Winter project... (delayed one year)

JRach · 01-25-2008, 02:05 AM

So in November (of 2006!!!) i picked up this rolled 03' sedan. Only 35k miles on it and it drove right onto the flat bed when i towed it home.
I stripped out the interior, pulled most of the wiring harness then other 'priorities' came up and it sat for a YEAR!

Two weeks ago the clutch finally went out in my wagon. Some motivation was found so i spent the last WEEK cleaning my garage to the point of being spotless (it was pretty messy). And as of yesterday got back to wrenching.
Got the subframe, rear diff, driveshaft out tonight... tomorrow i pull the motor/tranny and get the car out of the garage and move my wagon in!!!

I'll update this thread as i move along... should help keep me motivated

And here's what it's going into

(ok, this ones my old mans but mine is the same)

Maybe now i'll have the power i've been lacking

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flystiguy14 · 01-25-2008, 02:07 AM

Sounds like its is going to be a cool project. Maybe its just my computer but i cant see the pictures...

olsen726 · 01-25-2008, 02:20 AM

that looks like some fun, is that your field?

edrach · 01-25-2008, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by olsen726

that looks like some fun, is that your field?

No, that's the rallycross field at the Fairgrounds in Astoria, OR.

RuskeR · 01-25-2008, 02:26 AM

That will be a great project.

Take lots of photos and make a complete writeup. I love build threads and will check back often.

How much does a rolled wrx normally go for?

Mr_Hox · 01-25-2008, 02:36 AM

That is a very large box of coffee...

(Oh, and good luck!)

SnoCoWRX · 01-25-2008, 03:51 AM

Wow, you aren't kidding about cleaning the garage! You can actually see the floor in there now. Good luck with the project. If you ever need another set of hands let me know, i'll swing over and help you out.

96WRX · 01-25-2008, 08:52 AM

I've known James for quite a few years now, this will be a good project for him, but if he gets into trouble, he knows that I am just a phone call away. Good luck James!!! By the way, he comes from a rally family, his mother use to drive performance rallys on the east coast before James was born, his father was her co-driver. His father and he drive rallyx these days.

old school · 01-25-2008, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 96WRX

I've known James for quite a few years now, this will be a good project for him, but if he gets into trouble, he knows that I am just a phone call away.

He knows how to call Tex too.

token85 · 01-25-2008, 02:36 PM

nice bike. sounds like a fun project.

96WRX · 01-25-2008, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by old school

He knows how to call Tex too.

Maybe so, but Tex has never done a conversion so why would he call
Tex???

JRach · 01-26-2008, 06:14 PM

Dropped the gas tank last night.
Drained it this morning and got a full 10 gallons out of it!!! Yay for free gas.
Headin' back out now to pull the motor...

flystiguy14 · 01-26-2008, 06:17 PM

So are you going to be doing the whole swap wiring and all or are you gonna have another shop like PIA do it?

JRach · 01-26-2008, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flystiguy14

So are you going to be doing the whole swap wiring and all or are you gonna have another shop like PIA do it?

Doing the whole swap

Barnacules · 01-26-2008, 06:44 PM

Woah, your in Duvall? I'm in Duvall also, we should meet up sometime. I just picked up a 05 STI.

erich · 01-26-2008, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 96WRX

Maybe so, but Tex has never done a conversion so why would he call
Tex???

so his GL wagon came with the 2.2L in it?

maybe you need to define 'conversion'...

Gray Ghost · 01-26-2008, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barnacules

Woah, your in Duvall? I'm in Duvall also, we should meet up sometime. I just picked up a 05 STI.

I'm in Monroe, let me know if there is a gathering somewhere. Always love to talk Subie

96WRX · 01-26-2008, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erich_cool2hate

so his GL wagon came with the 2.2L in it?

maybe you need to define 'conversion'...

Well what type of conversion is this thread about? Do you think he did that with no help??? He got plenty of help from plenty of people. Maybe you should stay out of something you know nothing about.

spdracr00 · 01-26-2008, 09:51 PM

So James, that beast gonna be ready for the rallycross season or you gonna rock your pop's 2.2?

erich · 01-26-2008, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 96WRX

Well what type of conversion is this thread about? Do you think he did that with no help??? He got plenty of help from plenty of people. Maybe you should stay out of something you know nothing about.

just because he had help doesn't mean he doesn't know anything. surprisingly enough, people have the capacity to "learn".

ironically enough, i had a conversation with another individual on what kind of cranky response you'd come back with. guess we got our answer.

i think you should stop being such a negative know-it-all all the time.

to the OP.. good luck with the swap!

Super_HKS · 01-26-2008, 10:34 PM

Looks like its gonna be a cool car. DAMN yo that PSM rex musta had a nasty SPILL!

JRach · 01-26-2008, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spdracr00

So James, that beast gonna be ready for the rallycross season or you gonna rock your pop's 2.2?

If all goes well! The only reason i ran modified in my the old mans car was so i wouldn't lose my points when my swap was fiinished (midway through last season).

I guess this shows how much things you have planned aren't always what happens...

JRach · 01-26-2008, 11:22 PM

And taken about half an hour ago

edrach · 01-27-2008, 12:04 AM

I know you have more pics; I was there. Way to go James. When you picked up the engine hoist around noon today I didn't think it would be that far along this evening.

JRach · 01-28-2008, 01:13 AM

Got some more done today.

Pulled the crossmember, Controll Arms, Steering Shaft, Steering rack, Heater core, engine wireing harness, and the rest of the main wiring harness through the firewall.

So the stripping of the WRX is now COMPLETE!!!

Time to get it out of the garage and get my car in and start over...

01-25-2008, 02:05 AM	#1
JRach Scooby Specialist Member#: 78075 Join Date: Dec 2004 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: North Seattle, WA Vehicle: 98' SF5 STI 93' GF8 (rally)	Winter project... (delayed one year) So in November (of 2006!!!) i picked up this rolled 03' sedan. Only 35k miles on it and it drove right onto the flat bed when i towed it home. I stripped out the interior, pulled most of the wiring harness then other 'priorities' came up and it sat for a YEAR! Two weeks ago the clutch finally went out in my wagon. Some motivation was found so i spent the last WEEK cleaning my garage to the point of being spotless (it was pretty messy). And as of yesterday got back to wrenching. Got the subframe, rear diff, driveshaft out tonight... tomorrow i pull the motor/tranny and get the car out of the garage and move my wagon in!!! I'll update this thread as i move along... should help keep me motivated And here's what it's going into (ok, this ones my old mans but mine is the same) Maybe now i'll have the power i've been lacking * Registered users of the site do not see these ads. Last edited by JRach; 01-25-2008 at 02:15 AM.

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flystiguy14 Scooby Specialist Member#: 74416 Join Date: Nov 2004 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: spanaway washington Vehicle: 91 SS leggy pearl white	Sounds like its is going to be a cool project. Maybe its just my computer but i cant see the pictures...

01-25-2008, 02:20 AM	#3
olsen726 Scooby Specialist Member#: 154175 Join Date: Jul 2007 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: PDX Vehicle: 07 Impreza Wagon 2.5i???	that looks like some fun, is that your field?

01-25-2008, 02:26 AM	#5
RuskeR Scooby Specialist Member#: 5824 Join Date: Apr 2001 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Hoquiam, WA. Vehicle: 2005 STi Aspen White 1990 240sx "SR20"	That will be a great project. Take lots of photos and make a complete writeup. I love build threads and will check back often. How much does a rolled wrx normally go for?

01-25-2008, 02:36 AM	#6
Mr_Hox Scooby Guru Member#: 118789 Join Date: Jun 2006 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Seattle, WA Vehicle: I just went from six to midnight...	That is a very large box of coffee... (Oh, and good luck!)

01-25-2008, 03:51 AM	#7
SnoCoWRX Scooby Specialist Member#: 126499 Join Date: Sep 2006 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Lake Stevens, WA Vehicle: 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Turbo Diesel	Wow, you aren't kidding about cleaning the garage! You can actually see the floor in there now. Good luck with the project. If you ever need another set of hands let me know, i'll swing over and help you out.

01-25-2008, 08:52 AM	#8
96WRX Scooby Specialist Member#: 30610 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sammamish, WA Vehicle: 1996 WRX STi Type R 555 Blue	I've known James for quite a few years now, this will be a good project for him, but if he gets into trouble, he knows that I am just a phone call away. Good luck James!!! By the way, he comes from a rally family, his mother use to drive performance rallys on the east coast before James was born, his father was her co-driver. His father and he drive rallyx these days.

01-25-2008, 02:36 PM	#10
token85 Scooby Specialist Member#: 105974 Join Date: Jan 2006 Chapter/Region: International Location: spangdahlem area Vehicle: 2002 207 pwd WRX wrb	nice bike. sounds like a fun project.

01-26-2008, 06:14 PM	#12
JRach Scooby Specialist Member#: 78075 Join Date: Dec 2004 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: North Seattle, WA Vehicle: 98' SF5 STI 93' GF8 (rally)	Dropped the gas tank last night. Drained it this morning and got a full 10 gallons out of it!!! Yay for free gas. Headin' back out now to pull the motor...

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flystiguy14 Scooby Specialist Member#: 74416 Join Date: Nov 2004 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: spanaway washington Vehicle: 91 SS leggy pearl white	So are you going to be doing the whole swap wiring and all or are you gonna have another shop like PIA do it?

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Barnacules Scooby Newbie Member#: 170018 Join Date: Jan 2008 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Duvall, WA Vehicle: 2005 WRX STi Aspen White	Woah, your in Duvall? I'm in Duvall also, we should meet up sometime. I just picked up a 05 STI.

01-26-2008, 09:51 PM	#19
spdracr00 Scooby Specialist Member#: 65823 Join Date: Jul 2004 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Hillsboro, OR Vehicle: 1996 Impreza L Red	So James, that beast gonna be ready for the rallycross season or you gonna rock your pop's 2.2?

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Super_HKS Scooby Guru Member#: 154434 Join Date: Jul 2007 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Everett/Mukilteo WA Vehicle: 2009 WRX Hatch <@_@> SWP	Looks like its gonna be a cool car. DAMN yo that PSM rex musta had a nasty SPILL!

01-26-2008, 11:22 PM	#23
JRach Scooby Specialist Member#: 78075 Join Date: Dec 2004 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: North Seattle, WA Vehicle: 98' SF5 STI 93' GF8 (rally)	And taken about half an hour ago

01-27-2008, 12:04 AM	#24
edrach Scooby Specialist Member#: 23970 Join Date: Sep 2002 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Bothell, WA Vehicle: 2002 Impreza OBS Green and Grey	I know you have more pics; I was there. Way to go James. When you picked up the engine hoist around noon today I didn't think it would be that far along this evening.

01-28-2008, 01:13 AM	#25
JRach Scooby Specialist Member#: 78075 Join Date: Dec 2004 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: North Seattle, WA Vehicle: 98' SF5 STI 93' GF8 (rally)	Got some more done today. Pulled the crossmember, Controll Arms, Steering Shaft, Steering rack, Heater core, engine wireing harness, and the rest of the main wiring harness through the firewall. So the stripping of the WRX is now COMPLETE!!! Time to get it out of the garage and get my car in and start over...