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[Matt]

this is awesome....cant wait to see this thing when its done. Keep it up mate

  

Coming along nicely Matt! Dayum those headers look good

Cheers guys!!...and yep they look awesome...troy at prospeed was talking them down on flow etc and the price...but im gonna give them a go with the vf34 and id doubt theyre all that bad with such a small turbo

[Matt]

Nice work Matt. Looking forward to seeing this thing come together.
 
You getting Al to do your loom? (I skim read)
 
(iain/marv here - can't get into my old account lol)

Yeah mate been talking to al and he will splice my loom as soon as theyre both out

Long time no see mate! Hope all is well

[Matt]

Got rid of a whole heap of glass off the engine today from when the previous owner cut the car up

And also trial fitted the avo silicone intake the the engine...now all ive ever heard is how hard these are and they take like 3 hrs with tonnes of cursing? Yeah I have no turbo on the car atm..but it literally took me 10 seconds to slide it In?!

I couldnt believe how easy it was lol...looks a million times better than the soft (no metal wire support) ebay intake that was on it when I got the car



Also did a throttle body bypass mod while im waiting on bits which took up all of 5 minutes

[CRUISN]

Easy as you have no turbo, blow off return pipe, etc to get it onto.

[Scuba-Roo]

And the engine isnt in an engine bay lol

[Matt]

Sooooooooo, another quiet night shift with some free time. What better to do than to update this thread lol

 

Anyways, a bit has happened,...killer b sump package has been installed, ceramic coated headers are on, all rusty pipework has been replaced and the engine given a general tidy up and going over...just gonna put the VF34 on it soon and then wrap the engine up til its ready for install

 

Also in-case no one noticed, the RS will be matte black (eventually) I have coated about 70% of it so far with 3m wrap and it looks amazing!! if or when the wrap comes off and if I like the colour ill probably just cheaply paint it the same...as it will be a toy car after all

 

annnnd all the doors have had the central locking gutted and manual window winders installed for more RA spec lol, got a local trimmer I know to wrap the lx (blue) manual door trims in black wrinkle vinyl to sorta match the interior...came up pretty damn good!!!

 

but on with this huge delayed rant....Its been a while!!!!, but yep I'm still alive....cars still progressing (albeit very slowly....though this is a labour of love/bit of fun) and im spending more time in the garage doing the shit that needs to be done to get this "old girl" back on the road. I'm learning heaps (kinda why I got this car) as thanks to my Gen3 Frankenstein machine I was pretty cluey about how to do most of this stuff and had watched it being done.....but...... I had never actually done it myself lol

 

So up until a few weeks ago I had a garage overflowing with parts, junk, tools, the RS, the half-cut shell, my pet rats etc etc etc. Had barely enough room to move, let alone strip a car hahaha

 

But I had a week off and got jack of it and got stuck in, took a solid days effort by myself to tidy it all up.

I had to drag the wrx shell up to the road where I got the local scrappers to take it away, organize all the parts into sorted containers (rs bits, wiring looms, wrx parts etc etc) and put all my tools back into their rightful places (its awesome knowing exactly where my tools are again  )

 

But now I have one helluva tidy garage once more and its much easier to keep it that way!

 

anyways, now I had space and I could get stuck back in with my free time,

 

got the 6 speed lifted up and installed the;

- group-n tranny mount
- x-member bushes

- front shifter bush

- shifter linkage bushes

- shifter pivot bushes

Still have the rear shifter bush to install once the 5 speed is removed but wanted to get all this crap outta the way and tuck the box aside till its time to go in

 

then I decided whilst the car was nose first in the garage id pull the rear end and freshen it all up....wow what a learning experience!! researched it a bit, though I had a fair idea on what to do and did it all by myself (woulda been much easier with some help though!)

 

I spent 10hrs in the garage on a 34 degree day replacing everything I could, cleaning bits up and torqueing it all back up properly and I have to say that the back end will be one tight mofo on the road!!

 

installed;

- Brembos all round with DBA t3 rotors

- project mu hi-temp hand brake pads

- BC coilovers all round

- Hardrace spherical bearing adjustable lateral arms and trailing arms

- Whiteline HD sway bar mounts and Hardrace spherical bearing sway bar links

- 03 STi rear sub frame (solid mounts)

- 03 STi front diff outrigger (t-bar)

- V2 STi RA r160 diff and corresponding shafts

- kartboy rear diff bushes

- kartboy clunk killer bushes

- whiteline sub frame lock bolts (more for sub frame alignment now)

- kartboy rear trailing arm bushes

- whiteline rear toe lockout bolts

 

And sent the old arms, subframes, disc rotors, rusty exhaust and shitty scraped up x-force muffler to the scrapyard to free up some space

 

I think that was it, doesn't sound like much when I write it.....but it was a huuugggeee and surprisingly fun day and there isn't much left to upgrade back there anymore......though I will need new axle boots soonish.....I will service them, but they can wait for now lol

 

Gave everything I could get to a big tidy up and lightly copper slipped nearly all the bolts I could to make this easier later

 

Now that all the rear was done it was time to spin the car 180 degrees so the nose could point outside to make pulling the engine easier. With the help of my 4 new positioning jacks (thanks Rob!  ) I was able to roll the car outside and spin it 180 and roll it back inside in about 10 mins....SO EASY!!! first time I got to see the car in all its matte black glory in the sun aswell....looks awesome!!!!!!!!

 

Now the car sits with her nose up ready for a new heart, got the coolant drained, fmic pipes removed, headers, turbo, intake and dump removed and decided to call it quits and have a break from the car and my sweltering garage as it was another 35 degree day

 

So yeah that's where I currently stand, garage is now a lot more empty as I continue to install stuff onto the car and sell or scrap the old bits and I should have the engine and box pulled by next week hopefully , and hoping to sell it all on quick smart at much reduced prices, and I will continue with vinyl wrapping the rest of my car now that I have good access to it and a tidy space once more

 

To wrap up this clusterf*#k of rambling (sorry guys lol), I am hoping that early in the new year my "project matte black" RS will be brapbrapbraping her way to MSR for an e85 tune...I see lumpy idle goodness in my future!!!

 

CAN

 

 

NOT

 

 

WAIT!!!

[Hypnotic]

Awesome stuff Matt.

 

Look forward to seeing the RS back on the road soon.

[Matt]

Pics, sorry not many as I was pretty damn busy lol...and excuse the crap quality shaky phone shots
 
A small glimpse at the colour scheme...been done yes I know, but ive always wanted a matte black toy car

 
WRX shell, gutted and taking up valuable space!!

 
Manual windows?? F*#k yeak retro stylin!!!

 
Out with the old

 
in with the new!!

 
Couldn't resist getting Brembos again!!!!

 
Front hats brembo vs 4 pots.....bit bigger??

 
back from the coaters.....blaaaaccckkkkk!!!


 
where she currently sits...mouth wide open waiting for her lumpy goodness

[Matt]

Awesome stuff Matt.

 

Look forward to seeing the RS back on the road soon.

Cheers!!

 

You and me both...I think ive put like 50kms on it max since I bought it lol.....she needs to be driven!!!!

[Bumpty]

WOOOOO!

Enjoyable read, Matt!

[RX25SE]

Love this.

 

Hats off Matt for having a crack. 

[Matty_Lib]

Awesome work mate, I'm very excited to see it all done.

[CRUISN]

I like an update with plenty to read and some nice pics. Good work.

[LPM_B4]

This is awesome cant wait to see it.
All i remember from going in the car with that motor before you got it with cam when he was doing some work was thinking this sounds soo good, like a rotor idling and a rally car on WOT with those huge headers

Nice updates from all the gear i see that's gone in it will be a hoot to drive on the road or track. No R180 or future plan that one?

[Matt]

WOOOOO!
Enjoyable read, Matt!

Thanks bloke!!

Love this.
 
Hats off Matt for having a crack. 

Cheers Jas! Car was always meant to teach me the prac side of the stuff I know in theory...and its surprisingly crazy fin and very rewarding doing it all which is a huge bonus

 

Awesome work mate, I'm very excited to see it all done.

Thanks matt! Itll be a whole different car once its all back together

  

I like an update with plenty to read and some nice pics. Good work.

Happy to keep you amused Mark

 

This is awesome cant wait to see it.
All i remember from going in the car with that motor before you got it with cam when he was doing some work was thinking this sounds soo good, like a rotor idling and a rally car on WOT with those huge headers
Nice updates from all the gear i see that's gone in it will be a hoot to drive on the road or track. No R180 or future plan that one?

Yep I keep hearing this...soo so keen to hear it!! And yep itll probably be Inevitable to go r180...but the box came with the ra r160 which is a damn tough and tight diff.....so ill run that till it has issues...I just have enough on my plate already without buying an r180 rear end lol

But all in good time!! lol

[aekOne]

beast. good shiz Matt!

[Matt]

Had 3 hours to kill while the missus was at work today...so decided the engine WILL br removed from the RS today

And after draining some PS fluid...getting a sprayed a bit with fuel lol, struggling to crack some bolts and nuts and wrestling with the clutch fork pin for 30 mins...the car was lowered, and the engine was ready to be separated from the car

Was able to do it in the garage with plenty of space above the car for the hoist (cheering!)

And with my makeshift stabizer/angle adjuster (a ratchet strap hooked to the front of the engine) the engine came off incredibly easy!! It had a fairly fresh clutch on it so im sure thats why

So now I have on engine on some bricks to sell on for cheap to whoever wants it (anybody?)...oh and some plug and play COPs that i will be selling on asap aswell.

The car is now back up in the air with the gearbag fluid being drained and the axle pins knocked out ready to start on the gearbox removal.

So all in all an pretty productive day I must say!! Once the box is out ill roll the rs out the front and give the engine bay a bath...though it copped a fairly good clean back at our old house..theres still a bit of crap I want tidied up before I move on to the new stuff

Ive also gott swap the brake booster over to an STi one I have aswell..as im pretty this will ve the easiest time to do it lol

Anyways ill hopefully get back into it on wednesday and get this box outta the way ready for the good stuff

[Matt]

And away we go!!


My little helper for the day lol


The ratchet straps worked perfectly!!



And all out and tucked away until I can piss it off out of my garage

[Miguel]

Good stuff, looks like this'll be a really quality setup once it's all back together