My new wee beastie - sti content

[jake]

hey guy's

picked up my new car lastnight

2007 impreza spec-D
fsh 70k
2 owners from new


went to doncaster to have a look at the spec d, i started a thread asking wether the 2.5 was a safe option, i also had a 2004 sti inmind, but it needed paintwork, and i didnt want to go down that route again

so todays job was a complete mint up.

this is how i started off,


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[jake]

next was the pre-wash

wheels soaked in autoglym wheel cleaner


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the car was then soaked in autoglym clean all, inc the door shuts


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a quick peak underneath brought a nice surprize


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sadly the pic of the car was blown out

after a wash, the car was dried and brought inside and put on the double lift ramp

the car was then ready for the clay bar, it was quite full of tar which was presoaked with autoglym tar and glue


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the result of the claying


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i then set about with the machine polisher, working with 3m compounds and various pads the car had three rounds,

fastcut plus
fine compound
ultra fina

the lights were also tackled


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then wiped down and a nice coat of autoglym hd wax was applied.

 

[jake]

the door shuts were cleaned and the hinges/check straps degreased


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then they were all regreased inc locks


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petrol flap cleaned


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then the locks


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[jake]

attention was then turned to the underneath

found this hiding away


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and cleaned


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followed by wheels/arches


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last part was to head under the bonnet, i dont feel confident power washing the engine, so i just cleaned


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[jake]

final part was to go round all the edges getting built in crud out,


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before its final wipe down ready to go out in the rain lol

then sit back with a brew admiring your handy work after a 8hr marathon.


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heres my box of tricks


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ive said it before, going over your new car in such detail allows you to really get to know it, and inspect it for damage, chips rust etc

im happy to say the car is very clean, there are three dents all of which i will remove via pda. the final thing i will do is stick it on the hunter and set it up for fast road action

thanks for looking

jake

 

[jake]

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[jake]

well my exhaust tip turned up this morning, and there had been a cockup.

while it was the right size, with burnt tip they sent a tip with internal baffle like this

so decided to spin it down to seperate the skins on the lathe next door


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this let me tap the insides out, but i did lose my burnt tip

next i took the back box off and cut the tip off


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marked, test fitted then welded the new tip inplace


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and fitted


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no change in sound so im a happy bunny

jake

 

[jake]

Fitted a propper spoiler,


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Private plates are on


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jake

 

[jake]

Mate of mine Barry came to install my window tints.

Went for a light smoke

And the results

Jake

 

[jake]

bought snow foam,


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still think its a load of bollacks myself, but it was cheap.

spoiler hasnt arrived, rang the shop supplying, they are waiting on delivery of their stock, just didnt deem it important to tell me a week after id ordered it!!


should be up for sale in a month or two

 

[mark-cupra]

This looks great mate, you've done a top job with the cleaning, fancy doing mine?

Why are you selling already, ive always wanted one of these but ive gotta wait a few years yet because of insurance

I think the exhaust looks better how you have ended up doing it also, i like rally and i think it makes it look more that way as it is, spoiler looks great too, just need lowering slightly and it would be spot on

 

[cupra.al]

another nice subaru you have there.
let me guess your next cars another lcr then another kia sorrento

 

[jake]

mark, its a running joke lol

nope the lcr is a thing of the past, the 2.5 sti engine pulls the same as the lcr due to low down torque, plus it sounds like a scoob

really is such a different drive to the 2.0 impreza, only down side is £475 a year rd tax!!!!!!!!!

 

[mark-cupra]

Ah right lol i was gonna say it looks a minta, youd be a fool to get rid haha

 

[Richy Cupra]

Looks nice mate, iv always had a soft spot for scoobys!!

 

[jake]

Umm rb320 interior anyone

Picked up and wet vac

The next job was to remove the leather interior, and clean the remnants of the previous owner including the nice buiscuits.

Notice my seats have both airbags and seat belt warnings, I have had two deals in place. First was a set of late blob seats version 9 including correct door cards, second was a set of version 8 seats but offered were bugeye door cards, not ideal and the fact meant both seats having no airbag if have to use resistors to fool the ecu.

The rb320 seats being version 10 clipped right in.

And here they are

Must say a massive thanks to Chrisr as he came with and helped fit it, I even let him Have the nice biscuits I found under the seat with his brew

Jake

 

[jake]

spoiler fitted,

measure and mark,


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drill the holes then fit rivnuts


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then fit the spoiler


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jake

 

[James23Parkin]

Great to see you back on the forum Jake with another incredible car. Sounds like it's a nice step up from the the blue bugeye'd scooby you had previously. So when are you going back to a Kia wagon then?

Keep us updated

 

[jake]

Think this is me done tbh, yes it does cost £470 a yr to tax, but it picks up like a lcr, sounds and handles like a scoob, what more could you want.

 

[ReDBull]

Nice car Jake I nearly bought a desecrate in 2006. It's a shame you D, D'd it though.