Melanie Hayman Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I have been promising to add this for a while, so thought as I am pretty quiet at works today I would give it a go. I am not really after the big mods just subtle changes that help the car and make it look good in the process. Not everything I have done is everybody’s cup of tea, but it is what I wanted to achieve. So December 2009 came and I had owned my Blobeye for just over a year, when I decided that the time was right to get the car I had wanted, a WRC Blue Hawkeye. Was looking around on Autotrader and found one that I liked the look of, problem was we were going away to Mexico in 2 days timer and Nottingham was a 2 hour drive away, so I bit the bullet … rang the dealer and gave them a deposit there and then, without even laying an eye on the car. She was totally standard apart from the factory fitted PPP. Picked her up 23rd December and have never regretted a second. Merry Christmas!!! So now to get to work personalizing it …. First thing we changed was the Prodrive exhaust. Opted for the same set up I had had on the Blobeye a TSL backbox and a 3” straight through cat back pipe, which gave me the noise we all love. Next ….. new shoes. We had seen these wheels on another wide arch Scoob at a show, it took us 9 months to find them again, but when we did it was an easy decision to part with the cash. I was starting to achieve the look I wanted, but as I was continuing to do more and more ‘bonnet’s up’ shows I thought I had better tackle the engine bay. I wanted to make the car stand out from the rest, so new strut brace was first Then added a few bits of bling Airbox, fusebox covers, slam panel along with the zero sports intake pipe and red samco hoses Now this is where me and my better half were having problems agreeing, I wanted to put a Viper Performance Induction kit on, he doesn’t like the look so we opted for a compromise and I had the air intake and alternator cover airbrushed. Eddie now sits proudly under the bonnet. Not everyone’s taste but it is certainly a talking point. So with the engine bay looking a bit tidier, I decided it was time to upgrade a few bits to give me a few more horses. With the PPP it was achieving 316bhp and around 327 lbsft. We chose to put on a sports cat downpipe, a new panel filter and a remap to get its current level of 358bhp 383lbsft. I was happy with the performance but always room for improvement J With the extra power I had got from the few changes I had made I decided that we needed to turn our attention to the stance. We decided to replace the standard STi suspension and went for fully adjustable Meister- R coilovers , this gave a better ride and meant I could lower the car 40mm all round. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Hayman Posted May 3, 2012 Author Share Posted May 3, 2012 Continued................ So I was happy with where the car was at until attending the NBO show and watching the ICE competitions, decided the sound system in the car wasn’t good enough and that was the next thing to be changed. Added another amp, to allow me to run the subs , changed all the speakers in the car to 6.5” speakers and my better half managed to do a full boot build for me in a matter of days – how good is he??? Althought the grill covers for the subs took some finding ! (I will add a seperate project post for the boot build) Last thing we have done for now, and just recently, decided to change the scoop and have put a Blobeye style scoop on, I think it looks great but again not everyone’s taste. So that where I am at present, not sure on which direction to go next as we can never agree on what to go for. If I get my way there will be a few more body mods coming in the next few months, so watch this space LOL First things first – lets get it clean for the shows, ‘winter wheels’ need to come off, new shoes to go back on and it has got to be cleaned ……….. everywhere LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I have seen many scoob's over the years and they have all looked amazing but your car Mel takes it one step closer to heaven!!!! Loving the engine decals and the style of it all. Looks like it would steal any show!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Hayman Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Thanks James xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverscooby Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Looks fantastic!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephiston2k Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Nice, liking the artwork on the air intake :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusNoGood Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Just catching upon old posts. So Mel, do you still have the car? If so what have you done to it since? And if not what have you moved on to? Did you do the airbrushing yourself? Does look stunning. Reminds me of those 60's and 70's custom cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissy Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 absolutely gorgeous!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Hayman Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 No still got the car (will be at NBO if you want to come for a chat). Airbrushing was done by a local artist for me but that is soon to be replaced ;) ;) We've been spending a bit on it again :o this year We've uprated the discs and brakes, had all underneath powdercoated, unprated the anti roll bars, gearbox h-brace, added Defi guages, uprated lightweight pulleys, changed the artwork ;) a few more shiny bits under the bonnet, added the zero sports intercooler splitter - which took an age to source as they dont make them in the UK anymore, had a custom built alloy Battery box made (again in the USA) found some genuine pro-drive mudflaps (that is a whole new story though), pulled the boot build to bits and added a new amp, built a new lightweight sub box and then reinstalled it all Think that is about it :D NBO car of show last year, so was worth the effort !! :D :D :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusNoGood Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Nice....not sure what NBO is but would appreciate some more pics to admire :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Northern Big One my friend and no thats not my nick name ;) have a look in the events thread mate all the info is in there mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th4neuk Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 That looks really nice and tidy. I love the subtle look that keeps it standard ish but makes it individual Keep it up :-) Cheers Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusNoGood Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Northern Big One my friend and no thats not my nick name ;) have a look in the events thread mate all the info is in there mate. lol I'll have a look mate. Northern? Somewhere near Watford? ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markmark.123 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Very nice live the wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King^Lee Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 lol I'll have a look mate. Northern? Somewhere near Watford? ;) How rude calling me northern :p Very nice mel, love the work you have done to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfnick Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 That is beautiful! Those wheels are pretty damn stunning too. Excellent work, will definitely be giving this a good look over at NBO. What kind of mileage are you on now? Have you had any problems with the engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Nice motor I live in Manchester and I haven't seen it about lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Hayman Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Nice motor I live in Manchester and I haven't seen it about lol Doesn't come out very often :D It's just been to Prodrive for The Final Gathering and i am at NBO on the 29th June 2014 :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Hayman Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 That is beautiful! Those wheels are pretty damn stunning too. Excellent work, will definitely be giving this a good look over at NBO. What kind of mileage are you on now? Have you had any problems with the engine? mfnick - nice to say hello on Sunday !! Hope to be seeing a few more of you at some of the events around and about :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfnick Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Good meeting you Mel. Car is even more stunning in the metal, congrats on winning car of the show again! :) Well deserved, some amazing cars there on Sunday but yours is on another level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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