My STi type Ra project
 

Well as you know I picked up my Ra last week. And I've already started working on it :yeah:

Thought I'd keep a project thread going as I have a lot going on in the next few months.

Here we go!

As I got it :

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ey/Ra/RA_2.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ey/Ra/RA_1.jpg

Re: My STi type Ra project
 

And after today's facelift.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ey/Ra/RA_3.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ey/Ra/Ra_4.jpg

MY97 Headlights and Sidelights - £20

MY97 Grill with Pink badge - £45

Just deciding weather to go for the Alli V3-6 Ra bonnet or a Carbon Fibre one.

Things to do this week:

Remove front mudflaps and reposition.

Will keep you posted.

Jas

Re: My STi type Ra project
 

Looking good Jas! :doubleup:

Re: My STi type Ra project
 

Keep it up Jas, Nice to see works in progress :doubleup:

Re: My STi type Ra project
 

Decided to stick with the V2 bonnet for time being. Looking into the STi 8 brembo conversion.

If Subaru sprint series goes ahead next year, then I'll be entering the Ra.

Looking forward to the ring trip aswell :doubleup:

Jas

Re: My STi type Ra project
 

Well last night the power steering belt shredded to pieces, luckily while it was stationary. I managed to get it home, not using any excess electricity (felt like I was in Apollo 13).

And ordered a new belt, which will arrive on Tuesday :doubleup:

The car will hopefully have some more done to it by the time of Japbash, where it will be pride of place on the JDesigns stand.

Jas

Re: My STi type Ra project
 

was it you i saw near the roundabout in North Chailey with just your sidelights on driving in near darkness last night?

was a white classic, i gave you a flash ;)

Re: My STi type Ra project
 

yeah that would have been me :yeah:

Sorry i didnt flash didn't want to waste electricity :doh:

Jas

Re: My STi type Ra project
 

You going to graphic it all up then? And is it a secret, or can you give us a clue what your doing? :)

Re: My STi type Ra project
 

Funny enough I'm not.

At the moment I'm staying with the white/black "panda" look. But wanting to go for some 17" Volk TE37 in white (not gravels) and a carbon facelift bonnet painted black sometime soon.

Not after stupid power either. 300-320 would keep me happy.

Jas

Re: My STi type Ra project
 

Liar :lol:

Re: My STi type Ra project
 

I'm serious mate :whistle:

Jas

Re: My STi type Ra project
 

I might be changing my brakes by the end of the year so will let you have first dibs on my brembos?

Re: My STi type Ra project
 

Keep me posted mate :doubleup:

Right since the last update:

New PAS Belt

Rear bench removed

6x9's Removed

CD player Removed

Driftworks 4 point Harness fitted

AC Belt removed (awaiting de gas)

Domo Kun hanging from the rear

Equal length manifold fitted

New up pipe fitted.

Checkered Fuel Flap.

Some photos of it as of today. Will get a video up asap with the new manifold fitted.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...a/20-9_002.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...a/20-9_003.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...a/20-9_001.jpg

It's going to be a marmite car, but then again it's not going to be used for normal Subaru things :D

Jas

Love the car, just be careful when my ps/belt went it damaged the aircon belt on the outside edge.

Mine was fine, but i took the belt off as I'm removing the system this week.

Hope to shed some more weight this weekend.

Jas

Marmite car

I love marmite

Got a weak spot for RA's..... love them

I see alot of those little fella's hanging off under the back of cars. what are they?? why??

He is called Domo Kun, a Japanese TV stations ident.

Normally found hanging off the back of drift cars :)

Jas

Nice project mate, any updates?

Currently it's sitting in the drive awaiting new headers and up pipe. The Ejits I got to fit them have seriously ruined the car. So I'm currently trying to nurse it back to health and will be posting some info up in the next week or so.

Poor RA

Hope she gets better soon

Who and what did they do? :?:

hope you get it sorted soon mate, who fitted it before?

Sorry to hear that mate, hope you get it sorted......

as you know I've had serious problems with the RA after GT Developments f*ked it up. I am keeping a blog here http://project-jd.blogspot.com oo the project and will update this accordingly.

To date the car has been off the road for the last week, after finding problems with the manifold. Will get some photos up at some point today.

For the love of god DONT goto GT Developments in North Chailey!

Cheers for the heads up, i drive past them to work and wondered if they were worth using. But generally i won't use a garage without a recommendation, and nobody has recommended them to me!

Hope you get the problems with the RA sorted :)

Cheers, Steve.

Spent Thurs evening, All Friday and this morning working on it. Got a rolling road day on Saturday, so got to get my arse into gear. Awaiting some new gaskets and studs before I can put eberything back together.

I'll be at the next meet, even if I have to trailor the bastid thing!

Off to SRR tomorow for it's first DYNO Run, 16 years ago it was 280bhp (factory figures). I'd be happy if it makes that :)