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On the topic of the Lift–I really appreciate your attitude!
Example: Norm Abrams on the New Yankee Workshop must have over 100k in equipment as his studio/shop. If he’s showing you how to make picture frames, he pulls out a specialized mitering cutter only a frame-maker would have. Making table legs he has a lathe with duplicators….all the things anyone watching the show and wanting to know how, wouldn’t have access to.
The same pretty much applies here. I’ve got a box of hand-me-down wrenches, a Walmart floor jack, and a toyota that doesn’t run. Being able to translate a video to something I can duplicate in my tractor shed is a lot closer to home, and what I’m looking for if the guy showing you is sliding around on a piece of cardboard too!
I think that’s why people go to Youtube. It’s about us, the average guy out in the trenches…. joe blow muddling through and get’n’r done.Hey Eric, I’m freakin1random from youtube, and I just realized that you probably don’t check the youtube comments. I had a good idea while I was watching your RE: video. You could do weight reduction on it, taking out all the extra seating, interior, HVAC and audio systems, even the airbags. It would make great videos because you could show all of those systems in an in depth manner, and it would make the subaru faster. For free. We all like free don’t we lol, although it would probably take a lot of your time. even 300 pounds off would make it 10% faster, in every way, along with gas mileage. It also helps with the suspension, which some people forget about too. That’s the kind of thing I’d do at least. Besides, you can always change your mind on this one and put all the shit back in! You could even sell the stuff you take out if you wanted to.
I read YouTube comments I just don’t comment as much on them these days, I’d never get anything done, the forum keeps me pretty busy and the answers here go into the database, just trying to be efficient.
I don’t plan to strip out the interior, I have kids that would appreciate not riding on milk crates. Don’t know if you’ve ever done this but it can be fun when making turns or accelerating.
I think the high milage idea has legs and I’ll look into it but first I think getting the car in as good a shape as it can be will be a good start. This includes some transmission work and I might as well deal with the oil leaks on the engine as well. First things’ first though my Element needs tires and if I play my cards right I’ll be able to do that somewhere where I can do some filming of the process. After that it’s onto the van to get that thing squared away so I can have another vehicle to drive. Once all that’s done I’ll turn my attention back to the Subaru. I’ve got plenty of video ideas to keep us busy till I get to that point. Last night I actually had what I believe to be a pretty good idea on how to get the ball rolling on a lift, I’ll be sure to keep you posted on how that turns out.
I do appreciate everyones input. I’m also happy that a lot of you are using this forum to submit those ideas, I think we’ve got a nice little ‘community’ going on here so thanks to everyone for signing up and sharing their ideas.
A thought accrued to me I think while I was asleep; Not sure if you have thought of this, but for your Subaru gearbox issue, could it be the filter clogged?
[quote=”LanEvoX” post=34409]A thought accrued to me I think while I was asleep; Not sure if you have thought of this, but for your Subaru gearbox issue, could it be the filter clogged?[/quote]
I’d rather you get a 92-00 Impreza coupe and do the STI swap in, or even the RHD conversion since the even the US spec and JP spec bodies are built to accomodate either/or. This would be a much better investment and even could be profitable.
Here is a couple of pictures of a buddy of mine’s that did both the RHD and JDM STI conversion:
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The next pictures are from right after the swap:
He has gotten a 16,000.00 cash offer on it. I am not sure how much he has in it, but I know it’s under 12,000.00.
Also, that’s his Evo X too. Must be nice to have money.
dang! would love to own that or the evo! both awesome rally bread cars. but as of currently, the evo is just stomping all over the wrx sti…but still love both subaru and mitsubishi.
Hi!
Swaping it = money pit. You never gonna get that money back. Most effective will be to part out this project in the end.
There are tons of projects like this in the web. The only difference if you do this will be the depth and attention to the details.
In any case – i think that you should not limit yourself with STi parts or vintage. Jou can get EJ20 WRX engine without STi price tag or rebuild one. You can get hybrid wiring made for you to swap newer engine – you don’t have to stick with vintage. And maybe if you decide to go this way you should start your thread on some brand-or-model-specific forum or community. There you can find vendors that might be interested in such coverage! 😉but again… legacy?.. I’m trying to find some parts for my 97 JDM GC8 STi and trere are not many because most of the production of aftermarket parts and accessories are focused on newer models. So old Legacy may not be very attractive platform for such project. Of course you can find out which parts will fit – EJ20 are generally similar and there where JDM twin-turbo legacy models to share some legacy-specific components, but…
Anyway, I would love to see EJ20 rebuild video. Especially some DOHC turbo one 🙂[quote=”MAV” post=35336]Hi!
Swaping it = money pit. You never gonna get that money back. Most effective will be to part out this project in the end.
There are tons of projects like this in the web. The only difference if you do this will be the depth and attention to the details.
In any case – i think that you should not limit yourself with STi parts or vintage. Jou can get EJ20 WRX engine without STi price tag or rebuild one. You can get hybrid wiring made for you to swap newer engine – you don’t have to stick with vintage. And maybe if you decide to go this way you should start your thread on some brand-or-model-specific forum or community. There you can find vendors that might be interested in such coverage! 😉but again… legacy?.. I’m trying to find some parts for my 97 JDM GC8 STi and trere are not many because most of the production of aftermarket parts and accessories are focused on newer models. So old Legacy may not be very attractive platform for such project. Of course you can find out which parts will fit – EJ20 are generally similar and there where JDM twin-turbo legacy models to share some legacy-specific components, but…
Anyway, I would love to see EJ20 rebuild video. Especially some DOHC turbo one :)[/quote]I always knew it would be a money pit, that’s why I made the second video.
Hey Eric, I would love, first and foremost, to see you solve the problem with the hesitation on acceleration — mainly because I have a 98 Outback that suffers from the same thing and I have tried most (but not all) of what you did in your performance videos to solve it, with no luck.
About the performance track, another option to consider would be swapping in the block from a 2.5L 95-2004 Legacy and keeping the 2.2L heads, intake, computer, etc. A lot less work and money and supposedly it’s a high-compression torque machine, akin to what the Honda folks do with the D-series minime swaps. But getting the tranny/AWD system sorted out first would still be best in my opinion. And fuel efficiency is always a good thing to pursue too.
Thanks for all the valuable help you’re giving folks over the internet! And happy Thanksgiving weekend.
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