04 Wrx Project

Skiracer8148 · 03-25-2009, 12:01 PM

well hello all im new to this site and the subaru game in general,picked up my first subaru a couple weeks ago,got it off copart and am in the process of fixing it up.i wasnt planning on doing any engine work when i bought the car i was hoping the engine would be mechanically sound and all i would have to do is bodywork.
needless to say when the car was in an accident timing on the passenger side exhaust cam was about half a turn off. so i bought a new belt and set the timing hoping for the best,the car now runs but ticks bad on that one side of the head,so im sure some valves are bent,so now im in the process of ripping out the engine and replacing the valves.
heres some pics of the car when i got it

carnz-pj-410 · 03-25-2009, 12:07 PM

Goodluck, hopefully only the valves are damaged and the pistons are still ok!

And get that AEM intake off there

Skiracer8148 · 03-25-2009, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by carnz-pj-410

Goodluck, hopefully only the valves are damaged and the pistons are still ok!

And get that AEM intake off there

yes im hoping theres no damage to the pistons either,from what i read they are pretty tough,should i sell that intake to some ricer?i dont have the stock pieces though

carnz-pj-410 · 03-25-2009, 12:45 PM

yeah sell the intake to some ricer and get the spt, stock, or cobb sf intake

Skiracer8148 · 03-26-2009, 10:02 PM

got the head off tonight,looks like all 4 exhaust valves are bent

luke714 · 03-26-2009, 10:30 PM

Looks like fun! I love this sorta stuff. I wish I could give some useful advice, good luck

carnz-pj-410 · 03-27-2009, 07:08 AM

Take it to a shop and get oversized valves installed

shadowmd · 03-27-2009, 07:27 AM

Nice little project

Skiracer8148 · 03-27-2009, 08:38 AM

i ordered the 4 exhaust valves,and 4 seals/guides hopefully get this back together over the weekend

madmax_087 · 10-27-2010, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skiracer8148

i ordered the 4 exhaust valves,and 4 seals/guides hopefully get this back together over the weekend

who are you getting your parts from? what are their prices like? the cheapest i've found on any parts prices anywhere is shopsubaruparts.com, im pretty sure they are a vendor on here under the same name, without the (.com). just wondering

Skiracer8148 · 04-03-2009, 09:17 PM

finnaly got her running tonight after changing the 4 exhaust valves,im really surprised how it idles perfect and has no CEL after sitting for months
pic of the bent valves

joevirus563 · 04-22-2012, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Skiracer8148

finnaly got her running tonight after changing the 4 exhaust valves,im really surprised how it idles perfect and has no CEL after sitting for months
pic of the bent valves

Ouch...

vik_wrx · 04-03-2009, 10:15 PM

Nice what kind of valves did you get?

Skiracer8148 · 04-04-2009, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vik_wrx

Nice what kind of valves did you get?

oem subaru

shadowmd · 04-04-2009, 08:53 AM

nice.

Skiracer8148 · 04-04-2009, 09:47 PM

starting to look like a wrx,all ready to go to the body man.

did the amber removal on my sti headlights today looks 100% better

carnz-pj-410 · 04-04-2009, 09:49 PM

good stuff man, its starting to look like a car again haha

crpwrx · 04-04-2009, 11:15 PM

This is awesome, i hope everything goes good for you.

vik_wrx · 04-05-2009, 12:14 AM

Looking good man keep the pics rolling!

MeLLoWd_WRX · 04-05-2009, 12:36 PM

Hey man, props to you for giving that wrx a rebirth. Sure you'll be happy with it when it's all said n done. see if you can just trade someone straight across for an oem intake.

Skiracer8148 · 04-13-2009, 10:50 PM

De-Badged tonight,Frame Machine sometime this week

NutWagon · 02-12-2011, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Skiracer8148

De-Badged tonight,Frame Machine sometime this week

Reminds me of mine! Where did u find the fenders? They look metal OEM?

Skiracer8148 · 02-17-2011, 09:14 AM

Yea fenders were OEM, as with alot of the stuff isn't made aftermarket for these cars

JDuBmkii1 · 06-22-2011, 02:03 PM

Dude thats sick so when can I drive it haha no seriously when can I drive it

eckilla220 · 04-14-2009, 10:05 AM

sweet looking ride man how many miles was on it

03-25-2009, 12:01 PM	#1
Skiracer8148 Scooby Newbie Member#: 197864 Join Date: Dec 2008 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Utica NY Vehicle: 2004 Wrx Blue	04 Wrx Project well hello all im new to this site and the subaru game in general,picked up my first subaru a couple weeks ago,got it off copart and am in the process of fixing it up.i wasnt planning on doing any engine work when i bought the car i was hoping the engine would be mechanically sound and all i would have to do is bodywork. needless to say when the car was in an accident timing on the passenger side exhaust cam was about half a turn off. so i bought a new belt and set the timing hoping for the best,the car now runs but ticks bad on that one side of the head,so im sure some valves are bent,so now im in the process of ripping out the engine and replacing the valves. heres some pics of the car when i got it

03-27-2009, 08:38 AM	#9
Skiracer8148 Scooby Newbie Member#: 197864 Join Date: Dec 2008 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Utica NY Vehicle: 2004 Wrx Blue	i ordered the 4 exhaust valves,and 4 seals/guides hopefully get this back together over the weekend Last edited by Skiracer8148; 03-27-2009 at 11:04 AM.

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03-25-2009, 12:07 PM	#2
carnz-pj-410 Scooby Specialist Member#: 110994 Join Date: Mar 2006 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: BALTIMORE Vehicle: 2004 WRX STi something good on the way	Goodluck, hopefully only the valves are damaged and the pistons are still ok! And get that AEM intake off there

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carnz-pj-410 Scooby Specialist Member#: 110994 Join Date: Mar 2006 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: BALTIMORE Vehicle: 2004 WRX STi something good on the way	yeah sell the intake to some ricer and get the spt, stock, or cobb sf intake

03-26-2009, 10:02 PM	#5
Skiracer8148 Scooby Newbie Member#: 197864 Join Date: Dec 2008 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Utica NY Vehicle: 2004 Wrx Blue	got the head off tonight,looks like all 4 exhaust valves are bent

03-26-2009, 10:30 PM	#6
luke714 Scooby Newbie Member#: 206058 Join Date: Mar 2009 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Maine Vehicle: 1997 OBS 2.2L Dark Blue	Looks like fun! I love this sorta stuff. I wish I could give some useful advice, good luck

03-27-2009, 07:08 AM	#7
carnz-pj-410 Scooby Specialist Member#: 110994 Join Date: Mar 2006 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: BALTIMORE Vehicle: 2004 WRX STi something good on the way	Take it to a shop and get oversized valves installed

03-27-2009, 07:27 AM	#8
shadowmd Scooby Specialist Member#: 193222 Join Date: Nov 2008 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Baltimore, MD Vehicle: 05 Wrx 1.5xtr 6spd 2.5 hybrid 367whp/363wtq	Nice little project

04-03-2009, 09:17 PM	#11
Skiracer8148 Scooby Newbie Member#: 197864 Join Date: Dec 2008 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Utica NY Vehicle: 2004 Wrx Blue	finnaly got her running tonight after changing the 4 exhaust valves,im really surprised how it idles perfect and has no CEL after sitting for months pic of the bent valves

04-03-2009, 10:15 PM	#13
vik_wrx Scooby Specialist Member#: 194804 Join Date: Nov 2008 Chapter/Region: International Location: Trinidad Vehicle: 2004 VF43 WRX - sold WRB	Nice what kind of valves did you get?

04-04-2009, 08:53 AM	#15
shadowmd Scooby Specialist Member#: 193222 Join Date: Nov 2008 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Baltimore, MD Vehicle: 05 Wrx 1.5xtr 6spd 2.5 hybrid 367whp/363wtq	nice.

04-04-2009, 09:47 PM	#16
Skiracer8148 Scooby Newbie Member#: 197864 Join Date: Dec 2008 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Utica NY Vehicle: 2004 Wrx Blue	starting to look like a wrx,all ready to go to the body man. did the amber removal on my sti headlights today looks 100% better

04-04-2009, 09:49 PM	#17
carnz-pj-410 Scooby Specialist Member#: 110994 Join Date: Mar 2006 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: BALTIMORE Vehicle: 2004 WRX STi something good on the way	good stuff man, its starting to look like a car again haha

04-04-2009, 11:15 PM	#18
crpwrx Scooby Specialist Member#: 180710 Join Date: May 2008 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Jacksonville, NC Vehicle: 2002 PSM WRX WFC# 229	This is awesome, i hope everything goes good for you.

04-05-2009, 12:14 AM	#19
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04-13-2009, 10:50 PM	#21
Skiracer8148 Scooby Newbie Member#: 197864 Join Date: Dec 2008 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Utica NY Vehicle: 2004 Wrx Blue	De-Badged tonight,Frame Machine sometime this week

02-17-2011, 09:14 AM	#23
Skiracer8148 Scooby Newbie Member#: 197864 Join Date: Dec 2008 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Utica NY Vehicle: 2004 Wrx Blue	Yea fenders were OEM, as with alot of the stuff isn't made aftermarket for these cars

06-22-2011, 02:03 PM	#24
JDuBmkii1 Scooby Newbie Member#: 285423 Join Date: Jun 2011 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NJ Vehicle: 2001 rs blue	Dude thats sick so when can I drive it haha no seriously when can I drive it

04-14-2009, 10:05 AM	#25
eckilla220 Scooby Specialist Member#: 205524 Join Date: Mar 2009 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: brooklyn Vehicle: 2003 evo 8 apexi silver	sweet looking ride man how many miles was on it