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Old 07-05-2009, 01:01 AM   #10
morrocco88
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Member#: 104098
Join Date: Jan 2006
Chapter/Region: NWIC
Location: Eastern WA
Vehicle:
97' LGT 2.3 Dstroke
Rotated BW S256 6speed

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Yeah notching the cross member was done when I did the EJ20G long block setup. I was going to source a turbo one, but Rallitek told me to just notch it. I talked to their tech and he told me how to go about it. I had the welder and skills, so I just went for it. I had to modify it three times and drop the motor in three times to get it right, but eventually got it right. It's plenty strong and would have no problems doing it again.

I'm still working on some of the little wiring issues like reverse lights and Neutral position and cruise control. The car was originally an Auto tranny and so there was a whole bunch of TCU wiring to remove and deal with the wiring differences between an AT and MT car. I had the cruise and reverse lights working after the MT swap, but never had the neutral switch taken care of. With the newer wrx ECU, I want everything to be perfect and working as factory.

I will have more pics in future progress reports.
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