JC-R

Did you swap it for the subaru ? Is your GT-R now for sale somewhere ? Did you take it to the Nurburgring after ?

Brun

Is that a real 22?

Godspeed Brakes

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I part ex'd the GTR against it , and a few quid !

No it a real 1999 WRC car , fair play its got some go in it , 3 bar of boost !

Brun

Oooooo, even better

thenewgalaxy

Fookin' hell bet that shifts

grahamc

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Shame to see you go, but thats one hell of a purchase

trails

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Blimey a few quid indeed, lovely...what's it like compared to your previous Scoobs Ian?

Neanderthal

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Wow didn't expect you to sell it that quick but what a change!
Is that practical in terms of driving it on the road at civilised speeds I mean? I know the GTR doesn't really come alive until 3 figures are on the dial but at least you could drive it sedately when you wanted to.

Rob Day

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Tell us more

derek sti

I remember seeing it for sale a while ago great car .

bioforger

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shame about the roof turd, even if it is a genuine/functional one

Godspeed Brakes

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My last scoob rally car was basically a GP N with a larger restrictor , that was running 1.56 bar of boost , this thing is high compression and 3 bar of boost , chalk and cheese in every area , the new one is awesome.

No I wasn't planning on selling it , was looking into buying another group N Impreza , but was told these have similar running costs , but could only buy one if I sold the GTR , loved the Nissan , is a mental car , but done it , ticked it off my bucket list , and onto the next on the list

It is a real one and does have a use , but I'd rather not have one as they bloody leak on you when it rains !

john banks

I was told years ago that the mechanicals of a WRC car were so different and exotic so that they bore no resemblance to the road car in terms of maintenance. Is this true?

Godspeed Brakes

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The engine looks the same , apart from that the mechanicals are totally different , my one has an active front and centre diff , and the rear diff is a spool diff , which is basically a solid axle , so it makes all kinds of bangs and noises when moving , sounds like its ready to fall out !

Can't wait to use it in anger

Godspeed Brakes

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Just to add , the engine and running gear needs a total rebuild every thousand miles ! So are miles apart with regards to maintenance .

JC-R

Well i'll say every 1000 miles has to be extremely enjoyable then . What are your plans with her ?

bioforger

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yea but surely that maintenance schedule is if the car was still being used on a WRC stage in anger? With respect I'm sure you're a good driver but i dont think you would be giving it quite the same stick that a mr mcrae might have done in the 90s

juggers

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That looks awesome if you decide to sell plz can you give me first dibs!

Dave Y

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will this car be out on the Wyedean

Godspeed Brakes

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No I don't think anyone will be on par with him , he was awesome , but still , all WRC car parts are lifed , in the Prodrive manual the mileage is lower between rebuilds , it's quoting the engine at 500 stage miles with a rebuild cost if there's any damage at £18k !
So mine at 1000 miles and about £4k seems reasonable lol


No problem , they ain't cheap mind !


Not sure yet , I have both gravel and Tarmac setups , it's in gravel setup now , but looking to do west cork in march so might get it swapped to Tarmac spec and do Brean as a shake down and just get used to it before jumping both feet first , just need to learn to drive it first

Infected by sti

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Ian will that car be at your unit? I'll be popping over in the new year for some discs and wouldn't mind having a gander at that

Godspeed Brakes

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yes it is , gander away

thenewgalaxy

How come these things need rebuilds so regularly?

As far as I'm aware these engines threw out 320/320... is it because they produce that output across the entire range and are permanently at full boost or is it something else that I'm missing?

banny sti

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Limited to around 300bhp due to the restrictions but well over 500 lb/ft

tony de wonderful

Would they have used a spool on the rear on Tarmac stages out of interest?

I ran a 1.5 way on my old skyline and even that is no joke on road.

Allan

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Very nice Ian, if you know the original reg or chassis # it should be on my list it won't be on there as S100 WRC.

Godspeed Brakes

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It's on your list as T22SRT , rallied by mike tomkinson , it was built by MSP but I can't find anymore info at the mo , I don't think it has been rallied with the current plate on it as I can't find anything.

Godspeed Brakes

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I think the active diffs are what makes it go round corners lol , it's all new to me so I'm on a learning curve myself , drove the car for the first time today but only round our trading estate , **** me it bangs like hell turning round and doing 3 point turns , sound like the box and diffs are about to explode lol , maybe Colin had a say in it as he wanted no understeer at all only oversteer , and the videos I've been watching , there is plenty of that going on !

Dave Y

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Forest of Dean + T22 SRT a match made in heaven

Allan

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Thanks Ian, would appreciate any images I could use on the site. I've don't have any competition records for the plate either, looks like it used to be on a Skoda.

I only have limited info for the car.