505 Motorsports Project Rally RS

[lminette]

It's been a long time coming but I figure it's time to start my build thread. This is my 2000 2.5RS Coupe that I picked up last feb.. I picked it up with 95K on the odo, and in pretty pristine condition.

Her first event Ridgecrest 2007!!

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My first investments were a set of 15" steelies and a Greddy EVO 2 catback that only cost me $100 dollars brand new!

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She recently went under the knife to get a new clutch!! Big thanks go out to my new sponsor Corrupt Motors for hooking me up with an Agency Power Lightweight Crank Pulley, and an ACT Lightweight flywheel. Check out their site if you're ever in need of anything. Walter is great, and shipping was fast!!!

The Product!!
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We opted to take the route of moving the engine rather than dropin the tranny. It worked out pretty well. If you have access to an engine hoist I suggest this!!

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I would suggest picking up a rear main seal just in case. We got in and discovered that mine was leaking a little bit, and since it was a sunday had no access to a new one!

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Old seal! (It only looks that bad due to the removal)
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New Seal!!
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Old and New Flywheel!!
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Old fried disk!!
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New Pulley!!
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New and old exhaust manifold gaskets!!!
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Can we say exhaust leak!!
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And last but not least Kartboy poly exhaust hangers!!
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Old ones!! Booo!!!
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More to come!! Snow tires for the rallycross season!! And more goodies from my other great sponsors!! 2008 is shapin up to be a great year for 505 Motorsports. Stay tuned for more build progress!!!

[Not All There]

nice build, did you even take your motor out or just slid it forward for the install, i def think its easier going that way as well.

[lminette]

Just slid it forward. We didn't even have to undo the AC. You just have to be mindful of it so you don't pull too much and bend a line.

[RS-ti_Andy]

wow..killer build.. nice pics too

[409industries]

Looking good man! Team RS! hahah

[lminette]

You know it!! You should hear my car now!! It revs super quick!! She has really woken up!!!

[JacksonRally]

Looks good man, glad you got that clutch in!!

[lminette]

Yeah!! She was due! Especially after the autocross event. It was slipping big time!!

[Not All There]

nice build, did you even take your motor out or just slid it forward for the install, i def think its easier going that way as well.

yea, the more and more i do things with the car, the more times i have just been leaving the motor in, instead of always taking it out. Not that the motor is hard to take out, on these they are cake, it just seems somewhat easier. Not only are these cars easy to work on, but theres also a good amount of room in the engine compartment.

[UP2MTNS]

nice work louie....you're going to be in SM4 next year right? good thing they split NorCal and SoCal :punch: else we'd have to rumble. :machinegunleft:

:lol2:
oh wait......ridgecrest?:muhaha:

[409industries]

nice work louie....you're going to be in SM4 next year right? good thing they split NorCal and SoCal :punch: else we'd have to rumble. :machinegunleft:

:lol2:
oh wait......ridgecrest?:muhaha:

i was about to say... good for who... lou? or jon? hahah :)

[lminette]

We're still gonna rumble cause I plan on comin up to your territory regardless!!! Get ready son!!

[sebhockey]

About time you started your journal. Lets rumble.

[UP2MTNS]

We're still gonna rumble cause I plan on comin up to your territory regardless!!! Get ready son!!

yeahhhhh....boyyyyyy!

let me know what events and I'll save the extra bedroom for ya. ;)

[I Like It Sideways]

Nice build thus far!! I wish I would have replaced my rear main seal when I had the engine out. I need to replace both.
The pulley looks nice!!
I can't wait to see what else you have in store for this car

[rollo]

i was about to say... good for who... lou? or jon? hahah :)

Good for me.. they can psyche each other out :D

[donutking]

sorry u bought agency power spinoff product but I love your car.

y everyone have a project rs in here? I= jealous of owners with project rs's!

[lminette]

Painted the steelies last Sunday with gunmetal wheel paint from Autozone. Turned out pretty nice Thanks be to Grimspeed for the card trick!!

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My Hankook I Pike snows for SM4!!

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Stay tuned for Outback strut installation next week!!!

[RALLYxISH728]

Sick, can't wait to see you in action, looks like I gotta step up my rally game since SM4 is going to have more competitors this year

[lminette]

So on Sat. I went to Jackson Rally's shop (thanks 06drtywgn) and did my suspension swap!! It went pretty easy thanks to having all the right tools readily available (thanks again Jackson Rally). Here are a few pics from the job. Check out www.505motorsports.com within the next week for the full "how to"!!

Stock Form!!

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In Process!!

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The Difference!!

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Fronts done!!!

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Rears done!! (before springs settled)

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All Settled!!

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Blazing New Trails!!!

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[odi]

Holy crap! That is some serious lift and some serious water crossing! That car looks intimidating :shock:.

[Azewaldo]

Oh man, the look on your face here is priceless!!!
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[sebhockey]

Damn, that's some crazy lift. You need a snorkel now for those water crossings.

[nordicskiah]

very nice work

[UP2MTNS]

Jackson Rally FTW!

Snorkel, FTW!!

Lifted GC8, FTW!

Louie, FTW!

hahahahaaaaa........i'm still taking you up on your offer to drive your car at Ridgecrest, can't wait! :)

[409industries]

DOOD louie, you should get a snorkel too!!!

Good game on getting all that done that day, i was impressed! there aren't any ruts you can't handle now. Nice.... :)

[I Like It Sideways]

Car looks awesome, and looks like its ready to take on a whole lot more now.
I also can't wait to see how it looks with the steelies too!

[Rally OBXT]

The steelies were in the water crossing pic's, you just can't see them!!!

[JacksonRally]

I too was wondering if you put the steelies on for Azusa. I love your cars new look!

[409industries]

I too was wondering if you put the steelies on for Azusa. I love your cars new look!

Its like a smaller drtywgn! LOL :)

[lminette]

All right gents!! You asked for em you got em!! Pics with steelies and lift!!

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The back still seems a bit high. Not sure how (or if) I'll correct it but it works for now. I also need to correct the rear caster issue somehow. It's not bad but limits me tire wise!!

Here's a pic of the newly minted 505 Motorsports schwag!!! Let me know what ya'll think!! I would've installed my windshield banners today but it had to go and rain!! Guess I'll have to wait till next weekend!!

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[brd360sk8]

Haha that looks so wierd... But flippin sweet I want to do that!

[my01rs-t]

I can't wait to lift mine !! That's bad ass. Def gonna run a snorkel. When's the write up ?

[lminette]

I'll work on the write up this week. Should have it up by the end of the week!!

[409industries]

Sweet stickers!!! Yeah the rear still looks a tad high, but its romp-able!

[overtheover]

earlier someone was talking about a snorkel, is the stock box watertight?

[JacksonRally]

The stock box without modification is probably not watertight but when adding a snorkel its a good idea to make sure all connections/fittings are watertight.

[I Like It Sideways]

The lift looks mean. Having the rear that high will make for some fun oversteer :D

The steelies look awesome for sure. I love the color.

[lminette]

Thanks!!!

[lminette]

Ordered some goodies from L and E Fabrication!!! Stay tuned for pics later this week!!!

[I Like It Sideways]

Oo Oo!! Can't wait to see!

[dome24]

So on Sat. I went to Jackson Rally's shop (thanks 06drtywgn) and did my suspension swap!! It went pretty easy thanks to having all the right tools readily available (thanks again Jackson Rally). Here are a few pics from the job. Check out www.505motorsports.com within the next week for the full "how to"!!

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Blazing New Trails!!!


How did you keep the rear wheel castor that good, mine is toatally whacked---I just reread the whole thread and saw you were still looking for the answer.
Good to see another Lifted GC<<<<<

[lminette]

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That's right 8 Silverstone Rally Tires and my quick column courtesy of L and E Fabrication.

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Some new sway bars from Craigslist!!

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A little Uncle Scotty's Cocktail!!

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And my new Rally Armor GC8 UR Mudflaps!!

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Big thanks to Rally Armor and L and E Fabrication for their sponsorship in the 2008 race season!!

[Blix666]

lookin' sick man. one of my fave GC's

[Not All There]

awesome man!

[lminette]

Well its been a while since I've updated my thread but here is the latest. As you last saw I picked up a quick column form L and E Fabrication and couldn't be happier. I mean who wouldn't love about a little over two turns lock to lock. It has definately helped with my rallycrossing. I no longer have to saw like crazy, just nice, easy, quick movements. L and E also hooked me up with some Super Poly Pro sway bar bushings, and some sick Whiteline Endlinks to go along with my Ebay sways. The car handles awesome now!! Nice and flat in the corners!! On another note I was able to procure another sponsor Function Drinks. So far they have been great!! The drinks are awesome, and I've been giving them out at all of the Rallycrosses. At GH 2 we went through just about 120 drinks throughout the day. Function Drinks is an up and coming drink company the likes of Vita Water but way better. Hit up their website to find a dealer near you!! I suggest trying Urban Detox, their hangover remedy which also helps to remove airborne toxins from your lungs which is really good after a day of racing.

Rally Innovations was kind enough to hook me up with one of their skidguards which I used (more like abused) my first weekend out!! Without it I would have totally killed my front bumper!! That'll teach me to listen to my co-driver when he says "You're going too fast!!!"

Stay tuned I'll get some pics up later!!!!

[lminette]

Well, I'm without my Subie for about a week!! When she's back she'll be a totally different ride!!! You'll all just have to wait and see!!

[409industries]

Well, I'm without my Subie for about a week!! When she's back she'll be a totally different ride!!! You'll all just have to wait and see!!

oooo... so what is this madness!??!

[lminette]

Wait and see, just wait and see!!

[lminette]

Alright folks so here it is!! My Rally RS has got a new doo!!! I think it's f'in sick!! I'll be bronzing my wheels and installing my AGX's this weekend. So even though today started out sh!tty with GH3 getting cancelled/postponed, I had these pics to come home to and I'm picken up my baby tomorrow!! It's been two weeks and I'm jonesing!! I want to thank the guys over at Precision Prep for hookin me up, they are awesome!!!

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Here's where I got the color from!

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[409industries]

Looks awesome!!! i love the drab green color! Nice pic dood...

[Azewaldo]

Nice flat/matte finish!

[Not All There]

cheers for being different!

[JacksonRally]

That is AWESOME!!

[rollo]

Looks great Lou, can't wait to see it in action...

[lminette]

You and me both brotha!! Thanks guys!! I can't wait to see it in person tomorrow!!

[sebhockey]

Cool, just one step away from being redneck. I got's me an idear to make a camo colored impreza....:muhaha:

[lminette]

Hey now!! It's not actually olive drab!! It's more of a satin finish than flat and it has some metallic in it!!

[Recce01]

wow

[lminette]

Is that WOW good or bad Scott? These pics were from the Prep company that did it up. Once I bronze the wheels I'll shoot some good pics!!

[Recce01]

no I think it looks awesome! :)

[lminette]

Cool thanks!!

[409industries]

Looks like they have a really nice camera too... that shot of the trunk makes the paint look amazing. I love the soft / matte finish. way to go lou!

[lminette]

Thanks Aaron!!

[subyspawn]

lookin sweet

[bfrancis827]

Saweeet!

[lorenkb]

Really digging that color Lou. It would almost be a shame to get it all dirty again. Almost :twisted:

[Blix666]

wow...i friggin' love it. i would kill many puppies to have my car painted like this.

<~~~wicked jealous





j/k 'bout the puppie-killin' btw. ;)

[lminette]

Much better now that I've painted the wheels!!

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[sebhockey]

Looking good, I still think it needs some brown and black to make it a camo look. That'd be badass.

[worldrallyblue]

That looks pretty awesome lou. Nice work!! I can't wait to see it in action with its new color. :)

[Galen]

Nice, iv always liked that color (and similar shades).

[Azewaldo]

The car looks frikkin bad-ass!!!

By the way, how do we get a hold of these:

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[lminette]

Anyone who wants one paypal me $15 @ lminette1@verizon.net along with your address. Dusty I can either ship it or send it back up with Brian. Let me know.

[westy2005]

Hey, I have a trick to bring the suspension geometry back to normal....will free up your tire selections, and make it so you dont have a sihtload of positive camber....PM me if your interested

[UP2MTNS]

dude, that's a sick army 'attack' green...I LIKE it!!! I've said it twice before and I'll say it again, bronze rims are BALLER!

bring a 'medium' t-shirt up to Vallejo and i'll buy one off you. :)

burke

[westy2005]

Bring a medium shirt to the GCrallyX and I will pick it up from you...(good idea^^)

[lminette]

Will do guys!!

[T-Heineken]

That is a HOTT color Lou. I'll paypal you some money soon...since GH3 was cancelled :( (sorry, I'm still just soooo sad)

[lminette]

Cool. Don't worry it's gonna be rescheduled!!!

[lminette]

Following the awesome R4 event I went out with a buddy of mine and did a little photoshoot for the 505 Motorsports Rally RS! Check em out!!

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[newbie101]

looks pretty...haha

[UP2MTNS]

yeah guys....it officially looks too nice to get dirty!!!

[UP2MTNS]

Well its been a while since I've updated my thread but here is the latest. As you last saw I picked up a quick column form L and E Fabrication and couldn't be happier. I mean who wouldn't love about a little over two turns lock to lock. It has definately helped with my rallycrossing. I no longer have to saw like crazy, just nice, easy, quick movements. L and E also hooked me up with some Super Poly Pro sway bar bushings, and some sick Whiteline Endlinks to go along with my Ebay sways. The car handles awesome now!! Nice and flat in the corners!! On another note I was able to procure another sponsor Function Drinks. So far they have been great!! The drinks are awesome, and I've been giving them out at all of the Rallycrosses. At GH 2 we went through just about 120 drinks throughout the day. Function Drinks is an up and coming drink company the likes of Vita Water but way better. Hit up their website to find a dealer near you!! I suggest trying Urban Detox, their hangover remedy which also helps to remove airborne toxins from your lungs which is really good after a day of racing.

Rally Innovations was kind enough to hook me up with one of their skidguards which I used (more like abused) my first weekend out!! Without it I would have totally killed my front bumper!! That'll teach me to listen to my co-driver when he says "You're going too fast!!!"

Stay tuned I'll get some pics up later!!!!


btw, NICE WORK on getting those sponsors!! I'm impressed about the RI one ;)

there's going to be a serious RallyX posse out on the CRS stage rallies next year!

you
me
Eli
Keith J.
Aaron
at least one other norcal guy, forget his name
Odi (of course)

who else? I need to resurrect that thread I started a while ago....

[lminette]

One can only hope that I'll be ther next year!! I need to get my cage done!!! Ahhhhhh!

[409industries]

One can only hope that I'll be ther next year!! I need to get my cage done!!! Ahhhhhh!

Ill let you know all the mistakes that i make so you dont make the same ones... sounds good? :lol2::crazy:

[lminette]

Sweet thanks!! There may be a small glimmer of hope after talking to Kris Marciniak this past weekend(but I still need money)!!

[Rally OBXT]

You are SOOOOOOOOOOO fu#ked :FU::waving::lol2:

[UP2MTNS]

You are SOOOOOOOOOOO fu#ked :FU::waving::lol2:

jeeze....what's the story there????

[Rally OBXT]

No story, he just has no $$$$$ :)

Like most of us :cry:

[lminette]

All right 505 fans. It’s been a long time coming but I’ve finally found the time to do the write up for my suspension upgrade (although I've changed it already). Thanks to Jackson Rally for letting me use your facilities and air tools! First things first always make sure you have some wheel chocks and some good jack stands. You’ll also need to rent or buy some strut coils spring compressors, as you’ll need to use your stock top hats to make this work. My first upgrade to the suspension set up was a set of 98’ Outback (not OBS) struts and springs. This set up offers a substantial lift from stock as you can see in the photos. I did not notice a significant camber problem with this set up however the rear caster (position of the wheel within the wheel) well was slightly off effecting tire size. The largest tire that can be fit with this set up (without correcting the caster issue) is a 26”-26.5” tire.

Tools Required:
Haynes 2000-2006 Subaru Legacy & Forester Repair Manual (89101)
Jack
Jack Stands
Wheel Chocks
Lug Wrench
Strut spring compressor with lock pins
3/8” ratchet
1/2” ratchet
1/2” breaker bar
19mm socket
17mm socket
14mm socket
12mm socket
10mm socket
19mm end wrench
14mm end wrench
12mm end wrench

Optional tools:
Impact gun (electric or pneumatic)
Angle grinder (electric or pneumatic)
Your best friend


So lets get started. Begin by chocking the rear wheels, setting the e-brake, and making sure that the vehicle is in gear. Once this is done you will want to crack the front lugs and jack up the vehicle by the center crossmember. Once the car is jacked up take your jack stands and place them under the frame rails as fair forward as you can and lower the jack till you are resting on the jack stands. I always leave the jack in place just for some added security. From here you can remove the front wheels and we can begin he real work. Lets start by disconnecting the front sway bar. This will allow the suspension ample travel when you need it for disconnecting the front struts. Depending on how you are disconnecting the sway bar you’ll either need a 12mm or 14mm socket and end wrench.

Once the front sway bar has been disconnected from the control arms on both sides we can begin focusing on the actual strut removal. You will need to disconnect the brake hose from its bracket on the strut. Us rally guys will usually take an angle grinder and cut the bracket so that we can avoid having to bleed the brakes. If you do not have access to an angle grinder you’ll have to disconnect the brake line and make sure that you bleed the brakes later. Next you will have to unbolt the ABS sensor from the strut housing, and steering knuckle making sure to replace them after you have re-installed the new strut assembly.

Now it’s time to start removing the strut. The strut is mounted to the steering knuckle by two 19mm bolts one of which is your camber bolt. An impact gun will work best for these but if you do not have one available you’ll need a 19mm socket attached to a breaker bar, and a 19mm end wrench. Once you have removed both bolts you can turn your attention to the thee mounting nuts up top, which you can access from the engine compartment. These are 12mm nuts, which are fairly easy to remove. I would suggest having a buddy hold the strut down below while you undo these. Once you have removed these you should be able to wiggle the old strut out.

Now that the strut is out its time for the fun part, compressing the springs. This can be very dangerous if not done with care so please make sure that your spring compressor has lock pins that keep it on the coil. You’ll need to compress the spring on your old strut first. Once you have done this you’ll need an impact and a 17mm socket to remove the center nut on the strut that hold the top hat on. Pleas make sure that the coil spring is compressed enough so that the spring perch and top hat can be rotated. This lets you know that there is no pressure on them from the spring and they are not going to fly off once you remove the 17mm nut.

Once the nut is removed you can remove the top hat and spring perch and set them aside. Then you can release the tension on the spring compressor slowly and evenly on each side and remove the spring compressor from the coil spring once all tension has been released. Now it is time to duplicate this process on the Outback strut assemblies with the exception of releasing the tension on the coil spring. Once you have the center nut off of the Outback suspension, remove the top hat leaving the spring perch in place and replace the Outback top hat with your stock on or upgraded Group N top hat and re-install the canter nut. Now you can release the tension on the coil spring until it is again resting against the perch. Now just reverse the process and you’ve got one side done. I would set your camber to full negative when re-installing. To do this just make sure that the center mark on the camber bolt is towards the engine perpendicular to the ground. Repeat his entire process for the other side and the fronts are done.

Now onto the rears!! The process for the rear struts is the same as the fronts. Disconnect the sway, remove the brake line and abs sensors, and follow the same set of instructions as outlined for the fronts. You will need to remove the rear seats to gain access to the top strut mount nuts but aside from that the process should now be fairly straightforward. One tip for the rears: since the rear top hats do not have a bearing allowing them to rotate please note the relationship of the top hat to the lower bracket and make sure when you re-install the top hats on the new struts that they are in the same orientation. Good luck, and email me should you have any questions!

This will be updated to www.505motorsports.com with pics when the missus gets the opportunity. But you can always go to my flickr.

OG lifted setup!! Complete legacy outback suspension!!
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Current set up! KYB AGX'S w/OBS springs.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/505motorsports/sets/72157603863411834/

[carl]

badass!

[Dirty_G's]

Damn I just read all 7 pages and I am very Imprezed(Pun intended)!!! lol

[Galen]

that looks like it is going to be wayyyyy better! Nice write up too!

[bigjoshsubyfan]

I must say I love this car and you guys really are rocking it with the sponsors thats bad ass anyways just read the whole theard and that color is ****ing awesome

[Not All There]

great pics on page 6

[lminette]

Well after replacing the engine (rod knock) followed shortly after by both wheel bearings, and hubs it is now time for the real fun to begin!!! It's gutting time!! Friday the old RS makes it's way to Autopower to be used as the template for their GC rally roll cage kits!!! Roll cage here I come!!

It begins!!
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The process!!
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Out goes the headliner!
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Out goes the console and carpet!
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And look a little buried treasure!!
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Stay tuned for pics of the cage in the near future!!

[bigjoshsubyfan]

probably said this before and I love this car I hope your cage is truely bad ass good luck with the build

[worldrallyblue]

Super Excited for You Louie!! :headbang::headbang:

[04caliwrx]

that lift is kinda crazy man. U need to get a truck lol

[geekmonster]

cool louie, can't wait to see the pics. let me know how things go with autopower as i've been thinking about seeing if they have a cage that would work with my celica for stage rally if i welded it into the car.

[GmRally95]

You win my first post on this forum! i want you're car. How do you like the obs springs? Im getting agxs this summer and cant decide which springs to get. Im thinking about gc 10in but am still deciding.

[409industries]

Hows things going down at autopower... any updates?

[lminette]

I like my setup alot!! The agx's along with the OBS springs gave me a subtle lift and it still handles very well on the streets. As far as Autopower they have finished with my and their kit should be available soon. Once I get a new job and have the extra cash. I'll be picking up the kit and continuing the build!

[geekmonster]

i'm surprised that they didn't either comp you a cage or give you a really really good discount. will the cage be good for stage rally? i'm really contemplating trying to get one for the celica.

[lminette]

I do get a discount. I'm getting 50% off the kit which makes it under $800, so as soon as I get a job I'll be picking it up!

[geekmonster]

nice, now get up on stage and start strippin....you'll have a cage in no time.

[Blix666]

what is the name and/or code of this color? i friggin' love it.

[lminette]

I don't even know. I worked for Toyota's ad agency and took a piece from their SEMA Tacoma and had it color matched.

[kreitz3]

My car is going to be getting some new parts and some paint. I have always loved the color you have and hope my car turns out like it!

[dropdfocus]

The car looks frikkin bad-ass!!!

By the way, how do we get a hold of these:

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Anyone who wants one paypal me $15 @ lminette1@verizon.net along with your address. Dusty I can either ship it or send it back up with Brian. Let me know.
Are these still available??? I wants... :mrgreen: BTW, I'm in love with your car's color!! I want the that same style of color but just a slight bit darker with a low gloss and bronze metallic in the paint.

[pookdizzlehtk]

shirt is pimpin, i wants too!!

[lminette]

So Santa (AKA my wife) stopped by the 505 Camp today and left tons of necessary loot that will be needed for the rally car!! Check it!

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Got's hood pins, triangles, first aid kit, driver/co-driver decals, spill kit bag from Rally Graphix, as well as a ResQme escape tool, two LED Mag Lights and decals for locating the first aid kit, fire extinguishers, and emergency power cutoff!! My wife rocks!!!:headbang::guitarist::headbang:

[dropdfocus]

Yeah, I'd say she's a keeper Louie!!!!

[Rally OBXT]

I like what's behind the safety kit! :D

[Newk_Rally]

nice louie now you just have to get it caged and your set any idea of when you'll get on stage???

[lminette]

I'm hoping sometime in 2010!! Lots of work to do!!

[lminette]

Baby's got some new kicks!!! Thanks wanger!!!

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Stay tuned as I plan on cleaning them up proper and hitten 'em with a nice coat of bronze paint!!

[dropdfocus]

You should then paint the recessed lettering red or black. :headbang:

[409industries]

leave em white! the paint ain't gonna stay on em once you're in gravel... :)

[lminette]

Oh and I got these for pretty cheap, $29.99 at Costco for the two pack (and yes they are 1a,10bc)!!!! They'll come in handy for puttin out the flames when I hit 88 mph!!!

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[RS MN]

costco FTW!
and i wish i had those TD's...

[RS MN]

just wondering, how much lift do you get with the OBS springs?

[dropdfocus]

Enough to be worth while, but you get a greater lift from the Forester suspension from what I understand.

[RS MN]

oh no doubt you get a bigger lift from the fozzy struts and springs, but that also ends you up with camber issues, and in my situation would be somewhat overkill, thus i inquire about OBS springs :D

thanks though dropdfocus!

[lminette]

Maybe 1/2 an inch or so. Mine are pretty worn out so I don't really know and the back sits higher than the front because I have GD struts in the rear which have higher spring perches.

[dropdfocus]

Strat put them on his 95 Legacy L wagon and gained approx. .75-1.25" of lift using Outback bits.

[RS MN]

Maybe 1/2 an inch or so. Mine are pretty worn out so I don't really know and the back sits higher than the front because I have GD struts in the rear which have higher spring perches.


awesome thanks man.

i think ill do this sometime soon and when i decide to get more lift, ill just pick up the JR spacers.

thanks again!

[lminette]

Yeah mine were used on stage rally by the Rally Innovations team for a bit so they've seen abuse!!. You can probably expect close top 3/4 of an inch.

[RS MN]

awesome, thats exactly what i need.

thanks for all the info.

[lminette]

So the 505 Rally RS build has begun once again!!! Today I picked up where I left off a year ago and started stripping the sound deadening out of the cabin!! Big thanks go out to Aaron (409industries) for posting his dry ice technique as it worked like a charm!!

Before:

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During:

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After:

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Gotta buy a little goo gone and clean up the remaining tar and then I'll take a sander and clean up the surface real good. That'll have should have her good and prepped for her trip over to Jackson Rally!!!:headbang:

Next step is to get my DMS's cleaned up and over to Odi @ Feal Suspension for rebuilding!! It feels good to be moving along!!

[worldrallyblue]

BADASS!! Nice Work Lou! You still going the autopower route and having kyle put it in, or a full on JR Cage??

[dropdfocus]

Lookin' good Louie!! That dry ice method is quite awesome! (BTW, still rockin' the 505 shirts on the East Coast! :mrgreen:)

[HPruneau]

Amazing, just wondering if you've fixed your caster at all? I may be fabbing up a set of trailing arm bracket spacers, I'll let you know how it goes, should be simple, 1" thickness should center the wheel.

Also a question for ya and any alignment guys. After that lift installed, I need camber bolts in the rear obviously. Are there some that will fix it while some won't? Will 1 bolt per side work?

Thanks!

Keep it up! :D

[ScoobyDoo8]

Where are the updates!!?? :) Looking good!

[Gr3en]

Any updates on this beast? :headbang:

[lminette]

Updates this eve gents. There has actually been a lot of progress I've just been laggin on the updates. Stay tuned!

[rollo]

Woohoo!

:headbang:

:rally-driver:

[lminette]

You've already seen the progress on FB Phil but glad you're excited!

[A1337STI]

Oh and I got these for pretty cheap, $29.99 at Costco for the two pack (and yes they are 1a,10bc)!!!! They'll come in handy for puttin out the flames when I hit 88 mph!!!

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Looks like Plastic Tops, and Plastic Mounts. You are going to run into Tech issues if your first event is Rally-america. Can't recall if its technically in the rules but they can fail you even if its not... (ask me how i know :P )

if you do Nasa events they are a little more lenient, but often the techs are also RA techs and will tell you they don't like the plastic ones...

any guess as to your first event?
you keeping your car CRS:GT Legal? (stock headers, stock ecu relfash okay, internals okay) no weight reduction!
you keeping your car USRC Prod legal? (stock everything, no battery relocation, no cams, no nada (ecu reflash okay)

[lminette]

Well those extinguishers are old now so I'll have to pick up some new. I will prob be close to production legal. Only thing that would put me over is headers. Was planning open light but we'll see. Not sure about my first event. All depends on when the car is all buttoned up. Definitely wanna do Mendocino if I only do one event this year.

[lminette]

Y'all asked for it so here it is! It's a long time overdue but hey that's life.

So in May of 2010 my car went over to Kyle Jackson's (http://www.jacksonrally.com/) shop to get the cage work started. Kyle did an amazing job as usual! He got the main hoop, a-pillar bars, roof-x, header bar, and rear headknockers tacked in along with welding in the front mounting plates. Everything fits very tight to the body!

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The plan was for my father in-law and I to complete the cage, adding all the necessary tube and gussets however life got in the way on both ends as it often does. Fast forward to over a year and a half and I was fed up and decided to pay to get the cage finished. After many quotes I decided that Jim Pierce (http://www.piercemotorsport.com/servlet/StoreFront) was the guy. With decades of experience, recos, and the fact that he is a NASA scrutineer, Jim was a great choice.

Pics of Cage Progress

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Also got the front and rear strut towers plated to add strength. Thanks to Rally Innovations (https://www.rallyinnovations.com/index.php) for the rear plates that they hooked me up with, saved me some dough big time!

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And last but not least from Jim he fabbed up some skid plate mounts and a skid plate.

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So this all took place in late November and the car came home (to my house) after the 24 Hours of Lemons Buttonwillow event which myself and several other DI members took part in.

So over the last few weeks I've been working on painting up the cage which is a PITA!!

Priming it up!
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I like bronze!
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And on Sat I started looking at the DMS 40's I bought DIRT cheap forever and a day ago. I was starting to clean the east coast crud off of them when I came across this one!

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:kyle::pissed::kyle:

I'm not sure if the body is bent or not. I think the ears and insert might be creating an optical illusion (at least that is what I am hoping). I think the ears can be fixed but according to Odi if either the insert or body are bent it's not worth it since the insert replacement would be $600!

So I'll hopefully wrap up cage painting this week and then all I have to do to drive it again is seal up the sunroof, put the doors and fenders back on, and smog it. Then I can drive it again! Stay tuned for more updates and thanks for the interest!

[geekmonster]

looking good lou. been a looooong time since i've seen the car, let alone seen it out at a rallyx.

[Gr3en]

Love the bronze cage!

[lminette]

Thanks!

[rollo]

You've already seen the progress on FB Phil but glad you're excited!

Yeah, I'm stoked to see the project moving again.

[lminette]

Goin to the DMV today to get a temp tag so I can drive it one I get the dash doors and fenders back on.

[Safe Drives]

Looks awesome!

[A1337STI]

Do a google search around where you live for places that service fire extinguishers. they generally have pretty good prices, but if you ask , they will sell you fire extinguishers that can be serviced. the servicing is very cheap and if you keep your rally car for 2+ years you'll save money (think the service is like $10?) also the place i go to gives me free mounts (or they have when i've asked) :)

Sick looking cage, love the tripple door bars (well 2 doors + sill)

Uhm.. you might be able to put a Bilstein 50mm insert into your DMS housing... replacement cost would be $400 ish (from what i'm hearing) looks to me like your Insert is bent... I've got a few that look like that...

and you may want to consider getting a stock header from someone and putting it on when you make a rally (If you have any interest in CRS GT) might be a rather worthless idea unless you are planning on a full enough schedule to win a class though ....

[lminette]

Well I have the stock one. My only issue is that my aftermarket sway bar doesn't fit with it.

[A1337STI]

ooh.. Well IF you decide you'd like to go that route, i have a spare stock front swaybar, i could bring with me to Mendocino.

But you could also ask your class competitors if they can vote you in for just 1 race like that. If that's the Only thing keeping your car from being class Legal, for that 1 rally I'd vote ya in!

[409industries]

Look who gets a sticky thread! Better stay up on the progress :)

I've got loads of stock swaybars too if you need one.

As for extinguishers, id say http://www.ocfire.com/ would be the place to go for servicing. They're in orange.

[lminette]

Yeah but then I'd need to remove my rear as well cause the car would be way a$$ happy with the stock front and upgraded rear.

[A1337STI]

well Its an option... and great point, You'd want to do some testing before showing up to your first event like that. I've yet to do a rally with the 13mm stock rear bar installed , but i do plan on some testing with in the next few months ...

[lminette]

Yeah well I have a 22mm front and 22-25 mm adjustable rear. I've liked my set up so far for rallycross but not sure how it will be on stage.

[bue car]

hmm questions i have too. since i have a 22 front and 24 rear going on...

[JacksonRally]

Good to finally see an update! Glad Jim was able to finish off the cage for you, I know I was probably triple the price to finish it ;). Im just glad I got the main bars in for you and they are nice and tight! Take another look at those inserts and if they are good then I can fix the bent tabs on the housings for you. Those tabs on the DMS's are notorious for bending like that.

Keep up the good work! You'll be on stage soon enough!

[lminette]

Thanks bud!

[A1337STI]

NNR 2012?

Mendocino 2012 ?

pick one (or both) and MAKE IT HAPPEN !!!