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    nkw8181's 818 build thread

    Well I finally got a donor car!! whooo hoo. I ended up with an 06 wrx with 121k miles. Me and my roommate spent a few hours tonight taking stuff off. The crunch zone is being a real PITA. can't get the radiator free. well that will be the objective tomorrow. Here are some pics.
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    more pics
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    I would use a sawsall to cut the front end off if it was me. Nice looking donor.

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    That car looks completely stock. I had similar damaged and had to sawzall the front off. The radiated gets pinched pretty tightly.
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    Congrats! The fun begins.
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    Very nice looking donor. You should be able to sell off some parts for a nice return on investment!

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    Thanks guys. We got the radiator off! May still cut the front off to get the engine out. I'll put up pics tomorrow.

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    Cut the front. SO much easier!

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    Here is a picture I took when removing the engine from my forester xt donor.
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    There should be a place in Heaven for the guy who invented the Sawz-All..................

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    Nice! I'm going out to the garage in a few to see where to cut using yours as a guide

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    Just cut it playa, yank that mule, don't mind me had plenty of spiked nog.

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    Wooooo Hoooo. Progress finally!! I can see that the damage didn't appear to do more then hurt the case. I'm rebuilding the motor so this isn't a big deal.
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    Looks like you may have avoided disaster. Hope all goes well for your build.

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    Thanks! I had a side project to take care of. I put up some ceiling storage that can be raised and lowered using a drill or by hand.
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    Ok I'm slowly making progress. Put up another 2 ceiling storage systems. Here is a link to this system if you're interested.

    http://www.lowes.com/pd_432583-2191-...age&facetInfo=

    Home depot had it cheaper at the time and Lowes matches then takes off 10% !!


    See SOME of us only have a 2 car garage so this is going to help me with a place to put stuff. I'd love to have Mechie3's setup. Speaking of I need to find an engineering job with your perks! OK So we got a cold front as well but from what I hear it is nothing compared to what y'all are getting up north So maybe I can make some real progress today.
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    Well no progress yesterday or today. That is what happens when you are sick
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    Oh I forgot to add that my build date got moved up! Now my build date is 4/26/2014!!! Now I have work to do!
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    Here is the progress made this weekend. Got the interior stripped including ALL the wiring! Next is finally getting the motor and rear end out. I took a bit longer because I tried to keep a lot more things then normal. I want to try and use the A/C, ABS and several of the sensors/ motors . My intent is to get everything out of the shell and get rid of it. After that there will be room to work on everything else. Here are the pics.

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    Engine, tranny and rear-end are out. So the front lower A arms where fighting me and my roommate so we took the dash support bar and made it a breaker bar. We where laughing about it a bit then trimmed off some of the mounting brackets and it worked!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by nkw8181 View Post
    Engine, tranny and rear-end are out. So the front lower A arms where fighting me and my roommate so we took the dash support bar and made it a breaker bar. We where laughing about it a bit then trimmed off some of the mounting brackets and it worked!!
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    take lots of pictures and mark your connectors and hoses.
    When you get around to the wiring harness reassembly you well have forgotten where connectors went to.
    The jack handle also makes a great breaker bar extension.
    Remember, heat and PB blaster are your friends, when it comes to getting suspension bolts apart. Rear lateral link bolts can be tough.
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    Paint pens have been my friend. I've been marking everything. Hmmmm the jack handle would be a bit easier to handle lol. I wish I had a pic of us using our makeshift breaker bar.
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    Suggestion: Break (loosen) all the rear end bolt before taking them off the car.

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    Lol yea that prob would have helped lol. So if I'm using the Boyd tank will I still need the fuel vent canister? I stripped the car of everything with the exception of the fuel tank since I won't need it. so here are some more pics.
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    I found a local guy that wants the shell. Think he wants to make a Frankenstein. I have a feeling that even though I plan to use the Boyd tank I may still pull off the fuel parts if nothing more then for piece of mind.
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    I think the stock build reuses the in tank pump, but the Boyd comes with its own pump
    Fuel sender is reused also
    I'd keep the fuel fittings tank fittings, if nothing else you could donate them to someone doing a " non donor " build

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    So a few updates. The car is completely stripped and the frame is gone! Whoo hoo! now I have room to start selling off stuff and I'm not sure what I'll start on next. Thinking either wiring harness or timing belt replacement and such.
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    I plan on starting on wiring while I'm selling off stuff. Whooo Hoooo! I plan on printing Mechie3's wiring guide out tomorrow and get to it.

    http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...h-Auto-AC-HVAC

    Already sold

    driver side headlight
    glovebox
    center grill
    foglights
    driver side finder liner

    I'd really like to get the doors and trunk gone next since they are big items.
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    Are you selling the parts on ebay?
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    I've been selling stuff on craigs list and NASIOC. been working on wiring.... ughh. Right now i can't decide if I want to have ABS. I posted in the brakes forum asking the trailblazers that put ABS in what they think.
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    I may branch out to ebay. Put stuff with no reserve and see what happens.
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    I decided on no abs, and as I can see it , it was a good move. Car stops on a dime and itis even and predictable. Abs wouldn't hurt it in anyway, but power assist might be to much braking force.

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    At this point I'm still just stripping tape and tubing. Figured I would get that done first and figure out the rest once I get there.
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    Nolan, are you picking up yourself or getting the kit delivered to you on April 26th?
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    I am still unsure of which route I will take. 27 hour drive one way is a drive plus gas isn't cheap. If I have it shipped I'll still make it out there at some point. Maybe in the 818 once there is a soft top.

    Anyone thought about a small motorcycle trailer to pull behind these beauties. You know to put stuff lol.

    Oh and I'm still on wiring. I think I've passed 40 hours on it. I decided to remove optional equipment but plugs where I remove them. But I doing this I trace the wire as far back as I can and then put the connector. Optional equipment is factory radio wiring, abs, hvac and a few aux power plugs. This allows me the best of both worlds. I get the weight and reduction of wiring benefits but keep the options if I chose to use any or all of them.
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    40h! G... Hopefully not much left, then.
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    If there were some closer tracks, I would consider bolting on a class 1 hitch to the back for pulling tires.

    http://www.chuckbrazeau.com/tiretrailer.htm
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    I ended up with about 45 hours to get unneeded systems taken out and optional ones removed. I also removed optional systems such as hvac and abs but put connectors as far upstream as I could so I could add back if desired. This is the wiring's state until install and phase two of the trim.
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    now on to more fun stuff like the engine!! I will be honest, before august or so of last year I knew very little about Subaru's so it goes without saying that this motor looks a bit daunting. Once question off the top, how did everyone close off the heating hoses? I prob saw it somewhere but don't recall.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nkw8181 View Post
    Once question off the top, how did everyone close off the heating hoses? I prob saw it somewhere but don't recall.
    It was recommended to loop them, not close them off.

    Nice job on the harness... I'm getting ready to tackle mine.

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