building my 97 impreza into a 2.5 race machine
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hopfully pistons and rods sooner than i thought so anyone know how much i should roughly pay to get my block honed to fit pistons ect.. any help on the rebuild will be great to thanks 
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worth noting that if you're going to fully strip the block you don't actually need to remove the pistons from the block before splitting it. Just leave them in the block halves, and push them out from underneath once apart.
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christmas came early today and thanks to CDF RACING im the proud owner of some new manley platinum series forged pistons 
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manely forged rods
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hopfully get the block off to be machined ASAP and sort a bottom end gasket kit and a new crank and acl race bearings soon as i can then lets build 
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[/IMG]hopfully get the block off to be machined ASAP and sort a bottom end gasket kit and a new crank and acl race bearings
soon as i can then lets build
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From: In the workshop or under some one elses car. PROJECT RA 09 IS GO.
Glad to see all is going well for you, busy doing chassis development my self, so if you need any help, feel free to ask, will help in anyway i can..
John
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had these turn up today 
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acl race bearings
new ej25 crank
new modine oil cooler
new RCM water pump
new modified oil pump
new hi flow thermostat
tub derco sealent
tube of graphogen lube
also picked up my block to day and is ready to be cleaned then can start to get it back together
will post before and after pics of the block asap
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new ej25 crank
new modine oil cooler
new RCM water pump
new modified oil pump
new hi flow thermostat
tub derco sealent
tube of graphogen lube
also picked up my block to day and is ready to be cleaned then can start to get it back together
will post before and after pics of the block asap
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wright guys bit of an up date with some progress
had my block and piston back from bore/ hone and i have cleaned and cleaned it till i could not clean it no more
then gave it a jet wash and some engine cleaner then blasted it with my air line on it then left it dry out before giving it a lick of heat proof aluminum paint
block had sealer ect on so removed every thing i could
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removed all the oil way plugs and any other bolts to give it a good clean
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could have spent alot of time on the block to get a good finish but you will hardely see it when every thing is on it so did not see the point, but i think it looks ok
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then was left to dry over night
so after it was all dry i put the acl race bearings ( mains ) on to the block and then got my nice new shiny crankshaft and manely rods with arp 2000 bolts and acl race bearings (big end)
the rods were done up very tight and had to be put in a vice with a rag to undo them but got there in the end rods then were put on the crank with lube and done up to the spec that was provided with the rods
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then the crank was offered up to the block and then sealed with sealant and then all bolts were thread locked and new dowty seals and then done up to right spec
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every thing is turning smooth and free and rotates easy so pistons ect.. next
had my block and piston back from bore/ hone and i have cleaned and cleaned it till i could not clean it no more
then gave it a jet wash and some engine cleaner then blasted it with my air line on it then left it dry out before giving it a lick of heat proof aluminum paint
block had sealer ect on so removed every thing i could
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[/IMG]removed all the oil way plugs and any other bolts to give it a good clean
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[/IMG]could have spent alot of time on the block to get a good finish but you will hardely see it when every thing is on it so did not see the point, but i think it looks ok
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[/IMG]then was left to dry over night
so after it was all dry i put the acl race bearings ( mains ) on to the block and then got my nice new shiny crankshaft and manely rods with arp 2000 bolts and acl race bearings (big end)
the rods were done up very tight and had to be put in a vice with a rag to undo them but got there in the end
rods then were put on the crank with lube and done up to the spec that was provided with the rods [IMG]
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[/IMG]then the crank was offered up to the block and then sealed with sealant and then all bolts were thread locked and new dowty seals and then done up to right spec
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Just sat down with a cup of Gold Blend and a couple of choccy biscuits and read this thread from start to finish. Cracking write up Lee, great photo's too! I'll be watching this with interest from now on. Didn't realise how far you were along.
good work mate, on the off chance did u take a pic of how u put sealer gasket on block, i av a pic in my thread, i followed the manual spot on, kuts a bit worried its right, lol, but late now pistons r all in and torqued, dunno if u can ava look at my wrx forged rebuild tread, my pic is in there, cheers.
hkeep up the good work btw, really good read.
hkeep up the good work btw, really good read.
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good work mate, on the off chance did u take a pic of how u put sealer gasket on block, i av a pic in my thread, i followed the manual spot on, kuts a bit worried its right, lol, but late now pistons r all in and torqued, dunno if u can ava look at my wrx forged rebuild tread, my pic is in there, cheers.
hkeep up the good work btw, really good read.
hkeep up the good work btw, really good read.
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You starting to get like a magpie m8, coming along nice now tho may have to keep watching my mirriors soon 
Was going to sell mine and go back down to a V but she talked me into not doing so nxt year i may start playing..... 400/400 is cheap to get too or so i been told.
Catch you swn
Was going to sell mine and go back down to a V but she talked me into not doing so nxt year i may start playing..... 400/400 is cheap to get too or so i been told.
Catch you swn
