WorkInProgress

i love this car! can anyone tell me where i can find arches like this in the uk? and how did he get those clocks into a classic??

zeuss

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beautiful but whats with the beer cans ??

Splitpin

Nicely done. Not a fan of the arches - but to each their own re. cosmetic stuff. Seems a bit incongruous too to build what appears to be a caged, stripped out lightweight special, and then hobble it with a sunroof.

As far as the clocks are concerned, one way to do it would be a newage engine and ECU. Under those circumstances it's easier to go the whole hog with a newage loom and matching instrument cluster than anything else. Beyond that, aftermarket ECU with CAN, a few other ways.

WorkInProgress

come on how can you not like the car. anyhow the clocks, if i understand correctly i can fit a set of those clocks with an aftermarket ecu? like a apexi power fc, right?

WorkInProgress

can anyone help me with fitting newage clocks into a classic??

Splitpin

I didn't say I didn't like the car, I said I wasn't a particular fan of the arches. Re the ECU thing I didn't imply that you could drop newage clocks onto any aftermarket box and it'll magically work, so in that respect it doesn't sound like you're understanding correctly.

At end of day you could fit those clocks with a standard classic Impreza provided you or someone else can design and make the adapter(s) necessary to interface the clocks with the ECU, speed sensor, fuel sender, diff ECU etc etc. That's the tricky bit. Dropping in an entire newage engine and electronics pack is probably the closest option to "plug and play" there is, but it's not exactly cheap.

WorkInProgress

ok im guessing this is something i couldn't do myself. don't suppose you could point me in the direction of someone who can??

and thanks for your help

dunx

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The beer cans are his security system, car moves, cans rattle !

As for clocks, ecu and clocks from a new-age added by a wiring wizard, IMHO.

dunx

jameswrx

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Amazing looking machine but to be honest a nice stock'ish Type R would look almost as good if the pictures that have been taken were identical.

fmp

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mental good.

utaka

think it looks pants. guy just bought a set of wheels that were way too wide and went for the cheapest option to cover em up. from behind its comedy
its the sort of thing you look at and think wtf was going through this guys head when he sized up his wheels
thats my thoughts.

cbscooby

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you can get the arches from scooby clinic they have them on 1 of there track cars,

utaka

yeah the clinic do something very similar on the lma cars and can make these arches for your car no problems

f1_fan

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I'll stick my neck out and say persoanlly I think it looks awful. Think someone has been watching too much Fast and Furious. Not sure how widenting the track like that will make it handle, but I have my suspicions. And those arches.... yuck!!!

Someone has spent a lot of money wrecking a good car

utaka

finally thank you someone who agrees with me thought i was the only person on here who thinks its just plain wrong

MartynJ

I don't remember many people moaning about the wider track of the 22b, so I suspect that your suspicions are probably wrong.

f1_fan

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Ah that will be the 22B with revised drivetrain and suspension designed especially for the car by STI engineers with years of experince at the highest level of preformance car design.... as opposed to this example

Look maybe it is all properly sorted or maybe the suspension and drivetrain mods are as naff as the styling, but no matter what using your 22B example is just laughable compared to this monstrosity.

gpssti4

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Did the 22B just not have a different offset on the wheels? IIRC - well more a case of
if I was informed correctly - Prodrive were asked to develop different track arms etc. However it worked out too expensive - hence the wheel offset.

Personally I think it will handle okay.

utaka

it will handle ok as long as it runs spacers and has 3 way adjustable suspension so geometry on it can be set and wheels dont hit the suspension. it just looks shocking. guy must have spent mega bucks on the engine etc then just run out of money but needed wider track for racing. hey presto these pants arches were born

wrx9181

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I love this car, mental and proud

subaru-impreza-2000

Thats f'in sweet! love it.

Them arch's would only suit somthings with massive tyres! like this one has, so unless your gonig to change the wheels and tyres for ones like them its going to look naff.