scoobyhunt07

Very sorry to seee and hear dave, I was only looking over you photos the other week too.

Shame, bloody lovely impreza m8.

good luck with future options.
JQ

Gymbal

Sorry Dave, re the caution, what I meant was about the accepting a Caution (as in admission of guilt) vs "I'm now cautioning you regarding blah blah blah..." I believe your response is right ie say nothing! As nothing is ever off the record!
An advocate friends advice if being spoken to is "Do you consider I have committed a criminal offence?" At which point they either have to caution you regarding your legal rights (ie in your case) or shut up.
Does seem like a blue touch paper event......

Anyway more importantly good luck with the car/project.

CupraDave

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Got on with taking the engine out today

my mate Dave came round early doors after dropping his Mrs off to work and after a couple of bacon baps and a cup of tea we got to it

first was to de-plumb and disconnect, also removed alternator and power steering resevoir


next was the bit I was not really looking forward to, cutting some of the twisted front end off




Top section off


and the bottom


it all has to come off anyway and it made it much easier to get the engine out

then the craine was moved in


after alot of swearing and a couple of cups of tea we realised I had left a bolt in and thats why it would not come out, so we finished our tea and removed the bolt and guess what? the engine came out


we then removed all the wiring loom and electrics from the wings


so there we have it, I have pretty much decided to try and repair her so I just need to put the wheels back on and it is pretty much ready to go off for pulling straight, more cutting and new bits welding on

and now for the pics of the bent bits

bioforger

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Blimey that really is bent Nothing a jig shouldn't sort out though.

CupraDave

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can get the car in for jigging at the middle of next week hopefully as long as I get the new panels in time

The wings, front panel, bumper, radiator and a few other bits have been sourced and just waiting for a confirmed price, the place the parts are coming from said they did not have a second hand alloy bonnet so they are trying to find me one or will come back with a price for a new bonnet

which brings me to a bit of a dilemma,,,

I have no idea how much a new alloy bonnet will cost but I have been deliberating for a while over going for a carbon bonnet but could never justify the cost, I now have to replace my bonnet anyway so should I go carbon?

what do you guys reckon?

SwissTony

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no to the carbon bonnet dave...I know you are wanting the black/red contrast look again, but I think you had the balance just right last time around... plus with a carbon bonnet you are talking lots of money for a decent one.

just out of interest, was your bonnet the pre-facelift one or the later shape ??

CupraDave

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it was the later face lift version mate

there is a seibon one on ebay for £400 which I thought was a good deal if it is a genuine one, as I say I have no idea how much a new alloy one will be so thought I may as well add the extra and go carbon

my brain feels like it is gonna explode with all these options

was also trying to decide whether to go for a V5/6 front bumper or stay faithful to the V4 as I had tried to with my styling before the accident

SwissTony

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shame..I know of someone who had an alluy lightweight prefacelift going, though they cost anything from £180 upwards..

as for the bumper mate, you had it looking pretty good with the facelift bonnet, lights and grille and the older style bumper etc, but maybe this time it is worth going down the whole route ...maybe

CupraDave

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cheers mate, if you hear of one going please let me know

as far as I am aware my car came out the factory with the facelift bonnet, lights etc and the older bumper, it also has the later facelift dash. My mates type R is an MY98 also and has the same front end as mine had but has the older style dash

cheers for your input mate, I just need to make my mind up

everyone seems to ditch the older style bumper for the MY99/00 one so maybe I should just put her back to the way she was

tommihayes

That is gutting mate, just read it all. I have just bought a 99 red uk turbo, and the thought of that is sickening.
But if it makes you feel any better, i crashed a red Rover 25 i owned into the back of someone. Didn't claim and took a while to get it sorted, and wasn't sure whether to buy another or get mine repaired.
I decided to get it repaired and it took a while, but once it was done i then modded it and was so happy i got it repaired.
It will be worth it in the end
And for what my 2ps worth, go carbon.
And get a 22b front bumper.

Tom

CupraDave

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A wee update for those who are interested

I have spent the last couple of months spending stupid amounts of money imcluding the wife's new kitchen fund on parts and having the car jigged

I now have a majority of the parts needed to put it back together, only some bolts and clips to replace missing ones from the front end along with some engine bits

While I was working at the Motorshow in London a few mate collected my car for me from the workshop and got it back to the house for me, I have had no time since being home to make any progress as I went back to London last weekend but its not everyday you get to go see Tiesto at the O2, awesome night by the way

Anyway here is how she looks just now

trails

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glad you are still making progress

CupraDave

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cheers mate

feels like I have such a long way to go yet though

trails

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its such a good feeling when you get back out on the road having worked on it yourself

beef-on-the-bone

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least it's on the road to recovery, be well satisying when it's done!!

why not go a bit veedub and do a bit of smoothing/relocating bits from the engine bay while it's empty?!?!?

frayz

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Great to see she's on the mend mate. We hadnt forgotten about you.

Best of luck with the build

CupraDave

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well its been a busy few weeks for me with Manx Grand Prix and other work stuff meaning a have not had much time to devote to the scoob as I would have liked but now we are back to normal I can start making progress again

I had the day off last Monday so the day was spent mounting the FMIC and cutting the front bumper to accomodate the IC

The eagle eyed among you will notice the first major change to the way the car looked







Next job is to prep the engine bay for painting

Scoob99

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Well done Dave, she's coming on a treat,P1 front bumper if I am not mistaken? can't wait to see her finished, good luck mate.
Cheers
Colin

beef-on-the-bone

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is it white or are the wings in primer??????

glad to see it looking healthier........

RJM25R

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If you don't mind me asking, how much was the 99 front bumper?

Ta

CupraDave

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cheers folks

The wings are off my mates Type R, he is fitting a 22b bodykit so had no need for his OE wings

got the bumper from Roger Clark Motorsport, found it on ebay and rang them up about it

M444GY

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looking good mate .

M535I

nice to see one being put back propperley mate , id be very proud of that and so should u .

SwissTony

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Looking good there dave....

Is t going white or are you just teasing us with those wings ???

CupraDave

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thanks guys, I will be more proud when it is all back together and back on the road

nah not going white Chris, had thought about changing the colour though and may still do it someday but not at this stage, need to get the car back on the road as I am supposed to be taking it to Scotland next month

SwissTony

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so part from white wings and a facelift front bumper, what is the sneaky thing we have missed ???

CupraDave

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Now that would be telling mate

mit

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Hi, how much did you get the bumper for? Im after one possibly to facelift the RA.Thanks.

Mit

CupraDave

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Hi, as I said to RJM25R I got the bumper from Roger Clark Motorsport, I found it listed on ebay and rang them up about it

mit

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Ahh.....RCM,no price,must have been expensive!