Fair play to you fella for taking what IMO was a badly modded classic and turning it in to something to be proud of...

 

Thanks I could not agree more it was pretty shocking! My girlfriend asked me to drop her in town the day i got it and i said to her there is no way im driving that through town with it looking like that! lol

Hopefully it will look very nice when it is finished.

 

Finally the last few body parts turned up so got everything on to make sure it fits etc.

V6 Sti Spoiler






Facelift rear Bumper








The rear arch needs a repair to hold the bumper but thats being done next week.

After a P1 Splitter next and Fog covers but is booked in to bodyshop 1st July for a fully respray in the same colour.

 

Very nice mate. looks so much better. are you sticking with your list?

 

Thanks mate, yer I am lol ticking things off as I go. Collection STi rear lights next weekend also

 

Gave the bay a clean yesterday

Before


After


Got some STi rears also



And now ready for the bodyshop on 1st july.

 

Looking really nice dude!

 

Well she was finally loaded up and taken to the bodyshop today! Very excited

 

when u getting it back wanna see the end result.
bet ya can't wait

 

Hopefully next weekend! Just in time for my birthday which is on the Monday so a little present to me.

I am quite excited! Been 3months getting it ready.

 

looks realy well cant wait to see it painted

 

Finally a update, I sort of slowed down abit with this as i brought a MY05 JDM STi

But here we go freshly painted just been putting her back together over the last few days. looks awesome so please with the result! Few more bits to fit then it can come back and i can carry on with the few little engine issues and its done

 

Very smart..

 

Nice car bud. Just curious about the facelift grille and front bumper. Were they a straight swap or did it require some tweaking? Thinking about putting a new grille on mine but have no idea if it will fit with standard headlights etc.

 

a straight fit but you will need the following -

facelift bonnet
facelift lights
facelift bumper
facelift grill

or you will get horrible gaps and wont sit right

 

good thread and good work well done..

 

looks sooo much better than it did when you first got it! top work! though i did also like the stage when you just returned it to standard before the facelift.

 

wow thats really nice, like the no spoiler look. good job indeed!

 

that looks sweet mate

 

awesome save from the initial abortion

...but like Stu said I would have kept it standard; just another run of the mill face lifted classic now

 

Well here she is. Just needs a service now and a new battery.






One with my JDM STi


What you think?

 

Looks awesome, front end looks spot on.

 

Will be being sold now its finished due me my unexpected purchase of the JDM STi

 

Wow! What a brilliant thread. Love reading through it and seeing all the pics in different stages. Well done mate.
Don't sell!

 

Was thinking about facelifting mine, I take it the lights you had on there were facelift already so they didn't need changing? Just wondering how big a job it is really.

As you're also in Colchester, where did you get the parts sprayed? Thinking about a full respray for mine as it's looking weathered.

 

looks very sweet bud

 

Well done mate looks spot on

 

Looks great mate, did you notice a difference on the intercooler from the prefacelift vent to the facelift vent?

 

Old thread

Not at all, It was fine.

 

Can I just add mate I love that transformation.