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cheers marty, yer appeciate what condition motor the money is going to get me unfortunatly i can move that deadline or i would gather up more funds first. yer i think a couple of back to back test drives would be a good idea. thanks for the advice :D

thanks for the reply marty the car will be my daily but mainly used for fun and shows but i do need to retain the ability to transport the kiddie's and the odd family trip away. I’m shooting for big horse power but mainly focused on acceleration over top speed ( we have no motorways and about 300m of dual carriageway if you can even call it that ) my budget to buy the car isn’t going to be much over £1500 unfortunately as iv got to buy it before the 24th of June ( or i lose my NCB ) iv never really considered the bugeyes until a mate started tagging me in ones for sale on Fbook in my price range. and once the ideas been put in my head well that’s it lol EDIT: im also only looking at coupes not interested in wagons

So now im actually close to having my cash together to finally get my first scoob and iv spent months researching and planning every detail of a big horsepower build ( all for a classic ) iv spotted a couple of Bugeyes in my prospective price range and just cant help but think should i be getting one of them instead ?! Aaarrrgg! the only big difference off the bat for be is the insurance is a touch more for the bug over the classic (uk2000) any advice or opinions welcome welcome

this looks amazing iv been following this with great interest!!

Silverback Racing, Ape performance, Ape Racing, Kong Racing, Angry Ape Motors/Racing/ performance? just brain storming lol if i come up with anything better il let you know

looks like a good idea savage! apparently the newer STI's have the AVCS on the intake and exhaust so ++ i did see talk of needing a Syvecs ecu to run them, iv always planned on going to a alcatek ECU so im gunna have to look into the suitibility of that, and how much is involved in mating it up to a cdb bottom end. slowly getting my plan together haha

AVCS head are a new thing to me savage ( googling as we speak ) what can you tell me about the benifits? work involved? the shorter intake? is this part of you intake reversal iv seen a few guys doing on here? and yer too would have to do it with a single downpipe cheers again

i bet that thing is crazy!! yer im just sat scanning forums as we speak, im an electrical engineer by trade so that black magic i can deal with lol i don’t know if i could face loosing that scoobie burble! iv seen a couple of vids with impreza's packing 2jz's! thats cool if you like tyre smoke lol i just love the idea of a built EJ 2.1 stroker with twin fog light mounted td04s or equivalent, meth ect

thanks for you input jeff its always good to hear both sides of the story i really want to do something a little bit different with this hence the twin turbo EJ idea what i essentially want to build is a road going sprint/hill climb car i want to keep the car on the road for as much for it as possible hence building the engine in my workshop till its ready to drop in and go. iv got another 6.5 hrs of a 12hr shift so some more google and head scratching to do. any other ideas guys? the more the merrier haha Ollie

o savage now look what your have done.. i have to go change now haha yes i did come across this when i was searching the forum, and it does look mighty fine!! looks like iv got alot more research today now before i can make my mind up thanks guys!

just doing some reading up on it now :D

It has Crossed my mind Stants believe me, the plan is buy a UK2000 do a few bolt on's and map - then enjoy car as is in the mean time il be starting a full engine build as mentioned - would the H6 be more expensive to pick up? i was planning on buying a cdb bottom end and build it up from there to spread the cost is the H6 N/A as standard? any known problems/issue in doing this swap? Ollie

Thanks for the quick reply savage, i was playing with an idea very similar to your td04 idea, on the wee island i live top end power really isnt much use, so im planning on taking a acceleration over top speed approach when i start building. so i was thinking a set up like this to minimise turbo lag coupled with a complimenting tune would work wonders. still umm-ing and arrh-ing over 6spd swap or close ratio box :S this will all be mated up to a bottom up built cdb running 2.1 stroker kit and other supporting mods cheers Ollie

Hi all just been running some ideas through my head and I was wondering, has anyone successfully installed the legacy twin turbo set up into an Impreza running a EJ20 lump? I have had a look on here and I know I would need the ECU, hose's etc I just wondered if it has been done or has anyone looked into it and could share their findings with me :) thanks in advance Ollie

yer i heard he hit a few houses that night haha, cheers mate im thinking with my time frame and taking tax and insurance into accout im hoping to have about £1500 to spend by june, currenly only looking at UK2000's unless i can find a insurer what will insure a import at a fair price for me

whole of the UK mate, i dont mind travellingfor the right car. Nope no pressure, sole earner in the house, 2 kiddies and a bank balance thats just been raped by a fat bloke who has a fondness for reindeer haha

i bet it does!! haha you just couldn't resist that oppertunity could you gambit

I have been off the road since december 2013 and have just found out if i dont buy and insure a car buy the 24th of june then my NCB will become invalid :( so im viewing it as the kick up the a** i need to get back on the road :)

wow savage iv been away for a while, just had a good look through to catch up on your progress and you have been doing an amazing job man! keep up the good work!

cheers gambit, its been a while but im finally back in the game looking for a classic still :)

well iv been away for a while and finally back (il explain at some point) , STILL looking at getting my first Subaru :( a very glad to be back Ollie :D

i wouldnt mind one of these

o in newport on the back of the high street, that about a 5 minute walk from my place. haha there are some real bad drivers over here its scary!! sounds good mate hopefully have mine by then and can go for a drive :D

O yes definatly more laid back than "mainland" roads lol but thats only because most the drivers are 60+ and cant see 2ft in front of the bonnet or are driving at 15mph so they can enjoy the views as they do :@ :@ :@ have to let us know next time ya over mate :D

o fair enough haha !Removed! work computers have java and flash disabled so i cant watch the vids or see half the picture people post :( and im not even allowed my phone in the room i work in :@