Do you not fancy stripping out all the sound deadening from under the carpets

 

Not for now m8, my last Scoob had all that done and it was a bit extreme! I want to still be a nice road car aswell really.

 

mirrors looking good
where are they from ?

 

Started work on my own DTM style front splitter for under the P1 lip, wasnt sure how it would look but gave it a go...

Sourced some plastic 4.5mm ABS sheet, white i know but it was dirt cheap £5! yes £5...


Next started measuring up and marking it out and then began cutting to shape...


Some more measuring, adjusting and trimming...


Then finally trimmed to the size i wanted it...


Next job was to cover it in some carbon fibre sheet, so measured and trimmed to size...


Then after several failed attempts...


Offered up against the P1 lip to see what it looks like...




Next and last step was to fit some edge trim to the front to finish it off...





Quite happy with how it looks to say its homemade...








Not bad for £25 total cost, will see what it looks like once fitted to the actual car!.

Drew

 

Also, just paid for these tonight at a very reasonable price, thank dja80 aka David, cant wait to get these fitted, especially as my original uppipe was blowing...

RCM heatwrapped tubular headers with 3 bolt uppipe...

 

isnt the whole point to the lower diffuser it to create a flat floor so shouldnt you have left the bit behind the bumper in place instead of cutting????

great work though

 

Ive already tryed them unfortunately... The version they sell are asymmetrical so the left mirror is sitting lower than the right one. One ones you got are not the same as those Japspeed sell and thats why i asked where you got your mirrors. There are some different versions on ebay so its difficult to know what is ok and what is crap, yours looked good.

I will not use the Japspeed mirrors thats for sure, the car looks retarded when you are standning in front of it or looking at the drivers side (left side in Sweden, the proper driver side! )

 

True m8 it is, and that was my plan in the pic, however the plastic abs was too heavy and thick and would have needed alot of support, this is only my 1st attempt to see how it looks, it will no doubt evolve from just a splitter to a diffuser.

 

Just a thought Drew but i would get one of Harveys special tapered uppipes to optimise those's Headers,it will give alot better spool and more torque as the standard one is a little large on the bore size of the uppipe

 

Called in a the paint shop today in my way home from work to see if there was any progress, there was much more than i thought!...

All masked up and even begun the prepping etc...






Even a etch layer applied to the struts and inner wings...



Really pleased with the amount that's been done already!

 

Had some pics sent to me today of the progress this week, if it looks as good in the flesh as it does in the pics then and going to be very happy!...

The progress;

Front wings....




The rear end and inside the door shuts painted...




Rear ABW arches trial fitted to ensure paint match as these were painted a few months back...




Back arches painted, quite pleased with them to say how much had to be cut away and then re welded...


Coming on now!

 

double quick!!

 

Not much progress today as car is still in the paint shop, however managed to get some little bits done...

Manifold stripped ready for powder coating...


Refurbed the tired looking carbon strut brace...






Plus the brake res heat shield...


Some more parts arrived...

Deep dish suede steering wheel...


And some whiteline front and rear antiroll bars...


Drew

 

Good work fella your doing a top job can't wait to see the finished car those arches look amazing.

 

Cheers m8, I can't wait either! Just hope I can remember how it all goes back together! Ha!

 

very nice...look forward to seeing it come together

 

Woohoo, after a 3 week wait my specially made 8x18 et11 team dynamic pro race wheels have arrived!...



Can't wait to see how these look!

Plus just had a call from the paint shop!... Car is done! I can't wait to see how it's come out!

 

Why did you have to have the wheels specially made?

 

By specially made, I meant team dynamics specifically made these set for me due to the ridiculous low offset of 11.



Drew

 

Got the car back from the paint shop! Well pleased to say the least! The only drama however was that due to me being a tight **** I decided to nit have the roof painted, just buffed!, but juring the buffing, the original paint decided it wanted to come away in places! So has left me with a dilemma which I would like some opinions in please!

Do I ....

A. Just get the roof done now as well

Or...

B. Go for a carbon wrap on the roof to match the splitter and wing mirrors?

Your thoughts pls!???

Anyway despite the roof issue, her she is...












Couldn't resist trying an arch on...


Had a spare hour so started the massive job of putting her all back together....

LH Intercooler pipe in place along with air filter and various other bits...




Battery tray, water spray bottle and fuse box...


Plus a few of the other shiny bits...


Only a few more million parts to put back together now! Ha.

 

Just get the roof wrapped.

 

Carbon wrapped roof it is then!

Had an hour on the car tonight,

Driver side rubbers and window trims all back in...


Plus trial fitted the top ic pipes plus some other under bonnet bits...

 

Getting there m8. Looks good.

 

All interior, exterior rubbers and trims now back on!...



Plus one if the fun bits, carbon mirrors...



Hopefully get the new bumpers on tomorrow!

 

exellent work drew.carnt wait to see it fininshed.just carnt get my head around the bit where you told me you had to sell the hawkeye to free up some cash.then you buy a classic as a cheap toy and blow **** loads of cash on it.

 

Ha Arf, I know what ya mean but honestly there is method on my madness m8!

Sold the hawk for £10k and set myself a budget of £5k for a classic Inc buying the car! Other £5k had to go on the new house! grr! Ha.

 

I did exactly the same. I sold my Lotus Exige S and once I paid off the finance the remaining money was my budget to buy and mod an Impreza and buy a tow vehicle.

I found a good STI RA which I got for £2850 already modded with 3" s/s turbo back exhaust, induction kit, FMIC, breather filters and looks like an engine re-build in a CDB.

I have set a budget of approx £1500 to complete it to where I wanted to get it to for track days. So far I have added an Whiteline ALK, Simtek ecu, CDF rear drop links, s/s headers and up-pipe, 17" sppedline GT1 alloys with Goodyear eagle F1 GSD 3 tyres, Millers CFS 10w60 engine oil, Millers CRX 75w90 NT gearbox oil and s/s brake lines.

I am still looking for brakes which will probably be the gold brembo's for the front then its ready for a remap on the simtek and a more aggressive geo set up for the track.

Got a land rover freelander to tow it. All in I should be within my budget.

Cheers.

 

Sounds like it will be a nice car that m8, presume the simtek is 2nd hand or that £1500 must have gone already!? Ha. Setting a budget is a good idea with an Impreza build, it's made me shop around for second hand bargains and added to the fun!

Good luck with it m8!

Drew

 

Well another Saturdays hard graft, some real progress today, looking like a car again!.....

All engine parts re-installed and FMIC plumbed in, fired it up for the 1st time in 8 weeks!...





Then it was on to the front end, bumper, headlights, sidelights, indicators and fog covers went on, plus trial fitted the front arches again...





I love this view of the car with the arches...



New facelift Back bumper on, plus trial fitted the new sti6 spoiler...



Couldn't resist trying the back arches in too...



New facelift Bonnet fitted...







Very very pleased so far!

Drew

 

Nice work Drew,looks sweet as fella