Thank you. That means a lot. However; I cannot take credit for the fabrication work. All the fab work was done by a close friend of mine and owner of Cricks Racing Fabrication. He is a local in my city and does outstanding work. I'll take credit for the detail though haha. I'm glad my build amazes you. Hope you are subscribed for later updates
Update #13: This is where the car stands as of today (8/16/12) Once again my apologies for the lack of updates. I recently finished spraying the inside of the car. I know before it was white, but I rattle canned it that time and didn't like the finish product. I also didn't like the fact that every track Impreza I see nowadays has white interior. This time I went with a nice metallic gray single stage paint. I'm getting my engine and suspension parts in order now so the functionality of the car can start coming together. I'm ust trying to keep everyone interested! Stripping, Sanding, and cleaning: Preparation: Finished Product (I apologize for the low quality):
Update #14: This is where the car stands as of today (9/15/12) Well last week my tuner Frank Siharath came up from Southern California to take a look at my car in person and also pick up my engine to run through it and make sure everything was good. Unfortunately; We did come across some minor issues (leaks coming from 3 valves and also a sign of the rings going out) so now we are doing Brian Crower Valves, Tomei Poncams (256), and a new set of rings. I haven't got word yet if we need to do machine work. These are pictures that Frank has taken with his phone being as which he is 400+ miles away. I will be adding pictures to this update rather than starting a new update for the same thing. These are what I have now. The car as it sat when he arrived: Finally an empty engine stand: Engine tear-down: Engine tear-down: More pictures to be added! Including some engine dress up with a bit of functionality behind it!
More tear down pictures added! New parts yet to arrive: Arias pistons new rods new bearings complete rebuild!
Update #15: This is where the car stands as of today (4/5/13) Well hello everyone. This is the time most of you been waiting for. This is the resurrection of project powerplenty!!! The car was brought back to the shop this past monday where we have been brainstorming on this build. As some of you may know I ran into some mechanical issues with my SR that my pockets weren't deep enough to fix so I settled down, put my thoughts together, and purchased a Ford 302 with some tasteful modifications off of a buddy of mine. Last night we started the process of fitment so here you go! The beginning to many more updates!!! As far as the interior goes...we are starting back at ground zero! We cut out the firewall and tranny tunnel to push the engine as far back as possible which will bring the shifter through the stock location: And thus...we set her in just to see the clearance and if the oil pan hits the crossmember: I really hope you enjoy what you saw here. It has been a long road, but this road is coming to an end.
Update #16: This is where the car stands as of today (1/7/14) Well it has been a long road and waiting show for sure! My fabricator has finally cleared a schedule to get the subie back in the shop and functionally finish her! We are making our way from the front to the back of the car. We started off modding the crossmember by gusseting the engine mounts and doing minor modifications for the FWD rack (PS lines hit a little bit). Once that was conquered; We welded the R180 being as which it was already out of the car, and I wanted to get it back in so I could assemble the rear end. Now we are on the final stage of new FLCA's which push the ball joint 1" forward and 1" out; Not to mention the new arms only weigh 1lb more than the aluminum sti arms. We will also be building lateral links and trailing arms in the near future! Enjoy!!! Welded Differential: Steering rack/Crossmember in place: FLCA :
Thank you. We worked hard on them. Off to the powdercoater soon Thank you. It looks nicer in pictures. I shouldn't have painted it so early. Oh well.
Just installed the one arm we built to see how much room we had. The test wheel is a 17x9 +15 with a 235/40 <<(I think). We were very pleased with the outcome. With a lower offset and maybe a spacer we will surely acquire some good angle. As of right now the tire hits the frame, but that is at FULL lock.
Update #17: This is where the car stands as of today (3/27/14) What's up everyone? Well currently my car is pushed out of the shop so my fabricator could make some quick cash building some cages. In the meantime while I'm waiting I've decided to share my finished mount kit and my finished FLCA's. These FLCA's are available for purchase ($700 raw metal or $800 with powder coat of your choice) They push the ball joint 1" out and 1"forward in comparison with the STi Aluminum Arms. They also only weigh 1-2lbs heavier than the aluminum arms. The FLCA we built uses a 95 (GC) style ball joint that you can purchase virtually anywhere. I decided to use Moog's. The FLCA them selves are made of cold rolled 1018 steel. If you're interested in purchasing please PM me here or email us at info@teamburnthemost.com