ScramCannon

Sold! That was quick :-)

Hi everyone, My GC8 is up for sale. It's a project at present, details below. Thread on this is here:- Spec as I picked it up:- Resprayed from the original silver to the Rb5 metallic grey New (at the time) radiator Front mount intercooler Alloy sti/spec c lower arms STI v6 6 bolt gearbox and bell housing - the stronger one. STI v6 full red suspension and running gear STI v6 prop and rear diff etc Full STI v6 interior including all dash and wiring Alarm and immobiliser for insurance and theft purposes Fully forged rebuilt sti spec c engine Powerflow 2.5” single exit cat back exhaust HKS Type 2 turbo timer Upgraded front callipers to later model STI - fully reconditioned and powder coated black Engine spec list STI v9 steel con rods Billet steel nitrided and treated crank ACL race main bearings ACL race big end bearings All valves were checked, de-coked and re- lapped in to head Valve seats re ground - as Subaru's are prone to exhaust valve seat pitting Forged ally pistons at subaru standard 92mm bore size Commetic steel head gaskets New valve stem oil seals New cam shaft seals New crank case bolts and all dowety seals replaced. Exedy clutch kit Closed deck block Lightened and dynamically balanced complete bottom end inc. fully lightened and balanced steel fly wheel with dyno balancing print out from machinist. New oil pump with steel gears New water pump New radiator hoses All new exhaust and inlet gaskets New mass air pressure sensor New mass air flow sensor New spark plugs New coil packs All idler rollers replaced Cam-belt and auxiliary belts Since then it's had:- TD05-20g turbo, no play in shaft and oil seals good, MTEC c-hook brake discs front and rear, EBC red-stuff pads front and rear, Brake fluid change, New idle control valve, Powder-coated intake manifold, New stainless, catted 3" downpipe, Stack boost gauge fitted, Turbo-timer re-positioned, New Yuasa battery, New HKS air filter, Coolant and oil change, using Millers full-synth. Some up to date-ish pics:- Why it's not finished:- Suspected HG failure, haven't got time to strip the engine down to find out. Hot-idle is inconsistent, No MOT. Comes with the following spares:- Spare, painted set of foglight covers. 2-pot rear brake calipers, refurbed and repainted, original sliding front calipers, Drives well apart from the idle issue - comes up on boost well, really smooth. Chassis very tight with no noises. Probably would make a load more on breaking the car, but not inclined to. Could be a great project form somebody. Car is in Wantage, Oxfordshire, garaged. Would need flatbedding as it's SORN and not MOT'd. Hard to know what value to place on it, let's start at £1995.

Car sold folks :-)

Hi everyone, My Legacy will up for sale in the next few weeks - so thought I'd get an advert up to see what kind of interest there is out there at the moment. Car is a 2004 ('54 plate) Legacy R 3.0 Spec B, in 35J Regal Blue Pearl, 6-speed manual. Great mechanical condition, has full history and is HPI clear (I did my own, feel free to do yours too). Mileage is currently 93k, will go up with daily use. 2 previous owners. In my ownership (just over 2 years), it's had the following:- New front brake calipers, discs, pads (EBC RedStuff), Brand new front Bilstein shocks - around 5k miles ago, Both primary O2 sensors, 2 x full sets of matching Falken Ziex 514 tyres, Powerflow Cat-back Stainless Steel exhaust - as the original failed at the y-pipe (as they do). Sounds great, silent on cruise - slightly louder than stock on throttle. 4 x services (last one yesterday - 10th of Jan), Plugs changed (pain of a job), New matts, 2014 Satnav Disc, Parrot 3100 Bluetooth handsfree added (will stay with the car) Car is located in Wantage, Oxfordshire. Only bad points would be the paint - few scuffs on bumper corners, one pin dent on drivers-side door. Wheels we refurbed in dark grey by the previous owner - could do with doing again (I may get these done before sale). Pics:- Would be looking for £3450 ono. Thanks Adam

Building up the manifold, new intake pipe, stainless bolts. All other silicone replaced, Mikalor clamps for everything.

Manifold painted, picked up today:- Needs some tidying up, but looks ten times better. Test fit:-

More bits turned up:- Lots of Mikalor clamps to replace the sketchy cheapy ones on all the pipework:- New silicone is also on it's way. Lots of stainless bolts too, so I refurbed the power-steering reservoir, some brackets in the 'bay and the coolant expansion tank:- And a cheeky STI horn button for the Momo :-)

Wooo! Oh.... it's only a gasket.

Cheers fella :-) Mid-term plan is to move to 550s and a new fuel pump as I've got the 20g on there. There's every chance the bottom end will let go once I put it all back together and put some boost through it - I'm prepared for that eventuality!

Filter arrived, it's actually green rather than the brown one it replaces. Refurbed the cage too.

So the manifold is off at the powder coaters - Vale Powder Coatings; should get an idea how it's turned out this week. Coolant bottle lid and various brackets will be painted by them shortly too. On order we have:- Throttle body gasket, New HKS filter element (rubbish I know, but might as well make use of what we have), Stainless bolts for everything, Clutch slave cylinder, Intake Manifold phenolic spacers, Intake manifold gaskets, Intake pipe,

Ok so this sounds likely:- http://www.type-ra.com/subaru-forum/threads/iat-sensor-on-v5-v6-sti-models.19852/ to quote:- " On a 1999 or 2000 WRX / 2000 UK Turbo or European GT Turbo there is no IAT (Intake Air Temperature sensor) (stock location: snorkus, just above the right headlight).This sensor is used by the v5/v6 STI only, this is why an STI ecu and a WRX / 2000 UK Turbo or European GT Turbo ECU are not swappable, same applies for the Apexi Power FC. " My car is a WRX with STIv6 engine/drivetrain/interior. So I guess I've got to locate the sensor, and solder in a new plug!

Thanks Mattie, yeah intake air temp was my first thought. The cable is two wires, blue/yellow and black/red I think. It's a separate plug to the MAF one; but connects to the loom in the same place. Thanks Adam

Thanks, it's a good project - as I've no specific requirement as to when I need it on the road; and it owes me very little money. Currently planning to prep over the winter, and get it roadworthy for the spring :-)

Hi folks, As part of my ongoing GC8 renovation project (here) - I've found this sensor wiring, which I can't identify:- The engine is (I believe, still learning) a V5/V6 STi mostly. The wiring is connected into the loom where the MAF wiring joins. There are no locations for a sensor to go on the intake anywhere that I can see. Plug is melted. Related to this I believe; is that the car has a hot idle problem - the idle will drop over time until the car stalls. runs fine on the throttle. Any help greatly appreciated. I can take more pictures if it helps! Adam