UK impreza classic

jungle-jim · Post by **jungle-jim** » Fri Aug 30, 2013 5:41 pm

Cheers dude.
ecu and intercooler are on their way....

jungle-jim · Post by **jungle-jim** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 7:13 pm

won this on eBay a few days ago and collected from Ipswich...

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jungle-jim · Post by **jungle-jim** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 7:15 pm

intercooler and undertray arrived with ECU yesterday...

Trying to fit a v8 tmic and undertray to a v4 car and v2 bonnet lol...

jungle-jim · Post by **jungle-jim** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 7:16 pm

well that was fun!!.......... :-/

started off by removing the old intercooler and sizing up the larger one...

had a pipe already on it that would allow me to keep a DV on ( in this case my recirc ) however the pipe that came with it wouldn't reach the turbo... panic set in thinking I would now have to put it back together to go get a longer 90 degree hose but had an epiphany and used my existing back pipe to make it reach.....

unfortunately this meant running without a DV but luckily I already bought a 35mm bung to carry on...

as you may know you need to swap the brackets and chop the top of the clutch fluid reservoir to get this beast to fit....

I had a bit of a fight with the intercooler to fit into the hole and get the pipes to meet up....

struggling underneath to loosen the two hoses to pull it down a bit so I could get the turbo pipe to fit back on......

so after several hours it was all in and connected... the bracket on the right hand side is short and so I need to extent it by using some flat steel strip with holes in it to make it reach but it is in good and tight anyway.....

I tried to then proceed with the ECU I also bought but the disconnection of the battery caused my alarm to go off but a phone call solved that for now.... but the car wouldn't start... a bit more research enlightened me as I found out the car's ECU indeed is connected to the factory immobiliser....

it was a MINES STi version 3 ECU running 1.1 BAR ( 16psi )

so I had to put the stock ECU back on and I was up and running again.... better start saving for a daughter board set up :-(

next task was fitting the larger scoop to the 1994 ally bonnet I picked up a few days ago.... angle grinder at the ready I chopped the angled scoop off and drilled holes and used self tappers to retro fit the V8 scoop...

the steel one was a bit heavy but got it off and bolted the ally one on.... now to "modify" the grill.....

thanks to a fellow Scooby owners pics I could see where I had to perform the surgery required to shut the bonnet properly...

might look a bit ugly but when the bonnet is shut you would never know...

a quick trip round the block to make sure all is well and I am very happy with the results... shame about the ECU but you live and learn :-)

thanks for reading.....

jungle-jim · Post by **jungle-jim** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 7:18 pm

just bought this too so should be here by next week.....

finish off the brakes by the end of the month... woo hoo

IWANT1 · Post by **IWANT1** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 7:59 pm

Nice work, how does the lid on the clutch re-seal?

jungle-jim · Post by **jungle-jim** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 8:14 pm

Its got ribbed lip things on it and goes straight back on..

was worried about that cos of loosing the tabs but they didnt really work anyway...

any problems and I will just use a self tapping screw to bite the resevoir collar :-)

Not looking forward to try and change the clutch fluid or check the gearbox oil level lol

Post by **Ben** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 9:13 pm

It's was looking quite cool until I saw you cutting down the reservoir !! .. holy moly, you sure that's good?.

jungle-jim · Post by **jungle-jim** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 9:22 pm

Not much choice ben. Cant move it down...

too late now lol.

Post by **Stuart** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 6:48 am

Nutter

Making loads of tweeks Jim-bob..........great to see you enthused again pal and your attitude towards getting stuck in always makes your updates a good read.