lulzcow Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I guess it is best to start chronologically. I bought this car in July of 2011 I believe. It had the EJ25D swapped in (headgaskets done already http://igotasubaru.com/images/smilies/smile.png), with MSD Coilpack and wires, an Exedy stage 1 clutch and lightweight flywheel on the 5MT drivetrain. It also had WRX exhaust and the EGR system deleted. However, when I went to check it out...it barely ran, the interior reeked like pee, and the brakes were garbage. The guy started closer to $3K in his asking price. I got it for $1300. Driving it home was interesting, as the car would redline at about 3500 RPM, and if you rev it to the limit it will kick itself out of gear. After joining my local Subaru club, I met the guy who actually built the motor. It has 96' HLA heads, and I believe a 98 block. Supposedly the internals are almost all new, and it had been bored a little and polished up by a machine shop I believe. Anyways, as soon as I got the car home, I had the front pads and rotors replaced. Have since had to replace crankshaft position sensor, both O2 sensors, ECU, shorten exhaust, re-tap a head, "patch" the catalyic converter, flush and fill both diffs, switch to Royal Purple full synthetic oil, replace belts, remove an extra o-ring from a fuel injector, replace intake manifold and throttle body gaskets, redo whole vacuum system, replace the battery, replace E-brake, clean MAF, and run Seafoam through the motor. Upgrades- Interior: Alpine CDA-117 Head unit, SPS610 door speakers (4), JL Audio 500W amp, Kicker Comp 10" 300W subs (2) Traveling Buddha affixed to dashboard lawl MoMo King Shift Knob MoMo Performance Shift Boot Exterior: 5% Tint on rear windows Brakes/Wheels/Tires: WRX 16" Wheels Graphite Grey with Blizzak WS-70 tires WRX front brake calipers, EBC slotted WRX rotors, EBC Blue Stuff pads. Goodridge stainless steel brake lines all around. Suspension: Whiteline 22mm adjustable front and rear sway bars. Front on soft, rear on hard. Whiteline 22mm rear sway bar mounts Whiteline heavy duty rear endlinks Whiteline heavy duty front endlinks (to be installed) H&R Street Performance Coilovers for 03' WRX(to be installed) Transmission: Exedy Stage 1 Clutch Exedy Lightweight Flywheel Stock 5MT STi Group N mount Engine: EJ25D, 96' HLA heads, 98? block. Slightly bored, polished. Weapon-R Secret Weapon Intake MSD Coilpack, plug wires A/C, EGR Deleted Perrin Lightweight crank pulley STi Group N motor and pitch stop mounts Custom ground kit RS2.5 UEL headers WRX exhaust, catless I have much more planned for it. It goes slowly, as maintenance items pop up and I am a starving college student. But one day.................... Plans: Install the NGK spark plugs, Goodridge SS brake lines Interior: JDM MoMo steering wheel WRX/STi seats Dye carpet Replace door panels, make custom inserts 1 MTX 15" sub or 2 MTX 12" subs, with 1 MTX 1000W amp. Body liner to stop the vibrations B&M Short shifter Exterior: Fix rust Fix dents GT bumpers, sideskirts, hood JDM Grill JDM Burnt Orange paintjob Projector Lenses Primitive Racing skid plates Wheels/Tires Not sure, but 16" wheels with ultra high performance summer tires Suspension: Whiteline 22mm front sway bar mounts Whiteline front and rear strut tower braces Whiteline control arms Whiteline diff support Whiteline bump-steer correction Engine: Slowboy Racing STG II build Garrett GTXR-series turbo, all supporting mods, controllers ,fuel injectors, fuel pump, WRX or STi ECU, ECU controller/programmer Transmission: Some 6-speed to match the EJ257 Exhaust: Turbo exhaust (probably HKS) I know there are more "will do's" than "have dones", but this is a long term project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stasis Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Subscribed, looking forward to seeing progress. If it smelt like pee I would be stripped all the carpets etc and started it again with cleaning etc lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulzcow Posted December 12, 2011 Author Share Posted December 12, 2011 Thanks lol. Progress might be slow but I'll update as it goes. Home carpet shampoo works wonders, especially if you do all of the interior multiple times lol. It really looks and feels clean and smells quite pleasant lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stasis Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Always preferred the kicker audio gear tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyposeur Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I want some HLA heads!!! Who has some for sale? I wouldn't mind getting some more power out of my EJ22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecBamf41 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 i got a pair of hla heads... from my spare 96 gt motor message me BNR18g on 93oct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulzcow Posted February 6, 2012 Author Share Posted February 6, 2012 Bumping to keep from dying. Added the MoMo knob and boot. WRX front brake swap. Have Whiteline front endlinks and H&R Street Performance coilovers from an 03 WRX, waiting to get installed Slighty more and slightly less specific plans for the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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