I prefer the facelift front mate
Good project!

 

same if im totally honest. However, i always welcome any comments. Im haaving my 4 pots painted soon, so to add to my stealth look, they should look great when fitted

 

im another fan of face lift good work mate .

 

Nice job so far, looking forward to seeing how it pans out .

On a completely random side note, every time I see your avatar it reminds me of my old Flint Grey Sapphire Cosworth! Must be the angle, anyone else see it or am I just ??

 

now u mention it does look like a cossie , your still sane dont panic

 

A sapphire impreza.... could be possible i guess lol

 

Great read. Well done mate. Love the FMIC. Any more work done?

 

FMIC is mint, removes the need for the scoop, you no fancy getting rid and replacing with a vent mate?

 

thanks a lot buddy. I have set my primary focus on getting the interior sorted for a minute as iv'e had to drive it for a while i know have the full dash in. Got a sti back seat back in, however i bought it cheap due to a tiny *** burn in it. Thats going to be replaced soon I have newage seats in along with carbon wrapped bits, carbon gaitor and mats.. I will post some new pictures for you all on saturday! i think it looks great so far and im really happy with it. The next step for me will be to get the rest of the interior flocked. Doorcards, pillar trims etc... keep you all posted!

 

true, there isnt really a great deal of need for the scoop now, however, its CF and looks great. As well as that, I suppose the extra air it will bring in always help with the induction and other engine components!

 

Nice wagon m8...Have one very similar in black too,even had the ****ty blue flecked seats but found an ebay bargain and swapped it for leather,i have facelifted the front end too....just reckon the early spec front end looked very dated...Good to see peeps doing the work themselves....reminds me i must crack on with mine!...good work fella

 

Cheers buddy an update for all, my wagon is now off the road parked up until the weather betters. Then I will pull out the spanners and continue the project! I have all the interior in etc, just need to update pics for you.

My next plan is to whip the engine out, and detail it! buying a hoist for the job, will add new injectors, coilpacks, pulleys and other bits and bobs! Keep you all posted!

 

I like this, tempted to do one like this for my mrs, good job mate.

 

Really nice work. Quite a transformation that already.

 

Cheers guys, its the appreciation of others comments that makes it worth the transformation, so thanks in advance for those
Im removing the rear wiper soon, and fitting some sti suspension along with the refurbed 4 pots.
Looking to keep it stealthy so dark colours for everything. Got a great colour for the calipers i think, will post some pics when there fully painted

 

Great project fella, brings memories of my old wagon

 

looking good mate
u thought about a black fmic saw 1 on here a while ago not sure if it was diy or not though but did look smart

keep up the good work
mike

 

I have painted my Fmic black and I have to say it transformed the front end, looks loads better!!

 

I did think about that, but had a few things i worried about. The first was stonechips, after a while i thought they might make it look a little rough, and secondly was the paint blocking the wafers on the FMIC.

Are the air ratio's still good when its painted?

 

I was thinking about something like this for my FMIC

 

that looks awesome Jon lol

 

One for the summer

 

Hello all,

been a while! scooby has been sitting around on the drive because all this crap weather we have had!

However, at given chance i have been playing around with it! I have fitted the new flocked dashboard, new plasma dials, mats, gaitors, seats etc and now await the remaining 4 door cards to be flocked so its complete inside.

I have started to prepare the car for spraying, and have treated the DS arch by knocking all the rust out, bringing the arch flush, and treating it with rust ointment. I have started to prime the car ready for a top coat, and pics will come the minute i get my iphone plugged in lol!

 

Right guys, here are some images on my progress so far. As you all know the weather has been the worst its been in history! so it really has been a case of grabbing the moment!

I have a few pics of the interior currently for you all :

1st, to remind you what it looked like originally....



Now ( 70% complete )




then, on to the arch :

Before



it was stepping out and looked shocking, so it needed flushing straight and all the nasty bits removing

Now after stage 1 :




Brought back, then treated with rust remover and anti-rust treatment



Now, lets get the shell stealth-afied

this is preparation, and step 1 etc.....




Prime :







Thats it for now, its a lot of work without a lot of time really, the arch will look like new when ive finished it, its primed to add even more protection!

Its the beggining of a new years build lol will update the thread when i continue my progress.

Comments welcomed!

Im having a few issues with photobucket tonight, i will post the other pics tomorrow

 

Quick update, swapped my bonnet over today ( again ) for a carbon one sprayed in matt black. Weighs 8kg, and only had little laquer bubbles on it, hence sprayed.

Lucky me, my cars being sprayed the same colour so great weight reduction and added value DD What you think?



Fitting the carbon scoop shown on silver bonnet to it, and have carbon fog covers in the post to me.



Reviews so far?

 

That arch needs cutting out surely rather than just grinding back a bit and treating? Or have I read something wrong?

 

Yes it does mate, im having ABW arches fitted, and there going to put new arches in once they roll them back to make way for the kit to fit its a temp thing to stop it from getting any worse

 

Ahhh, all becomes clear in the grand master plan

 

Get a vid of the anti lag popping when its done! :P

 

Oh i will dont you worry about that lol. Im concentrating on body, handling, clutch and gearbox before i upgrade the power. I want it to cope with everything to avoid breaking things