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Hng. someone on Gumtree is offering an 04 wagon for swaps with a small/mid-size automatic (like say, an '03 IS 300), but it's visually pretty rough and the aircon "needs re-gassing" (aka overhauling and every seal replacing). Also a 200k KM 2JZ and a 200K KM EJ-T are pretty different stories. One day though.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Oh god why do I even what am I doing A year ago. Wow - I've lost count how many Subarus since. I know I have 10 now ... there's been 14? quote:Uhhhhhhh... okay a few small parts missing but nothing basically worng. And that is the famous last words about the red wagon. What the gently caress was I thinking when I typed that?
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Ohhhh boy I think I dun hosed up on the red wagon. More later while I figure this out
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Ohhhh boy I think I dun hosed up on the red wagon. More later while I figure this out Which leads me to ask, how many "new" cars are you going to buy to fix it? Or is it one of those problems.
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iospace posted:Which leads me to ask, how many "new" cars are you going to buy to fix it? Well possibly a wagon with a sunroof might work. But I'll only need one particular piece.... it's a large piece but only one piece required (drat, I forgot the cup game I've beem playing at the beginning of each post. I had a good cup today as well :/) Saturday  Not much left on the white wagon to be removed. Today it donated most of hte interior plastics, the roof racks, the roof trims, steering loumn and wiring and roof wiring plus a bunch of small poo poo.  Oh and yeah the exhaust as well. Looks like a good one. Almost done with it  Yellow WRX now back to stock look.  Pod filter covered by air box, stock intercooler on, stokc recirc back in. Forged internals pretty much confirmed..... still a chance of a a big end issue tho. Sunday  Lining up today's tools required  Annnnd here's my fuckup. I removed the hood lining, thinking it would the the usual cardboard thing Subarus have. Oh gently caress, was I wrong. So, so, so very wrong.  It was in fact glued on in places and the interior lights glued to the sunroof. And this I have nothing even CLOSE to replacement. I have some ugly choices here and all of them suck a) Make my own headlining. b) Remove sunroof, weld up hole c) Just flat out repalce the roof. On a sedan replacing the roof is viable as it's bonded. It's not quite that easy on a wagon by the looks of it. The roof is jsut a bit more complex to remove and replace. Removing the sunroof is also tricky as it's glued in and will take a lot of work to remove and weld in a plate to cver the roof hole. Option a) .... I have no idea how to do. Alt-Suggestions? I dont like any of those options at all.  Changing wiring in doors suck. But at least I can do that. Interesting that clearly this is NOT the original door. Alo a lot of fine dust that confirms this car has been used in motorsport.  With the doors and door cards changed, drivers seat installed and..... that really looks a LOT better.   Carpet now fully tacked in and properly placed  Also more centre console test fit  Looking almost car like again. Next weekend I'm aiming to finish any wiring repairs, line up the key and immobilizer and go for an engine start.
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It's not that hard to make your own headliner. Even if it turns out badly the first time, you can do it again the second time. I assume there are a few upholstery shops around as well whose principals might be inclined to swap tips for beer. Plus, aren't roof vents cheap and widely available for you?
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Aug 13, 2017 21:09
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I like that at no point was "buy a part" considered as an option.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:It's not that hard to make your own headliner. Even if it turns out badly the first time, you can do it again the second time. I assume there are a few upholstery shops around as well whose principals might be inclined to swap tips for beer. Roof vents wont cover the sunroof hole unfortunatly. TBH headlining is one of the few areas I really dont even have the first clue what to do with - usually we rip em out and that's the end of it. cakesmith handyman posted:I like that at no point was "buy a part" considered as an option. "Buy a car" on the other hand WAS considered.
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You buy the car for the part, duh I'm still looking for a swapped RS but I haven't found something that has got my eye just yet. The plus side to being picky is it allows me time to save more money
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Nodoze posted:You buy the car for the part, duh Correct. And I'm going to leav that there  Annnnyway.....  Spent today doing wiring fixes and plugging the rest of the harness in, as well as realising I had hosed up one of the doors. Fixed that then fiddled with a few other odd jobs until I got to the point the wiring was 100% done and locked into place.  Yeah just one pile of spares I now have  Also tucking the wiring away and tidy up - this looks soooooo much goddamn better than the sit heap I reomved So after I got the starter motor on and the main power cables into place I had a thought.... why not do a systems test?  Battery conencted....  .....uhhhh.... okay that's a good sign. Turn the key......  I'll be damned. Fuel pump primed, ECU booted and came alive, all the accessories worked, the power windows (slowly) went up and down. Battery doesnt have enough charge to do more than make the starter solenoid click ... which is also a drat good sign. Well........ She's coming alive. I'm going to try for a engine start tomorrow. CATTES   
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 MOAR CATTES   Couple of wiring corrections.....  Switched to the correct alternator from the indecently huge spares pile, attached some fuel lines And now in video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhNpwnkqh5Y Electricals online.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUgGQOn10OI Another systems check..... appears all in order soooooooo........ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X61-N-___JU First start attempt. Hmmm...... and then worked out the spark subsystems were not plugged in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN1P8cihqZI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROUnHpYPfw8 SUCCESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! Rough as gently caress with no vaccuum lines, exhaust or inlet, also with some truly old fuel but now all that work has become viable.  There is a lot of work to do to get it driving (my todo list is extraordinarily long) but as of now, the most difficult parts are done. All this to fix the fact I could never get WReckX running due to previous owner fuckups. Well I've now gone one better than they ever did and got it running. (Kinda amusing that this thread was initially named Story of a Project gone wrong and I've gone 3/3 for getting Subarus going again)
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My parents outback has 470k on it and it still keeps ticking away. Sure one of the O2 sensors died a while ago and the stereo stopped working but it still gets called up for trailer pulling duty and hasn't really missed a step yet. You may be Frankensteining cars back together but it's far more exciting than the outback that hasn't missed a beat.
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And I bet him $5 it would start. Just putting it out there....
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Kaptainballistik posted:And I bet him $5 it would start. Reverse of desired outcome bet. Besides, it wasnt a sure thing it would work....... even if the Hospital does have a good track record of patients escaping eventually.
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To keep the other side of the Garage up to date. Lots of exhaust work for Rally of South Australia. As usual I cannot show any part of what I did because of IP... More importantly I dont want competitors to know..... However it's time to post about Ducatis.... Once I get this last fairing on...
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Ummmm ....... Hi. Theres another Subaru coming.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Ummmm ....... Oh god why do you even what are you doing 22b or bust? 
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Does that oil jug say "Feel Me"?
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Ohrmazd posted:Does that oil jug say "Feel Me"? What? ** scrolls up ** WTF, it does too. I'll have to have a closer look
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All the 5qt magnatec bottles have that. Its part of their goofy marketing wank.
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HandlingByJebus posted:Oh god why do you even what are you doing I wish  But, it's nothing that has been shown in this thread (ie it's not any model of WRX or STI, first gen Forester or 4th Gen Liberty). Cop Porn Popper posted:All the 5qt magnatec bottles have that. Its part of their goofy marketing wank. Huh. Never noticed that before. No real working on car updates this week - just too busy. But on the Saturday I went trail running  [      Massively steep climb out for a brutal workout However...  How about the RX2 now in the garage, complete with power steering, electric windows, fuel injected 6 speed gearbox and massive brakes? Took the opprtunity to clean the rest of the garage up   Four motors in this pic and a lot more concrete and the tools that were strewn around the ground piled up
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I approve of the RX-2. Those are some massive rally light housings.
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Don't feel bad, I have spent so much time looking at castrol bottles at this point that I can tell you the weight of the oil based on the color of the loving label on the bottle.
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6-speed out of an FD?
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Seat Safety Switch posted:6-speed out of an FD? RX8. We think it was the first time anyone has done it into a Capella / RX2 when KB originally did it. I can report clicking a car that old into 6th is hilarious.
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Ohrmazd posted:Does that oil jug say "Feel Me"? It's the "Tommy" of Motorsport. CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Hi. Theres another Subaru coming. New thread tittle please.
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So "apparently" it is the 3rd Rx8 6 speed conversion in the world , the first in a pre RX7 rotary and the only one we know of in a RX2, and I'm apparently the first to then use the RX8 series 2 gearbox in anything...... Heyward rotary worked out the Rx7 clutch mount, I figured the gearbox mount out. It's apparently a much easier fit into a FD however. I still think it pales to the fact the car has power steering... Or the fact it's fully road regoed with a 12 point chrome moly rollcage. Yes people, you can drive by a police officer and they leave you alone.... The Rx8 series one has the better ratios and is quite fine for road use. It just wears out the Dog teeth on the gears too quickly. Kaptainballistik fucked around with this message at 07:33 on Aug 29, 2017 |
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Aug 29, 2017 07:29
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Oh yeah.... I also just Purchased a WRX 😂
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^^ And I know which one for some odd reason. The 07 WRX left the driveway .... but it got replaced! Oh God why did we even what are we doing Bet you didnt think it would be a black Subaru XV 6 speed manual now, did you? The SO's 'newish' car - 21K on the clock.... actually I'm rather impressed that a base model is quite as well appointed as this one. Bit like a 1st gen Forester, not entirely gutless but not that quick either but eh, it's a car to ferry the SO's bike and go from home to the station and gym. I'm curious about the 6mt.... I wonder what else it is in?
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I think that's the cable-shift 6MT from the 12+ Legacy, if memory serves.
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Interesting. Not sold on cables but I wonder if that gearbox would work in a older car? Yellow GC8 WRX - failed tech for rego. But no real problem, it's just a couple of bolts, one wheel nut and a new drivers side seatbelt. Re-present on Friday
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Physically it would attach to the engine and X-member. Getting the cables/linkage/shifters stuff to work might be a hassle, although I know the rear mount on the chassis is still the same, and everything sticks on top of the trans, so maybe it would work out fine? My understanding is that it's basically just a 5-speed with an extra gear stuck on the back though.
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Yellow WRX now road legal and passed tech. Also the Liberty is aerating its power steering so got to fix that. WReckX goes into the garage this weekend under its own power so I can do the underside things. Still need to retrieve the silver WRX Also.. I used the seatbelt out of WReckX to rego the yellow car... and it bit me! Really didnt like lending out parts it seems. CAT INTERCEPTOR fucked around with this message at 10:11 on Sep 1, 2017 |
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A slight divert before I go through the weekend stuff.... We bring you this non Sunday update to say the yellow WRX is now back on the road, with number plates. One more Subaru saved from the scrapheap! It's..... much like a 22B to drive. Direct, noisy, not very forgiving at all suspension-wise, it rattles and also GOES when it's up on boost. It's definalty not a cruiser... it wants to go fast and fast it does well. It's showing it's age with some niggles and repairs I'll need to do, the stereo I need to figure out. Also not happy with the dodgy fuel in it but that's being attended to. Rear CV doesnt sound good and the tint is too dark for my liking. I'm much more thinking it's a forged internals motor thats got a few kms on it - the clutch as well isnt standard (it drives like a puck clutch) and the gearshift is way WAY better than a car of it's age has a right to be. Someone in the past spent a lot of money on it and even as frayed around the edges as it is, it's clearly a good thing as a result. I'm wondering abut the gearbox and diff intenals as well... it really doesnt drive like a stock WRX. So is the bike. Guess which one is worth more? Annnnd... of course not 15 minutes after plates on and driving, I get pulled up by a cop claiming "Random breath test". Yeah suuuuure mate, you thought I was Driving While Foreign and you were looking to defect the poo poo out of the car... and instead of some young person of middle eastern appearence, you got a older Aussie who was quietly laughing when you asked where the blow off value was.... and then pointing at the boot as I had returned the resirc to standard and the cop couldnt get me for anything with the aftermarket parts genuinely in the boot ^_^ Needs a name I think. Ideas? It does catch the attention of other drivers, will give it that too.
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I'm trying to think of anything with the term 'yellow' in the title that doesn't have racial connotations in Australia. Figure out what ecu’s in there? And is it tunable? Can the boost be wound up would be my next question.
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Don Dongington posted:I'm trying to think of anything with the term 'yellow' in the title that doesn't have racial connotations in Australia. The ECU is very tunable and its already had the boost wound up. I suspect tho the ECU is not what it appears to be and is an aftermarket one in the oEM housing. Unlikely but the ECU housing screws have been removed and replaced at some point.
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Gotta love highway patrol eh. in my 180SX i would get pulled over all the time for that kind of poo poo. 'hey mate, that overtook you did back there?' 'yeah it was perfectly legal' 'well you got up to about 120 in an 80 zone' 'I was doing it quickly to give a wide berth to the slower car' 'I see that, but I just wanted you to know I saw you do it.' 'OK then?' or 'you dont happen to have an uncovered pod filter do you? no sir 'because you know thats illegal right? if i pop the bonnet right now I wont find that?' 'no, you wont' 'oh yeah what about the blow off valve? sounded pretty loud. better not vent to atmosphere' 'its plumbed in, just has a stiff spring so it whistles when it half opens' 'look mate dont make me open the hood' 'Ok, I wont.' '...move along then' if my last name wasnt so white I dont think I could have owned it for as long as I have.
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Laserface posted:if my last name wasnt so white I dont think I could have owned it for as long as I have. There's a guy I get / sell spares to in Hurstville (actually where I sourced this car and the white wagon from) who is of "Middle Eastern appearence" and we have a laugh at this bullshit. He does everything completely legit via the Facebook buy/sell groups as he knows he's watched... mostly because he ain't white. Yeah we both had the same thought, I'd have much fewer problems with this particular WRX. I rather like dropping in there as he'll have some startlingly good cars he is working on. His personal WRX was niiiice, he's got a VL he's rebuilding, his mate has a ful sik VL turbo (which is, believe or not stock!) and his brother has one of the most unbelieveable VL V8's that you have ever seen because it is so goddamn clean. Like Summernats quality clean. Also they just started working on a genuine Brock VK Group A SS that's seen better days. WEEKEND POST I HAVE NOT DONE AS YET.....  So anyway.....   Spent most car time getting the yellow WRX ready for road duty - just some tidy up and refulling.  Solution to headlining issue of the WReckX being planned.  Front WRX lip being sanded back and test painted. Honestly... half of it came out good, the other half crap. Will need to prep better.  Hmmmm. The yellow car has a sunroof. This might be useful to copy  Also interesting - intercooler shroud isnt what I thought. That will also come in useful on the WReckX  Nooooooope how it works has failed me completely. But it does apparently play DVD's  Garage clear, WReckX back in and on the stands - I have undercar work to do. I know a few of you don't believe that cars have tempers and shouldnt be named (GO gently caress YOURSELF, cars should have names!) but the red one is showing she gets spiteful if she's used as a parts donor - she really bit hard surrendering the front seatbelt to get the yellow car registered. She was really narky until we made it clear the garage was hers for a while... and I'm intending to get more done next weekend. Hopefully that list actually gets done... I want to get WReckX drivable over my holidays Edit : Liberty power steering needed an O-Ring and one of the hoses changed. Messy but the easiest power steering hose I've ever removed. PS oil looks to be in bad shape so I'll have to do a flush this weekend. CAT INTERCEPTOR fucked around with this message at 11:25 on Sep 5, 2017 |
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