My Humble GC build

[A Guy with a STi]

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I bought this car April of '07 after selling my '05 STi with the idea of building something just as fast/fun but for less money and cheaper on insurance. Its been just about a year later and shes almost ready to come back out. No its not swapped just yet but all in due time..... Anybody wanna go for a cruise once its back out on the road?

**sorry for the big pics**

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[A Guy with a STi]

New Rear:


Factory brakes FTL!


Test fitting wheels....Yeah they're Rotas wanna fight about it?




Pulled the original EJ25, blown head gaskets and a nasty valve tap so I replace it with a lower mile motor. I broke 3rd gear on my trans so I also replaced that. I'm sticking with the RS drivetrain so I'm planning on PGG'ing the original trans when I'm ready for a swap. Oh yeah I also degreased the engine bay.

[IPB]

So far so good. Any additional plans beside the above?

[A Guy with a STi]

"New motor" getting prepped to go in


Had a friend of mine paint the manifold.....Lil splash of color never hurt anyone.


Motor is in!



New Drive shaft


BC Coilovers and Rear brakes mounted.....stupid leaky garage

[A Guy with a STi]

Most of my suspension goals have been taken care of. The big goal is a USDM STi swap with an Ultimate Racing GT35R and Straight cut PPG's

Originally Posted by IPB

So far so good. Any additional plans beside the above?

[A Guy with a STi]

Installing HID's in the fogs only and moving my Hella's around


Interior Shot

[IPB]

Originally Posted by A Guy with a STi

Most of my suspension goals have been taken care of. The big goal is a USDM STi swap with an Ultimate Racing GT35R and Straight cut PPG's

Nice! Can't wait to see it back on the groud!

[03boxer4]

pretty cool man, should be a blast once swapped. I couldnt imagine going from STI to gc power

[A Guy with a STi]

Mod List

Suspenion
Whiteline ALK
Whiteline 22mm N/A Front Sway Bar
Whiteline 24mm WRX Rear Sway Bar
Whiteline Heavy Duty Rear Sway Mounts
Whiteline Front & Rear Sway Bar Endlinks
Whiteline Lateral Links
Whiteline Rear Strut Tower Bar
Whiteline Front Roll Center Adj Kit
Whiteline Rear Toe Lock Out Kit
Rota Boost 17x8 +48
Tein Front Strut Bar
ARP Extended Wheel Studs all around
'05 STi Brake Booster & MC
Wilwood 6/4 Pot Brake Kit
STi Group N Rear Crossmember Bushings
ATE Super Blue Brake Fluid
New Ebrake Pads
STi Lower Control Arm
Super Pro GC Lower Control Arm Bushing
Super Pro Front & Rear Trailing Arm Bushing
New OEM Hardware
BC Racing Coilovers
OEM Rack & Pinion
Hankook K104 245/40/17
MRT Master Cylinder Brace

Drivetrain
Techna-Fit SS Clutch Line
Super Pro Rear Diff Support Bushings
Super Pro Rear Diff Bushings
Kartboy Trans Crossmember Bushings
Drive Shaft Shop Alum Drive Shaft
ACT Heavy Duty Clutch Kit
Fidanza Flywheel
Cusco Motor/ Trans Mount Kit
Kartboy Short Shifter
Kartboy Front & Rear Shifter Bushings
TIC Shift Linkage Update
TIC Shifter Pivot Bushing
Ixiz Concept Race Pitch Stop
OEM Clutch Slave
New Axels all around

Engine
STi Radiator Cap
Kartboy Battery Tie Down
New gaskets, pumps, belts, seals on the "new" RS motor
Perrin Crank Pulley
Borla Headers
Kartboy Exhaust Hangers
AEM Intake
Braille Battery
'08 Subaru Magnetic Oil Drain Plug
OEM Battery Cable
Stromung Cat-Back
Walbro Fuel Pump

Interior
Splash Sports Steering Hub
Sparco Steering Wheel (Off my old 240sx)
OEM Carpet
Gutted Rear
WRX Pedals
STi Spec C Shift Knob

Exterior
Wingless Trunk
Subaru License Plate Bracket
Osram Headlight Bulbs
McColluch HID's in the Fog Lights
EBay STi Fog Light Covers
JDM Tail & Corner Lights
EBay Clear Side Markers
Tein Hood Dampers

[A Guy with a STi]

Lol, it felt like such a down grade but the funny thing is I got a bigger kick out of putting the pedal on the floor and keeping up/ passing faster cars in the corners.

Originally Posted by 03boxer4

pretty cool man, should be a blast once swapped. I couldnt imagine going from STI to gc power

[minhha2006]

sweet man! I love me a clean GC! Mine will be getting there soon too!

[takumi]

sick build.... Nice!!!

hey NIce extend lugs studs (5x100) anyway of letting me know some info on thoose... Part #? WHERE YOU GOT THEM ? thanks

[A Guy with a STi]

The part# for the extended studs is ARP-100-7716. I ordered them from summit racing, $39.99 for a pack of 5 studs and they have pretty fast shipping. I would order 5 packs just in case you some how manage to cross threads a few of them.....not that I would know anything about that. Install on the fronts is pretty easy and straight forward. The rears you're going to have to drill out your abs sensor holes with a 3/4" drill bit (19mm) so you can pass the longer studs through it. Your from LI? I went to Hofstra.

Originally Posted by takumi

sick build.... Nice!!!

hey NIce extend lugs studs (5x100) anyway of letting me know some info on thoose... Part #? WHERE YOU GOT THEM ? thanks

[A Guy with a STi]

I'm trying to troubleshoot an issue I have with the brakes, if anybody has some insight check out my other thread:

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1574424

[takumi]

Originally Posted by A Guy with a STi

The part# for the extended studs is ARP-100-7716. I ordered them from summit racing, $39.99 for a pack of 5 studs and they have pretty fast shipping. I would order 5 packs just in case you some how manage to cross threads a few of them.....not that I would know anything about that. Install on the fronts is pretty easy and straight forward. The rears you're going to have to drill out your abs sensor holes with a 3/4" drill bit (19mm) so you can pass the longer studs through it. Your from LI? I went to Hofstra.

Hey thanks , Cross thread them???? i know its possible but.... not that easy right??? ARP stuff is pretty desiel! anyways... damn i guess the rear was a pain to do.

yeah i am from LI, About 10 mins from Hofstra... I'm located in L-town aka LEVITTOWN!

if you're out here...hit me up... want to check out your ride, i've also got some things to finish up here and there with my RSti

[GeeCee8]

Very nice progress on the rebuild...I just swapped my rear subframe on an uneven driveway with nothing but hand tools and help from a few of my fraternity brothers haha

And to takumi, I work at the Hofstra bars and go to school out at Stony Brook. I never see any GCs around the Hempstead/Uniondale area...

[takumi]

Originally Posted by GeeCee8

Very nice progress on the rebuild...I just swapped my rear subframe on an uneven driveway with nothing but hand tools and help from a few of my fraternity brothers haha

And to takumi, I work at the Hofstra bars and go to school out at Stony Brook. I never see any GCs around the Hempstead/Uniondale area...

YOU can say its a trailor queen, well not really... i still have things here and there to finish up on it, I've been trying to do the swap since 02 and final finsh the pass year. its a long story. hopefully after the paint job in the next couple of months, I'll be posting a journal on the car. But ususally i drive it on the weekends.. watch out for me!

[A Guy with a STi]

Oh yeah its possible, but I also have a knack for breaking things. The rear wasn't that bad and I drilled the holes out after I remounted the rear knuckle assembly. All you have to do is unbolt the caliper, remove the rotor, unbolt your abs sensor, drill the hole out wider to pass the studs through, unbolt your abs tone ring (careful with the allen heads), move the ring off to the side a bit, bang out the old studs, slide the new studs in through the hole, use an open ended lug nut to pull the stud into the hub and presto extended studs! I also would recommend soaking the studs in WD40 and spraying the holes in the hub with brake cleaner or WD prior to installation, makes them slide in a bit easier.
I still have friends out in Franklin Sq so I'm out there from time to time, I'll hit you up once the car is out.

Originally Posted by takumi

Hey thanks , Cross thread them???? i know its possible but.... not that easy right??? ARP stuff is pretty desiel! anyways... damn i guess the rear was a pain to do.

yeah i am from LI, About 10 mins from Hofstra... I'm located in L-town aka LEVITTOWN!

if you're out here...hit me up... want to check out your ride, i've also got some things to finish up here and there with my RSti

[A Guy with a STi]

Hofstra bars FTL! Anybody remember Bogarts? lol. But yeah the rear end can be a pain and I had to take it apart twice. +1 for wrenching on your own car, why pay someone to do the work for you when its so easy to do yourself. The money you save not taking it to a shop is more money for mods!

Originally Posted by GeeCee8

Very nice progress on the rebuild...I just swapped my rear subframe on an uneven driveway with nothing but hand tools and help from a few of my fraternity brothers haha

And to takumi, I work at the Hofstra bars and go to school out at Stony Brook. I never see any GCs around the Hempstead/Uniondale area...

[state]

that looks like a fun project

[A Guy with a STi]

Got the tires mounted, but now I've got more bugs to work out. Starter is on the fritz, fuel pump died and my horns don't work. Here's some crappy cell pics of the wheel/ tire combo.





Front Tire


Rear Tire

[Morgan1]

siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick lol

[1stockwrx]

impressive...

[A Guy with a STi]

IMPREZ-ive?

Originally Posted by van

impressive...

[DOOKWAGON]

looks pretty good... that thing'll be nasty with a STi swap