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Vote for Frayz on the above link guys,lets show the boys over the pond we have better scoobs.
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2nd at the moment,come-on guys lets win this....
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27 October 2012, 11:57 PM
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Big thanks to everyone for the support
Here's the car and its story in a very brief overview.
Hi guys & gals of NASIOC.
Here's my UK 2002 Prodrive edition version 7 STi… Yes, she's a genuine version 7 bugeye STi.
Some of you may well have followed my build thread on here and seen the car right from its infancy. I've now owned this very car for the last 8 years after previously owning a 350bhp Ford Sapphire RS Cosworth.
As a young boy growing up in the 80s and 90s id always wanted a Cosworth, it was my dream car and at the age of 19 I completed my apprenticeship with Ford Motor Co I finally treated myself to an ebony black Cosworth.
I owned the cossie for 2 years. Of which I loved every minute. However I reached a point where I wanted a change, the cossie wasn’t getting any younger and I wanted something with as much "bang for buck" as possible. I did my research and after being a huge rally fan decided I wanted an Impreza.
Not just any Impreza, I wanted a bugeye STi, Prodrive edition. The Prodrive edition was a special edition in the UK limited to 1000 cars as I understand it. 900 in blue and 100 in black. It came with different styling inc front bumper, skirts and blue dash clocks etc. More importantly, it looked as close to S7 WRC cars I so drooled over on the rally stages.
I finally tracked down a 3 year old, bone stock Prodrive edition with just 21k miles on the clock. She was a minter too… lovely.
The first 4 years of her life I slowly tuned the stock 2ltr up to approx 400bhp on a stock location FP green. I had taken her all over the UK to various racetracks and around Europe, including lots of trips to the Nurburgring nordschliefe and Germanys WRC event.
Through the Subaru scene and club I belong to, I had become great friends with a local tuner and he helped me develop the car to the point I was at. We were very close and hatched a plan to build a 2.5ltr motor together and tune the car to approx 450bhp.
In August 2008 I removed the stock engine and began collecting parts to build the car into something even more special.
Shortly after our friendship collapsed and I was left with the car on my driveway with no engine, it had been sold and the cars body emblazoned with his company logos.
I was sick of the car and gutted our friendship had collapsed, so I left it. She sat for over a year as I just couldn’t stand the sight of her. I decided to go and do something completely different and went freestyle kiting for a year. The car got left completely untouched and unloved.
All the while I stayed in touch with many other Subaru friends who tried so hard to help me rekindle the love for the car and continue the build on my own.
Sometime in March 2010, something sparked and decided enough was enough and I had to rebuild the car into something special, continue my dream and go it alone.
After all, it wasn’t the cars fault…
Slowly, I continued to source and collect all the parts one by one, and piece by piece I began her rebuild. Only no longer was my target 450bhp, if i was going to do this, i was going to make a statement, Now i was looking for 550bhp. All the while I wanted to keep the car as a road car that I took to the track, not a stripped out ugly racer that i used on the road.
But I would build the car with a level of finish that I would use RCM as my benchmark. RCM (Roger Clark Motorsport) are the pinacle of Subaru tuning here in the UK. They were/are the elite and i wanted to achieve a level of detial that comapred to the work they did. I wanted everything to look and feel OEM.
As if this were a special edition that Subaru themselves might have built.
I spent months and months, sourcing, designing, fabricating and powdercoating custom parts. Parts including my own design CNC combustion chambers, pinning my own block, building my own wiring harness, making my own fuel rails, oil cooler ram air box, wing insert and various other bespoke parts. I didnt turn a single spanner untill i was 100% ready to assemble the motor. Every fastener that i could use i swapped to stainless, ever part i could i powdercoated. I wanted this to be something to be proud of.
18 months later we fast forward to October of 2011. Now I finally had the car running and took her to be tuned by Simon Roe down at Surrey Rolling Road.
I told Simon I wasn’t interested in a horsepower figure as such, just map it so it's happy and safe and whatever It made it made. I stood next to the dyno like an expectant father waiting for my creation to be unleashed.
Slowly and surely the numbers came up, pull after pull she got stronger and stronger pulling at the 4 straps holder her down.
I walked away absolutely delighted, we capped the power and torque for longevity with figures of 573bhp and 520lbsft.
Forgetting figures, the car drove beautifully. It had huge power and torque, the delivery was superb and I was finally behind the wheel of my own creation. All the late nights, early starts, blood sweat and tears were finally showing their worth.
Remember this car has no sponsors and has been built by one guy on a driveway, no big garage, no vehicle lift no unlimited budget. Every single nut and bolt has been done by myself. Only the mapping and painted panels have been done by others.
Now I'm enjoying the car for what it is and have a few more plans ahead, one of which being a rear custom rollcage and as we speak I'm redesigning my interior.
If you would like to read about the car in full, please check out my build thread here. Here you will truly see the rollercoaster of a journey this car has taken me on.
http://<b>http://forums.nasioc.com/f...?t=1467044</b>
Until then, here's the current build spec and photos.
Many thanks for reading; I would also like to thank various member of NASIOC for shipping me parts, helping me with ideas and decisions along the way.
Big thanks to all of you over the years, but especially the following:
Paulie : Man, where do I start? Your car has inspired me so much. To me it has and always will be king of the hill. Nothing will ever come close as to me its pure Impreza. No crazy wheels and bodykits. Just out and out pure rally inspired Impreza. I salute you man.
Scby Rex: Thanks for all your help getting me parts man, parts that were tough to source her in the UK. You stepped up and helped me out no end. Thanks a heap man.
Tino, DMoney, Boostjunkie and Wayno: These guys are pure inspiration to me, superb cars built with superb commitment and detail. Thanks for all the laughs and enjoyment of watching your creations take on the ups and downs that I also have been facing.
Thanks for reading
Frayz
Spec:
Built entirely by myself (Frayz-Engineering)
Mapped by Simon Roe (JollyGreen Monster)
Engine
New EJ257 block (modified by FE)
New EJ257 crankshaft
ACL race series main bearings
ACL race series big end bearings
Lateral Crower "long" H section forged con-rods
Lateral Wiseco custom pistons
RCM modified oil pump
Cosworth sump baffle plate
XWORKSS baffled sump
JDM Spec C long runner intake manifold
10mm Phenolic spacers
Walboro lift pump
Custom swirlpot
Bosch 413 Motorsport fuel pump in custom FE QR cradle
Fuelab billet filter
Custom FE fuel rails
Injector Dynamics 1000cc injectors
Fuelab FPR
JDM "Big Port" Spec C heads (modified by FE with custom combustion chambers and port work)
Supertech Stainless/Nitrided intake valves
Supertech Inconel exhaust valves
JDM Spec C cams
NGK Racing 8 spark plugs
PE Kevlar timing belt
CDF billet timing guide
New Genuine OEM waterpump, piston rings, gaskets/seals
GT-Spec Gen II, Zircotec ceramic coated tubular manifold
Custom T-Logic twisted inconel up-pipe
Garrett GT3582R turbocharger with Tial .82 V-band housing
DEI titanium turbo blanket
DEI titanium wrapped downpipe
Custom XWORKSS twisted downpipe
Tial 44mm External wastegate
Bespoke 3" lightweight race exhaust system from Simpson Race Exhausts. (Ceramic coated with bent down tailpipe)
Grimmspeed EBCS
3bar map sensor
160mm K&N filter mounted on custom 6x4 carbon intake trumpet
Custom FE/XWORKSS breather system and RTS catch tank
Exedy Hyper Compe-R twin plate carbon clutch
Exedy Hyper Compe-R forged billet flywheel
Goodridge braided clutch line
APS DR725 front mounted intercooler with custom FE pipework
Hardrace engine/gearbox mounts
Setrab 19 row oil cooler with custom FE housing
Ixiz-Concept bonnet dampers
Odyssey PC680 race battery
Hand built custom engine wiring harness
Samco hosing - coolant
Speedflow Fittings/hose - fuel
573bhp-520ftlbs @2.1bar
ECU
Syvecs S6 (Launch Control & AntiLag) with 8 individual cals adjustable on the fly
Braking system:
AP Racing 6 pot CP7040 calipers, 356mm AP grooved discs,
Pagid RS29 front pads
Colour coded black/yellow STI rear Brembos
Performance Friction Z/compound rear pads
Goodridge stainless braided hoses all round
Motul RBF600 brake fluid
Suspension Modifications:
Whiteline adjustable front sway bar
Whiteline adjustable rear sway bar
Whiteline HD mount kit
Whiteline camber bolts
Whiteline rear diff locking kit
Whiteline roll centre adjustment kit
SD Motorsport solid rear diff mount
KW Variant 3 External reservoir coilover dampers
CDF billet front ARB drop links
CDF billet rear ARB drop links
CDF billet pitch stop
CDF billet anti lift kit
Super Pro poly lower arm bushes
Super Pro poly outrigger bushes
Super Pro poly gearbox cradle bushes
AS Performance delrin gear linkage bush kit
Noltec billet clubsport pillow ball adjustable topmounts.
Custom STi front strutbrace
Custom (track bias) geometry setup
STI8 Spec C steering rack on Whiteline bushes
Wheels/Tires:
18x8 Speedline Turini
235-40-18 Michelin Pilot Super Sport
RAYS extended black lugnuts
Genuine Prodrive valve caps
Interior/Exterior Modifications:
Interior
Prodrive/Sparco Pro WRC carbon drivers seat
Prodrive/Sparco Pro WRC GRP passenger seat
Flocked dash with custom gauge pods
Flocked A pillars
Flocked Steering column cowlings
Flocked centre console
Satin black dash trims
Speedware stainless harness bar
WRC/Group N carbon rear firewall
WRC/Group N carbon rear seat bench replacement
WRC/Group N carbon 3 piece parcel shelf
TRS Magnum ultralite WRC FIA 4 point harness's
Genuine STi carbon door sills
Genuine STi mats
DSG white delrin gear ****
Full Works Bell QR steering setup with Momo Mod 07 steering wheel
Lifeline 4ltr plumbed in fire supression system
Lifeline 2.25ltr handheld fire extinguisher
Exterior:
6000K HID lighting (High-Low)
Carbon STi wing blanks
Genuine Prodrive WRC S7 Carbon mirrors
Genuine Prodrive WRC S7 Carbon bonnet vent
Smoked side repeaters
Custom gurney flap on upper wing blade
Custom fog light covers with flush mounted cold air feeds. (oil cooler/air box)
Genuine Spec C type RA roof vent
WRC plain black Kaylan mudflaps
Polished/painted Prodrive rear diff guard
PIAA Silicone wipers
Aerocatches
Data acquisition:
Syvecs S6 ECU
Defi BF 60mm gauges - Oil Temp, Oil Press, Water Temp, Fuel Press, Exhaust Gas Temp, and Boost Press.
RB Motorsport ACT gauge
Innovate Motorsports Wideband Lambda sensor with USB hub output
Phormula KS3 knock analyzer
If you're wondering, she sounds like this.
Here's the car and its story in a very brief overview.
Hi guys & gals of NASIOC.
Here's my UK 2002 Prodrive edition version 7 STi… Yes, she's a genuine version 7 bugeye STi.
Some of you may well have followed my build thread on here and seen the car right from its infancy. I've now owned this very car for the last 8 years after previously owning a 350bhp Ford Sapphire RS Cosworth.
As a young boy growing up in the 80s and 90s id always wanted a Cosworth, it was my dream car and at the age of 19 I completed my apprenticeship with Ford Motor Co I finally treated myself to an ebony black Cosworth.
I owned the cossie for 2 years. Of which I loved every minute. However I reached a point where I wanted a change, the cossie wasn’t getting any younger and I wanted something with as much "bang for buck" as possible. I did my research and after being a huge rally fan decided I wanted an Impreza.
Not just any Impreza, I wanted a bugeye STi, Prodrive edition. The Prodrive edition was a special edition in the UK limited to 1000 cars as I understand it. 900 in blue and 100 in black. It came with different styling inc front bumper, skirts and blue dash clocks etc. More importantly, it looked as close to S7 WRC cars I so drooled over on the rally stages.
I finally tracked down a 3 year old, bone stock Prodrive edition with just 21k miles on the clock. She was a minter too… lovely.
The first 4 years of her life I slowly tuned the stock 2ltr up to approx 400bhp on a stock location FP green. I had taken her all over the UK to various racetracks and around Europe, including lots of trips to the Nurburgring nordschliefe and Germanys WRC event.
Through the Subaru scene and club I belong to, I had become great friends with a local tuner and he helped me develop the car to the point I was at. We were very close and hatched a plan to build a 2.5ltr motor together and tune the car to approx 450bhp.
In August 2008 I removed the stock engine and began collecting parts to build the car into something even more special.
Shortly after our friendship collapsed and I was left with the car on my driveway with no engine, it had been sold and the cars body emblazoned with his company logos.
I was sick of the car and gutted our friendship had collapsed, so I left it. She sat for over a year as I just couldn’t stand the sight of her. I decided to go and do something completely different and went freestyle kiting for a year. The car got left completely untouched and unloved.
All the while I stayed in touch with many other Subaru friends who tried so hard to help me rekindle the love for the car and continue the build on my own.
Sometime in March 2010, something sparked and decided enough was enough and I had to rebuild the car into something special, continue my dream and go it alone.
After all, it wasn’t the cars fault…
Slowly, I continued to source and collect all the parts one by one, and piece by piece I began her rebuild. Only no longer was my target 450bhp, if i was going to do this, i was going to make a statement, Now i was looking for 550bhp. All the while I wanted to keep the car as a road car that I took to the track, not a stripped out ugly racer that i used on the road.
But I would build the car with a level of finish that I would use RCM as my benchmark. RCM (Roger Clark Motorsport) are the pinacle of Subaru tuning here in the UK. They were/are the elite and i wanted to achieve a level of detial that comapred to the work they did. I wanted everything to look and feel OEM.
As if this were a special edition that Subaru themselves might have built.
I spent months and months, sourcing, designing, fabricating and powdercoating custom parts. Parts including my own design CNC combustion chambers, pinning my own block, building my own wiring harness, making my own fuel rails, oil cooler ram air box, wing insert and various other bespoke parts. I didnt turn a single spanner untill i was 100% ready to assemble the motor. Every fastener that i could use i swapped to stainless, ever part i could i powdercoated. I wanted this to be something to be proud of.
18 months later we fast forward to October of 2011. Now I finally had the car running and took her to be tuned by Simon Roe down at Surrey Rolling Road.
I told Simon I wasn’t interested in a horsepower figure as such, just map it so it's happy and safe and whatever It made it made. I stood next to the dyno like an expectant father waiting for my creation to be unleashed.
Slowly and surely the numbers came up, pull after pull she got stronger and stronger pulling at the 4 straps holder her down.
I walked away absolutely delighted, we capped the power and torque for longevity with figures of 573bhp and 520lbsft.
Forgetting figures, the car drove beautifully. It had huge power and torque, the delivery was superb and I was finally behind the wheel of my own creation. All the late nights, early starts, blood sweat and tears were finally showing their worth.
Remember this car has no sponsors and has been built by one guy on a driveway, no big garage, no vehicle lift no unlimited budget. Every single nut and bolt has been done by myself. Only the mapping and painted panels have been done by others.
Now I'm enjoying the car for what it is and have a few more plans ahead, one of which being a rear custom rollcage and as we speak I'm redesigning my interior.
If you would like to read about the car in full, please check out my build thread here. Here you will truly see the rollercoaster of a journey this car has taken me on.
http://<b>http://forums.nasioc.com/f...?t=1467044</b>
Until then, here's the current build spec and photos.
Many thanks for reading; I would also like to thank various member of NASIOC for shipping me parts, helping me with ideas and decisions along the way.
Big thanks to all of you over the years, but especially the following:
Paulie : Man, where do I start? Your car has inspired me so much. To me it has and always will be king of the hill. Nothing will ever come close as to me its pure Impreza. No crazy wheels and bodykits. Just out and out pure rally inspired Impreza. I salute you man.
Scby Rex: Thanks for all your help getting me parts man, parts that were tough to source her in the UK. You stepped up and helped me out no end. Thanks a heap man.
Tino, DMoney, Boostjunkie and Wayno: These guys are pure inspiration to me, superb cars built with superb commitment and detail. Thanks for all the laughs and enjoyment of watching your creations take on the ups and downs that I also have been facing.
Thanks for reading
Frayz
Spec:
Built entirely by myself (Frayz-Engineering)
Mapped by Simon Roe (JollyGreen Monster)
Engine
New EJ257 block (modified by FE)
New EJ257 crankshaft
ACL race series main bearings
ACL race series big end bearings
Lateral Crower "long" H section forged con-rods
Lateral Wiseco custom pistons
RCM modified oil pump
Cosworth sump baffle plate
XWORKSS baffled sump
JDM Spec C long runner intake manifold
10mm Phenolic spacers
Walboro lift pump
Custom swirlpot
Bosch 413 Motorsport fuel pump in custom FE QR cradle
Fuelab billet filter
Custom FE fuel rails
Injector Dynamics 1000cc injectors
Fuelab FPR
JDM "Big Port" Spec C heads (modified by FE with custom combustion chambers and port work)
Supertech Stainless/Nitrided intake valves
Supertech Inconel exhaust valves
JDM Spec C cams
NGK Racing 8 spark plugs
PE Kevlar timing belt
CDF billet timing guide
New Genuine OEM waterpump, piston rings, gaskets/seals
GT-Spec Gen II, Zircotec ceramic coated tubular manifold
Custom T-Logic twisted inconel up-pipe
Garrett GT3582R turbocharger with Tial .82 V-band housing
DEI titanium turbo blanket
DEI titanium wrapped downpipe
Custom XWORKSS twisted downpipe
Tial 44mm External wastegate
Bespoke 3" lightweight race exhaust system from Simpson Race Exhausts. (Ceramic coated with bent down tailpipe)
Grimmspeed EBCS
3bar map sensor
160mm K&N filter mounted on custom 6x4 carbon intake trumpet
Custom FE/XWORKSS breather system and RTS catch tank
Exedy Hyper Compe-R twin plate carbon clutch
Exedy Hyper Compe-R forged billet flywheel
Goodridge braided clutch line
APS DR725 front mounted intercooler with custom FE pipework
Hardrace engine/gearbox mounts
Setrab 19 row oil cooler with custom FE housing
Ixiz-Concept bonnet dampers
Odyssey PC680 race battery
Hand built custom engine wiring harness
Samco hosing - coolant
Speedflow Fittings/hose - fuel
573bhp-520ftlbs @2.1bar
ECU
Syvecs S6 (Launch Control & AntiLag) with 8 individual cals adjustable on the fly
Braking system:
AP Racing 6 pot CP7040 calipers, 356mm AP grooved discs,
Pagid RS29 front pads
Colour coded black/yellow STI rear Brembos
Performance Friction Z/compound rear pads
Goodridge stainless braided hoses all round
Motul RBF600 brake fluid
Suspension Modifications:
Whiteline adjustable front sway bar
Whiteline adjustable rear sway bar
Whiteline HD mount kit
Whiteline camber bolts
Whiteline rear diff locking kit
Whiteline roll centre adjustment kit
SD Motorsport solid rear diff mount
KW Variant 3 External reservoir coilover dampers
CDF billet front ARB drop links
CDF billet rear ARB drop links
CDF billet pitch stop
CDF billet anti lift kit
Super Pro poly lower arm bushes
Super Pro poly outrigger bushes
Super Pro poly gearbox cradle bushes
AS Performance delrin gear linkage bush kit
Noltec billet clubsport pillow ball adjustable topmounts.
Custom STi front strutbrace
Custom (track bias) geometry setup
STI8 Spec C steering rack on Whiteline bushes
Wheels/Tires:
18x8 Speedline Turini
235-40-18 Michelin Pilot Super Sport
RAYS extended black lugnuts
Genuine Prodrive valve caps
Interior/Exterior Modifications:
Interior
Prodrive/Sparco Pro WRC carbon drivers seat
Prodrive/Sparco Pro WRC GRP passenger seat
Flocked dash with custom gauge pods
Flocked A pillars
Flocked Steering column cowlings
Flocked centre console
Satin black dash trims
Speedware stainless harness bar
WRC/Group N carbon rear firewall
WRC/Group N carbon rear seat bench replacement
WRC/Group N carbon 3 piece parcel shelf
TRS Magnum ultralite WRC FIA 4 point harness's
Genuine STi carbon door sills
Genuine STi mats
DSG white delrin gear ****
Full Works Bell QR steering setup with Momo Mod 07 steering wheel
Lifeline 4ltr plumbed in fire supression system
Lifeline 2.25ltr handheld fire extinguisher
Exterior:
6000K HID lighting (High-Low)
Carbon STi wing blanks
Genuine Prodrive WRC S7 Carbon mirrors
Genuine Prodrive WRC S7 Carbon bonnet vent
Smoked side repeaters
Custom gurney flap on upper wing blade
Custom fog light covers with flush mounted cold air feeds. (oil cooler/air box)
Genuine Spec C type RA roof vent
WRC plain black Kaylan mudflaps
Polished/painted Prodrive rear diff guard
PIAA Silicone wipers
Aerocatches
Data acquisition:
Syvecs S6 ECU
Defi BF 60mm gauges - Oil Temp, Oil Press, Water Temp, Fuel Press, Exhaust Gas Temp, and Boost Press.
RB Motorsport ACT gauge
Innovate Motorsports Wideband Lambda sensor with USB hub output
Phormula KS3 knock analyzer
If you're wondering, she sounds like this.
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Fair play Frayz you certainly done an epic job on your car fella 
didn realise you had put so much in to it with the up's and down's that came with it lol, without doubt in my eyes the best lookin bug I have seen by far I'd say! I never considered a bugeye but I'd certainly have that one 
Best of luck bud
didn realise you had put so much in to it with the up's and down's that came with it lol, without doubt in my eyes the best lookin bug I have seen by far I'd say! I never considered a bugeye but I'd certainly have that one Best of luck bud
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