lev1982 Posted January 20, 2016 Posted January 20, 2016 Hi all My name is mark and I have just bought my 1st ever scooby. I have owned m3 evo various ford's lol. I saw an ad on facebook for the car and £700 later I owned it lol. What I know about the car so far is P reg It has the lightweight Shell An EJ20 engine with an import ecu the engine is a year 2000 engine Closed deck Baileys dump valve Boost gauge 2 pot calipers with drilled and grooved discs Registered as a wrx Been looked at by a scooby enthusiast and told I got a bargain. Engine runs sweet as a nut. No taps or slaps or knocks. On the outside its missing side skirts and has a few age related marks bumper scuffs. No rust and the chassis is straight. It's covered 103k 9 of that in the last 6 years. Some history with it. Can't wait to learn more about scoobys and start restoring it to former glory.
Jay762 Posted January 20, 2016 Posted January 20, 2016 Wotcha and welcome - does look like you got a great deal there. Feel free to get stuck in all friendly on here
lev1982 Posted January 20, 2016 Author Posted January 20, 2016 I been spending most of the day reading the impreza wiki. I never knew how many variations of scoobys there were. Any suggestions other than a full service on what I should do? I'm taking her off the road for a few months to tidy her up. And generally make sure all is good. I forgot to mention it had a new clutch 3k ago. Will try to get a pic of engine bay up soon. 1
Scoobyghost Posted January 20, 2016 Posted January 20, 2016 You really got a bargain there with the description youve given. Good catch. If you have no history or are unsure I'd recommend getting the cambelt done along with the service. When it comes to parts, check out importcarparts.co.uk. They stock genuine Subaru parts without the genuine Subaru price tag. Air, oil and fuel filter for the classic can be picked up for £12.50.
lev1982 Posted January 20, 2016 Author Posted January 20, 2016 It has an aftermarket induction kit on it but I think I'm gonna get an original to go back on it. The dump valve is enough noise to put a smile on my face. In all honesty I think it was a case of buyer know nothing. Seller didn't know what he had
Gregolasos Posted January 20, 2016 Posted January 20, 2016 Nice! why don't i have that sort of luck?? haha good buy, look forward to seeing it reinstated to its former glory!
lev1982 Posted January 20, 2016 Author Posted January 20, 2016 It might end up being in daily use while fixing it up. I have got the bug after driving it to storage. I miss it already lol. But it's definitely gonna be a labour of love. Really can't wait. Spent a few hours browsing earlier and some amazing info on here. It's the little things 1
Sandals Posted January 20, 2016 Posted January 20, 2016 Welcome to the club! You should start a build thread if you're planning on doing a lot of work :D 1
savage bulldogs Posted January 20, 2016 Posted January 20, 2016 Hi n welcome ,Sounds like you've got yourself a bargain bud 👍 Always glad to here a classic being restored rather than broke for bits . A little bit of conflicting info off the previous owner (yr 2000 didn't have closed deck ) it's a version 3 Shell which should have phase 1.5 inlet /fuel rail set up but a pic of the bay can confirm that. My classic was just supposed to have a cat back and remap but they do get under your skin I think the passenger rear door and boot lid are the only original bits left lol If it's not broke .....upgrade it 😊 1
lev1982 Posted January 20, 2016 Author Posted January 20, 2016 Sorry for dark pic. The bloke I bought it off said it was a 2000 engine. My friend who looked at it said it's a closed deck. But didn't say the year. So the year could be wrong.
lev1982 Posted January 21, 2016 Author Posted January 21, 2016 Thanks. Looking forward to getting involved 1
savage bulldogs Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 Does look like a closed deck which are generally only found in 93 to 94 imprezas . It's got a v3 /v4 phase 1.5 inlet set up which is right for the year of the car ,so it's probably got a pre 95 bottom end . So if you need any engine bits look for gc8 v3/v4 compatible parts . Health wise a good service and a dyno run is always a good starting point imo If it's not broke .....upgrade it 😊 3
lev1982 Posted January 21, 2016 Author Posted January 21, 2016 Thanks savage. I'm gonna have a chat with previous owner. I know he scrapped his 2000 scooby and had this one rebuilt. So is it likely they put the 2 engines together?
lev1982 Posted January 21, 2016 Author Posted January 21, 2016 I want to give it a full service maybe change the rocker gasket etc. Put an original air filter back on it. Then once I am happy it's all running good I need to find a reputable place to get it on the dyno.
Scoobyghost Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 You'll have fun with the rocker gaskets. You have two to do. Need tiny little hands to fit down the side if you're not lifting the engine. Recently done one side myself. Perfectly doable driveway job. 1
savage bulldogs Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 v1 to v4 heads have the same " inline " stud patterns on the heads. Whereas V5 (my 99) onwards heads are not a direct fit to v1 to v4 inlets It's probably had a v1 my 93/94 long engine fitted to your inlet . which is not a issue I had one in my old 97 UK turbo 2000 . If it's not broke .....upgrade it 😊 1
lev1982 Posted January 21, 2016 Author Posted January 21, 2016 It's got a nardi steering wheel as well. I'm slowly learning. Without spending mega bucks what would be a reasonable expectation for bhp on this engine. I know with the closed deck I have a good Base for doing more but at the moment I don't want to start messing with the internals too much. (Yet) 😊😊
lev1982 Posted January 21, 2016 Author Posted January 21, 2016 (edited) I have every intention of getting engine out at some point a friend has all I need to do it. Might just leave the rocker gaskets till then lol. Thanks for that. It's info like this that is priceless Edited January 21, 2016 by lev1982 rubbish spelling. 1
Scoobyghost Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 Nardi wheels are usually on imports. Red seats and rear wiper?
lev1982 Posted January 21, 2016 Author Posted January 21, 2016 The info I got is he bought the Shell with most bits on and had his engine put in it cause his old one had a rotten chassis. Used it for a few years then parked it up in November after getting a new car. He was going to do what I want to do with it and restore it but works away 4 days a week so decided to sell it. Was started etc but that's about it. Maybe did a few miles here and there.
lev1982 Posted January 21, 2016 Author Posted January 21, 2016 rear llights need to be put back to standard 1
Scoobydoobydan Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 Hey nice toy to have, always loved the classic shape myself and having the lightweight Shell as you mentioned..... good of price and a bargain for sure..... Same with my V1 STI, an old girl had mine for 9yrs and it was listed as a WRX, even tho it had the sti bit on and the sti rare plate under the hood telling me it was number 52 of 200!!! Right time, right place 2
savage bulldogs Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 The v1sti left the factory as a wrx then was sent to subaru technica international to be hand built into a sti .hence why they have a build number and say wrx on the log book[emoji6] Mine is the same year but a bit earlier ,when they only made 100 per month Sent from my SM-T230 using Tapatalk 3
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