10-02-2011, 01:30 PM | #21 |
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11-24-2011, 09:12 PM | #22 |
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Woo-hoo!
JDM STi EJ207 long block with 15k & JDM ECU is on its way! . .
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02-23-2012, 01:37 AM | #25 |
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Rear End Surgery has commenced!
The rust in the tail end of this thing is redonklious!! Reasons for the overhaul: I have to bad rear hub barrings, and the long bolts holding the rear later links are seized so it all has to come off to swap in 07 rear hubs. I figured while Im in there take care of the un-adjustable camber and narrower rear stance. Since I installed the coilovers and front STi sedan lower control arms the front of the car is 10cm wider on each side. Now with the new adjustable lateral links this can be remedied. Progress was slow, after not turning a single main bolt and stripping most of them due to massive rust. Its taken the past 5 hours of cutting basically all the bolts holding the rear lateral links to the hubs and to the rear cross member...OMG!! along with the trailing arms. All the bushings were shot so it made sense to just do it all at once. Everything is now off and the new Truhart Suspension bits are getting modified before install. Im installing zerk grease fittings in all the bushing tonight so i can keep things loose and the rust to a minimum. Being a daily driver and living in PA the winter here are wet and salty so grease-able bushing IMO are the way to go. As you can see my rear backing plates where shot too!! Soo much that one of the ABS sensors is rusted fast and not coming out of the old hub. I'll take more pics tomorrow of the progress, I think I lost 4-5 lbs of weight in rust falling off the backing plates and other areas from all the saw-zawing and hammering....??!! Off to bed and then to the dealer for new rear lateral link hardware as my stuff is toast!
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02-23-2012, 01:42 PM | #26 |
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Grumble!......no suspension hardware from SUBARU till tomorrow
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02-24-2012, 12:31 AM | #28 |
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Well while waiting on parts from the dealer, I kept busy doing other things.....
First off I drilled and taped all the bushings for Greaseable Zerk Fittings. Also I pulled off my Morette Headlights and cleaned the projectors along with installing red LEDs that will back light the lenses during Day Time Driving. The aluminum tape was put in because the gap in the lens was letting the red lighting bleed through around the edges of the exterior of the lens......looked bad.
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02-29-2012, 11:45 AM | #30 |
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Finally got this wrapped up........
After numerous setbacks the rear end is finally finished and aligned, and this all started because of a wheel barring...? The first issue was the massive amount of rust on all the trailing and latter arm bolts, so they all had to be cut off and replaced. After removal of OEM arms that was one day of waiting on parts. The next issue was finding my backing plates to be basically rusted away to nothing, so I have to either get new plates or get new complete hubs with plates, luckily I had both options sitting in the garage. ( backing plates were bought for this car a month after I got it because I saw the bad BP then. The hubs were for my show car, as it needs new wheel barrings an all for corners ) I figures I just swap the whole hub and be done with it, well that was not as easily done as expected. After swapping the hubs and getting all the new suspension bits bolted on, I had forgotten the caliper mounts where a different spacing . So now everything has to come off again and the hubs had to be pressed apart and the backing plates swapped off the 06 hubs to 05 and older backing plates so my 03 calipers would bolt on......did I mention That was another day of waiting to have the barrings pressed apart, and them being told that would destroy them and new ones need to go in before pressing together. Luckily, I had not considered the 06 hubs where the better STi type barrings, so that was an unforeseen upgrade All this happened 48 hours before my scheduled alignment at R/T Tuning. I cant say i feel a ton of difference but that is more than likely due to the large suspension upgrades done to the wagon already. A BIG THANKS to R/T Tuning and Andy for for squeezing me in the day before alignment to get the hubs pressed apart and back together! . . .
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02-29-2012, 12:26 PM | #31 | |
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Very nice update!
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04-25-2012, 08:14 PM | #32 |
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Progress:
Finally got around to starting multiple projects on the Wagon again...... Gauge Pod for the Drivers side of the dash I had made one of these for my GC Wagon a few years ago and really liked the position of the 3 gauges compared to the center dash or the Pillar, so here we go again!! Spec C Roof Scoop Got this on ebay from a guy who drives rally's in Poland......for a steal! It was pretty filthy with green tree mold and bug guts plaster all on the under side. Few passes of lacquer thinner and it was cleaned up and ready for primer. STi 04^ rear fender flairs Im sick or the rust starting to form in the usual spots just above the rear bumper and quarter panel area. In addition to the rust Im slicing the rear tires on the inner fender lip, so it will be easier to flair it the pull and roll it. ...........more pic's to follow
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04-26-2012, 01:35 PM | #33 |
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I want to see some more pics of these red LED lights! Do you have any photos of the car with them on?
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04-29-2012, 05:29 PM | #34 |
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My last pod in the GC8 wagon did not fit quite as tight into the dash lines as I would have liked so I molded out the A-pillar/dash area. Hopefully I will be able to get the current pod and the dash mold to marry up in a way that will a nice tight fit.....?
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Looks good! Do you have any pictures of the 97 OBS before it was totaled?
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04-30-2012, 12:20 AM | #36 |
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Nice! very good job on the custom work!
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04-30-2012, 12:31 AM | #37 |
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Thanks
Nabraska!?! That's not even near the "Tri State" . . .
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After glassing the dash cast to the pod
Covered and Trimmed just before wetting Fully wetted out.... hopefully this is on the money and it will be on to bondo?
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