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Old 11-10-2014, 07:37 PM
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Small update, some efforts today.

New Front Lip, mounted and NOT COMING OFF!! Heaps of screws in. Secure as FARK.

New HID's, 6000K.

Oh and put the number plate protector on. Seems to look alright rather than just having it exposed.

Cheers Ashley for the help!

Really nice bug you got there mate. I have gained a new appreciation of this MY since getting one of my own
I'm thinking of getting WRC plates too. Where did you get your taillights from? I want to do the conversion to MY03-05 lights
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Old 11-10-2014, 07:56 PM
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Cheers buddy. Should be after getting close to 10 years of time, effort and coin. Still a few more things I want to do.

Just got them online mate. Ebay i think they were. Just gotta keep an eye out for them. They are direct plug and play. They will fit up pretty good with the MY01 rear bar, but you need the MY03 for 100% perfect fitment.
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Old 17-11-2014, 06:05 PM
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After a brief period of uncertainty, I have decided to keep this car and thus have bought the following parts to upgrade the WRX driveline.

2002 JDM WRX STI RA Spec C DCCD Gearbox (51k's on it)
STI Spec C Genuine Short Shifter
STI Group N Transmission Mount
STI Spec C Cross Member
STI RA Spec C R180 2-Way Mechanical Plated LSD
R180 Spec C Shafts to suit
GDB R180 rear hubs with handbrake assemble complete and undamaged, come with wheel bearings, and all associated parts, ABS ready.

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Hey, I'm new to Perth-WRX and saw your bug which looks amazing.

My question is where did you get your front lip from? (also how much?). I really like the look of the one you have and have been searching for one since i got my bug a month ago as mine is completely stock looking and this would be a good start to changing the look.

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Old 17-11-2014, 11:25 PM
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Old 18-11-2014, 07:17 AM
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Cheers guys, was a bit of a commitment but should be good fun.

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My question is where did you get your front lip from? (also how much?).

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Hey mate, it's a Ultrex Bugeye Slim, See: http://www.perth-wrx.com/vb/ultrex-p...ront-lips.html

Trick is using heaps of self tappers so it's well and truly fastened on.
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Old 18-11-2014, 07:19 AM
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My question is where did you get your front lip from? (also how much?)
Try Ultrex, lips are circa $200.

Nice upgrade list btw, will be a weapon!


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Old 18-11-2014, 12:28 PM
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Did you find that the Ultrex lip isnt a 100% fit, and required a bit of manipulating to get it to line up spot on? I found the lip for GC8's is about 98% there and took a couple of attempts to get it right, with the end result having one side with about a 1-2mm gap from the bumper (filled with silicon and touch up paint to fix)
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Old 22-12-2014, 08:37 PM
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After a brief period of uncertainty, I have decided to keep this car and thus have bought the following parts to upgrade the WRX driveline.

2002 JDM WRX STI RA Spec C DCCD Gearbox (51k's on it)
STI Spec C Genuine Short Shifter
STI Group N Transmission Mount
STI Spec C Cross Member
STI RA Spec C R180 2-Way Mechanical Plated LSD
R180 Spec C Shafts to suit
GDB R180 rear hubs with handbrake assemble complete and undamaged, come with wheel bearings, and all associated parts, ABS ready.

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Landmark day for the car.

Cheers to Doug & the guys at S Technic for getting me in for Christmas. All done in a day, full credit to the guys.

6 Speed, plated diff, etc now all fitted up, R180 rear end. First impressions, wow, epic to drive. So much difference. First drive today (after stalling it first time) out of the car park.

Hard to describe how much better is really is, but it just feels awesome. So much more focussed, the increase in grip is hugely noticeable and the tighter ratios compared to the more relaxed 3.54 is fantastic.

Can tell there is a plated in the back now, but doesn't seem overly aggressive, so far. The old drivetrain felt significantly lazier in comparison.

Need to re-learn how it behaves at full noise, but am saving that for the track.

A 6 speed clutch and flywheel also went in on top of everything else as the old one was shagged somehow. Made sense to change it all when it was out even though not part of the plan.

Also new Project Mu pads and shims up front, fresh oil, upper engine clean to finish the job. Quite a costly operation all up, but made the decision to keep the car and commit to doing it. For anyone else thinking of doing it, you will know where the money has gone.

Merry Christmas to you all, hope you get some great parts for your subies!

Obligatory box pic - Got a new shifter knob to finish the job.



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