The tale so far .....Josh's Whitekong

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#361 Tim.

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Posted 26 January 2014 - 09:44 PM

Yeah i'm sure there's plenty of fine tuning to be had with the ecv to make sure it's fully shut during the primary stage.

The ecv should partially open just under 4k to prespool the secondary before changeover takes place.

Can't believe you're running 18/20psi on this thing... It must be a monster.

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#362 Guest_KONG_*

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Posted 26 January 2014 - 09:51 PM

Mate it's a work in progress and demands constant attention to keep it running at it's best.

New VF32 needed asap.

I think the important thing to recognise is that it's daily driven. I hate getting up at 3.30am to go to work but the trip there is awesome. 85km's of smiles.

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Posted 27 January 2014 - 07:14 PM

Bit of an update.

I noticed coolant leaking from the ends of the radiator the other day.

I was using a 1.3 bar STi radiator cap and I blame it for the damage. Other contributing factors were obviously the summer heat, age of the radiator and sadly the way I bled the coolant system when I installed silicone hoses.

The system was full of coolant and there was some left in the funnel and I didn't want to pull out the funnel and have it go everywhere so whilst revving the engine I noticed the extra coolant would get sucked in. I put the cap on whilst reving aaaaaaaaaaaaaand here we are. Too much pressure I guess and the STi cap wasn't allowing the excess to flow back into the reservoir bottle.

I had a spare radiator but it was from an Automatic Liberty so there was no return line plug on the top driver side and the fill cap was on top of the radiator.

Having 2 caps didn't seem like much of an issue really, just looks weird. An extra hole would need to be drilled for the extra hose to the overflow bottle.

Not having a return outlet that connects to turbo coolant reservoir was a problem though.

My idea was to drill into the header tank through this bad boy and use it for the connection to the reservoir.......

So that's what I did.

I used silicone hose so it would stretch over the thicker new connection.

I also had to run a new coolant line from the turbo coolant reservoir as the metal return line that sits on top of turbo radiator didn't fit anymore because of the fill pipe on the replacement radiator.

Two return lines to the overflow bottle......

The other line plumbed in.....

It works fine and saved me from having to train it to work today. Long weekend = no shops open.

Heres a few pics I found of the led parkers and numberplate lights I installed a while back......

I love the white light.

Painted my GT rims black Yesterday......

The center caps were left alone as I might paint the rims silver again when I sell them.

There's a few more updates on the way over the next few days too.

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#364 Beckers

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Posted 27 January 2014 - 08:14 PM

Lookin good Kong Boi.

Engine bay pics, I nearly blew in my pants.

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#365 Liberty

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Posted 30 January 2014 - 07:30 AM

Did the rims come with a pink flower?

Lookin' good Josh.

Wanting to buy/looking for: single genuine STi rim, genuine STi front lip, Corazon or Zero/Sports grille and another OEM grille

Can you hook a brother up? Please contact me now. I have cash ready.

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#366 Zac

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Posted 30 January 2014 - 07:49 AM

What paint did you use boss? 2pac or Plastidip?

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#367 Guest_KONG_*

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Posted 30 January 2014 - 11:10 AM

Did the rims come with a pink flower?

Lookin' good Josh.

Finally! Someone commented on my frangipani.

Beautiful isn't it?

What paint did you use boss? 2pac or Plastidip?

I used export satin black spray cans Zac. I didn't even mask up the tyres because no fucks given lol. Just a quick paint job to hide the horrible gold that was making me feel ill every time I looked at the car.

I'm just using up the tyres for the moment and restoring my 18's. I'll be selling them once the 18's are are done. I won't get any extra cash for the tyres so may as well use them up first.

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#368 Liberty

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Posted 30 January 2014 - 11:46 AM

It is. It has a very vibrant colour.

Wanting to buy/looking for: single genuine STi rim, genuine STi front lip, Corazon or Zero/Sports grille and another OEM grille

Can you hook a brother up? Please contact me now. I have cash ready.

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#369 Zac

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Posted 30 January 2014 - 12:13 PM

I wanted to try to restore some wheels but got talked out of it... apparently it is a tanker full of work... and I don't have that much time... LOL

~~2002 B4 Rev E~~

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#370 MrSober88

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Posted 30 January 2014 - 04:27 PM

The rims look really good! I might have a go at doing the rims on the GTI

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#371 Guest_KONG_*

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Posted 30 January 2014 - 08:10 PM

The rims look really good! I might have a go at doing the rims on the GTI

Satin black is freakin tops paint man.

I'm going to hit them with clear now. I reckon it will make the finish more on the gloss side, but the finish of satin black on it's own is awesome..... such a flat, even coloured base to work with. It hides minor imperfections and goes on so easily. .

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#372 Jberg89

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Posted 08 February 2014 - 08:26 PM

Black rims look soooooo good man. Impressed! I want to do something similar? Will paont flake off etc?

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#373 Guest_KONG_*

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Posted 09 February 2014 - 09:57 AM

Black rims look soooooo good man. Impressed! I want to do something similar? Will paont flake off etc?

Not if you clean and prepare the wheels. The satin black does fade over time and gets a grey tinge to it. The best thing to do would be clear coating them & I noticed Repco has cans of clear for wheels. Think they were around $20.

I think putting clear on them would take away from the matt/satin finish and make them more glossy.

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#374 mark300

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Posted 09 February 2014 - 10:50 AM

you can get a satin clear coat, i got some from super cheap auto when i painted the rims on my liberty last year. gives you a little bit of shine but no where near the amount that a gloss does

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#375 Reevesy

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Posted 15 February 2014 - 10:35 PM

Still looking for a vf32?

http://www.ebay.com....8bb28928&_uhb=1

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#376 Guest_KONG_*

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Posted 16 February 2014 - 10:24 AM

Good spotting mate. Thanks for the heads up.

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#377 allpaw4

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Posted 16 February 2014 - 05:21 PM

If you need a 32, I happen to have a spare sitting in my shed. PM me.

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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#378 Guest_KONG_*

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Posted 02 May 2014 - 09:53 AM

It's been a couple months since I've updated. I'm focusing on getting the car spot on for the Hunter cruise so there's a long list of things to do.

I love this time of year. HVC motivates me to get stuck into the car and get it looking & running as good as it's going to.

I updated the fog light surrounds from RevD to RevE. Some cutting was required for the vents in the RevE covers. I used a large cooks knife to cut the bumper. It was so easy and it cut smooth straight lines. It looks better than the pic below which is the factory cut. Looking shitty right there SUBARU! Bits hanging off and stuff... pfft.

The new covers fitted.

New plugs.

The old ones.....

These ones were in the engine when I did my conversion. This is the first time I've changed plugs since then and they have seen 45000 kms. It took about an hour and a half to do which I thought was pretty good for a first timer. They don't look too bad considering.

I was noticing some drive train movement so I swapped out the pitch mount. The old bush has a fair bit of room to move compared to the replacement.