daiski

ok after my shall i keep it ? thread the answer was a clear yes
so i thought i'd make a story of my project ,
i'm looking forward to this and after the response from the other posts i know i'm in the right place ,so thanks once again right here we go

subaru impreza wrx 1995
swapped for my mk3 astra van project

cat d right off it was a battered old van something like this

so heres the wrx
turbo blown been ragged to its death then ragged a bit more...







so as you can see its in a sorry state , the bumper was taken off to be towed back to my mates missus's mums house were the bumper lie peacefully on the drive untill the mum came home and dragged it up the drive ....doh



so the plan was to take the turbo out and replace and see whats what , so i bought a tdo4 turbo from ebay for £61 but i made the mistake of not checking the old one which turned out to be this bad boy


the tdo4 isnt a top entry either so waste of money /learning curve

so next pay day im buy a few tools i need to take the engine out , hopefully split the engine block down and find a already forged bottom end ....lol

anyway thanks for making me feel welcome and ill keep the post updated when i can .

money wont let me do it as fast i i'd like so im giving my self 12-15 months . cant wait!!

my old subaru ...any one know were it is now ??

Kwik

iTrader: (10)

What's the plan for the engine? Forging? If so have a look at realstreetperformance.com That's where I got my Wiseco Piston's, ARP headstuds and Crower Rods (Although I sold the rods later).

daiski

cheers for teh heads up kwik ,but andy from Williams Motorsport (wms-racing) is only a couple of miles away from me and i'm hoping to build a friendship with him so i get good deals and the odd cuppa , dont tell him thou lol

yeah forge wiseco's , willams rods arp headstuds , if im doing ill try and not cheap *** on it but im not getting cosworth parts just nice mid range good quality recomended stuff.

still trying to get through your project thread lol

oh yeah i got that bloody bolt off tonight , hammered a 11mm onto it and blasted it with a load of swear words !

dj219957

header tank is goosed!

daiski

i noticed kwik has a nice alloy one , so thats the least of my worries.

had a hour to strip abit today




do's the front panel look bent to anyone at the bottom?


i took the front bumper bar off aswell to spray it up a bit ,
i haven't done much but the point is i'm hungry for more!!

daiski

ok quick up date , kwik said to find a cheap subaru to keep me Motivation i was in need off so ive bought this to night, i think i stole it at £600.10 but let me know what you think ,
i always buy with my heart not my head
i've been looking at it all week and just couldn't let it go !!
an old man owns it and was turning it into a show car for a local subaru charity event.
i feel like a kid on christmas eve i pick her up tomorrow yipphee!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2712602889...84.m1439.l2649

love it !

Kwik

iTrader: (10)

Lol, looks a bit mental. Let us know how it drives.

JonMc

iTrader: (51)

That's an ideal project - blank canvas but check out for rust as well

daiski

lol is that polite for a s**t hole ?

JonMc

iTrader: (51)

Leggy looks good to, a bit nuts but different

daiski

cheers jon
its perfect i guess its in the eye of the beholder but man i'm in love , going to have to sell my st24 now thou /sad face

Kwik

iTrader: (10)

Lol no mate, looks a bargain . I've never driven a Legacy, let alone a modded one.

daiski

well i've picked up the leggy and .....i just love it , it's strange looks and non perfect body work , good for a run around while the wrx is being sorted .
i also got 4 pot recon calipers and big discs as well as a 2001 wrx red stiched steering wheel ,
anyway 3 days off now so cracking on with rexxy

thanks for the comments guess