Dead's 98 BD GT/K Limited Turbo conversion complete 8-12-16

[Dead91silvia]

I used some left over PPG DC4000 clear I had from painting my Silvia years back... WAY too good for a set of wheels like this, but I'm out of my cheap clear... Oh well, better to use it now then for it to go bad.

I do love this clear though! It's meant for doing complete paint jobs without a bake booth. It melts together well and almost never runs and if it does, you tried to make it run! haha...

I have a line on a set of used 17's from a friend, but they only have 20% or so. I really dont want to do 2 set of tires in less then 6 months. I'm just gonna bust my butt to get a nice set hoping here in the next couple weeks. I'm also having Brad (Red85celica) mount them for me if it's possible. He's good at it...

[Dead91silvia]

In the middle of doing head gaskets...



Disassembled


All in order so it will fly back together...


Cylinders dont look too shabby for 270K...




Didnt realize I hadnt changed this part out yet... Had it chilling in a box though so that was nice.




Having fun with the bolt on parts... haha


Cleaned the cylinders a bit..




And this is my bent frame rail I need to have fixed before the motor goes in... hoping to do it this week, but they say we are getting 8-18 inches of snow this week, so not sure...

[nikolaus.conrad]

Awesome work! I hope my Outback looks as good as your GT someday.

[SativaMan04]

You the man!! Awesome looking car!! Makes me want a BD for my next car in the future!!

[Dead91silvia]

Red85celica mounted my $20 17" tires today... Cant afford new tires yet, but really wanted my new wheels on!

Note: has no motor in it right now, thats why it's so high...





the progress on the motor

Needed 3 helicoils... One on the cam cap, and 2 for the valve cover.


Red valve covers! Just because I can...

[r3v_v3ng3]

Looking good. Guessing the intake manifold gonna be red too?

[Dead91silvia]

Looking good. Guessing the intake manifold gonna be red too?

Ehh... I'm thinking Black. I think it would be took much red under the hood if it was.

[nikolaus.conrad]

Looking good. Guessing the intake manifold gonna be red too?

Ehh... I'm thinking Black. I think it would be took much red under the hood if it was.

Red make you go faster!! Moar speed!!1! Isn't that why Civic owners paint their engine all sorts of crazy colours?

[Dead91silvia]

HA! Yeah... with all the cars I have had, I have only had one Honda. no crazy colors though...

Thanks for all the compliments guys... I'm hoping to have her all back together soon and I can go get some nice new pics.

[Dead91silvia]

Alright, got the motor ready to install, but I'm gonna paint the intake. after the poll I posted, all the votes are in and the intake will be black with red brackets.

I also cleaned my engine bay before doing my frame work and I got that done today also. Hoping to maybe have me car running by early next week. Have too much to get done today and tomorrow to really finish it this week.

[nikolaus.conrad]

Your engine bay is so clean! I'm jealous! haha

[Dead91silvia]

Got the heater core done! That was all kinds of fun!

[Huffer]

I always enjoy reading your threads.

[Dead91silvia]

I always enjoy reading your threads.

Thanks man!

Oh, I figured I would do a DIY for the heater core... Not super detailed, but should help someone...
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[Dead91silvia]

Got my JDM Mud Guards installed! Big thanks to Yamazaki for the sorth notice parts a while back! Got them all cleaned up and decided not to paint them right now. They cleaned up really nice! I'll get some nice new pics next week hopefully. I'm waiting for some wheel spacers then I can drive her again. Thats why there is a doughnut on the rear... haha...

Took pics when doing them so I'll see about doing a write-up. I did a couple things to prolong the life and also made it easy for removal later when I do paint...

Also a pic of the motor... again, I'll get better pics soon... Next on the to do list is installing my H&R's...

[Dead91silvia]

Gots my car insured! Should have it all ready to go Sunday! Lowering it and finishing the bumper install and adjustment and maybe wire up the fogs...

Also got some goodies from Ebay (6mm Wheel Spacer's for the rear. Only temporary) and Japan (STI badge, thanks Yamazaki)!

[grayguy]

why do you need spacers for the rear? my LGT 17's clear fine on both the STI suspension, and the stock stuff. I like the nice tidy looking engine too, nice work!

[Dead91silvia]

Well, the tires are 215/55/17 (too tall, too wide combined)... they rub on the bottom of the strut seats on the rear. I needed cheap tires to roll on ($20). I cant afford $500 for new rubber right now, so this is the temporary fix till I get 205/45/17...

[grayguy]

Ah, I have 215/45/17s on mine and they clear fine, incase you want to go a little wider than the 205. I spent too much on my tires, but I wanted them that day and only really had that day to get some so I just went for them.

[Dead91silvia]

Well, got a ton of work done!

-H&R's installed
-stainless scuff plates installed properly
-replaced the rear speaker cover/package try
-hard mounted rear window speakers
-adjusted front bumper
-modified SUS grill to fit JDM GT-B Limited bumper...

Now I need to install my sub and trunk carpet. Also need tires in a bad way! They rub like a mother on all fours! They are just too big!

I'll get some pics tomorrow...

[r3v_v3ng3]

Aero guards looking good. I've been lazy to install mine and its almost a year since I had it lol

[Matty2Hotty]

Did you get your trunk project done? LoL jk just an idea.

http://photos.phpwerx.net/cars/Subar...tcar6.jpg.html

[Dead91silvia]

HAHA! No!

[Reuben]

Nice work man! Love the LTD bumper (for obvious reasons :P)

Did you ever track down a JDM GT grille?

[Dead91silvia]

Nice work man! Love the LTD bumper (for obvious reasons :P)

Did you ever track down a JDM GT grille?

Thanks! no, I'm not going with a JDM grill. Everyone has an L7 grill and I really like my SUS grill for some odd reason. I was thinking about maybe a Chragespeed one someday, but I dunno...

Here are some pics from the last month... The black wagon in with my car, is Brads (Red85celica) 97 BK GT...

[nikolaus.conrad]

Very Nice!! The first ones are quite heavenly

[Reuben]

Grille on the black one needs to die in a fire pronto! But otherwise, good shit, to both of yah. Love seeing the LTD bumpers repped over in the states!!!

Let me know if you guys need any JDM parts. I officially do NOT send anything stateside anymore, thanks to a few bad experiences with freight, but I'm willing to make some exceptions for those with LTD bumpers needing parts to complete their wee JDM faces

[Dead91silvia]

Didnt know you were so passionate about the grill! HAHAHA!!!! He loves that Zero Sports grill. It turned out better then I thought it would. Fits perfect actually.

I paid out the ass for my bumper and then I found an insane deal on his bumper ($275 shipped from Japan to USA, I paid $660).

Brad needs one projector, left side I think, but I think we have the rest covered... I just want new big fogs, to not be fogged... lol.... only other parts I'm looking for is a rear glass with a wiper, side trim, and a USDM SUS rear bumper.

[nikolaus.conrad]

I'm looking for is a rear glass with a wiper, side trim, and a USDM SUS rear bumper.

I wish I would have known that sooner!! They crushed an SUS in my yard about a month ago!

[Red85Celica]

Die in a fire pronto....lol what? RFRB grill is still around, might switch them out from time to time. Next grill to get is a syms, no L7 though.