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Old 05-05-2014, 11:13 AM   #101
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Do you plan on adding the top spoiler back? Not sure if I dig not having anything there
Widebody looks amazing and congrats on it running again!!

What are your plans for the color?
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Old 05-05-2014, 12:51 PM   #102
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Do you plan on adding the top spoiler back? Not sure if I dig not having anything there
Widebody looks amazing and congrats on it running again!!

What are your plans for the color?
I got rid of the spoiler because I personally can't stand it. I wanted the wagon to look as clean as possible (shaved hatch, shaved bumper) and in my opinion the completely non-functional wing just adds a big chunk to the otherwise clean rear end. I understand that to some it signifies "thats a wrx wagon" but to me, I just like the simple look. Same reason why if I had a sedan, it would be wingless.

I've certainly done a lot of modifications to the vehicle, but all of them are very subtle in my opinion. Even the most "extreme" mod I've done (the wide body), anyone who isn't a Subaru enthusiast wouldn't even recognize it as a modification and to me that is awesome. The only untouched panels on the entire car are the front door, but still the car looks entirely OEM. This is also why I chose to paint my FMIC black, why I don't have any red hella horns showing through the grill, I don't have any funny colored mud flaps, I don't have a million different colored stickers... I like clean, simple, tasteful modifications. All of the body panels are OEM though some have minor modifications like shaving the front license plate mount, filling the "moustache holes", shaving the rear emblem and shaving the rear wing all in the name of "clean and simple". The later two required welding to fill the holes, the front bumper mods required just some plastic welding / fuser. The side skirts are from an 04/05 RS which I think look at lot more clean and simple than the STi skirts. I understand that some people modify their car to stand out, and have other people notice their mods... Personally I find it more rewarding to have subtle modifications only noticeable to the trained eye who will really appreciate them.

Thanks for the kind words I'm really excited despite the fact that I won't really be driving it until the filler is done and its painted.

I'm keeping the original color (of my old car) - Urban Grey Metallic. It's my favorite grey, darker than crystal metallic but not as dark as dark grey metallic. The fact that its one of the more "rare" Subie grey's is also appealing to me. I was considering going with a blood red / merlot color but I finally decided on UGM to keep it looking as OEM as possible.

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Old 05-05-2014, 01:18 PM   #103
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Love the work man.
I REALLY like the Saab9-2x rear end
I hope to one day do the swap on my wagon. It's so clean and still has a smooth flowing top spoiler.
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Old 05-06-2014, 08:10 AM   #104
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The video was awesome John, hopefully see and the gang soon!
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Old 05-06-2014, 08:23 AM   #105
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Congrats, John. Sounds great, now hurry and start boostin! Plus paint
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Old 05-06-2014, 01:52 PM   #106
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Thanks for the love all

I posted my experiences with the reverse intake over in the reverse intake thread. I figure I'll add it in here as well just for better search engine results

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2006 WRX Reversed Intake Manifold

Before welding up the charge piping

Note: I did not grind the alternator housing at all. It clears the AC belt just BARELY at this height. Unlike most, I did not drop the alternator way down, instead I used a tensioner pulley on the Alt/PS belt allowing me to keep the stock length belt. Figure that will save me some headache down the road. More info on this later in the post.

Screencap from video of engine running:


Here is my general summary of my experience and parts that I used:

GrimmSpeed 8mm Phenolic Spacers (Gaskets on both sides)
Perrin Turbo Inlet (I had to grind off a few studs in the "arches" of the intake manifold"
OEM Length Alt/PS Belt - I used a small roller pulley from a Mk3 Volkswagen TDI or B5 Passat. This pulley is used on the timing belt for those engines. I simply used a long bolt, metal spacer (from Lowes) and a nut to position the roller pulley on the Alt/PS belt. The bolt is secured to the alternator bracket, as seen in the photos.
Various hoses and couplers, prepare to make a few trips to the local auto shop if you don't have extra stuff on hand.
Mk3 VW TDI / B5 Passat TDI Timing Belt Relay Roller Pulley for Alt/PS Belt Tensioner: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0066TGPJE/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
As you can (should) imagine, every connection on the manifold will be relocated and therefore you either need to do a bunch of retapping or extending hoses. Obviously it's cleaner to re-tap or use a vacuum manifold, but I chose just to extend hoses.

Off the top of my head, here's what I remember extending and other little "gotcha" type stuff:
  • I didn't have to extend a single wire. Not one. I unwrapped my wiring harness and clipped out a bunch of unused stuff (plugs for TGV motors, air pump stuff, etc.) and re-taped everything in a manner that provided enough length to get to where it needed to go.
  • Rotated my DBW TB 90 degrees. Haven't experienced any boost leaks or anything strange. The fears of the butterfly valve opening perpendicular to the OE configuration sound a bit far-fetched to me considering we're talking about positive manifold pressure.
  • Rotated the post on the Alternator 90 degrees - dremel out the little plastic tab that holds the post in place.
  • Extended Brake Booster Hose (3/8 ID I believe)
  • Extended Fuel Pressure Regulator vacuum hose (3mm ID worked for me)
  • Extended PCV Valve to Throttle Body hose - Goes from the nipple on the bottom of the throttle body to the PCV valve near the turbo compressor inlet (3/8 ID I believe)
  • Extended mostly all of the hoses in the entire EVAP/Purge Control Solenoid system (the system that includes the circular thing that looks like a tophat). Lots of info on that system here (useful for putting it back together): http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=2486013
  • Extended valve Cover Breather hoses (3/8 ID I believe maybe 1/2")
  • Extended Various vacuum hoses
  • Re-used BOV/BPV Hose - This one is a pain in the butt if you want to keep it recirculating. I reused the OE hose and picked up a "Universal" 38mm inlet/outlet TurboSmart Recirculating BOV on RallySportDirect. You can see in my 2nd photo, the hose just goes up from the turbo inlet and connects to the BOV. It's generally not the best idea to have the BPV so far from the throttle body, but it works.
  • Made an alt/ps belt tensioner using a long bolt, metal spacer (from lowes) and a couple of nuts with this Mk3 VW TDI / B5 Passat TDI Timing Belt Relay Roller: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0066TGPJE/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I think that is just about it. Hope this helps someone!
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Old 05-20-2014, 09:09 AM   #107
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Just about time for primer!



Super excited!

This last weekend we were down in Helen Georgia for a big VW/Audi show "SoWo" or "Southern Worthersee". We drove our freshly resprayed SEMA project all the way down from VT- about 1200 miles. It was an absolute blast driving this beast, and was a real head turner at the show.

Obligatory picture


Hope to be able to share more photos of my WRX this week, the paint has been purchased so it will be sprayed very soon!
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Old 05-20-2014, 02:02 PM   #108
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Such sickness. Can't wait till it's all painted.
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Old 05-20-2014, 02:46 PM   #109
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wow great work!
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Old 05-20-2014, 03:00 PM   #110
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So much beauty in one thread!
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Old 05-20-2014, 07:12 PM   #111
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Wow, nice work.
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Old 05-20-2014, 08:04 PM   #112
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excited to see it come out of the booth
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Old 05-22-2014, 04:30 PM   #113
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Thanks for the love folks I'm really excited to have the car out of paint! It's been almost two years since I've had a one colored car
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Old 05-23-2014, 11:19 AM   #114
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Cannot wait to see it!
It will be amazing!
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Old 05-26-2014, 04:25 PM   #115
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Blurry Picture is Blurry!
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Old 05-26-2014, 05:35 PM   #116
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WE DEMAND PICS JOHN!

Don't you hold out on us!
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Old 05-26-2014, 07:05 PM   #117
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In lieu of pictures of my car here are some photos of snapped of the process of rotating the post on the alternator which was required in order to clear the throttle body. Maybe I could have avoided this with a spacer, but anyhow this is what I did. I broke my last alternator doing this the wrong way so I figured this may help someone.

Disclaimer: you break it you buy it :P

You can http://imgur.com/a/T2161

Alright so first off, and this is where I went wrong last time, pop off this little plastic cap and removethe nut below it. This is paramount for success. Dirty alternator in the back pictured with the cap still on.


Once that's done, whip out a dremel and go to town on the little square chunk of plastic that locks the post into the alternator housing. I used a small drill bit and that seemed to work well. Once you're done it should look a bit like this.


Alright now at this point you're probably trying to rotate it without any success. Stop doing that and instead grab a flathead screwdriver and carefully position it so that you're trying to wedge it between the post and the alternator housing and give it a gentle tap with a hammer of your choice. Try moving around the outside as to evenly apply pressure. Eventually it should pop loose and this is what it looks like.



So now you see why you couldn't rotate that thing. Well anyhow, simply reattach the post to the spline on the alternator making some effort to line up the grooves on the splin. Press it back in and screw the nut back on to the threaded portion of the spline and you're done! Hopefully you didn't break your alternator
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Old 05-26-2014, 07:30 PM   #118
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You bogarting sonovabitch

Hahaha

Can't wait to see it when you're done.
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Old 05-30-2014, 08:58 AM   #119
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Cleaned up my wheels so they can go on my car this weekend
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Old 05-30-2014, 09:30 AM   #120
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Woohoo!
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Old 06-02-2014, 10:37 AM   #121
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Wahoo, PAINT!!
Hasn't been buffed yet, but here are some WIP photos from yesterday!

Images have been scaled down-- See full size images on Imgur: http://imgur.com/a/LiQ9m





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Old 06-02-2014, 02:23 PM   #122
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That looks amazing!!!
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Old 06-02-2014, 02:28 PM   #123
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What color is that, looks great!
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Old 06-02-2014, 05:27 PM   #124
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Urban gray metallic
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Old 06-02-2014, 06:55 PM   #125
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Nice and clean work Sir...Great Job!
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