WIbimmers Off Topic Thread
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My plans for this spring/summer:
Purchase dirt cheap e30 or baby truck to use as DD.
Pull motor/trans from Subaru.
Rebuild motor with Manley forged pistons, Manley H-beams, rods, and race bearings, and an oem STI camshaft = 2.1l stroker for $1300
Sell oem turbo and acquire Vf39 (or similar) from STI. Acquire aftermarket STI injectors and warlbro fuel pump = $950
Rebuild 5 speed trans with LGT gears (stronger, better acceleration 1-4, 5th gets better mpg) = $500
Front mount intercooler - $650
Pro tune would run approx $500
End goal would be a reliable 290-310whp, on a like new motor/trans, 25+ mpg, and a bit more low end grunt w/o losing any steam up top
All for under $4k. That would put me at just under $10k stuck into my car, not including the RPF1s and Brembos. Not bad considering fully stock WRXs often see $10k price tags with over 100k miles. Mine would be reliable, overbuilt for the power, and have a damn near brand new motor/trans.
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Picked this up for $100 today
http://bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=312888&stc=1&d=1329686659
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Looks nice! looking forward to pics of it mounted up!
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GunMetalGrey said:
Looks nice! looking forward to pics of it mounted up!
someone said:
I would have debadged and mounted it right away;) drove to.chads to align my panels and barely adjusted my hood. Lol it was nice chatting with him and TJ:P
its the wrong color
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alexw said:
It's so hard to find the parts youre looking for in your body color. Something about paying to have things painted just feels dirty.
The only reason I pulled the trigger on this combo was the fact that its about $200 cheaper than anywhere else, and the seller actually responds to texts/emails!!!!!!!!!!! That alone was the main selling point lol
Plus, my uncle does supreme body work for a living, so painting it should be no problem whatsoever. Not to mention, I'm tossing around the idea of repainting my entire car this spring; OEM subaru paint is a joke, and I'm seeing some minor surface rust popping up in some places that I do not appreciate.
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No idea, he doesn't like side projects (he has an old corvair he's restoring, and an old Willys jeep) keeping him busy right now. I'm gonna sand my car down, remove all trim/etc, then have him come over and lay down some paint for me
Probably gonna go with white for the whole car
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