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Old 12-04-2010, 07:58 PM   #51
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Cleanest workspace I've ever seen. This includes the office where I work which is cleaned by janitors every night.

I'd love to see more Indy pictures too!
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Old 12-04-2010, 08:05 PM   #52
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It must suck balls knowing that #339 won't be able to turn a wheel on US soil.

At least you know you don't have to drive a rental when you come down for a holiday!
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Old 12-04-2010, 08:07 PM   #53
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Beautiful photos! Did I miss what kind of paint you used on the wheel wells?
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Old 12-04-2010, 08:31 PM   #54
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Beautiful photos! Did I miss what kind of paint you used on the wheel wells?
world rally Blue pearl paint code 02c Automotivetouchup.com. It sprayed really well and was perfect for what I wanted to do!
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Old 12-04-2010, 08:50 PM   #55
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Cleanest workspace I've ever seen. This includes the office where I work which is cleaned by janitors every night.

I'd love to see more Indy pictures too!






here are a couple more of the lola I rebuilt. and a little bonus picture, Schumachers 2002,2003 Ferrari and me with a Honda engine earlier this year


The blue and yellow car that is seen in the background of pictures in my garage is my 83 March, unfortunately interest and budget have made this car a longterm project that I have been working on since 97

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Old 12-04-2010, 10:14 PM   #56
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You turbocharged a DFV.

Why?
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Old 12-04-2010, 10:22 PM   #57
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You turbocharged a DFV.

Why?
It is a cosworth DFX and this is a 83 March Indycar which had the DFX
The DFV was a three Litre V8 and the Cosworth DFX is the 2.65 Litre v8.




actually my dad originally built Trevor crowes racing engines, He came over here and ran the engine programme for Kraco Racing and it was because of him I came over here and got involved with restoring cars and helping him rebuild DFV and DFX Cosworth engines. I worked for his business a couple of times but I find it less stressful just working for a team

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Old 12-04-2010, 10:59 PM   #58
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Do you remember the Toyota Starlet, with the rover V8 in it, he originally built that engine as well. My dad raced a ford capri and Then a Mustang in the O.S.C.A series. I took pictures of the Starlet while I was at Ruapuna.


When you look at the justy it really reminds me of the starlet I used to sit in when it was in Zap colors when I was a kid going to the track with my dad in the early 80s
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Old 12-04-2010, 11:01 PM   #59
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Ah. I recognised it as a DFV. Hence the mix up and the question.
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Old 12-04-2010, 11:36 PM   #60
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Ah. I recognised it as a DFV. Hence the mix up and the question.
yes actually the engines look very similar but the heads,pumps rods etc are different to the DFV. and the DFX has the big plenum like you can see on the engine in my car. I posted a few pictures above of Cosworth engines in his shop and a Ferrari F1 engine, those are generally what my dad builds most.
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Old 12-04-2010, 11:56 PM   #61
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Another Issue I found with my Impreza was the rear brake caliper Bolts were siezed in the caliper. This apparently is a common occourence and the solution is normally to helicoil the caliper. It was obvious that the bolts were installed dry and I used an antisieze when fitting the calipers back on again.The other issue I discovered was the front caliper torque spec was incorrect and has obviously caused several people on the forums some major problems. It was obviously too high when I saw the spec and some rescearch helped me come up with the correct spec which I listed with my torque specs!
Below is my caliper and the insert I had to have made as unfortunately I was not able to drill the bolt out properly with what I had so off it went to my dad to fix. He also had to refind the centres again which is why the hole is offset in the insert. I am fortunate to have someone to fix things when I can't
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Old 12-04-2010, 11:57 PM   #62
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The Starlet looks like it would fit in perfectly with GpB spec cars! God damn those guards are just so big and imposing!


Gah I'm jealous! I'm itching to do another project. My last two failed. Both ended up with bent chassis!
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Old 12-05-2010, 06:45 PM   #63
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Old 12-05-2010, 07:15 PM   #64
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It must suck balls knowing that #339 won't be able to turn a wheel on US soil.

At least you know you don't have to drive a rental when you come down for a holiday!
I missed this one...Lol, yes it kinda sucks not being able to drive it. I think in the end I am more interested in owning and maintaining what I think is a big piece of the Brands history. I worked on replacing several of the things under the hood to make it look like new and bring it back to completely original while I was down there. I have to do other things also. I am going to have to buy a new steering wheel and a new clutch because the dealership fitted an excedy clutch and it is noisy and chatters sometimes so I will definately put that back to factory as I am not happy with that. I know a person here in the states that has a lot of rallycars, has a ford rS200 and a ford escort that was built but never rallied and a Metro. He imported a Tommi Makinen edition Mitsubishi and also an enzo Ferrari and I am going to see what he can do for me when I am ready to bring it over....at the end of the day it is a collector car for me and I hope to preserve it and bring it back to immaculate factory original condition!
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Old 12-05-2010, 09:04 PM   #65
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You. Are. ****ing. Awesome.

Can I give you my car for a week?
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Old 12-06-2010, 09:59 PM   #66
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You. Are. ****ing. Awesome.

Can I give you my car for a week?
thanks, it would take me longer than a week to get your car to look like this, it took a month to get mine cleaned up and that was just the wheel wells etc.
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Old 12-06-2010, 10:14 PM   #67
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very very cool stuff.


just wondering did you get your ocd from your dad's genes? hehe...
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Old 12-07-2010, 12:13 AM   #68
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thanks, it would take me longer than a week to get your car to look like this, it took a month to get mine cleaned up and that was just the wheel wells etc.
Can I give you my car for a month?
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Old 12-07-2010, 12:44 AM   #69
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Old 12-07-2010, 12:49 AM   #70
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very very cool stuff.


just wondering did you get your ocd from your dad's genes? hehe...
Yes a lot of my ways I guess I could say are from working helping him....he is very very talented and I won't ever match that.....but I have learnt a lot.

The mustang in third place at the start of this race is My Dad...I think it's a great picture and it reminds me of where it all started.

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Old 12-07-2010, 01:22 AM   #71
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Can I give you my car for a month?
Anything can be done to your car for a fee
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Old 12-07-2010, 10:48 AM   #72
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1998 marked 40 years of Subaru and the marketing people in Japan wanted to celebrate the company’s success with a car like no other.
So was born the 22B
“The result is a sports coupe that seeks to deliver the highest level of performance for road use
said STi President Mr Yamada”
Subaru of Japan produced The widebody 2-door Impreza called the 22B STi. The 22B was used to commemorate both Subaru's 40th anniversary as well as the 3rd consecutive manufacturer's title for Subaru in the FIA World Rally Championship. On the release of the sales, all 399 sold out after 30 minutes to 48 hours depending on reports. The limited edition road going WRC car was announced to the unsuspecting world at the 1997 Tokyo Motor Show. It would be based on the newly released Version 4 Type R Coupe but would have a larger engine with more torque and the bodywork would be highly modified to give it the appearance of the current WRC rally cars of then current drivers, Colin McRae and Pierro Liatti.
The 22 in 22B represents the 2.2 liter engine, and B is Subaru of Japans representative letter for “turbocharged”.
It must be noted that the 22B STi that is supposed to be #13 was never given the plaque. Subaru of America imported #13 to be used as a press car. Three 22B STis were given the #000 plaque, 2 went to the World Rally car drivers for Subaru at the time Colin McRae and Nicky Grist, with the third going to David Lapworth of Prodrive
The Subaru Impreza 22B had the EJ22 engine as opposed to the regular EJ20 engine.The block was bored and The displacement was increased from 1994 cc to 2212 cc. It is a closed-deck design. The heads (valves, valvetrain and such) were lifted from the STi Version 4 engine. It produces 350 PS (345 hp/257 kW) at 6000 rpm and 363 N•m (225 ft•lbf = 37.0 kgf•m) of torque at a lower engine speed of 3200 rpm. The compression is 8.0:1 Its fuel rails are custom units, required to match the demands of such a high performance engine. It retained the same stroke as the stock 2.0 litre engine, Which gave the car a torque curve that wasn’t even a curve. It is a steep climb and table like flat line, when plotted on a graph. The performance of the 2.2 litre engine gives the car the feeling of much more power and said to be the closest thing to driving a wrc car. It has around 70bhp more than its 2.0 litre brothers.
The turbocharger is an IHI RHF 5HB (the internal company usage code is VF23 This turbo is a large roller bearing unit, providing huge volumes but with very low inertia properties which is due to the bearing design.
Every car was hand made, starting with a lightweight 2 door WRX RA shell and then cutting off the rear arches. The new widened fenders were welded in their place and the front of the car received similar appendages to cover to massive wheels and extra track. The dimensions of the car were now virtually identical to the car watched by millions, in the hands of Subaru’s new driver line up, Richard Burns and Juha Kunkkenhann. The rear spoiler has the same adjustable foil as the WRC car, for increasing down force on twisty tarmac events.
The brakes fitted were the standard Subaru 4 pot calipers with 292mm discs on the front and a new rear 2 pot caliper with larger vented disc on the rear. Both were painted in a bright red colour, looking very distinctive through the gold BBS wheels.
Production process During its transformation the bodyshell, parts and engine are removed from the standard Impreza production line no less than 6 times, and 3 different facilities used for modification.
1. The car started off as a shell from an Impreza WRX STi type R version 4 Coupe.
2. STi then modified the front and rear wheel arches by cutting away the existing ones and rewelding and extending them so that the body is some 80mm wider.
3. The body is then seam welded and repainted by a specialist (as the body is too wide and does not fit through the normal painting production line at Subaru)
4. STi then took the engine and bored out the normal 2 litre block to 2.2 litres. Which produced more torque at lower revs.
5. The clutch plate and disk are an STI ceramic/metal twin plate competition clutch with dumpers, for better release action.
6. The suspension is a special Bilstein and Eibach set, (much firmer than the normal one), and the track is widened to suit the wide body.
7. WRC styling was added by the addition of a huge adjustable rear wing, a front bumper that looks like it was lifted strainght from the WRC, and different engine bay hood vents again copying the WRC. These modifications produce a replica to the WRC car.
8. Finally the car is fitted with a unique blue interior and aluminium alloy BBS wheels

engine EJ22 Boxer-4
aspiration Turbocharged
valvetrain DOHC, 4 Valves per Cylinder
displacement 2212 cc / 135.0 in³
bore 96.9 mm / 3.81 in
stroke 75.0 mm / 2.95 in
compression 8.0:1
body / frame E-GC8 Kai Unit Steel
driven wheels 4WD w/DCCD
wheel type BBS alloy
front tires 235/40R17 P-Zero
rear tires 235/40R17 P-Zero
front brakes Vented Discs
f brake size x 406 mm / x 16.0 in
rear brakes Vented Discs
r brake size x 381.0 mm / x 15.0 in
front wheels F 43.2 x 21.6 cm / 17.0 x 8.5 in
rear wheels R 43.2 x 21.6 cm / 17.0 x 8.5 in
steering Rack & Pinion Super Quick Power Steering Gear Box(13:1) with power steering fluid cooler
f suspension Bilstein Inverted Strut w/Eibach Springs
r suspension Bilstein Inverted Strut w/Eibach Springs
weight 1270 kg / 2800 lbs wheelbase 2520 mm / 99.2 in
front track 1480 mm / 58.3 in
rear track 1500 mm / 59.1 in
length 4365 mm / 171.9 in
width 1770 mm / 69.7 in
height 1390 mm / 54.7 in
transmission 5-Speed Manual w/Twin Plate Clutch, Ceramic Disc
gear ratios 3.083:1, 2.06 Finally the car is fitted with a unique blue interior and aluminium alloy BBS wheels
gear ratios 3.083:1, 2.062:1, 1.545:1, 1.151:1, 0.825:1, :1 ( The transmission ratios are the same as the standard WRX Type R, but the gears are shot peened for added strength
Peter Stevens from Mclaren was credited for much of the 22B design which included the body styling.
I hope that you enjoyed the info and get to appreciate the 22B as much as I do


I purchased our 22B #339 of 400 in November 2008. It has a different steering wheel fitted and STI Defi gauges on the dash but other than that it is a stock and very clean 22B. I watched the car for well over a year on Trademe (which is like ebay but a N.Z version) It was In Japan when they first started to advertise it and eventually sat in New Zealand for almost a year before I checked exchange rates and saw how the price had dropped on the car. I called and purchased the car almost Immediately, I had a friend of mine who was foreman of the previous Subaru dealership check it over and he said it was very clean. He had been servicing several N.Z new 22Bs so I felt confident to buy it without seeing it. It took almost a year before I went down to N.Z for three months to drive the car. It is such a fun car and one of the most amazing experiences to be able to fuful a dream and own a 22B
I want this car. Right now. In bed.
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Great thread!!! More please!
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Members like you are what NASIOC such an informative and helpful place. Very nice cars, writeups and work. Appreciate the effort and attention to detail!
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Great thread!!! More please!
Thanks , anything in particular you would like to see more of ? I have posted most of the Subaru pics and my 22B but I have a lot more pics of the Ferrari F1 cars, and Videos of the Ferrari engine on Dyno etc I can post more of that if you are all interested.
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