Top work jake

 

dedication I like it

 

bit more oem turned up today,

jdm emergency flare

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and another exhaust, cobra back box

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jake

 

Well judging by this country's weather sway
That flare may just come in handy 1 day

 

Also took out the boost gauge for oem look and bought a Subaru head unit too.

Diff oil is at work and gearbox and engine oil will be done along with filters next week at some point

Today's plan of doing the wheels went out the window, so that's next week's job, luckily I have the Oe bbs colour code for gold.

 

JDM flare had a few of them sitting in my garage after breaking a few classic STi's, decided to set one off at work in the car park one night when no one was about, thought it would shoot up in the air like a emergency flare you get on boats, but it was just a disappointing strike it like a match and chuck it.

 

Yeah just a roadside flare.

 

Fantastic car fair play to you mate, your attention to detail is bang on as it should be with this type of car..

You always carry the jobs out to a high standard as you done with your previous cars, credit to you..

If you put plenty of time and effort in you will get nothing but good results..!!

 

Had the car on the ramp at dinner. Doing the oil in the rear dif.

I then noticed the front droplinks were actually split,

Old and new.


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And the split


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Later on in the week I will do the gearbox and engine oil,

Also stuck the fog decals on but no pic yet,

My 99p sti back box off ebay still hasn't arrived, fearing 'it was lost in the post' ie never f-ign sent.

Jake

 

Quick update,

Sti decals fitted.


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Oh and my 99p ebay win,



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Sti back box, won't be cutting the baffles out of this one haha

Jake

 

You should buy adjustable whiteline ones and roll centre kit not budget for spec c

 

That looks stunning Jake

 

I should, ill order you can pay,

Tbh more of a superpro bush guy. They actually last unlike the rubber used by white line,
It's hard ordering stuff for this car, as the reg don't bring the spec up, and it uses different year suspension parts front and back I'm led to believe.

 

Seen as I couldn't do it last week, I was dam sure I was going to do my wheels this week,

The wheels had lacquer flake, 3 were especially bad,

The colour I used was the original bbs colour, gk1

Here they are flatted and masked in the booth, eventually I may have the tyres taken off and get them dipped to remove the crap paint under them,


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While the wheels were flashing off and then baking I set about the under arches,

The struts were in need of a refresh, just surface rust mainly, then I also blacked the bits that would rust if they weren't coated.

Here are the results, the struts were primed and then painted gloss red, the black is just smooth hamerite.


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And after that had dried my wheels came off bake,


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Then back on the car,


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Next weeks plan is a full flat and polish of the fresh paint. By which time the new decals should be in from Japan, so they can go on with the new door decals.

Jake

 

I need a white spec c in my life

Keep the updates coming Jake, enjoy seeing the progress of turning this car mint. think you got the balance perfect, like I said earlier the Spec C/S202 carbon spoiler would finish this car off a treat!!!

 

Stunning love this thread, wish you were a bit more local to me I have a brand new STi limited boot and A line spoiler that need painting,

In you need for speed painting the wheels you should have lined up the BBS centres the same . loving the sympathetic restoration albeit most did not need doing.

Did you not do a 2nd boot lid for a different spoiler option ?

 

I realised after I'd popped them in. Three line up with the tyre valve haha.

I was tempted by the s202/kakumei spoiler but still 50/50 on it lol

 

did you get off ebay recenty?

i just sold mine without fitting/painting kind of regret it now should of seen Jake but hey ho thats life

 

No direct from IMparts had it months, boot was £24 spoiler £50 paisley freight delivered for £25 one of my few Subaru bargins lol

 

yeah i had the same deal same place

 

Lovely, lovely car and credit to all the hard work, time and effort you have put in to it. Looks fantastic!

 

Decided to buy a resonated centre section for the car.

Try to get rid of the raspy tinny noise on part throttle.

So a Hayward and Scott 2.5 centre will be forsale soon.

 

Gave the spec c it'd first real machine polish today.

Also fitted my new genuine decals and badges.














Jake

 

Did the rest of my service today,

Oil, filter and new sump plug, then did the gearbox

Used shell helix ultra 5w/40 which is what the cars alwaysed had.

Then as it was up in the air my new centre section came, took a bit off fiddling to fit but it's on, and is much better for me, not boomey, no raspy sounds. Quite oem sounding but still has the bike like sound higher up the revs.


Jake

 

Looks brilliant mate, what gearbox oil did you use?

 

75-90 fully synthetic.

The dif is sae90 lsd oil as its dccd

 

Cheers mate I'll need to order some.

 

had a bit of an extended dinner today,

took the rear arb off, tad rusty

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ground down, primed and painted

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then took my dressing wheel, and little flat belt sander and de rusted the control/lateral arms etc and painted them red,

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got some new drop links and bushes and fit it all back together

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not perfect, but better than rust lol

jake

 

Well in prep for nbo,

ive done a few more bits

cosworth air filter.

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then a new set of mats

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interior all cleaned and sealed, new smelly in too

the exterior is all buffed and will be sealing that in the morning,

jake

 

Liking the red jake what colour of red is it?

Brush paint or from a can?

Thanks

Steve