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#1 · (Edited)
Lets get to the point.

Donor car: 2005 sti slightly modded.



Was fun while it lasted.



Fun in the snow.



And on the track.






Then some water happened along with a crazy idea and this was purchased.





and the FUN begins.
 

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#153 ·
I want it to be as light as "sanely/safely" possible.

I have seen rsti's coming in @2800-2900 with driver. (26xx without driver)
Considering that the car is caged.. It might be around that weight with all the reductions.
The cage alone adds about 72lbs.

Unfortunately my budget has run out.. otherwise i'd think about getting the carbon doors.
Not so much the trunk and spoiler as I am aiming for somewhat of a 50/50 balance.

For comparison my old 05 sti came in at 3322 with roughly 3/4 tank and all my "lightweight" mods at that time.
With my fat ass it was 3538..
I almost cried when I saw that.

Remski
 
#154 ·
Hmm, It seems my sub-3000 pound goal isnt unheard of then. I'm going to have a little bit bigger of engine but I imagine the moly tube front and cage will shave it down a bit. Thankfully you've outlined everything of significant weight lol.
 
#165 · (Edited)
More progress from today...


I'd say some of us were really productive today..


Some fruits of the labor... More kitty hair was applied and sanded down.


Time has come.. to cut the expensive roof skin.


Just draw an oval and cut !!!


Few deep breaths later.


And voila


Yup.. everything gets "shaved" even before it's installed..


The roof is so thick that the rubber trim doesnt fit !!!


Next up we decided to grow some mushrooms and put some kitty hair on the door sill.


Moar kitty hair on the rear quarter.. Some parts were really thin and chipped off.


And.. all i managed to do the whole day is sand and apply some more kitty hair!!!
Almost forgot.. welded up a plate to cover a hole from the seatbelt bolt.



Shaved the trunk...


And weld up the door switch holes.
As seen in a pic somewhere above..


For good night... some wall art from the garage.
 
#167 ·
I might put a helmet net back there...
Otherwise I cant think of anything else ???

Groceries ?

At one time I was thinking of making brackets for a child seat.. so my kids could ride with me from time to time..

Problem would be if a cop saw the kids seat surrounded by a cage..
I am sure quite a few would throw a fit for no reason.
 
#171 ·
Another long day with some progress..

We start off with more sanding..


Followed by even more sanding...


Followed by dimple die testing...


Now.. finally we figured out a way to mount the roof vent rubber seal..


Looking decent from the bottom...


But... It doesnt close all the way down !!!
Will have to shim or bend the bracket.



On another very exciting note.. finally some bondo have showed up !!!!


Some more here...


More here...


Last not least ..here..


Also.. managed to clean and scuff the engine bay..


Probably the cleanest its been in 20 years !!!
 
#174 · (Edited)
Its 2016 and we are back...

Before I arrived to the garage.. the roof vent issue was being addressed...



Before I could even protest that the bracket is too heavy....


Yes.. yes.. its heavy.. but it will stiffen up the whole construction.


off to the grinder...


All bolted up.. not bad looking i'd say...


We decided to weld up the vent bracket, since we needed all the stiffness we could use.


Gap issue fixed!


Next we attacked the $64.99 floor plug issue.
Yes.. price is for each !!!!
A die was made and soon we pumped about 14 of those...



Did I say they are aluminum ???
Saved few hundred $$$ and weight as well !!!!





Next we decided to clean out the wheel wells..
We went from this...



To this...


Shaving about .5lb per side..
I'd say thats a win!!



The other side got its share as well..


All this dirt produced an urge for a selfie...
Probably my first one !!!



Last but not least.. the day was finished off by a gift from my best friend who really injected the idea of a custom built S5/22b replica.
On the good note.. he is now paying for it by building it.

 
#179 ·
Last but not least.. the day was finished off by a gift from my best friend who really injected the idea of a custom built S5/22b replica.
On the good note.. he is now paying for it by building it.[/B]
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Thank you :), but all I am guilty of is, I said, "I like how the P5/P6 WRC car looks like....."
 
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