07-24-2017, 12:40 PM
Well, it's my turn for a post.
Joey and I loaded up early Saturday morning to head to Maryland and snag some junkyard parts. It was a scorcher so Joey made sure to bring some coffee and nothing else to hydrate with. There were 5 subarus in the yard and 2 of them fit the bill. The first was the same rear hub setup as ours with drums brakes, so we decided to keep looking. Naturally, the one furthest away on the other side of the yard was the one we needed with the upgraded disc brakes. We set to work disassembling the hubs and we both ran into a few problems. Everything was seized and rusty and as we worked, we began to lose hope. Joey snapped a slide pin and we both ran into issue getting the bolt for the lower control arm out, even with my super strong 20v impact. We packed up and went home empty handed knowing it would be the same on the other Subaru. At that point, we decided we would just order replacement parts and not worry about upgrading the brakes.
After a quick lunch we both started on the valve cover gaskets. The ignition cylinder is so messed up that, to this day, I haven't been able to actually start the car without Joey's help. I could tell Joey was absolutely foaming at the mouth to start wiring up a switch panel to circumvent this, so I offered to do the gaskets while he did his soldering and research. We both got carried away and I ended up doing both valve cover gaskets, oil filler neck seal, degrease the engine slightly, drill new holes for the battery tie down that had rusted away, change the oil, and drain/fill the trans/differential. Joey did a fantastic job of fabbing up the switch panel and with a little skill and a lot of blind luck, he fired the car up right away. It was a glorious moment and I think Joey and I compliment each other's skills very well. Co-ownership of this pile will be fun.
Next on the list in roughly this order:
- Call Mach V and get their opinion on the parts to order for the rear hubs/bearings
- Appropriately sized winter tires
- Shifter bushings
- Oil pan gasket I forgot to replace before I changed the oil. (Good excuse to seafoam the oil)
- Strip interior and source two race seats and find a way to mount them very low
- See if we pass inspection with this exhaust. If not, employ Taylor Johnson Exhaust Engineering LLC
- Skirt skirt in the dirt
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Joey and I loaded up early Saturday morning to head to Maryland and snag some junkyard parts. It was a scorcher so Joey made sure to bring some coffee and nothing else to hydrate with. There were 5 subarus in the yard and 2 of them fit the bill. The first was the same rear hub setup as ours with drums brakes, so we decided to keep looking. Naturally, the one furthest away on the other side of the yard was the one we needed with the upgraded disc brakes. We set to work disassembling the hubs and we both ran into a few problems. Everything was seized and rusty and as we worked, we began to lose hope. Joey snapped a slide pin and we both ran into issue getting the bolt for the lower control arm out, even with my super strong 20v impact. We packed up and went home empty handed knowing it would be the same on the other Subaru. At that point, we decided we would just order replacement parts and not worry about upgrading the brakes.
After a quick lunch we both started on the valve cover gaskets. The ignition cylinder is so messed up that, to this day, I haven't been able to actually start the car without Joey's help. I could tell Joey was absolutely foaming at the mouth to start wiring up a switch panel to circumvent this, so I offered to do the gaskets while he did his soldering and research. We both got carried away and I ended up doing both valve cover gaskets, oil filler neck seal, degrease the engine slightly, drill new holes for the battery tie down that had rusted away, change the oil, and drain/fill the trans/differential. Joey did a fantastic job of fabbing up the switch panel and with a little skill and a lot of blind luck, he fired the car up right away. It was a glorious moment and I think Joey and I compliment each other's skills very well. Co-ownership of this pile will be fun.
Next on the list in roughly this order:
- Call Mach V and get their opinion on the parts to order for the rear hubs/bearings
- Appropriately sized winter tires
- Shifter bushings
- Oil pan gasket I forgot to replace before I changed the oil. (Good excuse to seafoam the oil)
- Strip interior and source two race seats and find a way to mount them very low
- See if we pass inspection with this exhaust. If not, employ Taylor Johnson Exhaust Engineering LLC
- Skirt skirt in the dirt
[youtube]_T9ZZR3C0I0[/youtube]
Current:
2011 F150 Platinum | 1995 BMW 325i | 1983 BMW 320i | The MMoped | 2008 BMW 128i
Past:
1996 Toyota Tacoma: | 1992 Mazda Miata | 2002 BMW 325i |
2003 Toyota Tacoma | 1995 Miata M Edition | 1997 Subaru Outback |
1992 Mazda Miata | 1990 BMW 325i | 2007 Toyota 4Runner |
1995 Ford Windstar | 1987 BMW 325i | 1987 BMW 325 | 1990 BMW 325i Vert |
2018 VW GTI | 1990 Mazda Miata | 1989 BMW 325i Vert | 2015 Fiesta ST | 1983 BMW 320i parts car
2011 F150 Platinum | 1995 BMW 325i | 1983 BMW 320i | The MMoped | 2008 BMW 128i
Past:
1996 Toyota Tacoma: | 1992 Mazda Miata | 2002 BMW 325i |
2003 Toyota Tacoma | 1995 Miata M Edition | 1997 Subaru Outback |
1992 Mazda Miata | 1990 BMW 325i | 2007 Toyota 4Runner |
1995 Ford Windstar | 1987 BMW 325i | 1987 BMW 325 | 1990 BMW 325i Vert |
2018 VW GTI | 1990 Mazda Miata | 1989 BMW 325i Vert | 2015 Fiesta ST | 1983 BMW 320i parts car