Hi All,

For the past year or so ive been telling myself that im gonna save some money until im old enough to aford and insure a *proper* scooby (im 19, so this is out of the question at the moment) but I dont think i can wait

Im sure someone must have done this so i thought id ask! How easy and roughly how expensive is it to make a 2.0 sport look roughly like a turbo?

Please say positive hopeful things

Cheers

David

 

Welcome djuk

Have faith there is a bit u can do to the sport. Myself being only 21 am in the same shoes

Styling:

Phone breakers/Watch scoobynet for Mid-level spoiler/Turbo Bonnet/Interior

Performance:

In my opinion..

Scoobysport Downpipe (For sport) I think i heard they were doing one.
Midsection & Backbox
ITG Panel filter

Turbo 4 pot calipers etc..

Oh yeah..Some nice wheels.

Hope this helps

Paul
MY99 DBM Sport

 

. . . . and maybe the springs



Be proud to own a sport, don't do the vents

 

 

Bad ***

 

This actually works..... by putting them in a grow bag!!!!!!

 

Nice They must be Fifties

 

new off roader by the looks

 

What springs you got Dunk?

Could do with some , but a little broke at the moment. New exhaust comes first

 

Check out http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SubaruSportsters/

 

Just beat me to that one......
Anyway, what do you wanna make it look like a Turbo for. Less chance to gloat about fuel consumption and being in the pub while the turbos are still waiting in the car park to turn off there engines.



Steve

 

The mods would be relatively cheap, but if you do it properly and inform the insurance company then your premium will probably be the same as for a turbo As stated above the Sport is a fine car. Alternatively get a 106/Saxo or something for a couple of years to get the no-claims discount, it will be worth it in the end, it will be, it will be ... repeat to fade ...

 

Mines a sport, 96 on a N plate, has taken me a year on and off to make changes and i LOVE it, after going to Hants meet the other Sunday, has given me a few more ideas!!!!!!




Jon

 

Hmm do sports come in sonic blue? Im guessing not

 

HGV1 - same buckets as mine!!! Rare as rocking horse sh1te!!!



Mine's a turbo though......

Dan

 

djuk,
2 years ago i "sold" my 96P sport to my dad,the pre 97 ones come with discs on back end,and same body/interior as turbo apart from bonnet when i got my turbo i gave him the standard wheels and backbox center section as i changed to 17" wheels and a stainless decat system.the exhaust will not swap over without changes,he got an exhaust specialist to macke a pipe from the end of the downpipe and conected it up to the catted center off the turbo this was made with the same type of flexy joints as the turbo and cost £90(cheap for a full pipe as i gave him the original,but anyone changing thier turbos pipe wont want too much for the original)
standard wheels likewise will cost not much more than the rubber thant is left on them,£4/500 for a set on the scoobynet.
dont bother with the bonnet,unless yoy get one cheap as the word "wally" starts to creep in if you go too far!!

hope this helps
dave

 

Dan, your car is a ringer - the seats in the back have a different pattern material.

 

djuk dont be put off by some of the remarks posted above IMITATION IS THE SINCERERED FORM OF FLATTERY (so i cant spell)
my96 sport (with rear drums) came with rear spoiler £3600
bonnet £150 grade A subarubreakers (nr stockport i think
wheels £300 off for sale site here
H&R springs £140 from RSM motorsport in morecambe Lancs
interior £200 from a mate who is stage rallying one
still get mid 30s fuel if i drive like a nun
£289 TPFF (but i am an old git)

 

dont forget to drill an hole in the fuel tank to get the right fuel consumption as a turbo too

 

djuk- nice to see someone going the sensible route, drive something that looks nice but won't hammer you on the insurance for a year or two, then buy a turbo when you can afford to insure it with good ncd.
If you're interested you can buy my '98 turbo 16" wheels in vgc, no rubber so cheap price and the tyres will be your choice not mine.
e-mail me at l60136@hotmail.com if you're interested.

 

I've put a Sport badge on the back of my Turbo.
Makes sense if you think about it or is it just me ?

Anyway, minimum needed to have that 'at a glance' Spurbo:is
from the rear and from the front. ie:-
- Bigger or twin pipe backbox (I have a 99 Turbo one - offers)
- Bonnet with scoop

Why bother about the rest, including wheels, once you're on the move?