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The Project The Project designs/supply performance parts for Subaru GC8 Road and Rally cars - specialising in S5 WRC Carbon Panels that are class leading and unrivalled.
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Loads of little jobs done over the last few weeks…First off… Re-routing and securing of the boot release cable. I’ve no ...
05/06/2026

Loads of little jobs done over the last few weeks…

First off… Re-routing and securing of the boot release cable. I’ve no longer got a key barrel in the boot lid, but I still want to ensure the boot is not solely reliant on boot springs to keep it secure.

I also begin drilling the front fenders to fit the headlamps. This was much easier with the little tool I made for ‘blindly’ finding the holes behind the fenders.

I then modified the headlamps by removing the obsolete OEM grill locating tabs. This is an actual S5 mod required to make them fit with an S5 bumper.

Finally I mounted the badge holder which has two M6 rivnuts mounted in to the bumper bar underneath the bumper…

Loads more to come!

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Following on from the last post, here’s the mounting of the two support brackets. With the front fenders and front bumpe...
21/05/2026

Following on from the last post, here’s the mounting of the two support brackets.

With the front fenders and front bumper fully mounted, the new mounting plates and brackets were offered up in their final position - marked up and clamped.

Then the mounting plates were tacked in place and the brackets bolted on and the fenders and front bumpers drilled for bolting them in place, by using an M6 rivnut in the bumper sides.

Final welding of the mounting plates will happen later on when it’s back on the rotisserie.

Countless hours of work, but happy with the outcome 😁

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Okay, so this one’s not an S5 specific part, but I’ve been tormenting myself for months trying to come up with a solutio...
20/05/2026

Okay, so this one’s not an S5 specific part, but I’ve been tormenting myself for months trying to come up with a solution for brackets to support the front of the fenders and the sides of the front bumper.

I weighed up loads of options… some proved too complicated to make and would not have been quite as supportive as the final design I ran with.

This was an absolute pain to develop… I had specific place that it needed them to mount on the inner flitch, but this meant they needed to drop down 20 degrees and offset backwards to meet the fender/bumper mounts… and I wanted it to have a solid mount for the twintex liner too. I also didn’t want holes going through the inner flitches to bolt them to, so came up with some captive mounting plates to weld on, that they’ll mount to.

The usual countless hours of taking dims, CAD work, card templates and then final laser cutting…. Followed by some difficult folds to get right, welding… etc etc.

Another massive rabbit hole to have gone down and I appreciate they are completely over-engineered… but they do the job and look well.

More to follow on mounting them to the shell...

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Another 1997/98 S5 specific part designed up and fabricated over the last couple of weeks.These are the rear ventilation...
15/05/2026

Another 1997/98 S5 specific part designed up and fabricated over the last couple of weeks.

These are the rear ventilation components that run from the parcel shelf to the rear pocket for drawing out hot air from the cabin.

There are two main parts… the 2.5” duct that is riveted to the underside of the parcel shelf and the cowl that attaches to the OEM plastic vent in the rear pocket.

Lots of time spent spec’ing this up in CAD before being laser cut, shaped, welded and then dry fitted to the shell.

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Fun times ahead!! 😁😁Shell is back off the rotisserie and on stands, so as to accommodate final dry-fitment of panels.Wee...
07/05/2026

Fun times ahead!! 😁😁

Shell is back off the rotisserie and on stands, so as to accommodate final dry-fitment of panels.

Weeks of work ahead with this, but looking forward to it!

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Thinking of building an S5 WRC tribute…?Contact us today and let us help you plan your perfect build… whether it is a fu...
01/05/2026

Thinking of building an S5 WRC tribute…?

Contact us today and let us help you plan your perfect build… whether it is a full competition spec car or a road car, we can help!

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Loads of boring little bits just finished up over the last few weeks on the underside.New plates on seat bar ends in gea...
30/04/2026

Loads of boring little bits just finished up over the last few weeks on the underside.

New plates on seat bar ends in gearbox tunnel… and the last of the reinforcement mods on the top of the chassis legs!

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First time this things seen daylight in 8 years 😖 Turning it around for the next phase of work.The next time it leaves t...
29/04/2026

First time this things seen daylight in 8 years 😖

Turning it around for the next phase of work.

The next time it leaves the garage it will be going for paint 😁

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Once again… Very sorry for the lack of updates.I am tipping away in the background, but keep forgetting to post progress...
17/04/2026

Once again… Very sorry for the lack of updates.

I am tipping away in the background, but keep forgetting to post progress.

Here is something I developed quite some time ago, but only managed to get mounted and welded into the shell recently.

As I’m going to try and retain an awful lot of the OEM wiring loom and fuses, I decided to relocate the engine bay fuse box somewhere less obvious.

This began with a new holder for it, so that it could be mounted down on the left side under the front wing. Once laser cut, folded and welded, it was welded in place and primed. All that’s left now is to create a small carbon cover that will close off the top of it..

And don’t worry… It will be well sealed and protected from the elements where it is now mounted hidden behind the bumper, using twintex covers (WIP 😉) etc….

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*** NEW PRODUCT RELEASE ***Delighted to announce we can now supply the X- Bar covers that were used on the 1997 & 1998 S...
30/03/2026

*** NEW PRODUCT RELEASE ***

Delighted to announce we can now supply the X- Bar covers that were used on the 1997 & 1998 S5 WRC Impreza.

This consists of two covers and two angled brackets that affix to the inner sill to hold the covers in place.

We are taking orders for these now, so contact us by DM if you are interested, and require further info and pricing!

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