twentytwobee Posted March 8, 2006 Posted March 8, 2006 I had a look on the site and noticed Chris Wishart had posted his 22B in its damaged state and rather than pick up on a negative thread I thought I would be a little more positive and start a positive one. In Spring last year I bought the 22B from Burnside Motors in Leven which I understand is owned by SCB (Sports Car Breakers). I had dealt with them before after buying a yellow Z3M Coupe in the past and apart from the slighly 'back street' location they are fine to deal with. I guess, like everyone I noticed the damaged 22B ad in AT every week for months but thought it was too expensive (BTW the smashed 360 they had was Jean Claude Van Damme's !?). I went to see the car to find that they were will to reduce the price by several grand probaly due to not being able to move it on. I decided to buy it. I managed to contact Mr Wishart shortly after who was incredibly helpful and if your reading this Chris, Thanks again. He gave me the background that has already been on this site and supplied me with all the history for the car which was a massive plus. My main concern was the enigine as the belts were damaged and the coolant system was damaged. I managed to remove the engine and I contacted Glenburgie Subaru who I had never dealt with before. Liam (owner) came along to see the car and spent hours looking at it and offered his services to complete all the work. We agreed on a price based on the condition that the engine repair, if needed, would be extra. and I would supply any difficult parts as he had plenty of the stadard ones.
twentytwobee Posted March 8, 2006 Author Posted March 8, 2006 ran out of space> Liam took the Engine and within a couple of days I got a pleasant surprise to hear that it had been repaired and worked perfectly. I had to supply the red cam covers which turned out to be about £400 for originals. I bought new black ones and API made them look genuine and they really do look the same. The bumper and wing arrived after three months wait and it was cool to see that the bumper was already painted in the box. The wing was a genuine skin from STI in japan and it was chosen to repair the damaged wing rather than fit the new skin (sold on ebay one week before a genuine one came up, bugger). The car was then stripped and after I managed to get a genuine s/h 22b bonnet from Grade A the car was ready to be jigged. The car did not need any new legs as the leg damage was only in front of the LH mount. The RH leg needed a slight pull back too. front panel replaced (pennies) both wings repaired, new bumper, new bonnet and the car was ready for primer and then some new 'Sonic Blue'. Upon the completion of the paint the mechanicals had to be put back in. Chris, you wore the clutch out! The clutch was replaced and a small crack was found in the gearbox casing, a stock casing so cheap to replace. The intercooler had been damaged and a replacement was found at Grade A in vgc. The car is back with me now and was put on the road in November. I have struggled with the original tyres (Pirelli and just put on Toyo's) its just reached 16k miles and its like it just came out of the wrapper.
fai17 Posted March 8, 2006 Posted March 8, 2006 Welcome m8.an how much did it all cost you and was it a write off when you bought it? BTW...the 22B is everyones dream scooby on here you lucky sh@t.
twentytwobee Posted March 8, 2006 Author Posted March 8, 2006 Ran out of space again> The only bit to finish is the new STI decals for the fog lamps, I have not managed to get good copies yet and Town and County want £26 for each one. I can afford this BTW but it looks better without them giving the front a clean, uncluttered look. It moves just as quick without them too. I had an RS4 before the 22B which was great but this machine is a lot more interesting to drive and has a 'feel' of invoilvement that the gizmo's in the Audi took away and more importantly the 22B has a spare wheel. The car still has the 22B plate and i normally take it out for a late night blast but intend to use it for the Aberdeen > Fort William run I do very regularly. Thanks to Chris Wishart, Liam at Glenburgie and Grade A for the help. I hope you found this little story interesting! And the question that is probaly on your mind> how much?> Lets say that I have a low mileage, mint, brake upgraded 22B for about 25% less. However, its on the register as Cat D. As I know and have photographic proof of the damage and repair process the history does not bother me, but I realise that others would run a mile.
twentytwobee Posted March 8, 2006 Author Posted March 8, 2006 Additionally, I have not been stopped by the rozzers for about nine years, second time out in the 22B, stopped. Bad cop kicked tyres and checked my insurance etc, Good cop asked if it was a 22B and after I confirmed, 'Cool' was the reply. I really hope this is not a rozzer magnet.
ANDYJDMSTI Posted March 8, 2006 Posted March 8, 2006 Good story............lets hope it stays in mint condition now!!! []
RA Dunk Posted March 8, 2006 Posted March 8, 2006 Quote Additionally, I have not been stopped by therozzers for about nine years, second time out in the 22B, stopped. Bad cop kicked tyres and checked my insurance etc, Good cop asked if it was a 22B and after I confirmed, 'Cool' was the reply. I really hope this is not a rozzer magnet. well a car like that is definatly gonna turn heads and draw attention cops included lol
dave_morgan Posted March 8, 2006 Posted March 8, 2006 I love the 22B, and at the moment it would be the only car I'd replace the P1 with. Like you say, cat D will scare some people off, but for such a rare machine, I think you should be ok - particularly if you've got the documented history of a good repair. At the end of the day, every car that's imported from Japan (unless new) could quite easily have been damaged and repaired and there's no record in the UK. Let me know when you're selling, and f you'd be interested in a trade with an R33 Skyline !! [] Dave
G.T. Posted March 8, 2006 Posted March 8, 2006 good story i think we would all love a 22b the ultimate subaru i think nice one
twentytwobee Posted March 8, 2006 Author Posted March 8, 2006 some pics for your interest, sorry they are dark, weather was poor and I had just polished it.
Power Junkie Posted March 8, 2006 Posted March 8, 2006 Very Nice, Hope to see you around Aberdeen with it []
Iaing Posted March 8, 2006 Posted March 8, 2006 That is lush [H] One day I will own one. Good story too! Iain
Rice Rocket Posted March 8, 2006 Posted March 8, 2006 nice car, but not EVERYones dream car on here (Mr Peter ;-) ) Ricey
twentytwobee Posted March 8, 2006 Author Posted March 8, 2006 Thanks for the positive feedback, I hoped that you guys would find it interesting. I must say that I really liked the challenge of sourcing the parts and co-ordinating the repair. I really intended to do a lot more myself but the combination of Liam at Glenburgie's total package and the time I would take (longer) to fit it in made it more sensible to choose the opition explained. I am a little bored now and toying with th idea of a new project. I have this thing about bringing my dream cars back from the dead. Unexplicably I have an attraction to Mk 1 Ford Escorts at the moment, I think the projects people come up with in mags like Classic Ford etc are fantastic. However ebay is full of unfinished projects. Perhaps in 30 years, once all the classic scoobs have been nicked, smashed and rotted away in back streets P1's, 22B's, type R's, RB5's etc will be the Mexico's and RS2000's of the future. People like us will probably trying to buy them back. But then again petrol will have ran out by then, bugger!
dave_morgan Posted March 8, 2006 Posted March 8, 2006 Quote Perhaps in 30 years, once all the classic scoobs have been nicked, smashed and rotted away in back streets P1's, 22B's, type R's, RB5's etc will be the Mexico's and RS2000's of the future. Hmmmm, good point - think I'll get the waxoyl out tonight !!!! []
john mac Posted March 8, 2006 Posted March 8, 2006 Lovely motor buddy,looks a good un'...,nice to see it restored back to health,as for the write off thing ,my missus last two cars have been accident damaged repairables,last one a cat D and the present one a cat C .My wife looks at smashed cars and can now tell me what there needing done!!![]As long as it has been repaired correctly and has good photographic history you wont have a problem selling it....(thats if you think you could ever part with it)[]
wrxmania Posted March 8, 2006 Posted March 8, 2006 Really great news - the car was great and I can still remember a group of us dribbling (literally) all over it @ the Blaeberry car park many moons ago. It was such a shame when it was wrecked and glad to hear the damage was not bad really. I bet you'll be glad of it, as you know what has been fixed and I am sure Chris has given you all you needed to know (and the badges?) for the car too [] Keep us updated and GET IT TO A MEET SOON! Brian []
dan_jess Posted March 8, 2006 Posted March 8, 2006 Go onto old skool ford.com, loadsa nice mk1's and mk2's for sale ther! . Hopefully the scoob will have the same following as the old fords! Who knows what will happen, it wud be good to see, caus the RS shows are awesome! When i get home its either a type R or an Escort Cosworth! What do u guys think?
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