bikesforme

Love this car, its my first impreza and its the car for me. Was thinking of saving for a newer model, but newer ones might be bit more posh inside but weigh 100-150kg more. So wont it be best to tune and do up the classic, to make a faster road car.

sunny1989

welcome, she looks good. I take you'll be binning the horrific rear lights?!

JonMc

iTrader: (51)

Looks clean enough, but needs a de-tango and some new rear lights

bikesforme

Everone to there own, just brought the rear lights and i love them. I think it makes the car more modern , and it brings it up to date has the standard lights look so dated.

bikesforme

De- tango, whats that

JonMc

iTrader: (51)

De-tango is to remove the orange bits from the front - with the crystal lights you fit clear indicators and change the orange vent for a colour that blends with the car - black being obvious

bikesforme

Right get it. There is loads i would like to do over time. I was going to just use it and save for a newage sti, but on reading some books about imprezas,and seeing how heavy the newage are. My thoughts are wouldnt this classic make a fast road car.
Being a 99 car it has the better seats ,dash ect then the early classics,think it has a better gearbox too.
So my thoughts at the moment is making brakes better, fitting coilovers,then uping power to around 320.

JonMc

iTrader: (51)

TD05, VF34 or VF35 will make the power. 4-pots with uprated pads/discs would work, but for the money STI Brembos work great on classics given how light they are. My bugs is quite a bit lighter than standard - no ABS/Aircon, lightweight seats and no airbags - plenty more to do but it is hard work to get there.

bikesforme

Being a 99 car it already has 4 pots. Thinking of uprated pads and discs with s/steel hoses ,dot 5-1 fluid and rebuild calipers with s/steel pistons, should be good for road car.

Mrchips

iTrader: (7)

4 pots are pretty good, Ive rebuilt mine and work great.
320 will be a good fast road car. But you will have the td04 on there, so bigger turbo will be required.

bikesforme

Thanks; i no i will need a bigger turbo. Any thoughts on which one is best for my needs. I am after more bottom end rather then top end. Thabks

JonMc

iTrader: (51)

Any of the turbos I've listed about plus the VF23 or the Andy Forrest TD04 - Hybrid. The last one would be ideal, retain spool but unless you buy new are difficult to get hold of.

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

hideous chav tat, but as you say each to their own, other than that the car looks a nice example.

bikesforme

Many thanks

bikesforme

You really dont like them , might have a debait going here. Dont yiu think the standard lights look dated. I just think it brings the looks more up to date. Not sure if there are more types of aftermarket lights out there.
What colour would you say for wheels,thinking gloss black.

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

start a debait of you wish (is that what fisherman do when removing bait)?

but i would say 99.9% of people in a scoobynet debate will tell you they are sh1te.

it does nothing for the car other than ruin it, its a nice clean example leave it that way,sti rear lights would be an option and black wheels would look good but please no lexarse lights,wrc sticker kits or the other chav favourite a stick on roof vent

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

Nope, sorry, lexus rear lights are horrendous and the majority on here agree.

It's your car (and a very nice example from a fellow silver classic owner myself) but the lights spoil the whole thing

bikesforme

Well i still have the standard lights and will be keeping them , i am no boy racer and dont like sticker kits ect , but i really do like the look of the new lights and i have not had a drink.

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

fair play fella its your car

Brun

STi rears ftw

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

+1

bikesforme

They are not bad

Bean1984

iTrader: (3)

Looks nice mate except the rear lights.....

Brun

bikesforme

Think i will dump the lights.