Another project for us to get our teeth into,this time it's a bit different as this one's going 'candy apple red'!
It's going to be the darker wine shade of candy so it won't be to over bearing in it's colour,should hopefully look quite special once finished.

As with any classic impreza it's got the usual rusting in the rear arches and a few dinks here and there,but I must say the shell overall is in good condition.

The fun has started with removal of the exterior trims/door handles etc and prep has begun,rusted arche area's have been cut out and new steel is to be welded in.

I'm sure the owner will be along soon to claim right to the vehicle

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Subscribed - looking forward to your next work of art

 

Same here.

 

ooo, can't wait!

 

This is my old girl, owned it for the last 12 years and decided she needed a special makeover.
Cheers For putting the thread up Ryan, loving it.

 

No worries Allan,it's taken a while to get onto her with other projects we had going but the ball is rolling now

 

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Before The car got dropped at Ryan's I had the following done.

NEW Block

NEW 92.50 mm Cosworth pistons and NPR piston rings

NEW APi Steel rods with 9000 rpm big end bolts

NEW crank

NEW ACL race bearings on mains and big ends

Compression set to 8.4:1 using NEW .7mm steel laminate STi head gaskets.

Rebuilt Modified APi oil pump

Fully overhauled used STi Vers 2 RA heads with small ‘top hat’ shims, RA Cams and valves

NEW cam belt

NEW Sti gaskets and seals throughout.

NEW standard Subaru head bolts.

NEW Tufnol heatproof Inlet manifold spacers

NEW cold air kit

AFP Td05 18G

550CC Injectors

Currently running on Autronic ecu but soon will be Alcatek

Sti 6 gearbox and rear diff

Gearbox overhauled ref poor synchro 5th gear.

Fitted NEW 5th gear synchro hub

NEW 5th gear synchro ring

Perfect used 5th gear

2 NEW x drop gear bearings

NEW Gasket and seal kit

75w40 gear oil fitted

Superflex suspension parts as follows;

Front anti lift kit

Front wishbone inner bushes

Rack mounts

Rear radius arm inner and outer bushes

Lower rear upright bushes

Anti tramp kit

Eibach / whiteline camber adjusting bolts.

Should make a nice road car when finished

 

Looking forward to watching this

From another rusty arched classic owner

 

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Ooh, should be interesting.

OP, you can't be too far away from me if you're in North Wales......

 

From Rhosllanerchrugog, near Wrexham.

 

cool im off flint

 

Not far then, I'm in Holywell.

Car will look awesome when its done

C'mon Ry, wheres the updates??

 

Good things come to those who wait! Or so I was told

 

One coming tomorrow

 

As I had bare metal/filler on show and I haven't had time this week to fabricate pieces for the rear arches as it's quite involved with filler after I decided to get the shell into high build primer ready for block flatting.

Once the rear arches are done and in primer it will be time to remove the front bumper/doors/boot and bonnet so we can get the back sides painted plus door shuts.

At this point we will re-install the doors/boot/bonnet,remove front/rear glass and shoot the candy on the car as one par bumper,doors handles/side skirts and spolier so we get the best match throughout the car.

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Exciting stuff, especially as this is the colour I want to eventually go.

Will it look like Mad Doc's old RS?

 

It most certainly will

 

Fancy sending me a quote Ry?

 

I was just going to ask the same question as Kwik, this is gonna be awesome If I still had my mica red classic, i was going to get this done.

 

Car now Sporting a new coat here's a few pictures hope Ryan doesn't mind.

 

oooo, I like that colour Ryan

 

Looks magnificent, makes me want to redo mine again but I think I'd get castrated

 

Has Ryan become a recluse?

 

I saw this car today and it looks even better in sunlight, let me just host the pics and I will show you all how good a job this really is.

If the owner of the car wants them in their full unstripped out, pre Photobucket glory then just drop me a PM with your email address on it and I will send the HDR versions through.

 

The colour really does look a million times better in sunlight.

 

Pm sent.

 

Looks superb cant wait to have it back.

 

Stunning work as always Ryan