Spoiler fitted



New skirt trims fitted

 

Looks good mate! What's the up pipe your using on that ?

 

"Harvey" trick up pipe, supplied by AS Performance, with matching ported headers.

 

Thought it was mate! Your have to let us know what gains you get out of it once it's done

 

the car's looking so cool, great work

 

Is that the standard splitter you already had with the car or is it an aftermarket one?

Been after a 3 piece for ages!!!

 

It's a 97 Type R splitter, the one that came with the car had been blended into the bumper in one corner so had to go. Found a great original replacement.

 

Yea, trying to get my Type R back the way it started... But the splitters are so difficult to find that havent been cut for a front mount.

Lovely car yours BTW

 

I bought white trim strips (ICP) to fit onto the skirts. My OE ones were a white metallic, but not quite sliver. Are you sticking with black? It took me ages to decide as the front lip spolier we both have has black trim strips. Weird really!

 

Yeah, sticking with white to match front bumper stripes, white rubber never seems to weather well IMO.

 

You say that but to be fair, when it only sees daylight for around 10 days (906 miles last year) a year they never discolour. Wish I had time to drive it more.

 

You make a good point, my R will be tucked away for 99% of its life too. I like the black now.

 

Picked it up today, all polished. Unfortunately I forgot to get any fog lamp stickers or crystal side indicators, but they're in order now.


















Have to say a massive thanks to Gary at West Herts Customs for the work he/they've done. It really does look better than new!

 

Wow. Like a clone of mine (albeit 2-dr) lol.

You must be over the moon etc. Have you hooned yet?

Seeing as you've de-tango'd the front indicators, will you be doing the side-repeaters, too? Will you be adding the OEM STi decals to the fog covers?

 

Yeah, I mentioned it just above stickers and indicators are on order.

Can't drive it hard yet as it's not mapped, hopefully having Syvecs fitted and mapped next month. But yeah totally over the moon with it, can't quite believe it's mine yet.

 

It must be amazing owning a new condition car, which you yourself has 'created'. The satisfaction/pride/smugness lol must be overwhelming.

I bet she gets some stares (from those in the know).

I bet you're champing at the bit for the map/running in to be sorted...

 

I wish I could take credit for the actual work that's gone in to it, I've just paid the bills in that respect. But yeah very proud of it.

Can't wait to get engine bay sorted as that's letting car down now.

 

Few bits today, small but make a difference.

New STI gear ****





New crystal side and front indicators. Forgot to get silvertech bulbs so that's next

 

Belt cover trial fitted, it's going to come back off for a polish and new stainless bolts etc

 

 

Small but important finishing touches are arriving now

 

Where did you get the side and rear decals? Genuine?

 

Decalworx on ebay did mine for less than £30. All 3 graphics.

 

Btw cookstar, its all looking very well done. I love the attention to detail!!

 

Thanks mate.

Yeah decalworx, thought I'd give them a try as genuine ones are best part of £100 just for the sides

 

Would you mind putting up some close up pics of the decals please mate?

 

Sure, I'll see if I can pm you some across tomorrow

 

So.... Looks like the Head Gasket has started to fail.

Plans for the R now include Hawk STI 6 speed set up, which I already have.

Built 2.0, with refreshed STI3 heads,

With full twin scroll set up

 

Look out for a low JDM v7 bug sti short block or get a spec c block with just over 40k on it if you can find one looking awesome btw .

 

That's no different to any ej207 non twinscroll block. Jdm block is same. Which I'm sure we covered this over on RA.com