To be totally honest with you Bro I started watching your content back when it was all XE V8 and cefiro stuff then the vn content started but I’m just happy to watch anything you do bro . A down to earth no bullshit Aussie car guy doing what he loves & you let us all come along for the ride . Keep it up bro , haters always gonna hate . Peace and respect mate !!!
Coming from a 7 year gc8 owner. Couple things, probably already said?; If it is a 1998 gc8, you have a 99/00 front bumper on it. The pedals are a factory sti pedal set. Worth good coin if you do sell. The nardi bits are worth good coin too if you sell. Real nice car either way, enjoy and happy driving!
I stumbled on the channel. Ive owned a couple of gx8 s. If you want sensible advise. Check your spare wheel fits over the brakes. If you want to drop a big end then turn up the boost. If you want to put a clutch in and blow second gear then drive it like it is a 200sx and your 18yrs old. If it stays around sti specs it will last. What separates gc8 is not just the mods its how clean it looks and overall condition. Looks like you got a great start
Just found your channel, good find! Love a WRB rexy and had to laugh when you found one exactly after the effort of viewing the other cars. Good to see someone love an EVO and a WRX too!
STI BONNET ALLOY, AND SQUIRTERS. Miss my MY00 same colour ended in blown turbos, gearbox's and finished off with conrod through block. Owned Frankston Dandy drags back in early 2000s..
Love it! I joined in the channel with VN stuff - the algorithm got me good! But I’ve owned just as many Subarus as I have Holdens (5 each). They are awesome cars with endless modification capabilities. My advice would be to do anything possible to get rid of that Ecutek tune. Known to be rubbish. Keen to see the progress 🤙🏼
Love this! Would be awesome if the factory cassette player went back into it (you can always put a Bluetooth cassette in it) for the factory look. But I'm sure whatever you do to it will be good
@@MindieJ FYI some cars came optioned with a clarion package that includes a CD player, was available on basically all subarus of that era just in case you want something slightly more modern whilst staying OEM haha
I came for the LS1 goodness, but interested in the WRX build. Looks like a sweet car. People must understand that you have got to keep up the fresh content for your channel.
@@MindieJ enjoy you’ll have a lot fun with that car👍 I remember when my mate purchased a 2000 GC8 brand new we use to cruise around thinking we were cool as😂 he’s still building and racing GC8s.
I'm definitely Commodore fan... i do like the R32s, but soobys are also i nice machine if done right.. im not a fan of the bug eyed ones... glad you didnt get one of those. Sounds mint 👌
Skirts and rear spats are plastic across the gc8 range, fog light covers should be plastic,, water sprayer should have a button for it next to the fog light switches, and I think the bonnet should be aluminium if it was an sti, other then that car looks pretty neat
I ended up having to put the same box in my old gc8. Original one went to the moon. They changed the rear diff to match the ratio. Both out of a B4 liberty. After watching this, I miss my old one lol. Weapons of things they are.
Hi Mate, just wondering if that is a stronger box or just shorter gearing? Thanks in advance, mine has the original box but one day I will need to do it as well.
@@jasonlaker8723 from what I was told by the Subaru guys that did it, it was stronger than the stock one but not a silver bullet to fix weak gearboxes. That was in 2008 when I had that car. Definitely shorter gearing than the stock ones too. It had around 200kw atw so it definitely had some boogey
@@bentonedwards7056 Thanks mate, mine has the stock box and I drive it with a great deal of mechanical sympathy as she's got around 300hp at the wheels. Even with the softly softly approach its only a matter of time before I need a new box. Appreciate the feedback👍
what a dream, I own a 99 WRX but due to QLD P platers laws I cannot drive it until my opens which is in a year 😭I did apply for an exemption which was refused. But however I do also own a 97 Impreza which has UEL headers, only down side is, that it is an auto , NA and fwd.
Theyre iconic cars thats for sure. Definitely quirky (because Subaru) but essentially nearly identical to working on a similar era Nissan. Shame its super hard to find one that hasn't been fingered by 10 different people these days. Also never open that dash cubby, they love to break haha.
The lip and foglight covers may be aftermarket. Mine has aftermarket and they’re plastic. You’d have to check for writing on them. Also the ‘sti’ rear spats/lips and side skirts are normal on all wrx.he may have been just saying that to trick you into buying it thinking it has all this money in it😂 sexy car but bro
The water sprayer isn't an Sti thing, it only came on the RAs and Type Rs. Your one looks like it missing the Sti guards, they are alluminium and should have a Sti badge on the lower part
I think you're way over thinking the whole 'people watching for the car' thing lol, most people watch for you and/or what you do to whatever car you might own at the time, I started watching when you had the XE and even though I'm not the biggest VN fan I watched practically every video because your videos are entertaining + I like what you do to whatever you own. Regardless, info dump for the WRX; STi bonnet (assuming same year) is aluminium, the rear STi seats I don't think are genuine as forester rear seats are completely different and as far as I know fully black GC seats don't exist. The pedal covers are genuine (or at least they're based on real ones); pre-GD/GG STis got those STi pedal covers (yes, they're covers, not actual pedal replacements) but the silver ones from WRX/STi GD/GG/GV/GRs etc that look much cleaner are a direct fit (including the dead pedal, can send the P/N if you're after them, still made new). As far as the box, I'm not sure what came in AUDM WRXs but if it *wasn't* a 4.44 front diff the rear diff would've been changed to suit as mismatched ratios = free centre diff delete. Overall car looks really clean, not the biggest fan of WRB despite being a subaru fan but it has a ton of cool OEM bits on it.
To be totally honest with you Bro I started watching your content back when it was all XE V8 and cefiro stuff then the vn content started but I’m just happy to watch anything you do bro . A down to earth no bullshit Aussie car guy doing what he loves & you let us all come along for the ride .
Keep it up bro , haters always gonna hate .
Peace and respect mate !!!
What a guy Mark is, thanks for the kind words mate
Completely agree with you. Started watching with the XE and have stayed for the enjoyable journey. Plus I love gc8 wrxs
I’ll third that, XE content to start and have found all since interesting, well done on the GC8, keep doing what you do brother! 🤙🤙
@@lachlanwoods3940 thanks mate appreciate it
Congratulations, she’s beautiful ❤
Best sounding 4 cylinder engine made ever. Such a unique sound, especially when it has an aftermarket exhaust. Looking forward to seeing this build.
Couldn't agree more!
Looks the business, well done, looking forward to your normal high level of attention to detail, cheers
Thanks Andrew, will try my best to
Coming from a 7 year gc8 owner. Couple things, probably already said?;
If it is a 1998 gc8, you have a 99/00 front bumper on it.
The pedals are a factory sti pedal set. Worth good coin if you do sell.
The nardi bits are worth good coin too if you sell.
Real nice car either way, enjoy and happy driving!
Looking forward to watching your progress with the WRX, always enjoy watching your videos.
More to come!
Difference between WRX and STI bonnet is that the STI ones are made from aluminium and not steel. Nice video, keep the GC8 stuff coming!
Thanks for the info!
Get super excited when you upload. Love it!
Keen to see how your attention to detail treats this one
Hope you enjoy it!
Congrats👍 Look forward seeing more WRX content! I miss mine.
More to come!
I stumbled on the channel. Ive owned a couple of gx8 s. If you want sensible advise. Check your spare wheel fits over the brakes. If you want to drop a big end then turn up the boost. If you want to put a clutch in and blow second gear then drive it like it is a 200sx and your 18yrs old. If it stays around sti specs it will last. What separates gc8 is not just the mods its how clean it looks and overall condition. Looks like you got a great start
Thanks for the advice
Just found your channel, good find! Love a WRB rexy and had to laugh when you found one exactly after the effort of viewing the other cars. Good to see someone love an EVO and a WRX too!
Welcome aboard! To be honest I just love cool cars so I’d buy pretty much anything, but 90’s Jap icons are my jam
@@MindieJ look forward to seeing more of it! Especially with the parts you want to put back in. Sounds mint too!
Keen to see the mini resto of this one, it always makes for such soothing content 👌🏽
Slowly but surely
Awesome man it looks tough af, looking forward to the build
You and me both!
Just found this video...as I got mine a month ago..we have the same color gc8..super excited what you gonna do with this project 👌🏾🙏
Hope you enjoy it!
Lovely WRX. Subaru Forester STI owner here. Have fun with the boxer stress your way ;)
dont say that haha
STI BONNET ALLOY, AND SQUIRTERS. Miss my MY00 same colour ended in blown turbos, gearbox's and finished off with conrod through block. Owned Frankston Dandy drags back in early 2000s..
Just missing a vape 😂😂😂.
Nah I like it ,look forward to seeing you work you majic on it .
Sti bonnet alloy 👍🏼
You and me both!
Love it! I joined in the channel with VN stuff - the algorithm got me good!
But I’ve owned just as many Subarus as I have Holdens (5 each). They are awesome cars with endless modification capabilities.
My advice would be to do anything possible to get rid of that Ecutek tune. Known to be rubbish.
Keen to see the progress 🤙🏼
Haltech in the future
I’m glad you love it man!
So good!
Great car. Can't wait to see what you do with it
You and me both!
Love them or hate them, they're iconic. Look forward to watching the freshen up videos.
They definitely are and a lot more to come
Looks amazing! I love it!
Thanks mate 🙂
Love this!
Would be awesome if the factory cassette player went back into it (you can always put a Bluetooth cassette in it) for the factory look.
But I'm sure whatever you do to it will be good
That’s the plan 😉
@@MindieJ FYI some cars came optioned with a clarion package that includes a CD player, was available on basically all subarus of that era just in case you want something slightly more modern whilst staying OEM haha
Like the new car, excited to see how clean you’ll make it
You and me both!
Dont care what car it is mate always look forward to a vid on Wednesdays 😎 cant wait to see what you do with subi 🤘
Legend!
The best model of WRX! 👌🔥😍
Agree’d
Whatever car it is, I enjoy watching you put your mark on it. 👍
Thanks Alan👍
Love it! I’ve owned a hatchback gc8 in blue that car and my vg ute were my to fav cars I’ve owned!!!
Very cool!
Good thing you got that smile on camera. Its probably the last time you will have one once that maintenance cost hits 😂
WRX power 😊 thanks for this video 😊
Thanks for watching
Do what you want bro.
You have good taste in mods and regular content and that's why I'm here 🤙
Definitely will always do whatever I want car wise I just love hearing the whingers
always loved these, enjoy it!!
Thanks mate 🙂
sheeeeesh she looks great congratulations!
Thanks mate 😁
Looks great
Thanks!
Came for the commodore content, stayed for the quality of the content. Nice car
Much appreciated!
I was surprised U bought it only cos u have the Evo,. it's very much a bits & pieces Subi with a bunch of bits from other cars but I do like it.
Looks good clear side indicators suit (not smoked) as does the steering wheel, seats yeah i would try and get original seats
Factory seats on there way 🙂
@@MindieJThe factory seats will sit you down lower as well.
Love rally cars. So this will be a funny project to watch.
Love it solid purchase ❤
Thanks mate
I came for the LS1 goodness, but interested in the WRX build. Looks like a sweet car. People must understand that you have got to keep up the fresh content for your channel.
Not so much doing the cars for CZcams, I just like owning lots of different cars
@@MindieJ Nothing wrong with that either!
As a fellow GC8 owner I can say that you have a real gem there!
Interested to see what you do with it!
Enjoy!
Definitely far from a gem but I’ll make it something decent
@@MindieJ
Looking forward to it!
Why does the intercooler have bent fins if it's horizontal and up there? Does it sit elsewhere on an STi?
I don’t know the 25 year history of where the intercooler has been sorry
Nice car man! God I miss my GC8 hatch
buy another haha
Not my cup of tea, but you do good things with every car on the channel so keen to stick around and see the improvements 👍🏻
Thanks mate appreciate it
Looks like a good base to work with
It’ll do…haha
I like all vehicles, I think you got a good choice I do like the Subarus
Good to hear, thanks John
Tuff rig mate, congrats.
Thanks John 😄
Honestly doesn’t really matter what I think I just love the car content mate!!!
Thanks man appreciate it
Love it I did the same sold vx clubby for va sti love it great buy
Nice 👍
Good choice mate
Thanks 👍
Very nice. Basically my dream subie.
Good choice!
Did the VN go as well as the VL?
Interested to see what you do with the Subi
Future videos will tell all
My 16 year old son is very happy to see a Subaru on the channel
From a V8 Commodore guy, I’ll say nice car, you sound happy with it.
Si far so good, kinda
Nice purchase!
Thanks!
Gorgeous
Thanks mate
Fuck the commodore the impreza is the daddy of the backroads ..real man's driving machine ..huge respect from Ireland the home of rally 😎💪🏼👍🏻
I envy your parts availability over there
Wow congrats!
Thanks mate 🙂
Those sti pedals are genuine real, they were an option I believe, if you want to sell the steering wheel let me know
Everyone wants the pedals and steering wheel haha
Looks mint
thanks NIck!
Just bought a fully stock 1 owner GC8 on this month as a new year gift for myself. Can't stop smiling whenever driving this car.
Sounds like an absolute gem
Very nice mate ❤🔰👊🏿
Thanks ✌
Is the bonnet alloy? The STI ones I’ve dealt with are aluminium.
This
Yes correct
im gna say its a stock bonnet
@@MindieJ enjoy you’ll have a lot fun with that car👍 I remember when my mate purchased a 2000 GC8 brand new we use to cruise around thinking we were cool as😂 he’s still building and racing GC8s.
Give it a run on the dyno after timing belt and oil leak fix...
Love it my favourite car and i like how it looks as is but that's me
Thanks Steve
I’m getting a 2 door gc8 soon can you please tell me what car those sti front seats and rear seats came from please man I’d greatly appreciate it
theyre jusy stock stock GDA wrx seats
sti bonnet is alloy which is lighter than the standard bonnet.
I'm definitely Commodore fan... i do like the R32s, but soobys are also i nice machine if done right.. im not a fan of the bug eyed ones... glad you didnt get one of those.
Sounds mint 👌
Bug eye is the XF falcon of the WRX world haha
Good choice 😊
Thanks 😁
These were sick back in early 2000’s still are
agree'd
Most of the people that don't like them haven't been in one.
I knew you were shopping lol, hope you enjoy it, mate!
It’s a given on a channel where most of the subs are from Commodore guys haha
@@MindieJ Mostly young lads, eventually we all become nice car guys 👍
@@stinkfinger1942 some do haha
Very nice scooby 👌
Thanks Shaun
Can't wait for you to do your magic and clean it up. Shame you can't fit the 16" on it due to the brembo. Nice car nonetheless.
Im dead set thinking of doing stock brakes just to fit stock wheels
I love V8 commodores, but those late 90's early 00 subis are timeless
age like a fine wine
Shes got good bones, looks like it'll make for some good content
i bloody hope so
Great purchase, will you keep it top mount cooler?
Yeh most likely
@@MindieJ love it, keep the spirit of it all
@@samoolol couldn’t bring myself to chop up that front bumper
I was disappointed when you said the VL an VN were going, as they were what got me into your channel. but this.... I approve!
Can’t keep the same cars forever, change is good
Skirts and rear spats are plastic across the gc8 range, fog light covers should be plastic,, water sprayer should have a button for it next to the fog light switches, and I think the bonnet should be aluminium if it was an sti, other then that car looks pretty neat
I love it
Surprising from you haha
@MindieJ mate you know l love all cars
Ecutek tunes are written at mrt and they are on a hub dyno and the old photoshopped dyno graph trick
Nice! Ive got a fully built 300kw one if your mate is after one
he aint buying nothn
She’s no XE bro yet still pretty sick!
good spot, definitely not a Falcon
I ended up having to put the same box in my old gc8. Original one went to the moon. They changed the rear diff to match the ratio. Both out of a B4 liberty. After watching this, I miss my old one lol. Weapons of things they are.
Hi Mate, just wondering if that is a stronger box or just shorter gearing? Thanks in advance, mine has the original box but one day I will need to do it as well.
@@jasonlaker8723 from what I was told by the Subaru guys that did it, it was stronger than the stock one but not a silver bullet to fix weak gearboxes. That was in 2008 when I had that car. Definitely shorter gearing than the stock ones too. It had around 200kw atw so it definitely had some boogey
@@bentonedwards7056 Thanks mate, mine has the stock box and I drive it with a great deal of mechanical sympathy as she's got around 300hp at the wheels. Even with the softly softly approach its only a matter of time before I need a new box. Appreciate the feedback👍
Might be time for you to get another one Brenton
what a dream, I own a 99 WRX but due to QLD P platers laws I cannot drive it until my opens which is in a year 😭I did apply for an exemption which was refused. But however I do also own a 97 Impreza which has UEL headers, only down side is, that it is an auto , NA and fwd.
Only 1 more year to get it how you want it in time for you to drive it, not long now
nice car, do you need cert for juddies in aus?
what the hell is juddies?
Funnily enough I also just went from a commodore to a wrx 😂 must be the natural progression
I’ll definitely be back in another Falcon/commodore, I love having a mix of cars
Theyre iconic cars thats for sure. Definitely quirky (because Subaru) but essentially nearly identical to working on a similar era Nissan. Shame its super hard to find one that hasn't been fingered by 10 different people these days. Also never open that dash cubby, they love to break haha.
Yeh I just settled for this one as they all seem screwed, dash cubby I bought brand new
sexy rexy bro! what exhaust is it running ?
No idea sorry, was on it when I got it
Iconic car and in world rally blue. 👌
the only colour option in my eyes
@@MindieJ💯
The lip and foglight covers may be aftermarket. Mine has aftermarket and they’re plastic. You’d have to check for writing on them. Also the ‘sti’ rear spats/lips and side skirts are normal on all wrx.he may have been just saying that to trick you into buying it thinking it has all this money in it😂 sexy car but bro
I’ll buy the peddals off you postage to qld goldy :)
Also lift the bonnet if it feels light it’s aluminium not heavy steel from wrx
They’ll stay for now until I figure out if they’re real or not
It is probably WRX gear box since you mentioned it has 5 forward gears. STI or Legacy spec B is holly grail gear box in Subaru game.
GC8 STI gearbox is still 5 speed, just has different diff gears
Would you sell those pedal covers ?
They’ll stay for now until I figure out if they’re real or not
Original wheel was in boot in previous owner's videos... Has trick exhaust too... Pedals look STI maybe...
i know, its on its way in the mail
@@MindieJ find any 'L' plates?
Love that wrx but personally evo for the win.
i agree
Geez mindej she's blowing some smoke back there buddy
Runs rich
Just need some white TEs to match the Evo 😁
Blue has to have gold, it’s a rule
Alloy bonnet "STI" 👍
The water sprayer isn't an Sti thing, it only came on the RAs and Type Rs. Your one looks like it missing the Sti guards, they are alluminium and should have a Sti badge on the lower part
STI guards definitely not aluminium, same as noRMAL WRX
Low Standards gave us the VL fix
How sick is that thing!!
Love that thing
That and keep it reet haha
I think you're way over thinking the whole 'people watching for the car' thing lol, most people watch for you and/or what you do to whatever car you might own at the time, I started watching when you had the XE and even though I'm not the biggest VN fan I watched practically every video because your videos are entertaining + I like what you do to whatever you own.
Regardless, info dump for the WRX; STi bonnet (assuming same year) is aluminium, the rear STi seats I don't think are genuine as forester rear seats are completely different and as far as I know fully black GC seats don't exist. The pedal covers are genuine (or at least they're based on real ones); pre-GD/GG STis got those STi pedal covers (yes, they're covers, not actual pedal replacements) but the silver ones from WRX/STi GD/GG/GV/GRs etc that look much cleaner are a direct fit (including the dead pedal, can send the P/N if you're after them, still made new).
As far as the box, I'm not sure what came in AUDM WRXs but if it *wasn't* a 4.44 front diff the rear diff would've been changed to suit as mismatched ratios = free centre diff delete. Overall car looks really clean, not the biggest fan of WRB despite being a subaru fan but it has a ton of cool OEM bits on it.
nice maitain it
thats a given with any car