It begins.
The parts from a 2006 WRX arrived today. The chitlins and I picked them up at the freight terminal. Two pallets of parts.
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It begins.
The parts from a 2006 WRX arrived today. The chitlins and I picked them up at the freight terminal. Two pallets of parts.
Congrats
Adam _____ Instagram @PopesProjects____ YouTube Channel
818 SRX - #91
Arrived 01/02/2014
First Start 10/31/2016
First Drive 05/22/2017
Registered 10/25/2019 BRAP818
Yeah another one!
Any goals set so far?
Frank
818 chassis #181 powered by a '93 VW VR6 Turbo GT3582R
Go-karted Aug 5, 2016 - Then May 19+21, 2017
Tracked May 27/July 26, 2017
Build time before being driveable on Sep 27, 2019: over 6000h
Build Completed Winter 2021
Goal 1: beat XP lotus
Goal 2: see goal 1
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I originally was shooting for E Modified. But when you see That Car, you realize just how small it is. You know that the 818 is too wide, too long, and too fat to have a chance even if you were the best driver in all of Solo.
I see in your future...
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The lightest 818 so far!
Congrats.
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Last edited by longislandwrx; 12-17-2013 at 07:17 AM.
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Nice looking bug eye! I look forward to following your build... Mine will only be a part time autocrosser as I'm addicted to my DD2 shifter kart for autocross
Dan
818S #17 Picked up 8/1/13 First start 11/1/13 Go Kart 3/28/14
WOW! I wish you luck beating Fred Zust's Lotus, that is a highly developed car. Care to share some details of your plans? BTW, I understand your reluctance in taking on Jeff Kiesel.
Last edited by Mike N; 12-17-2013 at 09:06 AM.
Mike............
FFR2100 - 331 with KB supercharger - T5 - 5 link rear 3.08's and T2 Torsen.
XP? Do you know something that I don't? Last I heard the SEB put the 818 into A Mod with the featherweight winged cars.
Jeff
The SEB puts everything in AMod they haven't looked at closely enough. AMod just a place holder. The SEB wanted to actually see a few of these cars built before they made their decision. Initially, I wanted the 818 to class in EMod but when you see the over size go carts in that class you know the 818 is too wide, too long, and too heavy to compete. So I went back to the rulebook. And X Prepared has many Kit Cars already approved to run. Three of them are Factory Five cars. So it's my HOPE that the 818 is approved for XP.
Plus the minimum weights in XP are on a sliding scale. Not tiered like EMod.
Weights in XP are determined by several factors with the major factor being engine displacement with a 1.4 times adjustment for forced induction. The short of it being:
Running RWD, engine behind driver, no ABS, no traction control, car with a 1.994L (92.00x75) turbo motor minimum weight would be 1815 lb.
Running RWD, engine behind driver, no ABS, no traction control, car with a 2.333L (99.50x75) turbo motor minimum weight would be 1919 lb.
Running RWD, engine behind driver, no ABS, no traction control, car with a 2.344L (99.75x75) turbo motor minimum weight would be 1923 lb.
Running RWD, engine behind driver, no ABS, no traction control, car with a 2.457L (99.50x79) turbo motor minimum weight would be 1957 lb.
My goal is the 2.344L turbo with min. weight 1923 lb. I'll have to add ballast.
Yeah, I knew all that, just thought maybe something developed that I missed. I figure they'll hold it to AM for a season then slot it in to where it really belongs (XP, EM or ??). I agree that XP seems to be the most logical (however it has been proven time and again that "SCCA" and "logical" are often mutually exclusive ). Remember when looking at weight requirements that Prepared class car minimums are WITHOUT driver and Modified class minimums are WITH the driver.
Jeff
Last edited by Jeff Kleiner; 12-17-2013 at 01:41 PM.
Looks like this was once a World Rally Blue, 2006, WRX. Looks like it sold for salvage 2012, March 12th. And if I'm ever in a Speedway I won't have to fill out an application to get a 50% discount on Coco Puffs that have been marked up 100%.
You should call up and see what "rewards" you have accumulated... If ever in Ohio you may be entitled to some nachos my friend!
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This is a nice perk for us. We are racing XP and STR-3 but since P is without driver and STR is WITH we're golden. NASA dictates our weight.
1951 with 245s and 221whp WITH driver means the 1815 weight for XP should be our goal and actually put us over for NASA @ 1995 with my fat a$$ in the car.
Mocked up our Solo wheels yesterday
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Last edited by SixStar; 12-18-2013 at 11:13 AM.
Owner/builder - AEM Intakes 818R #85
MEATY...... How far are they going to stick out past the stock body? How far do they restrict turning radius? Having seen posts on here with far narrower wheel and tire set ups encountering interference with the frame or at least marginal clearance I have to wonder just how much effort that will take to make work.
Mike............
FFR2100 - 331 with KB supercharger - T5 - 5 link rear 3.08's and T2 Torsen.
At some point you stop putting tires under the car and just start putting them on in Solo
Hitting the frame isn't an issue, we'll need steering stops for sure, but in Solo if you're turning that much you're doing it wrong. I can get one full rotation of the steering wheel before contact, but keep in mind that's with no alignment, and I haven't put the caster bushings on yet either. We're toying with the idea of running the wagon mounts to get us a little more width too.
Owner/builder - AEM Intakes 818R #85
Spent half of yesterday and all of today pulling one third of my '68 Cadillac parts out of my shed. I hadn't organized the shed well; there was a bunch of space to be had with a proper resort.
Fit two new shelving units inside the Shed of Shame. Both dedicated to 818R parts.
Not much grass there huh.
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Recreating Ireland in the desert requires water. Water you have to pay for and plumb for.
Sorted through things a bit more.
That is one intimating box when opened.
It contained the entire wiring harness from my donor.
Plus ECU. 22611AL350 = Model Year 2006 WRX Sedan or Wagon
Some parts are in rough shape.
Transmission came from a different Subaru Model, by my request.
TY757VWAAB = US Legacy Turbo Outback MY05-09. That's not what I requested. I wanted the TY757VBAAB = US Legacy Turbo GT MY05-07. The gear ratio's are the same inside both transmissions. It's the final drive that differs. The one I received (TY757VWAAB) has a 4.444 final drive. The one I wanted (TY757VBAAB) has a 4.111 final drive. Screws up my gearing estimates. For Solo, I don't ever want to shift to third. My estimate with 23.5" tall tires maxs me out a 73.6 mph in second with the 4.444 final. With the 4.111, second stretches to 79.5 mph. Knowing my local Solo courses are tight, I'm not sure yet if this is a good thing or a bad thing.
Took much more time than I thought to get the motor onto the stand. But there it is.
Last edited by Rasmus; 12-20-2013 at 10:59 PM.
The wiring is less intimidating once it's all stretched out. In a huge bundles it's just a pile of "oh fudge".
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what he said!
Dan
818S #17 Picked up 8/1/13 First start 11/1/13 Go Kart 3/28/14
Yea it is not horrible, just be careful to not cut too much
You'd have more room if you got that 68 back on the frame
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Zing!
I refer to the '68 by two different names. If I've worked on it in the past 2 weeks it's "The Cadillac"; if more than two weeks have passed since last working on it, it's "The P.O.S." Pile Of Shame.
Today, it's "The Cadillac".
Is that the big block 472 CI ERA?
Everyone needs too many projects... its like a low grade fever that never goes away... (says the man with 119 pistons)
Last edited by RM1SepEx; 12-21-2013 at 03:07 PM.
Dan
818S #17 Picked up 8/1/13 First start 11/1/13 Go Kart 3/28/14
Good eye there. I own both. The 472 that came with my '68 Cadillac Coupe deVille and a 500 in^3 that came out of a '74 Cadillac Eldorado. 500 in^3 = ~8.2 liters. That's over a liter per cylinder. I'll have to do a side by side picture of the Cad500 block and the EJ255 and then one of the two crankshafts.
Had the itch to get something done.
Removed all three accessories and brackets, the G.B.O.D. (Green Brackets of Death), some tubes, and the upper coolant tank.
No issues. No broken bolts. PB Blaster is my friend.
Oil Fill tube didn't make it though. Looks like it snapped between palletting and arrival at the shipping terminal.
Those tubes always crack, and it sucks when you don't notice it
I have billet oil fill tubes for sale (due in after xmas now.... ) or for cheap can sell you my stock oil fill tube (you'll need to reuse the o-ring on your stock one since I broke my experimenting).
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The S.O.'s gift:
Perfect. Spent hours putting it together. Dozens of 7mm nuts with separate washers can get bent. Only got one part wrong. Double caulked everything up; read they leaked a bit. Gonna need to purchase some more baking soda.
That's awesome!
I have the same cabinet, caulked it as well. I too was surprised at how tedious it was to put together. Congrats.
Adam _____ Instagram @PopesProjects____ YouTube Channel
818 SRX - #91
Arrived 01/02/2014
First Start 10/31/2016
First Drive 05/22/2017
Registered 10/25/2019 BRAP818
use 3/16 pop rivets instead to speed up assy???
Dan
818S #17 Picked up 8/1/13 First start 11/1/13 Go Kart 3/28/14
Adam _____ Instagram @PopesProjects____ YouTube Channel
818 SRX - #91
Arrived 01/02/2014
First Start 10/31/2016
First Drive 05/22/2017
Registered 10/25/2019 BRAP818
1 I'm and engineer, problem soln is just a natural process
2 I have MS and haven't had normal feeling in my fingers for almost 23 years... so I do threads as little as possible
3 it is never coming apart, is it? if not why use screws
Do yourself a favor and buy an air riveter, even the Harbor Freight one will improve your attitude during a big project (unless you want to build up Popeye forearms!)
Dan
818S #17 Picked up 8/1/13 First start 11/1/13 Go Kart 3/28/14
This is the only time I'm gonna do this: show off parts before install. After this I'll only post them as I install. Pinky promise.
But in this one case, I'm just so excited!
Box came from Micah at 3MI Racing. Don't Jenga near the address label! Damn kids.
Saenz Rods
~519 grams, including bolts
Nice bolts. ARP L-19
134.5 mm rod length Photo doesn't show it well. But you can read it on the box a few photos up.
Look at that parting line
Beautiful piece
JE, "Honey Badger" 99.75mm pistons. Developed by 3MI Racing and Maxwell Power Services.
-18.2 cc chambers
Works of art.
~394 grams
~107 gram, tool steel wrist pin. It's strangely heavy for how small it is. Dense.
4.34mm (.170") wall
Last edited by Rasmus; 12-28-2013 at 06:14 PM.
This is a beauty!
So maybe it's better not use it and just keep in your garage on a shelf as a trophy or piece of art. lolll
Frank
818 chassis #181 powered by a '93 VW VR6 Turbo GT3582R
Go-karted Aug 5, 2016 - Then May 19+21, 2017
Tracked May 27/July 26, 2017
Build time before being driveable on Sep 27, 2019: over 6000h
Build Completed Winter 2021