JDM Bugeye Sti. Blank canvas.....
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JDM Bugeye Sti. Blank canvas.....
Hi all, after selling my classic around two years ago, I have returned to the scooby side of things with a version 7 jdm sti.
The car entered the uk in around 2004 with about 3900 miles on the clock. In Japan it was a subaru demo/show car
It has had 4 uk owners, one being a garage.
I picked up the car with 48000 miles on, and so far have done around 400 miles.
The very first thing I done to the car was give it a oil and filter change, as I do this with all my cars, and it is a bit of a habit.
As it was due on age for a cambelt change, but no where near the miles, I thought it would best be on the safe side of things and get it changed.
Tim Farmer (subbus) aka ex zen and top bloke, fitted a full timing belt kit with all the rollers and tensioner, changed the gearbox and rear diff oil.
The car is all most standard, mods are..
- TSL pulse extraction exhaust with a sports cat
- whiteline roll centre steer kit
- alloy radiator
- cosworth panel filter
I have fitted so far
- vta bov
- hella supertones.
Things that I have got planned for it are..
- walbro fuel pump
- remap
- a small boot lip spoiler to replace the standard one.
- lowering springs
anyway, some pictures
Pics from when it was about to come into the uk
And a quick couple i snapped on the phone
thanks
Ian
The car entered the uk in around 2004 with about 3900 miles on the clock. In Japan it was a subaru demo/show car
It has had 4 uk owners, one being a garage.
I picked up the car with 48000 miles on, and so far have done around 400 miles.
The very first thing I done to the car was give it a oil and filter change, as I do this with all my cars, and it is a bit of a habit.
As it was due on age for a cambelt change, but no where near the miles, I thought it would best be on the safe side of things and get it changed.
Tim Farmer (subbus) aka ex zen and top bloke, fitted a full timing belt kit with all the rollers and tensioner, changed the gearbox and rear diff oil.
The car is all most standard, mods are..
- TSL pulse extraction exhaust with a sports cat
- whiteline roll centre steer kit
- alloy radiator
- cosworth panel filter
I have fitted so far
- vta bov
- hella supertones.
Things that I have got planned for it are..
- walbro fuel pump
- remap
- a small boot lip spoiler to replace the standard one.
- lowering springs
anyway, some pictures
Pics from when it was about to come into the uk
And a quick couple i snapped on the phone
thanks
Ian
Last edited by Ian; 24 January 2015 at 08:11 PM.
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JDM Bugeye Sti. Blank canvas......
I had the scoob in the garage today to give her some more protection with a good coat of underseal
before
half way
finish
there was some more bits sprayed after this last picture was taken
I think there was around 4.5-5L of airgun underseal used in this making :-)
sorry for the poor phone pictures
thanks
ian
before
half way
finish
there was some more bits sprayed after this last picture was taken
I think there was around 4.5-5L of airgun underseal used in this making :-)
sorry for the poor phone pictures
thanks
ian
Last edited by Ian; 24 January 2015 at 08:09 PM.
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Hi all
next thing on the to do list was to lose the arch gap.
I picked up a set of HSD dualtech coilovers.
How it sits on standard sti shocks and springs
How I received the coilovers
I stpipped all the rings and other bits off, cleaned all down and greases up with white lithium grease.
The only problem I had was with the bottom locking rings on the two rear struts. I cut them off and ordered new rings.
Once they had arrived, I set the pre tension for the spring and put them all back together.
When fitting I had a problem with the bolts that hold the shock onto the hub as they had been done up by some unnatural force.
I tried plusgas, but that did not work, So I got some heat onto the nuts and that worked.
I got a set of extended adjusters for the rear also
A few pictures of the shock fitted
It took me a couple of goes to set the height.
a quick before and after shot
Next to do is get the tracking etc done and I also might buy some coilover socks to help protect them more
I went out for a short drive to see if anything rubbed, and all was fine.
Compared to the standard shocks and springs, they are a less crashy ride and I would say they take the bumps and holes in the road with more comfort. I have got them all set to the softest setting so far.
thanks
Ian
next thing on the to do list was to lose the arch gap.
I picked up a set of HSD dualtech coilovers.
How it sits on standard sti shocks and springs
How I received the coilovers
I stpipped all the rings and other bits off, cleaned all down and greases up with white lithium grease.
The only problem I had was with the bottom locking rings on the two rear struts. I cut them off and ordered new rings.
Once they had arrived, I set the pre tension for the spring and put them all back together.
When fitting I had a problem with the bolts that hold the shock onto the hub as they had been done up by some unnatural force.
I tried plusgas, but that did not work, So I got some heat onto the nuts and that worked.
I got a set of extended adjusters for the rear also
A few pictures of the shock fitted
It took me a couple of goes to set the height.
a quick before and after shot
Next to do is get the tracking etc done and I also might buy some coilover socks to help protect them more
I went out for a short drive to see if anything rubbed, and all was fine.
Compared to the standard shocks and springs, they are a less crashy ride and I would say they take the bumps and holes in the road with more comfort. I have got them all set to the softest setting so far.
thanks
Ian
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Whatever you decide on personally I'd make sure you choose a rim size that'll fit the car without the need of arch rolling, be such a shame to that to such a nice example. Keep up the good work.
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next up is a set of coilover socks.
if there are parts of the threaded shock left on show, I am going to wrap them tight with the gaffer tape.
(found doing it this way on nasioc)
A quick link to chat they do
http://www.toronto-subaru-club.com/f...ks-review.html
if there are parts of the threaded shock left on show, I am going to wrap them tight with the gaffer tape.
(found doing it this way on nasioc)
A quick link to chat they do
http://www.toronto-subaru-club.com/f...ks-review.html
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Liking your work Ian, nice thread!
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