oh yeah?
I am playing the waiting game again...
So not much progress as of yet.
I am waiting on a 2004 sti shortblock to come in the mail (25k miles on it). The old bare block was pretty much completely shit on! Head stud threads were destroyed and helicoils and timeserts failed. So need a new bareblock to start again with.
I am then going to swap out all the parts from the old block to the new one. Then ill be good to go.
When I start the rebuild, ill post a ton of pics, dont worry...
Well....
got the shortblock yesterday.
Had some things today to do so was only able to work for half an hour...
Anyways...here's an update:
2004 2.5L Sti shortblock (24k miles)
Came out of a wrecked car. Was sitting for a year in a shed (hence the rust)
Going to finish dissassembling it tonight and get it to the machine shop in the AM.
So i'm going to have a few things for sale:
- 4 x ej257 Pistons (24k miles)
- 4 x Ej257 Rods (24k miles)
- 1 x EJ257 Crank (24k miles)
Your car looks great good job. But I noticed when you were assembling the rotating assembly you put assembly lube on the main BEFORE the bearings. The assembly lube does not go there there is no moving part there, that can cause a spun bearing, One of the guys I worked with at a benz dealer did that and caused a spun bearing at start up. The assembly lube goes on the bearing surface that contacts the crank not the block. Hopefully you havent put your new block together yet. good luck I am thinkin to use the sohc heads on my build too
Got the bare block back yesterday from the machine shop.
Still waiting on ACL race main bearings to come in monday.
Hope to have this thing up and running by the end of next week.
Update: My new n' improved brake system is comin in.
2007 4/2 pot calipers, rotors, lines and wrx master solenoid
BTW...now selling my stock 00 rs front/rear calipers, all rotors, and lines.
Got the oil pump, water pump, oil tube, oil pan, oil cooler, thermostat, and a little more done.
Heads tomorrow
Actually broke this small fitting the connects my oil supply to my oil feed line and to the oil pressure sensor.
Does anyone know the proper name for this part? Going to look on summit and hope to get lucky.
I know it is a t-fitting, but not surewhere to get it from.
JDM WRX STI Version 3 1997
The Original EJ20K Put a rod through the block but it lasted for 98,000kms so cant really complain.
So ive built this one up, its on just under 4000 miles / 6500kms now and handling everything ive through at it very well.
Last time on the Dyno we set up the Low boost...
Hello to all, so I picked up a gc8 a few weeks ago from norcal, from a rs25 member on here.
The cars a 1995 one owner red Impreza L coupe with 168k when purchased, All stock, auto 1.8L, & comes with the safety package all wheel disc brakes & abs.
My plans are a full 2.5rs front end & trim...
Welcome to my Subaru story/daily car build.
My 98 L 559 Brilliant Red (Dipped Matte White):
Current upgrades:(Installed as of now)
Drivetrain
05 STi clutch pedal
Stock Exedy clutch/flywheel for 20K
USDM WRX clutch master cylinder
V4 STi 4.444 5spd and VISCOUS rear diff with dual splined...
This is mostly the progress of my srp 2001 L coupe, but also some 98L and 2018 brz stuff.
Backstory:
I got the car in August 2011 with 100,500 miles. It was my first car, and it had lots of problems at the start. Almost sold it a few times, but once I read about all the swap stuff, I...
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My Goals:
ID Vehicle: To simplify repairs/fixes/etc I'd love to know the cars history.
Main focus: handling, functionality, reliability.
End goal, yes the beaten horse "22b" exterior styling.
Technical Research (I'll post all my reading/research material links here)...
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