My initial expectations of this car were to be a reliable, family friendly, grocery grabber with the ability to get up in the mountains and save myself from putting 10k miles a year on my CBR.
I purchased it from a very 420 friendly girl for $1500 with a cracked windshield, dead tires, interior that was atrociously dirty, and eau de pot. On the plus side; clean title, new transmission, and cheap cheap.
Washed it, buffed the paint out, straightened the hood a bit, and threw a set of 2005 WRX wheels on with some new rubber. Got the windshield fixed and went through a bottle of Febreze. Shaping up to be a nice little car.
But then, things got out of hand.
I had a thunk under hard acceleration, the clutch slipped, and the rear end rode like a lincoln continental.
So I tore everything apart, replaced pretty much everything in the front end, new rear struts, a new clutch, and some 04 STi springs for a little flair. Built myself a UEL/exhaust system while I was at it.
But of course, that wasn't enough. I had a cold start piston slap in cylinder #4 and was burning a fair amount of oil. Guess I'll just throw a good used 2.2 in there and call it good, right?
NOPE! (chuck testa)
Frankenmotor!
EJ25D Block and internals (balanced)
EJ22E single port heads with mild PNP and delta cams
Grimmspeed phenolic spacers
Cometic hybrid HGs
New OEM bearings and rings.
Group N engine mounts
300cc injectors
9mm oil pump
etc.
Continued....
