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[Matt]

So much nicer with the engine out of the car I must say

This!!

[Robert]

Jerb done

[CRUISN]

I like your style.

[Matt]

The 2.2 has never looked better!!! Came up well ay

[Robert]

Cheers

It's clean enough!
If I could be bothered I would have painted the engine and gearbox

But yeah that would be slightly ocd

[Robert]

Also toying with the idea of running a sti foz steering pump
Should support the rack slightly better and will allow me to run a gd belt cover hopefully

Need to find a way to mount the remote res
Can't mount it into the normal spot unfortunately, too much crap in the way

[Beejay667]

Boot....

[Matt]

Just relocate that charcoal cannister brutha.....pretty easy to do

Put it over on the passenger side strut tower....run the line from the tank straight into it....than run the little line from the cannister into the big hard line on the motor....than put a bridge from the big line to the little line over near the power steering pump...and job done

If that makes sense lol

You're gonna have to eventually do it anyways with the turbo motor....and that spot you have it sitting will have your boost bits there laterz...so youll have to move it again

[Beejay667]

^^^ tl:dr easier to move intake manifold to boot. Don't give him too much work to do it's the weekend.

[Robert]

Yeah makes sense Matt

I'll do it with the engine out haha
Will be so much easier

[Matt]

The bolt holes are there on the passenger side....just gotta cut the angle off the old cannister bracket....and put on about 20cm of vac pipe

Not hard at all?

Yeah to mount it may be a tad easier with the engine out....I did mine with the engine in and it took 5 mins with a beer

If you stand in front of it...itll make perfect sense....if youre stuck ill yake a pic and photochop some dodgy drawings on it for ya

[Matt]

Or.....just bring it over mine one day and we will do it here lol

[Bumpty]

Really enjoying this build process.

[Robert]

Firstly started with a problem the new (much bigger power steering pump) did not clear the coolant crossover pipe so I picked up a 99 wrx one of Adrian which all fits up nicely and just has enough clearance for the pump





Engine and gearbox removed
And started prepping the engine for fitting

Now pics






Old gearbag

[Robert]

Just offered up for looks

Msd coil will get painted eventually

[Barbbachello]

Doesnt count doing it on a hoist m8. Also that coolant puddle brings back memories haha

[Liberty]

Ha, I'm sure I'm not the only one that would absolutely cherish and take full advantage of a free hoist...

[Matt]

Good progress mate!!! Free hoist ftw!!

[Scuba-Roo]

shoulda given me a call mate!