My RA and Type R
#63
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Love these project threads
This was a stunning example before the work started and is looking amazing already, wonderful paint job
Takes me back 20 years when I had my first of three WRX's, like many if I had the time money, space and inclination, oh and a lottery win.........
This was a stunning example before the work started and is looking amazing already, wonderful paint job
Takes me back 20 years when I had my first of three WRX's, like many if I had the time money, space and inclination, oh and a lottery win.........
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HI
Went up to see the car the other day , and it's looking amazing in the flesh , much better than I was expecting , there is a mark in the paint on the quarter panel which they have to fix , so will get it back next weekend , I have my RA here I need to change the shocks as the guy who's bought it is picking it up next week , so i'll get the 2 door one back here when that's gone.
Byron who did the car owns the 6R4 , and bought a load of fifteen52 wheels for it , and put some wheels in the arch to take pics , he was telling me to get a set but they don't work for me , not that big on the design , or white wheels .
These are wheels I have bought for it , finishing off the WRC look , speedline replica's made under licence , very nice wheels , and looks perfect to me , the wheel was just put in the arch , I need to make spacers to fill the arch now , the wheels are only available in an ET48 , the wheels on my old WRC car were ET10 I think , so will make up some hubcentric spacers to fill the arch's perfectly.
Need to decide on a coilover kit as it will need dropping 50-60mm , so on the search for something that isn't too hard for road use , it won't be going on the track , so want something firm , but comfy and not rattle my teeth out !
I'm going to order new window surrounds , and the gutter trim , just so it looks perfect outside , I'm undecided what to do with the seats now , I'll fit the originals in and see what it looks like with the red on them , but I may go for later blue STi seats , we'll see .
That's about it for now
Cheers Ian
Went up to see the car the other day , and it's looking amazing in the flesh , much better than I was expecting , there is a mark in the paint on the quarter panel which they have to fix , so will get it back next weekend , I have my RA here I need to change the shocks as the guy who's bought it is picking it up next week , so i'll get the 2 door one back here when that's gone.
Byron who did the car owns the 6R4 , and bought a load of fifteen52 wheels for it , and put some wheels in the arch to take pics , he was telling me to get a set but they don't work for me , not that big on the design , or white wheels .
These are wheels I have bought for it , finishing off the WRC look , speedline replica's made under licence , very nice wheels , and looks perfect to me , the wheel was just put in the arch , I need to make spacers to fill the arch now , the wheels are only available in an ET48 , the wheels on my old WRC car were ET10 I think , so will make up some hubcentric spacers to fill the arch's perfectly.
Need to decide on a coilover kit as it will need dropping 50-60mm , so on the search for something that isn't too hard for road use , it won't be going on the track , so want something firm , but comfy and not rattle my teeth out !
I'm going to order new window surrounds , and the gutter trim , just so it looks perfect outside , I'm undecided what to do with the seats now , I'll fit the originals in and see what it looks like with the red on them , but I may go for later blue STi seats , we'll see .
That's about it for now
Cheers Ian
#75
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HI
Went up to see the car the other day , and it's looking amazing in the flesh , much better than I was expecting , there is a mark in the paint on the quarter panel which they have to fix , so will get it back next weekend , I have my RA here I need to change the shocks as the guy who's bought it is picking it up next week , so i'll get the 2 door one back here when that's gone.
Byron who did the car owns the 6R4 , and bought a load of fifteen52 wheels for it , and put some wheels in the arch to take pics , he was telling me to get a set but they don't work for me , not that big on the design , or white wheels .
These are wheels I have bought for it , finishing off the WRC look , speedline replica's made under licence , very nice wheels , and looks perfect to me , the wheel was just put in the arch , I need to make spacers to fill the arch now , the wheels are only available in an ET48 , the wheels on my old WRC car were ET10 I think , so will make up some hubcentric spacers to fill the arch's perfectly.
Need to decide on a coilover kit as it will need dropping 50-60mm , so on the search for something that isn't too hard for road use , it won't be going on the track , so want something firm , but comfy and not rattle my teeth out !
I'm going to order new window surrounds , and the gutter trim , just so it looks perfect outside , I'm undecided what to do with the seats now , I'll fit the originals in and see what it looks like with the red on them , but I may go for later blue STi seats , we'll see .
That's about it for now
Cheers Ian
Went up to see the car the other day , and it's looking amazing in the flesh , much better than I was expecting , there is a mark in the paint on the quarter panel which they have to fix , so will get it back next weekend , I have my RA here I need to change the shocks as the guy who's bought it is picking it up next week , so i'll get the 2 door one back here when that's gone.
Byron who did the car owns the 6R4 , and bought a load of fifteen52 wheels for it , and put some wheels in the arch to take pics , he was telling me to get a set but they don't work for me , not that big on the design , or white wheels .
These are wheels I have bought for it , finishing off the WRC look , speedline replica's made under licence , very nice wheels , and looks perfect to me , the wheel was just put in the arch , I need to make spacers to fill the arch now , the wheels are only available in an ET48 , the wheels on my old WRC car were ET10 I think , so will make up some hubcentric spacers to fill the arch's perfectly.
Need to decide on a coilover kit as it will need dropping 50-60mm , so on the search for something that isn't too hard for road use , it won't be going on the track , so want something firm , but comfy and not rattle my teeth out !
I'm going to order new window surrounds , and the gutter trim , just so it looks perfect outside , I'm undecided what to do with the seats now , I'll fit the originals in and see what it looks like with the red on them , but I may go for later blue STi seats , we'll see .
That's about it for now
Cheers Ian
#76
Im building a WRC rep as well. Its off to paint begining of march. I’m watching this thread closely as I’m after a set of coilovers. Looking at the Meisterr GT1’s but you have to be sure b4 you buy. AST as well but more money!
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Ian, I bought a set of these, for my Revs (they arrived today, as it happens).
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/60mm-56mm...72.m2749.l2649
Wouldn't they look better than the gold logo'd ones -- their 'void' black giving the illusion of a WRC/race car without any centre caps...?
Last edited by joz8968; 15 February 2018 at 04:21 PM.
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I believe their spring rates are 6kg/mm front 4.1Kg/mm rear (they're not that forthcoming with rates).
If it were me, I'd ask them if they could reduce the front spring rate to 4.75kg/mm and adjust the front damping to match - that would be a better ride frequency for a road car.
KW's road stuff is twin-tube - that might be useful if you end up having to use alternative bump stops or clip-on spacers, on the damper rods.
You might need to do that, as a bridge between the aesthetics you want and instead of having to raise the ride heights. If they were inverted dampers, that would be a world of pain getting to the internal bump stops.
As a road car, the type r spring rates were much lower, depending on year:
3.5/3.1 - twin-tube struts
4/3.3 - inverted struts
4.2/3.5 - inverted struts.
P1 3.5/2.8 - inverted struts
Are there any quality coilovers, that have damping curves, that accommodate those kind of rates
Any idea how much higher those arch curves are, when compared to a standard wings?
hth
Mark
Last edited by 2pot; 15 February 2018 at 11:01 PM.
#89
Finally got the car back this week , looks amazing , but a fair bit to go until its finished , got it on the ramp today , had someone stripping it down today , the rear axle , hubs etc are all off now ready to bead blast and powder coat the arms , diff carrier and hubs , and have all the nuts and bolts re-plated.
Did have some issues getting some of the bolts out holding the diff cradle and brackets for the trailing arms , and 3 captive nuts have broken off inside the chassis , so need to figure out the best way of sorting them out .
Managed to pick up a brand new pair of 22B bonnet vents a couple of weeks ago for the bargain price of £250 , seen them advertised on Facebook , luckily I seen it as soon as they went on there as there was loads after me looking to buy them , dropped them up the body shop and had them paint them for me.
My RA was picked up last week , new owner was over the moon with it , it's a cracking car
Cheers Ian
Did have some issues getting some of the bolts out holding the diff cradle and brackets for the trailing arms , and 3 captive nuts have broken off inside the chassis , so need to figure out the best way of sorting them out .
Managed to pick up a brand new pair of 22B bonnet vents a couple of weeks ago for the bargain price of £250 , seen them advertised on Facebook , luckily I seen it as soon as they went on there as there was loads after me looking to buy them , dropped them up the body shop and had them paint them for me.
My RA was picked up last week , new owner was over the moon with it , it's a cracking car
Cheers Ian