longislandwrx/Insert Cool Nickname Here Build Thread

[longislandwrx]

yeah no engine... We are moving in a few weeks so it seemed silly to order it now.

[Frank818]

And the new owner would take delivery for free, yeah pretty silly.

What are your posts #3-4-5-6 for in your first page of your thread?
Ok why did I go on your page? lolll Checking when you started your build, I couldn't remember.

[longislandwrx]

they are for when I hit milestones. glider, gokart, finished, registered. unfortunately since I decided to get cute with the rear brakes I'm not even at glider yet. Selling/Buying a house really ruins your summer

[wleehendrick]

Selling/Buying a house really ruins your summer

Tell me about it... Whenever anyone ask how the car's coming, my response is "if you want to finish a car project, don't buy a house". Roof, paint landscaping, flooring, and building a small wine cellar. All while the poor 818 sits neglected in the garage.

[flynntuna]

Wine cellar for her, man cave for you.

[wleehendrick]

Moved the discussion over to my thread to not high-jack longislandwrx's anymore!

[longislandwrx]

Build update?

Nope. She's stored for the winter. Sold our house, house we were buying fell through, it's a shame too it had a really awesome "carriage house"

Living with parents at age 35 for the first time in 16 years. awesome.

on a brighter note the Leader Accessories Basic Guard 3 Layer Universal Fit Water Resistant Car Cover (Cars up to 13'1''(157'')) fits the R like a glove.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

super happy with the fit. buy the smallest one, cars up to 13'1

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[Frank818]

Only 35... well that sucks being on a halt again. At least you found a great car cover.
Hopefully next update in Spring?

[longislandwrx]

Sure Frank... Spring!! Not exactly... but i'm getting closer to getting her out of storage.

It's been an insane past year... we bought our dream house last summer, and I spent the next 6 months making it livable, including going to battle with the village for permits that should have taken weeks that ended up taking months.

You can't make this stuff up, I swear I felt like I was being secretly filmed for a ridiculous reality show at times.

In March we had a baby and I lost my best friend in Iraq the next day. A few weeks later an off-road excursion claimed my beloved WRX. **** it was a tough month.

However, we persevere and endure.

Fast forward to now and i'm starting to get the garage sorted out, i've got the circuits run to get electricity out to it and as soon as some nice weather comes ill bring the 818 back home.

Thanks to my 05 taking one for the team I now have a harness to send to iwire as well as a transmission that was in great shape as well as some other great parts.

I bought a ridiculously quick 02 wagon in the very rare midnight blue pearl color and i've spent a few weekends getting her sorted out so I'll have a respectable daily driver. Moved over more performance parts, interior swap, and just undoing a lot of goofy stuff done over the years.

It's been great haunting all the build threads this past year, it kept me motivated. Getting excited about being back in the 818 game though... I need some good garage therapy

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Jeff

[AZPete]

It's good to see you back, Jeff, and congrats on the baby, the new house and persevering through your losses. I like your plan of garage therapy and trust you'll follow your signature.

[longislandwrx]

Well apparently i'm terrible at time management but i'm back at it.

Seeing a few old faces around here certainly motivated me.

This weekend I finally pulled the wiring harness and engine from my WRX and started cleaning and simplifying the EJ. ;D

ordered the last few things i need to button up the engine, sti oil pan pickup and dipstick , 2008 water pump and a gasket set.

I think the last thing i need to get the car driveable (besides sending the harness out) is a new clutch and flywheel so time to decide on one of those.


thanks for the motivation guys... stay tuned for some engine bolton posts and more boring stuff.

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PS am i the only one who cant add pictures properly in chrome?

[Frank818]

You're back!!! Wow I remember you from 2014, all good and clear on the house?

[AZPete]

Welcome back, again!

[longislandwrx]

You're back!!! Wow I remember you from 2014, all good and clear on the house?

Hey Frank, yes, still working with an architect for the garage and addition plans but things are coming along.

Welcome back, again!

Thanks buddy! I got the turbo and manifolds off last night so as soon as my oil pan gets here i can put this engine right side up.


One of the things i'm doing to clean up the engine is the oil warmer/delete. To do it properly takes 3 parts

21111AA250 the 2008+ WRX waterpump which has the 2 nipples instead of 3
15018AA050 the oil filter union
11021AA121 the block plug to remove the one with the hose

this gets rid of the crusty pipe on the front of your block and probably about a half a pound.

pics coming this weekend.

[Scargo]

Hey Frank, yes, still working with an architect for the garage and addition plans but things are coming along.



Thanks buddy! I got the turbo and manifolds off last night so as soon as my oil pan gets here i can put this engine right side up.


One of the things i'm doing to clean up the engine is the oil warmer/delete. To do it properly takes 3 parts

21111AA250 the 2008+ WRX waterpump which has the 2 nipples instead of 3
15018AA050 the oil filter union
11021AA121 the block plug to remove the one with the hose

this gets rid of the crusty pipe on the front of your block and probably about a half a pound.

pics coming this weekend.

This is a better pump than the one you’re looking https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01M6C7K..._Gt47EbS99SEK3

[longislandwrx]

To clear an ELH (equal length header) you need an STI oil pan or aftermarket... most of the oil pans i've seen extend way below the frame rails. Fingers crossed that the torque solutions pan which uses an o-ring will fit when it comes out!

For now I picked up and sti oil pan, 2.5 liter pickup (yes i know they can fail) dipstick and tube and sti windage tray to get this engine running. Phase two will be likely be either a better pan and pickup with the killer b oil control valve or a dry sump. (TBD)

At this point I just want to move forward.

parts you need:
15049AA110
11109AA151
11140AA150
10915AA010
15144AA011

paid $190 for everything shipped.

While waiting for everything to arrive, I soaked the bolts in Evaporust, and they came out great, but may end up getting new ones.

Bottom of the block is starting to come together.

Once the pan and header are back on I can keep scrubbing with dish soap and water to get the last of the grease off the block, and swap the water pump.

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[Mitch Wright]

My KB pan didn't hand down but maybe 3/4" and was even with the main frame rails of the center section. More than once I dropped wheels and never scraped the pan with a 3.75 ride height in the rear.

[longislandwrx]

Not quite done cleaning the oxidation but i'm getting closer. Once the timing covers are back on i can do a little more wire brushing.

Installed the replica parts alternator turnbuckle, motive composite tgv deletes, and grimmspeed ported manifold and TB ( still need to transfer over my dieted wiring harness)

starting to look like a pretty simple EJ if you ask me!

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[longislandwrx]

Not sure how many are here that still remember me or my build, but i'm so close to getting it home.

I had dreams of bringing home my 818 (from storage) and working on it in our (barely) 1 car garage... But I knew there would never be enough room.

The plan all along since buying our new house was to build a new garage in our backyard so around 2021 I began on that process.

And what a ordeal it was... permits, hearings, surveys, more hearings, neighbor fights etc etc and here we are in 2024 with an almost finished garage that is almost ready to store the 818.

So here I am 4 years later, with the 818R coming out of storage almost exactly 8 years to the day.

Building the garage was an ordeal, but man, building a structure with your bare hands is so rewarding.

Sad to see that Mechie is selling his... hopefully I can ride this motivation to get back to it.

How many OGs still here?

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[jbs72697]

That’s good news. You must be looking forward to getting back at it. I bought 818S three years ago and haven’t made much progress at all due to life, caring for parents, a ridiculously small and cluttered garage, and my own health issues. I’m having surgery this month to hopefully cure my issues and we are just now finalizing plans to build a whole new BIGGER garage! So I’m pretty excited to have a proper space to get seriou about the build

[longislandwrx]

Nice! good luck with your project. Hopefully it goes a little smoother than ours.

Crazy thing is its been so long I can't even remember where I left off on some things.

First step is going to be taking inventory and seeing what i've lost in the past 8 years.

[Bicyclops]

8 years? I can't find what I set down 30 seconds ago

Ed

[octobersknight]

Not an OG exactly, but I've been building (agonizingly slowly) for 6 years ...