IBratmanI
Subaru Ambassador- AdidaSubarus
Looks good Dave!
Urabus's Subarus
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urabusturbo
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motor is finally back from Butlers! New parts include ACL bearings, CP pistons custom made, and Eagle rods. They also bored it and polished the crank. Now to put it all back together and toss is in the car.
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fattie
fat kid
lookin good. what did that run you ?
motor is finally back from Butlers! New parts include ACL bearings, CP pistons custom made, and Eagle rods. They also bored it and polished the crank. Now to put it all back together and toss is in the car.
IBratmanI
Subaru Ambassador- AdidaSubarus
Awesome!! When you say they bored it, is it more than a 2.2 now?! Keep me updated!
Legwagon
BC-BF-*BJ*
SWEET!! can't wait to see the progress from here!
fattie
fat kid
hey ryan , didnt your wife have that plate ? another person in town had urabus2 or something.
Legwagon
BC-BF-*BJ*
wasn't my wife.. was an impostor LGT
urabusturbo
New member
several doll hairs
it was just bored slightly, i have seen some pretty awesome 2.3 stroker builds but I am trying to stay closer to stock specs
I am pretty psyched myself, it has been a lot of work so far and I haven't even begun the to do the real fun stuff yet.
urabusturbo
New member
Thanks! Adam seems to always wind up here whenever I have fires out back. My roommate Ben drives the 7, it has no torque but once boost hits the thing screams. He destroys rear tires like its his job, you have probably seen the aftermath at various intersections around here.
urabusturbo
New member
Update time!
I finally got the car over to the Meyagi shop to begin the transformation
had to get the subframe, hubs and crossmember out of the old car
removed the stock 2.2 motor and cleaned up the bay. Mike got onto a tucking/hiding streak and moved my fuel filter, hood latch cable, headlight wires, and removed anything that is no longer needed. We also had to replace the front radiator pan because the old one would not work with my koyo radiator and was smashed anyways. A hole on the firewall had to be made for the clutch master.
switching the pedals was no fun. I removed the drivers seat to give myself more room so work with. To fit the pedal assembly you need to lower the steering column and it is a huge pain to make it fit... so much swearing....
Everything came out from beneath the car very easily. This car does not seem 20 years old, I have seen many many cars less than half its age with tons of rust. I am so happy I found this shell.
This is the old subframe diff and hubs that came out. Still solid but I was not about to put any old rusty crap back onto the car.
r180 diff and Sti subframe. Everything going back on the car is cleaned and painted with POR-15 paint as well.
My Brembo brakes painted black about to get a thick coat of clear. I was nervous about painting them but they look amazing and suit the car much better than gold imho.
I finally got the car over to the Meyagi shop to begin the transformation
had to get the subframe, hubs and crossmember out of the old car
removed the stock 2.2 motor and cleaned up the bay. Mike got onto a tucking/hiding streak and moved my fuel filter, hood latch cable, headlight wires, and removed anything that is no longer needed. We also had to replace the front radiator pan because the old one would not work with my koyo radiator and was smashed anyways. A hole on the firewall had to be made for the clutch master.
switching the pedals was no fun. I removed the drivers seat to give myself more room so work with. To fit the pedal assembly you need to lower the steering column and it is a huge pain to make it fit... so much swearing....
Everything came out from beneath the car very easily. This car does not seem 20 years old, I have seen many many cars less than half its age with tons of rust. I am so happy I found this shell.
This is the old subframe diff and hubs that came out. Still solid but I was not about to put any old rusty crap back onto the car.
r180 diff and Sti subframe. Everything going back on the car is cleaned and painted with POR-15 paint as well.
My Brembo brakes painted black about to get a thick coat of clear. I was nervous about painting them but they look amazing and suit the car much better than gold imho.
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IBratmanI
Subaru Ambassador- AdidaSubarus
Sweet!! Looks great so far. I know you're itching to get it all together so you can drive it!
flat4awd
Owl's Auto JDM
Rear subframe and calipers look so sexy, I agree that shell is in excellent shape.
urabusturbo
New member
The car is finally back from Meyagis! I am still breaking it in but with the higher compression motor and the updated Robtune it feels like a whole new animal. I could never have completed this project without Mikes help. His workmanship speaks for itself when looking at this build. We were able to hide and tuck several items and we always took time to make things look organized and clean. I still have a ton left to do on the car but I can finally drive it again and that makes the entire effort worth while.
Legwagon
BC-BF-*BJ*
Great news! It looks very tidy!
Bperry41
New member
Looking awesome Dave, all the dedication and hard work is definitely showing. One of my favorite cars on the forum for sure
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Meyagi
I'm a hack
i cant wait to build you a new turbo inlet!! came out good buddy, it was a fun project!
flat4awd
Owl's Auto JDM
This is one of my favorite cars on here, awesome job you guys, I love the attention to detail! You might have some competition from Matt's new old car though Dave
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