pksystems Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 (edited) Mounted thermostat for trans cooler and cooler itself. Riveted the bracket I made to the back of the crash bumper, with a large ziptie as a backup. I cut into the middle channel of the crash bumper for easy routing of the coolant lines. Lines will run directly off the trans filter through the side of the crash bumper, and out in front of the a/c condenser. Picked up a spare headlight to test blacking them out while I have everything ripped apart. Also picked up some foglight picktails, so I can splice in some red LED accent lighting behind the front grill. Edited December 20, 2022 by pksystems 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty9 Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 does putting my tools away count as working on the car? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 I hope you don't have to use all those tools on your Spec... Nice box... 1 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanyb505 Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Legends speak of well behaved men being visited by James May at Christmas time, when he organizes the socket drawer and gives each of them a name. 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleides Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Made a trip up to Leavenworth/Cashmere on Friday and drove home today. Never driven in snow that severe in my life. We don't typically get anything like that in the Portland area. Had a slippy incident and almost hit a guard rail... phew. Found that sitting outside in the snow and driving around in it left a shit ton of the stuff in my wheel wells and the wheels themselves. The former made my power steering groan all the time as the tires rubbed like crazy and the latter made my car drive like it had poor wheel balance on the highway. Pulled over in Yakima on the way back to a self-service pressure washing station and blew out all the snow and the car drove like new! I think my power steering is not quite as effective as it once was though Is snow packing into your wheels and causing issues a normal occurrence for those of you all in snowy climates? The car drove like it was broken and I was pleasantly surprised that my assumption that the snow was screwing up wheel balance was the issue after washing it all out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoozeRS05 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Common occurrence for those of us in snowy areas. Usually the more sideways I get the more snow packs into the wheels themselves, which can create problems like you describe. Keeping it straight as possible usually keeps the snow out of the wheels, but it’ll still pack the wheel wells, which isn’t really a problem. Little love tap with the toe of my boot to the bumper and big chunks fall right out. Spray the wheels out as soon as possible and should be fine. Don’t let snow pack sit in the wheels and freeze, say overnight, bc it’s much harder to get out. 1 EB's Subaru journal - 2005 LegacyGT Wagon & 2014 Forester FB25 (2008 specB - RIP) IG@legacygtliving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitexc Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Yup, bracing for another bout of unbalance on the wheels and slipnslide this weekend in the snow belt that is Western NY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KZJonny Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 7 hours ago, Pleides said: Made a trip up to Leavenworth/Cashmere on Friday and drove home today. Never driven in snow that severe in my life. We don't typically get anything like that in the Portland area. Had a slippy incident and almost hit a guard rail... phew. Found that sitting outside in the snow and driving around in it left a shit ton of the stuff in my wheel wells and the wheels themselves. The former made my power steering groan all the time as the tires rubbed like crazy and the latter made my car drive like it had poor wheel balance on the highway. Pulled over in Yakima on the way back to a self-service pressure washing station and blew out all the snow and the car drove like new! I think my power steering is not quite as effective as it once was though Is snow packing into your wheels and causing issues a normal occurrence for those of you all in snowy climates? The car drove like it was broken and I was pleasantly surprised that my assumption that the snow was screwing up wheel balance was the issue after washing it all out. Yeah, that sounds pretty normal to me for extreme snow days and driving through them. (Originally from snowy Sudbury, in Central Ontario.) Pressure washing (if it is a rare warm winter day), or scraping out your wheel wells is a pretty normal winter event, and if you don’t get all the snow and ice out, if feels like a very badly balanced wheel, as you discovered. Most people with sports cars, or whatever you classify our modified and often lowered cars as, have a beater for that reason. I’d say it’s more common to just go around kicking the snow off than finding a car wash usually. You don’t end up with ice on your wheels that way. Hopefully there isn’t any long term damage to the power steering, but I sort of doubt it? The last car I had up North during a full winter didn’t have power steering so at least that wasn’t an issue! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanyb505 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 1 hour ago, BoozeRS05 said: Common occurrence for those of us in snowy areas. Usually the more sideways I get the more snow packs into the wheels themselves, which can create problems like you describe. Keeping it straight as possible usually keeps the snow out of the wheels, but it’ll still pack the wheel wells, which isn’t really a problem. Little love tap with the toe of my boot to the bumper and big chunks fall right out. Spray the wheels out as soon as possible and should be fine. Don’t let snow pack sit in the wheels and freeze, say overnight, bc it’s much harder to get out. Cool pic and all, but really glad it only decently accumulates once every couple years in upstate south Carolina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KZJonny Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Sometimes getting snow in your wheel wells is the least of your concern… I wouldn’t have it any other way tho. I’m probably going to move further North again when I’m looking to retire. It never gets cold enough in the South to feel like Winter. Just doesn’t feel like home living in a place that doesn’t hit a solid -20C for a few weeks each winter and get 3 months of snow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty9 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 18 hours ago, Max Capacity said: I hope you don't have to use all those tools on your Spec... Nice box... best boxes for the money. only use about 75% of them for the ol' shitbox restomod! New 257 RA shortblock and rebuilt heads. hopefully good for another 200K.... Progress is slow because Florida and it's finally been cool enough to work on. Ordered the shortblock in autumn last year and arrived mid-summer this year. I don't like my gloves filling up like sweat balloons. Once this is in, I get to rip out the dash (new one of those too since the recall dash I got a few years ago is already cracked) to fix the blend door actuators and put in a euro center console. Removing the aging and obsolete navigation, replacing with cubby gauges and double din radio/gps unit. Then brake master cylinder & big brakes...Should be ready by 2030. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubOperator Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 11 hours ago, Pleides said: Is snow packing into your wheels and causing issues a normal occurrence for those of you all in snowy climates? The car drove like it was broken and I was pleasantly surprised that my assumption that the snow was screwing up wheel balance was the issue after washing it all out. It absolutely is. One needs to remember to clean the wheels and wheel wells as much as possible before parking overnight outside - even snow with salt and chemicals will freeze if the temps get too low. When that happens it is a bad morning for you and the car... 1 2005 LGT Wagon Limited 6 MT RBP Stage 2 - 248K 2007 B9 Tribeca Limited DGM - 258K SOLD - 2005 OB Limited 5 MT Silver - 245K SOLD - 2010 OB 6 MT Silver - 205K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleides Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, KZJonny said: Yeah, that sounds pretty normal to me for extreme snow days and driving through them. (Originally from snowy Sudbury, in Central Ontario.) Pressure washing (if it is a rare warm winter day), or scraping out your wheel wells is a pretty normal winter event, and if you don’t get all the snow and ice out, if feels like a very badly balanced wheel, as you discovered. Most people with sports cars, or whatever you classify our modified and often lowered cars as, have a beater for that reason. I’d say it’s more common to just go around kicking the snow off than finding a car wash usually. You don’t end up with ice on your wheels that way. Hopefully there isn’t any long term damage to the power steering, but I sort of doubt it? The last car I had up North during a full winter didn’t have power steering so at least that wasn’t an issue! 34 minutes ago, SubOperator said: It absolutely is. One needs to remember to clean the wheels and wheel wells as much as possible before parking overnight outside - even snow with salt and chemicals will freeze if the temps get too low. When that happens it is a bad morning for you and the car... Good to know. I've lived in the Portland area my whole life and even the worst snowpocalypse (2008 and 2016 were pretty rough) didn't create issues like this for us. It was so dang cold up in Cashmere! I don't think they salt their roads up there so the stuff doesn't melt on your wheels at all. I will keep all this in mind next time I stay in a snowy climate. My power steering unfortunately just feels heavier after that drive yesterday. My power steering has started groaning a lot more in the last few weeks as it has gotten colder and my now chunky winter tires rubbing all the time definitely doesn't help. Such is life with an old car, though. It's the original pump and rack. Edited December 21, 2022 by Pleides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enlight Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Got it out of the engine bay and sitting on a shop cart, waiting for a friend to help come and move it to the basement. Edit: For those who haven't been following my #YNANSB adventures, oil consumption on this engine was almost NIL when I first purchased this car 7 years ago from @bsax14 (@atwood owned it before him). Since then, it's gone on a few @AZP Installs track days and long road trips. In the last two years oil consumption started going way up. I suspect it all started when I mis-installed, ironically, a Killer B oil pan. More specifically, I didn't install 1 out of 2 of the dipstick o-rings. I discovered the dipstick dry on a long drive and, after pouring in 1.5 quarts, the dipstick was only reading halfway between the dots. There was oil everywhere under the engine bay. It most recently completed a trip from NY, down Skyline Drive, W. Virginia backroads, Nashville, Tail of the Dragon, and back. After letting it sit for a few months, and draining oil out of the bearings, it reveals rod knock upon start, going away after 10 seconds. Upcoming teardown will pinpoint the failure. 5 muFreight.co A JDM Container Sharing Service from Japan to NYC Website | Instagram | Email Bessie II's Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty9 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 The natural habitat for an EJ, hanging from a crane. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Pleides, Yes, snow packing in the wheel wells is a common thing here in New England. I even drove from Ludlow VT from Okemo Ski Resort to Sugarloaf Ski Area in Maine, in a snowstorm. The back of the wagon had about 8-10" of snow plastid to it. Had a ABS light, rt front, because of the amount of snow stuck in there. After it warmed up and the snow melted out, all was fine. I'd post a photo but I don't have them from that trip here on the laptop here in VT, skiing... 1 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Rusty9 said: The natural habitat for an EJ, hanging from a crane. I know what you mean...:) 3 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubOperator Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Pleides said: My power steering unfortunately just feels heavier after that drive yesterday. My power steering has started groaning a lot more in the last few weeks as it has gotten colder and my now chunky winter tires rubbing all the time definitely doesn't help. Such is life with an old car, though. It's the original pump and rack. replacing old power steering fluid will help if you haven't done that in a while. Even getting most of of the filling tank and replacing that with fresh will have noticeable effect. Do it few days in a row after driving and you'll have much more quiet PS. Edited December 21, 2022 by SubOperator 2005 LGT Wagon Limited 6 MT RBP Stage 2 - 248K 2007 B9 Tribeca Limited DGM - 258K SOLD - 2005 OB Limited 5 MT Silver - 245K SOLD - 2010 OB 6 MT Silver - 205K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubOperator Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Winter car porn? We have some: 2 1 2005 LGT Wagon Limited 6 MT RBP Stage 2 - 248K 2007 B9 Tribeca Limited DGM - 258K SOLD - 2005 OB Limited 5 MT Silver - 245K SOLD - 2010 OB 6 MT Silver - 205K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubOperator Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 And more: 2005 LGT Wagon Limited 6 MT RBP Stage 2 - 248K 2007 B9 Tribeca Limited DGM - 258K SOLD - 2005 OB Limited 5 MT Silver - 245K SOLD - 2010 OB 6 MT Silver - 205K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubOperator Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 and one more: 1 2005 LGT Wagon Limited 6 MT RBP Stage 2 - 248K 2007 B9 Tribeca Limited DGM - 258K SOLD - 2005 OB Limited 5 MT Silver - 245K SOLD - 2010 OB 6 MT Silver - 205K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubOperator Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Last one, I promise: 3 2005 LGT Wagon Limited 6 MT RBP Stage 2 - 248K 2007 B9 Tribeca Limited DGM - 258K SOLD - 2005 OB Limited 5 MT Silver - 245K SOLD - 2010 OB 6 MT Silver - 205K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 As long as we're doing snowporn, here's after getting to VT last Sunday evening. Sorry it's upside down. Picture was taken with iphone and sent to my email, then downloaded to laptop. I have no idea how to fix that. 3 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanyb505 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Set vpn to Australia and repost 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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