears as such. 😉

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**Author:** ![Jagermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gobstopper-subaru-build/18038/16 "2006-09-26T10:47:04Z")

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> [@RuBiCaNT](#):
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> Is this about the same effort you put in your ride? It appears as such. 😉

My car is soley designed for sitting in the garage, broken. Just like yours.

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**Author:** ![Sc1chik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sc1chik/32/7243_2.png) [@Sc1chik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sc1chik)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gobstopper-subaru-build/18038/17 "2006-09-26T10:48:43Z")

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> [@Jagermeister](#):
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> My car is soley designed for sitting in the garage, broken. Just like yours.

zapped.

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**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 11:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gobstopper-subaru-build/18038/18 "2006-09-26T11:08:41Z")

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Wow that thing is friggin’ awesome!

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**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gobstopper-subaru-build/18038/19 "2006-09-26T11:40:22Z")

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> [@Jagermeister](#):
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> My car is soley designed for sitting in the garage, broken. Just like yours.

You’ve got yours running, I haven’t, well, I haven’t reliably, hehehe. It wasn’t a dig but a compliment.

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**Author:** ![Jagermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gobstopper-subaru-build/18038/20 "2006-09-26T11:56:07Z")

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I know. I’m just being an ass.

Mine is torn apart again. coilpack issues.

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