Finally starting a thread here for my coupe build, i got the shell last April from a friend, and it basically sat until mid November. Once i heard it was a coupe, and for free, i had to have it, so it got dropped off and then sat while i started reading and learning about subarus and deciding what i wanted to do with it. This is my first subaru, and first manual car, im coming from jeeps and offroading, building up a cherokee to take to king of the hammers in a few years.
Heres how it sat for the first few months.
Of course had lots of big ideas, i would like to cage it and start doing some rallies soon, i also drive alot on the backroads and want some more fun for that, but things changed and i want to get it together in a somewhat "stock" form. I did want a turbo so i decided on a usdm wrx swap for simplicty of mods, and parts availability. Mid November i found a deal on a jdm 5spd with 4.44 final drive and diff, should make for a bit more fun in the twisties. Next purchase was a crashed 02 wrx minus engine and trans, pulled everything i could from that to swap into mine. Got everythijg mostly fit, gotta get a windshield put in then ill do final fitment. Got an engine from an 04 wrx, put arp headstuds and all new gaskets getting engine together, gotta get a few parts to get it finished and bolted in then I will finish the rest, just want to run it before putting everything together
Parts starting to come in
Jdm 5spd with 4.44s and diff
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New rear subframe, suspension, disc swap, diff mount, and trans crossmember
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Sti fuel pump
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Jdm 4pots, aluminum lcas, and axles
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04 wrx engine
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3" full catless exhaust
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02 wrx for interior, wiring, ecu and misc parts
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Act flywheel
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Bolts for almost everything and anything on a subaru
Getting the trans in
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Engine going together
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Getting the wrx dash fit and seats in
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Getting a clutch, bellhousing bolts, and hopefully clutch fork pin and a gastank and lines, gonna try to have engine in this weekend if possible and start hooking up wiring and neatening everything up, cant wait to get it started!
Heres how it sat for the first few months.
Of course had lots of big ideas, i would like to cage it and start doing some rallies soon, i also drive alot on the backroads and want some more fun for that, but things changed and i want to get it together in a somewhat "stock" form. I did want a turbo so i decided on a usdm wrx swap for simplicty of mods, and parts availability. Mid November i found a deal on a jdm 5spd with 4.44 final drive and diff, should make for a bit more fun in the twisties. Next purchase was a crashed 02 wrx minus engine and trans, pulled everything i could from that to swap into mine. Got everythijg mostly fit, gotta get a windshield put in then ill do final fitment. Got an engine from an 04 wrx, put arp headstuds and all new gaskets getting engine together, gotta get a few parts to get it finished and bolted in then I will finish the rest, just want to run it before putting everything together
Parts starting to come in
Jdm 5spd with 4.44s and diff
*
*
New rear subframe, suspension, disc swap, diff mount, and trans crossmember
*
*
*
Sti fuel pump
*
Jdm 4pots, aluminum lcas, and axles
*
04 wrx engine
*
*
*
*
*
3" full catless exhaust
*
*
02 wrx for interior, wiring, ecu and misc parts
*
Act flywheel
*
Bolts for almost everything and anything on a subaru
Getting the trans in
*
Engine going together
*
*
*
*
Getting the wrx dash fit and seats in
*
Getting a clutch, bellhousing bolts, and hopefully clutch fork pin and a gastank and lines, gonna try to have engine in this weekend if possible and start hooking up wiring and neatening everything up, cant wait to get it started!