The transformation spawned off a simple throwout bearing replacement. I put my own blood, sweat, and tears into the car on my free time from about summer of '06 till winter of '07 when I had a change of jobs. During that time, I ripped the motor out, installed the suspension, brakes, widebody and painted it. I finally got it fired up a few weeks ago (video below)!


BEFORE:



AFTER:






VIDEO: YouTube - Subaru Impreza 2.5RS-T Widebody


MODS:
Engine/Electronics
EJ257 USDM STi Shortblock
Mahle 100mm Forged Pistons
Cosworth Bearings and Balanced Crank
SOHC Heads w/5-angle Grind
TWE Stage II Cams
TWE Ti Springs and Retainers
GT3582R Turbo
Perrin Electronic Boost Controller
Tial 44mm Wastegate
Blitz Frontmount Intercooler
Perrin Rotated Mount Up-pipe/Down-pipe
Blitz Nur-spec Axle-back/3" Midpipe
GReddy Type-S BOV
Walbro 255lph Fuel Pump
RC1000CC Injectors
Aeromotive Adjustable FPR
Vishnu Fuel Rails
Hydra EMS w/Wideband O2
Magnecor Spark Plug Wires
NGK BKR7E-09 Spark Plugs
Parallel Fuel Line Conversion

Wheels & Tires/Transmission
18x9.5 Rota P45R Wheels
114.3 20mm Hub Converters
K4rtb0y Short Shifter/Shift ****
ACT 6-puck Clutch and Heavy Duty Pressure Plate
Exedy Lightweight Flywheel
Braided Stainless Clutch Line

Suspension/Brakes
Megan Racing Coilovers
Whiteline Adjustable RSB/Solid Endlinks
Polyurethane Steering Rack Bushings
Polyurethane Sway Bar Bushings
K4rtb0y Exhaust Hangers
WRX 20mm Front Sway Bar
WRX Front Engine Cradle
Subaru 4/2 Pot Brakes
Stainless Steal Brake Line
Slotted Rotors

Interior
Autometer Air/Fuel Ratio Gauge
Autometer Boost Gauge
Autometer Pyrometer Gauge
Autometer Fuel Pressure Gauge
Autometer Oil Pressure Hauge
Autometer A-pillar Gauge Pod
HKS Type-0 Turbo Timer
OEM Center Gauge Pod Housing

Exterior
WRC Widebody Kit (Launsport, I think but really have no idea)
STi Version 5 Rear Spoiler
Shaved Rear Door Handles
Clear Side, Corner, Bumper Lights
JDM Lightweight Bumper Beams
Nabisco Decal
Trunk Debadge

Audio
Alpine MRP-F240 4-Channel Amplifier
Alpine MRP-M350 Mono Amplifier
Alpine SPS-170A Type-S 6.5
Alpine SPS-171A Type-S 6.5
JL 12W3v2 Subwoofer w/ Ported Box
Monster Cable: Power/Audio
Panasonic CQ-8400U Reciever

-Brett

 

You've had a busy 18 months there !

Quite a transformation

 

that looks the nuts, wide as **** and in the best color!

wiley

 

That is awesome 9.5's on a classic

 

Now that is a great looking classic!!

Lee

 

Looks good

 

Very nice!
But your front wheels stick out to far!

 

Stunning !

 

I have a stirring in my pants

 

That front shot up there certainly makes it seem as though that is the case. Since then, I have dialed in a little more negative camber on the front that makes the top of the tire flush with the fender. It does 'look' a little better. The back shot was after the adjustment so you can sort of see what I mean.

I want to have as much contact with the road as possible while still being able to turn the wheel. It's pretty cool when you can max out your WRC fenders.

Thanks for the kind words, fellas.

 

sweet

 

That looks amazing! How much has the project cost you so far?

 

looks stunning mate

 

I haven't been keeping track but just running through the mod list up there, it's somewhere between 18-20k USD on top of the car itself.

 

lovely looking car there fella

had a wrc wide kit on my blob which was also in white. white scoobs plus wide kit = aswesome cars :tumb:

 

I agree! Especially pearl! I have another white scooby in pearl but no widebody.

 

believe mine was the pearl as well.



ps nice looking soob you've got max, even without a nice wide kit

 

And black wheels too? Looks excellent spally! What happened to it?

 

unfortunately with a new baby and a missus who was under 25 and only been driving for 2 years, had to sell her. nearly cried when i see her driven away

even though i'm biased think she was one nice looking scoob.

 

Very tasteful IMO.

 

Updated first post with more recent pics.

 

Looks friggin awesome fella. Fair play. The fact that you did it yourself will mean so much more

 

hi mate car looks beast, is it a 4 door and if so how smoothly did the wide body go for you?

 

Not smooth at all. Door panel and quarter were warped and required a ton of glass work that I wasn't qualified for. It's far from perfect and not hard to spot but I learned a lot in the process and perhaps one day, I will fix it. I really just wanted her to be fast, too.

 

She looks and sounds mental - well done

 

very impressed
all that hard work has certainly paid off
any interior shots?

cheers
matt

 

Fair play : That is stunning!!

 

Stunning that, fairplay.

 

looks and sounds amazing

 

Ha they wont see that panel when your driving past them, as long as the rears looking healthy