Time to start a journal. Picked her up end of december with 147k on the motor extremely clean inside and out only oil leaks are one half moon on the valve cover and the oil pan. My goals for this are a streetable stage 3 including eventually going to E85.
Everything besides machine work will be done by me one borrowed garage at a time
Installed upgrades so far.
accessport v3 installed running on stage 1
turboxs forester specific axleback
Primitive solutions engine skidplate
02-03 hood scoop factory painted
general grabber at/2 tires on OEM 2003 outback wheels ( I swapped rims from my other subie to this)
DIY mesh grill
Switched over to Rotella T6
thule roof rack
Parts ready to be installed when it warms up
cobb catted down pipe
sti intercooler and all the fixings
subtle solutions splitter
sti take off catless uppipe
perrin silicon
Planned parts
Engine
VF39 or tdo4-19 turbo
255 lph fuel pump
wideband A/F
side to top feed conversion with 1000cc injectors.
Before I go to E85 a full engine rebuild will happen forged pistons will be the main upgrade on the short block.
Suspension/brakes
upgrade the swaybar in the rear
lower it a couple inches don't know the plan on this yet
4 pot upgrade
steering rack bushings.
Interior
sea scooby style sub install
7" tablet in place of the factory radio
3 gauge pillar pod
ashtray gauge pod
potentially integrate the accessport into the dash somehow.
Exterior
tint job
17 or 18 gold rims for the summer.
new headlights they are heat cracked
Items needing addressed
lots of shifter play while in gear bushings are shot
When I was looking at my shifter bushings i noticed a oil leak at the back of the trans where the shift lever goes in I don't know enough about these trannys to know what this entails.
I know the timing belt was done but cant find what all was replaced so i might do the belt and tensioners as a precaution.
Everything besides machine work will be done by me one borrowed garage at a time
Installed upgrades so far.
accessport v3 installed running on stage 1
turboxs forester specific axleback
Primitive solutions engine skidplate
02-03 hood scoop factory painted
general grabber at/2 tires on OEM 2003 outback wheels ( I swapped rims from my other subie to this)
DIY mesh grill
Switched over to Rotella T6
thule roof rack
Parts ready to be installed when it warms up
cobb catted down pipe
sti intercooler and all the fixings
subtle solutions splitter
sti take off catless uppipe
perrin silicon
Planned parts
Engine
VF39 or tdo4-19 turbo
255 lph fuel pump
wideband A/F
side to top feed conversion with 1000cc injectors.
Before I go to E85 a full engine rebuild will happen forged pistons will be the main upgrade on the short block.
Suspension/brakes
upgrade the swaybar in the rear
lower it a couple inches don't know the plan on this yet
4 pot upgrade
steering rack bushings.
Interior
sea scooby style sub install
7" tablet in place of the factory radio
3 gauge pillar pod
ashtray gauge pod
potentially integrate the accessport into the dash somehow.
Exterior
tint job
17 or 18 gold rims for the summer.
new headlights they are heat cracked
Items needing addressed
lots of shifter play while in gear bushings are shot
When I was looking at my shifter bushings i noticed a oil leak at the back of the trans where the shift lever goes in I don't know enough about these trannys to know what this entails.
I know the timing belt was done but cant find what all was replaced so i might do the belt and tensioners as a precaution.
