Bugeye garage...

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All purpose car :D

Nothing much... just simple and reliable... She's also my daily drive :)

BUT... before that I had this...


Then... THIS happened...


So I ended up with this...

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*sigh R.I.P

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Enough with my previous ride... so then I always had an urge to do STi swap ever since I owned my bugeye... and the reason I wanted to do it was that there was no STi version of bugeye in North America unless you import a JDM STi bugeye so my quest started when I picked up a set of silver BBS with Toyo T1R during winter...

However they DO NOT fit!!! WRX and 04 STi runs 5x100 and 05+ STi are 5x114.3

Fast forward -------------------------> then my patience paid off since I was going to buy parts separately to do a swap....

A wrecked 05 STi that came with:
Unkown FMIC
Unkown Turbo back exhaust
Unknown drilled+slotted rotors and stainless steel brake lines
Unknown CF hood ---> clear coat cracks
Cusco front+rear (V brace) strut tower bar
COBB double adjusting short shifter
HKS SSQV
K&N SRI
Samco hoses
Blitz radiator caps
Koyo radiator ---> broken
Gold BBS with all season Goodyear tires

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ฝาคาร์บอนสวยจังครับ รอชม

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ได้มาทั้งคันเลย อิจฉามากๆครับ 

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Days spent to swap: ~10 days
Time spent:~12 hrs a day



More to come...

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Continue...



I wish I could have kept my Koni (inserts) suspension but they won't fit on to STi :(


It was smooth until this...

I blame this bracket 555... but I need it to run "drive by wire" well... bugeye is too old

Took a break... and back to work :)


AND moment of truth... BAM!!! heart surgery is DONE... old man with a new heart 555


I had to use stock WRX TMIC for the time but that wasn't for long and I was on a hunt for STi TMIC so...


That is it for now... I will update the mods I did later...
I hope SSS members enjoy what I did and any comments and questions are welcome!!!

[komplete]

great job!!!

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Wowww

[MonZaa]

 

[Choke gf]

 

[kanzzaa]

Awesome

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   nice work , Sry! u do all uself? 

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  nice work , Sry! u do all uself? 

I had help from a very _good friend who lend me his shop for 2 weeks to do this swap... I am in debt to him, hence the sticker on the CF belt cover "TT Automotive" to honor his shop. And he's also my mentor.

In order for me to learn, he let me do most the swap myself!!! It was time consuming and of course I took my time to make sure everything was done right. There certain step that you need 2 people... 1 person inside the other outside the car or under the car...

Well all I can say that it was FUN :)

I forgot to mention... I had to modify e-brake bracket because bugeye and 04 STi e-brake handle is AWAY from the driver and 05 STi the handle is closer to the driver!!!
So I will post some photos of the differences when I have a chance, just in case someone like GC8/GF or GDA people that may want to do a swap. Although these kind of information can be found on the internet. But I'd like show you SSS members on here.
I like to contribute as much as I can for what the SSS community has given me.

Stay tune for more photos!!!

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Fooling around with TE37 wrapped with Dunlop Starspecs

Dimension: 17x9
Bolt pattern: 5x114.3
Offset: +12
Tires: 255/40/17


As you can see it won't fit without a wide body... or more negative camber. It's crazy how the tire stick out further than the mudflap 555

Surprised? Well... the rim and tire came from my friend's Evo 9

It's sad to say this but it's true. Evo 9 is better for tracking... don't hate me :p