Well I suppose, since everybody else is making a "look what I'm building" thread, I'll make one. Well my intention is to get back into rally and build a competitive open class car for the Rally America National series. My goal is to have it all compleated to run 100 Acre Rally in Febuary in Missouri. So here it is. 1999 Impreza Sedan Light weight seam welded shell Custom Cages Group N Multi point Roll Cage 2.5L STi EJ257 KOYO Aluminum Radiator Slimline Radiator Fans Light weight Custom Wire harness 6-speed gearbox w/ DCCD R180 Rear Differantal RS&SP 55-51 Suspension with hydro bump stop STi Group N strut tops Group N 4pot/2pot brakes with ferrodo DS3000 pads STi aluminum Control arms STi RA roof scop Sparco Circuit Pro (my seat) Sparco Evo L (co-driver's seat) Sparco 6pt. Harness Terratrip 303+ rally computer Peltor Intercom Hydro Hand Brake Wilwood brake bias valve PIAA twin Light pods PIAA racing 80's driving lights and thats what I have so far. and now to the pics...
awesome! those RSSP coils look brand new!!! what this rally computer do??? is it the dash replacement thing? you gotta roll down to firestone in it atleas once. scare some hondas lol
Then there are the snags of doing a project like this.... My Roll cage is comming from Daventry, England... and thats already a week late It was going to be installed this weekend. Then I bought my RS&SP suspension used, it only made it a half a rally. So I got a deacent price on it from Rallispec. Then I had them install new STi GN strut tops... Well I got them today. Everything looked good, except for 3 outta 4 strut tops are new, and the last one was used and bent!! But I called Rallispec back up and they are sending me a brand new top. Oh well hopefully I won't run into many more problems. TO BE CONTINUED.....
well its just the strut top mount, I have Rallispec sending me a new one... Since they forgot to install it!
Just outta curiosity, why order a cage? can't you just build one, or does that go outside guidelines for open class?
Faster, easier, and new cages have to be built to FIA specs anyhow. Yeah, it probably still would be cheaper to fab one up, but the time and effort are significant. FIA cages for Subarus are well developed and the cage Mike's got coming will probably fit the shell like a glove.
very nice indeed, i knew you couldn't stay out of rally for long:biggrin: this will be just a little nicer than the ol leggy though huh.:biggrin:
Well today I towed the car to the rally shop I work for. Tommarow is the real starting day on the car. Lots of fab work to be done and prep to the shell. I was supose to install the cage this weekend, but thats still stuck in Customs. Oh well there is plenty of work to be done, and I hope to have it all rally ready in 2 weeks! I will have some more pics tommarow
lol the cage is stuck in customs? Mike, were you smuggling crack into the country by hiding it in the cage?
that would be if he gave Fong a round trip ticket to columbia... they would strip search Fong in customs and find 8inches of crack.. er I mean pounds... so Ray tells me..
Well I got the cage in and both seat mounts made and in. I got the steering coloum mounted to the new cage cross bar. every hole inside the car has been pluged with metal plates. I have already modified the dash and heater box to fit around the cage. So later this week I should have the interior painted and get the car log booked. :biggrin: Well thats about it so far. Next will be install suspension, alum. control arms, install new ball joints, and all new wheel bearings. Then the head gaskets More pictures added on first post
Something tells me that we won't be able to pile into it for a late night bar run next year in Superior...Looks great Mike
How the hell did I miss this?:crazy: Some guys have all the fun!! Man, I would love to be able to drive in a rally:yumyum: Pure envy. PS. Don't forget to call!:hsugh:
Maybe with the car? Mike already built it, raced it once, and sold it. I think the new owner may have crunched it up at Ojibwe, but I'm not sure about that.
I just checked. They rolled the car at Ojibwe, and showed up at Rally Colorado in what appears to be "Cowboy" Kenny Bartram's old PGT WRX. I don't know if that was rented from SISU racing for Colorado while they fixed the other car, or what.
