88 WRX Touring Wagon Project

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Post by smoov » Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:58 pm

gimme some dates and i'll see if i'm not working.

if i'm not, I'd be happy to lend a hand!! 8)
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Post by wagonist » Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:07 pm

There's a box in there,
an engine as well.
The diff is in,
with a tailshaft to tell.

Open wide, come inside,
its happening!!!

:) :D

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Post by wagonist » Tue Aug 01, 2006 8:32 am

some progress has been made lately (bout time too:rolleyes: )

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Spagetti Junction!!!!

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That's what a 93 WRX EFI loom looks like Naked!! :???:

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Post by wagonist » Mon Aug 14, 2006 8:45 pm

Bratgeebah's kit has arrived & been fitted, meaning

I HAVE BRAKES!!!!

I can finally move the car again without fear of it disappearing 15 houses down the cross street across from my house.

Next stage is to tow it the radiator shop to get the rad top pipe modded to fit.
Also need to take it to a brake shop to get new rear brake lines made up.

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Post by Chris_Rogers » Mon Aug 14, 2006 9:26 pm

looking good, mine is still a mess,
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Post by wagonist » Mon Aug 14, 2006 9:34 pm

Will post up pics of the brakes in the process of fitting tomorrow (internet connection at home is too slow for imageshack)

Not much clearance between factory WRX 17" rim & rear suspension arm, but it still clears though.
The other advantage of the kit is that it moved the rear wheels inboard about 5mm or so each so I hopefully am not going to need to get the rear guards pumped, though the inner lip will still need to be rolled.

Need to "clearance" the sway bar mounts to miss the handbrake cable, but doesn't look like too much work.

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Post by Chris_Rogers » Mon Aug 14, 2006 9:39 pm

with 16s mine still needs the rear guards rolled. what are you using for the handbrake lever? ( I grabbed a liberty item a few days back.)
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Post by wagonist » Mon Aug 14, 2006 9:48 pm

I'm still working on using the factory L item.
I've got access to another rotten shell which I'm going to tip on its side with the rear suspension & tailshaft still in place.

Going to then massacre the spare L lever I've got.
Basically aiming to run a single cable up the trans tunnel & then split into 2 in the void under the rear seat.

I had a really crazy idea of simply running the Lib cables up the sills & then joint them to the L cables which are gently looped around somehow.
Absolutely no lever mods at all!! But you'd have an exposed joining of the cables. Plus they're not protected up in the trans tunnel.

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Post by wagonist » Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:36 am

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Radiator clearance (about 50mm!!!)
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Post by Chris_Rogers » Fri Aug 25, 2006 6:19 pm

that'll work! you have a 17" wheel uder there by the look of it. what is clearance like at teh guard?
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Post by wagonist » Fri Aug 25, 2006 6:40 pm

ummm, how's what clearance grab you?
I have another set of rims on at the moment with tyres.
Mind you, the front of the car is on stands & there's no weight in it either, so its sitting about 100mm higher than where I will want it to be, so a bit of neg camber may occur yet.

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Post by Chris_Rogers » Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:39 pm

I thought it was tight. mine with 16" is going to nudge the guards. if you look in the pic of mine the rear is barely on hte ground. it has a 10-12" jack under it as well. my idea is to sit it 1" lower than std.
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Post by wagonist » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:09 pm

I've had new brake line made up for the rear end to suit the disc brake rear trailing arms.

Also, I've had this brilliant idea with the help of a friend where you use the existing L handbrake & cables, plus the EJ cables
How's this for a handbrake idea
No mods required to the factory lever.
No mods required to the centre console
No extra holes to be drilled all the way through the floor.

Extra mounts for the cables are required though.
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There is no bindage with this setup (ie the cables aren't on too tight a bend)
Now to figure out how to join the 2 cables together....

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Post by Chris_Rogers » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:14 pm

I like the idea. I made a plate steel bracket and bolted a WRX item to it. form there I drilled the plate so original holes could be used to secure it. have to run the idea by the fellow plating the car though.
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Post by Chris_Rogers » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:17 pm

just a thought..

since you have done that- a suggestion: go see a cable maker and get them to make up the ENTIRE cable length with the appropriate ends on it.
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Post by wagonist » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:29 pm

I'm going to take 2 sample cables to a cable doctor tomorrow.
I'll ask the question about making up one.
I'm a little dubious about reproducing the end where it fits into the EJ backing plates...

I really would've liked to have used a leather Lib RS turbo lever, but it just doesn't match the console (for a Vortex on the other hand)

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Post by wagonist » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:30 pm

The sedan shell copped a bit of a massacring tonight via a 9" grinder:mad:

convertible anyone?
short wheelbase anyone.
Aiming to take it to Sims on Fri so I can recoup some cash:D

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Post by subarursliberty » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:51 pm

wagonist wrote:The sedan shell copped a bit of a massacring tonight via a 9" grinder:mad:

convertible anyone?
short wheelbase anyone.
Aiming to take it to Sims on Fri so I can recoup some cash:D
A VL shell is only worth $17. Yeap $17. Better off getting sims to come get it for free.
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Post by wagonist » Thu Aug 31, 2006 12:30 pm

meh, I needed to take some frustration out on something anyway.
And I couldn't bash it anymore as it didn't have a straight panel left.

Was $17 just for a bare shell, or rolling, or what? I've got a lot of other metal to go with it.
Beside $17 is at least 3 beers at the pub.:mrgreen:

Went to the cable doctor today.
It took a while to explain to him that I only wanted the cable inners joined, not both cables together. Which turns out that while its doable, its most likely not legal or engineerable.

New cable inner is $47ea, or a complete new assembly is $80ea. So that's $160.
Still going to think about a floating metal bracket that fits onto each cable end though. Just going to have to seal it in.

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Post by Chris_Rogers » Thu Aug 31, 2006 12:44 pm

see other post. I worked it out. and it looks OEM.
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