And70’s Bugeye STi-Prodrive wagon

I previously posted a work-in progress shot of this Aussie bugeye, the finished product was well worth the wait:

While Subaru made an STi wagon for the bugeye (in fact it was the last STi wagon), it didn’t come equipped with all that the STI sedan did (missing wide fenders and brembos — no special models like the spec C or STI-Prodrive edition).

This home-made STi wagon from New South Wales, Australia makes up for all of this by putting together a tasteful selection of parts from Subaru’s in-house tuner STI and the STI-Prodrive edition onto a wagon chassis — along with a full STI engine and drivetrain swap.

front and rear sedan fenders — the front fenders are bolt on (and you need certain other sedan parts for it to fit) — the rear fenders are weld on to the existing quarterpanel — not an easy task to install for sure.





STI type RS-Zero wheels, made by RAYS – over STI brembo brakes



type RA spec C flip up roof vent



STI-Prodrive edition front bumper and front grille. Rare JDM “black chrome finish” (2001 model year only) HID headlights

The amazing thing about this car is that it is comprised of nearly entirely of parts from Subaru’s in-house tuner brand STI (Subaru Technica International)– from the bodykit, to the wheels, to the engine.

Manufacturer in-house tuners are usually far from wild when it comes to aftermarket mods – usually designed to protect warranties. One of the great things about the bugeye is that the aftermarket support FROM SUBARU has been incredible, with multiple parts to choose from for each mod. (No really think about it: Want some brakes? STI ‘Subaru’ 4/2 pot, STI Brembo 4/2 pot, STI Brembo 6-pot, STI AP Racing homologation… what other manufacturer even does that : )



specs

Engine:

V7 STI jdm engine with big port heads and Vf30

V7 Jdm STI ecu tuned by MSR

JDM STI spec c dinted top mount

Full Jdm V8 STI loom swap inc waterspray

Walbro fuel pump with Spec C fuel surge chamber

HKS oil cooler

Zero Sports intake pipe, radiator plate and splitter

Greedy radiator

S203 Titanium rear muffler

SS 3″ dump and mid exhaust

Beatrush engine mounts

Beatrush engine tray

Drive Train:

V8 spec c dccd 6 speed

V8 spec c R180 plated rear diff and driveshafts F&R

DCCD Pro controler

Suspension:

Ohlins DFV Coilovers + Swift Springs

STI Titanium front strut brace and STI rear wagon strut brace

STI alloy front control arms with Zero Sports roll Centre adjusters

Rear Alloy STI lateral links and STI pink trailing arms

Carbing full front brace ‘U-brace replace’

Stock STI front sway bar with Flatt Racing links

Rear Cusco sway bar with whiteline links

Paranoid Fab front fender bars

STI spec c 13:1 quick rack

Brakes:

Brembos front and rear

DBA 5000 discs front and stock Brembo discs rear

Prova style front brake ducts

Wheels:

DD – Rays Volk Ce28 17 x 8 +44 – Bridgstone Potenza Re11 235/45/17

Track – BBS Spec c option wheels 17 x 7.5 +53 – Dunlop Direzza OG3 R1 225/45/17

Exterior:

Front sedan fenders

Rear sedan 1/4 conversion

STI Prodrive edition front bar and Grill

Spec c roof vent

Sti Hid black chrome headlights with working leveler

JDM V7 GG STI rear lights – red fog delete

Interior:

Full V7 JDM STI wagon front, rear seats and door cards

Recaro SPG bucket for track

STI V8 steering Wheel

STI V7 cluster Aus version – 260 Km/H

Defi gauges – Boost, Oil Pressure & Temp, Water Temp