The Bomber... Just another Impreza?
Discussion
chuntington101 said:
Frayz, any reason for not rotating the intake manifold? Did the WRC cars of the time have it forward facing or not?
Cheers guys. At the time when I was building the motor I saw no real benefit of rotating the manifold as in reality there is little other than visual aesthetics to be gained. The WRC cars ran a magnesium inlet that was just orientated to the front as that's how their pipe runs were routed.
There's much talk and argument that reducing the length of pipe work will increase boost response. However in reality, the loss of a couple of feet of pipe work is unnoticeable in the real world.
Seeing as the cooling package on the new build will be WRC, I may spin my existing manifold. However I'm inclined to leave it at the moment as I've other things to worry about.
The motor works well as it is, I want to concentrate on the actual chassis for now. In reality, even with a stock engine, it's going to be pretty handy. If I could, I'd like to actually go for a smaller turbo and drop the power to about 500bhp. That's plenty in a road car.
Don't get me wrong, the 35R is nice and not exactly laggy. However I built the motor before all these billet GTX type turbos became readily available, so my 35R is stock 3582R. Id quite like to drop down to a 30R equivalent in the TS BorgWarner EFR range.
500bhp with monster torque and boost response would be the right choice for the car in its new spec.
Plenty of time for all that though, so not exactly high on my "to do" list lol
500bhp with monster torque and boost response would be the right choice for the car in its new spec.
Plenty of time for all that though, so not exactly high on my "to do" list lol
Well the build is still happening but slowly slowly so not much to update.
You may remember I managed to track down a genuine 2002 carbon bib splitter for the front. However I am glad to say that I've also managed to track down a brand new genuine S7 Tarmac splitter.
Now I have the choice as to mixing up the look a little.
You may remember I managed to track down a genuine 2002 carbon bib splitter for the front. However I am glad to say that I've also managed to track down a brand new genuine S7 Tarmac splitter.
Now I have the choice as to mixing up the look a little.
chuntington101 said:
Stunning bit of kit! Now get it bolted on the bloody car!
By the way, where do you find all this WRC parts bin stuff?.....
There are a number of rally car sites as well as the obvious eBay etc. By the way, where do you find all this WRC parts bin stuff?.....
Once you start buying into this stuff you kind of end up talking to folk who know folk who have stuff stashed.
These parts are literally no good to man nor beast if you don't have a WRC car. The S8 is an old car these days so not many folk running them.
chuntington101 said:
Stunning bit of kit! Now get it bolted on the bloody car!
By the way, where do you find all this WRC parts bin stuff?.....
There are a number of rally car sites as well as the obvious eBay etc. By the way, where do you find all this WRC parts bin stuff?.....
Once you start buying into this stuff you kind of end up talking to folk who know folk who have stuff stashed.
These parts are literally no good to man nor beast if you don't have a WRC car. The S8 is an old car these days so not many folk running them.
Gather round!!
Long overdue sh*tbox update.
Surprise surprise, Dave bought himself a new grinder so naturally had to cut what was remaining of my front end off. Haha.
New WRC cross brace going in to hold the bumper and rad. Beautifully hand made in S515 steel by the man himself.
Also had a cheeky mock up with some panels. Obviously all just hanging in place and not fitted but nice to see some idea as to how she will look.
Long overdue sh*tbox update.
Surprise surprise, Dave bought himself a new grinder so naturally had to cut what was remaining of my front end off. Haha.
New WRC cross brace going in to hold the bumper and rad. Beautifully hand made in S515 steel by the man himself.
Also had a cheeky mock up with some panels. Obviously all just hanging in place and not fitted but nice to see some idea as to how she will look.
Just home after a "somewhat expensive" 750 mile round trip to see a very friendly Mr Gamble in Wolverhampton and then on to see crazy Dave down in Swansea.
I'm absolutely delighted to have nailed down a set of freshly serviced genuine WRC Sachs dampers.
Probably THE most important part of the car, and one area I really didn't want to cut any corners was the suspension.
Dropped in to see the old shed!
Bumpers are made of this funny black stuff.
Offside rear qtr mid way though.
Front wheel wells are 95% there and will be finished up when the whole body is ready for final prep.
Obviously no trip to Dave is complete without an obligatory "Gusset shot". I just love how pretty the screen bar gusset is.
I'm absolutely delighted to have nailed down a set of freshly serviced genuine WRC Sachs dampers.
Probably THE most important part of the car, and one area I really didn't want to cut any corners was the suspension.
Dropped in to see the old shed!
Bumpers are made of this funny black stuff.
Offside rear qtr mid way though.
Front wheel wells are 95% there and will be finished up when the whole body is ready for final prep.
Obviously no trip to Dave is complete without an obligatory "Gusset shot". I just love how pretty the screen bar gusset is.
Well what with the flood of competition machinery in and out of the workshop my car hasn't had an update in a while.
However pleased to show the offside rear qtr panel has been made and the tub work done.
All in steel hand formed and rolled.
She's ticking along in the background and getting closer and closer to getting that final run on the spit.
Qtr panel on this side is just resting in place for now but give a good idea as to how she will look. The scale of the size of a WRC wheel well is quite apparent when you look side on compared to that of a road car. They fully protrude into the rear door aperture.
I think it looks mega and is a credit to Daves hard work and attention to detail.
Enjoy.
However pleased to show the offside rear qtr panel has been made and the tub work done.
All in steel hand formed and rolled.
She's ticking along in the background and getting closer and closer to getting that final run on the spit.
Qtr panel on this side is just resting in place for now but give a good idea as to how she will look. The scale of the size of a WRC wheel well is quite apparent when you look side on compared to that of a road car. They fully protrude into the rear door aperture.
I think it looks mega and is a credit to Daves hard work and attention to detail.
Enjoy.
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