took some better pics of the new beast today it has one lil problem but thats only paint work and thats the little
(however it stands out ) graze of the rear bumper.. apart from that all singing all dancing and currently running 2bar of boost.......shes quick

current list of mods:

• version 7 (or 8) CDB fully forged engine with billet drilled out crank
• cosworth conrods
• piston cups with forged rings
• cosworth hydraulic lifters and cam shafts
• cosworth head gaskets
• carbon ceramic flywheel
• stage 5 clutch (not sure what stage 5 means)
• VF34 turbo
• 550cc injectors and walbro pump
• equal length headers
• alloy radiator
• HKS coilovers
• mintex pads all round
• straight through induction
• strut brace front and rear
• fully adjustable drop links
• short shifter gearbox (not the japspeed short shifter kit)
• full de-cat 3.5in exhaust system with hayward and scott bb
• earthing kit
• vielsport front bumper
• chargespeed skirts + rear
• red carbon fibre centre console + other bits of trim

planned mods (in next month or two):

• PPG gearbox (or sequential dependent on the quote i hear back from Quaiffe lol)
• Bigger turbo (current kinda reached its limit, no idea what to get however)
• Standalone ECU (link etc)
• and a good map!!
• some nicer rims - these are a bit battered and well... not suited lol
• fix of the graze on the rear bumper

 

IMHO Ditch the head lights front bumper and rear valance. Wider wheels would be good.

 

Put the bodywork back to standard & concentrate on making it a monster where it matters, under the bonnet

 

Dude i dont want to **** on your fireworks but that does not look like an RA even tho it has a roof vent, the position of the ariel and the rear wiper suggests its not......The V7/V8 block was not a CDB.........and 2bar on a VF34.....really??

 

It IS an RA - thats what it was first registered as, and its what it is today..

All i know is it was a v7 or v8 (will have to check the paper work) and that its a CDB

And 2 bar, yes that is currently what its at, but i have a feeling it should be turned down.. i dont think the turbo is liking it - getting a whizzing noise at full boost

As for the body work, front vielsport the rest chargespeed - is far too expensive to just take off and replace with a £100 original kit - hat kit + fitting + painting cost in excess of £6k ...somehow i dont think i'll be doing that. Its had tonnes of GOOD feedback and I dont intend on altering it. I'm a fan of the original classic as well as this, I had a "normal" uk 2000 just before this running 320bhp, and now this is the new. I wouldnt knock it until you have seen it in person anyway, I'm yet to meet someone who dislikes it including local scooby forums.

And besides.. its already a monster under the bonnet why waste time taking off a kit? At the end of the day its a one of a kind and yet to see a scooby with this combination and not look stupid.

 

First of all, just because it was registered as an RA doesnt mean its an RA, check the model code from the VIN plate. Second, I find it hard to believe a VF34 would run 2 bar at all and of it did it wouldnt be for very long. And finally, none of the V7 or V8 blocks were closed deck blocks, thats a fact so I suggest you look into it a bit more.

Oh and I dont like the kit and I wouldnt like it in person either

 

WOW that's different your not wrong there!

I'd look to sort out your pished rear plate though - police will pull you all day for that as you 'could' be seen to obscure the plate from APNR ETC

 

mmm, not sure on the kit or the spacesavers all round mate

 

I've seen many incorrectly registered imports. I'm not saying yours is, check the vin number to be sure. If it is a genuine RA it would be worth more, especially without the airfix kit that is bolted to it presently.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but no, a V7/8 block isn't a CDB, period.

Sounds like it might be a good plan to get the car mapped by someone who knows what they are doing.

So some people on a few forums have said, "mynt car m8, bet dat is fast as fvck!"

I've got news for you & you aren't going to like it. The body kit looks gash. In the flesh, it's going to look gash, at night, in the pitch black it's gash. So much so, that I'm probably going to post you car on Barryboys, where you will likely get much harsher criticism than I would levy on this forum. At the end of the day, you are the only person who has to drive it & if you like it then that is all that matters. So try not to spit your dummy out over my opinion, because that is all it is, an opinion.

So you won't look like a chavvy boy racer in a barried scooby. Q.E.D. Whether or not the body kit cost £10 or £100000 it will forever look ****. Just because it is a one of a kind, it doesn't mean its good. Everytime I take a **** I turn out a one of a kind poo, no matter which way I look at it though, its still a turd.

 

all in YOUR opinion "mate" - and you dont even know how much this cost? and i was there when this was imported from japan im the first owner in the uk i know for a fact this is an RA - it was originally built to be a track car and has been setup to suit - i will have to check the receipts regarding the engine, it may not be a v7 - what i do know is the coilpack is on top which i know means its a later version engine than what the age of this scooby is.

It run a 12.2 @ santa pod a month or so back so its not that bad eh - needs a PPG or Quaife box however to get the power down

do you often act like a dick and cuss down others cars? so what are you running then? I'd hope its something spectacular for you react like this?

 

Dont feed the trolls dude. Not my cup of tea, but if you like it, that's what matters.

Some people live in a little bubble and dont like anything that differs from the norm - life would be a bit boring if we all liked the same thing.

I'd deffo get things checked out by someone 'in the know' though, 2bar is alot of boost.

 

dont worry im not - they'd know about it if i did haha!

yea agreed, and thats exactly the reason why this did appeal to me - its not the norm

my thoughts exactly. I think a bigger turbo is whats really needed, not sure on what one yet however as need to tackle the power vs lag

 

Sorry mate- what he says is true....about pretty much everything.

Some comments prove you need to do more research before you start attmepting to launch a "comeback" (although it's opinions so it shouldn't really be taken that way...)

And 2bar- hope you have some high tensile headstuds in there or your heads will lift off before long!!!

 

research? about what exactly? if its the engine i only know parts of what i've been told i still need to dive deeper and find out accurately what engine it exactly is what i do know is that its a CDB whether its a v1/v2/v3/v4/v5,,,etc i dont know but like i said coil pack is on the top

yes and comments should also not be voiced this way, an opinion is an opinion not a fact - so when somebody say you car is "gash" that is his opinion and his opinion alone not a fact! Some people need to grow up especially when they drive something as hideous as a green uk 2000 they are hardly one to talk

yes that engine has had pretty much everything done to it, all cosworth all forged, all solid, my only worry is how long the turbo will last - not the engine lol!

 

hi fella, I think the main thing that makes the car just not look right is the wheels look like there lost in the bodywork and those chargespeed flares dont help much, have you looked at ABW flares? then fit some 9.5 - 10" wide wheels, obviously the bodykit is not going to be to everyones taste but you cant fault that paintwork, apart from the scuff on the rear bumper it looks faultless.

as for the v7/8 block it wont be closed deck, but it might of been linered or strenghened in some way so best for you to check the invoices mate.

 

yes unfortunately when imported it didnt come with the wheels it had, so these naff ones got stuck on just so it could move haha! I'm planning some deep dish wheels - havent decided which ones to get as of yet but im going to give it some deep thought as i want them to look perfect to suit. yea the scuff is a shame but its as big as you can see it (not extended further under the bumper) i've already got a quote to have it fixed and its number 1 on the agenda!

like previously said, im not 100% certain on the engine version i was only told this by a friend (whos obviously wrong) i know its a CDB but obviously not a v7 or v8 - but i know the coil pack is on top rather than the sides whether this is down to the fact the intake is different to standard? i honestly do not know its the technical details like this that go beyond my knowledge

 

You say you don't know the technical details yet claim the engine is built using the finest parts from Cosworth, make your mind up pal.

I used to drive a boring green UK2000, oh except it was running 487bhp/585lbft - no bodykits or unnecessary bullsh1t. Then I had a 350bhp Hawkeye & now a 300bhp 1 series.

I'm most certainly not a troll, I made a constructive first post about your car & you didn't like it. get over it.

 

It is a myth that all CDB have hatchings at the front as shown in the first picture. I questioned whether mine was a CDB and I asked Alan Jefferies at Engine Tuner and he sent me the picture below. If you look at where the arrow is pointing that is what you need to see. After he sent me the pic I started looking at other peoples cars and all the CDB's have this.




this might help u a bit to identify the engine as in a CDB

 

listing parts is hardly being technical - thats about as complex as reading the name of a car, but looking into an engine bay and going that a version 7 engine is beyond my experience so yes my mind is just as made up as it was in the first instance.

oh dear.. a 1 series! what a fail, you should have got a real bmw!! you say unnecessary, who cares if its necessary or not? thats not really the point is it? since when was tuning a engine necessary? they are about as relevant as each other so try again mr troll

nothing of what you've said has been constructive in the slightest - all you have done is attack the appearance of it because your head is stuffed way to far up your rear to realise people have different tastes to your own, when you realise this you may actually start to be able to give constructive critisim.. until then - i think you know where to go

 

You need some big arsed wheel spacers for that bad boy!

Front bumper doesn't do anything for me, not my cup of tea. Nice work though! Love the colour!

End of the day everyone has their own taste. Good luck to ya mate!

 

cheers for that dude, will have to give it a look

 

it is an excentric bumper (Vielsport) but theres something about it i like others have had the opinion that it reminds them of an S201

yea i love the colour gun metal grey works well with the kit imo

thats exactly how i see it, no others opinion is going to differ that - its one of a kind at the end of the day

 

Hope you enjoy your new motor!

 

Oh right, it just seemed like you were going on what you had been told instead of actual, you know, facts. Just out of interest, what sort of power is it running?

Well, the 1M wasn't available when I bought my 135i, so I'll have to make do till I change it again in a couple of years for either a 911, M3 or GTR. Till then, it suits me. If you don't like it, fair play to you.

As you say, who cares? well you, obviously. In my first post on this thread I said "put the bodywork back to standard..." You see that, they are just words, more than that actually, they are my opinion. If you want to drive round in your impreza with that kit on it, be my guest. You see, this is an internet forum where everyone voices their opinion, sometimes people don't agree with each other, as a matter of fact i actually like the colour of your car, it was the colour I was planning to respray my old classic in.

Really? nothing constructive at all? There there, did the big bad man on the internets slag your car off....

Here is something constructive - don't take things so personally, its just the internet. I wish you the very best with your project & I hope to see you at a trackday sometime.

 

*gets popcorn*

 

see now that response i appreciate its a little better and more constructive than the previous

as for power at present no idea - needs to go on a dyno and its something i want to do urgently so i know where i am and to get a decent tuner to have a look and express their thoughts on it all - but yea they are all facts not word of mouth from a previous owner i still havent accounted for all of the modifications the initial list is just about half the engine bay really is mint and the car looks and drives like brand new, i think any scooby owner could appreciate this car mechanically even if the body does not appeal.

I never said i cared about anyones opinions, the only thing that annoyed me was that it came across like it wasnt an opinion and that your word was final. I have no issues with others saying they like "this" and dislike "that" everyone is entitled to it.

Haha it is a nice colour, think it goes rather nice on a scoob.

get a 911 stick with the boxer engine - you know it makes sense.. but saying that who could turn down a GTR lol - I was tempted with an E92 M3 before i got my first scooby, cant fault the german engineering thats for sure

 

Not to keen on the front bumper dude, but that is it. I like the rest. the colour is awesome.
You have done a great job there, drive with a smile on your face.

And it is good to see another kitted classic on here, don't see many.

 

Many on here seem to not be, weird how it's only this site that dislikes it :S weird lol!

Yea the colour has to be one of the best features about the car I too love it! And don't you worry I shall just the burble coming from the exhaust is enough to make me grin lol! Exactly too many refrain from doing so, it's time to stop being exactly the same as every other scooby and having some originality

 

You mention it has the coil pack on the top of the manifold, all classics from 97 had that whether fitted in the middle or on the righthand side..

I stand by my first post, that is not an RA......Does it have DCCD? IC spray?

 

jesus, i know its an open forum for people to have an opinion but give the guy a break. So some of you dont like his bumpers..... get over it. You dont have to drive it, he does and if thats what he wants then good luck to him.
I personally think it looks good, just needs wider wheels and change the headlights for standard crystals imho.

Simon, if you are happy with the car thats all that matters dude. Its your hard earned money that paid for it so you do what makes YOU happy mate.