V5 Impreza Type R and the journey

V5 Impreza Type R and the journey

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APHarris

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39 posts

110 months

Monday 30th March 2015
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epom said:
That's smashing smile really great colour (or colours in this case, sorry) very jealous OP enjoy it.
haha,thanks Epom smile

APHarris

Original Poster:

39 posts

110 months

Monday 30th March 2015
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elgassi said:
Hi mate
love your classic Type R scoob
try and look after the arches, don't let them go too far

I was like you about the P1, but I went for it
standard, with alcon upgrade



thank you, that is a lovely P1! it was my 'poster car' for so long, and the one i saw in the metal was a little 'barried' for my liking, should have looked at a few more to be honest !

how have your arches been? just out of curiosity

APHarris

Original Poster:

39 posts

110 months

Monday 30th March 2015
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first real update / problem

both headlight bulbs blew ( no idea why, both at the same time, assuming just age / end of life)

replaced with super bright bulbs which are great, only problem both the side lights now look a little yellow, were as these are quite white light, will replace side light with the same shortly smile

harryrs

20 posts

108 months

Monday 30th March 2015
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Looking good mate! Recognise one of the pictures taken at Winters hill!

MattOz

3,910 posts

263 months

Monday 30th March 2015
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Lovely car OP. It's definitely one of my favourite cars that I've had the pleasure of owning. Loved the roof vent and the fact that it went like stink. Used mine daily and it never failed to draw attention or put a smile on my face.

Mine was also imported brand new into the UK and I was the second owner in 2000.





Look forward to reading more about yours.


elgassi

49 posts

108 months

Monday 30th March 2015
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APHarris said:
thank you, that is a lovely P1! it was my 'poster car' for so long, and the one i saw in the metal was a little 'barried' for my liking, should have looked at a few more to be honest !

how have your arches been? just out of curiosity
Arches are looking good, the car is kept very dry, frightened to take it out when it's raining just in case the paint runs lol

keep us updated with all your mods on the 'R'
good luck

APHarris

Original Poster:

39 posts

110 months

Monday 30th March 2015
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harryrs said:
Looking good mate! Recognise one of the pictures taken at Winters hill!
cheers Harry, thought you might smile

went to post a link on your thread earlier to the virginia waters meet this friday, but see Phil beat me to it, see ya there !

APHarris

Original Poster:

39 posts

110 months

Monday 30th March 2015
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MattOz said:
Lovely car OP. It's definitely one of my favourite cars that I've had the pleasure of owning. Loved the roof vent and the fact that it went like stink. Used mine daily and it never failed to draw attention or put a smile on my face.

Mine was also imported brand new into the UK and I was the second owner in 2000.





Look forward to reading more about yours.
gorgeous car Matt, hopefully i will own this one foreveer smile why did you sell out of curiosity ?

and i love the idea of a roof vent, what was it like to live with ?

and i know what you mean, i don't even have to be driving it to have a smile on my face, brilliant cars !

  • edited to add : really like the 'clean' boot look, been toying with the idea to take my 'purist' sticker off
Edited by APHarris on Monday 30th March 16:54

APHarris

Original Poster:

39 posts

110 months

Monday 30th March 2015
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elgassi said:
Arches are looking good, the car is kept very dry, frightened to take it out when it's raining just in case the paint runs lol

keep us updated with all your mods on the 'R'
good luck
Thanks Elgassi, will do smile i guess it shows there is hope for them ( when looked after properly !), want to get mine sorted by the end of the year

MattOz

3,910 posts

263 months

Monday 30th March 2015
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APHarris said:
gorgeous car Matt, hopefully i will own this one foreveer smile why did you sell out of curiosity ?

and i love the idea of a roof vent, what was it like to live with ?

and i know what you mean, i don't even have to be driving it to have a smile on my face, brilliant cars !

  • edited to add : really like the 'clean' boot look, been toying with the idea to take my 'purist' sticker off
Edited by APHarris on Monday 30th March 16:54
The roof vent was great, but had a limit of 80 km/h or something like that. Was fantastic in the summer when you wanted a blast of fresh air. I sold it to buy an R33 GTR V-Spec, which was a nice car, but nowhere near as urgent as the Impreza.

APHarris

Original Poster:

39 posts

110 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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MattOz said:
The roof vent was great, but had a limit of 80 km/h or something like that. Was fantastic in the summer when you wanted a blast of fresh air. I sold it to buy an R33 GTR V-Spec, which was a nice car, but nowhere near as urgent as the Impreza.
that's a good answer! smile there i was wondering if you had gone 'more sensible', any pics of the GTR ? sounds nice

FBP1

499 posts

148 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Nice car OP

I'm in the P1 clan although Its sort of a half brother to your car as I have the 6 speed DCCD ( and a few other bits and bobs 😉 on it)


elgassi

49 posts

108 months

Wednesday 1st April 2015
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FBP1 said:
Nice car OP

I'm in the P1 clan although Its sort of a half brother to your car as I have the 6 speed DCCD ( and a few other bits and bobs ?? on it)

nice P1 what build number is that

APH
Keep up the good work on the type R
I'm sure you'll make it your pride and joy

FBP1

499 posts

148 months

Wednesday 1st April 2015
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Hi Elgassi

You know this car as it's in the "something wicked this way comes " build thread on www.p1oc.co.uk. Build no 637

FB

APHarris

Original Poster:

39 posts

110 months

Wednesday 1st April 2015
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FBP1 said:
Nice car OP

I'm in the P1 clan although Its sort of a half brother to your car as I have the 6 speed DCCD ( and a few other bits and bobs ?? on it)

thanks FB, that is lovely ! what mods have you done then ? i see a reversed hood scoop, so assuming FMIC aswell ?

tried to look at the build thread but i'm not a member frown

& thanks Elgassi, will do ! smile


Edited by APHarris on Wednesday 1st April 12:46

FBP1

499 posts

148 months

Wednesday 1st April 2015
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Join up its free!

Oh just a few - Fmic as you say, 2.35 litre ( stroked EJ22t block), rotated GT35r, 6 speed DCCD, exetc suspension, underbody restoration, etc. 566bhp which makes it quite nippy

APHarris

Original Poster:

39 posts

110 months

Wednesday 1st April 2015
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FBP1 said:
Join up its free!

Oh just a few - Fmic as you say, 2.35 litre ( stroked EJ22t block), rotated GT35r, 6 speed DCCD, exetc suspension, underbody restoration, etc. 566bhp which makes it quite nippy
might have to, thanks for the invite FB

how very modest of you, quite nippy aye wink

and just out of curiosity / being nosey, how much do you think it's cost to take it to that level ?

PM me if you wish, i know the money doesn't matter & is quite a vulgar subject, just wondering in case i get 'bored' of the way it is, or research if you will smile

tonyb1968

1,156 posts

145 months

Wednesday 1st April 2015
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Hi OP smile

Use to have a MY99 v5 type R myself (along with a few new age JDM's), your car is a single scroll, vf28 turbocharger (twin scroll didnt come in till the MY03 models but those had a semi closed deck block), the V5 you have has an open deck block.

Start with the issues these suffer from.

Rust, rear arches.
You need to get this sorted asap, expect to pay over 500 quid to get it done properly as seeing the rust on the arch is only half the story, they have a double skin on the rear quarters, when you see the rust coming through its already eaten away half of the inside and no doubt needs a good 3 inches of repair inside that has already rotted, not the end of the world but painful.
MAF sensors, if you still have one, buy a new one, known issue on the MY99/00 cars, they also hate oiled filters and induction kits, biggest killer of these engines along with low quality fuel.
You can also get rust around the front screen, its a screen out job unfortunately and the glass being a different shade than UK cars...

Cambelts/idlers.
Needs doing every 3 years on an MY99 (though not the idler but at the age this car is, get it sorted), if you have not had the belt changed then do it, its always best to know when YOU had it done.

Servicing.
Every 6 months or 7.5k miles, most will do it once a year if its a low mileage car, no issues with doing so, but diffs and gearboxes need doing more regulary (2 years), adds to the cost (as do spark plugs every 2 years), really not the cheapest car to maintain and I ran 2 of them at the same time lol.

That alarm system... bin it, get something decent installed and add a disklok, you wouldnt believe how easy these cars are to get into without damaging the locks frown

DCCD.
Has anyone shown or told you how to test it to see if its ok? also what settings to run it on?

Fast rack steering.
Unfortunately the type R in V5 format they have the fast rack which lacks a bit in feel over the quick rack, so just dont drive a type RA wink

Rear washer.
These can die with old age, needs a replacement pump.

Fuel leaks and coolant leaks.
Quite common on older cars, the pipes become brittle and they leak on the near side bulkhead going into the engine (fuel), if you smell fuel then its normally this, would suggest getting it sorted as fuel p1ssing all over your engine isnt a good thing frown
Coolant leaks around the edge of the radiator where the plastic pipe is, very common, would keep an eye on it tbh.

High speed runs...
Its never really been proven BUT it can be one or more catalysts that cause the engine to fail (along with maf sensors and bad fuel), high speed runs can increase the engine temps which can cause detonation, ends up costing you a few k for a new engine.
Remapping with new mods fitted.
This can also be a catalyst to the above, decatting can increase the chance of det due to less back pressure, if you decat (if not already done so) then it needs remapping or it can blow the engine up (fickle things these subaru's), mainly on the STI's which have a more agressive setup.

Gearboxes...
People will say these ty754's are stronger than the ty752's, and yes they are suppose to be, just as long as you dont over strain them and treat them well, still known for dying if abused (note lots of standing starts/agressive clutch work), most people who have had them go find they just go without warning, one crunch and pop, be warned!! (oh and the MY99 cars suffered from 5th gear issues, this is due to a retaining nut not being torqued to the correct tightness from the factory, affects ALL MY99 cars).

Subaru ownership can be really nice, it can also be really painful as they are not cheap to run/maintain/insure, when it goes wrong its normally expensive (1k+ bills easily) so you have to ride the good with the bad (and parts are like rocking horse poo due to subaru UK sucking big style).

HTH smile


elgassi

49 posts

108 months

Wednesday 1st April 2015
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FBP1 said:
Hi Elgassi

You know this car as it's in the "something wicked this way comes " build thread on www.p1oc.co.uk. Build no 637

FB
Hi FB, fancy meeting you here lol

so many P1's under the prodrive sign, but yes I know this little beauty

APH
get yourself onto p1oc.co.uk great site for all scoobs and P1's of course

FBP1

499 posts

148 months

Wednesday 1st April 2015
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What has it cost - more than I care to remember, but then I've owned it from new and I'm an inveterate fiddler who has changed many perfectly good parts many times for no reason other than it would be fun as you would see in the thread which details the whole history of the car in its many iterations.
If you have a spec in mind I can probably give you a good idea.
Elgassi - yep fancy meeting you here smile. The prodrive sign and factory is no more of course.