Crowboy
03-14-2012, 09:56 PM
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Current mods:
Engine:
- Rebuilt and blueprinted EJ25D w/ EJ251 pistons (higher compression)
- Rebuilt heads w/ coated valves
- ARP head studs
- NGK plugs
- NGK plug wires
- MSD coil
Transmission and Shifting:
- Kartboy bushings and short shifter (ordered)
- ACT Streetlite 13lb flywheel
- Exedy Stage 1 organic clutch
- Trans snout bushing
Suspension:
- KYB struts for a 2002 Forrester XT
Tires, wheels, brakes:
- 205-75R15 General Grabber AT 2s
- EBC Greenstuff pads
- Stainless brake lines
- Russell speed bleeders
Electrical:
-4 ga grounding kit
Interior:
- Kenwood double-din touchscreen
- LED overhead lights
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I traded a set of 18" wheels from my GMC Sonoma for this car. Well, there was $300 involved but it stayed in my hands for less than an hour so I'm not sure it counts. A previous owner had failed to ever replace the timing belt idler pulleys so at 225k, the geared one exploded. Like candles on a birthday cake, it bent all 16 valves. I towed it to my property where it sat for about 6 months.
Recently, I've been working 10-14 hour days at the office and the savings account has been growing...It is time.
http://www.at0m9labs.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/20120221-093826.jpg
I shoveled the foot or so of snow from the road up to the car, borrowed an engine hoist and dug in. Took the engine back to a friends garage, tore it down, and brought the heads to my local machinist for rework. I had a 200k mile engine from a 1998 which was misfiring, but running, so I took that back up the hill and dropped it in to make the car mobile.
The engine is in the process of getting new valves and a valve job, new rings, new head gaskets, seals, o-rings, water pump and timing belt kit, lightened flywheel, stage 1 clutch
I'll not bore everyone with the rest of the planned mods until parts are ordered.
More updates (yes with pics) after the weekend.
Current mods:
Engine:
- Rebuilt and blueprinted EJ25D w/ EJ251 pistons (higher compression)
- Rebuilt heads w/ coated valves
- ARP head studs
- NGK plugs
- NGK plug wires
- MSD coil
Transmission and Shifting:
- Kartboy bushings and short shifter (ordered)
- ACT Streetlite 13lb flywheel
- Exedy Stage 1 organic clutch
- Trans snout bushing
Suspension:
- KYB struts for a 2002 Forrester XT
Tires, wheels, brakes:
- 205-75R15 General Grabber AT 2s
- EBC Greenstuff pads
- Stainless brake lines
- Russell speed bleeders
Electrical:
-4 ga grounding kit
Interior:
- Kenwood double-din touchscreen
- LED overhead lights
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I traded a set of 18" wheels from my GMC Sonoma for this car. Well, there was $300 involved but it stayed in my hands for less than an hour so I'm not sure it counts. A previous owner had failed to ever replace the timing belt idler pulleys so at 225k, the geared one exploded. Like candles on a birthday cake, it bent all 16 valves. I towed it to my property where it sat for about 6 months.
Recently, I've been working 10-14 hour days at the office and the savings account has been growing...It is time.
http://www.at0m9labs.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/20120221-093826.jpg
I shoveled the foot or so of snow from the road up to the car, borrowed an engine hoist and dug in. Took the engine back to a friends garage, tore it down, and brought the heads to my local machinist for rework. I had a 200k mile engine from a 1998 which was misfiring, but running, so I took that back up the hill and dropped it in to make the car mobile.
The engine is in the process of getting new valves and a valve job, new rings, new head gaskets, seals, o-rings, water pump and timing belt kit, lightened flywheel, stage 1 clutch
I'll not bore everyone with the rest of the planned mods until parts are ordered.
More updates (yes with pics) after the weekend.