548ARU

hey guys well since ive started my build yesterday as such i thought i would put up a build thread for a future reference, now since i havent got alot of cash laying around im trying to do things on the cheap but not too cheap(if you know what i mean)it all started with the QR charity track day where i did a big end bearing

dont know if you can see it but it is on the right of the pic
so after a $380 tow from there to my house(75km away )it was clear i needed a rebuild,


now for those that don't know, i have a V6 STI, is(wont be for long) pretty much stock apart from a pod filter and a 3inch exhaust from the cat back and some gauges ive installed...oh and the removal of the Brant with a viper alarm system, so anyway with a few mates in high places ive aquired a closed deck 2L block that just needs to be checked over and cleaned up


with help from Dave and my mate Dean we pulled the old EJ207 out of the poor carcus that is my car




now the engines out wevw started pulling it apart to see what is still good to use, im going to upgrade pistons(wiseco) and rods(maybe eagle rods)ACL race bearing and ARP headstuds, going to need a new intake pipe as i broke my stock 1 pulling the inlet manifold off(woops i TOTTALLY didnt mean to )thinking i might keep the crank and the STI cams just to save a bit more cash, i know for sure 2 out of the 4 cams are good, still have to take the other 2 out, the cank is coming out wednesday when i get a bigger spanner also im going to go with a FMIC and get a ECU tune with a unichip and that would be it for now

i'll post up some more pics of the old girl

please delete, wrong thread...sorry