My 1997 Classic GF8 Wagon Project
 

Update 12/01 - Car is now for sale on Ebay

Hi there and a sorry for a potentially lengthy intro (I tried posting this in projects but after 3 weeks I got bored of waiting!)

I'm Lewis, I've previously been more of a biker but I've got a bit bored of them recently (after a recent count I've owned 22 bikes & 15 cars at 27 years old... I do get bored!) but I always need a toy in my life and I was very recently having an inkling for buying back my Nissan Pulsar GTiR but seeing the sickening prices they are worth now soon put me off and bought me back to earth.

I thought an EJ20 based Scooby was a good compromise that I've long hankered for which I can at least get bits for... and is just as potentially unreliable/rotten/Japanese!

A seemingly nice wagon with the sort of mods I was after come up for sale fairly locally (also a previous member on here) and a deal was made.

Anyway, the car (or what I know of it)...
JDM EJ207 'S20C' Shortblock from a V7 STi
65C 'Reddish Blue' colour which I love
Garret GT28R Turbo
RCM UEL Headers
Decat Exhaust
Custom Chrome Racing 5" backbox (a 'bit' antisocial :hjtwofing)
FMIC
Parallel Fuel Setup
RCM Cone Filter
Lightened Flywheel
XYZ Coilovers
Innovate AFR Gauge
STi 4 Pots
STi Alloy Arms
RCM Headgaskets
Blitz DV
Oil Catch Can
A/C Deleted
Circa 180K on the shell and 124k on the motor.


I had already got it booked in for a healthcheck at TDR anyway as it's a bit of a bitsa so just wanted to know what was what and how everything was looking.. I wasn't going to put any money into something that wasn't worth it.

So anyway, got the Scoob back from TDR yesterday overall with a clean bill of health and they were impressed with what the old girl made and the quality of the map. I had a good service inc engine oil/filter, diffs/gearbox oil, brake fluid and spark plugs where they confirmed they found a cracked plug which was the likely cause of the on boost hesitation... sorted!!

Here are some pics from when I was at TDR and I was pleasantly surprised with the dyno results! (P.S. If anyone wants me to blank number plates of cars out let me know, not sure on the usual etiquette here)

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...f2e521ab9c.jpg
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...c47c41272e.jpg
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Anyway, nice to be on board. There seems to be a decent community in the Midlands and lots of local resources/specialists.

Let me know what you guys think!

Cheers, Lew

Also ...

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...f6dff63a4f.jpg

nice, think I remember the build thread on here.

Thanks mate yeah, link to original thread is here:
https://www.scoobynet.com/projects-4...n-project.html

looking good buddy, get mark to put a map on it, he will be able to tell you which ecu you have.

custom chrome...........have had plenty of work done there over the years :)

At least you know it's running ok now welcome to scooby ownership

cheers mate! I think he tries to avoids classics now to be honest. I know its running something very aftermarket as it's MAFless...

im sure he will be happy to map it, he might be able to identify your heads aswell,although i will put a tenner on it that they are the original heads removed from the knackered bottom end on the original engine then bolted (perhaps rebuilt) to your new bottom end.

yeah I think you're right. Goes well tbf and wouldn't want to put anything else through the stock gearbox anyway!

Thanks Russell! I'm absolutely loving it to be honest!

Thanks Pete! She needs a bit of love and care but is a very solid base for a track/fast road car.. yours looked stunning.

When I called them to book it in iirc they were a little bit off about mapping classics that were already mapped I think maybe to do with the quality of the install of the aftermarket management/wiring. I'm sure they'd do a cracking job of the mapping as they did for a few of my mates hatches. So handy having such a well regarded Subaru place within 15 mins of my work

My map is very healthy anyway so for the little use it gets it is more than enoug, nice to be MAFless.. one less thing to go wrong.

120 miles to a tank is a stinger though :Whatever_

Haha no worries mate, I hope it does! ;) I might do an AVCS head swap if/when they go again or it goes pop entirely.. I do love the old school power delivery, although I know it isn't the most efficient way to make power.

Here she is when I first got her home with the rest of my fleet (white fiesta isn't mine though) :rolleyes:


https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...9d8b512f50.jpg

Welcome to the 65c club :thumb:

Thanks Jay! Seem to be a rare colour and different every time I see it... I really like it.