Decided it is time to get the car absolutly how I want it.. been chiselling away at it (literally) but over the next few months the fussy head can go on and anything I am not 110% happy with can get changed..

brief history.. bought the car as a rolling shell off a friend Steven Darley.. car had previously been owned by Alan Bell.. so was known..

As the car arrived..

it met my two criteria.. green and cheap..



it had the original engine with it but I wan't intending using it


engine in (2.5 with MD321T)


needing a clean but running after 4weeks of my spare time


after some TLC





Simon

 

the interior I have spent a bit of time on...

dash out

new flocked dash


new seats



new door cards



power graph from when engine was on my other car.. have since increased the boost but not been back on the rollers


Simon

 

Car has done over 20k since I had it running in April..

but currently off the road with no interior.. due to halfway through cage fitting

this being the first task.. remove unwanted weight from the car and fit cage..
roof lining has been removed, matting behind dash on bulkhead has gone, all panels in boot have gone, airbag control unit and wiring and sensors removed...
the floor sound proofing chiselled off
before

after

before

after

piles of stuff removed


Simon

 

dash needs to come out again to fit OMP cage behind it whcih is the next task when I get any spare time..

jobs already underway are ported and polished version 6 heads, with uprated valves, springs and wild cams..

new engine is going to be 2.35l.

Simon

 

looking good already si whats the first thing your going to do ??

 

finish fitting this cage.. drive it for a month or so and if happy with cage then weld it in (it is an OMP bolt in) and add an extra cross bar and a harness bar.. it will then get used until the new engine is ready..

plan is
2.35l with v6 heads and wildcams..
rotated MD321T to start with running at around 2bar boost
but I intend powder coating or painting anything and everything..

I hate the car off the road so as much of the engine I will build up before removing this one

I am not sure whether to stick with the ppg straight cut gearset I have in it now which I love the noise of or if I will shredd it and should just go to 6speed.. I am speccing everything to take over 600 if I choose to bolt the appropriate turbo on.

Simon

 

on track recently at Goodwood



short video
P1090174.flv - Video - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

Simon

 

Let us know if your selling the 2.5

 

That steering wheel looks familiar

 

I may well do.. would need a strip down and refresh though..

Simon

 

lol.. there is not much sweade left on it now..

Simon

 

Looking good Simon, are you still running the SimTek in this one ?
Love the colour too, nice to see something different.

 

Yes still on the simtek and very happy with it..

the colour is a real love hate colour.. I love it but what ever peoples view of it, it is always mentioned when discussing the car.

Simon

 

Its looking really good Simon,

You have done very well with it, (Ive allways loved the colour)

Alan.

 

whats the dash flocked in mate suede ? looks very nice dude keep up the good work funny how your is done in your spare tme and looks better than some companys full time efforts ! lol

 

love it

 

easier to link to place that I took dash to get it applied
Suffolk Flocking Services, the Flocked Dashboard specialists - Dashboards and interiors for track, race and kit cars

Simon

 

I like it the more I see it..

did you add any of the dish cloths that were behind panels I presume to stop interior noises?? there were several in the roof lining and behind side panels
rather ironic with how loud it is inside now with no sound proofing and a straightcut gearset

Simon

 

JGM you have PM

 

Let us know on here or surrey

 

Looking great already. I'd be interest to see results with the md321t rotated

 

Interesting colour.
I take it that its not an original Subaru colour?

 

yes it is. 1995 > 1996 only . asaik.

 

errrm no to the dish cloths . Re colour 2007 my sti got lots of stone chips , So I got it fully resprayed, Steven asked me if I was getting it done the same blue ???? But (for a laugh) i said no I liked my peppermint scoob so much Im getting the sti painted the same > You should have seen his face

 

lol..

 

if the engine takes longer than planned I may rotate it on current engine just to see the difference it makes.

Simon

 

cheers for the link mate might get them to do my wagon one , hey if i can get a cnahnce there is an evo 4/5 in that same colour hear ingloucester dont look as good as the subaru of corse but look's very diffrent .

 

I love the colour. It sounded awesome on the McRae Gathering too.

 

keep the ppg mate. sounded like a harrier taking off when i sat in the old wagon, never mind the new car with no soundproofing

nice project mate.

 

Looks great Simon!