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Bought my 98 GX about 4yrs ago as a one lady owner low K wreck from Pickles then went straight out & bought a V3 STI front cut, had the car repaired using mostly Legacy bits as they were cheaper, drove it for about 6 months as a 2.2 auto whilst getting everything ready for the transformation.
Mods include
Obviously the motor & 4.44 box, alloy arms & 4 pots etc.
Other mods are.........................................................
Kusco strut brace,
Rear 22mm sway bar,
Carbon fibre bonnet scoop extension,
Whiteline under body brace,
Rear wiper,
3" Butler TBE,
90mm home made in guard CAI,
HKS panel filter,
Under manifold intake,
Boost gauge,
STI gauge pod,
Bilsteins,
King lows,
Tow bar,
STI Nardi steering wheel
Copper/Brass GX Radiator modded to suit,
98 Gold 16" STI wheels.

Things I have but either haven't hooked up or bothered to fit yet
NOS nitrous system.....for sale,
17" Black powder coated GD WRX rims with Contisport racing rubber.....for sale
Blitz EBC dual solenoid boost controller,
GTB front bumper & lights,
Under body tray,
Modded WRX side skirts,
Deefi gauges X 3.

[Mav]

ooo i remember you now man niiceee work you've done... got nos?? saw the beach day you had seems good fun

[Mav]

f**king db. let me edit my post you pos. anyways whatcha selling the nos setup for? how much did it cost you to put in?? wat sort of injection setup were you running??

[Jeff]

Dont sell the NOS.... Hook it up you pussy. Good job D-Gen

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f**king db. let me edit my post you pos.


anyways whatcha selling the nos setup for? how much did it cost you to put in?? wat sort of injection setup were you running??

Had it ready to go with a 50hp at the wheels wet shot, (I have heaps of nozzles) but blew the motor 3 days before I was due to take it in to be tuned & never got around to getting it don after that, set it all up myself & never even had gas in the bottle.
Comes with brand new pressure Gauge & everything else, I paid $750 for the basic kit without the pressure Guage & will let it go for $650 with all brackets to suit Liberty boot & Gen 2 boot trim to keep it hidden, you'd never know it was there if you didn't know the boot was a slightly different shape on the drivers side lol.

[Soop]

Love it mate. Couple of questions. Do you still have cruise with the Nardi wheel? Whats that first grille?

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Love it mate. Couple of questions.

Do you still have cruise with the Nardi wheel?

Whats that first grille?

Nah, lost the cruise & the grille is one I bought ages ago & fit it when I'm in the mood, 50/50 as to whether people like it or not lol.

[Soop]

Yeah i don't mind it. Something different. I have a Nardi wheel. But i like the cruise too much.

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Buggered if I can edit atm but 2 more pics

[Soop]

Of course that last picture, the car is on jack stands isn't it......

[d_generate]

ERM?? yeah of course it WAS'nt & yes I took the pic.

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Couple more while I have photobucket open.
These were both done with the smaller top mount, boost leaks & no under manifold intake.

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Stupid edit function, wrong time slip.

[Soop]

Pretty decent. And we all know what kind of potential these have!

[CRUISN]

First time ive seen all the progress pics. Very well done indeed.

[alexGT]

wow. i am really looking forward to running this ecu. those AFR's are reaaaaly nice! and what a fat power and torque curve!!! me likey! although the dash wiring loom pic puts me off any tips???

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wow. i am really looking forward to running this ecu. those AFR's are reaaaaly nice! and what a fat power and torque curve!!! me likey!

although the dash wiring loom pic puts me off any tips???

Yup, get a good auto sparky to work out what goes where & re pin it,
Be prepared to spend a quite few hours with a 4' grinder with a diamond blade to marry the two pods together.
You need to get the white STI housing to fit the black Gen 2 outer casing & cut & glue the perspex light carriers from each set of gauges because they are different but similar (if you know what I mean)
The STI pod is wider but lower so lots of trial & error then you'll need a piece of plastic/laminex to extend the top of the STI gauge face or you'll have a huge gap at the top, you should be able to see where I extended it in the pics.
You also have to run the speedo cable through one of the vent tubes too, sits right behind the speedo lol.
Have fun & it's not as daunting as it sounds, just make small cuts each time & the diamond blade is brilliant for cutting or grinding the plastic
I've got a speed cut defender & a 260kph speedo to fit also when I get around to it so 180 shouldn't be a problem......one day.

[Soop]

One day? Tick tock tick tock tick tock..... . Kidding mate.

[alexGT]

Yup, get a good auto sparky to work out what goes where & re pin it,
Be prepared to spend a quite few hours with a 4' grinder with a diamond blade to marry the two pods together.
You need to get the white STI housing to fit the black Gen 2 outer casing & cut & glue the perspex light carriers from each set of gauges because they are different but similar (if you know what I mean)
The STI pod is wider but lower so lots of trial & error then you'll need a piece of plastic/laminex to extend the top of the STI gauge face or you'll have a huge gap at the top, you should be able to see where I extended it in the pics.
You also have to run the speedo cable through one of the vent tubes too, sits right behind the speedo lol.
Have fun & it's not as daunting as it sounds, just make small cuts each time & the diamond blade is brilliant for cutting or grinding the plastic
I've got a speed cut defender & a 260kph speedo to fit also when I get around to it so 180 shouldn't be a problem......one day.

wiring is done, i meant fitting i got a spare 98 rx loom and got it v3 mated.