What have you done to your car today?

[scooby-wrx]

 ben-jamminn said:

Wanna sell the zerosports splitter?

Not really as I'm contemplating building a GC8 track car so will use it one day...

This may interest you:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/subaru/accessories/auction-755064781.htm

[Guest]

Hijacka has a v7/8 ish sti one on here check fs thread.

[WRXER]

 Munkvy said:

**** that's been ages! I remember when you were in Chch and building it. What is the setup these days?

I got transferred to Aux in a miminal notice kind of promotion so it went on ice for a while while I cleared my student loan and other debts.

To save on time...I ended up grabbing another members forged shortblock engine/td06 twisted setup with a link also last year to swap into the gc8. Was initially going for 300kw atw stuff then realised I ultimately need more seat time, and learn to drive properly then the ol "moar horsepower" adage, so td06 setup will be more then enough for me...One day I will go for the 3076 setup I have always wanted haha.

Was a suprise when my mechanic posted on my facebook quoting Frankenstiens "it's aliivvvve" haha. The amount of work he has done on it, and the minimal amount he has charged has made the time it took worth it once you take into account quality of the fabrication work.

Just the timing is a bit of a bugger as blew my money on another subi haha,as didn't think it will be done towards end of year . Ah well at least it's done so no complaints from me.

On the plus side - I now have a full running gear v8 sti to transplant goodies into track car one day

Edited July 17, 2014 by WRXER

[94 Leone]

Put back together idled for not even five minutes sliiip! The issue is not cam belt related I now realise. But instead oil related. It explains why it took so long for it to slip initially. It's the camshaft not getting oil methinks. Because I swapped out the avcs solenoids which i now realise lubricate the camshaft from the outside as opposed to the earlier ones which lubricate from the inside. This is a big realisation for me that my car in fact hates me, I'm gunna see if I can do this with the engine in place, no reason why not. Then I just need to re-route oil to them. As the drivers side feeds off the turbo oil feed & jumps up to a weird little spinner that my oil feed doesnt connect to.

[hijacka]

Big bubba arrived today,have a vent to atmosphere fitting coming for it, can't waiting to here it.. mehehe

[Timmah]

Far out that's one BoV...

[hijacka]

 Timmah said:

Far out that's one BoV...

Yep sure is, heres vee port vs bubba

very Impressed with the build quality, i like very much!

[hijacka]

Oh.. and the twin 38's

Stripped out my car today nothing much left on her now.

[Koom]

 94 Leone said:

Put back together idled for not even five minutes sliiip! The issue is not cam belt related I now realise. But instead oil related. It explains why it took so long for it to slip initially. It's the camshaft not getting oil methinks. Because I swapped out the avcs solenoids which i now realise lubricate the camshaft from the outside as opposed to the earlier ones which lubricate from the inside. This is a big realisation for me that my car in fact hates me, I'm gunna see if I can do this with the engine in place, no reason why not. Then I just need to re-route oil to them. As the drivers side feeds off the turbo oil feed & jumps up to a weird little spinner that my oil feed doesnt connect to.

That's balls. If it was my engine, I'd be pulling it out and removing the cams to check how their bearing surfaces look. Cause if they're binding up enough to slip the cambelt, they may be looking a bit worse for wear. /understatement

[94 Leone]

 Koom said:

That's balls. If it was my engine, I'd be pulling it out and removing the cams to check how their bearing surfaces look. Cause if they're binding up enough to slip the cambelt, they may be looking a bit worse for wear. /understatement

Oh; I'll be pulling them out to have a look at them: but I'm going to do it in place.

Sick of pulling bloody engines.

[Marky]

Is there an alternative or a more foolproof way to do what you're doing? I'm just waiting for the next post of "so I've blown up a 3rd motor"

[Guest]

There is but it involves a work shop, $ plus a sizeable dent in a certain individuals pride Im picking. Hell of a lot less hurt tho.

[94 Leone]

Technically itd only be two.motors; the other one was first repaired and then decided it didnt like that.

I do have access to workshops if need be. And to be honest; my pride dropped out the window aaages ago haha. On the plus side; at least im good for a laugh

[WRXONP]

I would say the heads will be stuffed - if the cams are binding that much - the steel can won't have much issue but the alloy head will be munted where the cam runs - if be pulling the motor for sure

[94 Leone]

I'll inspect it. Damn macabre yo. Still turns though.

[Sub Zero]

Washed it for the first time in like a month and noticed some new deep scratches on it that were hiding under the dirt

[BP5Nut]

Was about to head down to the mountain last night, gave the car a quick once-over... and found a 3 inch crack in the radiator with coolant bubbling out. F***.

So today was spent replacing the radiator, not skiing. At least I didn't get half way to Ohakune and end up on the side of the road in cloud of stinky smoke.

[ADIKT]

Went to work to do a few little things.... didnt actually do any of the work I went there to do haha

Decided my brakes should be red:

Just need the paint to cure before I paint the subaru bit white

Why not do the horn in the grill too

Thought I would put swap the crystals in

It's the little things...

[Kiwi_Fozze]

finished off removing superlow springs. bought oil and filter. dodged weather a bit and decided f**k it, i'm playing xbox instead.

possibly oil after work tomorrow hahahahaha

[DRFVDR]

 BP5Nut said:

Was about to head down to the mountain last night, gave the car a quick once-over... and found a 3 inch crack in the radiator with coolant bubbling out. F***.

So today was spent replacing the radiator, not skiing. At least I didn't get half way to Ohakune and end up on the side of the road in cloud of stinky smoke.

was **** skiing anyways give it a week

[Timmah]

 kwi_fozze said:

finished off removing superlow springs. bought oil and filter. dodged weather a bit and decided f**k it, i'm playing xbox instead.

possibly oil after work tomorrow hahahahaha

Removed the super lows? How come?

[Kiwi_Fozze]

over the scrapage and bumpstops. daily driven often around construction sites, bellied it on friday nearly ripping ocf the exhaust trying to get out of one site and decided f**k it, i'll go for adjusties but set them a bit higher. they were just that touch too low

[hijacka]

Big bubba vent to atmosphere baby yeah! 4 inch on the trumpet lol!

[Dacca]

Fitted crystal parklights, thanks Hijacka! Omg on the Bov btw!

[wayne]

just installed my zerosport sequential controller, have yet to have a decent tutu with setting and what not. but seems like it could be the best way to go about things without resorting to a single turb conversion. more to follow.