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181stLeader's World Rally Blue Widebody Coupe!

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#1 · (Edited)
The next phase for my car is a Aegean Blue 96 Impreza L Coupe. I have swapped shells over from my 95L getting ready for the carbon Aerosim kit(I couldn't bring myself to install the carbon kit on a salvaged title car).

Picture of the 1996 L coupe the day I bought it.


Current picture:



Current mods are:
Exterior:
Aerosim Research Full Carbon Fiber WRC Body Kit
-Molded Quarters and Side Skirts
-Rally Pin Jack Stand Bosses in The Rocker Panels
Newton Equipment Locking Aero Fuel Filler Cap
JDM Version 5/6 STi Aluminum Hood
Replica S5 WRC Hood Vents
Version 4 EDM Fluted Headlights with Beam Leveling Motors
JDM Light Weight Rear Bumper Beam
JDM Clear Corners with Amber LEDs
JDM STi Tail Lights
JDM STi Type RA Roof Vent
WRC Replica Roof Scoop - Primitive racing(trimmed shorter and contoured to the roof)
Hella Super Tone Horns
Bakemono Adjustable 22B Replica Spoiler
Bakemono S201 Carbon Fiber Aero Pocket Mirrors
Sparco Hood Pins
Sabelt Front Tow Strap (Red)
WRC Front Grille Subaru Stars Badge Holder
World Rally Blue Paint (Paint code 02C)
-PPG Primer
-Sherwin Williams Basecoat
-DuPont Imron Clearcoat

Interior:
99 RS Dash, Door Cards and all Black Trim Plastics
JDM Version 8 STi Gauge Cluster
EDM LHD Passenger Airbag Delete Pocket
USDM 05 STi Rear Seats
Genuine Recaro/Blimp SRD seats
06 WRX Black Carpet
22B Nardi Steering Wheel(with working auto canceling signals and working horn)
22B Stainless Door Sills
06 STi Pedal Box
08+ Legacy STi Pedal Set
STi Titanium Sphere Shift knob (6MT)
OEM Trunk Light (converted to LED)
Version 6 STi Trunk Springs
04 STi Red Stitched Leather E-brake handle
STi Limited WRC Edition Blue Center Console (#425 of 2000)
02 WRX 6 Disc Changer Radio
-Converted to Red Back Light
-Jazzy Engineering AUX in module
Passenger Vinyl Sun Visor without Airbag Warning from 93 (Impreza L base)
2002 WRX Intermittent Wiper Stalk
Autopower Roll Bar
Sabelt 6 Point Harness

Engine:
2005 JDM STi Spec C EJ207(version 8) with working AVCS
Version 7 Spec C VF-34 Turbo (Larger P20 Exhaust housing swap from a VF-22)
05 USDM STi UEL Headers
APS Up-Pipe
ID1050x Top Feed injectors
Cobb 4 Bar Map Sensor
iWire Harness Merge #109
Tomioka Racing Timing Belt Guide
Gates Blue Timing Belt Kit.
Killer B Oil Pickup
MFactory Oil Cooler
MoCal Oil Cooler Thermostat
Mishimoto 1st Gen Legacy Turbo Aluminum Radiator
GReddy GC8 Radiator Shroud
Zero/Sports 1.3 BAR Radiator Cap
Custom Carbon Fiber Radiator Brackets
98 RS Style Custom Carbon Fiber Fan Shrouds(allows stock fans clear the thicker Rad, aftermarket slim fans suck!)
JDM In Fender Coolant Expansion Tank
07 WRX Fuel Tank
AEM 320LPH Fuel Pump (E85 Safe)
K&N Typhoon Short Ram Intake
-Carbon Fiber Heatshield
AP Racing Hard Turbo Inlet (too hard to find an APS :cry:)
TurboXS V2 3" Downpipe & Catless Test Pipe
TurboXS 3" Stealthback Midpipe
Prodrive Round Tip Axleback Exhaust (2.5")
Prodrive 3-Port Boost Solenoid
Prodrive Oil Cap
Prodrive Battery Tie Down
Cusco Catch Can
Innovate Motorsports ECF-1 Ethanol Content Analyzer (Flexfuel)
Carberry ROM (Tuned By Paul at YimiSport Tuning)

Suspension:
Fuji Heavy Industries Aerospace Carbon Front Strut Tower Bar
02 WRX Rear Subframe
07 STi Front Subframe
07 STi Steering Rack
Unabomber's Sexy Rear End:
-Kartboy Rear Subframe Lock Bolts
-Kartboy Diff Outrigger bushings(race)
-Whiteline Rear Diff Bushings
05 STi Aluminum Lateral Links
05 STi Aluminum Front Control Arms
98 Forester ALK Housings
Ohlins Rear Camber Plates
Ohlins Front Camber Plates
5x114.3 STi Ohlins DFV Coilovers
Eibach/Ohlins Spec 7kgf/mm Front Springs
Eibach/Ohlins Spec 5kgf/mm Rear Springs
Whiteline 27mm Adj. Front Sway Bar (Adjusted to 29mm)
Whiteline 24mm Adj. Rear Sway Bar (Adjusted to 22mm)
Whiteline Caster Adding ALK Bushings
Whiteline Roll Center Adjustment Kit (RCA)
Turn in Concepts Rear Trailing Arm Bushings
Powerflex Front Trailing arm Bushings
Powerflex Lateral Link Bushings
Perrin Spherical Bearing Front Endlinks F&R
Superpro Front Control Arm Front Bushings

Alignment Specs By: West End Alignment
-3.2 Degrees Front Camber
+6.5 Degrees Caster
-2.4 Degrees Rear Camber
0 Toe all around

Wheels & Tires:
Magnesium Aston Martin Racing Superturismo (by OZ racing/Prodrive) 18x10+45
-22 LBS
Falken Azeni RT615k+ in 275/35/18
ARP Extended Studs
Muteki Open Ended Lugs - Matte Black
1/2" spacers to clear the struts

Brakes
05 STi 1 1/16th inch Master Cylinder
05 STi Brake Booster
Grimmspeed Master Cylinder Brace
01 RS ABS System
"Prodrive" BBK
  • Porsche Cayenne S 6 Pot Brembo Calipers (Machined & custom adapter bracket to fit Subaru Knuckle)
  • Mercedes Benz GL450 Powerslot Rotors (350mm x 32mm)
06 STi Rear Brembos
Speed Bleeder Screws x8
Goodridge SS Brake Lines F&R
Hawk DTC-60 Pads

Drive Train:
JDM Version 8 STi DCCD 6MT
Exedy OEM Replacement Clutch Kit
Carbonetic Lightweight Flywheel
JDM Version 8 STi R-180 Rear Diff
06 STi Drive Shaft
06 STi 5x114.3 hubs
05 STi Axles
DCCDPro Deluxe DCCD Controller(manual/Auto mode with STi switches and STi Cluster interface)
Kartboy Rear Shifter Bushing

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#283 · (Edited)
The Hella supertones in the grill are bugging me a bit, I think I may move them behind the bumper somewhere out of sight. They just seem out of place now. I'm also really thinking about doing the WRC mirrors, in the straight on shot the stock mirrors make it look like the car has elephant ears :lol:
 
#300 ·
Any plans on changing to this grill if you can source one?
With my bumper the grill is not integrated like in this pic(that's the S6 Style front bumper, I'm going more for the S5 look(inter cooler wasn't mounted in the grill till the S6 Impreza).

Also, changed the hella's to black for you.
That doesn't look too bad, I still think I'll just mount them behind the bumper so I dont have to see em at all.

Cool build. #3 my favorite # too!
Doing all that AutoX , u need some wider wheels. 17x9 atleast
Super clean tho!
Yes I do! I don't think I can fit much bigger tires with the stock body, I currently have 245-40-17's on 17x8 and its really tight. I cant stand fender flairs so its gonna have to be an aerosim widebody(this has been the plan all along, its just tough dropping 8-10k all at once.) Once I do have the wide kit on there i'm planning on doing something in 18x10. I'd love a set of one of these: Enkei RC-T4, Speedline Turini, OZ Asfalto, or even TR Motorsports C3(made by Enkei for tire rack). I think the RC-T4 is the only one that comes in 18x10 normally tho :/
 
#303 ·
Ah I see, do you have any bites on the S5 vents? I believe somebody in Russia has been recreating a bunch of WRC parts, he quoted me a nice price for them. I think he's just finished with some P2000 wings, P2000 lips, WRC widebody's, WRC vents, WRC light pods. etc
 
#305 ·
Since I moved my head unit I had in the car to my daily forester I needed a new radio so I opted for a basic stock radio. The 2002 WRX double din matches very well with the RS interior, so I went with that one(cant beat $30 shipped) and the Jazzy engineering AUX input for the 02-05 WRX factor head unit.

I also color mached the back light of the HVAC and the WRX Radio to the STi cluster:

 
#308 · (Edited)
Thanks! I'm pretty happy with it! I used white LEDs in the HVAC and a red stage gel, this way the blue portion of the Temp scale doesn't get washed out to red. The only thing is the red and blue temp scale is slightly brighter than the rest of the HVAC, it has to do with the masking on the back of the panel.

For the Stock ratio I kept the stock incandescent bulbs with the green condoms removed then I installed the red stage gel.

I still need to figure out a way to convert the GC switches(fog light and cruise etc to red. The green gel can be scraped off the GD switches but with the gc when you scrape the green gel it destroys the image on the switch. Unfortunately the GD switch window is not the same size as the GC I may try to see if I can make it fit.
 
#309 ·
You can kinda see it in post 280, I'm not really happy with how it came out, I used Jb weld and bondo and it did not adhere to the ABS plastic of the bugeye center console piece so its cracking and de-laminating. I really need to re do it, probably in fiberglass. it was more a proof of concept and I never got around to version 2.
 
#312 ·
This is so true! It was a PITA but it was worth it :lol: You are also 100% right about the defis, the thing with them is once you have them no other gauges will do. They are so responsive!
 
#317 · (Edited)
Went out with the girlfriend and two other friends to Streets of Willow this Saturday. We ran CCW.

The day started off now too bad:




I ran in the beginner group since I hadn't been to this track in like 5 years. So the first run group was lead and follow with an instructor car.

Then by the second run group which we were allowed to go out by ourselves, *A wild storm appears*


Later in the day it got pretty bad!




My best time of the day was 1:49.3 on a soaked track. (my half worn star specs were not gripping for anything in the wet).

I did however have lots of fun. I really like this track and I cant wait to go back in the dry. The wet however did teach me to be more smooth on control inputs as the rear of the car would want to step out if I was too aggressive on applying the throttle coming out of a turn.

I have some video from the Harry's Lap Timer app that I will post once I get them off the phone.


My girlfriend got me a set of Sparco hood pins as she bought a set too to replace the rusty ones on her composite hood. Hopefully the Sparcos don't rust(they claim they are stainless, but they look zinc plated to me).

 
#325 ·
My girlfriend got me a set of Sparco hood pins as she bought a set too to replace the rusty ones on her composite hood. Hopefully the Sparcos don't rust(they claim they are stainless, but they look zinc plated to me).

You should check out the latches that I have called "Quik Latch"
They are by far the best quick release devices I've ever seen/used. They come in 2 diff sizes. I have one for each side of my bumper for a quick release bumper. Check them out.
I want to AutoX with u & BueCar!
 
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