Daily beater - '01 Impreza WRX

[bigsigh]

Picked this up last night for a bit of summer fun, needs a bit of tidying but was priced accordingly and seems fairly sold mechanically, drives well and should make a good daily once all sorted.

Immediate plans are to tidy the bodywork and give it a good clean,
Give it a good service
and then maybe unlock some more horseies

 

[mcmurray]

Those taillights are brutal.

Any mods already on it or is it standard enough under the bonnet?

 

[bigsigh]

a hideous straight pipe and the obligitory chav valve , all on the todo
Lights will be changed, cant decide if i will just go OEM bugeye, or the whole hog and get blob with the bumper to match

 

[AlpineF30]

lots of potential there @bigsigh has she taken a knock at some point? The wing seems a bit of colour

 

[bigsigh]

it hasnt been hit (as far as im aware) but it has seen paint (poorly) to fix various scratches etc.

 

[Jason]

a hideous straight pipe and the obligitory chav valve , all on the todo
Lights will be changed, cant decide if i will just go OEM bugeye, or the whole hog and get blob with the bumper to match

I've a set of hawk eye lights if you fancy them?

 

[bigsigh]

I've a set of hawk eye lights if you fancy them?

the JDM or UK ? the clear lexus light style ones?

 

[Jason]

the JDM or UK ? the clear lexus light style ones?

UK yea lexus style

 

[bigsigh]

Will be after the pure reds , but thanks for offer

 

[Jason]

Will be after the pure reds , but thanks for offer

Good luck, i've just bought a set, nearly £200 lighter lol

 

[bigsigh]

yup thats the going rate and ill need the bumper to match them too

 

[Jason]

yup thats the going rate and ill need the bumper to match them too

Thankfully i've all that, was de chaving the rear end, idiot removed badges too, theres another £200 + lol

 

[Gambit]

just stick the originals on it

 

[bigsigh]

Likely will @Gambit they are kicking about for £30/40 a set

 

[Burt2000]

Same with evo 7 tail lights they are £300 for a set ffs. If that's a daily beater I wouldn't be throwing 200 at it for a set of lights Simon. Health to stage in the summer.

 

[Andy044]

Some amount of car for a daily beater, fair play.
Heath to drive

Now I'd be a fan of both evo's and scoobs, I've just never been able to afford an evo.
But when someone asks me which I'd rather own, I ask them to look at the amount of subarus that are daily drivers compared to the amount of evos. Its pretty one sided.

 

[Sharkman]

Have you still got the project one Simon?

 

[bigsigh]

Some amount of car for a daily beater, fair play.
Heath to drive

Now I'd be a fan of both evo's and scoobs, I've just never been able to afford an evo.
But when someone asks me which I'd rather own, I ask them to look at the amount of subarus that are daily drivers compared to the amount of evos. Its pretty one sided.

Cheers Andy , the pictures flatter it , needs a wee bit of love but will do the job , need to shift the BM now

Have you still got the project one Simon?

Yup still tucked in the shed , not a minute to look near it really , still in two minds about keeping/selling

 

[Neil_M]

Great bus for a daily driver.

Plenty of potential

 

[bigsigh]

And so it begins...

 

[brendy]

And so it begins...

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Hateful job, leave the metal brackets off afterwards.

 

[mr_s81]

Agreed. Some of the positions of the bolts on the brackets are laughable. Particularly the driver's side. Well worth the (literal) blood, sweat and tears come mapping time though

 

[bigsigh]

And it continues....

Specially for @mcmurray lol

 

[bigsigh]

Lights in first thing

 

[bigsigh]

Then fixed the bonnet catch

Adjusted and latching down