RB5108

here I go again,

I purchased a Subaru Impreza reddish blue MY98 PPP with a noisy engine but still running in November 04 and got the following with it.

STI V5 rear spoiler
STI front splitter
Fully colour coded side skirts and mirrors
Smoked indicators all round
PIAA high density driving lamps
Full prodrive quick shift pack
Full prodrive fast road /track suspension pack
Prodrive alcon 4 pot brakes with goodridge hoses
Lamco boost gauge
Forge dv VTA
Samco hoses
Front strut brace
afterburner back box Hayword and Scott
17" Technomagnisia Monaco wheels

My plans are to rebuild it and hopefully get a safe and reliable 350bhp with similar torque. My last attempt at this ended in tears see link - http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=200666

I have purchased the following bits already that will be put on the car when the engine is finished and ready to be refitted, I feel this list will grow
Blitz dv vta
Arrows 5.4 kg flywheel
Haywood and Scott down pipe and centre section
Oil catch tank similar to the helix one on the group buy
Unequal length headers (OBX)
Rear lower cusco strut brace
A complete set of autometer gauges like the bf defi range

Parts that are still on my shopping list are as follows :-
Apexi power fc
550 injectors with fitting kit for phase 1.5 rail
Walbro fuel pump
SX fuel regulator
TD05 FE turbo
Exhaust wrap and plenty of it
Cusco rear upper and front lower 4 point strut brace
STI 7 bonnet scoop

I’m just waiting on the out come of the engine strip down before I start looking for my new internals, I don’t really want to go the 2.5 route but we will see. I’m looking to have the car back on the road late February early March, if you have any suggestion please feel free to add to the thread. I have spent many hours reading through threads on engines, turbos etc etc and think all the above will make a reliable daily runner.

Mind you I done that last time and it still went **** up

Bryan

justanutter

good luck with the project mate

do u have any pictures of the how it stands just now?

i shall be hopefully undertaking my project in the next few months on my my99 uk turbo saloon once i located the rest of the parts i want.

im not doing it bit by bit, going to gather all the parts and take a few weeks off work and get right into it .

anyway best of luck

Dyney

Finally he comes out of the shadows

You know where I'am if you need a hand with anything.


Come talk to me about an SX and exhaust wrap at the meet.


Right off to finish writing my Project thread!!

911

That sounds an excellent start, only a few bits to do!
Interested why you have listed the Cusco rear/lower brace but have missed out some of the Whiteline parts that will give (IMHO) more, namely the replacement 4 lower adjustable arms, track control and a wider rear track.(plus fitted with poly bushes)
We need pictures.
I'm almost hoping for very selfish reasons, that you go for a 2.5 or 2.2 engine. Is this purely on a cost basis or having a good starting point for (I guess) an 18g TD 05?

The Project section is certainly alive and well
911

RB5108

We didnt mention the exhaust wrap, how much you got?

Justanutter - I haven't got any pictures to hand as the car is in canterbury 70 odd miles away, but I can tell you that its in excellent condition. I'll have a look at home to see if I can find the original photos from the seller (I believe he is on on here but I dont know his user id)

Rgds, Bryan

RB5108

I'll have a look at the whiteline goodies, as for the engine I'm being told it is the cheaper option 2.2 or 2.5 short blocks Lateral has given me a good price for the 2.2 and it's a CDB with the oil sqirters for the bottom of the pistons.
turbo 18g 20g who knows

I'm going to Barretts next week so I'll take the camera with me.

Bryan

RB5108

I have found a couple of pictures from when I bought the car






I'll post a few later of the bits that are in the garage.

I now have the fitting kit for the 550's and possible a td05 to start work on

Ill' keep ya posted

Wizard

Bryan

Nice to see the pics of the beast that you have purchased. Will be up at Barretts next week hopefully depending on work. If it works out with your rota i will see you there.
Cheers
Chris

RB5108

Here you go

Right since posting the project I have managed to get hold of a few other bits and some all important photos

I have now got the injectors and the fitting kits (nice one Carl)

The flywheel was from my old scoob which I sold on but was never fitted to their car so I bought it back of him, it has been re-skimmed and balanced and yes it did get a little hot





The old OBX headers have really seen better days and I have noticed a crack so I went for a new set from Megan and got them shipped over for less than £200 and postage was about £60 give or take a couple of quid.
Old ones


Nice new bling ones







The turbo was a bargain from a web site we all know to us, £150, it just needs an overhaul FE conversion and a few other bits added





The exhaust was another bargain from scoobynet I may yet change this for a full Megan 3 inch system, anyone got one? How loud are they?







I have also got the rear strut brace, a catch tank and a blitz DVA. I have ordered a clutch from the states as well so should have that in the next couple of days/week.

That’s about it for this month, if anyone wants closer pictures of the headers before they get wrapped, mail me, I think these were an absolute bargain for the money. I have been told that they are more unequal than the obx so should keep that rumble we all love

I think that's about it


Bryan

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911

Yep I've gone for the ej22t cdb and a td05 fe 18g, the turbo got collected today by turbo dynamics and the block will be at barretts in 2-3 weeks thanks to Mark@Lateral

Just need to sort out the ecu now gems or apexi, I like the thought of 2 fuel maps 95/98 ron and the als switch, a friend of mine has it on his and it puts a smile on my face everytime he uses it.

I'll put up some more pictures when the turbo is back and the engine has been delivered.

Bryan

911

Enjoy all that bloody wrapping!
Glad that's behind me now.

Most interesting on the engine/turbo etc.!

We will all need a day by day, blow by blow, account so i know someone else is suffering too

911

RB5108

I'm not looking forward to the wrapping, as for the day by day account I'll have to pass that over to Phil at Barretts. He's the lucky chap that is bolting it all together, however, he has been given a cheap camera to take some pictures.

I done a lot of the work myself last time and it went **** up, so I'm not taking any chances this time.

Bryan

Jay m A

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Bryan, what clutch did you order, also how much was it?

RB5108

Sent you a pm with the link, click on ebay store.

Bryan

Simon Perryman

Nice to see the old dog has gone to a good home,looks like she is gonna get a make over too
Gonna do a thread on my new baby when i get more time,a MY2000 prodrive goodied wagon ,the shape is taking a bit of getting used too i can tell u
I,m looking for a rear strut brace got any s
simon

RB5108

Hi Simon,

you found the thread then, I'm taking good care of her and hopefully it will be back on the road by March. I have mailed you about the brace......

Bryan

RB5108

Quick Update,

I have gone for the ej22t block and walbro fuel pump from Lateral performance

I was going to use a fse fuel reg but have just got a nearly new SX item at a very good price, the turbo has been sorted by Turb dynamics picture to follow.

The ecu has been ordered and will be here in the next 2-3 weeks so that gives Phill at Barretts a little time to put it all together.

Roll on the middle of March.

Carl Davey

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Sounds as though a plan is coming together Bryan. Hopefully my headers will be waiting at home for me on Tuesday.

Mark A

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Nice to met you again Bryan and thanks for the hard water pipe. It sould be appearing in a 400bhp engine soon

I now have no more excuses for not putting it all together.

RB5108

It's been a couple of weeks so I thought I would take a trip to Barretts to see what was going on and to deliver a few more bits and to take a few more bits off to sell.

To start with I removed the old wheels as I was going to get them refurbished but no need to now coz whilst I was there a customer came in who had a set of STi7 wheels and tyres in his van You guessed it I bought them




I just had to get a shot of my car next to the 22B




I have removed the inlet manifold so the injector rails can be modified by Mef, the turbo has been sold and a TD05 FE is in the boot waiting to go back in it's place, air filter and box have been removed to make way for a CAI kit that I will need to source a few bits for. The intercooler is for sale as I have got a STi4 unit that has been opened and recored by pace and is nearly a inch deeper accross the surface area. Need to get pictures of that before it goes to barretts.

The injectors are in the post, the link ecu is being sent from NZ, Mark A from LP is sending over the fuel pump, oil pump and head gaskets this week so hopefully it may be back in one piece after they have finished this one



This is the state of mine at the moment





I have a set of techno magnesio wheels for sale if anyone is interested, they all have a scuff/kerb mark of some description and the tyres aren't that great Looking for £280 they are all straight and will fit over the Alcon/brembo brakes ideal track wheels/tyres.

I was clearing out the garage this afternoon and come across this



I thought I best dust her off and turn her over I'm off the weekend and if its dry I may treat myself to a rideout

There's more to come

Bryan

David_Wallis

still got the old headers? Want to sell them?

P20SPD

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nice to see anders' 22

Jolly Green Monster

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lmfao.. you beat me to it

RB5108

Hi Dave,

I got fed up of falling over them in the garage and skip'ed them, if I still had them you could of had them FOC and just paid the postage.

Rgds, Bryan

Jay m A

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lol

ScoobyDuck

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not going with a PFC then Bryan ?

David_Wallis

gutted

Jolly Green Monster

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the skip isn't still there is it??

RB5108

It probably is, but i'm not climbing in a 60 yard council skip.

Jolly Green Monster

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lol.. doh!