Wayne Presley/VeryCoolParts Build Thread H6 power

[HelluvaEngineer]

Put the car on the scales this morning, 1974 lbs with 3 gallons of gas. 40% front, 60% rear and 50/50 right/left with 50/50 cross weights.

That is very impressive! A turbo flat 6 under 2,000 lbs Wet Weight.

[longislandwrx]

Craigslist be like, freshly machined block!

[indiana818]

hi Wayne

i watched your video on converting the power rack off a 2002 subaru i was wondering what you did with the holes left from the hoses you removed?
kerry sylvester

Since my kit should be ready this week to ship I'll let everyone in on the build.
motor EJ20
Ported head - Mid level porting job, 5 angle valve job
JE 9.5 CR pistons
King XPG bearings
ARP head studs
Moroso oil pick up
750cc Deatchwerks injectors
255lph Walbro pump
Garret GT2560 BB turbo

Enkei Kojin Wheels 17x8 18x9.5
Toyo R1R or R888 tires


Hawk DTC 30 pads

Stand alone car harness
Electromotive TEC-S, special built for VCP to work with the Subaru coil on plug. Built in boost control.

Sparco D ring steering wheel with Sparco adapter

[RM1SepEx]

loop the hoses... you can reduce the friction by removing the piston seal as well. If you remove the seal, you don't need to loop the lines, you can plug them...

[indiana818]

thanks alot
kerry

[indiana818]

where is the piston seal? is there one on both ends to remove?

[Wayne Presley]

where is the piston seal? is there one on both ends to remove?

The piston seal is in the middle of the rack.

[RM1SepEx]

there is a de-powering the rack thread somewhere on this forum, pre-05 rack is one style, 05-07 is another

remove the end cap, push out the rack
remove the seal, you don't need to remove the whole piston
grease
reassemble
plug the two line ports

note: the fluid was not used for lubrication, the rack slides vs bushings on each end

[Frank818]

For the weight, 897kgs isch.

[Wayne Presley]

Interior is done

[Erik W. Treves]

Very Nice!!! I really really like it...can't wait to see it again next week at SEMA

[07FIREBLADE]

Very nice Wayne!!! Do you plan on getting the new door panels in the future or keep it the way it is?

[Scott J]

3 gorgeous 818s' going to SEMA! I can't even decide which one I like the best. FFR, Wayne and Eric have all set the bar so high for us "budget" builders. Sales of this kit are bound to go through the roof after SEMA. Outstanding job to all of the early builders. Keep the pictures coming.

[Wayne Presley]

Very nice Wayne!!! Do you plan on getting the new door panels in the future or keep it the way it is?

Those are the new panels, the uphostery guy has some bad glue and he had to improvise. After SEMA the panels are going to be recovered, they looked great but the wouldn't stick on the fiberglass pockets. So he whipped out some panels that needed nearly no glue.

[ktm]

Nice job on the interior- love the dash and the steering column cover.

Could you answer a couple of questions?

What are the bars in front of the seat? They look like part of the frame?

Why the exposed aluminum panels in the lower door frame and upper door frame where the door latches? Just not quite completed for the evening or is it a design issue?

Maybe I'm not following what you mean on the door panels- these are the new panels, but not quite as they come from the factory?

Great color, great job on documenting the build. Appreciate the input!

[THE ITALIAN]

What did you use for a rear view ? Can you see well at that position ??

[07FIREBLADE]

Got ya Wayne. They looked different when you compare them to the finished appearance of the white 818S in the yahoo video that's why I made the comment. Cool can't wait to see the way it looks after SEMA. Very impressive build

[Wayne Presley]

Nice job on the interior- love the dash and the steering column cover.

Could you answer a couple of questions?

What are the bars in front of the seat? They look like part of the frame? They are part of the frame.

Why the exposed aluminum panels in the lower door frame and upper door frame where the door latches? Just not quite completed for the evening or is it a design issue? There is no exposed aluminum, reflection off the powdercoat makes it look that way.

Maybe I'm not following what you mean on the door panels- these are the new panels, but not quite as they come from the factory? They are factory door panels with pockets and contours. The glue would not hold down the pockets so upholsterer went to plan B.

Great color, great job on documenting the build. Appreciate the input!

What did you use for a rear view ? Can you see well at that position ??

You reuse the WRX side and rear view mirror and have decent rear views.

[blueoval_bowtie_guy]

Where are the cup holders? Gotta have a place for a super big gulp (well, everywhere except in NYC!)

[Wayne Presley]

It's done enough for SEMA

[Canadian818]

Amazing job!

[Mechie3]

Did you add something to the side cutouts? Can't tell if it's a shadow or not. It looks great though! Excellent work!

[CHOTIS BILL]

That is truly something to be proud of.

Bill Lomenick

[Wayne Presley]

Did you add something to the side cutouts? Can't tell if it's a shadow or not. It looks great though! Excellent work!

[Wayne Presley]

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[Mark Dougherty]

wayne
awsome job
great push to get it done

[AZPete]

Thanks, Wayne, for setting the bar so high. Or, as Dave Smith would say, it makes us all reach above our grasp.

[Wayne Presley]

Why the exposed aluminum panels in the lower door frame and upper door frame where the door latches? Just not quite completed for the evening or is it a design issue?

I made covers for the latch support bolts last minute, as in started 30 minutes ago...

[Frank818]

lollll nice trick Wayne.

[Frank818]

Guys, not so long ago, that car was naked and doing donuts in the grass. And look at it now.

[Erik W. Treves]

wicked!!!!!!!!!!!!

[818dennis]

Wayne I love your VeryCoolParts #704 and FactoryFive 818 #705 Decal. Last night I went through and saved all the picture that you posted 129 of them. So I could relive them with a slide show and it was great!!! I wished I could some how post them here so every body could see them, might sell some more cars. Great job . Maga Awesome!!! Thanks, Dennis Nelson

[ktm]

I made covers for the latch support bolts last minute, as in started 30 minutes ago...

Nothing like pushing it to the limit to meet a deadline. Very nice work. Very nice!

[Wayne Presley]

Nothing like pushing it to the limit to meet a deadline. Very nice work. Very nice!

I had the car vacuumed and started to fit the FFR stock cover panels and I wanted a little more coverage. Got out the poster paper, cut a template and transfered it to a sheet of aluminum, cut them out on the band saw, bent it in the brake and covered it with matching carpet. 20 minutes on the first and 10 on the second.

[longislandwrx]

Let's see the embroidered floor mats!

[Insurme]

The car is beautiful. Any videos of it running yet?

Thanks,

Mike Shelton

[Wayne Presley]

No vids of it running yet


It's loaded and on the road to SEMA

[metalmaker12]

My kit came with dome covers like that

[gwader]

Dang!!!!! Full treatment. On a serious note. Now much fab work in total hours spent? Brackets etc not included in kit. Do you guys report your findings back to FF. So they can add those items to future kits?

[Wayne Presley]

I didn't keep track of hours to build the car as I built the GRM car in the middle of it. Tons of feedback went back to FFR and were incorporated into the new kits.