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[Matt]

Yep...no way i would have paid full price.....but the ones i got were a steal in comparison

The gd ones ill be putting up for sale are the standard early front gd wrx ones (typical press in bearings like your current hubs)....so your shafts you have in now will slot straight in along with your abs sensors etc

I just put the longer wrx shafts in to cope with the extra track im gonna five it with the gd sti arms

But even the 05+ STi LIC/6 gun front hubs have the same spline...only the rear splines change between r160 and r180

So yep if you're interested ill PM you when i swap front hubs and see if you still want the wrx hubs

[allpaw4]

Yep, let me know man. Certainly interested.

[El_Freddo]

Awww... shame about that cruise stick - looks better than the one I've got

That rear diff, it is an cLSD or open? Only asking as your rear inner axle cups are both the same length, where as a mate's rear LSD has one short and one long inner cup shaft into the diff.

Looks meaty! I wish I had r180 with an ARB locker (can't get the lockers anymore) but that's for a different use to what you're after

Love the sticker too - how do you find your car at night when out and about? Is that why you've still got the gold rims

Cheers

Bennie

[Matt]

Yeah it just wouldnt come out, no matter what i did....so out came the side cutters lol

Haha its never really been out at night so i couldnt say lol

Its a suretrac diff....so.not a normal lsd....but yep i know what you mean, but im sure the shafts are as theyre supposed to be

[Matt]

Few parts arrived today

The GD STi spec C fe440 quickrack with new inner tie rods..many thanks to Kris at Rising Sun Subaru!!

My L&E fab custom steering knuckle

A zerosports radiator diversion plate

And my replacement sedan r180 shaft as i was sent a wagon one by mistake (theyre 10mm shorter)

Will give the radiator plate a lick of black and throw it on....and i have mon and tues off so hoping to get all my gd bits into the front end so i can then concentrate on putting the r180 bits on later

[RX25SE]

This weapon just keeps getting better Matt.

[Matt]

Thanks Jas.....its already amazing!

To do list has been a bit empty since HVC, so to get myself a bit of initiative i thought id chuck something on it

[LPM_B4]

Few parts arrived today

The GD STi spec C fe440 quickrack with new inner tie rods..many thanks to Kris at Rising Sun Subaru!!

My L&E fab custom steering knuckle

A zerosports radiator diversion plate

And my replacement sedan r180 shaft as i was sent a wagon one by mistake (theyre 10mm shorter)

Will give the radiator plate a lick of black and throw it on....and i have mon and tues off so hoping to get all my gd bits into the front end so i can then concentrate on putting the r180 bits on later

Hey mat the steering knuckle is that to make fitting GD on GC platform a breeze as i know its compatible if you have a knuckle?

[Matt]

Yep sure is...gd spline on one end and gc on the other

[LPM_B4]

Yep sure is...gd spline on one end and gc on the other

I think the trouble is the length of the knuckle for the Foz, along with it being GC. wonder if they make one for foresters?

Will probably just get a 2.7 GC rack, as 2.2 GC is rocking horse shit I'm led to believe. All down the track but, went fine down wisemans yesterday. 

[Robert]

Mick (msr) will weld one up for you if you know what length you need

[Matt]

2.7 makes a big difference on the street

MSR can make one for ya if you have your one and the sti one? Or the US mob makes them to size if you give them a measurement

Mick (msr) will weld one up for you if you know what length you need

Ninja!!!

[LPM_B4]

Mick (msr) will weld one up for you if you know what length you need

handy too know, good option depending on what racks are available when the time comes 

[Matt]

A bit more black added to the engine bay today

A zerosports radiator diversion plate that has been temporarily blacked out till i do another powdercoat order

Hides the alloy radiator a touch which is a good thing



also in other more exciting news

I am going back in for a retune on the 24th!!

With the alternator issues we had causing breakdown etc...it was also causing the fuel pump to get only 12.5v above 4000rpm.....this caused a lack of fuel pressure and in turn the boost was tapered off 3 to 4psi to cope with the drop in fuel

It was showing up as maxing out the injectors which mick said should have had 270kw in them

So now with a good alternator mick is sure we should be able to hold full boost pressure for much longer and hence get more power and more importantly torque out of the engine after 4000rpm

But on the last run my afm was absolutely maxed out...so a new 72mm CAI is on order to compensate for this



you can see on the graphs that after 4000rpm the boost tapers way off...and the power curve stops its sharp climb at the same time...also the torque drops off in an almost linear line compared to boost

So fingers crossed that power curve will rise earlier and torque will hold on much longer....and possibly even get more top end power out of it

Not that i need it lol

So the GD track conversion and r180 rear end are being held off until after the conversion so that i dont get caught out with a car in pieces lol

Exciting times!!

[Matt]

But of tine to kill at work...so spent some more time prepping some bits for the GD track and r180 conversion

Put the r180 shafts back together with fresh grease and new boots after a full strip, wire wheel and clean...much better now, and will get a lick of paint asap

Also scrubbed the gd sti front alloy arms up to almost new as they were filthy!! Cone up good with a quick hit with steel wool

Before (and this was the good side)


And side by side before and after


And the missus is away for four days two weekends from now....so the GD bits may be installed before the tune after all lol.....will see how we go gathering all the bits and having them all ready to go before i give the go ahead

[Barbbachello]

Damn will have to give my arms the steel wool treatment as well. 

[Matt]

Yeah they come up good...and it comes off pretty easy actually

Also i pressed out the gd sti standard front bushes on the control arms and put whiteline GC8 press in motorsport bushes as ive had them for 5 years now waiting to use them lol

[Miguel]

Are those spherical bearings in the GD arms? shiny shiny looks good was wrapt with how mine came up too.

[Matt]

Nope as said in the above post theyre whiteline motorsport grade press in bearings

[Miguel]

Lol, came through as I was typing.