2002 WRX NBR Japanese Import
 

I had this posted on Nasioc , but felt its long over due to have it recorded here.

Hi All,

I thought it was about time I did up a build thread on my Impreza, so today I managed to get a few photos before it rained yet again.

First off a bit of background :

Motor tax in Ireland is very expensive for any cars over 2.0 litres. 3 years ago I was driving around in an E46 M3 convertible. Motor tax at the time was costing 1600 euros annually. I was so sick and tired of paying the tax, that I ended up putting the M3 into storage and spending the tax on purchasing the Impreza. This was around the time of the recession really hitting hard here in Ireland, and combined with new laws related to high CO2 emissions, people just didn't want petrol cars anymore, so I was able to get the Impreza for a steal. I didn't expect to fall in love with the Impreza so much, but when I was offered money for the M3, I let it go and have continued since with the Impreza.

The poor old M3
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Now the Impreza was parked up for about a year in the middle of nowhere in Ireland, and when I came to view it, it wasn't 100% but I could see a diamond in the rough.

The NBR edition, from what I have found out, was a model sold near the end of the Bugeye production in Japan, and basically was a WRX with STI headlights, STI suspension and a raised rear wing and spats/winglets. I believe its 250bhp


How the car originally looked
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Spec as of 2014:

100,000 KMs
Cusco Strut brace
235/40/17 Toyo Proxies T1R on Rota Grid Drift in bronze
Brembos front and rear from STI
HTautos front lip
Foglights fitted with yellow laminx
Hella horns sprayed white
Side reflectors sprayed white
GFB bov
Fujitsubo legalis R exhaust
Retrim STI steering wheel
Tow hook in case the missus hits something when reversing http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/images/smilies/lol.gif
Rear window wing
Sticker bomb center console purely for my daughter !
raised center armrest
some random white gear knob
Passenger seat mini sub
FIAT front window sprayer
STI scoop
JDM Tilt plate
JDM gold wheel nuts

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moar pics

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You can see the rear wiper, black back window glass, and the way the rear lights, light up different for the Japanese spec. Also integrated radio antenna is in the glass.

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Flare in case I get lost at sea http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/imag...es/biggrin.gif
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ISOFIX for the baby seat http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/imag...lies/smile.gif to rock the parent look :thumb:
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STI scoopy and those wacky FIAT window washers
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couple of videos



Me other hobby


Finally :) Thanks for viewing and all that, and I know it needs to be lowered, but I'm happy with the current ride height, although I did make a cock up on the tire sizes originally, should have gone for 235/45/17

I like it bud...

Nice clean car and an interesting bit of model history too.

Lots of love returning for the bugeye at the moment, would be a good car to keep hold of.

Nice car mate! Bugs have got better with age! I hated them when they first came out but absolutely love mine now ! Fair play to ya, great mods !

thanks for the compliments folks - need to choose what to mod next now ! I'm thinking 3-piece factory rear diffuser maybe, if I can find it for a decent price.

Liking that a lot,and in the best colour:thumb:

Great looking car

Where can I get one of those top window spoilers from. That is a real pretty bug fella..

Lovely bug.... Looks great mate credit to you from a big bug fan here lol

Martin

looking good

where did you get the rear window wing from please?

Nice ...

here you go lads

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/02-07-Impr...item4185aa9570

That's just the ticket. Thank you

nice, but do not like the postage cost much!, any uk sellers?