From Conception to running
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Car Info: 95 RHD WRX
All lights are now working. Car is going to be smogged today and registered legally. I also just sold my white rs. It paid for my enitre build...and then some.
Driving impression: Fast as ****ing hell. It's the gearing. The gearing is so crazy short, it accellerates like nothing else. It turns extremely well as theres no mass to push around but there is noticable chassis flex. Hopefully have some reinforcement this will help this issue out a bit. I havn't run the car too hard as of yet as I've been driving it around with no smog reg or insurence, but the major stuff is over, now I have to sweak settings and start buying parts to get the car to where I want it. I'm going to hold off on paint until I can source the kit I want from taiwan.
Modlist is short so far...as I tried to not buy anything until the car fired up. So the buying commences now.
95 Impreza L Stripped(Approx 2550 pounds) Converted to RHD
Exterior:
V2 Front End
Grill Delete
Lots of spray paint...
Power:
95 V2 260ps WRX Engine
AC Delete
Fujitsubo Catback
Weight Reduction:
No rear seats
No spare tire
Sound Deadening Delte
No Speakers/Deck
Manual Windows
Light Weight JDM Front Bumper Beam
(Soon to have Aluminum V2 Hood)
Drivetrain:
95 V2 WRX Tranny
2.7 Lock to Lock STi Quick Steering Rack
V2 STi LSD
V2 STi Forged Aluminum Control Arms
V2 STi Short Shift Kit
JDM Nardi Steering Wheel
95 WRX Brakes
Suspension:
HKS Hiper Coils Coilovers (fronts)
KYB AGX's w/ Eibach Springs & Ground Control Sleeves Rear
Soon to have custom chassis reinforcement welded in....and a hood that actually has a vent for the intercooler lol.
Heres a few more pics for you guys
Interior
Stealthy killer stalks its prey
Had the front and rear fenders flared...maybe about 15mm larger than stock...I rolled all fenders and tapped out the rear, I can probably fit a 245 in there now
Driving impression: Fast as ****ing hell. It's the gearing. The gearing is so crazy short, it accellerates like nothing else. It turns extremely well as theres no mass to push around but there is noticable chassis flex. Hopefully have some reinforcement this will help this issue out a bit. I havn't run the car too hard as of yet as I've been driving it around with no smog reg or insurence, but the major stuff is over, now I have to sweak settings and start buying parts to get the car to where I want it. I'm going to hold off on paint until I can source the kit I want from taiwan.
Modlist is short so far...as I tried to not buy anything until the car fired up. So the buying commences now.
95 Impreza L Stripped(Approx 2550 pounds) Converted to RHD
Exterior:
V2 Front End
Grill Delete
Lots of spray paint...
Power:
95 V2 260ps WRX Engine
AC Delete
Fujitsubo Catback
Weight Reduction:
No rear seats
No spare tire
Sound Deadening Delte
No Speakers/Deck
Manual Windows
Light Weight JDM Front Bumper Beam
(Soon to have Aluminum V2 Hood)
Drivetrain:
95 V2 WRX Tranny
2.7 Lock to Lock STi Quick Steering Rack
V2 STi LSD
V2 STi Forged Aluminum Control Arms
V2 STi Short Shift Kit
JDM Nardi Steering Wheel
95 WRX Brakes
Suspension:
HKS Hiper Coils Coilovers (fronts)
KYB AGX's w/ Eibach Springs & Ground Control Sleeves Rear
Soon to have custom chassis reinforcement welded in....and a hood that actually has a vent for the intercooler lol.
Heres a few more pics for you guys
Interior
Stealthy killer stalks its prey
Had the front and rear fenders flared...maybe about 15mm larger than stock...I rolled all fenders and tapped out the rear, I can probably fit a 245 in there now
Last edited by derekthecynic; Nov 22, 2007 at 11:35 PM.
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Guess no one cares but heres a few more pics. Just put on the v2 hood.
My buddys v2 battle wagon and moose's RHD monster
slammed while its in the air...
the whole subi family
we rock old school.
My buddys v2 battle wagon and moose's RHD monster
slammed while its in the air...
the whole subi family
we rock old school.
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Car Info: 95 RHD WRX
Originally Posted by Onizuka
It's looking good, can't wait to see it fully repainted.
Actually I was just thinking about rattle canning the whole car. the front end looks pretty decent and its all just semi gloss black I picked up at osh.
Appearance doesn't mean too much to me, the cars going to get used for its purpose....tho I do want to pick up a chargespeed kit and whatnot...
Next on the list is probably going to be seats. I was inspired by legend of speed as well and wanted to get some blue foglights haha.
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Car Info: 2001 Impreza 2.2L
Damn great work! Love to see these projects come along nicely.
Oh yeah, do you have an obsession with dark green Imprezas or something? J/K. All the cars are awesome.
Oh yeah, do you have an obsession with dark green Imprezas or something? J/K. All the cars are awesome.
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Well I suppose it's been a while since I updated this. Car fund was running low so only a few new things, but I've fallen upon a decent job now and I hope to get the car much more complete by the end of summer.
I got bugeye interior, and I'm rolling on a set of borrow Advan RC1's right now. 235 tire, lots of room left!
Oh yeah and massive legacy gt brakes.
I can't decide if I like it better with cutout grill or not
I got bugeye interior, and I'm rolling on a set of borrow Advan RC1's right now. 235 tire, lots of room left!
Oh yeah and massive legacy gt brakes.
I can't decide if I like it better with cutout grill or not
Last edited by derekthecynic; Jun 19, 2007 at 10:33 PM.
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Car Info: 95 RHD WRX
New Stuff:
Apexi N1
Apexi power flow intake
18X7.5 Work Emotions CR (sold already, coming off next week)
3" Catless bellmouth downpipe
12LB Lightweight flywheel
The car runs(and sounds badass) but is still clutchless, figuring out some weird issues that has it keep busting slave cylinders. Hopefully it'll be done by the end of the month
Current Borrowed Daily Driver. It's sad that the DD is like exactly the same setup as the track car but with more exterior dressup (i want that chargespeed lip so bad):
And this guy has been sitting outside my house for a while too. No engine in it and its still slammed.
Apexi N1
Apexi power flow intake
18X7.5 Work Emotions CR (sold already, coming off next week)
3" Catless bellmouth downpipe
12LB Lightweight flywheel
The car runs(and sounds badass) but is still clutchless, figuring out some weird issues that has it keep busting slave cylinders. Hopefully it'll be done by the end of the month
Current Borrowed Daily Driver. It's sad that the DD is like exactly the same setup as the track car but with more exterior dressup (i want that chargespeed lip so bad):
And this guy has been sitting outside my house for a while too. No engine in it and its still slammed.