Project Phoenix in the works

[John2.5RS]

Well, Some of you may or may not know of my last swap/project, but here's a link. First Ver. 8 swap project Anyway, I got in an accident, so I decided to rebuild it, better and lighter than before, making it one of the quickest, and cleanest GC chassis street cars around my area. I found a 98 coupe shell and I've been working on it for a little while now, Hopefully it will be done before my daughter is born in Sept., But I'm thinking before my B-day in Aug. It's going to have a STI sport front bumper(22b style), c-west skirts, With the Do-luck style flaired front fenders (which eliminate the sidemarkers, a little more weight savings! I'm replacing the entire roof to delete the sunroof, it's going to have CF doors, mirrors, and trunk, And I'm going with a Recaro Pole Position seat this time, I have a pair of black Sparco 4-pt Quick release belts I'm going to use for now. The interior is going to be painted black, with no back seat(the roll cage runs through to the back )but I'm going to retain a carpet, front door panels, a dash board, but I don't know if I'm going to run a headliner or and other interior trim panels. I'm going to have the A-pillars welded to the roll cage, so I don't really se a point in running a headliner. going to paint the interior black to keep it easy to do an exterior color change down the road. But for now, I'm going with Steel Blue Mica, and clear coating the CF parts. It's going to have GPS tracking, and I'm going to have a radio with a pair of front speaker, with an I-pod connection(so I don't have to lug around any heavy CD books! I'm adding a few 'power mods' this time, a custom Ceramic-coated, 3" non-catted DP, A JUN Uprated adj. Wastegate actuator (1-1.3 Bar spring IIRC), and a Prodrive 3-port boost Solenoid. I'm still debating on installing the ARC airbox, I don't think it's will be needed, plus the filter replacement cost may be a bit prohibitive in the long run, we'll see. It's still going to be street legal and safe. I also am going to use a GC turbo front subframe with JDM AL front control arms, with Perrin Anti-lift kit, Heavy duty rear sway bar mounts, and front swaybar endlinks.

I Will do a complete new thread once it's all done. Project Phoenix link


Shell when I got it







Mod list (as of Oct. 22nd '09)


Engine Type:
2005 JDM STI ver. 8 EJ207;
VF-37 Twin-scroll Turbo (Planning on upgrading to an HKS GT2835 twin-scroll turbo)


Transmission:
JDM 6-speed w/ DCCD; R180 rearend conversion
STI SS Clutch line
Kartboy Short shifter
Karboy front and rear poly . Shifter bushings
Syms R180 Rear Differential cover
ACPT Carbon fiber Driveshaft

Engine Performance Modifications:
Walbro 255 LPH fuel pump
Zerosport v.8 Spec C ECU
Custom Bellmouth 3" ceramic coated Downpipe
JIC 3" full Titanium cat-back exhaust (Non-resonated, 18 lbs)
Utec Engine Management w/ map switch; launch control & Flat-foot shifting
05 STI Radiator
STI Red Intercooler-TB hose
Samco Radiator hoses
Samco Ancillary hoses
Prodrive oil cap
Prodrive battery tiedown
Beatrush Alternator Pulley
Power Enterprises Acc. drivebelt
ARC Titanium belt cover
JDM v.8 STI PS cooler
Prova Brake Reservoir cover
Prova Clutch Reservoir cover
C-west CF MAF cover
Zerosports intercooler splitter
Intercooler sprayer system


Exterior Modifications:
Evo MR Grey paint, CF panels Re-sprayed with UV Clearcoat
STI Sport Front bumper
CF Burn-Up style front lip
Color Matched Side skirts
*Do-Luck side skirts coming soon!*
Seibon CF trunk
Seibon CF Doors
CF S201 Hood Scoop
CF WRC-style mirrors
Radio antenna Delete plate
Do-Luck style flared front fenders
JDM ver. 6 rear bumper
JDM Rear plate holder
2006 STI rear underbody diffuser
Blacked out headlights and corners; Smoked
6000K Hi/Low HID headlight conversion
JDM GC8 STI Aluminum hood
JDM STI 22b hood vents
JDM ver. 6 STI taillights; Smoked
JDM ver. III amber bumper turn signals
Shaved body moldings
Rallitek Al. Front skidplate
S202 Adj. CF spoiler

Interior Modifications:
WRX AL pedals
GC8 Stainless Steel STI door sill plates
8-point Custom Rollcage
Recaro SPG front seats
JDM STI Ver. 6 instrument cluster
Defi Triple gauge pod; colormatched to dash
Defi BF Gauges (Turbo,EGT, & Oil press.)
triple Gauge (52mm) Radio delete plate (Planning on getting 3 more gauges Water Temp, Fuel Press. or A/F , & oil temp)
Defi Link control unit v. II
EDFC Control unit
NRG quick release
Prodrive 350mm Leather 3-spoke steering wheel
STI Titanium Keys
Splash (JDM) steering boss
STI 6-speed Titanium shiftknob
Blue 04 STI carpet
Black 06 STI floor mats
Sparco 3" 6-point quick-release harnesses
Sparco Harness pads
Power-to-manual Window conversion
Power door lock delete
Longacre 17" convex cage-mounted racing mirror
Fire extinguisher


Suspension/Wheel Modification:
Prodrive GC-05f 18X8" wheels; British Black
235-40-18 Dunlop Durreza Z1 Star spec tires (Planning on getting larger, stickier rubber)
Rotora red 6-piston Front Big Brake Kit, 14" 2-pc slotted rotors
Rotora Red 4-piston Rear Big Brake Kit, 13" 2-pc slotted rotors
Rotora SS braided brakelines
Motul RBF 600 Brake Fluid
TEIN coilovers
TEIN EDFC system
JDM STI ver. 6 CF front strut tower brace
Aluminum front fender braces
Custom Chromemoly rear strut tower brace
Perrin Antilift kit
JDM GC8 STI Aluminum A-arms
SuperPro front A-arm bushings
Super Pro Front A-arm bushings
JDM GC8 'STI' full pillowball Lateral links
JDM GC8 'STI' full pillowball trailing arms
Whiteline 22mm rear sway bar
STI front sway bar
Kartboy front endlinks
Perrin HD rear sway bar mounts
Poly. Steering rack bushings


Other Modifications:
Removed/replaced Roof (Sunroof Delete)
JDM lightweight Front & Rear bumper beam
Automatic-to-manual transmission conversion
Hella Supertone horn
NRG steering wheel lock
Trunk light
gutted dashboard
Sound Deadening Removed
tinted windows


These are pictures after I got it street legal











Most recent pictures LINK


http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3173841

[John2.5RS]

Here are a few of the parts waiting to go on.

Non-catted DP (made with Twin-scroll bellmouth and Jet hot coated)



control arm





Perrin HD rear swaybay mount w/ Whiteline 22mm rear sway bar

[Rafe]

Heh, that's going to be one awesome car when you're done! I really wanna swing by and see it sometime...

[John2.5RS]

/\ I'll let you know when it's done. Just picked up the new seat, looks good, may get new harnesses but I'm going to run the sparco's for now.

[mjd85la]

double post

[mjd85la]

looking good.

where did you get the black floormats?

ebay?

[BigWig711]

what suspension are you gonna run? looks like a badass build.

[Kirrsace]

what steering wheel is that?

[lagus]

Originally Posted by mjd85la

looking good.

where did you get the black floormats?

ebay?

You can get those from subarugenuineparts.com; i think it was like $65 shipped when i got mine.

can't wait to watch this one unfold.

[John2.5RS]

Originally Posted by mjd85la

looking good.

where did you get the black floormats?

ebay?

Dealership. 2006 USDM STI floormats