
Bens old daily, now destined for the track!
#261
Posted 04 September 2023 - 09:36 AM
Got some appropriate cap head GR12.9 bolts sitting at the local supplier waiting for me to pick them up...
Cheers,
Ben
MY00 Red RX, a nice daily that was sold off once the B4 became reliable...
MY02 Blue B4, aka 'The Project' - v8 JDM STi engine package and assorted other 'goodies' - Sold, then bought back for parts. Stripped and crushed.
MY03 Blue RX, the newer old daily, pretty well more B4 than RX now... In the process of being converted to the track toy... Watch this space!
MY02 Silver Wagon, H6 conversion, full blue/black leather and almost full black interior to go with it. In process of being stripped and sold off.
MY03 White/Silver H6 Outback, donor car for silver waghoon. Scrapped.
MY97 Silver RX, acquired to become track car, but plans changed. Scrapped.
MY13 BRG, current daily, very nice to drive, small mods to make it even nicer again.
#262
Posted 05 September 2023 - 08:03 PM

Will get these fitted over the next week or so and fit the rest of the rear end.
Cheers,
Ben
MY00 Red RX, a nice daily that was sold off once the B4 became reliable...
MY02 Blue B4, aka 'The Project' - v8 JDM STi engine package and assorted other 'goodies' - Sold, then bought back for parts. Stripped and crushed.
MY03 Blue RX, the newer old daily, pretty well more B4 than RX now... In the process of being converted to the track toy... Watch this space!
MY02 Silver Wagon, H6 conversion, full blue/black leather and almost full black interior to go with it. In process of being stripped and sold off.
MY03 White/Silver H6 Outback, donor car for silver waghoon. Scrapped.
MY97 Silver RX, acquired to become track car, but plans changed. Scrapped.
MY13 BRG, current daily, very nice to drive, small mods to make it even nicer again.
#263
Posted 09 September 2023 - 01:05 AM


Also tried to put the Whiteline rear sway on. No go. Doesn't fit the 3" exhaust. Shit design, as it has a kick down where the stock one does not. So there was a half hour wasted...

Stock one has now been reinstalled, and all bolts tightened up. Will hopefully finish up the diffuser install later today, but we'll see how that goes.
Have to do some "adjusting" to the alloy arms to allow me to get the bolts into the Brembo calipers, as the alloy is a lot thicker, whereas the steel arms fit no issues. Going to be putting cap heads in again, just to reduce the amount of adjusting required. Can't wait to get this all finished up. Still lots more to do yet. But I'm slowly getting there.

It's hard to see, but you can see the alloy arm through the top hole, so I have to take off a little bit of material to allow the bolt to slide in and sit square on the bracket. Last thing I want to do is cross thread the calipers, which are known to strip threads as they are...
Cheers,
Ben
MY00 Red RX, a nice daily that was sold off once the B4 became reliable...
MY02 Blue B4, aka 'The Project' - v8 JDM STi engine package and assorted other 'goodies' - Sold, then bought back for parts. Stripped and crushed.
MY03 Blue RX, the newer old daily, pretty well more B4 than RX now... In the process of being converted to the track toy... Watch this space!
MY02 Silver Wagon, H6 conversion, full blue/black leather and almost full black interior to go with it. In process of being stripped and sold off.
MY03 White/Silver H6 Outback, donor car for silver waghoon. Scrapped.
MY97 Silver RX, acquired to become track car, but plans changed. Scrapped.
MY13 BRG, current daily, very nice to drive, small mods to make it even nicer again.
#264
Posted 09 September 2023 - 02:19 PM

Made a start on adapting the passenger side alloy arm so I can get the brembos installed as well, after finding out my dremel actually came with a die grinder bit with it. Slow going, as it doesn't take much material off, but its working a treat. Plus I'm test fitting the bolt every so often as well.
Photos once everything is back together on this front.
MY00 Red RX, a nice daily that was sold off once the B4 became reliable...
MY02 Blue B4, aka 'The Project' - v8 JDM STi engine package and assorted other 'goodies' - Sold, then bought back for parts. Stripped and crushed.
MY03 Blue RX, the newer old daily, pretty well more B4 than RX now... In the process of being converted to the track toy... Watch this space!
MY02 Silver Wagon, H6 conversion, full blue/black leather and almost full black interior to go with it. In process of being stripped and sold off.
MY03 White/Silver H6 Outback, donor car for silver waghoon. Scrapped.
MY97 Silver RX, acquired to become track car, but plans changed. Scrapped.
MY13 BRG, current daily, very nice to drive, small mods to make it even nicer again.
#265
Posted 10 September 2023 - 08:16 AM
That rear air diffuser looks like a good bit of kit, I don’t think I’ve seen one before.
Keep up the good effort, you’re doing well to get this done while your little man sleeps!
Cheers
Bennie
https://www.imageshack.us/i/po1BKrxbj

El Freddo's Pics - El_Freddo's youtube
#266
Posted 10 September 2023 - 09:51 AM
The diffuser is a nice bit of kit. Wanted one since I first got my B4 and started looking at aftermarket parts. It fits wonderfully, which being Cusco, isn't surprising, but it's still a relief.
I think I need to buy a proper die grinder, cos the dremel is so slow! Despite spinning at 30k rpm, because the bit is so tiny, it doesn't take much off, and cant get a good grip on anything. A proper grinder would certainly need to be watched!
Went back in last night at about 9ish, spent another 3 hours tinkering. After a few hours I got sick of the dremel, and grabbed the drill with a standard drill bit and used it as poor mans die grinder... things went much faster then!

Also needed to take the rear dust shield off, as its smaller than the actual rotor...
Drilled out the spot welds, then took to it with a chisel followed by the dremel with a sanding tool on it to smooth out the spot welds left on the backing plate.

Passenger side all fitted off nicely! Brake lines are going to wait until everything is mounted and ready to go.

Also got the drivers side close enough to done as well, but I don't think I took enough material off the arm, as the lower caliper bolt feels like it's trying cross thread once the upper one is close to being done up. Once I figured that out, I decided to call it a night, go have a shower to wash out all the aluminium dust and shavings out of my hair and go to bed. Will get the drivers side apart again and sorted once Seb goes down for his nap later today. There's a remarkable amount of material that needs to come off even for cap heads, let alone the proper hex head bolts.
Anyways, until the next post, will chat laters!
Cheers,
Ben
MY00 Red RX, a nice daily that was sold off once the B4 became reliable...
MY02 Blue B4, aka 'The Project' - v8 JDM STi engine package and assorted other 'goodies' - Sold, then bought back for parts. Stripped and crushed.
MY03 Blue RX, the newer old daily, pretty well more B4 than RX now... In the process of being converted to the track toy... Watch this space!
MY02 Silver Wagon, H6 conversion, full blue/black leather and almost full black interior to go with it. In process of being stripped and sold off.
MY03 White/Silver H6 Outback, donor car for silver waghoon. Scrapped.
MY97 Silver RX, acquired to become track car, but plans changed. Scrapped.
MY13 BRG, current daily, very nice to drive, small mods to make it even nicer again.
#267
Posted 13 September 2023 - 11:00 PM
What I have managed to do is get a few bits and bobs prepared for when I do finally get in there.
Ordered and received a properly sized set of bushes for the Impreza alloy arms that I initially bought for GX30 (they were supposed to be B4 arms), but they sent the wrong ones. These give extra track on the lib/leg chassis, but the bushes are also slightly wider where they slide into the subframe...
So the new correct sized bushes will be fitted, the freshened up Impreza arms will go on this car, and GX30 will get the arms out of this that I re-bushed back in 2015ish. The bushes on the steel arms on GX30 are knackered, and I'm chewing tyres as a result... but no point replacing tyres until I fix the issue.

Had a few cans of Jaycar freeze spray arrive, to remove all the bitumen sound deadening from the interior. Cheap weight loss. After seeing Tim use it incredibly effectively in his car, thought it would be good for me to do the same.
Also decided to lash out and impulse bought a set of *cheapish* genuine ganador mirrors with the blue mirror glass. Still very much undecided on whether to put them on the car, as the risk of damage is high when tracking it. And given what they're worth these days, thats probably not a great idea.
Buyers remorse definitely kicked in after getting them, but I figure with my house sale going through in a couple of weeks, I can get myself a present to celebrate! They may yet end up on GX30, see what happens there.
Also picked up some new cap head bolts for the calipers, as the old ones that came with the brackets were a little rusty and looked a little ordinary. You can see one of the old ones in the post above. Fresh zinc coated ones will look much nicer.
Anyways. Next update coming soon!
Cheers,
Ben
MY00 Red RX, a nice daily that was sold off once the B4 became reliable...
MY02 Blue B4, aka 'The Project' - v8 JDM STi engine package and assorted other 'goodies' - Sold, then bought back for parts. Stripped and crushed.
MY03 Blue RX, the newer old daily, pretty well more B4 than RX now... In the process of being converted to the track toy... Watch this space!
MY02 Silver Wagon, H6 conversion, full blue/black leather and almost full black interior to go with it. In process of being stripped and sold off.
MY03 White/Silver H6 Outback, donor car for silver waghoon. Scrapped.
MY97 Silver RX, acquired to become track car, but plans changed. Scrapped.
MY13 BRG, current daily, very nice to drive, small mods to make it even nicer again.
#268
Posted 15 September 2023 - 04:58 PM

Got a 1 man bleed kit to enable me to bleed the brakes on my own. Not sure how effective they are, and will redo it properly with two people before it sees track work, but this should enable me to at least move it around without just using the handbrake...
Cheers,
Ben
MY00 Red RX, a nice daily that was sold off once the B4 became reliable...
MY02 Blue B4, aka 'The Project' - v8 JDM STi engine package and assorted other 'goodies' - Sold, then bought back for parts. Stripped and crushed.
MY03 Blue RX, the newer old daily, pretty well more B4 than RX now... In the process of being converted to the track toy... Watch this space!
MY02 Silver Wagon, H6 conversion, full blue/black leather and almost full black interior to go with it. In process of being stripped and sold off.
MY03 White/Silver H6 Outback, donor car for silver waghoon. Scrapped.
MY97 Silver RX, acquired to become track car, but plans changed. Scrapped.
MY13 BRG, current daily, very nice to drive, small mods to make it even nicer again.
#269
Posted 17 September 2023 - 01:07 AM
The front Impretzal LCA's are on, and everything is nice and tight.


Rear arms are now completely together, and after quite a few pull it off, put it back on sorta deals, its all looking good. Had to run some taps through a few threads as they had started galling up.


Bit of a better photo showing how much material has to come off the arms

Made the appropriate "tool" to be used as an abusive C spanner out of 5mm thick 316L bar.

Worked a treat after a few heavy smacks to the rusted solid height collar...

Anyways, time for a shower and bed I reckon. Took a lot longer than anticipated as I needed to clean out and also re-thread quite a few holes, including one of my rear calipers...
Cheers,
Ben
MY00 Red RX, a nice daily that was sold off once the B4 became reliable...
MY02 Blue B4, aka 'The Project' - v8 JDM STi engine package and assorted other 'goodies' - Sold, then bought back for parts. Stripped and crushed.
MY03 Blue RX, the newer old daily, pretty well more B4 than RX now... In the process of being converted to the track toy... Watch this space!
MY02 Silver Wagon, H6 conversion, full blue/black leather and almost full black interior to go with it. In process of being stripped and sold off.
MY03 White/Silver H6 Outback, donor car for silver waghoon. Scrapped.
MY97 Silver RX, acquired to become track car, but plans changed. Scrapped.
MY13 BRG, current daily, very nice to drive, small mods to make it even nicer again.
#270
Posted 17 September 2023 - 09:15 AM
It’ll be a good feeling when it all rolls off the hoist in one piece.
Cheers
Bennie
https://www.imageshack.us/i/po1BKrxbj

El Freddo's Pics - El_Freddo's youtube
#271
Posted 17 September 2023 - 11:45 AM
Looking forward to getting it off. Really needs to have the suspension lifted as well, but I think I'm going to just do up the collars and leave it as is for the minute. The arms are already off ready to be installed on GX30 at least, but I'll be leaving this until next weekend I reckon, not a smart idea to pull my daily to bits on a sunday afternoon when I need it monday morning...
Got to get a few more little things before I start to tackle the larger, more expensive bits...
MY00 Red RX, a nice daily that was sold off once the B4 became reliable...
MY02 Blue B4, aka 'The Project' - v8 JDM STi engine package and assorted other 'goodies' - Sold, then bought back for parts. Stripped and crushed.
MY03 Blue RX, the newer old daily, pretty well more B4 than RX now... In the process of being converted to the track toy... Watch this space!
MY02 Silver Wagon, H6 conversion, full blue/black leather and almost full black interior to go with it. In process of being stripped and sold off.
MY03 White/Silver H6 Outback, donor car for silver waghoon. Scrapped.
MY97 Silver RX, acquired to become track car, but plans changed. Scrapped.
MY13 BRG, current daily, very nice to drive, small mods to make it even nicer again.
#272
Posted 17 September 2023 - 10:33 PM
Wow, you have got heaps done on this Ben. Nice one!
If I told you I was a compulsive liar, would you believe me?
#273
Posted 18 September 2023 - 05:15 PM
I haven't tried it yet, but I'm thinking that the rust will have probably penetrated into the threads and locked them up as well, not just the collar... but we'll see in due time.
Cheers,
Ben
MY00 Red RX, a nice daily that was sold off once the B4 became reliable...
MY02 Blue B4, aka 'The Project' - v8 JDM STi engine package and assorted other 'goodies' - Sold, then bought back for parts. Stripped and crushed.
MY03 Blue RX, the newer old daily, pretty well more B4 than RX now... In the process of being converted to the track toy... Watch this space!
MY02 Silver Wagon, H6 conversion, full blue/black leather and almost full black interior to go with it. In process of being stripped and sold off.
MY03 White/Silver H6 Outback, donor car for silver waghoon. Scrapped.
MY97 Silver RX, acquired to become track car, but plans changed. Scrapped.
MY13 BRG, current daily, very nice to drive, small mods to make it even nicer again.
#274
Posted 18 September 2023 - 09:07 PM
Start soaking those threads in WD40 etc now, you have probs done this already.
Race cars don't have towbars ???
Nice progress, things are moving along quickly.
#275
Posted 18 September 2023 - 10:45 PM
Race cars don't have towbars ???
Unless you plan on being towed out of sand traps??
Ben, hats off to you achieving this amount of work with a little tacker on the go! I get nothing done until they’re near walking age!!
Cheers
Bennie
https://www.imageshack.us/i/po1BKrxbj

El Freddo's Pics - El_Freddo's youtube
#276
Posted 19 September 2023 - 11:08 AM
Cheers lads, it feels like its slow going, but I know its going along pretty well... I just need to pull my finger out more during the week, but getting adult things done like cleaning, dishes and washing is taking priority... plus Seb is being a little whirlwind in the evenings. Getting into everything he could hahaha. Tries to help with the washing by pulling all the freshly folded clothes off the couch onto the floor

Theres a good reason he's got the nickname 'little monster' lol
MY00 Red RX, a nice daily that was sold off once the B4 became reliable...
MY02 Blue B4, aka 'The Project' - v8 JDM STi engine package and assorted other 'goodies' - Sold, then bought back for parts. Stripped and crushed.
MY03 Blue RX, the newer old daily, pretty well more B4 than RX now... In the process of being converted to the track toy... Watch this space!
MY02 Silver Wagon, H6 conversion, full blue/black leather and almost full black interior to go with it. In process of being stripped and sold off.
MY03 White/Silver H6 Outback, donor car for silver waghoon. Scrapped.
MY97 Silver RX, acquired to become track car, but plans changed. Scrapped.
MY13 BRG, current daily, very nice to drive, small mods to make it even nicer again.
#277
Posted 19 September 2023 - 08:18 PM
Race cars don't have towbars ???
Rear wing mount?
If I told you I was a compulsive liar, would you believe me?
#278
Posted 19 September 2023 - 08:26 PM
I've got a genuine Syms wing on its way from Tim, and a spoiler-less boot on its way from Japan at the moment, so I'm hoping to avoid the GT... see how we go.
Cheers,
Ben
MY00 Red RX, a nice daily that was sold off once the B4 became reliable...
MY02 Blue B4, aka 'The Project' - v8 JDM STi engine package and assorted other 'goodies' - Sold, then bought back for parts. Stripped and crushed.
MY03 Blue RX, the newer old daily, pretty well more B4 than RX now... In the process of being converted to the track toy... Watch this space!
MY02 Silver Wagon, H6 conversion, full blue/black leather and almost full black interior to go with it. In process of being stripped and sold off.
MY03 White/Silver H6 Outback, donor car for silver waghoon. Scrapped.
MY97 Silver RX, acquired to become track car, but plans changed. Scrapped.
MY13 BRG, current daily, very nice to drive, small mods to make it even nicer again.
#279
Posted 23 September 2023 - 10:06 AM
Keep it up.
#280
Posted 23 September 2023 - 02:57 PM
Been busy doing adult stuff today while Seb was down, clean the house a bit, do some washing etc...
Might get in there tonight, see how things go...
Giving the strut a healthy dose of time to allow the penetrant to go to work but. With any luck it works well and I can just undo the lower bolts and spin the lower mount down a bit! But we'll see how that goes, I'm not holding my breath there!
Cheers,
Ben
MY00 Red RX, a nice daily that was sold off once the B4 became reliable...
MY02 Blue B4, aka 'The Project' - v8 JDM STi engine package and assorted other 'goodies' - Sold, then bought back for parts. Stripped and crushed.
MY03 Blue RX, the newer old daily, pretty well more B4 than RX now... In the process of being converted to the track toy... Watch this space!
MY02 Silver Wagon, H6 conversion, full blue/black leather and almost full black interior to go with it. In process of being stripped and sold off.
MY03 White/Silver H6 Outback, donor car for silver waghoon. Scrapped.
MY97 Silver RX, acquired to become track car, but plans changed. Scrapped.
MY13 BRG, current daily, very nice to drive, small mods to make it even nicer again.
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