SERIOUSLY NEGLECTED SUBARU IMPREZA WRX NON RUNNER PROJECT

[@carlmoulton5348]

Made me laugh when the alarm went off and you jumped 🤣 Another great video 👍

[@craigb4719]

Knowing Chris knowledge it will be back on the road in less than a week and this is before I watch the video

[@wowfreaker]

Thing is, being a subi it'll be crashed in less than a week as well

[@Jamie-Evo]

I will say one thing and that is you are a brave man, that is a right state and a lot of work, not one of your best buys

[@crisfiler6128]

Piece of cake to get that done, bread n butter job and a nice earner....you see!

[@matty7965]

I had a 94 jdm wrx for about 6 months and sold it just before covid came for 1500 now its probably worth triple that. Wish i kept that 1. And yeh those skirts and reap bumper spats should be black. Just blast the paint off with pressure washer will look like 10x better

[@jasonmueller2444]

Well thanks Rob ,I'm 51 and just spent the whole of that video reminiscing my "carpark days " lol ,body kits and Clifford alarms where a must have in them days , brilliant usual guys can't wait for next video on this 👍

[@garysmith2845]

Owned a scooby afew years back, looking forward to this one! Happy Friday fellas 🍺

[@bigbhp6808]

Rob that kit is standard normally its black plastic colour obviously some body has colour coded it and not prepped the surface properly or used plastic primer hence its flacking

[@Jay-qe3jz]

Second that comment also 👌

[@richthegill]

I can't believe you keep finding these little gems. I'd kill for this motor. Why can I never find stuff like this!

[@kr.harvey4695]

I modify and work on subarus for a living everything from servicing to some of the most powerful in the UK so if you have any questions let me know

[@ranjanaluwihare1511]

“The seller is a “Man of his word!” Or “ Gentleman’s contract.” So rare nowadays! What a sweet Subaru! Nice one Rob & Chris!

[@BritishBoy1971]

When you were showing us the size of the exhaust, it reminded me of some of my ex-mother in laws' home made videos! 😂

[@CaptainGimp]

13:46 literally gave me shivers.... what a trip down memory lane. Great video lads.

[@martindivall5301]

Cant wait to see you do a full nut and bolt resto.... oh, ! haha, Love the classic Impreza, there was never a doubt in my mind that the EJ 20 engine would burst into life, one of the best engines ever produced. Awesome sound. Needs to be put back to standard and cherished.

[@squeakers27]

Nice find. The car is definitely going to need a transformation back to standard, it's crying out for it! A clean honest example with the right wheels, lights etc will do the car wonders.

[@MediocreHero66]

Ahh yes one of the better Scooby's, had one in the family when I was a kid. Nice change up for the channel, looking forward to it!

[@mrtechguru22]

Your snow foam is a pre-wash. Put it on, let it sit and then rinse to get the top layer of dirt off. Then do your wash and wax. It just stops you rubbing the tiny bits of dirt into the paint

[@mancavehobbies6213]

OMG i had a IMPREZA WRX in midnight blue way back in 2000 ..super excited about this peach ROB

[@rbcleaningskegness9191]

Great video Rob, i had a classic about 16 years ago in green with big rear spoiler and exhaust but it was only the sport version when i lived in Medway. Have a great weekend guys 👍

[@johnpells5992]

Great car ,got a wrx jdm classic myself minter in the workshop ,those side skirts would be black as are the spats on the bumper most were Color coded ,good luck 👍👍👍

[@bingbong7316]

Love the sound of that engine, worth the price of admission alone.

[@philtucker1224]

Rob: “I had a few of these when I was younger” (ha ha! - I bet you were a right hooligan Rob, I bet your Mum had some right sleepless nights waiting for the front door to go in the small hours ha ha!) Stay blessed buddy 🙏👍😊

[@dsummers8191]

Interesting vehicle to see on the channel. Speaking of viewing in the dark, recently I purchased a pair of 2000 lumen cordless rechargeable inspection lamps. Very portable and bright enough to cast a fair bit of light on a subject. Also handy in a power cut. Seeing that big wing reminded me of a chap I knew back when these were new. He bought an import STI Type R 2 door. Parked it one day and came back to find the big wing stolen. What a mess it was and such a shame as he saved for ages to get the car. Thank you.

[@itsmephil2255]

Guys, please....De-Chav that car Proper alloys and swop the steering wheel Put back to standard!!!!

[@atalor1985]

The kit was factory, sti models came painted wrx it was an optional extra to have coded, pretty rare to have the extra spats

[@Nononoone]

I love it how you told everyone about the alarm and still jumped 🤣🤣

[@beerlodge5153]

Loving the sound of Chris thumping the caliper in the background 🤣

[@Unknown65151]

Ohh I do love the sound of a Subaru, Can't wait to see this finished, Going to be lovely 😍

[@JulesAtCumbria]

Great to have an Impreza Mk1 on the channel, fellas. Can't wait to see what you're going to do with that. Straight ones are few and far between and very sought-after. Great buy!

[@aydan2914]

Hi there, I have a JDM Version 3 STI and those side skirts are factory, they've just been painted white. They come as black plastic from the factory.

[@kennyg4744]

On your recomendation, I bought some G101. I now mix it in a spray bottle 5 parts water to 1 part G101. I then spray the car all over with the G101 mix, especially the lower half. Leave it for 2 or 3 mins and then put the snow foam over the top. Once you have left the snow foam for 5 or 10 mins and blast it off, the car is a lot cleaner as the G101 has done a job. Also works great on wheels and tyres.

[@sruk]

It works great on anything 👍

[@Scoobyivan]

Looks good! I’m just in the process of doing a wrx hatch After that I’m doing a red classic 93 import doing videos on both Will follow the channel be nice to see how you do with it

[@PompeyMatt17]

harlequin paint, so I think the doors or wings were replaced at some point. rev counter sticks so might need a couple of "love taps"..but yeah a fair few after market add ons ..

[@ribbo1]

Get that back to standard and you'll be doing the world a favour :)

[@stevewhite1444]

Yes!!! 👍 so true!

[@samdub]

And also their pockets 👍🏼

[@haydenuk02]

Nice find. Brilliant work and thanks for sharing this with us take care

[@smithyc2051]

Anytime these motors come up or I see them you immediately think of one man….COLIN MCRAE

[@fivedotsdave9723]

Before an injury forced the closer of my business I looked after a few Impreza competition cars and they have the nicest gearbox to strip / rebuild and also one of the easiest boxes to remove. I look forward to watch your progress with this one.....

[@RetroRob4]

Miss my old wrx ..It don't look too bad, there usually rotted out on the rear arches . Looking forward to the next one👍

[@leedstown]

Rob and Chris I don't remember a lot of white classic subarus mostly silver, blue or black. The side skirts wants putting back to black, then standard rear lights and steering wheel.

[@101mtype]

Rob might be worth taking the spoiler off see what the seals and nuts and bolts are like probably where the damps coming from

[@vernonmatthews181]

Rectifying the source of that spoiler rust would be nice touch rather that letting it reoccur. 👍👍👍👌

[@farnys_projects6722]

Can’t wait to see this for sale and complete… would be very interested👏🏼 love the scoobys! All the best chaps

[@paulshields6738]

Looking forward to this one…….I’m sure you will do your magic on it…

[@danieleaton1399]

Great car guys I've just sold an 94 import and the kit is factory on the WRX STI version in Japan look forward to seeing more of this and the kit is usually grey

[@justinlambert1324]

A classic Scooby!!! Very nice 👍 looking forward to the next video 😀

[@bryanwalker5678]

Didn't expect full restoration but I know all the bits that need doing will be done. Hopefully you'll do more than the 2 video on it. Keep up the great work guys.

[@General_Confusion]

That exhaust pipe would fit perfect on Chris's new mower.

[@smilburt]

Main thing to check is for a closed deck block, look for the cross hatching on the front of the block, that means it’s pretty much an early STi and is defo worth more than a Uk or newer one 😎 worth checking

[@timbaker7994]

Another good buy rob your buying is a lot to do with making a good profit and the good work you both put in brill channel

[@r10ngy81]

Love this shape Subaru! Chris, please put it back to the original state.

[@chrisbury4635]

Love Subaru's but hate boy racer one's, probably look better with all that body kit and boy racer accessories removed imo, makes a change from a Ford guys lol, loving your videos as always 😎👍🏻

[@stevewhite1444]

Totally agree

[@mww558]

The detailing comment makes me laugh! This is a car from an era of a B&Q bucket, some turtle wax and a £1 sponge from the local auto spares. I think what you’re doing Rob is bang on!

[@carloswaldie6051]

I hope its got a dump valve. Chris loves a dump valve

[@mrjones2009]

Easy lads nearly made me spit me coffee all over the shop love that beautiful beast of a bit of history well played

[@ianpaulins7856]

When that alarm went off you looked like you had been caught red handed trying to nick it Rob. 😅😂🤣

[@SAVING_ICONIC_MACHINES]

This is going to be really good mate Iv just bought myself a barn find wrx Subaru so il enjoy watching this content and getting some tips from your project

[@iainf]

Never mind what speakers it has or what colour the body kit is what we all want is BOOST. What boost is it running. I’ve already spied a turbo timer. Jeez how I’d love to go back in time to when these were current. It takes a lot of driver skill to get the max out of one of these but I’ve been there & got that t-shirt.👍

[@vernonmatthews181]

When on Intagram, don't forget your daytime phone number ! 👍👍👍👌

[@neilhadfield6370]

Rob u need your own channel on the tv like car sos wheeler dealers bangers and cash you and chris will be brilliant and viewing figures will be unreal

[@noordar786]

Forget Netflix....... this is much better !

[@sruk]

Cheers bud 👍

[@skodakatie7341]

I really enjoyed watching this, it brought back many happy memories because my boyfriend had one of these back in the day, I remember it being a 1999 silver estate model, he used to adore that car, so much so that I used to be jealous of it lol!!😊.

[@dannykn9996]

Love this, will make great content. Earlier the better for me with the Impreza 😍

[@alanedwards3180]

Now you’re talking, owned 2 of these and would have another tomorrow if I had the room. Love the rumble of the boxer engine. Looking forward to this

[@garethglossop1983]

The best subaru shape in my opinion 👌

[@-abacchus]

Congrats on finding a fairly solid example! Personally, I think it would be worth repainting the skirts etc, in white - if you have them done in black, they'll 'disappear' from view.

[@briancasey_86]

Theres all original skirts Rob, just someone painted them white. Would look much better black, Allways loved the classic imprezas, looking forward to what ye do to it 👍👍

[@richardadriver]

Perfect candidate for a quick flip, hope you are planning to get it to MoT level though. It does sound nice (as far as flat 4s sound nice). Have a good weekend.

[@David-xc4us]

Absolutely love these cars….loose the kit, change the rear lights, spoiler and exhaust back to standard….then take it to some nice country lanes and give it a blast

[@TheStigsAmericanCousin]

I think a lot of those parts are JDM Standard, but I agree...those older mechanical WRX/STI editions were spectacular to drive and you can fall in love with the AWD so quickly throwing one into a corner.

[@alanedwards3180]

The body kit is standard ,but originally had the low spoiler also should have a td05 turbo instead of the td04 on UK models so more bhp

[@woodrimcars2324]

Brilliant video 👍 I'm 60 and had two of those back in the day brilliant fun when we all thought we were Colin McRae.

[@nicksjamesnj]

Great vid with an interesting car, looking forward to the 2nd vid and what you do with it. Just don't spray it blue and gold.

[@paulmartin4971]

Hi Rob and Chris lovin that car. You don't see any of these about anymore especially in white. Engine sounded really good looking forward to the next one on this thanks.

[@acorndogs904]

18.16 my notification has just arrived is youtube on a go slow

[@wingy9073]

Never have i clicked a link and commented so fast, not even watched it yet but a WRX! im in!

[@ellisjames8517]

Laughed my head off when that alarm went off Rob 🤣🤣🤣

[@iainf]

This channel has come on leaps & bounds now we’re getting interesting subscribers stuff rather than just what’s down at co-part. 👍

[@stusoldcars4248]

Should be interesting to see it coming back to life. 👍

[@CarpioTheOnlyOne]

Quick and simple up and running and out!

[@rc70ys]

Those plastic bit are originally black on the WRX from factory Someone has colour coded them.

[@andyspencer1010]

I can't believe you've got my dream car sat in your yard absolutely love the first generation of Subaru nice one guy's have a great weekend 👌👌👌

[@ruk2023--]

You've had a few of these when you were younger? When did you Essex boys ditch uncle Henry?

[@stuartkennedy4202]

Older cars look so good when they are cleaned up with the paint corrected.

[@Alexander_l322]

I knew a bird who was like that exhaust pipe

[@s_p_onarge8720]

The side skirts and rear valance are factory but they were just black plastic from new. Someone’s painted them white but did a bad job with the prep which is why the paint is coming off. Also, If you get some rear lights for it try to find the STi version. The indicators are clear rather than orange and makes it look a lot cleaner.

[@mueslicamel]

Oooo, I’m going to enjoy this one!

[@lukeayliffe2914]

This is going to be a great couple of videos getting this one back in the road. Love the old cars. Keep up the good work 👍👍

[@StevieTyrrell]

Go on - restore it - you know you want to.

[@butterfliesandtape]

Chris, any knocking on cold start up (as rhere was here) should not worry you. This is commonplce on EJ20s of all types. we had many imprezas and foresters come through that did the cold knock but once up to temp absolutely bullerproof for 400*bhp all day long. well jell. cheers, keep u the good work guys!

[@bikesandbitsandbobs]

Can't wait for more videos ov this good choice

[@remenisionz]

Good to see you guys finally tackling a Subaru! For a simple and easy solution to all the problems they have, if you open the bonnet and throw your wallet in there, it seems to fix it! Favourite brand of car for me they are so I’m buzzing for the next instalment! Good job boys

[@stuartdavidson9935]

The kit is factory but the paint always comes off

[@bambooforest7665]

I was well into these, had 2 of them. Always something wrong especially when tuning them. Drove and handled great, very fast. Awful to work on the turbo and heads, and it drank fuel and I mean like seriously. Was very glad to get rid in the end, I don't envy you one bit!

[@LTD347]

Don’t paint the kit black. It makes an optical illusion that the car is higher when the body kit is a darker colour. Chris’s paint skills on the Renault van are more than enough to paint the kit white again. I know you’re not doing a resto but I do hope you burn 🔥 those tail lights. They’re hideous

[@matthewgee8122]

This is great content boys. Spend a bit, make it lovely and raffle it like some of the other channels do. I'd buy tickets. Any Petrol head between 25 and 50 yrs of age wanted one of these at one point. Great work boys.

[@Ireland-bc2gx]

Clean it up and get it running and send it down the road 👍

[@chriswilkes4350]

The triumph of Hope over Experience again. Love your positive energy around these old cars. Really enjoyed this one.

[@jameswalters8788]

Any news about the BENTLEY

[@foregonereality]

I can't wait for the nut and bolt restoration of this car ! haha - seriously guys can't wait to see what you do with it. If there was profit in it I could imagine it polished up, third party kit removed with wheels coloured that Subaru Gold colour. That model Impreza is stunning.

[@jamesRobinson-ky8rz]

That alarm made you jump didnt it rob.

[@ThEtEcHnOsAm]

Subaru's where my favourite car as a child, first memory is Peter Solberg going through Sweden in that WRC spec Subaru. Then I grew up and learned about the engine reliability! So never owned one, but I am a very big fan! Nice surprise this upload.

[@ThEtEcHnOsAm]

Though I didn't see anyone using a vape or drinking a can of monster, sure its a Subaru?

[@RedefinedGamer]

Love the Impreza, but that bodykit is definetly letting it down. That would be the first thing i'd remove.

[@rouman7]

Looks good. For its age , to be honest never been a fan of those cars .. but I know they have a big following, and I am sure you two will get it back on the road. And it will not take long to find a new owner …

[@piperhound]

If you can fit a fist in it .......marry it 🤣. Defo needs to be standard look tho imo good work guys.