Hello guys

Hi

My name is Steve and I thought I'd join up after finding one of your spec sheets in the paperwork of my new scoob

I'm from down south and into everything subaru ,, have built loads of subaru stuff over the years from ej20 coffee tables and turbo ash try's , right though to building a trailer from the rear end of a classic saloon ,,, iv had loads of scoobs over the years and currently own a blob wrc project , this is still being built as its taking more time and money than I ever thought I'd spend but I want it as close to a proper wrc car as I can get ,, most of the body has been changed now but its all so expensive lol ,,

Iv just traded in my forged hawkeye sti (pics to follow) as I wanted somthing newer ,, that's how I stubbed across one of your members old scoobys ,,, its a black hatchback sti with a forged 2.5 rota grids and cosworth AP's on the front , going to put a few things of my own on it soon but its a really nice car and a credit to the last owner

Sorry no pics of the hatch as yet as iv only had it a couple of days lol

My old hawkeye sti ,, its now up in Middlesbrough somewhere so if you see it its been very well looked after

Hi and welcome to nesf. I'm guessing the hatch you bought was our friend hardy 172 on here.
lian

lian&johnsti wrote:

Hi and welcome to nesf. I'm guessing the hatch you bought was our friend hardy 172 on here.
lian

Yeah that's the one

Welcome to the forum mate. That'll be Hardy's hatch. The forged engine in that car has very few miles on it and was built by one of the best engine builders in the North East...Andy Kindon. CDB, 14 mm ARPs, CP Carrillo rods & Wossner pistons. Beast of an engine and the brakes to stop it as well. Had the same AP Cosworth brakes on my Hawkeye STI.

Good luck

We have had our hatch sti 2 & half year and love it. Nice hawk you had there to.can't wait to see what you have planned for your new hatch
lian

Marietto wrote:

Welcome to the forum mate. That'll be Hardy's hatch. The forged engine in that car has very few miles on it and was built by one of the best engine builders in the North East...Andy Kindon. CDB, 14 mm ARPs, CP Carrillo rods & Wossner pistons. Beast of an engine and the brakes to stop it as well. Had the same AP Cosworth brakes on my Hawkeye STI.

Good luck

Thanks mate, the engine was one of the reasons I went for it and ended up driving 4.5 hours each way to get it lol ,, bob rawle also gave it his approval , ill prob be removing the brakes and putting my own front and rear matching AP's on but they do work well I'm just a bit fussy and would want front and rears to match lol ,,, got a few things planned for it but I'm going to just enjoy it for a while before I start changing to much

Welcome Domino yeah gareths car were always well maintained and immaculate ly turned out

lian&johnsti wrote:

We have had our hatch sti 2 & half year and love it. Nice hawk you had there to.can't wait to see what you have planned for your new hatch
lian

I'd like it more or less like my hawk was but with a bit more power lol

So Planned mods are

Interior
Flocked dash
Damd steering wheel
Defi link display


Exterior
Jdm roof vent (fitted the one in the hawk so used to cutting my own roof up lol )
Front splitter
Wheel colour change

Engine mods
Planning on running around 500bhp eventually so its quite a long list of engine mods so ill just buy the parts over a bit of time and as they come up for the right price's

For now though I'm just going to enjoy it before I mess with it to much

Here is the trailer I made

Welcome, love that trailer, good little idea.

Thanks for all the nice comment guys ,,, I was really happy with my hawkeye untill a week ago when I got married and the main dealer lent me this for the day ,, got to say it was a awesome car to drive and I really liked it so made my mind up to go for the hatch,,, the gadgets on the new one are endless and just amazing IMO

Welcome to NESF, looking forward to seeing your hatch devolop.

We also test drove the new sti very nice indeed
we have a damd steering wheel in our hatch they do look great

Hi again everyone and merry Christmas to all,,,, sorry it been so long since I last visited but thought I'd drop in for a quick update on how Hardys old hatch is getting on

Well really enjoyed owning it so far and have changed a few things on her now mostly cosmetic at the mo ,, here is what has been added since I took ownership

Defi link display , oil pressure , oil temp and boost ,, will also do water temp , exhaust temp , speedo , and a few other bits once the other senders are brought
Separate defi boost gauge

Perrin strut brace
Perrin rad shroud
Perrin brake cosy
Perrin boost selonoid cover
Perrin rear wing risers
Perrin SI drive cover

Jdm roof vent

Front & rear wind splitter and diffuser

Damd flat bottom steering wheel

Cherry red sti gear knob
Cherry red stop start button

Flocked dash

Red pin stripe details

Kenwood double din , amp & slim line sub in boot

Automatic folding mirror upgrade (fitted soon)

I also had a few parts laying around from other projects that I never fitted so these will be being fitted soon once iv saved some more cash up for mapping

Front mount intercooler
Fuel rails
800cc injectors
Fuel pressure reg
3 bolt headers

The induction track also needs to be upgraded to atchive the target of 500bhp so from filter to turbo needs to be 80mm all the way including a custom maf housing , this is being brought in the next couple of weeks


Here are some more pics


Flocked dash , damd wheel , red start button





JDM roof vent fitted




Rear diffuser and flaps




Perrin spoiler risers



Knob and link display



Sorry the pics arnt great but iv just been taking them as I go with my phone camera ,, once I get some nice ones of the whole car I will post the up.

Looks mint mate...and Merry Xmas to you too.

Thanks marietto

Looks like you have been busy boy Domino !

Was never keen on the Hatches like most people when they first came out, now i think they are top draw.

Welcome to the forum mate and nice work on Hardys car.

Thanks guys ,, not much more to do really but it all the expensive stuff now so its going to take me a few more months to get the power where I want it ,,,, done another mapping session with bob since I took ownership just to make sure all was well before I move on ,, next week should be test fitting a custom made front mount so will update with more pics once I'm done

Hello again everyone , sorry it's been so long since I last posted on your forum but life has got in the way of me doing my normal forum stuff ,, but I think it's time to update you on what iv done to the hatchback in the last year or so ,, still loving owning it and still brings a smile to my face when I take it out ,, mapping again next Friday so power will be increasing again then

Currently this is its spec
I know I do regular threads on what iv been up to with the scoob but thought I'd better do one with it all in the same place so its easier to work out what's been done , iv not really had it Long but have managed to do most of the cosmetic stuff I want so just the power left to upgrade and I'm all done with this one for now lol


330s,, 2009 ,keyless entry and keyless start (so just leave them in your pocket ) plus a few other bits I'm still finding out about lol

Fully forged engine , wossner pistons , Carrillo rods , closed deck inserts , acl bearings , 2ltr sump and pick up , 14mm head studs , 12mm oil pump ,
Forced performance red turbo (none billet)
Forced performance 84mm inlet pipe
Forced performance turbo oil feed
TGV delete and air pump delete
HRC 340 fuel pump
Asnu 800cc injectors
GT spec 3 bolt headers coloured white
3" japspeed exhaust
Teg sport custom made front mount intercooler (sprayed with perrin logo)
RCM 80mm indutcion kit & custom 80mm maf housing
Classic 3 post boost solenoid
Perrin 4bar map sensor

Defi link display , oil pressure , oil temp and boost ,, will also do water temp , exhaust temp , speedo , and a few other bits once the other senders are brought
Separate defi boost gauge

Perrin strut brace
Perrin rad shroud
Perrin brake cosy
Perrin boost selonoid cover
Perrin rear wing risers
Perrin SI drive cover
Perrin stubby aerial
Perrin number plate relocation
Perrin battery clamp
Perrin alternator cover
Perrin radiator stays
Perrin number plate delete plate

Jdm roof vent
Team heko wind deflectors
Front splitter
Rear diffuser
Rear light overlays
Battery relocated to boot

Racerom with launch control ,flat foot shifting and auto blip mapped by bob

Power is currently 420bhp @1.1bar

Rota grid 18" x 8.5 &Goodyear f1 tyres
D1 spec wheel nuts
AP front calipers 365mm & rears painted to match

Matching pair of corbeau bucket seats (black with red stitching )
Damd flat bottom steering wheel
Cherry red sti gear knob
Cherry red stop start button
Flocked dash and dash trim sprayed black
Crinkle black engine bay parts
Daylight driving lights (disconnected)
Red pin stripe details
Kenwood double din , amp & slim line sub in boot
Sti carpets
Mirror matic Automatic folding mirror upgrade
Privacy glass
Private 555 number plate
Hella style horns

Will post some recent pics up in a sec

Very nice fella. Bet it goes well !

Looking very nice fella , wish I had the time to improve mine  

Hey Domino, looks like you been very busy. Can I ask you whats that Perrin wing riser like to live with ??

I use the hatch on mine regularly and the thought of restricting its travels seems a right ball ache.

You got any pics of how far it opens now ? Do you regret doing it now its fitted etc etc ?

kgt wrote:

Hey Domino, looks like you been very busy. Can I ask you whats that Perrin wing riser like to live with ??

I use the hatch on mine regularly and the thought of restricting its travels seems a right ball ache.

You got any pics of how far it opens now ?  Do you regret doing it now its fitted etc etc ?

Yeah been busy as always but with two other Subaru projects going aswell iv got to spread the love between them all lol

To be honest there not to bad , sorry haven't got any pics with it open ,, don't regret fitting them and seems to keep the rear window a bit cleaner lol ,, only thing iv noticed is it does make the boot lid stop at head level so I did bang my head a couple of times when they were first put on but I'm used to it now and it hasn't stopped me putting anything inside mine yet and I do use it like a hatchback and often have to flip my seats down for stuff she has brought at B&Q lol

Tizer wrote:

Very nice fella. Bet it goes well !

Yeah the torque is awesome