flat4

New project time

now i've had my year off it's time to start all over again to cut costs i've got myself a not so good condition MY95 WRX-RA STi problem being someone has rearranged the front end hopefully i've not forgotten how to work on a Subaru

got a few goodies with it to start me off inc. Apexi Power FC & commander, Apexi AVC-R, Ohlins shocks with Cusco pillow ball camber adj. top mounts, 3" SS cat back system and all the usual RA STi stuff like DCCD and a roof flap


some pics of the damage to start off with:












identification:






first job is to remove all the bent stuff and see what's underneath, engine damage is a possibilty with the radiator soo close to the cam covers, we'll wait and see


kev

Dyney

Looks like it missed the chassis rails and the inner wing doesn't look too bad

You'll be suprised how strong the cam belt covers are! (I hope)

Good luck.

TopBanana

Damaged doesn't look too bad. Must have been cheap right? Go on, tell us!

flat4

price would be telling but i paid a bit more than i wanted because of the gizmos that came with it

last 2 nights i've been stripping the front end of all the bent bits, some good news & some bad news, pics to follow

flat4

latest pic update

good news is major parts of the chassis have avoided damage












drivers side


passenger side



now the bad news right inlet cam pulley has been knocked of



the cam still turns 180 degrees by hand and i can feel the valves seating - so my fingers are crossed that the engine stopped pretty quickly after inpact, there is also no marking on the inside of the covers to say it keep running whilst the covers were pushed against it

flat4

off to scoobyclinic tomorrow armed with pics to get my quote for the chassis repairs

David_Wallis

if you want a cheap quote then ring me

Thats being serious BTW

flat4

thanks for the offer David, all sorted

managed to get in touch with the previous owner who was very helpful with the history of the car etc., turns out it had a new clutch & cambelt the day before - isn't it always the same

not done much else this weekend apart from a good valet inside and straightening all the fins on the intercooler (my favourite job )

stevebt

iTrader: (8)

even the repair on that might shock you as there is probably about £1500 worth of parts to repair that, not including any labour

flat4

looking at less than half that inc. labour

stevebt

iTrader: (8)

the bonnet alone is £400 not unless you have some cheap subaru favours and promises set aside

flat4

although i must admit it'll be like that 'property ladder' program where they get the budget completely wrong and end up spending massively over budget

flat4

just a couple more pics

flat4

just quickly ported the uppipe to the intercooler for what it's worth




and fixed the bracket for the cam position sensor that had snapped of the cam covers - not pretty but alot cheaper than a new cam cover

flat4

just a quicky, not done anything for a while as i've been away skiing for the last week or so (no broken bones )

the car is still up at Scoobyclinic having the front end jigged - should have an update today hopefully


kev

chiark

Call the wax wizard, that'll polish out I'm sure

Good luck with this!

flat4

went up to Scoobyclinic on Sat. to view the progress to find it all finished










just the painting to do now

also decided to restore the original bumper to save a bit of money, a few cracks in it but nothing that can't be repaired


kev

flat4

...went to the previous owner on the way back to pick up some more wheels for it




Volk Racing TE37's not sure my red compomotive nuts go with them though

Smiler1

Hi Mate
If you want rid of the nuts let me know and I will have them off you.

PS those wheels look very cool

Cheers
Iain

flat4

it's hanging in the balance at the moment i only have half a set, but larkspeed sell Grayston ones for 10 quid for 4 if your interested - can't find anyone who sells the Compomotive ones


kev

flat4

car should be back on the drive tonite

the next stage is just around the corner

flat4

car arrived back tonite, bit wet to do anything for the rest of the week









will try and order the paint for the weekend


kev

jgreenwell

Looking good mate, cant wait to see the finished pics. Do you think it was worth while?? There is a crash damaged scooby on PistonHeads forsale. Looks to be slightly more serious than yours, and I reckon on the steep side!! Its an STI version 5, with front mounted intercooler etc, for £7500, on its way from Japan

mattstant

looking good kev
And stop cycling on the pavement

flat4

i've not even spent 5k on it yet so i guess yes at the moment


it was a cyclepath

mattstant

not on utoxetter road before the hospital island it isnt ya hooligan D

dont really care any way used to do the same myself that route over the island is quite neat though didnt even realise it was a cycle path till i saw you going down it

flat4

LOL the cyclepath on the island is good aslong as you can get across the otherside before you lot come round, still beats riding in all the **** round that roudabout though


back on topic - had a look at that STi5, doesn't look too bad, get it on the road for under 10k easily i reckon

jgreenwell

doesnt sound too bad, I thought it would have been a lot more than that. What year would the STIv5 be then??
Am busy repairing a Fiat Coupe Turbo at the moment, light front end damage, nearly there but cannot find a bonnet for any amount of money!!

What are the prices of scooby bits like???

flat4

erm, depends if you buy new or second hand all the front chassis parts on mine cost no more than 350, inc. mostly new OEM parts (the black bits)

flat4

sprayed all the chassis over this weekend, just my camera has decided it's not going to upload the pictures so a card reader has been ordered

started work on the bumper aswell, just looking for some ideas at the moment - nothing radical mind