retsej

Hey guys, Just thought I'd post up my project from downunder. This started as an MY93 Impreza GX, FWD auto 1.8L. It was supposed to be a V6 Type-Ra replica, but as is always the case, things spiraled out of control.

Here she is the day I bought her



And this is how she sits currently



I'll post up some progress shots soon, but figured I'd give you a teaser to start with.

The reason I've started this thread is I'm looking at stripping the car in the following months and preparing the shell to GroupN specs. Now I won't be entering in GrpN gravel rallying, but I currently use it for motorsport (sprint and hillclimb events) and in the future I'm looking at Targa events (Targa Tasmania, Targa West, Targa New Zealand) where the regs specify a GrpN shell can be used.

I've had a bit of a search on the forums and have found David Wallis's thread as a good start, and the mention somewhere of a GroupN build manual, but was hoping you guys could point me in the direction of some other good threads, or documentation on what i can cut out of my shell, where to seam/spot weld etc. The car currently sits at 1150kg before i put the cage in, and I'd like to get it down to ~1100kg with half a tank ready to race.

retsej

Current mods list, I think this is most of it. The exterior still needs to be painted and updated.

Chassis:
MY93 Impreza GX
MY06 Legacy GT half cut

External
JDM STi tail lights
MY00 rear bumper
MY00 front bumper
MY00 foglight covers
MY00 Genuine grille
MY00 Genuine Sidelamps
MY00 Genuine Crystals
MY00 Genuine Sti alloy bonnet
RA roof vent
Enkei RPF1 wheels with Brigey RE55 tyres
Bakemono CF WRC replica wing mirrors

Internal
GD STI Pedal set
GC8 RA rear seat
Velo GP-90 seats
OMP drivers seat mount
OMP WRC steering wheel
Subaru leather gear ****
STI RA roof lining

Electrical
M800 V10 PNP board with AVCS
LOGGING 1Mb
Lambda
MoTeC 3 bar MAP sensor
MAC 3port air valve
Field Ontouch connector loom
Merged Ver6 STi, V2 STi and BP5 Legacy looms
Braille 14115 battery

Mechancial
JDM STi steering rack
03 WRX BOV
03 WRX cable inlet manifold
03 STI TMIC with silicon y pipe
AVO catch can
RA TMIC water spray bottle

Drivetain
Albins Gear 5Spd helical dog box
ORC twinplate clutch
Albins Interlock kit
Type-RA short shifter
Kartboy front and rear shifter bushing
Kartboy rear diff bushings
Kartboy gearbox crossmember bushings
STI GroupN gearbox mount

Suspension
DMS Gold 40s and Noltec hats
AVO subframe lock kit
Zerosports roll centre kit
Laile Beatrush pitch mount
Cusco Rear diff brace
Cusco Master Cyl stopper
Creative Werks fender braces
GDB alloy control arms
GDB Sti front swaybar links
05 WRX steel/alloy lateral arms
Perrin Anti lift kit
Whiteline rear swaybar
Prodrive by Alcon 330mm brake kit
Godspeed 2 piece discs with alloy hats, Ferodo DS2500 pads
STI by Earls braided brake lines
Rear 2 pot hubs, backing plates
DBA slotted rear discs, QFM A1RM pads
MY01 2 pot rear brakes

Safety
Bond 4 point bolt in cage with harness bar
1KG fire extinguishe
RPM Racegear 3" harness

retsej

I'm sure you guys have all seen swap picks before so i will keep them to a minimum

Jan 2007


After Rally Austtralia


JDM Legacy GT 2006 half cut




TD04HLA twinscroll turbo


wiring and beer


fender braces


removing sound deadening


the stripping process


turbo


First time outside in 2 years


a friend chopping a hole in my roof...


quick spin on gravel


Kartboy bushings


Perrin PSRS and GD arms


STI tails


handbrake - before


handbrake - after


brakes


cage installed


autokhana event


going hard

retsej

and this one is for justin-case

retsej

and finally this one is reserved for some videos

The Stitcher

iTrader: (12)

great transformation from the first pic I'm sure there will be someone along soon to answer you questions and looks like a great project you have

retsej

ok some of the posts updated, more tomorrow as its way past my bed time

retsej

nothing?

malcs scooby

iTrader: (5)

awesome mate

averyp2

iTrader: (25)

excellant transformation mate, must have alot of knowledge to attempt a project like that, would love to do something like this!