Project R500

[ciaranrb5]

Well after using the car every day for the last 20 months or so iv decided to make it more off a toy for trackdays and weekend blasts only.

So I bought myself a sensible car which i did this to the day i picked it up

Aquired myself a nice little barn to work on the car about 1/2 a mile from the house

Plan will be to strip it to a bare shell.

Fit a weld in cage from custom cages

Carry out a few custom body modifications to loose as much weight as possible and aid aerodynamics.

Paint the whole car inside and out

Also have to strip my CDB and send it away for a bit of 2.1 treatment.

I also need to aquire full DCCD drivetrain setup to be fitted with straight cut synchro PPG gear set.

Started stripping the car today.

Still undecided on set up for Turbo, fuelling and heads

Edited November 1, 2010 by ciaranrb5

[notsosmall]

About time you got started Ciaran

This should be a good project post to watch so keep the pics coming

[dipsy]

Ciaran good project you have there .Thats a good barn you have hired looks like a spray booth

[ciaranrb5]

Ciaran good project you have there .Thats a good barn you have hired looks like a spray booth

Thats because it is a spray booth

[dipsy]

Thats because it is a spray booth

I said that because you can't see extractor fans Edited March 8, 2010 by Dipsy

[ciaranrb5]

I said that because you can't see extractor fans

Vent is in the roof and extractor fans are external

[sparky_sj04]

Good on you with this mate. Looking forward to seeing how it progresses..

[rig-pig]

nice m8 looking forward to the build, nice find on the workshop/booth m8

[ryan_gwa]

Nice one mate! Should be a nice build.

[BalliSTIc]

Can I just clarify (before anyone asks)...

You're NOT putting the EJ20 in the Pug ARE YOU?

[ciaranrb5]

Can I just clarify (before anyone asks)...

You're NOT putting the EJ20 in the Pug ARE YOU?

Correct the only thing the pug is getting is a new door, winscreen and a bit of t-cut

[cullenmin]

Nice 1 ciaran, ace project name too

Rich

[notsosmall]

Correct the only thing the pug is getting is a new door, winscreen and a bit of t-cut

think it needs a bit more than t-cut

[soundie]

are you keeping it the same colour though?

[the squiggle]

Project name is a cracker.

Have fun building the new incarnation of a great classic

[ciaranrb5]

are you keeping it the same colour though?

Of course I am best subaru colour there is. It will still look RB5 like just witha cage and no interior and slightly

more oomph

Notsosmall yes it does need more than t-cut. Been at the PUG today this is how it looks so far

should be back together and painted 2moro hopefully.

Found out the rear axel is bent as well now

Glad everybody like the project name

Edited March 9, 2010 by ciaranrb5

[soundie]

Of course I am best subaru colour there is. It will still look RB5 like just witha cage and no interior and slightly

more oomph

v glad to hear it it definately is

v looking forward to this!

Chris.

[braveheart]

Nice one all the best and good luck alot of work to be put into the car..keep us updated with the stages love thease projects .

[ciaranrb5]

Nice one all the best and good luck alot of work to be put into the car..keep us updated with the stages love thease projects .

Your project aint looking to bad eigther I have to admit i just don't have the

disposible income to be able to compete . 90% of my build will be done by me/mates

[sma01]

who's doing your 2.1 mate?alan jeffrey?if so, u wont be disappointed....

scott

[ciaranrb5]

who's doing your 2.1 mate?alan jeffrey?if so, u wont be disappointed....

scott

yes indeed he will be

[ciaranrb5]

Had a few bits arrive V6 sti heads which bit getting a port and polish and a different set of cams. Planned where to locate the custom made aquamist water injection resevoir.

Put the CDB on the stand ready for stripping.

bought an angle grinder along with various disks and a wire brush attachment.

As if i didn't have enough to do with the car i bought myself this as another project

Also got my runabout finished and back on the road

You would hardly know it had been damaged apart from the bloody drip when on the motorway in torrential rain ggrrr

Question. What is the best method of removing sound proofing?

Edited March 19, 2010 by ciaranrb5

[BalliSTIc]

Question. What is the best method of removing sound proofing?

Will that not make the drip worse? *lol*

[ciaranrb5]

Will that not make the drip worse? *lol*

No more of a drip than you

[BalliSTIc]

No more of a drip than you

Touche!

On a more serious note - in trying to answer your question rather than thread-jack - Rich or Barry (Cullenmin or badbaz) are probably the guys in the know having done it recently... but I suspect from their pics that there ain't no short-cuts. Get them sleeves rolled up!