Black Blobeye wrx stealth wagon
 

This is my replacement impreza after my last came to a sorry end.

its a 2005 wrx sl wagon, bought from Luke at Le scoobies in April, and its great. drives very smoothly and better than my bug which surprised me! This is one of the cleanest imprezas ive seen with 110,000 miles, no rust at all on it, including a clean underside!
Many plans to come, currently has a ninja cat back with sports cat down pipe, perrin rad cover and a map (around 260-270, to be confirmed)

heres a few photos to kick it off

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A black wagon! Superb. Good luck with it. I just wish I had your seats and rust free undercarriage.


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Very nice Jacob you could have washed it tho! :lol1::lol1:

your clutch resivior needs topping up mate

photos apart from the first were when picked up, all shiny now :lol1:

didnt even notice that, cheers!

got a few bits on order but will update a few of the small changes done

first was the front grill, dont really like the badged look on the blob shape so got rid of it
(quick how too)

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remove rear clips to release grill

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used a soldering iron to free the centre

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smoothed a little

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sanded flat

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filled to remove imperfections

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prime

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and paint

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Better? still havnt cleaned the car though :D

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then i picked this up locally, off an import with only 50k on it, great condition

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lots of cleaning and sorting out to do! found wiring for a boost gauge and something else under the engine, more investigating to do here

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you need some jdm bolts now mate.

What do they look like?

I have had 6 JDM Scoobs and all the bolts are the same as UK cars.

Check out rallytech for bolt kits, very good quality!

http://www.rally-tech.com/collection...ru-ej-engine-5


Ps, car looks well, though I don't like how they've plumbed that boost pipe, they should have hidden it away!

Thanks guys, yes that bolt kit would smarten it up, needs a couple hours spent on the bay tidying it up, it's got the wiring for a gauge but no gauge, also what looks like the wiring to an oil pressure gauge but no sensor, somethings I can re add fairly easily though, will update this again later with my latest changes

headlights were next, used a heat gun instead of the oven, came apart nice and easy

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chrome inserts separated

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and back together, used some extra sealant to prevent leaks

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and chucked some horns in too, getting meaner i think

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Looks Awesome! Very mean / stealthy..

been a busy impreza week, got another wagon im doing up currently, so had the engine out of that one and given it a good going over

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and found some new wheels for mine!

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really needs lowering now

checked the wheel arches while i was there, looks like they have had some time spent on them, nice and clean with no rust at all

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so few more bits ive done since the last update.

got hold of some gauges- boost, afr and boost control . although i will be selling the boost controller and afr for some oil temp and pressure ones.

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then i found a split in my intake pipe so time for an upgrade

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what a pain this was to fit!!!

then i had got ahold of a mid level spoiler which was the wrong colour so i carbon wrapped it

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and the two newage wagons together


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big shopping list to start over the coming months ;)

Nice to see another tidy 05 WRX Wagon :)

Still dislike the radiator temp thing, looks really out of place..

Im sure a standard one could be picked up cheap enough.... :P

thanks!

yeah im not keen either!, going to get a refurbed header tank in the near future so will get a better one then

Very nice mate, I had a silver bug WRX wagon with leather

So a 6 speed has been ordered, watch this space

ill let the pictures do the talking

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old flywheel with a nice big groove, heat spots and heat fractures, that could be why its slipping

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old out

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new in

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and went with a radio upgrade for my birthday

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all i can say is it feels a completely different car and worth the back breaking struggle of a weekend

Good work!

some changes over the last month or so, the front bumper since day one has had a big crack in it and a fair few marks, so i have been on the look out for a while, with it being 32J its not the easiest to find! but the end of November Matt had one the right colour up for breaking so i could not say no! Perin intake also got added in for good measure

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during

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and after, yes better photos are needed soon!

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next up is the big save for some sort of engine, i am still unsure if i get an sti one and drop it straight in or go built, i guess i will see what is around once i have the money

Good job, looks lovely.

Bug STi wagon?

Thanks :) its getting there

is that the silver one your referring to? shes also a blob wrx

also have an sti rear diff if anyone is interested :)

nicely coming along

No, but buying a Bug STi wagon would have saved you a fortune :D

Well..... :lol1: i couldnt afford the insurance on it, actually works out pretty similar over a couple years to come out at the same price.



Oh and i may have just ordered myself a large Christmas present for her

Few photos after a quick wash

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