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FS (USA,WA): 2000 Impreza GC8/WRX swap

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Looking for $12,000 cash no trades thanks!

This is a very unique and well modified little car. It gets attention from everyone who sees it and it has been complimented time and time again.

I have had this car since 2004 and bought it from a friend who had it since new and was selling it because he was headed overseas in the military. Since day 1 this car was my baby and was treated incredibly well - I intended to modify it and make it a show car. In 2008 the original engine went out due to a notoriously weak bottom-end. At that point I had to make the tough decision as to what to do with the car. I decided to have it sent to a rally race shop in Bend, Oregon - All Wheels Driven - to have a WRX motor and drivetrain swapped into the car - an extensive project because the car still had to pass emissions and required a dashboard ECU swap as well.

We purchased a wrecked 2003 WRX and took the motor, tranny/drivetrain, wiring harness, and other usable parts from it for the swap. The car had 37,000 +/- miles on it, but unfortunately due to the nature of the wreck it also had a damaged head and valvetrain, so we opted to keep the block and rebuild the rest of the motor.

Because I intended this to be a show car, I wanted the swap to be done as professionally and cleanly as possible. I think Barrett with All Wheels Driven did a fantastic job at meeting my requirements. Since I have had the car back from All Wheels Driven I have had it regularly maintained and inspected at All Wheel Drive Auto in Kirkland, WA. Ryan and the guys are very familiar with this car and are willing to give a very honest opinion about it. I average roughly 3,000 miles a year on this car, so I bring it in to the shop every 90 days to have it serviced.

After getting the car back from the shop, I had the door trim and rear door handles shaved on the car, it is a very unique look and it has been complimented by many. At the same time I had an STi style hood scoop and spoiler painted and put on the car, and had the factory side skirts painted body color to match.

Recently I decided it might be fun to use this car as a track car, so I began building out the suspension parts and the engine to make it track worthy. In the process I also got an Auto Power rear roll bar and had that installed professionally. Over the last year I have been just too busy with life and never had a chance to run the car on the track, but nevertheless, it is track ready and would pass "tech" for many local race series.

Here is a fairly extensive list of modifications:


EXTERIOR:
- Shaved rear door handles
- Shaved door trim moldings on front and rear doors
- Clear side marker, corner, and turn signal lights, with orange illuminating bulbs
- STi sized hood scoop and rear spoiler
- Rear roof vortex generator (similar to that which comes on the roof of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution)
- Painted Fog Light Covers
- Tinted windows to 20% visibility
- Matte black finished 17" wheels with Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sport Tires (less than 10% wear)
- (will include 16" winter/snow studless wheels and tires, less than 30% wear)
- (will include original hood scoop and spoiler for if you want to interchange with the STi style)
- All Silverstar lightbulbs.

INTERIOR:
- Upgraded front interior pieces from the newer body style WRX including dashboard, steering wheel, center console
- MOMO racing seats, matching airbag cover and shift knob
- STi red pedals
- Turbo timer
- Clifford 2-way paging alarm system with 2 key fobs, glass (slim jim) sensor, hood open sensor, backup battery, vehicle tilt sensors, ignition cut device and valet mode.
- STi Titanium key
- AutoPower roll bar, SCCA certified, custom powder coated red
- Sparco 6 point racing harnesses
- (will include original seats in like-new condition, original seatbelts, roll cage camera mount, possibly other accessories if I have/can find them)
- has had the original airbag system removed for a combination of weight savings, and because it can be a hazard to have the airbag go off when using racing harnesses and roll cage; and in a seat that doesn't collapse in the event of a wreck the way a factory seat is designed.
- has had the cruise control and A/C systems removed for additional weight savings
- STi boost gauge
- 2 new floormat sets
- Fully integrated Escort radar detector

ENGINE/DRIVETRAIN:
- Subaru EJ20T engine rebuilt less than 30,000 miles ago
- Uprated Exedy Clutch and flywheel with less than 30,000 miles
- Uprated 5 speed gearbox
- New axles with less than 5,000 miles
- Oversized STi intercooler
- Deatschwerks 850cc fuel injectors
- Forced Performance 68HTA turbo, custom ported, polished and tuned for my specs with an oversized 7cm turbine housing - steel braided oversize oil lines
- Grimmspeed exhaust headers, up pipe, down pipe, and wastegate dump tube (full catless)
- TiAL external wastegate
- custom made 3" catback exhaust system
- uprated Walbro fuel pump
- EGT sensor eliminated (they notoriously burn up and go through the turbo - expensive)
- Perrin Performance electronic boost controller
- Perrin Performance turbo inlet pipe
- Perrin Performance cold-air intake
- Perrin Performance short throw shifter with delrin bushings
- HKS SSQV external/atmospheric venting blow-off valve with 3 tuned inserts for different sound ranges.
- Cobb Tuning AccessPort engine tuner - custom dyno tuned for ALL modifications on a Mustang all wheel drive dyno at Pacific Import Auto. Tuned by Cobb Tuning's lead tuner/regional manager Tim Bailey (he came up to PIA to tune it specifically for me)
- The vehicle currently has 4 custom tunes, one for economy (low boost) mode, one for 15psi, one for 17psi, and one for 19psi (maintained, peak is around 21). The car is currently limited at 321 whp (conservative) or close to 427 calculated crank horsepower.
- I intentionally limited this number as it is the max that the current intercooler volume will allow, and lower charge system volume decreases turbo lag. I also have a front mount intercooler kit that I will include with the car. In addition, this rather conservative tune allows for the car to drive regularly without pushing the internals and allows the car to run safely on pump gas all day long at 19psi. No need for methanol injection, no need to be finding race fuel to run the car fast. This makes the car easy to maintain and nothing complicated to go wrong and possibly blow the motor without notice.
- It will also include the original (spare) turbo and oil lines in case you need it for some reason.

SUSPENSION/HANDLING:
- H&R adjustable coilover set with 2.5" lowering set up
- Wilwood big brake kit for all four corners (4 pot front and rear, appropriately sized) with stainless steel braided lines (ABS eliminated, better pedal feel and overall braking power, weight savings)
- STi front strut bar
- Whiteline rear strut bar (delrin bushings)
- Whiteline anti-lift kit (delrin bushings)
- Whiteline ball joints and tie-rod ends (delrin bushings)
- Whiteline caster kit
- Perrin performance oversized (25mm) front and rear swaybar kits including all mounts (Stout Mount kit), endlinks, bushings, etc.
- Subaru Group-N STi top hats (front and rear)
- Subaru Group-N Engine mounts and lateral mount
- Subaru Group-N Transmission mounts
- Custom sport-oriented alignment set up
- 17" wheels with Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sport Tires (less than 10% wear)

STEREO:
- Kenwood DVD/Navigation screen
- Kicker 3 way component speakers in doors and rear shelf, Kicker crossovers for all speakers
- Alpine 4 channel amp for component speakers
- Kicker SoloBaric S12L7 subwoofer in custom made box for car dimensions and acoustic tuning
- Kicker Single-channel subwoofer amp spec'd for the S12L7 woofer
- Optima battery to reduce power surge and maintain amp power supply
- Trunk area is Dynamatted to reduce bass-rattle and keep as much acoustics in the car as possible.

Thanks for looking! I appreciate your time!


Photos in dropbox:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ep1351pot54bs3q/42WGoQQnOy

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