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Old 08-01-2011, 04:36 PM   #51
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wow that 20g turbo looks sick!
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Old 08-02-2011, 02:56 AM   #52
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Having obtained an intact cam sprocket, the Timing belt and the tensioner was installed today. Also completed stripping of the halfcut chassis. Does anybody know somebody that can safely evacuate the H134a from the aircon?

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Old 08-02-2011, 03:21 AM   #53
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139a?

its not R134a?


theres really only 2 referigerants in north america. R12 (old freeon) and the current R134a

i doubt you'll find someone to evac that but you can call anglo canadian
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Old 08-02-2011, 03:22 AM   #54
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if you do have R134a we can do it
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Old 08-02-2011, 12:15 PM   #55
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Sorry its R134A. You guys would happen to ummm offer *ahem* mobile service eh? Its kinda hard to move half a chassis, even though its empty....
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Old 08-08-2011, 03:57 AM   #56
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Soooo, we made some more progress today. Finally the renovation guys are done, so we put the Forester into the garage, next to the halfcut.



where we attacked it from two angles at once. Hood off, radiator out, airbox out, battery, wash tank out. Only power steering, heater core and AC left.


The other front of this battle: Interior. Working on pulling the steering column, and the dash beam. Then pull the bulkhead wiring, and off it goes to iWire.



oh Yay SGP sent my stuff =)
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Old 08-08-2011, 12:47 PM   #57
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Nice... looks good. My car was halfway there the other day (I left the upper dash in place though). I'm jealous of how much you can strip off your car... I have to make sure mine's put back together every so often so I can actually drive it around.
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Old 08-08-2011, 01:06 PM   #58
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N I have to make sure mine's put back together every so often so I can actually drive it around.
Haha I ride the proletariat chariot these days...
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Old 08-08-2011, 01:09 PM   #59
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Must find out where in Vancouver those recaros are located...


j/k. Nice progress.
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Old 08-08-2011, 02:08 PM   #60
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Haha I ride the proletariat chariot these days...
Ouch... at least I'm fortunate enough to not have to go anywhere lately... I had my car in pieces for three or four days, trying to put my sound system in, and only managed to get it put back together on Saturday, in time to get down to the fireworks.
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Old 08-15-2011, 02:30 AM   #61
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So, got it jacked up, fenders off



pulled the rest of the wiring from the dash, had to pull the HVAC. My AC had no refridgerant anyways.







Also pulled the two rear hubs, lateral links and R160, replaced with the STi hubs, slightly longer lat links (5mm i think) and R180. Next up, remove 5MT...


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Old 08-15-2011, 01:35 PM   #62
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Looks good... Looks so nice and clean without all the wiring in there. Makes me want to do a GC dash swap so I can have the upper dash pod...
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Old 08-15-2011, 01:37 PM   #63
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Wow, this is going tobe awsome. Not having to much trouble w/ 12+ year old rusty bolts?
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Old 08-15-2011, 01:51 PM   #64
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Its not too bad, most of the stuff has been off before, when I did the rear hub swap for the 4/2pot brakes and when I deleted the front spacers.
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Old 08-15-2011, 02:32 PM   #65
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Its not too bad, most of the stuff has been off before, when I did the rear hub swap for the 4/2pot brakes and when I deleted the front spacers.
Mmm, brake swap...
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Old 08-16-2011, 12:16 AM   #66
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So thats who picked up those seats I was drooling over those at one of the Timmy's meets.... Didn't have a car to put them em but wanted them anyway!

Build looks like it'sgoing to be a blast once it's done!
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Old 08-18-2011, 04:03 AM   #67
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Minor progress today, worked on it for about an hour or so. Got the rear end squared away, swapped out the handbrake cables and put on the brembos



Meanwhile, mcwc installed the pedal covers from the donor car.. much easier to do without the dash in the way.

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Old 08-22-2011, 01:24 AM   #68
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Got quite a bit done today.
Finished up the gas pedal, replaced the springpin with a bolt and put that back in


then removed the left and right front hubs in preparation to remove the gearbox





Separate the gearbox from the old EJ251



Goodbye 5MT!

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Old 08-22-2011, 02:39 AM   #69
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Nice... Are you going to get the engine bay cleaned up (and resprayed) before you put in the new engine/transmission? I'd get it done in a lighter colour, like a grey or something. It'll get dirty a lot quicker, but you'll be able to see if you have any leaks or anything.

I still think you should shave and wire-tuck your engine bay (here's a little something to convince you: Shaved & Wire-Tucked)... Yes, it's more work, but think about how much you're already doing, and how much better it would look with that...
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Old 08-22-2011, 11:55 PM   #70
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Having obtained an intact cam sprocket, the Timing belt and the tensioner was installed today. Also completed stripping of the halfcut chassis. Does anybody know somebody that can safely evacuate the H134a from the aircon?
The engine's so light, it can easily rest on a box of award winning gourmet crackers!
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Old 08-27-2011, 04:13 AM   #71
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Yo, nice to talk to you guys about the swap tonight =). I'll definately be watching this thread for updates lol.

And just incase you are interested in the 5x100 BBS wheels, here is the website I was talking about.
http://www.subiedeals.com/subaru-brand/bbs

I already see a set of Gold 5x100 BBS wheels for $600, but it's a bid though. Also, check the US Nasioc private sales, I see them all the time =D
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Old 09-11-2011, 12:18 AM   #72
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What are you going to be doing with the 5MT? Anything wrong with it? Looking to swap out my 4eat.
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Old 09-11-2011, 04:55 AM   #73
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5MT is sunbathing outside. Nothing wrong with it. You gonna knock out your subframe spacers while you're at it? I got all the braces and brackets and stuff. You'll also want to check your rear diff ratio, make sure its the same?
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Old 09-11-2011, 11:37 PM   #74
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Soooo... Back to work after a 2 week break due to unforseen circumstances.



Finallly removing that 3cyl 300,000km engine



Aaaand its out. No drama at all.



Old N/A crossmember, no cutouts for uppipe



Preparing to install new turbo crossmember, with 6spd ready to go



Crossmember torqued in




Front GD A-arms in.




Wednesday, we do rear main seal on the EJ207, install the motor, install clutch then install gearbox
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Old 09-12-2011, 09:51 PM   #75
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a word of advice, install the gearbox first and then drop the motor onto that. trying to wiggle that 6mt around on your back under a car on jackstands sucks. its a pain in the ass to get it to fit and its heavy as ****.

once the tranny is installed, just jack the tranny up about 1-1.5" so the motor mounts clear, make sure the pilot bearing/shaft have a LITTLE grease on them, put a little grease on the dowel pins too.


of course the easiest way would be to assemble the engine and tranny out of the car and bolt them to the subframes then just jack them up lol.
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