Ben

Bugger. To be honest I would have never picked up on that. Its so tidy and screams STI everywhere. makes it look about market value in that case?

I can supply you Thule roof racks through work . Pm me if your interested . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I bought my v5 sti about 3 days before this one and would have really considered it ! Best colour , shame about the wheels though ! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

excellent that gives me a deadline for finishing off my engine rebuild. How many showed yesterday? I remember about 4 years ago you could expect anywhere between 8-15 cars show up. Numbers seem to be almost non existent these days ???

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/performance/bulbs/auction-700917697.htm are these what we are after, in green?

would be super good if you could give us a photo of what your new bulbs look like on the cluster and provide part number of bulbs used =)

Currently rebuilding my subaru but may come along anyhow . Haven\'t been to a meet for a long time , maybe 18 months ? All I remember is going for a bash up mt cargill haha Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have a white faced dash. It\'s \'ok\' I suppose but a bit brighter would be good . Looking forward to seeing some results Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

+1 following. I too don\'t like my dimly lit dash. I don\'t think there is a control to change this but maybe someone has a good replacement bulb option?

Thats what I was thinking. Because I\'m not going for super power I was thinking for the block; 1. Get block checked 2. Check crank and grind. 3. Fit new bearings. 4. Replace piston rings. 5. Replace 2 x conrods. 6. Refit all together. Surely the same end result and at a much cheaper rate than say buying a reconditioned V5 STI block for $800-1000?

Will look and report back regarding head stamp. Would I be better buying a reconditioned short block and trusting someone else\'s work or buying my own and replacing components? I know I can get a v7 sti short lock as is for 750 unsure condition. F f s sub currently has no v7 sti blocks =\ only a v5 sti Thanks again for your input

Stripping is the easy part Ross\' =). Just to confirm I have never done anything like this before. to make it a bit easier I have about 40 bags of parts labeled with locations on them haha. Just couldn\'t bring myself to fork out some major coin for a professional. 2 of my rods are pretty buggered so these will need replaced. Unsure if I will go to the wreckers or buy new. Going to get my heads tested like you said early next week. Unsure what I need to do as far as the block is concerned. I suppose I should get my crank checked and ground if needed. Im thinking by the time I pay for my block to be checked, grind my crank, plain the head if needed, replace bearings, replace 2 rods . . . Do i just go and buy another block or even a V7 STI block / Chuck my heads on once they are given the green light and away I go?

Another update; Split down most of block. Have not dismantled head components yet. Some munched parts here. Hoping my crank is ok and I can still use my Conrod with the bearing rubbing on it. Pistons appear fine and nothing suggests a answer to my 0.00% compression issue - Bit of a coincidence that the cylinder with no compression was also the one that ran a bearing? Can someone tell me if this is the right block in my car ? V5 STI. Trying to distinguish if it is original to the car or not. The position of the thrust bearing on the fifth main housing suggests the block is newer than 98, as pre 98 had the thrust bearing on the third main bearing housing. I hope this is correct?

Well, just a quick update; I have started to pull down my motor. Everything that has come off is actually in really good nick! Does not look like the engine has been apart before. Intake manifold / Intercooler is clean. No gunky residue inside. VF28 turbo , no shaft play or damage to fins. Still a bit confused as main issue is 0.00% compression on number 4. Turned crank manually - all valves moving up and down. Pulled head off number 4 - piston looks fine from top view. Block slightly scored but nothing out of ordinary. Top of valves all look in place and seat well, little carbon build up but nothing to be alarmed about. No sign of head gaskets leaking. Have noticed one bearing is completely screwed, quite a lot of play when you give it a shake. At this stage I thought I would have found a chip in a valve or a gaping hole in a piston or something. Nothing, almost concerning I have a major problem, taken motor to bits and have not found a cause yet- not much more to take apart! Am just about to take the head off the the other side and fully disassemble the block. Will update soon.

This looks great, however any savings would just be spend on import duty when it reached our customs? Or are you not \'guaranteed\' to get pinged? Bit unsure how the system works!

works fine thanks tebby. I will print off both manuals and use them to reference each other. Thanks!

That\'s excellent thanks a lot . I can\'t believe Haines don\'t make one for the wrx ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

magic thanks for this. Should be very helpful indeed. What year range does this cover? Im planning on using it as a reference with my V5 STI build as far as bolt torque settings etc

Im rebuilding my EJ20T soon as well for my V5 STI and would love a copy of something like that also. Im really surprised Haines don\'t make one? . . .Sorry for the thread hi-jack

Have done some more research into this as i too also will be buying a lot of genuine parts for my rebuild. I was looking at this site - www.subarupartsforyou.com. They seem to have been in the business for a long time and show the genuine part numbers too! The only downside is that they only ship to usa however I was thinking about setting up one of those nz post you-shop accounts http://www.nzpost.co.nz/tools/youshop .

Excellent will give them a bell, Cheers

Hi all , Need a new radiator for my V5 STI. Any recommendations on who has the best deal around? Dont want chinese junk! Thanks Ben

Hi all, Quick question. I have a V5 STI ; Will a V7 STI motor fit directly into my V5? Or would i need further components? Also, if i do put it in will my factory ECU run this fine or would I need a aftermarket one etc? I need a new engine in my car and the wrecker was swaying more into putting in a V7 engine opposed to using a V7 STI block and my current heads etc. Also whats fair price for; 1 x V7 STI Short Block 1 x V7 STI engine approx 98kms Thanks again, Ben

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Haha i dont plan on going for a race car. 200wkw would see me absolutely fine =)