The Bomber... Just another Impreza?

[frayz]

Cheers dude, she's getting there.

[frayz]

OSR tub complete and her qtr panel now being tacked in for the final time.

All panel gaps and snagging will be dressed and set before final prep and paint.

She edges closer to getting on the spit

Edited by frayz on Friday 22 April 12:56

[frayz]

Couple of extra shots of the qtr panel now stitched in.

[frayz]

melvster said:

Have kept checking this thread after each updated but having re read it all it's just incredible, the level of detail as mentioned on numerous occasions is astonishing. It's great to see you're going for a factory WRC look rather than the typical approach of reading the demon tweeks catalogue and buying x amount of parts which a lot of people do when it comes to creating a fast road or circuit car.

Have you got a specific time for the build to be completed ? Still enjoying the GP as well ?

Hi Melv,

Yes its a painstaking process for me but mostly Dave who is doing all my fabrication work. Obviously my budget only goes so far but im hoping to somewhat blurr the lines between a WRC car and a road car. She will be as close to the real thing as I think anyone is likely to get without it being a genuine car.

As for the GP, yes I love it. She does 250/300 miles a week with me and is due some rear discs and pads but other than that, shes a cool little motor and provokes many looks and questions where she goes.

[frayz]

[frayz]

MOAR!!!!!!

99% of the metal fabrication done now on her rear flares and tubs. Next job will be snagging and rear bumper alignment before laying up the rear doors.

[frayz]

Cheeky mock up using an S9 rear door looks promising.
Daves now got the painstaking task of making the rear doors flares & returns from scratch, good job he's not bad at the metal lark.
Can't use the doors he already made as the S9 onwards used wagon rear doors with a higher latched strike pin. This allowed for larger wheel clearance when the rear wheels were bought even further forward on the S9 onwards. As it is the S7/8 brings them further 15mm to standard.

[frayz]

james_tigerwoods said:

Don't know if this has been asked before, but this looks like a ground up build - What is the legality of this - Will it need an SVA?

No it's the same as a WRC shell.

[frayz]

Thanks everyone,

Yes as they say all good things must come to an end. Basically i bought this as a standard car when i was 21 and now im 35 and my life has moved on. Ive got a 5 week old little girl now and a Cayman R and i just dont have the time, funds or inclination to finish the build. Maybe i should have stopped before converting the shell to a WRC replica.

I built it as a 576bhp home built supercar chaser, which id did in anger for 4 years before i started the last evolution of it. I've had some amazing times and met some amazing people along the way.

If anyone is genuinely interested i'll be parting out the whole build or selling as a complete project for £15k inc everything i own for it, shell, engine box, genuine WRC sachs dampers, Syvecs ECU etc etc

Thanks for the memories and support.

Serious enquiries by PM only.

Edited by frayz on Tuesday 19th February 19:44

[frayz]

Thank you gents,

Its not the ending i wanted for the car but hey... life goes on.

[frayz]

Scobblelotcher said:

Good luck in the future bud, you contributed a lot to the community and I’ve always loved reading about your work on the various forums.

Also congrats on the marriage and the sprog!

Thank you sir

[frayz]

Krikkit said:

A bit of detail about your Cayman R would be interesting.

Life gets in the way sometimes, I'm sure spending hours in a lockup on a project car doesn't appeal right now, but give it another 10 years you might feel like it. Congrats too.

Im not prepared to wait 10 years to find out either lol.

Cayman R -
2012MY C16 UK car
Manual
Carbon buckets
Spyder wheels
Sport Chrono
PCM3
Alcantara trim
Short shift


Enhanced with the following parts:

EVOMs intake
GT3 throttle body
IPD plenum
Fabspeed race headers with 200 cell sports cats
Remus titanium exhaust
MASE engineering map
Dyno prints for anything between 345-375bhp

Girodisc 2 piece floating discs all round
Pagid RS29s
GT3 brake ducts
GT3 master cylinder
Titanium shims
PF fluid

RSS Tarmac billet rose joint lower arms
Michelin Cup 2 tyres
Titanium wheel bolts
Geometry by Centre of Gravity

Edited by frayz on Sunday 28th July 11:35

[frayz]

All parts for sale but the shell will be sold first.

All info in the build thread:
https://www.scoobynet.com/755929-t26-wrc-re-imagin...

Serious enquires by PM only

Parts updated to reflect items gone,
I'm not exactly pushing these sales right now (in the middle of a kitchen refit and the garage is brimmed and not all parts can be easily accessed), so if theres something you see or you know from the car, send me a PM.

Engine


New EJ257 block (modified by FE)

New EJ257 crankshaft

ACL race series main bearings

ACL race series big end bearings

Lateral Crower "long" H section forged con-rods

Lateral Wiseco custom pistons

ARP head bolts

RCM modified oil pump

Cosworth sump baffle plate

XWORKSS baffled sump



Cylinder heads

JDM "Big Port" Spec C heads (modified by FE with custom combustion chambers and port work)

Supertech Stainless/Nitrided intake valves

Supertech Inconel exhaust valves

JDM Spec C cams

NGK Racing 8 spark plugs


JDM Spec C long runner intake manifold

10mm Phenolic spacers



Fuel System

Custom swirlpot

Bosch 413 Motorsport fuel pump in custom FE QR cradle

Fuelab billet filter

Custom FE Spec C billet fuel rails

Injector Dynamics 1000cc injectors

Fuelab FPR

PE Kevlar timing belt

CDF billet timing guide

New Genuine OEM waterpump, piston rings, gaskets/seals

Turbo System

GT-Spec Gen II, Zircotec ceramic coated tubular manifold

Custom T-Logic twisted inconel up-pipe

Custom XWORKSS twisted downpipe

Garrett GT3582R turbocharger with Tial .82 V-band housing

Tial 44mm External wastegate

Bespoke 3" lightweight race exhaust system from Simpson Race Exhausts. (Ceramic coated with bent down tailpipe)



Grimmspeed EBCS

3bar map sensor & bracket

Newage coil packs

Smooth throttle body with TPS

ISCV

Sensors

Header tank

Alternator coated silver

Alternator plastic cover

Radiator with cooling fans


Custom FE/XWORKSS breather system and RTS catch tank

Ixiz-Concept bonnet dampers

Odyssey PC680 race battery

Hand built custom engine wiring harness


Exedy Hyper Compe-R twin plate carbon clutch

Exedy Hyper Compe-R forged billet flywheel

Starter motor

Clutch master cylinder & Goodridge braided clutch line



Setrab 19 row oil cooler with custom FE housing



Transmission/Drivetrain

STI 6 Speed gearbox with delrin linkage bushes / R180 rear diff

AS Performance delrin gear linkage bush kit

Hardrace engine/gearbox mounts

STI gearbox cradle

STI front hubs

STI front driveshafts

STI front crossmember



STI rear hubs

STI rear shafts

STI rear cradle

STI Space saver wheel (clears brembos)



Samco hosing - coolant

Speedflow Fittings/hose - fuel



ECU

Syvecs S6 (Launch Control & AntiLag) with 8 individual cals adjustable on the fly



Braking system:

Master cylinder

AP Racing 6 pot CP7040 calipers, 356mm AP grooved discs,

Pagid RS29 front pads


BNIB AP Racing 4 pot rear calipers, 335mm AP grooved discs,

Pagid RS29 rear pads



Suspension Modifications:

Genuine WRC SACHS dampers

Whiteline adjustable front sway bar

Whiteline adjustable rear sway bar

Whiteline adjustable front drop links NEW

Whiteline camber bolts

Whiteline rear diff locking kit

Whiteline roll centre adjustment kit

SD Motorsport solid rear diff mount

CDF billet front ARB drop links

CDF billet rear ARB drop links

CDF billet pitch stop

CDF billet anti lift kit


Super Pro poly gearbox cradle bushes

Whiteline steering rack bushes

PAS pump with alloy pulley

STI8 Spec C steering rack


STI alloy arms & Super Pro poly lower arm bushes


Interior/Exterior Modifications:

Interior

Dash clock delete

Flocked Steering column cowlings

Flocked centre console

Standard centre console

Full set genuine prodrive edition door cards

STI gear surround black powdercoat with hardware

Satin black dash trims

Sparco Pro WRC carbon seats

WRC/Group N carbon rear firewall

WRC/Group N carbon 3 piece parcel shelf

Full carbon door cards


Genuine STi mats NLA

DSG white delrin gear knob NLA

Full Works Bell Rapfix 2 QR steering setup with lock

Momo Mod 07 steering wheel



Lifeline 4ltr plumbed in fire supression system

Lifeline 2.25ltr handheld fire extinguisher



Exterior:

BNIB Carbon STi wing blanks

BNIB Genuine Subaru badge

BNIB Genuine STI boot badge

Genuine Prodrive Edition front grille & end caps

Genuine Prodrive Edition drivers side headlight

Genuine Subaru Bugeye rear lamps pair

Genuine Prodrive WRC S7 Carbon mirrors

WRC plain black Kaylan mudflaps

Polished/painted Prodrive rear diff guard



Data:

CarTek wireless steering wheel controls

NEW JTI Toucan with NTK WB & associated sensors

Phormula KS3 knock analyzer



Bodyshell:

"T26 WRC

Full T45 custom rollcage with swanneck hans bars, WRC screen gussets and WRC cone pickups for diff cradle.

Full WRC tubs front/rear.

WRC front cross brace.

WRC front turrets.

20mm sill stand tubes."

Panels

Carbon S7/8 WRC front bumper

Carbon S7/8 WRC rear bumper

Carbon S&/8 WEC twintex skirts

Carbon S7/S8 bonnet

NEW Genuine Steel WRC S7/S8 Wings

NEW GRP S7/8 rear doors

NEW GRP WRC headlight housings

WRC Prodrive S7/8 Carbon undertray Tarmac

WRC Prodrive S7/8 Carbon undertray Gravel