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Old 10-26-2011, 07:06 PM   #1
Smurftastic
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Member#: 243697
Join Date: Apr 2010
Chapter/Region: MAIC
Location: Virginia
Vehicle:
2002 TOPSCOOB031
HighwaystarGarage

Lightbulb TopScoob031 - Smurftastic's Bugeye Salvation

This is the story of Bugeye salvation. I purchased this vehicle in a state of severe disrepair. The original owner tracked this in SCCA with mild modifications and then stripped the car and sold it to a friend, who had no idea what he was doing. When I purchased this it was full of body issues, missing parts, and electrical gremlins. This thread tracks my efforts through this process...

Initially my goal with the WRX was to keep it well maintained, functional, and simple. But after winning Top Scoob 031, I decided to make the build more aggressive and unique.

My Feature on TopScoob.com

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Exterior

* JDM STi hood scoop (of Dmoney fame)
* JDM STi front grill with JDM Impreza badge
* Chargespeed Brake Ducts (rep.)
* Spec C roof scoop, with red shapeways roof latch
* Handmade one-off polyurethane V3 front lip
* WRX sideskirts with spats
* OEM STi bumper spats and diffuser
* Removed WRX wing, filled/repainted trunk, molded painted Mine's spoiler
* JDM STi V8 tail lights
* HID bixenon retrofitted headlights with OSRAM turn signals, painted to replicate the 2004-2005 STi JDM headlight color
* Grimmspeed antenna block-off

Interior

* USDM 04 STi front and rear seats
* A/B/C pillars, seatbelt covers, and roof vent housing covered in black suade
* Prosport Amber/White Oil Pressure/Oil Temp/Volts setup in DEFI clock pod, both oil gauges using Prodrive oil galley adapters
* Additional Prosport Amber/White boost gauge connected to a A pillar pod
* Roofliner dyed black
* Black Leather/red stitch shift boot
* Custom short shifter with Kartboy shifter bushings
* STi shifter trim
* extended armrest
* Sparco shift knob
* JDM hazard
* MB Quart component speaker setup in custom internal sound-proofed door enclosure
* Red-lit head unit to match red gauges and red center console lights

Wheels/Suspension/Handling

* JIC Magic FLT-A2 coilovers
* Gold 18X7.5 Volk CE28 replicas, extended lugs
* Kartboy rear diff bushings
* Kartboy steering rack bushings

Engine Bay/Performance

* COBB Accessport Stage 2 tune
* AVO Top Mounted Intercooler
* DEI heatwrapped Cusco turbo heatshield
* K&N CAI
* Subimods aluminum alternator cover
* Gimmick Motorsports Aluminum Radiator with SAMCO hoses
* Perrin V2 silicone turbo inlet
* JDM V8 STi throttle body
* PnP WRX intake manifold
* Uppipe and shortly downpipe
* JEGS trunk battery relocation kit with SCCA-legal in-line kill switch, circuit breaker, and power distribution box
* Relocated fuse box, windshield wiper reservoir, cruise control, and extended wire harness
* New sheet metal, shaved, and repainted by me
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