my 98RS/22B/WRC replica

bicanek · 02-01-2008, 12:27 PM

I realized that while I've often come on these boards for help and for buying/selling parts, I've never really posted what I was doing with my car.
CURRENT PICS:

MOD LIST

Exterior
Aerosim carbon fiber widebody
22B trunklid with spoiler and emblem.
22B titanium fender emblems
Genuine 2000 WRC bumper
L'aunsports Aluminum WRC grill w/STi logo for 2000WRC bumper
L'aunsports Stainless duct net grill (Lower 2000 WRC Grill)
Burnup lip
RS roof replaced with Version 3 STI RA roof w/roof vent
WRC roof scoop
Prototype 1998 WRC hood in CF/FG (before they made the tooling for the aluminum one)
Blacked out headlights and corners
Clear bumper turn signals (from a ver. 3 STI RA, but switching back to amber)
JDM STI Red/Clear Tail lights

Interior
STI v4 cluster with STI 10K tach/ 280km/hr speedo
22B Nardi steering wheel w/ working horn and turn signals
DCCD controls, wired up to correctly display on v4 STI cluster
22B front seats
Sparco harnesses
2004 WRX pedalset
Shift knob from Version 5 STI V-Limited
Removed rear seats
Flocked dash at Broken Motorsports
Bakemono carbon fiber door panels
Bakemono carbon fiber rear interior quarter panels
Bakemono carbon fiber rear bulkhead
Safety 21 bolt in roll cage, modified with additional welded x-brace, sidebars, and gussets
Defi 60mm Boost Gauge, 52mm oil temp gauge, 52mm water temp gauge, 52mm something else gauge

Wheels/Brakes
17x 8.5" Volk CE28
Nitto NT555 Tires 17x40x 275's
Touge Tuning SS brake lines
Brembo front and rear calipers (custom powdercoat)
Racing Brake 2-Piece front rotors
2004 STI rear rotors
Hawk HPS Pads

Drivetrain/ Suspension/ Handling
Nagisa Auto Front Arms and Rear Wide-track adjustable Lateral Links
Custom axles go match with wide-track arms
2004 STI 6speed transmission
JDM STI v3 RA CF front strut brace
JDM STI v3 RA Front crossmember--> possibly going with S6 WRC crossmember
JDM STI v3 RA Rear crossmember

KYB AGX w/ Tarmac Springs and Group N tophats for rally
Zeal Z6 Coilovers custom valved for road
STI front and rear swaybar
Whiteline polyurethane bushings fitted to all steering linkage

Engine
1997 Ver. 3 JDM STI RA EJ20K (80,000 km)
2004 Spec C motor build in progress
SMC Methanol Injection
Apex'i PowerFC, tuned by Harman Motive w/ non-meth and meth maps
Apex'i Electronic Boost Controller
Visteon Radiator with Spal Fans
Samco hoses
Maxim equal length manifold (possibly removing in favor of stock manifold)
Walbro 255 lph fuel pump
HKS intake
3" HKS turbo back (tooo loud for street, even at idle)
2005 STi stock exhaust tapered out to a 3" pipe w/HKS flange for street driving
Intercooler spray removed...figured it was redundant with the meth injection
Intercooler Auto Spray switch rewired to arm and unarm meth injection

Beautification: Glass beaded/clear coated turbo coolant tank lid and various brackets. Powdercoated turbo coolant tank. Cleaned engine bay with rag...one of the best mods one can do

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bicanek · 02-01-2008, 12:27 PM

The interior has been getting a bit of an overhaul, since i wanted to make sure all the wiring was ok. I got a v3 sti RA motor swapped in 2005 and I've always disliked the wiring job, so I took a look for myself. It was a mess.

I had barewires everywhere, and pinouts on the ECU that weren't connected, such as the check engine light, and O2 sensor indicator wire. I removed a bunch of wiring I no longer needed, such as the ABS wiring (have yet to remove the actual ABS unit though), A/T shift lock, auto transmission wiring, and cruise control wiring. Here's what I removed:

3 pounds 11 ounces worth of wires.

I also rewired the v4 Cluster to make the DCCD indicator work with the v3 DCCD computer.

I'll take more pics of the interior later. I put back in all the dash stuff. I have some 22B front seats I'm going to install, but i want to wait until the car is painted because I don't want to risk damaging them. Here's a pic of one of the seats. It had a tear in the seat and I had to get part of it reupholstered.

bicanek · 02-01-2008, 12:27 PM

I'm not much of a fan of fiberglass and did not want to get a fiberglass widebody. I mean the car to be driven...somewhat roughly at times, and don't want major unremoval body panels to crack from gravel etc. I decided to pony up and get a metal widebody kit made. The guy that is doing it has done a lot of work for JIC. He does quality work, but it has been very frustrating. His vision and my own don't seem to match. I told him "22B!" and "WRC", but the results have been far from the smooth, rounded contours of the WRC look I've been going for. Instead, I have gotten agressive sharp lines, like these:

Unlike some, who have pulled out stock bumpers to meet with Do-Luck fenders, i have pushed in my widebody bumper to meet the bottom of my fenders, which don't come out as far as the top of the fenders...ugly eh?

Here's more of what I had in mind for the front (photoshopped):

In my frustration, I procured some WRC panels on loan from England and am just going to say "here! copy this!" Shouldn't be too hard, right?

They arrived on tuesday, and the car is being dropped off today. Unfortunately, I got shipped off to New Mexico for work until the 8th, so I'm going to have to rely on my dad to relay what I want correctly.

bicanek · 02-01-2008, 12:28 PM

and saved again for a bit more pics

Freeman · 02-01-2008, 12:34 PM

nice...so what color??

bicanek · 02-01-2008, 12:44 PM

I'm thinking rally blue pearl. I really wanted to get a gun metal gray...but with all the 22B and WRC parts, it would be almost blasphemous not to go RBP.

Aaron'z 2.5RS · 02-01-2008, 12:50 PM

I'm not trying to bite on your thread, but the mention of color (and that car is frikkin HOT BTW) just as an axample of a color that is close, but different

Mine is an "Infinity" blue from a G20 from a few years ago... close but much different than RBP...

ryno50485 · 02-01-2008, 12:54 PM

Can't wait to see this project when it is completed!! keep up the good work!!

Boostinwagon · 02-01-2008, 12:55 PM

Looking good man keep us posted on the progress

dubya05 · 02-01-2008, 12:59 PM

suscribed!

vtecTHIS · 02-01-2008, 01:02 PM

holy crap! everything is amazing! looove the seats. i know you want some good ol usdm 04 sti seats. i'll even do ya straight trade ,being the nice guy i am

Hondaslayer · 02-01-2008, 01:02 PM

Sweet Jesus this is going to awesome!

Sticky?

(and not just my underpants!)

Edit:

It's even a 98 (the proper year)

I forget the exact colour, but the WR cars and 22-B were not WRB or even 555 Rally blue pearl, IIRC they were a unique colour.

I vote for Rally blue w/ accompanying graphics or pure white (always something hot about WR test cars bathed in all white)

bicanek · 02-01-2008, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron'z 2.5RS

I'm not trying to bite on your thread, but the mention of color (and that car is frikkin HOT BTW) just as an axample of a color that is close, but different

Mine is an "Infinity" blue from a G20 from a few years ago... close but much different than RBP...

Not biting my thread at all. Thanks for the contribution. That's a nice color. The blue color is growing on me in general. For some reason rally blue pearl makes me hungry...I think it might be some sort of subconscious association with cotton candy.

bicanek · 02-01-2008, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vtecTHIS

holy crap! everything is amazing! looove the seats. i know you want some good ol usdm 04 sti seats. i'll even do ya straight trade ,being the nice guy i am

You ARE a nice guy.

Haa..no way I'm getting rid of those seats though. I've been offered 2 grand for them, but I just can't do it. I'll never get the chance to import another set. Most of those seats remain on the 22B's to ensure their collector status. The guy I got all my 22B stuff in Japan was a guy I used to drive with when I lived there (we both had s13's back then). He decided to get a 22B and race it, removing a lot of the stock parts. He pulled out the door panels (which I also have), sold me the trunk lid w/ spoiler (since he's running a CF trunk with some sort of GT wing), seats, and wheels. I had to give up the seats to one of my suppliers in Japan. In return I got the genuine WRC bumper and prototype 1998 WRC hood, so I don't think I came out of the deal too badly. Anyway, that's that story...

bicanek · 02-01-2008, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hondaslayer

I forget the exact colour, but the WR cars and 22-B were not WRB or even 555 Rally blue pearl, IIRC they were a unique colour.

I think you're correct. I really need to figure out the color. I guess I can color match the trunk-lid, but who knows how much that may have faded. The bumper has been painted Prodrive blue to match the previous owner's car. Maybe I can flake it off and get to the original WRC paint.

grzydj · 02-01-2008, 01:21 PM

I really hope you paint your hood to match the rest of the car. Raw carbon fiber looks horrible.

bicanek · 02-01-2008, 01:23 PM

Haha. I am. I'm not too much of a CF fan, and I think it would look out of place. I'm going for a more WRC look. The only CF you ever see on those is all in the engine bay.

SuBart · 02-01-2008, 01:25 PM

You are doing what I have always dreamed of doing. I can't wait to see the final product.

wickedscooby · 02-01-2008, 01:30 PM

how much did you pay for that lip?

bicanek · 02-01-2008, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wickedscooby

how much did you pay for that lip?

1 set of 22B wheels for the bumper, lip, and hood.

bicanek · 02-01-2008, 01:49 PM

Very possibly. Does anyone know what paint code that is? I guess I should do a search before I ask.

ahowell · 02-01-2008, 01:54 PM

I want to see how this project turns out.
Let's go-
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akademiks · 02-01-2008, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bicanek

Very possibly. Does anyone know what paint code that is? I guess I should do a search before I ask.

according to scoobynet

Sonic Blue 74F

bicanek · 02-01-2008, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akademiks

according to scoobynet

Sonic Blue 74F

THANKS! I appreciate it. Anyone have any recommendations for type of paint?

Quote:

Originally Posted by aspect

Oh, and where did you get your 280km/hr cluster?

From a parts network that I am a part of in Japan. We sell used parts on consignment, strip cars in Japan and sell off the parts in Japan as well as here. I bring parts in from Japan as a side business, under Bakemono Imports on RS25, but since i don't pay for a vendor account on NASIOC, I want to keep away from advertising myself on here.

akademiks · 02-01-2008, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bicanek

THANKS! I appreciate it. Anyone have any recommendations for type of paint?

not OEM subaru paint

quick search on google led me to Glasurit paints:

http://www.elisauto.com/Glasurit.htm

which was recommended from here:

http://www.x5world.com/articles/x5/g...formation.html

but i'm just going from the fact bmw and other european car finishes
are usually better (someone with paint expertise please correct me) than subaru's

02-01-2008, 12:27 PM	#1
bicanek Scooby Newbie Member#: 84092 Join Date: Mar 2005 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Torrance, CA/ Suginami-Ku, JPN Vehicle: 1998 v3 STI soon to be Steel Gray	my 98RS/22B/WRC replica I realized that while I've often come on these boards for help and for buying/selling parts, I've never really posted what I was doing with my car. CURRENT PICS: MOD LIST Exterior Aerosim carbon fiber widebody 22B trunklid with spoiler and emblem. 22B titanium fender emblems Genuine 2000 WRC bumper L'aunsports Aluminum WRC grill w/STi logo for 2000WRC bumper L'aunsports Stainless duct net grill (Lower 2000 WRC Grill) Burnup lip RS roof replaced with Version 3 STI RA roof w/roof vent WRC roof scoop Prototype 1998 WRC hood in CF/FG (before they made the tooling for the aluminum one) Blacked out headlights and corners Clear bumper turn signals (from a ver. 3 STI RA, but switching back to amber) JDM STI Red/Clear Tail lights Interior STI v4 cluster with STI 10K tach/ 280km/hr speedo 22B Nardi steering wheel w/ working horn and turn signals DCCD controls, wired up to correctly display on v4 STI cluster 22B front seats Sparco harnesses 2004 WRX pedalset Shift knob from Version 5 STI V-Limited Removed rear seats Flocked dash at Broken Motorsports Bakemono carbon fiber door panels Bakemono carbon fiber rear interior quarter panels Bakemono carbon fiber rear bulkhead Safety 21 bolt in roll cage, modified with additional welded x-brace, sidebars, and gussets Defi 60mm Boost Gauge, 52mm oil temp gauge, 52mm water temp gauge, 52mm something else gauge Wheels/Brakes 17x 8.5" Volk CE28 Nitto NT555 Tires 17x40x 275's Touge Tuning SS brake lines Brembo front and rear calipers (custom powdercoat) Racing Brake 2-Piece front rotors 2004 STI rear rotors Hawk HPS Pads Drivetrain/ Suspension/ Handling Nagisa Auto Front Arms and Rear Wide-track adjustable Lateral Links Custom axles go match with wide-track arms 2004 STI 6speed transmission JDM STI v3 RA CF front strut brace JDM STI v3 RA Front crossmember--> possibly going with S6 WRC crossmember JDM STI v3 RA Rear crossmember KYB AGX w/ Tarmac Springs and Group N tophats for rally Zeal Z6 Coilovers custom valved for road STI front and rear swaybar Whiteline polyurethane bushings fitted to all steering linkage Engine 1997 Ver. 3 JDM STI RA EJ20K (80,000 km) 2004 Spec C motor build in progress SMC Methanol Injection Apex'i PowerFC, tuned by Harman Motive w/ non-meth and meth maps Apex'i Electronic Boost Controller Visteon Radiator with Spal Fans Samco hoses Maxim equal length manifold (possibly removing in favor of stock manifold) Walbro 255 lph fuel pump HKS intake 3" HKS turbo back (tooo loud for street, even at idle) 2005 STi stock exhaust tapered out to a 3" pipe w/HKS flange for street driving Intercooler spray removed...figured it was redundant with the meth injection Intercooler Auto Spray switch rewired to arm and unarm meth injection Beautification: Glass beaded/clear coated turbo coolant tank lid and various brackets. Powdercoated turbo coolant tank. Cleaned engine bay with rag...one of the best mods one can do * Registered users of the site do not see these ads. Last edited by bicanek; 10-25-2011 at 01:36 AM.

02-01-2008, 12:27 PM	#2
bicanek Scooby Newbie Member#: 84092 Join Date: Mar 2005 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Torrance, CA/ Suginami-Ku, JPN Vehicle: 1998 v3 STI soon to be Steel Gray	Interior The interior has been getting a bit of an overhaul, since i wanted to make sure all the wiring was ok. I got a v3 sti RA motor swapped in 2005 and I've always disliked the wiring job, so I took a look for myself. It was a mess. I had barewires everywhere, and pinouts on the ECU that weren't connected, such as the check engine light, and O2 sensor indicator wire. I removed a bunch of wiring I no longer needed, such as the ABS wiring (have yet to remove the actual ABS unit though), A/T shift lock, auto transmission wiring, and cruise control wiring. Here's what I removed: 3 pounds 11 ounces worth of wires. I also rewired the v4 Cluster to make the DCCD indicator work with the v3 DCCD computer. I'll take more pics of the interior later. I put back in all the dash stuff. I have some 22B front seats I'm going to install, but i want to wait until the car is painted because I don't want to risk damaging them. Here's a pic of one of the seats. It had a tear in the seat and I had to get part of it reupholstered. Last edited by bicanek; 02-01-2008 at 12:43 PM.

02-01-2008, 12:27 PM	#3
bicanek Scooby Newbie Member#: 84092 Join Date: Mar 2005 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Torrance, CA/ Suginami-Ku, JPN Vehicle: 1998 v3 STI soon to be Steel Gray	Custom Metal Widebody I'm not much of a fan of fiberglass and did not want to get a fiberglass widebody. I mean the car to be driven...somewhat roughly at times, and don't want major unremoval body panels to crack from gravel etc. I decided to pony up and get a metal widebody kit made. The guy that is doing it has done a lot of work for JIC. He does quality work, but it has been very frustrating. His vision and my own don't seem to match. I told him "22B!" and "WRC", but the results have been far from the smooth, rounded contours of the WRC look I've been going for. Instead, I have gotten agressive sharp lines, like these: Unlike some, who have pulled out stock bumpers to meet with Do-Luck fenders, i have pushed in my widebody bumper to meet the bottom of my fenders, which don't come out as far as the top of the fenders...ugly eh? Here's more of what I had in mind for the front (photoshopped): In my frustration, I procured some WRC panels on loan from England and am just going to say "here! copy this!" Shouldn't be too hard, right? They arrived on tuesday, and the car is being dropped off today. Unfortunately, I got shipped off to New Mexico for work until the 8th, so I'm going to have to rely on my dad to relay what I want correctly. Last edited by bicanek; 02-01-2008 at 01:01 PM.

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bicanek Scooby Newbie Member#: 84092 Join Date: Mar 2005 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Torrance, CA/ Suginami-Ku, JPN Vehicle: 1998 v3 STI soon to be Steel Gray	and saved again for a bit more pics

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bicanek Scooby Newbie Member#: 84092 Join Date: Mar 2005 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Torrance, CA/ Suginami-Ku, JPN Vehicle: 1998 v3 STI soon to be Steel Gray	Haha. I am. I'm not too much of a CF fan, and I think it would look out of place. I'm going for a more WRC look. The only CF you ever see on those is all in the engine bay.

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SuBart Scooby Specialist Member#: 2956 Join Date: Nov 2000 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Jerzey Vehicle: 06 Sti-white Stg 2 98RS-rally blue	You are doing what I have always dreamed of doing. I can't wait to see the final product.

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wickedscooby Scooby Specialist Member#: 55963 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: long island, ny Vehicle: 99rs sti v5 LISC #57	how much did you pay for that lip?

02-01-2008, 01:49 PM	#21
bicanek Scooby Newbie Member#: 84092 Join Date: Mar 2005 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Torrance, CA/ Suginami-Ku, JPN Vehicle: 1998 v3 STI soon to be Steel Gray	Very possibly. Does anyone know what paint code that is? I guess I should do a search before I ask.

02-01-2008, 01:54 PM	#22
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