Cannon Fodder

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Yes they are totally different systems Kev, I don't think anything from the previous models would fit - the downpipe to turbo flange is the same design but the pipe length is different, the centre section is totally different as is of course the rear section.

I think on average the Hatchback STi exhaust systems tend to be 30-50% more expensive than the classic and newage versions.

Cannon Fodder

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A few finishing touches, to carry on keeping with the OE look with some minor styling tweaks where necessary I've ordered the following:

Perrin 'Fat' Shift **** in black



Perrin 'Stubby' Aerial



The short aerial will help eliminate the car looking like it's a full sized RC car, the factory item looks bloody awful in my opinion.

joz8968

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Hey, that gear **** complements the Perrin DCCD controller you bought earlier on.

Cannon Fodder

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There will be quite a few Perrin parts on the car before it's finished, yes the two ***** will be a matching set, almost like I planned it.

Don't get me wrong most of the Perrin range isn't exactly cheap but you do get good quality, I would love their FMIC but at around £1400 it would just make too much of a dent in my budget.

domino46

Looking good ty ,, there is also a perrin theam going on with mine lol , they do make awesome parts

greg320

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Can't beat a bit of Perrin, cars coming along nicely ty

joz8968

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sniffmydiff

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Tyron's tree after his mate santa paid a visit

Nadolig Llawen pawb

Cannon Fodder

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They do that Steve, top quality but at mostly a top price.

Thanks Mark, if it's half the car yours is I'll be very happy.

Cannon Fodder

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Cheers Geraint, if you want to donate your Recaro seats to me I'll be very grateful as the set I wanted weren't under the tree on Christmas morning.

Peter Pan

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Your turning into a right Perrin tart arnt you??

Cannon Fodder

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May have.

Cannon Fodder

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Well today the engine was removed from the car, and after we drained the oil Ryan suggested that we filter the oil and see what was found. As the engine was being removed in order to be sent off for a rebuild I personally didn't see much point but as it was easy to do we went ahead.

Now the engine wasn't running like a dog, using oil greatly (although it does use some but given the mileage and it's a factory built 2.5 that is not unheard of) or smoking/noisy you would expect the oil to be fairly clean of metal debris.

What we found was quite startling really given what I expected to see and that was very little, but actually in the base of the filter cone although it cannot be seen there was quite a lot of metal fragments which had not been trapped by the oil filter. The filter cone we used filters to 190 microns which I know is pretty fine but even so all these metal fragments have been through the engine thousands of times on their journey around the oil system.







Luckily I am in a position where I always planned to get a forged CDB engine rebuild done before any engine failure took place, I would be extremely cheesed off if it had been forced onto me like has happened to so many others.

huzzy1

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What did you pay delivered buddy?

Cannon Fodder

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Upon removal of the engine we set about stripping it down to a point where it's just about ready to be sent away for it's rebuild.

The clutch was found to be just about worn out, it wasn't too far away from the friction disc material being down to the rivets and as an uprated clutch is being fitted this was duly thrown in the bin.

The flywheel is in good condition and will just be refaced to make sure that the new clutch has a good clean surface to mate against, I am not a big fan of lightened flywheels as they can give a very harsh drivetrain engagement.

All the radiator, coolant, auxillary and breather hoses are going away to Scoobyworx for them to manufacture their own silicone versions of, the good thing being that I get a set in red FOC.







So the next step is to remove a few final things from the engine then it is off to AS Performance for it's rebuild.

jabbroni

I love my DAMD wheel its lasting well bit shinier than that in the pic but my god there expensive but believe me worth every penny

jabbroni

Alyn doing the rebuild then, if mine lets go in the RB thats who i am going to

Cannon Fodder

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I paid £390 having taken advantage of the discount offered by Sumo Power, there isn't a massive saving over the japanparts.com price but given that the car is off the road anyway I was in no rush to get the wheel ASAP.

Cannon Fodder

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We are all car tarts, of that there can be no doubt.

It does make a lot of sense to send it to Alyn as he carries out the CDB conversion anyway, may as well keep it all with the one engine builder.

huzzy1

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Very good price that. I paid £380 all in importing it direct.

Cannon Fodder

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So the work on the car is ongoing, I have had a few more parts arrive to say the least since I last posted.

Rear Bumper Foglamps



These will move the rear fog lamps to the current rear reflector position allowing me to utilise the existing fog lamp as a second reverse lamp.

'Gold' Magnetic Sump Plug



Reputed to be the world's best magnetic sump plug and having seen the online demonstration video I would tend to agree, should help keep the fresh engine build at it's best and hold onto any of the inevitable swarf that a freshly built engine will generate.

Genuine Subaru Coilpack



After finding that some idiot had previously broken the plug connector on the coil pack, and then 'repaired it' by the use of a cable tie to hold the HT lead into the coil pack so I had to order a new coil pack.

Genuine Subaru Exhaust Gaskets



I ordered these from Japan as they worked out at less than half the price even from ICP, great price even with the shipping costs and they arrived in about 5 days as well.

I did have to order some spurious 3" gaskets for the flanges as Subaru don't have a 3" gasket but I did order some top quality gaskets, these have a built in flame ring unlike a lot of cheaper gaskets which are just fibre and can be prone to leaking.

SWRD 3 Port Boost Solenoid



A top quality 3 port boost control solenoid from ScoobyWorx, these are made by Pierburg and are exactly the same as the solenoid used by Prodrive as part of the PPP.

These are 'plug and play' and come with an adaptor loom.

A few problems have been encountered when trying to remove the dual AVCS camshaft gears which have required the ordering of some special tools, these are en route and I would rather delay and wait rather than risk damaging the gears.

As the gears still need to be refiitted once the engine is being rebuilt better to show some restraint now rather than outright butchery which I have been the victim of with a previous engine build.

Cannon Fodder

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A 'few' other parts have been sourced this week as well - namely the parts required to carry out the 'facelift' of the bumper etc to the MY11 cars.

I just prefer the front end of the later cars, my thought process is that as the front bumper is being painted anyway then why not just bite the bullet now rather than regret it later?

So I ordered the parts with Keith Price Garages and picked them up yesterday, I did manage to screw them down on the pricing. As the trims and inserts are colour coded Justin @ KPG mixed and matched the part numbers to get the lowest possible prices.

The MY11 onwards cars are not available in WR blue in the UK so as I have to get the items repainted the current colour does not matter to me.

The MY08 Hatchback Front End



The MY11 Saloon Front End



Thanks to Rob84 - Rob Ostle for the part number list and for answering my questions as well, much appreciated.

So very shortly I will have an STi front bumper, fog lamp conversion kit, inner wheel arch liners and Zunsoport lower grille for sale.

Oh and my replacement top mount intercooler is under way with AH Fabrications, the core has been ordered and it will see the engine way past 500bhp which is pretty impressive as I didn't want to go down the front mount route.

The Sheep Worrier

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Liking it ty.

Seems you've had a lot more luck dealing with Kp's than I have, never got back to me on a few parts I enquired about a few months back, and failed to get an alternator belt for me last week because the "import computer parts list" was down, even though they had various types of belts on the shelf.
Shame I wont use them again seeing as they're only twenty mins away.

big daz2

I'm with you on the my11 front end Ty she will look really nice once she finished.

KJD Mk1

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Tyron,

I'll have a few grams of whatever your on and a cutting off that money tree

Agree though the later front bumper does suite the car better.

Hatchtastic

Peter Pan

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I do like that

simb 2

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Didn't the type 20 hatch come with a different front end?

Si

Cannon Fodder

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Don't get me wrong I do have to chase them but most car dealers are like that anyway, I usually have the part numbers I need to have beford I even ring them so I've already done the hard work for them.

Thanks Daz, it gives the front end a more aggressive stance and look.

Thanks Kev the money tree is starting to get bare now but hopefully she'll grow back soon.

Cannon Fodder

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Thanks Jay, when are you getting yours?

I don't think so unless it was an aftermarket bumper.

cuprajake

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So basically buying any hatch will mean an engine build ?