derp Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I guess i'd like the spoiler a little bit more if it was mounted lower, closer to the roof. But then, it's not mine, and I don't have the fab skills to make anything close to this, and overall this is an awesome project. I could suck start a snow blower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Because of the roof line, the spoiler needs to sit higher to catch more of the air. My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Mr. Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Hey all sorry to the delay in updates. I worked my ass off the last 7 days to get it as close to finished as I could get it to get it to the NW Big Meet Car show. Some of you saw it there maybe it was a good time. Anyways lets go back a few days.... Once the fenders were all welded up and all the triming was finished it was finally time for some body filler. http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x223/badwagon/ForeSTAR/Forester263.jpg I spent about 3 hours per side and I only did the rear flares. I'll be going back and taking care of the imperfections and other dents after I get it running. All sanded ready for primer: http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x223/badwagon/ForeSTAR/Forester264.jpg And... primed: http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x223/badwagon/ForeSTAR/Forester265.jpg Next up was finally getting some color on it. Started with the cage first because it didn't require any masking. The color is very finiky so it has to do 3 super light coats and it still has a couple reactions but overall it turned out pretty good. http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x223/badwagon/ForeSTAR/Forester266.jpg Then it was time to mask off the cage and paint the interior in a nice gloss black. http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x223/badwagon/ForeSTAR/Forester268.jpg After that it was time to finish up the remainder of little things. Getting the mirrors mounted. Finishing the spoiler mounts and bolting the hatch on. Finishing the ducting for the v-mount. Very proud of this... http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x223/badwagon/ForeSTAR/Forester267.jpg At this point I was working so many hours and so fast I kinda forgot to take pics... The white sealer I was planning on spraying was no good so all I could do was get 1 coat of some leftover black from the Legacy and some gunmetal grey from an R32 Skyline I painted a couple years ago one it so it was all one color. However I have pics from the show to show how she finally turned out. It was well recived even though it was not completly finished. I think the most common thing I herd was "this is insane" and "OMG". Also the GC project that I have been working along side this won best GC8 and it currently at Maxwell for tuning. I'll have more pics of that in a few days. Well enjoy. I still have to swap the blocks after Mike at PIA finishes building it. Get a few undercarrage parts powder coated and then install the wiring. Once its done it will go to PIA for tuning and if there is enough time before WCSS I'll finish up the body work and get it in its final color. Build Thread to my 3.0R Build Thread to my Super Crazy MR2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Mr. Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x223/badwagon/ForeSTAR/Forester269.jpg http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x223/badwagon/ForeSTAR/Forester270.jpg http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x223/badwagon/ForeSTAR/Forester271.jpg http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x223/badwagon/ForeSTAR/Forester272.jpg http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x223/badwagon/ForeSTAR/Forester273.jpg Build Thread to my 3.0R Build Thread to my Super Crazy MR2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocHolladay23 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 That is so sick! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] You want stickers? Hit me up here!!! You want a shirt? Hit me up here!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasopoliS Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Love it. You need to build a car for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattg Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Looks like it means business! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Users paintpollz Posted July 16, 2012 Mega Users Share Posted July 16, 2012 love it. You need to build a car for me. +1 "Remember Danny - Two wrongs don't make a right but three rights make a left." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWSPECB Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I really wish I could have made it up to BNW to see this and the GC8! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loogie Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Awesome build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Mr. Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I need work hit me up.. Build Thread to my 3.0R Build Thread to my Super Crazy MR2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwatts Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 May I come marvel in your prescence o great one? I'm a native of South Carolina. I am a dying breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Mr. Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Hey all. Got some parts in from my buddy Mike at PIA. CP 10:1 Comp Pistons Cosworth Rods Ballanced to 11k BC 272 Cams BC Dual Springs w/ Ti Retainers Cobb Accessport Exedy Certametallic Clutch ACT Prolite Flywheel Gates Timming Belt Accusump... http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x223/badwagon/ForeSTAR/Fozzy01.jpg http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x223/badwagon/ForeSTAR/Fozzy02.jpg Also got a nice Shot of the Foz getting ready to go back into the shop for the final leg of this build.. http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x223/badwagon/ForeSTAR/Fozzy03.jpg Johann Build Thread to my 3.0R Build Thread to my Super Crazy MR2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Mr. Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 My buddy took a sick pic of my foz last weekend just got it. Prefect for Holloween time... http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x223/badwagon/milesfoz01.jpg Johann Build Thread to my 3.0R Build Thread to my Super Crazy MR2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Mr. Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Hey all. Small update... Pushed her into the shop on Sunday and started tearing into her to get ready for the motor. From how it was compltly assembled to front end removed and engine ready to pull took me 15mins and I didn't even have to raise it up. I'm super stoked how easy it is to work on and the only difference between how it was and what it will be when its finished is a couple wiring pigtails. Engine is out and but I still need to split the longblock so I can get the heads off to rebuild and port them a little bit. I have a pile of parts I need to finish weld and start putting them into their powdercoating color piles. I hope to send those off in a week or so. Johann Build Thread to my 3.0R Build Thread to my Super Crazy MR2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Mr. Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Hey all. Sorry for the delay but I have been waiting for some crap to come back to me. I'll be picking up my new shimmed heads sometime next week so I'll be able to start putting the long block together. I am going to gasket match and polish the intake runners before I install them so that will be fun.. The rest of the parts going to powder are leaving in a couple weeks to get done so I'll finally be able to start doing some final re-assembly on her. Stay tuned.. Johann Build Thread to my 3.0R Build Thread to my Super Crazy MR2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcazi Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Any updates on this build? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Mr. Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Umm kinda. Sent me heads off a long time ago to have some work done and I just got them back this weekend so I can start putting the engine together and get some progress done. Kinda ruined this years auto X season but whateva. I be posting pics up in a week or so of the engine assy and some other stuff. Johann Build Thread to my 3.0R Build Thread to my Super Crazy MR2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gergeek Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 nooooooooo http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2478064 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdzowner Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 wow all that work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Users paintpollz Posted March 22, 2013 Mega Users Share Posted March 22, 2013 i liked the exploder moar "Remember Danny - Two wrongs don't make a right but three rights make a left." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Mr. Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 lol then your going to love this.... Waiting for the new thread to be approved by the mods but i'll post my first post in here... Hey all. SO some of you may know that I had been building a pretty sick time attack/ autocross Forester over the last year and a half. Due to some changes in my life I can no longer really store a race car that I would only be able to use a handful of times a year. So I decided to change the direction of the build and go for a more practical offroad type Forester. Of course being me I can't just do anything a little but and since the chassis is already stitch welded I might as well go big. So I sold the suspension parts off the Foz to help pay for all the new goodies. I bought an 01 Forester to get the interior, un gutted doors, hood, and harness for the new and improved Foz so once my new foz is just aboue done I'll be rolling in the 01 to strip it of the parts I need and then have a yard sale. Heres a pic of what she used to look like... http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x223/badwagon/ForeSTAR/Forester269.jpg Okay so at least to start this isn’t much of an update. I have 3 cars in my shop because I am no longer allowed to have them stored outside so I am getting one of them finished this weekend and maybe even the other if all the planets align so the shop will just be Foz time by next week… Here she is all stripped out of all her go fast road course goodies… http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x223/badwagon/Baja%20Foz/BajaFoz001_zps26390d52.jpg And yes thats supercharger is part of this project... In a side room I have consolidated all of the parts I am going to re-use from the racecar project and a few new ones… http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x223/badwagon/Baja%20Foz/BajaFoz002_zpsbd719de1.jpg Got me the parts for all the joints for fabricating the suspension components… http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x223/badwagon/Baja%20Foz/BajaFoz003_zpsf7421dbd.jpg In the back are ¾” Hyme joints with non tapered spacers for the upper and lower control arms. Next are 1” Uniball joints with non tapered spacers for the rear trailing arms. Going to use a 1”x5” bolt for these suckers they are major overkill but why not.. Next are 1” Uniball joints with ¾ tapered high misalignment spacers. These will be going in the knuckles. In front of them are 5/8” hyme joints with ½” tapered high misalignment spacers for the steering tie rods. I will be pulling the stock inner rod and replacing it with a bracket that will bolt onto the end of the rack so I can use a solid 3-piece link. And finally at the front are some little baby ½” Hyme joints with 3/8” tapered high misalignment joints to be used as the end links for a rear sway bar if I need to install one.. Next are the po-go sticks… http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x223/badwagon/Baja%20Foz/BajaFoz004_zpsd3588a14.jpg I’m pretty proud of these. FOA 2.5” Dual Rate Coilovers w/ remote reservoir, heat treated viton seals 10” of travel for the fronts 16” of travel for the rears.. The fronts are 28.5” extended and 18.5” compressed. Rears are 40.5” extended and 24.5” compressed. I won’t be ordering the springs till they are installed and I can get all the measurements down to get the correct rates. So before I can really do anything I took a bunch of measurements before the Foz got boxed in and got all the dimensions of my new suspension parts. I will be doing a 7” extension of the front knuckle (sleaving/ pining the CV axle) so I can get a full range motion of travel of about 21” in the front and rear. I am building the parts in CAD so I can have the pieces cut from a plasma router so I don’t have to go through a bunch of time and cut off wheels doing it myself and I can verify all my measurements for the cycle of the suspension with no issues down the road. This is what I finished last night… http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x223/badwagon/Baja%20Foz/FOZSUSPENSION01_zpsb52152e6.jpg http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x223/badwagon/Baja%20Foz/FOZSUSPENSION02_zpsc0b0e816.jpg I got the knuckle and the upper and lower control arm pretty much finished. I got to make a few minor changes but ones the rest of the components are done I can lay all the components out on a flat surface and just hand the file to the metal shop to cut them out. Here is the last part of my efforts last night.. http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x223/badwagon/Baja%20Foz/FOZSUSPENSIONDIA01_zps36a9f84b.jpg This shows the cycle of the suspension to verify that it will work. It will give me the location to mount the top of my Coilover (which will probably be poking out of the hood…). To save weight and the need for a longer Coilover I am mounting it to the upper arm. I have seen it done many times before and this should work nicely. It also keeps the Coilover high in the wheel well so it won’t get battered by rocks and mud and crap so hopefully it will last longer between rebuilds. Tonight I should have these arms finished and have the rear trailing arms done as well. The sooner I can finish everything the sooner I can get them cut and assemble them. This weekend I should be able to actually start on some of the work for the fox trimming the front chassis for the new parts and extending the crossmembers so I can get the full motion of the axles w/o hitting or needing to notch the frame rail. It will also give me a good 4” lift so I can fit the 33x12.5x15 I'm putting on here. That’s all for now.. 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MiniStiGuy Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I approved your thread yesterday... can't wait to see where this project goes now. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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