Ignition Offroad

So whats next? As with any project car, does the build ever finish? We are always adapting with new needs and new mods available on the market. In my case I have identified what makes Subaru's great off-road is the small size and light weight mixed with their capable all wheel drive system. So to keep the car at its most capable I've decided to try and keep it as lightweight as possible. Now I know in the off-road world all we do is add weight by adding heavy bar work and camping gear, but this is where I want to make the biggest changes. When it comes to wheels, I want to change mine out to lighter alloy wheels with all terrain tyres to reduce the rotational mass. 

For the roof I've opted for a lightweight aluminium rack setup and for my camping gear I plan to keep things as minimal as possible.  

Subaru's are great off-road vehicles as long as you know their boundaries. They are made for adventuring so keep them lightweight and avoid tracks which require a lot of ground clearance as thats one thing these machines do lack. 

In terms of future mods I plan to do a R180 swap and install an R180 ARB airlocker so that I have a selectable diff locker in the rear. 

My current street sign skid plate does the job, but more protection is always welcome so some better underbody protection is on the list. 

As of yet I don't have a snorkel so a stainless steel snorkel with a custom intake is also on the cards as well as diff breathers front and rear.

Finally looking at performance, being a turbo model there is lots of performance potential, but the reliability factor also goes down.  Being an overland vehicle I need that reliability so a cylinder four coolant mod and air oil separator are definitely on the list as well. 

In terms of making power, its a Subaru turbo so an exhaust and a custom tune is probably as far as I will take it to keep the balance of reliability and performance.