Karen's Impreza WRX has been christened Rexy, and with her old race car now gone it was time for Rexy to begin the process of being converted into her latest racing car. Time to start stripping!


I removed the rear seats, belts and then all the trim in the boot. That was followed by the centre console and then both front seats. The carpet was then removed and various door trim parts. The passenger seat belt was removed, but the driver's one remains as the seat will need to be put back in to drive the car to XSpec in Hinkley for the rollcage install and various other work.


Everything does look a bit of a mess at the moment, but you can't make an omlette without breaking some eggs, as the saying goes. Karen's seen me prepare cars before but still manages to roll her eyes and ask if I know what I'm doing - When obviously, I don't have a clue...

In the next couple of days all the removed items will be disposed of and hopefully if the weather allows then myself and Darren will start chipping out all the sound deadening from inside the car. It's surprising how much that stuff weighs.