paul_gt4 ST205WRC 600bhp+ plan, Progress of my build Options

[paul_gt4]

Well folks i decided it's about time i documented a little thread to the ST205WRC's progress from pictures from myself and the previous owner Paul Bartolo.

Well here is how how it started out when it came in from Japan.

Silver was the standard original colour


And the plain but tacky imo modified interior


Firstly it was the first ST205 (or so i was told) to be running a front mount in the UK and Ireland


Then car got painted Lotus Exige S Chrome Orange and sporting its first set of wheels


The car has had many engine modifiactions done over a long period of time, some have changed as you will see in the next few pics over the course of the build











This is a few quick pics of the last and most recent build





































































To the most recent but certainly not the last change



The most recent interior but changes will also be done there too, changes that will happen are new reclining bucket seats and flocking of the dash.


The car has had a magazine feature or two over the years and I have been approached to do another in the near future with the girlfriends orange Ford Puma


Few pics of events the car has attended some pics showing the car sporting it's most recent set of wheels 18" Works Emotion CR Kai












Recently the car was taken to it's first outing after the last build and it done me very proud, picking up best performance car and best car overall at the North West Motorshow 2009 to add to the trohies the car has already won over the years.
These are the trophies the car won at it's most prestigeous event back in 2005
Banzai Best Engine Modifications and Best car of show 2005


And most recently 7 June 2009, myself collecting the trophy for best high performance car and cash reward for best car overall


This post has been edited by paul_gt4: Jun 13, 2009 - 5:32 AM

[Nial]

Awesome car Paul...although you already know how much I like that car....its certainly a true credit to you after all your hard work and no doubt frustration to get it up and running the way it should.....I`d sleep in it if it was me.

Just one question...the breather pipes off the engine both go to a swirl pot...then where does it go to???? or does it just vent to atmosphere

[paul_gt4]

Awesome car Paul...although you already know how much I like that car....its certainly a true credit to you after all your hard work and no doubt frustration to get it up and running the way it should.....I`d sleep in it if it was me.

Just one question...the breather pipes off the engine both go to a swirl pot...then where does it go to???? or does it just vent to atmosphere

That is an oil catch can Niall not a swirl pot, and yes it vents to atmosphere.

And euphoria when your trying to cool a car pushing in the region of 600bhp that top mounted chargecooler is like blowing into a hurricane, with that much power it is rendered useless and front mount is the only way.