Rob Day

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2004 Blobeye STI with some very nice goodies
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Hi and Welcome

I bought this car this year with nice modification already done, with the vision of taking it to 450-500bhp that can be used on track, however I have had to restrict my spending due to other commitments. Although I have taken the car to 400+bhp with handling to boot, I simply haven’t the spare cash and time to complete the power transformation, nor time to use the car as I would have liked.

In the last two months I have spent a small fortune on the car, this includes the purchase of a Andrew Forrest 20G Turbo, Roger Clark Motorsport Induction, K&N Large Cone Filter, Cold Air Fog Feed and Trumpets, 900cc Reflowed by Lateral Injectors, D2 Oil Catch Can, 3” Complete DC Exhaust System, Ported Headers by Harvey Smith with a trick up pipe, 3 Port Boost solenoid, and 8 Pot Ksport front brake conversion. All the work was undertaken by CAMS Performance Subaru Specialist. The total cost for all this was in excess of £3’000, then followed the all important remap by Andrew Carr from TeamCarr at £450.

The remap is Speed Density Conversion which runs mafless, which currently includes 2 maps (Vpower or Tesco 99, and also a second map for Vpower or Tesco 99 plus 20% meth), GpN Anti Lag System, Launch Control, Flat Foot Shift (currently deactivated as I’m not a fan of changing gear without lifting off the throttle), and In gear Boost control.

The car runs sweet, and the power delivery is very smooth, the brakes have been installed with Yellow Stuff pads which are unbelievably sharp especially when hot, and the ride is certainly far from standard meaning the car will push, weave and brake hard.

With only 4 previous owners whom most were/are enthusiasts (John Pye, Storm, Engine tuner, me) the car has always been cared for regardless of the cost. There is full service history which includes a cam belt change, and a more recent spec upgrade including yet again another service.

The 8 Pot brake callipers are from Duncan Graham’s time attack car, and have been refreshed. The Callipers are indeed monster 8 pots, and the Rotors, Pads and Braided lines are brand new. The bells have been re-drilled to suit 5x100pcd as they were originally 5x114.3pcd.

The spec list is per below, and although care has been taken not to blow my budget, nothing has been skimped on, so only quality products have been used.

There are some minor marks on the car that will elbow grease out (I will attempt to sort this week), and one wheel has some minor curbing. The interior is faultless, and the additional extras have been tastefully installed making it a very nice place to sit.

The Engine is sweet, Andrew Carr commented on how smooth and safe it was when mapping, and how well the Turbo reacted to the Meth map. The Gearbox is as it should be, no unusual noises, no crunching or synco issues. Brakes.... well they are awesome end of! Interior is factory black/ Blue suede type finish with the only additions being some nice STI foot mats, Defi Guages, two switches for map & Anti Lag, and the ICE system which is DVD player, SatNav, Hands free kit, as well as a touch screen typical car stereo.

The car has not been on track although that was the intention going by my spec change to what it is now. The Anti Lag system is a proper GpN product and actual does operate as Anti lag does in the WRC. Not just pops and bangs but actually keeps the Turbo spooled through gear changing. The DC Exhaust is sweet and not too loud, I creep off to work in it occasionally and I havent as yet had any complaints for the neighbours, so it will be track friendly. I would say it is ever so slightly louder than a Miltek I have once owned, but by no means as loud as the horrid Blitz nur spec or Jap Speeds. I wont deny that the anti lag is loud, because it certainly wakes me up. Not used often at all as its not street friendly, but it certainly does what it says on the tin. Launch control is vicious but works a treat pinning you back in the seat. I could go on all day about the car so I shall end it there and list the spec as per below.


Service History etc
1034 miles
7662 miles
12872 miles
16800 miles
25413 miles
34655 miles
42831 miles
47012 miles
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Tax April 2013
MOT May 2013

Suspension
BC coilovers
RCM anti roll bars
Whiteline anti lift kit
Uprated drop links
Strut Brace

Brakes / Wheels
356mm 8 pot KSports
New Groved rotors
Dual PCD Bells
Yellow Stuff Pads
Braided lines
18" WR1 prodrive style wheels

Engine / Performance
Amdrew Forest 20G
900cc Injectors (ott but future proof)
Harvey Ported Headers and Harvey trick Up-pipe
3"decat DC downpipe
3" DC decat system
RCM induction
Large K&N Cone filter
New 3 Port Boost solenoid
3" Cold Air feed through fog & inner wing
Walbro fuel pump
D2 oil catch can set up.
Dual mapped for Vpower and Vpower + 20% meth
Anti Lag and Launch Control
Mafless remap by Andrew Carr.

Interior
Pod mounted Defi's guages (Oil Temp, Pressure, Boost) and controller
Dual map switch installed (in fog switch location blank)
Anti Lag switch installed (in dccd blank switch)
Unmarked STI Interior.
STI Mats, inc boot.
Pioneer dvd / bluetooth / Satnav ICE

Exterior
STI Mudflaps
Spec C headlamps (detango)
De-badged boot.
Fog Feed trumpet (in the later pics)
Splitter (now in two pieces ;( )


Usual STI bits
STI Semi forged engine with AVCS Heads
6 Speed Gearbox
Blue Trim Seats
Rev audiable limiter
Rear Brembo's
High Rise spoiler


When the splitter was fitted, but the car is too low for one, but its still available in two pieces











Pre wash pic:



Some engine pics:





Harvey Smith's ported headers and Trick up pipe



Andy Forest 20G



Local car and mine



RCM Induction and Large Cone K&N Filter







Mileage has crept up a little since this pic, now displays just over 47'000



Set of Defi Guages



8 Pot Ksports calipers refurbished from Duncan Graham's time attack car, with new rotors, pads, braided lines etc. This is not a cheap kit.



Some paper wiork









Some more pics








Some Bad photos, but you get the idea





Video Link


Im looking for offers in the region of £8'200 as the car stands. I would be happy to despec the car to cater for a lower budget.

Viewing or passanger rides available upon request, no tyre kickers please!

If your serious about buying then proof of insurance required before you get behind the wheel unless some agreement is made in advance.

Thanks for reading, Im sure there is something I will have forgot to add.

Regards
Rob

0752 20 20 500
r-s-r-signs@gmx.co.uk

Location:
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M2RTXhawkeye

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How much Rob? 😉

Martin

B0DSKI

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Running Simtek ?

B0DSKI

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Also what clutch is in it ?

Rob Day

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Hey Martin,

As said in the PM i'll get a price in mind later today when I have worked out my recent spending. However I was PM'd last night with a 7k offer which I refused.

Speed Density Conversion, which includes 2 maps, GpN ALS, LC @ 5800 currently, FFS (currently deactivated as Im not a fan of flat foot change), In gear Boost control to 1.6bar I think (I will confirm from my Defi's)

Clutch was in the car when I got it, so I cant comment exactly, but Im under the impression its on the standard clutch which does Launch, and does not slip. I can record and supply footage for proof if required

Regards
Rob

Rob Day

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Now on fleBay

Rob

Pricey

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Lovely looking car mate, glwts.

Infected by sti

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I love the look on that car Rob, there is just something about it that i just cant put my finger on but its a lovely looking machine with the kit to boot

I know my mate is looking for one and fingers crossed this will be the one!

GLWTS Either way tho mate, cant see it being about too long

Rob Day

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Cheers Fellas

Ive been offered £7500 today, which was kindly refused. If it doesnt go I have some other options

Rob

ps - more pics uploading now

Rob Day

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Few more pics.

Apologies for the poor quality (iphone), and the colour of the car, but its been sat in the garage for almost three weeks whilst ive been away.

The splitter can be repaired and put back on if required. If im honest it looks better on, but as seen by the pics above it quite low with it on and catches on 50% of speed humps ;(

sonic93

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No rob bad rob lol don't do it u we're so proud of this one.

Rob Day

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I know mate, I shouldn’t really do it, but I’m simply not going to have the resources to do anything with it further this year. However should I not get an offer very close to the ask price I’ll likely de-spec it and sell the car cheaper and keep some goodies for the future, in fact I’m liking this idea more and more I think about it . Grrr that’s got my head spinning now (doh

carl heath

Love the car mate but how come people say they want this much for the car but i can de spec it and sell it for less ? Whenever i have sold a scooby thats well speced i get told oh well you never get your money back for tuning a car ? I dont mean any thing funny towards you mate or the car its a corker but tuning a car only makes it more sellable not more valuable or so i have been told many times.

Infected by sti

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Because a car of that spec with good number of owners and backed with plenty of history, sat at that mileage in its own right is worth anything up to and around the £7k mark (give or take to right buyer) somebody wanting a nice clean standard example will pay that money as its not seen as expensive, yet throw the extra cost of the parts it has at it and people think its expensive, its all about feeling you got a good car for a good price, so if he de-specs it, sells it as standard and sells the parts seperate he will make more money on the car as the parts are worth a good price to the guys on here for example. People dont see that they are prepared to spend money on a standard model then throw £££'s at it to get it to the spec it is now when u could have bought a mint example like this with it all done for less money than it will buying one standard and tuning it lol, madness if you ask me, car is worth that money all day long imo and no doubt will sell soon to somebody who knows what their getting

Rob Day

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Carl you are kind of right, and in half the cases your scenario is exactly what does happen. However it is all about reflecting the price to what people are prepared to pay, not what the car is worth in terms of actual build/spec costs. The car is worth more than I have put it up in my opinion as I know what has gone into it, but an element of what you have said forces the price down. Take some of the non special classics I have seen on here recently that are anything over £9'000 becuase they have great engine builds running 500+. You cant tell me any standard classic (non special) is worth £9'000 in standard form unless its sub 30'000 miles in concours condition, yet the sellers know that some serious money has been thrown at them, yet only want a fraction of the monies thrown at it in resale.

Mine case is clear, the car if "standard" is worth whatever its worth, you can decided that amongst yourselves. Then the cost of all the goodies on top comes to a tidy sum. Im not asking for the price of Standard car, plus Ksports, plus AF20G, plus RCM intake, plus Headers, plus remap, plus Defi, plus BC coilovers, etc etc. Im asking for what I think the car will sell at comfortably.

As I have said I am in no push to sell, its only up for sale as I havent time nor funds to use it this year as I would like, and I dont like the thought of having it sat in the garage doing nothing until next year, nor being developed further as I wanted to do. The only reason I wont be going further with the car is due to serious home renovations that is draining any spare funds I had, plus I have recently got married which as most of you know aint cheap! However most of the major works to the house have now been done and paid for, so the serious cash spending is out of the way. The sale of the car would just replenish my bank account, so the options of putting some parts back to standard excluding the suspension, wheels and lights making the car still very appealing to the eye would make the car still very saleable, and yet all the parts removed would nicely sit in my garage for a future car

Rob

fcuk1_6

Don't want to come across as a vulture but if you want to remover the BC BRs I'll swap you for my std shockies with prodrive springs plus £400 your way so you could say to whoever offered you the £7500 they could have it with that set up for the £7500 and only be £100 off the asking price?

geesta

This car is right on the money! Even better if it was £7500

Rob Day

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Im going to give the car a little longer to sell as it is, then I will be looking at my options.

The trouble with removing the BC's is that the car "looks the part" so even if its de-tuned, the looks and handling alone would help sell the car.

I'll give it some further thought next week if its unsold.

Rob

Rob Day

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LOL

The amount of £7500 offers I have had is unreal.

Has a loan shark got an offer on borrowing £7500 at the moment or something

Yesterday I was offered £7800 if I hold the car until September.

Just to be clear here, Im not playing an auction run, I clearly dont want to let the car go for £7500, and as I have an abundance of offers of that amount I may as well hold out for ask price or as near as damn it. I mean its on eBay too at £8250 (cover fees and the hassle ebay brings), and the offers through eBay have all been above £7250 too.

One thing I will not be doing is agreeing a price for someone to come and view, drive, tyre kick and then start haggling me down. I will simply put her back in the garage. I know what the car is worth, and I know it been looked after. Yes it has some age related marks such as minor stone chips on the bonnet, the odd small laquer scratch which I have been informed will buff out. One wheel has minor curbing, and the exhaust tip needs metal polishing

Rob

every1sgottablue1

This car is easily worth 8K! Hold out Rob someone will offer you the money your after. I'm suprised one of these greedy breakers hasn't been along and offered you the money.

P.S Thanks for the tax disc holder

Rob Day

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I know what your saying, but it's not worth breaking buddy. De-tune and sell yes, but not spilt completely.

I'm of the opinion rough cars are breakers, or damaged ones. Odd occasion you see minters, but it's a shame

Rob

Rob Day

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Video added ^^

LUCKO

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sounds awesome

carl heath

Rob i hope you didnt take offence to my post,reading back i should have not said it really as its such a great car.maybe its the fact that i want to buy it off you but i am 1k short at the mo mate.if its still up in a month or so ill be after it but i know it will be on someone elses drive by then.
I sold my bugeye sti that i made a minter a couple of months back,i give a full respray as im a painter/panel man with out the other 4k i spent modding it,i had it for almost 4 years and miss it so much but wanted a change and something newer,got a 07 vectra cdti for the missus and kids taxi now so when i get one itll be a weekend toy not a daily drive.yours would be ideal.
Good luck selling it and if not ill be in touch in few weeks. Car looks the dogs dangles cant believe its not gone.

Rob Day

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It does indeed and, the iPhone recording doesn't even do it justice

Me no

I went out in the car today, makes me want to reconsider selling it, especially if I get another eBay visitor

Someone (eBay chap and wife) test drove it today from Leeds, and picked at it to death to point of the small stone chips etc. He offered me £7'000, I refused and he the (10 mins later) offered me £7'100. I could see where this was going so I promptly put the car in the garage to where he continued with another £100 increment offer.... He then said that he would need to re-tax the car in 8 months WTF

martin850

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There are some jokers out there and it's worth every penny Rob, stick to your guns.

Rob Day

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I certainly will Martin

eBay Watchers

geesta

I just can't stop thinking about this car!

RobsyUK

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Don't want to pop any bubbles and it does look amazing but amount of watches mean nothing... I watch endless stuff just to see what it sells for with no intentions of buying it.

Maz

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Just keep it Rob.