As title. I have just purchased this car with the intent on restoring it. It's been in the hands of a Chav with the looks of things. Lol.
I'm starting by de Chavving it, by removing all the add on carbon items and updated parts!! "Which is almost everything !!"
So if anyone knows this car, or can help me by way of information on this particular type of ltd edition? I'd be great full.
This is pics from the advert, I will take some better pics once its stopped raining. Lol
It has now also a very poorly fitted front mount and td06 20g turbo. On the upside it came with a spare engine and vf28 turbo.

 

If anyone has pictures of the original interior that would be good. As it has had a v8 sti interior fitted.

 

Glad you are saving it, cracking cars, loads of info on the type ra forum (google it)

Good luck

 

As above get over to forum Type-RA

 

Great cars mate, keep us updated on the restoration and good luck.

 

Thank god your saving it!

 

props for the save...I do hope more people stop messing with pre-facelift cars, if you want a facelift buy a later car

 

It is actually a facelift car. It's a version 3, updated front end and engine. Version 4 got the updated interior.

 

I always thought of v5\6 cars as facelift models; new interiors, new exteriors and phase2 engine...v4 had the facelift interior and bonnet but not the bumper or grill and phase 1.5 engine...I thought v3 cars were the same as v1\2?

 

As promised. More pics

 

Version 3 still have the pre facelift bumper.

 

What ya mean ?? This does have pre facelift bumper.

 

Just out of curiosity what's the applied model number on the VIN plate?

Shaun

 

GC8D4ED

 

I was just meaning it's not the full facelifted front end.

 

Does it run as there doesnt seem to be any water or oil pipes connected to the turbo? or the actuator either??

 

It does run. Although not very well !! And yeah, the facelifted bumper didn't appear till 1999. Along with crystal lights and different engine "heads" , and management.

 

Badged as a type-ra ..... Lol....bet its been sold as one in its past .

 

Hahahaha. The advert I bought it from said it was a ra !!

 

Have you refitted the cats yet? lol

 

No, why ?

 

Restoring classics is going to get big!

 

V3 was the first real STI, they have half a face lift so to speak without the interior as you say, but are different to v1 and 2, and have the 3 piece splitter where 1&2 don't.

 

Having looked at the pics, it's not a V3 because it has ABS.

 

It most definitely is a v 3 v limited.
Here's the origanal brochure.

 

Whats ABS got to do with it?

 

My V3 has ABS as standard.
The V2 came without it.

 

I think paddyhoey knows exactly which model he has purchased..

Which is rare nowadays....lol...

 

hi mate i have an original seat for yours plus color coded mirrors and a mint set of alloys if your intrested

 

paddy is a good guy top subaru specialist always looked after my subaru