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Any word from Andrewtech on selling mounts? Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Thanks Gary. Looking forward to getting another piece of the puzzle. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Tuning complete! It made more power than I expected. I dropped the car off with less than a half tank of 93oct and 15 gallons of flex fuel. I took a small sample of the flex and it was 73%. Not sure how much pump gas was left in the tank when they added the flex. I'll see what the AP reads for ethanol content when I pick it up in 2 days. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3321985584540462&id=185264628212589 Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Very interested. I already have the trans and R180 from a 2016 STI when it's time. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

No update on the mounts from Andrewtech? Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Pics of the hood vs stock for the sake of comparison. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Hood is done! Now you can see how hammered the rest of the paint is haha. Maybe that will encourage me to give it a 2 step correction. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Progress on the hood. If it's done by tomorrow then it will be tuned in November. If not then tuning will happen in December. Travel and work schedule are tight over the next month. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Awesome! What shop is doing the work? And would they be willing to fab another set of mounts? I have this sitting on stand by out of a 16 STI. Baja 5-speed will probably go before the 5th gen but only time will tell. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

More info on the oil filter relocation kit?

moral hazard - I saw your post on NASIOC and that you intend on getting the Killer B flange adapter. Should they be interested in producing anything for our cars I am about 1.5 hour drive from them. I would be happy to offer up mine for test fitting or any product development. My handle is the same on both forums so feel free to reach out. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

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Is anybody running BNR's HTA71? I have his 20G and I know of others who run his 18G but I don't think I've ever heard of any experiences with the HTA71. Chime in HTA71 owners! Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Well put together video. The Baja is definitely unique, quirky, whatever you want to call it. I hope to have the body work on the hood done in the next month then it will be time to hit the dyno.

I've wondered this as well since that is a solution for the STI trans swap on many other chassis. I do in fact know the 5EAT is roughly 39" in length. Brendan, any chance you could get a quick measurement on the STI trans?

Driveability improved with the new NPS. Much smoother between all shifts where before RPMs would drop like a ton of bricks no matter how quickly I shifted. It still stalled a few times but not as often as before when coasting at low speeds. I was driving it in the same manner as before to intentionally get it to stall. When I parked it yesterday evening I noticed the light on the cruise control button was blinking. Then it dawned on me that an ECU reset may get rid of this. The reset worked and everything seems to be 100% now. Cruise control functions 100%. I remember reading somewhere that other Baja guys got cruise control to work with an ECU swap but the light on the dash wouldn't light up to show when it was set. Maybe this was with the FXT ECU b/c it lights up as normal for me.

New NPS is in. Only took almost an hour to disconnect the damn connector from the stock piece. The blast plates made for an awkward angle to access the clip. ECU now correctly reads ON when in neutral and OFF in gear. Hoping this clears up the low speed driveability issues. I also added some heat sleeves to the AOS hoses that pass over the turbo. Probably wouldn't have been an issue considering I have a turbo blanket but no harm in adding an additional layer. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Nice, I like that. The only issue with lifting these is that you will go through axles at a quicker rate than I'd like. I'm not trying to spend money on it frequently. Having a large sidewall tire on it doesn't really make sense at the power level that I expect to be once tuned. Currently it has 225/60/17 and at speed this chassis is floaty enough as is. I think I recall that as well. I knew that cruise would be lost but I wasn't expecting driveability issues. I hope to get the NPS swapped over in the next few days so let's hope it takes care of it.

The axle seal was the culprit; trans leak is fixed. The car, excuse me TRUCK, stalls about half the time at low speed when shifting in neutral. It may be due to the 04 STI ECU swap. The neutral position switch changed on 2005 MY. Currently the ECU thinks it is in gear when in neutral and vice versa. I verified this on the Cobb AP. I knew the different NPS would cause cruise control to not work with the 04 STI ECU. It's easily fixed by swapping an older style NPS. I intended to do this later on since loss of cruise isn't a big concern right now. I was not aware of other consequences related to the neutral position switch. Let's hope this is another quick fix and the NPS smooths things out. The guys at IAG also think this is the solution. If anybody is wondering, Subaru part #32008AA074 is the older style NPS.

Baja 2 piece belt cover was broken so I replaced it with a Grimmspeed. With minor modification it fits well enough. Oil was changed at 50 miles moving to Motul break-in. Some sparkle in the conventional oil as expected but nothing to cause concern. Upcoming intervals with break-in are 500 and 1,500. At 3,000 I can use Motul 8100 X-cess 5w-40. Baja is going back to the shop today to fix a trans leak. Constant seepage from connection at left front axle. Axle was replaced during all the recent work. I'm guessing the seal appeared ok so it wasn't replaced but had failed. Or was damaged during removal/install. Either way let's hope for a quick fix. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

The Baja is back to life! Getting some break-in miles on it now.

Motor is assembled. Should be running by the end of the week. Brendan - on a side note I have a lead on an 18 STI trans and R180 with 23k miles. Damn good deal considering age and mileage. I reread through the details of your swap. The trans and diff could be dropped in either of my cars when the time comes. Each one has their own complexities but it will certainly be easier in the Baja. I even have a set of 07-09 spec B Legacy rear axles that should bolt right up to the Baja. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

All of those items were added to my car back in January. The South Bend stage 3 daily is very smooth. Easier engagement than the previous Clutch Masters FX300.

Heads are done and should ship out today! Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk