I guess its time to stop being a troll and start my build thread since I just finished up my semester of college. This is suppose to be the ultimate father/son bonding project. This is the first kit car they we have built together, but not the first project that we have tackled to date. Started out working on motorcycles and Honda's while I was in high school. I bought a 06 WRX with the plan of eventually tearing it down in plans of making a 818 after college, but being impaitient and my fathers retirement fastily approaching we decided to pull the trigger and put down a preorder. Got hotlisted about 2 months after the list was announced and got bumped up to a early Feburary production date from mid June.
GA LIMITED
Start up company, my father and I made a few years back. We did bike restorations and one off builds. Had a few aero pieces replicated for my DA back in the day under this business.
THE BUILD
We are going to building a 818S and its chassis 127, being built in our garage on our spare time after school and when I can get my homework done. Updates are going to slow and few in between. I want to do updates when I ht goals. Since I have been a troll though I am already art way into the build and have a DMV appointment for June 16th, hopefully I can get the car up and running by then. Pics will be all coming from my iphone so quality may not be top notch, but we will see.
Donor
02 WRX ~ 127,xxx $3000
Bought off a kid from NAOISC, who got his car "joyridden" which ended up getting crunched pretty bad... Car started idle, reved freely would go into gear but couldn't be moved. Bought the car on pure faith and reputation.
DRIVETRAIN
2.2L EJ20 stroker motor - had low compression due to ring land failure.
Exedy stage 1 HD clutch kit
Transmission got rebuilt, replaced a few syncros and installed a quaife lsd
Decided to get the motor rebuilt by a Garage Tuning - now known as Ubersport. Was initially going to give the motor and trans to COBB, which is down the street from me but got a bad vibe from them.
Hybrid turbo - 18g turbo housing and a 20g wheel inside according to my tuner.
Shooting for 300hp/300tq at the wheels. We will see.
AWIC - Got my whole setup from Froozenboost.com
Cusco solid motor mounts
Moroso Steel oil pan
Techworks Equal length headers
Grimmspeed ceramic coated intake, tgv deletes, throttle body, crankshaft pulley
Tial 50 qr bov, ebay turbo inlet
CX Racing radiator
Wheels/Tires
Rota's G-Force
17x8 e48 - 10mm spacers
18x9.5 e35 - no spacers
Tire's
Falken K453
Brakes/Suspension
04 STI Brembo's/conversion kit from fastwrx
-Contemplated on putting these on my own WRX and switching brakes but decided against it.
SS Braided lines from the Race Line
VCP Trailing arm kit
Godspeed lateral links
JDM aluminium LCA
Body
Haven't decided on what color or style of finish yet
Cobra Imola Pro Gt kevlar seats
Schroth Profi-II ASM harness
Homemade harness bar
Handmade shift knob
TWM short shifter/Longislandwrx shifter mod