DaveR

Hi All

about time I posted some pics of my car - recently with a 2.5 conversion and 350bhp .....

lemme know what you think

cheers
DaveR

wacky.banana

DaveR,

Very nice although the front bumper makes the car look a tad nose heavy from the side. Do you want to say a little more about the engine conversion?

Cheers

WB

DaveR

I bought the full EGR bodykit, and had the rear skirt painted up as well, but in the end didn't get it fitted because I sort of like that front-end heavy look .... well spotted though wacky

Engine is a 2.5ltr US STi block, fully rebuilt by Xtreme Scoobies with forged pistons, conrods etc etc, running a TD05 20g turbo, full decat, STI8 I/C, lightened flywheel, bored heads, 6.5 litre sump, 650cc injectors, AP racing clutch and Green cotton panel filter. Will post some pics in a day or two.

The aim is to make is a bombproof trackcar that I can continue to drive to work in every day

Still running the new engine in, and having to keep below 4000rpm is painful - although there is still loads of power to be had in that range.

cheers
DaveR

v5 man

iTrader: (4)

Dave, Hi mate. Very nice bugeye, not 100% sure about the rear lights or side skirts myself, but thats just personal taste
I have a WR blue bugeye too, AND..... im currently running my engine in as well, but sticking to only 3000 for the first 1000 miles Only 253 to go!!
Mines had a rebuild after I cracked a piston in cylinder 4, but i`ve also added a decatted up pipe to match my already decatted turbo back bits, STi8 i/c, Samco`s, STi clutch, Lightened flywheel, lightened crank and pulley, all matched to each other, and a vf28 turbo
Im needing injectors and a fuel pump upgrade before I get my Ecutec tweeked though.
Its nerve racking driving a car with a new/rebuilt engine, Im constanly checking the rev counter



Cliff

wacky.banana

DaveR,

Thanks for the heads up on the engine build. Must have cost you a fortune!

StickyMicky

i think the nose heavy looks fine myself

car looks nice, except the compleatly gash rear lights

Dspeed

Love it, wt the bugeye should have been! But nt so kean again on the rear lights. Long as ur happy tho.
Where are the pics taken? I wana go there!

brihoppy

thought about getting some of those rear lights myself...still in 2 minds to be honest...!

DaveR

hehe thanks for all the comments guys - all appreciated

it's Leeds Castle by the way

and re. the lights - they grow on you, honestly. When I first saw them I hated them myself, but now I think they're one of the nicest looking bits on the car - honestly

I guess because they are still quite unusual (as compared with the Lexus-style ones)

frayz

iTrader: (7)

Hate the rear lights but everythin else is bang on!!

Nice pictures too

andy9775

everything looks good but the taillights

WRX_Rich

iTrader: (5)

wish all you 2.5 guys would sod off and play with your cars..... hows a guy supposed to save for a house with people like you around showing me how I should be spending my hard earned

cars looking great... they all hate the rear lights because thats all they will ever see in real life


dare I say the best bugeye wrx on scoobynet at this point in time

Rasher

very nice mate, apart from the rear lights, as was said though it is down to personal taste

brihoppy

big call...!!!

Reality

You can't like the look of the Bug-eye - you've not got any of the original car left .

Like others have said - not sure about the rear lights - but I suppose I could get used to them.

Give you £8k for her

ps willing to negotiate but not more than £8,250.

brihoppy

it IS a cracking looking car though...any chance of a ball-park figure for the cost of the mods...just to give me an idea?

woodmeister

Does the rear can suck in small animals and children? It's huge!

bob r

iTrader: (46)

ill jump on the bandwagon,(bugeye owner) awseome lookin mota not over keen on rear lights. nice one for posting the pics dave, doesnt seem to be enough bugeyes on hear, cos theres . too many ugly classics!

Dave_A

very nice, even liking those rear lights for some reason.....

Dave
www.scoobyphotos.com

WRX_Rich

iTrader: (5)

can't think of another, I did like rb5scott's car but he sold it I think, there was also another quick one but im sure he sold that as well

obviously there are lots of nice bug wrx's outside scoobynet

Trap2Terrorist

iTrader: (3)

Stunning mate, superb! I really like the front heavy bumpers and side skirts, not sure the rear lights are to my taste......however strangely I can see them growing on me....

from a fellow bugeye owner.

redragon

must say i do like those rear lights

Olly

Nice looking car. Ignore the others, I think the rear light clusters are brilliant. Good choice.

M444GY

iTrader: (72)

that looks sweet mate

scooby84

that looks f**kin sweet mate best bug eye that i have seen

DaveR

hey guys,

thanks for all your opinions - I must say I never thought those rear lights would prove so controversial !

I did have Lexus-style ones one at first but some muppet rear-ended me and that was the end of those. I was sick of them anyway so no worries there.

But I really liked these blue morette ones because you don't see many cars out there with them (yeah yeah 'because they're $hit', I hear you cry )

Brihoppy - re. the cost of the mods. TOO MUCH !!
Since the car has ended up looking that way anyway, in retrospect I should have just shelled out for a mint Skyline GTR-34 V-Spec to start with lol.

Having said that I do love the car now and won't be selling in the near future.

Styling mods (bodykit, BK238 18' wheels, morrettes front and rear) : ~ £1K

Handling mods (quick steering rack, droplinks, ARBs, strut brace, anti-lift kit, Eibachs, laser align, BIG AP 6-pot brakes): ~ £2.5 K

Engine mods (new 2.5 ltr conversion, big turbo, I/C, Samcos, full TSL decat system, SS uppipe, EcuTek, Crank Nitride, Defi triple guage, Knocklink with steering cowl conversion) : ~£14K yikes !!!!!

re. the engine mods though you have to remember I could have achieved the same power for much less money (about half I reckon) - but I wanted a bomb proof build that will last, so had the brand new 2.5 engine completely rebuilt with stronger components.

This car will now do 350/350 easy, and with the addition of an oil cooler will achieve 400bhp (the turbo is nowhere near capacity at the mo).

hope this helps
again, all , thanks for your comments, good and bad

DaveR

WRXTek

bugeye arent ugly.

but I think they look better without the headlight mod

scoobynutta555

Performance mods sound sweet. However, you can't polish a turd, and to my eyes it looks even worse than the already horrid bug eye.

devo012

Nice looking motor mate

Daniel-S

Cool.