Wrx Sti Type R V5

[Ben]

I've passed the worry that she was too far gone (there was a budget but when it comes to the crunch I hate boring modern cars so it's worth it) to the excitement of having a perfect car now

[Stuart]

Ramps are booked and organised for our date at APT Ben

[mikeb]

Awesome work Ben carn't believe you cut the rear quarter off but she will be minty fresh and white

[Ben]

No pics but she's in paint as we speak - may get some pics saturday.

Mike the issue was rot under the rear window scuttle and the join between the inner wing and the outer wing. In the first pic without the quarter could you see about and inch and a half of missing metal!.

[Ben]

So time for a little update ...

Cut out the rear of the light holes and removed a couple of inches from inside the opening so that it doesn't touch the intercooler anymore.



Boot all shiny and painted



Half of the spoiler painted



Not far off being painted



My new (old P1) quarter



Other side





Not long now ...

[RX7]

Looks really good progress Ben. Can't wait to see it finished.

Damn, I want mine resprayed now !!

[Stuart]

Looking good Ben Can you check with Chris about how much paint he's putting on (average in microns) and what type of clearcoat he's using please? Will help me when it comes to planning my work.

Thanks.

[maff]

Wow, you're certainly not doing things by halves are you?

[russ979]

That sure is a lot of work there mate, and a top job.
If you have any enthusiasm left when its done feel free to get in touch with tackling a mk2 16v.

[mikeb]

Awesome job mate there's going to be a lot of cleaning to be had when that returns