07-16-2017, 02:29 PM
this is so awesome. $900? you did fine.
rip the headliner out and get some headroom. its also part of the reason it smells so bad because its holding all the cig stench. get the carpet out of there while you're at it and just put some skateboard grip tape down on the floor under the pedals in its place. so much easier to clean dust out. trust me you'll get sick of trying to get dust out of the carpet.
the bearings are kind of a pain. you can see my thread where i did mine. its been forever so i don't remember all the tools you'll need but i know you'll want a slide hammer to get the bearings out of the hubs.
90% chance the leaks are coming from the VC gaskets or the oil pan seal. just get what you can on the top of the engine and if its bigger than that (crank seals or camshaft seals on the front side) just deal with it later. oil is cheap, keep filling it. any other big leaks will need the engine yanked to access (good news though, subaru makes it super easy to pull engines).
shifter will be easy to fix, there are lots of kits for bushing replacements for the 5 speed. just crawl under while you're fixing other stuff, should take about an hour unless stuff is super rusted or seized.
get OEM shocks, anything more will be overkill for this right now. blown shocks will let you get by for now but on course the car is going to be unpredictable.
those tires :lol: get anything with some tread depth but snows are a fine choice. anything over a 50 aspect ratio is good, less is not enough sidewall for dirt use.
for classing, right now you will want to try to slot into SA, or Stock All wheel drive. its going to give you the best shot at podium and those classes are usually well populated because its easy to arrive and drive with anything. as you continue to mod, you'll move up to Prepared AWD and then finally Modified AWD which is the big boy class where dedicated rallyx'ers drive and/or stage rally guys who like to blow the dust off their rally cars in between rally events - in other words you don't want to class yourself into anything more extreme than PA. your #1 goal is to make the car reliable at a stock level, then #2 is to drop all the weight you possibly can.
KEEP your power steering. this is a front heavy car and once you get good you're going to be moving the wheel a LOT because you're going to be sideways all the time. if you lose the PS you'll be slower. i don't know anyone that rallycrosses at a high level who removes the PS on purpose.
rip the headliner out and get some headroom. its also part of the reason it smells so bad because its holding all the cig stench. get the carpet out of there while you're at it and just put some skateboard grip tape down on the floor under the pedals in its place. so much easier to clean dust out. trust me you'll get sick of trying to get dust out of the carpet.
the bearings are kind of a pain. you can see my thread where i did mine. its been forever so i don't remember all the tools you'll need but i know you'll want a slide hammer to get the bearings out of the hubs.
90% chance the leaks are coming from the VC gaskets or the oil pan seal. just get what you can on the top of the engine and if its bigger than that (crank seals or camshaft seals on the front side) just deal with it later. oil is cheap, keep filling it. any other big leaks will need the engine yanked to access (good news though, subaru makes it super easy to pull engines).
shifter will be easy to fix, there are lots of kits for bushing replacements for the 5 speed. just crawl under while you're fixing other stuff, should take about an hour unless stuff is super rusted or seized.
get OEM shocks, anything more will be overkill for this right now. blown shocks will let you get by for now but on course the car is going to be unpredictable.
those tires :lol: get anything with some tread depth but snows are a fine choice. anything over a 50 aspect ratio is good, less is not enough sidewall for dirt use.
for classing, right now you will want to try to slot into SA, or Stock All wheel drive. its going to give you the best shot at podium and those classes are usually well populated because its easy to arrive and drive with anything. as you continue to mod, you'll move up to Prepared AWD and then finally Modified AWD which is the big boy class where dedicated rallyx'ers drive and/or stage rally guys who like to blow the dust off their rally cars in between rally events - in other words you don't want to class yourself into anything more extreme than PA. your #1 goal is to make the car reliable at a stock level, then #2 is to drop all the weight you possibly can.
KEEP your power steering. this is a front heavy car and once you get good you're going to be moving the wheel a LOT because you're going to be sideways all the time. if you lose the PS you'll be slower. i don't know anyone that rallycrosses at a high level who removes the PS on purpose.
2010 Civic Si
2019 4Runner TRD Off-Road
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Past: 03 Xterra SE 4x4 | 05 Impreza 2.5RS | 99.5 A4 Quattro 1.8T | 01 Accord EX | 90 Maxima GXE | 96 Explorer XLT
2019 4Runner TRD Off-Road
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Past: 03 Xterra SE 4x4 | 05 Impreza 2.5RS | 99.5 A4 Quattro 1.8T | 01 Accord EX | 90 Maxima GXE | 96 Explorer XLT