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Old 09-01-2013, 06:32 AM   #2501
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Did this all last night with no idea on how or what to do. So I went for it.
First did an oil change -
Then started by adding my mishimoto sandwhich with sensors plugged in and hoses connected to the oil cooler and mounted it.



Started working on my gauges . Had to sand and grind out this ATI pod I picked up from RSD from 52 to 60mm



These are the DEFI BF gauges .
Once that was done I started to wire them up.



And here's a final pic of it mounted on the top.


Took me a while to figure out where to run the sensors thru the firewall. But I eventually just found a hole behind the pedals and cleaned up all the wiring . Will get a photo in the day of the tuck & a pix of the oil cooler mounted.
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Old 09-01-2013, 11:52 AM   #2502
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nice work man! those gauges are sexy!
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Old 09-01-2013, 12:08 PM   #2503
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http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb409/Bootsy907/image-32.jpg
For Pete's sake, get rid of that GoPro contraption mount and get this...

http://www.amazon.com/Panavise-809-Camera-Window-Suction-Cup/dp/B000246ST6

GoPro should be beatin' for selling that thing.



You'll need a GoPro Tripod adapter too. It is a much friendlier mount to use and stick great.
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Old 09-01-2013, 01:40 PM   #2504
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Looks great Bootsy. What's the reasoning for the oil cooler? Were you seeing your temps getting too high?
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Old 09-01-2013, 04:52 PM   #2505
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Looks great Bootsy. What's the reasoning for the oil cooler? Were you seeing your temps getting too high?
No I just had it laying around. I didn't have just a sandwhich for the sensors yet haha & the oil cooler did .
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Old 09-01-2013, 04:54 PM   #2506
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For Pete's sake, get rid of that GoPro contraption mount and get this...

Video Link: http://www.amazon.com/Panavise-809-Camera-Window-Suction-Cup/dp/B000246ST6

GoPro should be beatin' for selling that thing.

You'll need a GoPro Tripod adapter too. It is a much friendlier mount to use and stick great.
Lol I keep those attachments just in case I need them for my long board or helmet for riding sessions
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Old 09-01-2013, 07:20 PM   #2507
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I have an unopened suction cup mount that I will give away for free to a member on here. Local only tho sorry.
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Old 09-01-2013, 08:08 PM   #2508
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Ordered a drag dr 31 bronze wheel as a spare for my 4k trip. Other 3 will be ordered after

17x8

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Old 09-01-2013, 10:24 PM   #2509
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Ordered a drag dr 31 bronze wheel as a spare for my 4k trip. Other 3 will be ordered after

17x8
Classic wheel choice on a rex, love the color too
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Old 09-01-2013, 10:55 PM   #2510
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I just needed a spare rim for the drive to texas, maybe a full set later. Its fairly light and the wieght is within 1lb of my other rims.
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Old 09-02-2013, 06:19 AM   #2511
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Ordered a drag dr 31 bronze wheel as a spare for my 4k trip. Other 3 will be ordered after

17x8
Lol! Sorry I just think it's funny haha!

What offset? I always wanted a set but with some concave.
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Old 09-02-2013, 02:18 PM   #2512
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May be funny because i couldn't find a local rim. Did not want a donut or a 30lb steelie.

47 offset.
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Old 09-03-2013, 05:17 PM   #2513
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Set up the oil cooler still iffy about it so I might just order a sandwich for my sensors instead. I'm scared my oil pump will go out from trying to pump the oil to the cooler and back. & it kinda does rough cold starts . Not sure if that's normal . Anyways ill be getting the brembo big break kit from RSD pretty soon here.
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Old 09-03-2013, 05:40 PM   #2514
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The car does require extra oil when installing an oil cooler.
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Old 09-03-2013, 05:51 PM   #2515
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More oil to fix the system but pressure shouldn't change much unless there's a leak. Anyways, just installed front big brake kit (thanks retrac) and waiting for new radiator to get here and koni shocks as well
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Old 09-03-2013, 05:55 PM   #2516
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More oil to fix the system but pressure shouldn't change much unless there's a leak. Anyways, just installed front big brake kit (thanks retrac) and waiting for new radiator to get here and koni shocks as well
Must see pictures of this!
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Old 09-03-2013, 07:09 PM   #2517
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The car does require extra oil when installing an oil cooler.
Hahaha I know I checked the dip stick and was like "omg I just put in 1 gallon and it hit the bottom of the stick"
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Old 09-03-2013, 09:31 PM   #2518
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What's this say?



Something about jdm hidz

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Old 09-03-2013, 09:33 PM   #2519
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^^^You can't stop yourself... Lol
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Old 09-03-2013, 10:22 PM   #2520
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I really can't..... I don't know why. It's just a habit.
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Old 09-03-2013, 11:42 PM   #2521
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Must see pictures of this!
I'll try to post pics this weekend when i get the radiator in. One of these days I'll even be doing a build thread too. I feel like there's finally enough stuff done to the car to condone that
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Old 09-04-2013, 02:50 AM   #2522
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I'll try to post pics this weekend when i get the radiator in. One of these days I'll even be doing a build thread too. I feel like there's finally enough stuff done to the car to condone that
YES! That'll be nice to see. The AKIC has a lot of unique cars. We all should do build threads.
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Old 09-04-2013, 03:43 AM   #2523
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My project gc8 update through august
decided to paint match the engine bay while motor was out






got some used front and rear struts from paul at element auto and renewed it . Grind. Primer. Paint. Gold to match the gold wheels I plan on getting. Unsure at the moment. Favoring rpf1s over winter

Wrinkle red the wrx manifold and cleaning the motor up while its all out

Picked up two sets of dash. One from pauls part car and another from another part out.

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Old 09-04-2013, 03:59 AM   #2524
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Gd dash conversion in gc8
Paul at Element Auto did the hard parts and did the whole beam conversion for me. And he did a Perfect job. During my test fit. Fit nicer than a lot of dash conversions ive seen. So thanks a lot for doing the hard part .. I still howver had to do some minkr fabricating to cut new holes for the heater core.


For future reference anyone with the other Older 93-96 equipped manual windows that plan on doing the gd dash conver. the door panels will crush the dash. Ive spent days trying to find the research but couldnt find any info. Knew the only was to try it... So yahh, I had to scavenge a 1999 subaru impreza wagon partout with power doors for it to clear. Luckily everything is interchancgable .. manual door to power door conversion on the process. Need to rewire all the switches to operate. Yes I know the door panels arent in the best condtion and are TAN. Aint to worried about that at the moment. Main thing was getting all the guts and powered accessories installed and operation. Impreza gc bodies are parting out a dime a dozen here in alaska. Gonna paint these black for temporary use

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Old 09-04-2013, 03:59 AM   #2525
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Got a bunch of other stuff I did. But yeah. To much to go into. Thats a glimpse of my update ^_^ .. debating about doing a big writeup on this project car of mine. Pretty much doing a whole Remake of the car from a 94 impreza L. Possibly in the future when all is done. Everything isnt bad at all. Just real time consuming. And reading a schematic is a must. Had to rewire some misc. Stuff
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