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

[Batman722]

absolute beauty !

[DEATH]

Beautiful. The only thing I'd do differently would be to paint that heat shield or something - just looks to blingy IMO - doesn't suit the car.
But that's just BS - absolutely amazing car man - what I'd like to see is how it runs - got any good racing videos?

[cheela]

beautiful! great job.

[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

[Euphoria]

I love this car, what is the point of going top intercooler to front mount intercooler? excuse my noobiness.

[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.

[Nial]

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

Thats what I meant...I just couldnt think of the word.

[AnaXyd]

Beautiful car! Very nice! Do you have the dyno charts?

[paul_gt4]

Niall too early in the day for you haha, and hope you get a look around it some day soon.

This post has been edited by paul_gt4: Jun 13, 2009 - 6:22 AM

[paul_gt4]

none as yet, i'm getting the 499.7 chart sent to me of the previous build to mines but there is a load of turbo, block and head work done since then and trust me it's a hell of alot quicker. I don't want to run the car on the dyno till i have every part of the engine and supporting mods finished, i'd prefer to have the final result. Which will hopefully be well in excess of 600bhp

[Nial]

Niall too early in the day for you haha, and hope you get a look around it some day soon.

Me too Paul....I saw that cat back in a Scottish Modified magazine years ago and it inspired me to buy a GT4...I was going to buy an Integra.....glad I changed my mind

[turbochloe]

... i think i saw this on youtube racing a supra

[paul_gt4]

... i think i saw this on youtube racing a supra

Nope Chloe that would be Tuffys car your thinking about. Both very similar colours.

[GordGT4]

Red and Orange is a wee bit different

Lovely looking GT4 man, great paint job. I'm going for a full respray in about 3 or 4 weeks time for Scottish Modified Show next month. Hopefully it'll be looking good. First Silverstone Gunmetal Grey in the UK perhaps !

Cracking engine bay, totally mint that !

[delusionz]

envious of whats under your hood, awesome work. that orange really stands out from the rest of the gt-fours, it definitely drew attention away from the lack of bodykit. nice