Daily beater - '01 Impreza WRX
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If they are still in the proper shape they'll be fine, its only if they have signs of perishing or dents from previously bad fitment that I'd worry about it and swap them out.
Do they not go hard and lose their efficiency?
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When you have them in your hand you can tell I suppose, if they feel less than fresh then bin em.
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Yea they cleaned up well and seemed dead on , they weren't cracked and I was careful to get them well threebonded before I did the rocker so I'm fairly sure they will be fine , if not it will be a time consuming lesson lol , but they will be grand
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Happened upon this exhaust system on eBay the dude was very reluctant to post it and it took me about a week of coaxing at him before he agreed
Subaru Impreza Turbo Turbo Back Sports Exhaust Package
Its in very good nick going by the photos and not very old, it has a resonated center pipe and baffled tail pipe so should be reasonably quiet but still good and free flowing.
Its classic impreza fitment so will need one hanger cut and rewelded in a different position , but will be going to @PeteMoore to get a bung for my wideband welded in the downpipe anyway so can get him to look at it for me when im there
Subaru Impreza Turbo Turbo Back Sports Exhaust Package
Its in very good nick going by the photos and not very old, it has a resonated center pipe and baffled tail pipe so should be reasonably quiet but still good and free flowing.
Its classic impreza fitment so will need one hanger cut and rewelded in a different position , but will be going to @PeteMoore to get a bung for my wideband welded in the downpipe anyway so can get him to look at it for me when im there
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With the rockers done last weekend i hit the Timing belt and pulleys this weekend, pulled the old belt , pulleys and tensioner off
fitted the new pulleys and tensioner
fitted the new belt , lining up the pulleys for timing
replaced the covers and crank pulley
fitted the new pulleys and tensioner
fitted the new belt , lining up the pulleys for timing
replaced the covers and crank pulley
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With the engine on the stand now seemed like a good time to swap in my STI injectors, to be honest i wont really need them with the turbo i am running, but they will give good head room if i go any further with the car in the future, and wont have any detrimental effect in the mean time.
The swap isnt hard, but would be ultra fiddly with the engine in , much easier on the stand
The Standard WRX injectors are 420cc the Sti Pinks are 550cc
The swap isnt hard, but would be ultra fiddly with the engine in , much easier on the stand
The Standard WRX injectors are 420cc the Sti Pinks are 550cc
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Last big job (or so i thought) was the rear crank seal, these are fairly notorious for weeping and the bell housing was a mess.
Started by cleaning up the mess
then pulled the old seal out
and refitted a new one.
the flywheel bolts had been mangled at some stage in the past, so i had new ones ordered and got them installed and torqued to spec
Started by cleaning up the mess
then pulled the old seal out
and refitted a new one.
the flywheel bolts had been mangled at some stage in the past, so i had new ones ordered and got them installed and torqued to spec
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Keep an eye on the sti pinks, back right (pass side), I had to refit it twice as it kept weeping even though it was in seemingly flush but I think it's just an angle thing, probably the most awkward of the 4 for me.
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hahaha. I used number plate tape on mine so it was totally reversable.
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With all the engine stuff done i was pretty much ready to drop the engine back in , but i had noticed a bit of "surface rust" on the lower panel and thought it would be best to hit it with the grinder and some POR15 to stop it falling to bits..
now i had been well warned that these were danger areas for the bugeye , when i was going to view the car, by @scubbay and a few others, i thought i had been fairly thorough when poking around.. but i was wrong
This is looking down on the lower front panel from in the engine bay
now i had been well warned that these were danger areas for the bugeye , when i was going to view the car, by @scubbay and a few others, i thought i had been fairly thorough when poking around.. but i was wrong
This is looking down on the lower front panel from in the engine bay
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Yea not much I could do really , should have looked more closely when I was buying , but I wouldn't sell it on to anyone in that shape and to be fair it might not even made it through the next MOT in that's state , so no choice but to fix it up really
At least I'll know what I have when I'm done lol
At least I'll know what I have when I'm done lol
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At least wood won't rust lol