22B-Andy new to Perth

[22B-Andy]

Hey guys and gals,
Im Andy. if you hadn't guessed already.

Moved to Perth from the UK in August, and i love it !!

Unfortunatly i had to sell me cars to fund the move and as yet i dont have another scoob.
I ran my own Subaru and VW specialist workshop in the UK and here in Oz im doing the same 2 brands but for someone else. Balcatta VW & Subaru.

My love of subaru started a little oddly....... 8 years ago. it was a brand i had admired from a distance due to the cost of buying and owning one in the UK being high. At the time i was a Vauxhall ( Holden ) enthusiast and built a 330 bhp Cavalier turbo. i'll post a pic, but only the brits may recognise it....

All my mates were moving over to Jap motors from the likes of Ford and Vauxhall so naturally i was keen to follow. They were all going for Lexus and Honda etc and i wanted to be diffrent. no one i knew owned a, scooby but i was in a petrol station and a Prodrive P1 rolled in and my god it sounded awesome !! I chatted briefly to the owner and thats when it hit me.... i want an Impreza..... So i bought one..... in Japan.
I was worried about buying a thrashed bag of sh!t so i did some research and settled on wanting an STi. I found the ideal candidate through a friend in Japan. An MY1999 STi Type RA V-Limited 900/1000. It was safe to say my first scoob was an animal - even in stock form. 300BHP, quick shift box, and quick rack. This car rocked my world i can tell ya !!!! i will never be the same
After nearly 3 months till i took delivery - i drove with a MASSIVE smile but things went wrong with it unfortunatly too often, but i wasn't put off at all. first the MAF went. Then the gearbox went, then the bottom end. I soon became some what of an expert and was not put off in the slightest. Soon i started to get customers asking me to fix their scoobs. Before i knew it, i was quitting work and starting up on my own. Now there isn't much i dont know about the brand and i have owned over 15 subarus. Pictures of my favorites to follow.

After running my own shop for 5 years, the economic downturn had taken it's toll and as a result, my shop sufferd. So, before things got bad and i ended up in huge debt, i decided to wind up my company and look for a warmer climate to bring up my kids and still play with Subarus....... so here we are. Perth - and hopefully history in the making

My STi Type RA was a a spectacular car, but i still wanted more from the brand. I had a buyer for the RA so i decided to look for my next impreza. I spoke to my m8 in Japan and told him i was looking for another car and he immediatly put me on to another supplier of his and he had one of my DREAM cars. I have a few dream machines in mind that i would love to own, but nothing to outragious. I would love a Porsche 911 GT2 - but i think it would dissapoint me and i'd get boared of it. As a boy, i always loved watching the Lancia's in the rallys - but this dream has be fullfilled. I have had an HF Interale Giallo Evo 2.
The most recent 'Want' is the new Skyline R35, i have always liked the later skylines and the new R35 does it for me
Anyways, a 22B came up for grabs cheap and i just had to have it. It was cheap because it was front end damaged but that didnt bother me. It had 13k kms on it and i had big plans.
I spent a small fortune rebuildng the front end and then had fun with the rest of it.

STi 9 Nitrided crank
MAHL pistons
Manley H-beam rods
Cosworth low compression head gaskets
ARP head stud kit
neomonic valves
reprofiled cams
Roger Clarke modified oil pump
Front mount intercooler
Exedy Hyper tripple clutch ( waist of money )
HKS vernier pulleys
fully balanced rotating assembly
Pectel T6 ECU with launch and anti lag
100hp shot of wet NOS
Full Cusco chassis upgrade - coil overs, and 4 braces.
Blitz NUR spec-R exhaust with Hayward and Scott 3" decat
GT Spec Gen 2 unequal headers with Jet hot ceramic coating
MD 321T+turbo
Apexi AVCR boost controller
Full DEFi gauge pack
SX fuel pressure reg
800cc SARD injectors
Carl Davey equal fuel rails
Full SAFETY 21 dash roll cage
Ro-Zest ZZ01 white alloys
Prodrice Alcon 330mm front brakes
Slotted brembo rear discs with prodrive pads and stock 2 pot calipers

I had her running over 490bhp + the NOS for a couple of track days but mostly ran it on the 380 map for daily use





My other favorite was my 2003 STi impreza.
This was running about 400bhp. I had it on the rollers running 360 before i tweaked it some more but never did a power run again before i sold it.
This had GT headers, Full hayward and scott exhaust with a modified miltek sports cat ( for sale here in Ox as i brought it with me ), MD321 turbo, fuel pressure reg and 650 injectors ( i think) lol. Defi gauges and Apexi AVCR. Ecutek remap.



Hope you all like.

Feel free to contact me if you need a mechanic. I hope to do some servicing and upgrades in my own time.

More pics of the 22B........

This is a pic of my shop in the early months - i was building another 22B at the time. I have had the honour of building up 5 22B's one is now in ireland and another is in Netherlands now.

[mr_psi]

welcome! that 22b is awesome!

[wrxfiend]

hi and welcome, 22b drooooooooool! nuff said

[BALISTC]

Niiiice! Welcome to the forums.

[tiddy]

wow @ 22b!!!
what rims are those?
damn nice rides!
and a mini?

[Huy]

Welcome, Andy. Some nice rides you've had there.

[jessw]

Welcome to Perth, I agree with the boys ^^
and i'm hoping for a black STi as my next car...fingers crossed

[ALEX.]

You, my friend, are going to be very popular on here.

...Only because you can spell and punctuate

Nah, welcome! Fair few people from the UK are moving to Perth. It's great to get some who love their Subies.
There's a Spec C on here for sale. You know you want it

[EXPLICIT]

Welcome to Pdiddy Andy, enjoy your stay.

[Shinobiken]

awesome collection !!!