Author Topic: Re: NEL's Big Blue Project: Finally some rubber (Read 12539 times)

NiceEqualLengths · « **on:** January 13, 2013, 02:20:01 pm »

Welcome!

A year ago I would not have imagined me driving a GC8. I had it all planned. Wait and get a Evo 6.
Then my girlfriend wanted to sell her sunfire. Justification. Sell her car, give her my lancer, get Subaru.
I originally looked at a white GC8 being sold by JDM tuners INC. But that sold even before I could think about getting the cash.
So I sat on it for a while. I actually gave up on buying one. Girl friend was still driving the sunfire so i wasn't in a rush to sell.
A guy who I talked to about importing sent me an email about 2 months after the GC8 sold and BOOM. Like magic. Back on the hunt.
I found the 97 i drive now for sale by GC8GUY on Kijiji. Looked at it, went for a spin. Fell in love. I was set. This was my next car.
Got it and decided to make a Track capable/ DD. I'm big on Performance>Looks. Sure looking cool in a parking garage is fun but the tracks where its at.
I don't have a lot of pictures of it (Sadly) my brother has more $:-\$

Green is what is installed/I have
Purple is all dreams

Stats: As of May 16, 2013
1997 WRX GC8
EJ20K
Axle Back Melon Launcher (SOLD)
2000 RS Struts and springs.
Syms Racing Front strut bar
V3 STi rims w/ winters

Plans

Suspension:
Whiteline front Sway 24mm Front with whiteline Endlinks
Whiteline rear sway 24mm with whiteline links.
BC Coilovers (BR Types)
TIC Klunk Killer (Comfort)
Whiteline ALK
Whiteline Steering Rack Bushings

Engine:

Invidia Catless Downpipe
Invidia N1 Ti Tip Racing Catback Exhaust
Tomei UEL Headers + Up pipe
Stage 1 organic Exedy clutch
Apexi Short Ram Intake
Silicone Turbo Intake and Intercooler piping
Torque Solutions Pitchstop
Torque Solutions Engine Mounts
WRX_RA Heatshield
DEI Titanium wrapped headers and downpipe

Gearbox
Redline 75/90 (this crap sucks, doing Subaru S in the future at the recommendation of Goodveet)
Kartboy front/rear Stay bushings
STi 5spd Short Shifter Assembly with Linkage Update (http://www.westernsubaruclub.com/smf/index.php?topic=25018.msg379273#msg379273)
Cobb Short Throw Shifter
TiC Klunk Killer Kit (Komfort)
TiC Transmission mount bushings
Torque Solutions Transmission Mount

Brakes
DBA T3 4000 Series Front/Rear Rotors
Hawk HPS Pads
Braided Stainless Steel Brake Lines

Interior:
Stack Gauges:
Oil Pressure
Oil Temperature
Boost (BAR for mad JDM status)
All mounted in a A pillar gauge pod (Thanks Adverse!)
Exhaust Gas Temperature
AEM Wideband
Coolant Temperature
Mounted in a HTA Clock Pod for the GC's http://www.htautos.co.uk/prod_desc_podcf96.html?sno=298
Alpine Type S speakers 5.5 front, 6.5 rear. Coaxial
powered by a MRPF-300 Alpine 4 channel
2 12" JL W0v3 in a JL Wedge port box
Powered by a MTX JH600 Monoblock
Jensen VM9224BT (Don't judge,it was free!)
LED interior map and dome
Blue LED Dash/center console lights

Exterior
20% rear window/rear door tint
LED Marker Lights
LED Reverse Lights
LED License Plate Lights
6000K HID Fog Lights
6000K HID Headlight
30% driver/passenger window tint
HTAuto STi V8 Hood scoop http://www.htautos.co.uk/prod_desc_sti8low.html?sno=298
Remove all of the stickers / remains of stickers
50% black out red portion of tail light

Tires
Winters:
STi V3 16" factory wheels
205/55/R16 WS70 Blizzaks

Summers:
18x8 Rota ? ? ?
245/40/R18 Potenza RE-11

Here we go!

That's it. All I have. So sad.

First mod.

I'll update this as I go along. With mods and such

Thanks for reading.

GC8REX · « **Reply #1 on:** January 13, 2013, 07:45:22 pm »

Good first mod man! Can't wait to see what she becomes

hey, is your car same color as mine? (code 416)

NiceEqualLengths · « **Reply #2 on:** January 13, 2013, 07:58:51 pm »

I'm excited. And Nope. 52D option.

YvanF · « **Reply #3 on:** January 15, 2013, 08:06:18 am »

Glad you got a project thread started. Keep us posted, and don't forget pics!

teacherman · « **Reply #4 on:** January 15, 2013, 08:21:44 am »

Just saw this car on the weekend. Looks good and sounds great.

NiceEqualLengths · « **Reply #5 on:** January 15, 2013, 10:35:07 pm »

So, as some of the people who go to the Calgary Tims meet. I banged the fender up a little.

(Nice fat finger KYLE!)
And the fog light. AAAAANNNDDDD the marker light.
Got my brother-in-law to hook me up

And commence fixerating!

As you can see by the lack of snow in the last picture. Took a bit. About 3.5 hours but had to reshape the fender braces.
So now my car looks like this:

Colour matched fender and everything. Looks great.

Also changed the mods list and stuffs.

Asstuna · « **Reply #6 on:** January 16, 2013, 06:39:30 am »

Excellent. Looks muchly improved.

NiceEqualLengths · « **Reply #7 on:** January 22, 2013, 01:34:09 am »

I got some new things recently.

TiC Klunk Killer Comfort (Thanks Julian, someone go buy his butt spacers)

Shameless plug on my brothers 1420 Power Enterprise Turbo for his SR20.

And I bought these a little bit back but wanted something to keep in case this thread ran dry

Front and Rear Stay bushings. Also, bushings for the shifter to fix that slop.

NiceEqualLengths · « **Reply #8 on:** January 22, 2013, 01:37:54 am »

I found this picture on the Facebook Page, Car Memes

Not excited to do plugs

GC8REX · « **Reply #9 on:** January 22, 2013, 07:02:53 am »

Quote from: NiceEqualLengths on January 22, 2013, 01:37:54 am

I found this picture on the Facebook Page, Car Memes

Not excited to do plugs

they're not really that bad, just need to experiment with a few different extensions to fit the back plugs as they are tight to the engine bay walls.

NiceEqualLengths · « **Reply #10 on:** January 25, 2013, 12:59:43 am »

So, some updates.
My car ran like a bag of dicks this morning. Shuddering and shaking even with the idle at 1300 RPM. so after asking Tom what plugs, I got em.
(And auto value had them in stock, suprised there)
Plugs I picked up were NGK BKR6EIX (6418)

Did the plugs. I don't know how the 20Gs are for plugs, but I did the 20K plugs in under 20 minutes (First time a WRX).
Easy peasy. I will help anyone in Calgary do em.
Here are the pics

Cylinder 2

NO GAP. AT ALL.

and cylinder 1 or 3

TOO. MUCH. GAP.
Also, the plugs I pulled out were NGK PFR6B
Now I see why this thing hated the cold.

NiceEqualLengths · « **Reply #11 on:** January 25, 2013, 01:08:39 am »

Also did the TiC Klunk Killer Comfort bushings....sorta.

I did the plates on either side where you sandwich the one under a top hat and another in the bushing its self.
That was dumb. No room on the passenger side, but the driver side I did in 5 minutes.
Was going to do a DIY but felt it was covered.
Now for the almost. Where the hell do these bushings go on a GC8?

I looked and the 2002+ have a little frame thing, but mine doesn't.

GC8REX · « **Reply #12 on:** January 25, 2013, 08:59:54 am »

Yep, our cars don't have that plate, so to do those you would need to lower the diff I believe. That's the reason I just did the outrigger ones

GC8REX · « **Reply #13 on:** January 25, 2013, 09:01:05 am »

And yeah, it seems like the 20k's different valve cover design makes plugs even easier to do

NiceEqualLengths · « **Reply #14 on:** January 25, 2013, 03:00:56 pm »

Well I have a set of rear diff bushings for free for someone to have. Calgary pick up only.

NiceEqualLengths · « **Reply #15 on:** January 25, 2013, 03:21:19 pm »

Also noticed the valve covers are both leaking. I thought it was just the passenger side, but its starting to seap from the top on the driver side. Gonna do valve covers and engine mounts a t the same time. And I couldn't locate a restrictor pill. At all. I'm going to take each line off 1 by 1 and search but I think I'm going to go to Subaru and the the 1 mm pill

goodveet · « **Reply #16 on:** January 26, 2013, 02:10:31 am »

18x8.5 rims will not fit without coilovers and a fair amount of fender modification. 17x8.5s should fit with coilovers, a roll, and a slight pull.
I'm planning 17x9 this summer and am anticipating a bunch of problems... $:-\$

NiceEqualLengths · « **Reply #17 on:** January 26, 2013, 08:15:00 am »

Quote from: goodveet on January 26, 2013, 02:10:31 am

18x8.5 rims will not fit without coilovers and a fair amount of fender modification. 17x8.5s should fit with coilovers, a roll, and a slight pull.
I'm planning 17x9 this summer and am anticipating a bunch of problems... $:-\$

yeah I was looking at that on 2.5RS yesterday. There's a set of 18x9.5 rims for sale right now up north that I like but it takes a lot of chopping.

NiceEqualLengths · « **Reply #18 on:** February 18, 2013, 11:17:02 pm »

Anyone who watches the JDM section knows that my clutch started to go a little while ago and now its to the point it sucks to drive. So me and my brother started to tackle it today. What can I say, this uckfaying sucks. I hate, hate, HATE doing clutches. First time doing it on a Subaru. Downpipe was a mess to take out, Axle springy-things are a itchbay. Gave up for tonight and went home. (Doing it in my sisters garage) Gonna drop the transmission tomorrow. First have to go get my girlfriends car from Red Deer after the stupid, uckfaying rad went. I HATE THIS WEEK. but I can't wait to break the clutch in, install a GS MBC and put it to 14 PSI.

purdy · « **Reply #19 on:** February 19, 2013, 01:00:43 pm »

What clutch did you end up choosing?

Shinichi · « **Reply #20 on:** February 19, 2013, 02:43:52 pm »

White GC8 sold by JDM tuners inc. That may have been my 2dr Type R i bought from them back last July. Sorry if it was!

teacherman · « **Reply #21 on:** February 19, 2013, 03:18:25 pm »

Why you pull out trans for clutch? Pulling engine makes life easier.

NiceEqualLengths · « **Reply #22 on:** February 19, 2013, 03:53:37 pm »

Quote from: purdy on February 19, 2013, 01:00:43 pm

What clutch did you end up choosing?

Exedy stage 1 organic. Seemed like a good bet, i'll let you know.
And pulling the engine was not the easier way because my sisters garage can barely handle my subaru. Its a damn cupboard.

purdy · « **Reply #23 on:** February 19, 2013, 05:57:49 pm »

Quote from: NiceEqualLengths on February 19, 2013, 03:53:37 pm

Exedy stage 1 organic. Seemed like a good bet, i'll let you know.
And pulling the engine was not the easier way because my sisters garage can barely handle my subaru. Its a damn cupboard.

Yea let me know! Dropping the tranny is a lot simpler than pulling the engine and having to label/remember where everything goes IMO

NiceEqualLengths · « **Reply #24 on:** February 19, 2013, 10:23:21 pm »

So I'm having a itshay time getting the transmission out. all the linkage is out. all nuts and bolts are out. Shaking it is not doing anything. Tried a prybar and tapping into the top. nothing. My brother and me both looked for other bolts and nada. This is getting ridiculous. I feel by the end of this I can help and change a clutch on all GC8.