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Guest Message by DevFuse

"Purple Haze" 86' hatch build

Started by bison118 , Jan 23 2011 05:47 PM

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#1 bison118

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Posted 23 January 2011 - 05:47 PM

Hi everyone I just got this 86' hatch from Bill (thebeastidrive)
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That is an old picture of it
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Here it is as it sits today. (sorry for the bad cell phone pic)
It still has a 6" lift on it. It is also pretty much gutted

My plan for this build is to put this into it
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Its an EJ22 i got for $25 so it need some parts to get it to run. in the process of buying new bearings and piston rings.
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This pic is right before i ran it through the parts washer at school.

Right now i have my friends 4speed and rear diff for it.
But my other plans are to paint it a dark flat purple and black. Going to put on some 32" tire don't know what kind yet. a dual hand brake mod, a 5speed swap, a nice front and rear bumper with skid plates, a welded rear diff, and maybe a 6 lug swap.

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#2 1982gl4

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Posted 23 January 2011 - 11:40 PM

Looks like an awesome project keep us posted with progress and pics!

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#3 bison118

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Posted 26 January 2011 - 07:01 PM

Well Brought my pistons home to clean them. Got inside and started to look at them and saw the in between the 2 compression rings on one piston theres a chunk missing:dead: So now i have to get new pistons :banghead:

or buy a decent engine with all the goodies already with it.

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#4 ShawnW

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Posted 27 January 2011 - 12:41 AM

I could send you a used piston if you want pretty cheap. Need to know which bore its for meaning is it an A or B size piston and what year EJ22 it is for.

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#5 katienadine

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Posted 31 January 2011 - 07:49 PM

Good luck! That's an awesome undertaking. I wish you the best. :clap:

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#6 bison118

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Posted 31 January 2011 - 08:07 PM

Good luck! That's an awesome undertaking. I wish you the best.

Thx for the wish.... I can't wait to see it finished myself lol:D

I could send you a used piston if you want pretty cheap. Need to know which bore its for meaning is it an A or B size piston and what year EJ22 it is for.

Thx but i might have just found a full engine from my buddy once he gets his 93-99 impreza coupe and hes giving me his wire harness and ecu.