RETURN OF THE JEDI
AS my wife has started her thread i thought it was well overdue that i put a few typed words on the screen of my project,so far its just been a big shopping list that i have been buying over the last three years,yes you did hear me right (3 years)as they say rome was not built in a day;)anyway its hard to save money in my household with a wife and four children two dogs three water turtles one iguana and five adult beardies:lol1:and thats without the other day to day bills:brickwall.i have been into cars for as long as i can remember as my dad was into cars himself so i guess it was only natural that i was going to follow in his foot steps.i have owned or driven most performance cars of the last 25 years,but my first experience of turbo power was the Renault 5 turbo gordini which back in the 80s was a Rocket,i then understood what micheal knight was on about when driving Kit in the series knight rider.But i did not learn properly and bought myself a vauxhall Astra mk1 GTE 1.8 injection it was a nice good handerling quick car,that was untill my mate was at the lights with his R5Gtt and left me for dead i then realised i had to get turbo power and get it soon,so i never had to experience that feeling of losing badly and seeing my mates big cheesy grin:Dso i sold my astra and bought my renault 5 gt turbo that i owned for 10 years and spent loads of money to get it to 230+ bhp.i really loved that car and still do (my friend owns it now)if i never started a family back then i would of still had it anyway that was my excuse that i needed a bigger car with four doors and my new love affair with the subaru impreza wrx sti began.heres a few pics of my renault i will download my parts for my subaru later on,peace.SJ.
http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps0ffd4923.jpg http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...psc71bf49b.jpg http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps9ff8cafa.jpg http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps38ecfdfe.jpg http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...pse294e143.jpg http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps9529064a.jpg http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps7d360c09.jpg http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps258fa2ed.jpg http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps86f60f8a.jpg http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps9bed859b.jpg My second love my first being my wife:)(typed with one arm being bent behind my back by my wife) http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...i/0d8d1246.jpg |
At first i was going to stroke my 2 litre sti engine to a 2.1 but after talking to Neil at slowboy racing i decided to just do the 2.35 and started to source my parts for that. before hand i had already started to modify my car over the years with such mods as GARRETT GT28 some zero sports parts front mount 650cc injectors etc... and a bit of bling.its funny when i look back to how my engine was evolving in looks and performance from when i first got it.SJ.
http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...i/DSC00010.jpg more changes. http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps60d51c24.jpg even more. http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...psca7d1f25.jpg And thats how it is for now before i get really serious with it!!! http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...psf8cfe9b8.jpg more to come.SJ. |
scoob looks really nice mate................the 5 on the other hand :nono::nono::nono: but each to their own matey
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Originally Posted by the shreksta
(Post 11065110)
scoob looks really nice mate................the 5 on the other hand :nono::nono::nono: but each to their own matey
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Originally Posted by stonejedi
(Post 11065144)
:thumb:i am giving the subaru more thought,the 5 was more raw and was modified in a different...Ahem! time in my life;)it was super quick though and would light the front wheels up 1st to 4th gear:D.SJ.
as said matey-each to their own and all that :D |
you got me thinking now,there was that one time i thought a fuel line had burst maybe it was those hoards trying to put my car out of its misery;)SJ.
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Originally Posted by stonejedi
(Post 11065156)
you got me thinking now,there was that one time i thought a fuel line had burst maybe it was those hoards trying to put my car out of its misery;)SJ.
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Nice one Adrian and looking forward how you will be progressed:thumb:
Seen yours last time at Neil and must admit,yours is super clean:thumb: Good luck with the project and subscribed too:thumb: Jura |
Originally Posted by jura11
(Post 11065198)
Nice one Adrian and looking forward how you will be progressed:thumb:
Seen yours last time at Neil and must admit,yours is super clean:thumb: Good luck with the project and subscribed too:thumb: Jura |
Found some pictures of when i got my perrin anti lift kit roll bars and stout mounts.Work done at tsl.SJ.
http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps9e9ad073.jpg http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps352ab41d.jpg http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps60afe709.jpg http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...psed821905.jpg http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...psdc737a95.jpg http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps5ccb90c3.jpg http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps8f276810.jpg http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...psb09d54ba.jpg http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps20aa00f5.jpg |
Good work Adrian...:thumb:
I had a Phase 2 R5GTT back in the day, which was also my first turbo car....I had to have one after driving a friends Phase 1! |
cheers jay:)
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Coming along nicely matey lovely reggy 5 to they were fast little things put most things to shame just a p.i.t.a to start when they were hot lol
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Both great cars. I had a r5gtt back in the day then a 19 16v.
Loved them both. The blob is looking a great spec car too. |
Thanks for the positive comments lads:thumb:.SJ.
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Nice work with the front mount that's a quality item :cool: I can't quite see from the pictures but one thing I have picked up over the years is to be aware of the positive battery terminal and the spacing between the pipe work for the front mount..... I would suggest getting a large diameter silicon hose and cutting down the length and sheathing that area of pipe near the terminal for safety sake :)
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Originally Posted by Silver Scooby Sport
(Post 11065409)
Nice work with the front mount that's a quality item :cool: I can't quite see from the pictures but one thing I have picked up over the years is to be aware of the positive battery terminal and the spacing between the pipe work for the front mount..... I would suggest getting a large diameter silicon hose and cutting down the length and sheathing that area of pipe near the terminal for safety sake :)
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i thought i would put up some pics of my interior changes from since i had the car.SJ.
Gearknob changed first and a camera and lazor detector added. http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps90d5c83a.jpg Then came sti defi gauges which took me ages to source and head unit changed for a kenwood dvd player,sat nav,digital tv receiver.etc... http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...psc88b311a.jpg i almost forgot my side gauges also. http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps6257ba66.jpg the once empty boot. http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...pse4e8632a.jpg Now not so empty,but the cd disc changer is removed now for a MP3 set up. http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps5b88507b.jpg |
lol eastenders on the stereo
riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiicky............... i love the genome gauges, ive been searching for ages for these, bloody rare and very expensive. |
i think it took me a little over a year to find the Genome gauges with the original controller,Defi only made a select number for subaru japan to celebrate the launch of the newage sti,I had to import mine from the land of the rising sun and pay through the teeth for the pleasure.SJ.
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Originally Posted by stonejedi
(Post 11066510)
i think it took me a little over a year to find the Genome gauges with the original controller,Defi only made a select number for subaru japan to celebrate the launch of the newage sti,I had to import mine from the land of the rising sun and pay through the teeth for the pleasure.SJ.
i can imagine, i spotted a set on ebay last year for well over 500 quid. do your defi pillar pod gauges light up green? |
Originally Posted by tubbytommy
(Post 11066521)
do your defi pillar pod gauges light up green? |
Originally Posted by stonejedi
(Post 11066634)
yes they do TT,even though they are the standard defi link gauges,The match is perfect.SJ.
any links to them?? i have tried for ages to get some green ones as i have the same dial set up as yours, i can only find the amber ones. |
Originally Posted by tubbytommy
(Post 11066641)
any links to them?? i have tried for ages to get some green ones as i have the same dial set up as yours, i can only find the amber ones.
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I found a couple of pics of when i upgraded my standard brembo disc and pads with the Performance friction set up and changed my rear disc too with grooved disc PF Z rated pads all round.The braking of my car transformed i would highly recommend this set up to anyone with the brembo caliper its one of the best mods ive done to my car since i have owned her.SJ.
rears. http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps9f562385.jpg fronts. http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/a...psb265c657.jpg |
Subscribed :-)
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no doubt those new "prezzies" will work quite well.....
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Originally Posted by AS Performance
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no doubt those new "prezzies" will work quite well.....
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oohhhhh very nice proper engine porn :thumb:
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