Classic Impreza Turbo

[Gawley20]

Thanks very much @Burt2000. Aye its a uk car so the years of salt didnt help unfortunately but it wasnt too bad considering. Having it in storage for years helped but it was just getting a little tired looking.

 

[Gawley20]

Old repair after the car was keyed, finally fixed properly.

 

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Tyre pressure sticker removed for attachment after painting

 

[Gawley20]

Undercoats and sanding

 

[Gawley20]

One of the shopping lists for ICP

 

[Gawley20]

Cheers @BarryPort, absolutely in love with it again. Im the fussiest man ever and so pleased with the work the guys done on it.

 

[Burt2000]

Love the attention to detail there with the clips etc, it must be a great feeling picking up a freshly painted car. It looked to have faired pretty well compared to the majority of U.K. Imprezas, even the arches were only surface. I must get the battery charged in mine and get it out for a drive this weekend, my time has been taken up with the little Corsa GSI recently!

 

[Gawley20]

painting yay

 

[Gawley20]

Needed to do it right with the new clips etc @Burt2000, i ended up replacing the majority of the outer trim as well as the front and rear bumper supports. Need a few more bits like the chrome Subaru boot badge as the old one was a bit pitted. Your GSI is class Burt2000, you pleased with it? My first car was a 1.6 sport and i loved it.

 

[Gawley20]

 

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[Burt2000]

Minty fresh!

 

[Gawley20]

Building her back up

 

[Gawley20]

All done

 

[Gawley20]

Wheels still need redone but will have to let the bank account recover first.

 

[Burt2000]

I prefer the 5 door shape over the 2 door in white for some reason. Looks a great job all round.

Aye love the Gsi, very rare these days but it is gonna need a wee bit of welding before I’m happy with it, cant say I’m that surprised given it’s a 25 year corsa lol. But I’d rather know what I’m working with and get it solid.

 

[Gawley20]

Aye i like a white 5 door myself although i wouldnt turn down a white type r if i can ever afford one.

They are rare alright, before seeing your one the last GSI i seen was a long long time ago. There used to be a lovely turquoise coloured one in lisburn back in the day.

 

[mr_s81]

You've done a great job on this. Fair play for doing it properly. It looks mint. Hard to beat a classic Impreza. They've aged so well in my opinion.

 

[Gawley20]

Thanks very much @mr_s81, all the credit has to go to Rick and Jon at JWT Chapman. Unbelieveable job they did on it.

 

[BrookST]

Looks great, remember it from years ago and was always well looked after

 

[andy_gdon]

That is absolutely class!!!

 

[quattro Rick]

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I find it hilarious that the big paint shops so have massive resources and ovens etc can't do a job half as well as a boy in a shed in this country

Looks a brilliant job that!

 

[cormac81]

Looks brilliant!

 

[Gawley20]

Cheers for the comments guys

 

[Cookies]

Cheers for the comments guys

I've been lucky enough to get a drive in this, and it's a real gem indeed. The turinis are absolutely gorgeous on it.

Great to see you get it back, mate. Absolutely incredible job.

Btw - would you rate the Michelin over the Ultrac Sessanta?

Cheers

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