Nikkinokkinoo’s Subaru Impreza WRX STI WR1
I've never done a write up on the reason I'm here - my Subaru Impreza WRX STI WR1. So here goes.
Why did I end up with a Subaru WR1? It's actually my second WR1. I'd been a real fan of Impreza's since about 1998 when I sat in one at what I think was the AutoSport show in Birmingham. For one reason or another I never brought one and ended up with a Focus RS. I'd seen a WR1 in my area and knew it lived just up the road, so when I saw it drive buy with a for sale sign in the back I brought it that weekend. It wasn't the best example it was a used family motor bit it went well. So I loved the car but not the condition of it , had a number of scrapes and 80K + on the clock. That's when I started to get into the forum malarkey and I kept one eye out for a clean one. It came up in March 2013 with 37k on the clock and had a few mod's including AP's on the front. My intent was to track it, and I did at Brands but I didn't 100% get on with it. So I brought other track motors which I have been on track with for the last 5 years. Pretty much just driven it to show's and meets with the exception of Lydden with Rob and Ryan. Details of the mods: White Line Front Anti Roll Bar White Line Rear Anti Roll Bar Whiteline Anit Lift Kit Exedy Clutch Cosworth Baffel Plate AP Racing 6pot 355 mm Rebuilt & Strengthened G/Box (API Carbon Syncro) Guages - Stack Oil Temp Boost Charge Brake support Braided lines Alpine Head Unit (pants_ Milltek Cat Back Mapped By Duncan - 346bhp's Carbon Front Splitter Oil air separator thingy Oil cooler https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...768a2cfdf9.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c165981f95.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...67d3311052.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c85cf7d40a.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...601d05fa17.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Great to see another project type thread going up..
Nice motor Nick and certainly performs well enough :ok: |
Lovley motor.
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In preparation for the inaugural Piston Heads sporting tour fresh set of powder coated PFF-7s running a set of 235 Federal RSRs. Gave the brakes a clean up following Lydden as was getting a slight vibration which I think was a build up of pad material.
Next up MOT https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...25ba8d897e.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Good to see where it all started for you and the direction it’s heading. Are you getting braver with the spanners along the way too?
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Only because you showed me how to removed the front grill :-) |
Car is looking great Nick, enjoy the PH tour and let us know how you get on! :)
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MOT passed - one advisory on the discs, pitted or something like that. I don't think the disc's were too bad but where I cleaned them left some kind of residual mark which I think they thought was pitting.
All set for the PH Sporting Tour - should be a giggle. |
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