spally

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cracking thread fella.

cant wait to see what ABW come up with this time. I have had 2 scoobs, both having had some ABW magic applied. their work is top notch

utaka

thank you for kind words. nice to hear another person tell me the quality of abw, to be honest after seeing the wrc build the levels of work and the quality of work is emmense, car went up two weeks later

spally

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dont think you can go wrong with Darren and Rob. both top blokes and know their stuff

my last "ABW" scoob:

utaka

crap news no paddle shifters as the only gearbox they work with at present is a quaife fully sequential box and that is'nt avalable for subaru's it wont work with a ppg dog box. so it looks like the big old lever its going to be. kit is on the previous page defo worth a look. gutted. olly clarke has something in the pipelines so ill have to see what they offer up. the waiting game

utaka

nice and fresh its the fit and finish that sets darrens work apart from the rest he actually makes sure everything is spot on an symetrical all shut lines on all his kits meet up, its paying the attention to detail that builds up to a great finish. hope im another happy abw customer

Rice Rocket

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off topic, Spally did you sell ypur car to someone up here in Scotland by any chance I saw that car on saturday or as near as dam it!!

Ricey

spally

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rice, no matey sold it to someone in nottingham.....but think he may have moved it on already, guy realiased i was giving her away so made a quick £, so possibly

am sure you wont be dissapointed utaka, shame about the paddle shifters! lol @ the waiting game, it's not good is it!!!! lol

utaka

your not wrong there its because its such a big thing i spose seems to take forever,concidering the amount of work that has already been done in four months maybe im being a little impatient, but who is'nt. i just want to get it ready for testing october time hopefully get all the niggles out before time attack you thought with the amount of subarus in high states of tune someone would have built a sequential box for it. ah well not to be crap, but fact.

P20SPD

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There ARE two sequential boxes for the subarus that work, they are the RCMS 6 Speed sequential and the Modena Sequential (TEG Motorsport). Both kits use Modena dog gears, but have different mechanisms.

I cant quite remember how much the Modena one is, but £12k rings a bell. I still have not managed to get a price for the RCMS one out of Matt and Olly, but i would imagine it is in a similar ball park!

dynamix

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I'd reckon on a lot more.

Is it really essential ?

V4JDMSTi

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why not look into getting the new paddle shift out of a hatchback? They've just released it in Japan haven't they? can have full auto mode or paddle shift. 6 speed as well iirc. there was something on pistonheads a while back.

utaka

i was speaking to olly about that modena box the other day its still in its final stages of development but its going to be ultra dollar will have to wait and see how generous olly is feeling i spose
like i said dog box ikeya shifter is looking like what i will go for. will start with the ppg dog box and add the ikeya sequential shifter if necessary.
ill fit paddles when my lotto numbers come through
i went to abw today and all i can say is oh my f*****g god my car is going to be an absolute monster. the beginings of the kit have test fitted and all the aero front bumper is being fully constructed there is a rear diffuser i think from a touring car going to be modified and fitted full aero front splitter trust me its unbelievablestill weeks to go yet but the ouline is there.
more weight went aswell all electric windows and motors out and all doors are having all the weight stripped from them plus the oe seat rail mounts will go and the inner boot skin this should be one light car
is anyone using this gearbox setup?

ABW

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Nice to see you today mate , just got in ?

utaka

yeah likewise mate,
i sat on that bloody orbital roundabout for two hours mate got bk at 11
cheers for helping me do that work today mate spot on. car looks unreal mate i honestly couldnt be happier do send me some pics on the e-mail actually mate plz just best to keep up to speed, bit silly me saying dont send pics not to post though these guys will have to sweat it out.

spally

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Now you cant post something like that and keep us waiting!!!! lol

dont we even get some sneaky shots???

ABW

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I've got lots of piccys

spally

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lol must be a big build if you are in at this time of the morning lol

utaka

the biggest dude. its 6 hr round trip to scoobyclinic and 7 hrs round trip to abw so its a big commitment but well worth it, i would rather travel for quality than stay local and take second best. between me the clinic and abw something very special is being built. the bodykit will be exclusive to this car only although darren may do a tamer version for road cars as the kit on mine will not be practical for a road car to low to wide and splitters are too extreme this car has 1 purposes to be asaerodynamic as possible (were looking at taking it to a wind tunnel when the kits done) so unfortunately the beautiful looks are'nt top of the menu & will have bits sticking out here there and evreywhere but then it will be stunning due to the quality of the work so its a win win situation



dont need em do u

spally

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certainly a lot of work going into her....should be an absolute beast. Will look forward to seeing it on track at a future TA event.

Now get some pics up!!! lol

spally

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dont know if i can wait for the pics, might just have to have a drive over to darrens and have a sneaky look through his doors

utaka

sorry dude no pics of kit build going up only finished product might put 1 up in a few weeks to show progress.
dont want to give too much away

utaka

right this is for all the folk that have asked previously for the spec of this engine build here is a basic outline
2.4 ltr forged, lightened and balanced everything( not doing the list yet will do that that the end)
solaris ecu
scoobyclinic hybrid gt35r rotated setup
custom headers etc
reversed cosworth manifold
fuel lab prodigy pump,filter and regulator
custom fuel rails with 1000cc injectors
custom intercooler pipe work
hyperflow fmic
standard 6 speed box with 6 ppg dog gears and internals
pat then to map it.
missed loads probably but it will be in the comprehensive list when built

David_Wallis

if you want a paddleshift box then there is one here: Transmission WRC - Subaru WRC Spares Ltd

From £85,000

David

utaka

right thanks for that, ill give them a call tomorrow what a bargain. your advice has been a great hlp.
if i sell my nan and my mum, put my sister on a street corner sell my soul and my subaru and that should do for a deposit

utaka

now that i have finally come to terms with the fact my spec c has been totally dedicated to motorsport i need a new daily driver.
unlike before i now travel a lot for work and for time attack etc so i dont think another subaru would be practical. here are my requirements

four days week i have to travel to commute to swansea from chepstow 3hr round trip usually stuck in trafic for ages both ways nearly 200 miles

i need to be able to tow the car and trailer to track days

take myself and partener to time attack

drive 6 hr round trip to scoobyclinic at least once a month

must perrfom well

good fuel consumption

reliability so i get to places without breaking dow especially with trailer in tow and the amount of miles it will have to do

and comfort, has to be a nice place to be as i will be in it so much

budget max 8k

any pics or suggestions welcome i am 25 by the way so a citroen bx will not do

utaka

postman has just been, he had my fuelab bits so i cracked the box and took some pics
1 fuelab prodigy 1500 (1000bhp) digital fuel pump
1 large fuel filter
1 fuel pressure regulator(waiting to see if i need 2)
all brackets fixtures and fittings

its such lovely kit looks stunning and feels and looks top quality loads bigger than you would think aswell

David_Wallis

Your car choice is going to be limited by the towing capacity of the car + trailer weight.

Something big, heavy and diesel!

utaka

was thinking of audi, vw or bmw estate or a zafira gsi i dont really like any of them but ill need the weight, car will be stupidly light and get a light trailer.
just need some sort of inspiration

V4JDMSTi

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i was going to suggest a diesel 5 series bmw. or the 330d e46. get a coupe and it can look pretty smart. or get a forrester

shawy1976

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what weight are you expecting utaka ? i would have thought even with the weight loss you will be @1300kilos with a newage, plus about 3/400 kilos for the trailer .