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Started by Start, Sep 06 2010 01:30 PM

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#1 Start

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Posted 06 September 2010 - 01:30 PM

Just bought a GTB front cut with 96K on the clock as my Heritage died last week =[

Im pretty sure its a GTB, as it has the 7.5k redline & the orange sticker on the AFM?

Eitherway I will find out tommorrow when it arrives and check the Engine codes!

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Im hoping everything will plug straight in - It's MY98 and my heritage is MY98 too.


Will let you know how the conversion goes, and finally be able to join in on the meets & cruises!

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Posted 06 September 2010 - 01:41 PM

nice one mate! when are you guys getting started??

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Posted 06 September 2010 - 03:08 PM

Dylanf and I asked Al a few years ago whether the loom from a GTB would plug straight in to the rear harness from an AUDM RX. He said there was still a lot of splicing to be done... Hope for your sake there isn't. Good luck with it all!

I would have gone to the kitchen, collected a brown bag, dropped my dacks, pinched off a loaf in said bag, done up dacks, stickytaped bag, placed bag in envelope, and mailed it right to your face for being such a tool.


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Posted 06 September 2010 - 03:54 PM

I just called Allan (Al) at Amauto, he seems to think everything will plug in with little to no modification needed.

I plan to start asap, as its my daily driver and I need a car so hoping to get it done in the next 2 weeks.

Im sure there will be some headaches, but will see how we go.

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Posted 06 September 2010 - 05:06 PM

Nice cut mate :) good to see some more conversions again!

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Posted 06 September 2010 - 05:16 PM

I just called Allan (Al) at Amauto, he seems to think everything will plug in with little to no modification needed.

I plan to start asap, as its my daily driver and I need a car so hoping to get it done in the next 2 weeks.

Im sure there will be some headaches, but will see how we go.

That's good news indeed! There's always some headaches but it's worth it in the end :D

I would have gone to the kitchen, collected a brown bag, dropped my dacks, pinched off a loaf in said bag, done up dacks, stickytaped bag, placed bag in envelope, and mailed it right to your face for being such a tool.


It's ok, sometimes when we herp, we also derp.

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Posted 11 September 2010 - 06:08 PM

Changed my mind and just bought another front cut from Ichiban.

V5 JDM WRX

It comes with a VF29 Turbo, EJ207 engine and 4.44 gearbox apparently?.. TY754VBAAA & EJ207DW1KE

So if anyone is looking for a GTB front cut, hit up me or my brother Scott.

I shouldnt have rushed into it, Lol car is getting delivered next week and now the garage is clean, I can get started straight away!...

will put up some pics and updates of the conversion shortly!

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Posted 11 September 2010 - 06:11 PM

Changed my mind and just bought another front cut from Ichiban.

V5 JDM WRX

It comes with a VF29 Turbo, EJ207 engine and 4.44 gearbox apparently?.. TY754VBAAA & EJ207DW1KE

So if anyone is looking for a GTB front cut, hit up me or my brother Scott.

I shouldnt have rushed into it, Lol car is getting delivered next week and now the garage is clean, I can get started straight away!...

will put up some pics and updates of the conversion shortly!

better choice imo

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Posted 11 September 2010 - 09:36 PM

Correct.

That cut is a GTB Cut. EJ20R.

If you're interested in separating the speedo cluster from the cut, I'd be keen.

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Posted 21 September 2010 - 09:58 PM

Update: few pics...

Loom is out and boxed ready to go to Al / Miles.

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Its about here where you start to think, oh god what have i done...

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Engine should be out and swapped this weekend hopefully!

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Posted 21 September 2010 - 10:10 PM

Good luck with it all mate, I've been there and done that... I remember that feeling too haha. Luckily you've got your brother to hassle - he's practically an expert now with the gen2's !

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Posted 21 September 2010 - 10:18 PM

Looking good mate.
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Posted 22 September 2010 - 08:29 AM

I notice it was an auto, make sure you change your gearbox cross member...All of it!

Dont know if you already knew that, but i had a half manual half auto cross member fitted by the previous owner which caused me all sorts of headaches when i had to replace the gearbox. (had to do it twice to find out why my car was shaking so violently)

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Posted 22 September 2010 - 10:25 AM

Now that's a familiar sight.
Why'd you take the loom out with the engine still in? It's about 1000x easier to feed the loom back into the cabin with the engine out.

I would have gone to the kitchen, collected a brown bag, dropped my dacks, pinched off a loaf in said bag, done up dacks, stickytaped bag, placed bag in envelope, and mailed it right to your face for being such a tool.


It's ok, sometimes when we herp, we also derp.

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Posted 22 September 2010 - 01:03 PM

I notice it was an auto, make sure you change your gearbox cross member...All of it!

Dont know if you already knew that, but i had a half manual half auto cross member fitted by the previous owner which caused me all sorts of headaches when i had to replace the gearbox. (had to do it twice to find out why my car was shaking so violently)



Ahh thanks mate, Im sure that would have caught me out...

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Posted 22 September 2010 - 06:24 PM

Now that's a familiar sight.
Why'd you take the loom out with the engine still in? It's about 1000x easier to feed the loom back into the cabin with the engine out.


its not a turbo motor so the loom is easy as anyways, and loom needs to be at amauto

Ahh thanks mate, Im sure that would have caught me out...


Asif uleh, i have like 100 crossmembers

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Posted 22 September 2010 - 07:38 PM

So... when are you doing your new one Scott? :unsure:

I would have gone to the kitchen, collected a brown bag, dropped my dacks, pinched off a loaf in said bag, done up dacks, stickytaped bag, placed bag in envelope, and mailed it right to your face for being such a tool.


It's ok, sometimes when we herp, we also derp.

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Posted 15 November 2010 - 07:28 PM

Has been a while, dont have any shots of putting the engine in, if i had a camera around I probably would have smashed it Lol..

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just gotta fix the idle problem and it should be all good/done.. was a mission and a half but its getting there!..

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Posted 15 November 2010 - 07:55 PM

looks great mate! that tail shaft was wrong wasn't it? i forgot to check at work for the other today lol. i'll have a look tomorrow

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Posted 15 November 2010 - 08:04 PM

looks great mate! that tail shaft was wrong wasn't it? i forgot to check at work for the other today lol. i'll have a look tomorrow


haha yeah the 01 wrx tailshaft was about 10cm too short..

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