mr_D v3 sti

[mr_D]

right then guys. its been a while now since i got the scooby and i know some of you were interested in seeing my progress. so i have started to put together this thread. now i have done quite a bit so far being as though everything cost lots of money with these cars. but you know what its like. modding bug is here for life i think.

spec (contains new things)

vf35 turbo,
decat and 3" bellmouth downpipe
hks dragger exhaust
silicon intake pipe
hks hard pipe
blitz filter
dv less. recirc blanked
fmic with hard pipe.
p1 restrictor pill
catch tank

ohline coilovers
cusco pillow ball top mounts
carbon fiber front strut brace
cusco rear strut brace
works kai lightweight alloys
pirelli p zero tires

c-west body kit
custom carbon fiber bonnet
custom paint (my mix)
spoiler less

full defi link up display
boost gauge
oil pressure
oil temp
water temp


2 orion amps,
1 alpine amp
jbl competiton 6x9's
jbl competition 16cm components

i have added or fixed parts in red

 

[mr_D]

first of all i got the car and started playing with the interior and colour coding. but aint got anypics yet as i have been changing it recently

this is the car as i bought it

but that didnt last long. i have never done any real spraying or preping before in my life and thought why not give it a go. so with the help off myki we got to work on a sat and stripped the car to get ready for paint.

(myki doing nothing as usual)

there was such a build up of paint from where they sprayed the car with spoiler on

 

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so we took it back to basic

bumper repaired

we experience bad laquer peel when removing stickers. so myki spent ages tidying up the bad patches

 

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then it was time to start painting,

and yes i did get a run

 

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then after the primer had dried i started to lay the paint in the door shuts and boot only

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after this had dried and we flat backed the car

we started on the real paint. my mix of pug yellow and lambogini orange

oh and you cant paint a car without having treats.

 

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after a few coats and the car before her sunbed

myki took me home in the skyline while th car dried over night

myki got the style going on. complete customer jaffa facia

 

[mr_D]

car had dried and had been flat backed again. now was time for the black. i did have a helping hand to do this. as i needed someone with an eye for details who had done it before.

theres me in the white jump suit. i felt like a right c0ck in a condom

 

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then the finished product. (only the spraying. it will never been totally finished performance wise)

next to come will be with the fmic and a few of the under bonnet shots and interior.
this car is different as it will not be like every scooby on the road and im hoping to build a drift scooby!

big thanks to myki for your help. i know you didnt get enought sleep due to finshing work late and starting on the car after an hour but appreciated!

thanks to bex's old man for letting me use his knowledge and garage. recommend his for anything if your in southwales! and this guy also drives a leon cupra so we know hes cool!

 

[knight85]

looks really smart....love following progress threads!

 

[Ibiza125]

Very smart looking paintwork there bud! Props for tackling it yourself!! Must have saved a fortune!

What sort of power is she poking out at the moment do you think?

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

Looks very nice

 

[s1l3nc3r]

Looking sweet as fook mate...

The only thing i would of done different was instead of spraying the whole bonnet yellow then add the black i would of left the middle bit as carbon fibre but thats just my personal opinion but by the looks of the before photos the bonnet was sprayed black anyway...

You got to do some videos of it now...

 

[Fl@pper]

damn i wish i could do bodywork nice job

 

[mr_D]

its not hard and never done it before. but everyone who knows me knows i like to do thinks myself to every degree. lol.

the bonnet was already sprayed by previous owner so couldnt have left it. was a gray with blue sparkle in it. not nice! lol.

the car is pushing around 320bhp and shoots lovely flames out the back.

i took the spoiler off last night as i felt i wanted a chanhge. dont know if i should do my wheels black or get different ones. (bear in mind these wheels were 2k alone without tyres.lol)

 

[Ibiza125]

She will be quick then! Dad had a 330hp Forester STi, and that thing was a beast!!

 

[mr_D]

She will be quick then! Dad had a 330hp Forester STi, and that thing was a beast!!

oh yes. im going to try and get as close to 350 before i have my remap. lol. maybe even a twin scroll roller bearing turbo next. lol

 

[kyle'87]

That looks absolutly stunning mate. I happily put that at the top of my fav looking scooby list.

 

[mr_D]

That looks absolutly stunning mate. I happily put that at the top of my fav looking scooby list.

cheers mate. thats an awersome comment!

 

[cupra.al]

car looks so much better than before. its amazing what a difference some new paint can make.
looks like you done a really good job in the small space you had to do it in.
comparing the before and after photos its shocking how nasty it looked before.