Ziptie Rally 171 - totaled at rallymn

[carl]

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Well it's about time my STi got seriously dirty so that means time for some major changes. As it currently sits, the car is slammed on BC Racing coilovers (those will be coming off hopefully within the next two weeks - I'm waiting on my ksport rally spec gr coilovers to come in). Other mods currently on the car include an invidia dp, jic catback, innovative lc-1, open ecu stg 2, 35% tint. I also have a primative skid plate and diff protector sitting in my room waiting to get installed.

car as it looks on the bc's
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/213640046-O.jpg

Here's what I did today:
custom lightbar to hold 4 Hella 700 FF's (we were welding without gas so the welds aren't the prettiest. I painted it black and it's drying right now. I'll get new pics tomorrow. I'll also wire them up tomorrow)

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/235068335-O.jpg



http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/235068385-O.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/235068453-O.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/235068518-O.jpg

[PSG STI]

Be careful not to blind anyone out there!

BTW, great photos :)

- Matt

[IneedRS]

Damn, looking good so far!

[RS-ti_Andy]

dang! wheres the gas when u need it?! haha looks cool!

[carl]

Be careful not to blind anyone out there!

BTW, great photos :)

- Matt
all the ones in the garage were shot at ISO 3200 :?

can't wait to get the wiring done to see how bright these will be. Maybe I"ll have time to toss on my skidplate too

[PSG STI]

all the ones in the garage were shot at ISO 3200 :?

can't wait to get the wiring done to see how bright these will be. Maybe I"ll have time to toss on my skidplate too

No tripod? They look good nonetheless.

How did you design the lightbar? I'm thinking of something similar for my 07 STI, but want it stealthy enough that you see as little of the mounting hardware as possible!

- Matt

[RS-ti_Andy]

you know.. i think one more light can go in there! haha or 2 square ones lol

[donutking]

way to go. I personally like hood pods but your setup looks really great! plus i miss my sti....so u brought back memories :sniffle:

[RS-ti_Andy]

http://a417.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/110/l_a38034623a87fdb0ee2999cf77aea690.jpg

here yah go! one more light!

[IneedRS]

Thats alot of lights!

[carl]

No tripod? They look good nonetheless.

How did you design the lightbar? I'm thinking of something similar for my 07 STI, but want it stealthy enough that you see as little of the mounting hardware as possible!

- Matt

Basically I saw another bar that was very similar to this one and decided to replicate it. it's very sturdy


here yah go! one more light!
lol - I need that spot for my license plate

[LowGripMaxFun]

Nice! Any plans for brake conversion to run 15s?

[carl]

probably not as this car will only see rallyx and tsd - otherwise it's my daily driver for now

[Not All There]

damn thats alot of lights, nice transition!

[RS-ti_Andy]

Basically I saw another bar that was very similar to this one and decided to replicate it. it's very sturdy



lol - I need that spot for my license plate

oh yeah and i just realized that you cant have that one anyways for RA rules.. you would tecknically have more than 8 lights in all

[I Like It Sideways]

3200??? Dang... my pics at 1600 look that grainy haha.

Awesome lightbar, I like it a lot. And I love the lights.

Nothing wrong with flux core welding :)

[carl]

updates - wiring complete!

lowbeams
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/235348830-O.jpg

highbeams
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/235348708-O.jpg

highbeams and 4 hella 700ff
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/235348635-O.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/235348626-O.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/235348693-O.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/235348689-O.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/235348860-O.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/235348855-O.jpg

[Not All There]

looks like you had some fun!

[IneedRS]

Looking goood!

[RS-ti_Andy]

sweet!

[bfrancis827]

That thing is slammed. lol. nice snow shots.

[donutking]

im jealous! looks really nice and u had more fun then a fat kid rolling in jelly it seems!

[carl]

That thing is slammed. lol. nice snow shots.
indeed it is - hopefully my new coilovers come in soon so I can get some suspension travel and ground clearance. the bc's that are on there right now work really nice on smooth pavement but with minnesota road conditons they don't have much of an opportunity to do their job :lol:

[Salvator Rizzo]

nice car dude

now don't rear end anyone!

[wolfman79]

I really like your bar, it looks good. Are you getting much light shake with it? And those Hellas really put out some serious light.

Merry Christmas

[sebhockey]

I'm digging the snow shots, it looks surreal in the garage with the snow on it.

[carl]

I really like your bar, it looks good. Are you getting much light shake with it? And those Hellas really put out some serious light.

Merry Christmas

light shake isn't too bad - the bar is really quite solid and most of the shake is from the lights themselves (need to tighten them down more)

[kreitz3]

I am jealous of your setup. I only have two Hella 500's.

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g153/kreitz3/IMG_0103.jpg

[RS-ti_Andy]

^^^^ i like the bug eye!

[Spatizzle]

so ****ing sexy ,bjhkd,vtcv7kckxcu

[carl]

installed my primitive front skid plate and rear diff protector - quality pieces

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/238580740-O.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/238581605-O.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/238581565-O.jpg

[RS-ti_Andy]

niiice!!!!!

[wolfman79]

Looking good.

[carl]

my ksport rally spec gr coilovers came in

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/240431614-M.jpg

comparison to the bc racing I took off (note I actually lengthened the bc's body about an inch and a half prior to removing it from the car)
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/240431687-M.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/240431772-M.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/240437748-O.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/240437717-O.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/240437752-O.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/240437987-O.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/240438044-O.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/240438034-O.jpg

not sure how i feel about these coilovers right now. on the freeway they are a bit bouncy (finally got the dampers dialed in and that's helped out quite a bit). they seem to handle rough pavement and lumpy frozen snow quite well. there's a slight clunk in the rears and the front dampers are a pita to adjust (inverted design). body roll is pretty minimul and steering is very responsive - the steering feel imo is better than the bc's (definately less bumpsteer).

[odi]

Those are beautiful inverted struts you got. Looks like you will have more travel to utilize.

Your car is awesome.

[ProjectBomber]

your car is totally bad-ass and gives me hope as a guy trying to go from a road course wrx to dirt driving and rally-x

[carl]

thanks guys. I actually intentionally aim for potholes now lol. going to go hit up my test road tonight and that should give me a better feel for how the gravel specs perform

[DR1665]

Dude. I would be super stoked to catch some detail shots of those Ksports when you get them in. If you could share details on the diameters of the body and shaft, that would be killer as well. Reviews of these guys is slim pickings on the web (although it's a Sco0b owner who did the one review I found).

I know a lot of people would be interested in hearing how well they hold up to some rally action. Given the cost relative to the Teins or RS&SPs, they're a great price, imo.

Thanks!

[carl]

Dude. I would be super stoked to catch some detail shots of those Ksports when you get them in. If you could share details on the diameters of the body and shaft, that would be killer as well. Reviews of these guys is slim pickings on the web (although it's a Sco0b owner who did the one review I found).

I know a lot of people would be interested in hearing how well they hold up to some rally action. Given the cost relative to the Teins or RS&SPs, they're a great price, imo.

Thanks!
Yea I could find squat for reviews (except the one you mentioned) on the gravel specs.

so far dislikes:
front damper adjustment huge pita (inverted with no built in knob - have to snake in a allen wrench that I cut about 1/2 the length off of)

rear clunk (need to double check my spring preload back there). clunk is a fairly rare occurance - happens when going over several oscillating type features in a row

kind of bouncy driving on the typical road or freeway (need to play with dampers a bit more - I dialed a lot of the bounce out but still have enough to be annoying)

Likes:
dispatches with potholes, ice chunks, train tracks with ease. can be noisy but you barely feel a thing

travel - appears to be lots of suspension travel

handling - even with height above stock the car handles great. minimal body roll and steering feels responsive (much less bumpsteer then when I was slammed)

[wolfman79]

Now you're really looking like a proper rally car. Those Ksports look good, be interested how they work for you long term.

[DR1665]

Yea I could find squat for reviews (except the one you mentioned) on the gravel specs.
Appreciated, sir. Any word on strut body/shaft diameter? I am curious as to how these compare to some of the other rally stuff out there. Right now, I'm bartering for a couple GAB rally fronts to get me by.

[Not All There]

love the ride height

[carl]

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/245837187-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/245837184-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/245837182-O.jpg
corbeau fx1 pro
good:
sits nice and low
holds well
easy to get in/out of
bad:
needs more lumbar support (at least for my preferences)
wish blue matched other interior blue better but that's minor
seat bracket did not bolt right in - i had to tweak some of the holes with a dremel
not as tight as my old chargespeed (both good and bad)

[nordicskiah]

awwwwwwwww pretty....

awesome photography too

[carl]

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/263965423_FULeQ-O.jpg

this bracket needs one more brace to be complete but is pretty sturdy as is

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/263973053_8ku5H-O.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/263965627_iAMpF-O.jpg

head on shot is hard to get everything in focus lol

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/263965761_VYdrK-O.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/263966049_ACace-O.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/263966190_Qi5EX-O.jpg

[Galen]

Holly HELLA!!!

[wraithpreza]

looks good. Can't wait to see it at an event later this year.

[s14swap240sx]

I'm digging the snow shots, it looks surreal in the garage with the snow on it.

haha i couldnt resist.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/S14Swap240sx/Kouki/DSCF1554.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/S14Swap240sx/Kouki/DSCF1559.jpg

one of my old cars.. the day i finally put my wheels on it, along with rolling the fenders and relocating the wire harness by the wheel.. it snows! and i had to drive about an hour and a half each way to return the fender roller. prob was some of the best fun i ever had in that car.. sideways down the highway and getting stuck on offramps and onramps.. pretty much ne hill. i shoulda charged for snow plowing.. :eek:

[carl]

get your crappy kouki out of my thread lol

you have any engine work done? I bought the sti after selling both my s13's

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/mnaccord/cars/DSC00463.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/mnaccord/cars/DSC00474.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/mnaccord/cars/IMG_1824copy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/mnaccord/cars/240sx%202/DSC00183.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/mnaccord/cars/240sx%202%20build%20up/DSC00441.jpg

[soulbazz]

Sweet, I love the lights!!

Quick question, the hella covers, do they just fit over the lamps and snap on or something? I'm wondering if they would fit over the PIAA 520's , I can't seem to find specific covers for them except the "mesh" look plastic junk they sell

[kreitz3]

Sweet, I love the lights!!

Quick question, the hella covers, do they just fit over the lamps and snap on or something? I'm wondering if they would fit over the PIAA 520's , I can't seem to find specific covers for them except the "mesh" look plastic junk they sell
Most of, if not all of, the cover I have seen for Hellas are specific to each individual model of light.

[carl]

Most of, if not all of, the cover I have seen for Hellas are specific to each individual model of light.
yea they are built to fit on a specific model of light. you might get lucky and one would randomly fit :crazy:

[Blix666]

car is coming along sick man. dr. jekyll and mr. hyde big-time.

[carl]

new suspension ftw! ksport rally spec gr's are off the car finally! i had these on the car for 3 months, which was 3 months too many. at first they seemed to be ok but in the end my verdict for them is garbage. don't waste your money. build quality is terrible (they look like junk after 3 months. the BC's I had on the car for 10 months looked brand new after coming off the car). they made tons of noise (clunks, squeeks, groans, etc.), they rode awful. the adjusters in the front were almost impossible to access. ok, enough ranting.

I now have tokico d-specs with stock sti springs and tophats on the car. so much better!
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/282297802_zmS3o-O.jpg

I also got my rota tarmac II's in and my w404's mounted up
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/282297804_6WaxN-O.jpg

I will probably paint them green
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/276979059_A44Mz-L.jpg

or maybe orange
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/276979067_UbHzg-L.jpg

my car in summer mode
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/282297773_7rTZu-O.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/282297765_jWL8j-O.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/282297769_wJDDE-O.jpg

[SReitsma]

that light set up is just so BA. well done!

[BlackParis]

Go orange.. green is gross, un-less you get graphics that are green!

[SReitsma]

do each wheel a different color:lick:

[IMPREZV1]

That orange would look sweet kind of reminds me of the dc shoes sti that they ran in the gumball rally http://www.stokedlife.com/images/53.jpg

[carl]

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/312990995_8ER2B-M.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/312991119_JBbSq-M.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/312991206_994aP-M.jpg

somewhat used yokohama advan a033's - hopefully my 4/2pot brake swap parts and my team dynamics pro rally1'scome in next week so I can run these on a june 22nd rallyx

[carl]

boxes show up!
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/315577396_DZsgG-M.jpg

what's in the box? moar boxes!
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/315576860_5fzz3-M.jpg

can haz wheels?
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/315577055_DjSTS-M-1.jpg

oh noes! t3h kitteh om nom nom wheels
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/315577398_JftLm-M.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/315577612_swy7b-M.jpg

[strat]

lovin the progress of this car!!! wheels and tires are gonna look sick on there!

[carl]

I posted these pics in the pic forum but figured i'd toss them in here too

downgraded the brembos to 06/07 wrx 4/2pots. riding on team dynamic pro rally 1's and yokohama advan a033 rally tires
not the greatest pic set - was rather exhausted and didn't execute too well

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/316875307_uxJGC-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/316875358_bG8XS-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/316875303_w2Jmj-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/316875414_DMXPM-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/316875554_NwgMn-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/316875413_cmxHq-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/316875416_EZEfV-O.jpg

[carl]

car is in the process of being gutted to prepare for a full cage install in november. here is how it stood after the first day. it's even more stripped down now and I'm working at deleting wiring now

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/362257881_nzHhM-M.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/362257666_EmA9Z-M.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/362257947_FNF9D-M.jpg

[409industries]

You are so stoked that the STi's dont have a fraction of the sound dampening the GC's do. ;-)

[carl]

lol I've dealt with removing sound deadening before in 240sx's - what a pita!

[carl]

interior is now pretty well gutted (still have some wiring work to do as well as some under the dash stuff).

cobra imola s installed (corbeau fx1 pro on passenger side). crow harness, sparco harness (temporary until cage goes in). I also have wrx doorcards now instead of sti ones

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/366834471_mdZKA-M.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/366834381_YcrDh-M.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/366834386_t6Kap-M.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/366834889_dPsPH-M.jpg

[04caliwrx]

looks sexy man!

[carl]

the car is going to get some vinyl work done once the cage is in (the ricer in me!)

playing with some photoshop renderings today

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/371793014_8bawf-O.jpg

haven't really found a good way to simulate digital camo yet
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/371801073_nV85g-O.jpg

this car is the inspiration
http://www.rally.subaru.com/building/b58.jpg

[getagrip]

I love the digital camo! And I don't know if I have seen that...

[carl]

I love the digital camo! And I don't know if I have seen that...
the perrin 08 wrx had a digital camo scheme on it.

here's a better one I did
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/372010772_L5cvZ-O.jpg

and 2 kinda different looks
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/371793041_vFL8f-O.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/372028326_p7Ha9-O.jpg

[subyspawn]

i like the 2nd one. that looks sweet

[tcsubaru]

first one gets my vote

[sebhockey]

I like the last, looks like lightning. No need to copy another car.

[donutking]

i love the second one. seb is right original is best!

[carl]

had some buddies come over to help me cut up my car. Here's the end result. now the question is, color match the scoop or leave it white? it actually looks suprisingly good white. the car does usually have white wheels on it and the graphics scheme will be primarily white

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/376673340_7mX5D-M.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/376674646_235gN-M.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/376674242_WkWdp-M.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/376673947_aJTYJ-M.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/376674257_7BQPa-M.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/376674972_eHjGS-M.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/376675573_ZRfoq-M.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/376675443_YFteB-M.jpg

[sebhockey]

Might as well leave it unpainted simply because painting costs money. Take the money you would've painted it with and use it on safety equipment. Besides function is always greater than appearance in rally.

[carl]

yea well I can get it painted for free so that's not much of a concern. I actually really like it white though (I would paint it white since it is just kind of raw fiberglass). with the white teamdynamics and all the white graphics and lettering, i think it'd be pretty sweet

[sebhockey]

yea well I can get it painted for free so that's not much of a concern. I actually really like it white though (I would paint it white since it is just kind of raw fiberglass). with the white teamdynamics and all the white graphics and lettering, i think it'd be pretty sweet

If it's free then it can't hurt. Any color you want then.

[Galen]

white would look good if thats going to be the general color of things.

[carl]

yea it's really a toss up. white banners, sponsor logos, graphics, wheels, scoop?

of course it's hard to go wrong with color matched. oh well, there's plenty of time to decide

[albascoob]

had some buddies come over to help me cut up my car. Here's the end result. now the question is, color match the scoop or leave it white? it actually looks suprisingly good white. the car does usually have white wheels on it and the graphics scheme will be primarily white

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/376675443_YFteB-M.jpg


Nice TIM sticker....

[thad]

remember when you finish a stage and are coming into time control, dim your lights before you blind the score keepers. you don't want a blind score keeper writing the wrong number in the wrong box LOL.

[carl]

well a few weekends ago I relocated my radio and made a plate to hold all my switches (whenever I get around to that fun bit of wiring)

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/391503595_WChr7-L.jpg

Today I installed my sparco safari 350mm wheel, momo hub, and nrg release

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/391503668_yhRJ6-L.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/391503807_B7AWh-L.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/391503631_faAFk-L.jpg

[aresbykes]

is that a piece of aluminum? it looks pretty ill.

btw you should paint your scoop white and your mirror housings white... that would be ill.

just a thought

-rodger

[carl]

is that a piece of aluminum? it looks pretty ill.

btw you should paint your scoop white and your mirror housings white... that would be ill.

just a thought

-rodger
yea it's a piece of aluminum sheet - I want to redo it with some thicker gage metal though, it's a bit on the flimsy side.

regarding the scoop, I already color matched it

http://www.sieglerphoto.com/photos/389773826_8WFbS-M.jpg

[Vector]

yea it's a piece of aluminum sheet - I want to redo it with some thicker gage metal though, it's a bit on the flimsy side.

Go to Discount Steel in Mpls. Ask them to show you where the aluminum "drops" are. You'll have a huge range of thicknesses to choose from. I think the panel I've got for fabbing up dash stuff is 0.060 or maybe a little bit thicker.

[carl]

Go to Discount Steel in Mpls. Ask them to show you where the aluminum "drops" are. You'll have a huge range of thicknesses to choose from. I think the panel I've got for fabbing up dash stuff is 0.060 or maybe a little bit thicker.
good call mark, I can't remember if it's discount or another metal place I usually go to that's in minneapolis - it's just north of plymouth and east of washington

[JacksonRally]

Looking good! All of the aluminum switch panels I do are with .065 5052 alum.

[Vector]

good call mark, I can't remember if it's discount or another metal place I usually go to that's in minneapolis - it's just north of plymouth and east of washington

Sounds like Discount.

[carl]

Sounds like Discount.
it's in that really ratty building that looks tiny and abandoned from the front but is actually really large and full of metal on the inside? lol, I go there all the time to get metal

[Vector]

it's in that really ratty building that looks tiny and abandoned from the front but is actually really large and full of metal on the inside? lol, I go there all the time to get metal

Hmm, now I think we're thinking about a different place.

http://www.discountsteel.com

[carl]

Hmm, now I think we're thinking about a different place.

http://www.discountsteel.com

the place I go to is midwest steel - couldn't remember the name last night

[w00tawd]

the car is going to get some vinyl work done once the cage is in (the ricer in me!)

playing with some photoshop renderings today

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/371793014_8bawf-O.jpg

haven't really found a good way to simulate digital camo yet
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/371801073_nV85g-O.jpg

this car is the inspiration
http://www.rally.subaru.com/building/b58.jpg

Oh my! Would you look what GM did!

But seriously, the camo would look amazing on your car. I'm so tempted to go WRB when I repaint my DSM. :eek:

[carl]

I took care of my fender rock chip issues tonight. cleaned, masked, sanded, cleaned, bedliner (I had previously sanded all the rust off and primered with rustoleum) now I just have to deal with the massive gouges down my rear doors lol.

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/399640679_rPhgV-M.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/399640849_B5NNB-M.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/399640751_wPyvw-M.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/399641363_FhaPC-M.jpg

[carl]

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/408603784_6tSwk-M.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/408604562_JbmWW-M.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/408603933_GBQz4-M.jpg

[409industries]

wow, are you kidding? I was going to do digital camo! i hope you can pull it off. Maybe down the road ill eventually get it done.

[carl]

wow, are you kidding? I was going to do digital camo! i hope you can pull it off. Maybe down the road ill eventually get it done.
decided against doing it actually. too many other things in the build to finish right now lol. but I should have a nicely caged car sitting in my garage by tuesday or wednesday next week :headbang:

[carl]

this could only mean one thing

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/410309132_ZknPt-L.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/410309157_j3Bn8-L.jpg

I'm building a pipe organ

[carl]

Nice! Any plans for brake conversion to run 15s?
probably not as this car will only see rallyx and tsd - otherwise it's my daily driver for now
was reading back through this thread. LOL at myself for sure :shootsself:

[SubieImpreza07]

looks really nice man!

[Galen]

was reading back through this thread. LOL at myself for sure :shootsself:

hey, thats how it all starts. I had to tell myself not to drop the money on a stage cage because i only would have enough money for like 1 event a year. I cant wait to see your cage build, update frequently!

[carl]

hey, thats how it all starts. I had to tell myself not to drop the money on a stage cage because i only would have enough money for like 1 event a year. I cant wait to see your cage build, update frequently!
I'll see what I can do - I'm not building it and it'll be done in 4 or 5 days so there may not be many chances for pics lol

[Galen]

holy fast cage build batman!

[carl]

holy fast cage build batman!
yessir. first place I was going to have do it told me 1.5 months. that was too long so now the car is off to CPD Racing

(some of you may be familiar with the CPD cars - most recently driven by kyle sarasin)
http://www.miningjournal.net/photos/news/lg/511737_1.jpg

http://www.rally-america.com/thumb.php?pic=2152&max=600

[Vector]

My first reaction to that was "Damn, that's a lot of tubes!"

Then I remembered I bought mine in 24' sticks, and those look like about 10-12'

Plus, an FIA-style cage will take a little more than my ice race cage.

Gotta get the garage clear and get the car in so I can start melting metal.

this could only mean one thing

I'm building a pipe organ

[carl]

bye bye sti

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/411625999_Xb4GC-M.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/411626012_tytyH-M.jpg

[Galen]

im soooo jealous!

[anaonbd]

I so need a trailer like that!

[albascoob]

so...once the car is caged...what's your plan?

[carl]

so...once the car is caged...what's your plan?
put it back together and hope my re-wiring job works
then I'll continue to get as much seat time as possible, do team o'neil and attempt to get a waiver to run the car for 2010 with a tiny, tiny turbo restrictor. or maybe I will make it NA and run the open light class (if that's allowed, the bulletin really didn't have much info about it but it reads like it probably isn't)

[albascoob]

put it back together and hope my re-wiring job works
then I'll continue to get as much seat time as possible, do team o'neil and attempt to get a waiver to run the car for 2010 with a tiny, tiny turbo restrictor. or maybe I will make it NA and run the open light class (if that's allowed, the bulletin really didn't have much info about it but it reads like it probably isn't)


Have you had further consideration to NASA or USRC events?

No waiver BS...you could be rallying next spring in Tennessee on tarmac...
2010 is a long loooooong way off!

[carl]

Have you had further consideration to NASA or USRC events?

No waiver BS...you could be rallying next spring in Tennessee on tarmac...
2010 is a long loooooong way off!
I would if I had the time. I started a new job this past July and I accumulate vacation too slowly for that to be practical this year. I'd love to be able to run the car outside of rallyx, tsd, and track days in 09 but it seems very unlikely at this point

[409industries]

The car is on the trailer... this guy means business!

Id say nuts to the RA waiver business. Go do some NASA events and get some seat time. You should be able to do any RA events you want after you get a few of those under your belt...

[albascoob]

The car is on the trailer... this guy means business!

Id say nuts to the RA waiver business. Go do some NASA events and get some seat time. You should be able to do any RA events you want after you get a few of those under your belt...


right on Aaron....Rally TN will suck up....oh....all of 2 days vacation. Travel on Thursday, recce Friday, rally Saturday, travel home on Sunday.

You dont need the level of car prep a gravel event demands either as it's essentially a prolonged track day with jumps.

You won't regret it and you'll learn more than a season of rallycrosses.

Just my opinion though and it worked for us...it might not for you.

[carl]

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/413029443_atVmx-XL.jpg

harness mostly opened up
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/413029763_v99A7-L.jpg

so far I've pulled out these wires
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/413029770_suiqL-L-1.jpg

oh yea, while I was doing this something else was happening
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/413029199_Bm9Py-L.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/413029816_rgyMb-L.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/413029200_SYvko-L.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/413029392_QWMc2-L.jpg

[409industries]

ooo i know this game! get there... :)

[carl]

anyone selling an 05+ 2.5rs/i motor? I may need one lol. sti with an n/a swap!!

[Galen]

Looks good sofar. That harness looks like a headache :(

[carl]

harness is awful. i just hope it still runs when it's all said and done lol

[jakeachy]

cars lookin very good

[carl]

moar wires
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/413738937_z3L3q-L.jpg

pile is growing
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/413738756_xLW4C-L.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/413738761_WerjB-XL.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/413739237_9Wfev-L.jpg

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/413739293_6WGX7-L.jpg

[newbie101]

slowly coming together... looking good

[Galen]

haha, id say its coming together pretty dam fast!

[carl]

haha, id say its coming together pretty dam fast!
yea considering that's only like 2 days of work! should be all done by wednesday

[Allwheelsdriven.net]

So is Graham Evans the person building your cage or someone else? CPD Racing is just the name of Doug Havir's (Head of R-A) race team and rally arsenal..Kyle was driving both of Doug's cars. Graham was the crew chief for the team, and has some great prep skills.

CPD1 and CPD2 are 2 of the best prepped privateer rally cars in the country. There was a great build thread years ago on CPD2. That car is a full on, Prodrive built machine. 200k+ into that build.

Your car should turn out great.

On the harness, are you just "lightening" or what exactly? That looks like many hours for not much weight out at this point. That harness spread out on the floor brings back many memories.:)

Keep us posted on the progress.

[carl]

So is Graham Evans the person building your cage or someone else? CPD Racing is just the name of Doug Havir's (Head of R-A) race team and rally arsenal..Kyle was driving both of Doug's cars. Graham was the crew chief for the team, and has some great prep skills.

CPD1 and CPD2 are 2 of the best prepped privateer rally cars in the country. There was a great build thread years ago on CPD2. That car is a full on, Prodrive built machine. 200k+ into that build.

Your car should turn out great.

On the harness, are you just "lightening" or what exactly? That looks like many hours for not much weight out at this point. That harness spread out on the floor brings back many memories.:)

Keep us posted on the progress.
yes graham is doing the cage, I just say CPD since people are more familiar with that name. everytime I go up to check on the car I spend quite a lot of time drooling over the engineering and fabrication put into cpd1 and cpd2 - absolutely stunning cars.

wiring is being done mainly because I'm a bit anal about things like that. if I'm not using a component, I want to remove it and all the associated components. In the end I'd like to go to a standalone ems and build a custom harness for the car

edit - I may be seeing you for some suspension in the near future

[Vector]

wiring is being done mainly because I'm a bit anal about things like that. if I'm not using a component, I want to remove it and all the associated components. In the end I'd like to go to a standalone ems and build a custom harness for the car

Worth it too for simplification of troubleshooting later. When it's a rally and something electrical isn't right, it's going to be nice to not have to worry about all the non-essential crap in the harness.

[carl]

Worth it too for simplification of troubleshooting later. When it's a rally and something electrical isn't right, it's going to be nice to not have to worry about all the non-essential crap in the harness.
yep this is another reason I wanted to do it. of course, the biggest hurdle is doing it right and not accidentally pulling wires that affect other items. andrew and I have been very careful with double checking the wiring schematics in the factory service manual so hopefully the car starts, the exterior lights all turn on, the gauge cluster works, and the dccd functions

[sniper1rfa]

andrew and I have been very careful with double checking the wiring schematics in the factory service manuals


He doesn't mention that andrew ****ed up and ripped out the dashboard illumination wires, then had to solder them all back together again. :roll:

[carl]

He doesn't mention that andrew ****ed up and ripped out the dashboard illumination wires, then had to solder them all back together again. :roll:
if that's the only thing we have to solder back in I'll be glad

[Galen]

No harm, no foul if it got fixed right ;)

[Allwheelsdriven.net]

yes graham is doing the cage, I just say CPD since people are more familiar with that name. everytime I go up to check on the car I spend quite a lot of time drooling over the engineering and fabrication put into cpd1 and cpd2 - absolutely stunning cars.

wiring is being done mainly because I'm a bit anal about things like that. if I'm not using a component, I want to remove it and all the associated components. In the end I'd like to go to a standalone ems and build a custom harness for the car

edit - I may be seeing you for some suspension in the near future

Cool. You will have great cage when that car is done..You might think about having him beef up the subframe/skidplate while it's there by the welder and the tubing..:) He did some trick stuff with the front end of the G5 focus . Nice tube "x" in front of the radiator..

On the wiring, that all makes sense, but one thing.. The standalone ems. You don't need one to have a proper, relaible set up. There is better technology now than even a few years ago. I've dealt with many different kinds of standalones on street and rally car builds, and will tell you from first hand experience, that you are way better off with a stock STi ecu and AP V2. If you go standalone, you lose reliability and fuel mileage (you need it for long transits). With the AP you can have 10+ maps (low, mid, high boost, race gas, launch control, flat foot shifting, etc., and economy) at your finger tips, switch them realtime in less than 1 minute, have code scanning, and realtime data. Even if you go rotated turbo, 1000cc injectors, e85, or whatever else, you can run it on the AP. You can also custom map the car accordingly for the restrictor.

Not trying to be a "hater", just trying to share my on stage, and hanging stage side with a broken car experiences. My GC8 rally car was a very reliable car on an AP. It left me on stage a few times on a standalone, lost a few podium finishes due to that, and ran out of gas with 76 miles on a tank..:-( My tuning sponsor suggested it (LINK EMS) at the time, but I won't run any more of my own rally cars via standalone. There are STi's tuned to over 500whp/wtq on an AP, you don't need nearly that much on stage..:)

Rally On!

Barrett-
www.allwheelsdriven.net (http://www.allwheelsdriven.net)

PS: Your struts can get built whenever you are ready..:mrgreen:

[carl]

barrett, what's your typical lead time on struts?

[Allwheelsdriven.net]

Usually 2-4 weeks, sometimes longer, depending on parts and machining.

Barrett-
www.allwheelsdriven.net (http://www.allwheelsdriven.net)

[carl]

that's not too bad. unfortunately the 2008 budget does not include new struts lol. first quarter 09 however...

[carl]

teaser I was texted by the builder (picking up car tomorrow!)
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/415903793_KuFRG-M.jpg

[Galen]

omg, that was such a fast build! keep us updated with the installation of all the goodies ;)

[carl]

yep, it was very quick! it should be log booked by mr. hurst himself before the weekend!

[sniper1rfa]

:D
.

[carl]

:D
.
I am psyched man! it is gonna be a fun weekend of car work - I'll call you friday when I'm on my way home

[carl]

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/416593326_uiWTJ-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/416593323_mcQQR-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/416593355_4ZuPZ-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/416593381_Tm6Xo-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/416593395_D6Hgn-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/416593428_E8mgN-L.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/416593469_kZ2CU-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/416593400_hooHT-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/416593541_zbZWv-O.jpg

[tcsubaru]

damn your car is awesome. someday im going to have a rally car in my garage. that is once i get a house 8)

[subyspawn]

did they tie the cage to the front struts too?

[carl]

did they tie the cage to the front struts too?
you know it!

[newbie101]

are you running your belts all the way to the back instead of having a harness bar cross right behind the seats?

[JacksonRally]

Looks real good Carl. Good to see other projects coming together. I wish I had the time to cage my car. You are going to love the feel of a super stiff unibody.

Quick question, is your builder putting in sill bars? They are required. They have to be 1.75x.095.

[sniper1rfa]

Not sure i dig the harness bar situation. Don't know how i feel about relying only on the welds...

I guess i'll get to take a better look at it this afternoon.

[carl]

Looks real good Carl. Good to see other projects coming together. I wish I had the time to cage my car. You are going to love the feel of a super stiff unibody.

Quick question, is your builder putting in sill bars? They are required. They have to be 1.75x.095.
Mike Hurst the technical director for RA has already seen the cage mostly installed and the entire design. The car has basically been log booked except for seeing the seat belt mounts which leads me to believe the sill bars are not needed for RA
Not sure i dig the harness bar situation. Don't know how i feel about relying only on the welds...

I guess i'll get to take a better look at it this afternoon.
i believe it's the same design as in CPD1 so I'd have to think it's more than strong enough - I think Graham ran that by Mr. Hurst as well

[carl]

i also just did a cursory glance at the rally america/fia specs and did not see that a sill bar is needed with this design.

[JacksonRally]

i also just did a cursory glance at the rally america/fia specs and did not see that a sill bar is needed with this design.

Really? Well either way congrats, I know you will enjoy your car so much more now :headbang:

[carl]

Really? Well either way congrats, I know you will enjoy your car so much more now :headbang:
well I'll be enjoying it whenever I get it driving again lol. it'll probably be about another month of prep work - just in time for ice racing!

[JacksonRally]

Ice racing!!!!!!!!! So jealous

[sniper1rfa]

Ice racing!!!!!!!!! So jealous


:D


This thread just makes me :D




:headbang::eek:

[carl]

updates from tonight
dave cutting the dash to fit the cage
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/417242469_RDYiF-L.jpg
dave and emily fitting the dash
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/417242454_ZQav8-L.jpg
siliconed shut the holes where the cage passes through the firewall into the strut towers
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/417242281_hzYrP-L-1.jpg
pulled the driveshaft
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/417242258_HZPQL-L-1.jpg
rear diff and crossmember ready to be dropped so the fuel tank can be removed
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/417242474_GymWm-L.jpg
disassembled the rear suspension, removed the rear brake lines, removed the ebrake assembly
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/417242937_5cncK-L.jpg
doorcard modified to close over bars
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/417242855_NQoTG-L.jpg
dave, emily, and andrew working on the car
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/417242711_G5XKZ-L.jpg
done for the night
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/417242653_LrZLm-L.jpg
major thanks to dave, emily, andrew, and joel for coming over and wrenching!

[strat]

why not just remove the door cards instead of cutting them up?

car's really coming along!!!

[sniper1rfa]

Not legal. Don't ask me why, i have no idea.

[Vector]

Not legal. Don't ask me why, i have no idea.

legal, but then you have to cover the doors with protective material (to prevent edges & things parts of you can get caught in when you crash), so why not just leave the stock panels in place? (or in PGT you have to leave them as is).

[carl]

why not just remove the door cards instead of cutting them up?

car's really coming along!!!
RA requires doorcards

[carl]

legal, but then you have to cover the doors with protective material (to prevent edges & things parts of you can get caught in when you crash), so why not just leave the stock panels in place? (or in PGT you have to leave them as is).
well yea, basically some form of door covering is required. now i need to find some way of patching these up

[strat]

i'd just pop rivot some sheetmetal too them personally.

i figured they needed to be covered up in one way or another.

[Vector]

i'd just pop rivot some sheetmetal too them personally.

i figured they needed to be covered up in one way or another.

Doesn't save much weight, really, and then you loose the convenience of things like a handle to close the door, a good place to mount the window switches, etc.

Plus, you'd want to screw it on, riveting would be a PITA to deal with if you needed to fix something in the door (like a broken side window, for instance).

It's just easier to leave the stock door card unless you're made of money and can have a custom carbon fiber one made and molded to the bars. Youi can always pull out any sound deadening, upholstery and cut off the map pocket if you're worried about every last ounce.

[carl]

here's the update for today:
Andrew and Nick came over to help, we started by finishing dropping the diff/crossmember to free the gas tank. I need to buy new bolts - the long ones that go through the rear lateral arms. I also need new endlinks and maybe rear lateral arms lol.
diff out
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/417883496_hNpvg-L.jpg
the objective - get the tank out
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/417883832_dKMfC-L.jpg
messy garage is messy
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/417883914_YXPvV-L.jpg
painted my rear decklid block off plate flat black so it won't reflect (it wasn't painted in the engine bay lol, it was just sitting there to dry
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/417883329_8vMRc-L.jpg
we finished riveting the pass thru block off plate with the tank out of the car
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/417884306_SzvJZ-L.jpg
masking off the windows for paint
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/417884503_n2gAu-L.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/417884719_pfowy-L.jpg
she's pretty much ready for painting tomorrow. think 10 cans is enough to do the interior?

[strat]

Doesn't save much weight, really, and then you loose the convenience of things like a handle to close the door, a good place to mount the window switches, etc.

Plus, you'd want to screw it on, riveting would be a PITA to deal with if you needed to fix something in the door (like a broken side window, for instance).

It's just easier to leave the stock door card unless you're made of money and can have a custom carbon fiber one made and molded to the bars. Youi can always pull out any sound deadening, upholstery and cut off the map pocket if you're worried about every last ounce.

if you're worried about weight, why would you retain the power windows? it'd be easy enough to do crank windows with sheet metal or even aluminum if you prefer. dunno... the gc rally car i was in doesn't run stock door cards... it's got alum. or sheet metal popped in place with crank windows. not really any wiring to get to back there without power windows.

just seems like it would be cleaner than the cut up door cards. just my .02

gl with the build.

[carl]

just seems like it would be cleaner than the cut up door cards. just my .02


don't judge until they are finished. :tongue:


well looking at the garage today I decided there is probably more of my car sitting on the floor than there is actually attached! anyway, andrew and I had a busy day of huffing paint fumes in the name of rust protection/badass rally interior
everything taped off finally
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/418378742_FczTP-L.jpg
applying aluminum tape to cover holes/plugs (where all the old stock aluminum tape was - which they apparently apply before the car is painted as well)
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/418378798_BNakK-L.jpg
primer down
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/418379021_xW4nY-L.jpg
ahh, delicious fumes! (thankfully we both had respirators - thanks mark for bringing out a second one and checking out the project)
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/418379312_SBA6P-L.jpg
done
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/418509688_htHVa-L.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/418509800_vF3Tr-L.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/418509747_uqttf-L.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/418510145_ku7f8-L.jpg

[Duffurban36]

That is one sexy ass interior.

[sniper1rfa]

hopefully. We'll see how it looks when the car is out in the sun. :P

[carl]

hopefully. We'll see how it looks when the car is out in the sun. :P
yea we'll see lol. i did look around in it with a flashlight - we got it covered pretty damn well (it's mostly "dry" now)

andrew, remind me to give you that rear lateral arm to machine the frozen endlink off. and to give you the seat rails - i need you to run a larger end mill through the mounting holes because we are using larger hardware

[Vector]

andrew, remind me to give you that rear lateral arm to machine the frozen endlink off. and to give you the seat rails - i need you to run a larger end mill through the mounting holes because we are using larger hardware

Does this mean you have access to a machine shop Andrew?

[sniper1rfa]

yep. 4th axis up to 24"x24"x24", live 4th axis up to 20x20x10. swiss out to an inch by 6, 3/4" subspindle.

Haven't done much on the car that's needed it. Might make new endlinks, if we can find some bushings.



Speaking of, carl, have you checked mcmaster for bushings?

[carl]

Does this mean you have access to a machine shop Andrew?
I do too but since andrew's the machinist, I'll let him do the machining lol (plus he has access to better equipment). I'm the mechanical engineer so I'll tell him what to machine and then make it physically impossible to accomplish the task ;-)

[sniper1rfa]

I'm the mechanical engineer so I'll tell him what to machine


And i'm the machinist who will look at the print, then proceed to make the part he wanted, not the one he asked for.

[carl]

yep. 4th axis up to 24"x24"x24", live 4th axis up to 20x20x10. swiss out to an inch by 6, 3/4" subspindle.

Haven't done much on the car that's needed it. Might make new endlinks, if we can find some bushings.



Speaking of, carl, have you checked mcmaster for bushings?
I was thinking we could just take 2 spherical ball joint links, thread them together with a lock nut, and then put bolts through them into the swaybar/lateral arm

would cost like $40 to make 2 sets

[Vector]

Can either of you do a really basic 45* bend in the long axis of a 34"x6" piece of 1/8" aluminum?

[sniper1rfa]

Not a bad idea...


No, i can't. No brake. :-/

[Vector]

I was thinking we could just take 2 spherical ball joint links, thread them together with a lock nut, and then put bolts through them into the swaybar/lateral arm

would cost like $40 to make 2 sets

This is a common mod on the G20, where the endlinks go for like $35 each. It's cheap, and effective.

[carl]

Not a bad idea...


No, i can't. No brake. :-/
ditto. the main machine shop at work does but I don't have access to those machines - just the small one that's part of our manufacturing floor (basics, no cnc capability)

[409industries]

The rattlecan job doesn't look bad at all! How many coats of clear are you going to spray on?

[sniper1rfa]

The rattlecan job doesn't look bad at all! How many coats of clear are you going to spray on?


none?


All the high wear areas will have something on them, be it padding or whatever. *shrug*

[carl]

The rattlecan job doesn't look bad at all! How many coats of clear are you going to spray on?
no clear. this was rustoleum primer and then several coats of rustoleum high performance gloss enamel. high wear areas will be covered in rock blocker or bedliner otherwise we're leaving it as is

[carl]

andrew, i ordered 2 pairs of high strenght spherical rod ends to make endlinks out of so that's taken care of

[sniper1rfa]

... several coats of rustoleum high performance gloss racing enamel.


fixxored.



Sweet, ghetto endlinks ftw.

[Drew84]

Wow, nice car.

[carl]

andrew and I rocked that thing tonight - got the tank, crossmember, diff, driveshaft, pedals, and steering column installed. also thanks to emily for coming over and feeding us pumpkin bars!
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/419463537_YteqG-L.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/419463408_RZoRE-L.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/419463314_zomYZ-L.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/419463951_gNr5r-L.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/419464034_mUkm8-L.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/419463655_7W4Ct-L.jpg

[jakeachy]

god that thing is a monster!

[409industries]

Paint looks awesome! :) Great work guys!!!

[Galen]

Whelp, time to change my pants...





In all seriousness, that thing is looking amazing and the work is getting done at break neck speeds.

[carl]

Whelp, time to change my pants...





In all seriousness, that thing is looking amazing and the work is getting done at break neck speeds.
there is still a ton to be done and I don't really have time to work on it other than the weekends

the short list:
fluid change (trans, diff, engine oil, coolant, brake fluid)
spark plugs
fab hydraulic handbrake mount
delete abs pump/run new brake lines
apply brush on clearcoat to interior (originally had thought I wouldn't do any clear but it seems like a brush on coat to the floors would be to my advantage)
lay carbon fiber for the foot wells
modify heater core to fit under the knee bar (eliminating the a/c exchanger completely)
reinstall wiring harness (hoping that it still runs)
flock dash
add circuit for battery/alternator kill switch
wire map lights
rewire driving lights
mount harnesses
relocated dccd sensors and controls
reinstall rest of interior pieces

[409industries]

there is still a ton to be done and I don't really have time to work on it other than the weekends

the short list:
fluid change (trans, diff, engine oil, coolant, brake fluid)
spark plugs
fab hydraulic handbrake mount
delete abs pump/run new brake lines
apply brush on clearcoat to interior (originally had thought I wouldn't do any clear but it seems like a brush on coat to the floors would be to my advantage)
lay carbon fiber for the foot wells
modify heater core to fit under the knee bar (eliminating the a/c exchanger completely)
reinstall wiring harness (hoping that it still runs)
flock dash
add circuit for battery/alternator kill switch
wire map lights
rewire driving lights
mount harnesses
relocated dccd sensors and controls
reinstall rest of interior pieces

Even your "short" list seems a little short... the work is endless! Just keep chipping away at it...

[I Like It Sideways]

Awesome progress. I'd pumped to see the cage painted. Keep up the good work!!

[carl]

a huge thanks to dave and gearhead graphics for coming out to rockblocker my cage bars! excellent service dave!
anyway, I got some new parts
terratrip map lights
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/420775781_oRUa3-M.jpg
my homemade endlinks
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/420776001_NRLmx-M.jpg
hydro handbrake
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/420776255_5TV2i-M.jpg
rockblocker on bars
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/420776406_9shAS-M.jpg
test fitting seat
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/420776063_RKv3V-M.jpg

[rllyrckt]

gorgeous project, now can i just ask what the wiring running to the rear diff is for? Again this project is GORGEOUS!!!!

[carl]

gorgeous project, now can i just ask what the wiring running to the rear diff is for? Again this project is GORGEOUS!!!!
diff temp sensor

[rllyrckt]

where can i get one of those, i can always use another guage in my car hahahaha 8 isnt enough!!!

[carl]

where can i get one of those, i can always use another guage in my car hahahaha 8 isnt enough!!!
I don't know. it's stock on sti's

[rllyrckt]

ahh ok, ill see what i can find, thanx for the info though

[JacksonRally]

where can i get one of those, i can always use another guage in my car hahahaha 8 isnt enough!!!

Just an oil temp guage will do.

[409industries]

ahh ok, ill see what i can find, thanx for the info though

As Carl said, its stock on the STi's. I've never seen mine come on before either, and thats even after driving around in the hot desert doing donuts for an hour at a time!

Just an oil temp guage will do.

For real. Leave the gauges for your co-driver. Its hard enough just looking ahead and staying on the road, let alone looking at a bazillion gauges.

[carl]

I don't have any gauges other than the stock cluster - I don't think I'll add any in the near future either. visual inspection for smoke or fire is my gauge lol

[sniper1rfa]

I don't have any gauges other than the stock cluster - I don't think I'll add any in the near future either. visual inspection for smoke or fire is my gauge lol

Should probably add an oil pressure gauge, just because it's so catastrophic so quickly to lose oil pressure.

[Hondo88]

my homemade endlinks
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/420776001_NRLmx-M.jpg


Are these from McMaster Carr? I use a set that look just like that from McMaster for my 32mm FSB when autocrossing. They are not the strongest things. I broke 2 this past summer. But I haven't been able to find anything better with the same amount of swivel.

Oh and thanks for sharing the chronology.

[carl]

Are these from McMaster Carr? I use a set that look just like that from McMaster for my 32mm FSB when autocrossing. They are not the strongest things. I broke 2 this past summer. But I haven't been able to find anything better with the same amount of swivel.

Oh and thanks for sharing the chronology.
yea they may not be the strongest but they are relatively cheap compared to buying aftermarket endlinks (i'm a mechanical engineer, I tend to buy a lot of stuff off mcmaster)

[Galen]

man, ill have to look into these. If they are cheap, than there is no problem replacing them if they break ;) And, im sure they are way better than stock.

[sniper1rfa]

And, im sure they are way better than stock.


IMO, if you haven't broken one yet, don't bother replacing them. None of the subaru endlinks will bend much before just breaking, so the gains will be minimal, if they are even noticable.

[carl]

layed the carbon fiber footwells tonight
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/421926682_umYWa-M.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/421926460_7ZjU8-M.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/421926560_Bw8VX-M.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/421926629_XVw5M-M.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/421926375_9CEup-M.jpg
also flocked the dashboard
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/421926745_Mskcv-M.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/421926871_AeEvy-M.jpg

[Duffurban36]

Looking good carl. Can't wait till mid december to see this beast fully built.

[sniper1rfa]

did you end up using carbon/nylon or carbon/carbon?

Also, looks like there are some creases - did it flatten out ok? If not, those creases are going to crack, i think.

[carl]

did you end up using carbon/nylon or carbon/carbon?

Also, looks like there are some creases - did it flatten out ok? If not, those creases are going to crack, i think.
it's carbon carbon. the driver's side is good but there's that one crease in the passenger side. there's also a big airpocket that wouldn't go away next to it. I just poked some holes in it and back filled it with a cyno instant adhesive. i need to sand it all down and apply more resin - i think i'll rockblocker them too. it's likely that they will crack but if need be, down the road we can pull them up and re-apply (although it'll be a bitch to get them out lol)

[lorenkb]

it's carbon carbon. the driver's side is good but there's that one crease in the passenger side. there's also a big airpocket that wouldn't go away next to it. I just poked some holes in it and back filled it with a cyno instant adhesive. i need to sand it all down and apply more resin - i think i'll rockblocker them too. it's likely that they will crack but if need be, down the road we can pull them up and re-apply (although it'll be a bitch to get them out lol)

More resin? Looks like you've got plenty already!

If you do end up redoing it and want an easier time of having the carbon stick to the contours of the floor, shoot the floor with a light coat of spray adhesive (3M super 77, etc.) Just enough to get the carbon to stay put. You can then work the resin in from the top and finish up with a laminating roller if need be (also known as bubble busters).

[carl]

More resin? Looks like you've got plenty already!

If you do end up redoing it and want an easier time of having the carbon stick to the contours of the floor, shoot the floor with a light coat of spray adhesive (3M super 77, etc.) Just enough to get the carbon to stay put. You can then work the resin in from the top and finish up with a laminating roller if need be (also known as bubble busters).
actually this is exactly what I did. I attached the cf to the floor using 3M 90 spray, we worked it flat using a bondo squeegee (although obviously we f'd up the passengers side but hey, this was our first time using the stuff so mistakes were bound to occur), then we applied resin to the top. i'll probably need to redo that side in a few months after it gets super cracked, but maybe not - it'll still be functional ;)

[lorenkb]

actually this is exactly what I did. I attached the cf to the floor using 3M 90 spray, we worked it flat using a bondo squeegee (although obviously we f'd up the passengers side but hey, this was our first time using the stuff so mistakes were bound to occur), then we applied resin to the top. i'll probably need to redo that side in a few months after it gets super cracked, but maybe not - it'll still be functional ;)

Well alrighty then. Try the laminating roller in place of the squeegee next time, they make things much easier without worrying about moving/scrunching the cloth. Picture stolen from some randon composites shop:
http://www.fiberglasssupply.com/Product_Catalog/LaminatingTools/Alum_roller_Radius.jpg

Oh yeah, and I want your car :mrgreen:

[carl]

didn't do too much today. mounted the handbrake, messed around cutting up random bits of the car (heater core, pulley cover, made a new switch plate and laid all the positions out)
better pic quality for today lol
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/422983792_qMpPt-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/422983794_LycPJ-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/422983837_sYKFm-O.jpg

[carl]

finished modifying the heater core/blower motor to clear the cage.
I removed the a/c exchanger and cut off most of the housing (I also shortened the pipes for the heater core)
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/424693305_gaE9M-L.jpg
then i fabbed up a sheetmetal cover for it, caulked it and fastened it down
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/424693237_2cqPV-L.jpg
on the blower side I took a rubber exhaust boot and cut it down so i could cram it inside
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/424693665_Ky6xg-L.jpg
and here's a look at how it all fits together
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/424693451_jLzr4-L-1.jpg

[WRXCMM]

very nice man, can't wait to see it (on video of corse unless you come and show us here in cali lol)

[409industries]

also flocked the dashboard
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/421926745_Mskcv-M.jpg


Please elaborate on this!!! My dash is out, and i'd be all for doing this.

[carl]

sent you a pm aaron. for those others who would like info, here it is:

I order the mini flocker kit + an extra miniflocker + an additional 1lb of fibers from this site DonJer Products: Suede-Tex and Soft Flock Supplier (http://www.donjer.com/)

then it's as simple as following their instructions - it's very easy. the gist of it is clean the surface very well, apply the the adhesive - make sure you can't see any of the dash but don't get it too thick - use very even strokes or roll it on (the adhesive is more like a thick paint or tar - don't get it on stuff you don't want it on, it's hard to get off), spray the flocking on (tip, use lot's, you can't put too much on but you can definitely get too little), done! it takes about 24 hours for it to set-up and about 1 week to fully cure (I was able to handle my parts about 48 hours later without being too worried about damaging anything - now they seem very durable). make sure to do it in an area this is easy to clean up, these fibers get everywhere! (wear a respirator or mask too because you could really mess up your lungs inhaling a lot of these fibers)

[WRXCMM]

motha-flocker that's cool.

getting rid of the dash glare would be nice.

[carl]

hoodpins installed
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/426523576_APNN4-M.jpg
heatercore installed
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/426523338_BvJYz-M.jpg
new brakelines partially run
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/426523385_72pCJ-M.jpg
handbrake and proportioning valve
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/426523503_VrgrC-M.jpg
wiring back in the car?! (well a beginning at least)
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/426523553_t77DQ-M.jpg
a huge thanks to joel and emily for coming over and helping today! joels a real pro at the double flare now

[junkyard racer]

Man, what a great build thread! I like your 2010 deadline. Its realistic. Rushing it to make a '09 race could mean skimping on something and spell disaster. You could always have a few shakedown runs and make any changes should you need to.

[sniper1rfa]

Incidentally, i still have paint in my hair from spraying that damn cage. Apparently rustoleum is impervious to shampoo.

[carl]

omg, it must be getting close! it's covered in teh stickas!
a huge thanks to dave at gearhead graphics for cutting and applying all the vinyl and rockblocker on this car - if anyone needs any sort of graphics or vinyl work I 100% recommend going to gearhead graphics!!
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/430001150_Z2mM2-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/430001176_YYehR-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/430001163_YHtvZ-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/430001185_o6Y2j-O.jpg

[Galen]

Is your number magnetic, while the white in back is permanent? Makes sense since that number is sorta already taken ;)


As always, looks amazing.

[carl]

Is your number magnetic, while the white in back is permanent? Makes sense since that number is sorta already taken ;)


As always, looks amazing.
yea the large square if vinyl, the number is a magnet (that's actually been my favorite # since I was in 8th grade so it's just a coincidence lol)

[Galen]

ahh, gotcha. well its probably good to be able to switch numbers.

Ken Block can go shove it, it was your favorite number first!

[409industries]

Looking REAL good Carl... love seeing the progress!

[Not All There]

beautiful

[UP2MTNS]

very cool. flocked dashes are SO wrc ;) love it!

[carl]

http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/431416844_6Ad9F-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/431416886_8MFGc-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/431416840_EvqMj-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/431416899_anAG7-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/431416942_mVbLh-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/431416937_oUxwu-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/431416960_mWiHx-O.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/431420195_5ukEt-O.jpg

[Galen]

AWESOME! So did you figure out those small wiring problems you were having?

How dose it feel, I see that you did some donuts :muhaha:

[carl]

AWESOME! So did you figure out those small wiring problems you were having?

How dose it feel, I see that you did some donuts :muhaha:
yep, everything is figured out!

actually those donut marks were then when i showed up (doesn't mean I didn't add to them before leaving ;))

[RallyRDR]

incredible work, keep it up! now i want to see some action shots:guitarist:

[ahowell]

The car looks amazing, very well done!

[Not All There]

freaking awesome! cant wait to see some video

[carl]

redid the lightbar to hold 2 700ff's and 2 4000's
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/436008534_ZtedF-M.jpg
http://carl-s.smugmug.com/photos/436008680_ZYjMu-M.jpg
excuse the ugly welds - none of us have all that much welding experience. it is extremely strong (you can jump up and down on it and the bar does not move - instead the whole car moves)
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I also installed 2 map lights
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unfortunately none of the wiring is connected on anything right now - i need to run to the store to get some supplies. probably early next week
fire extinguisher mounted
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[Tbagger]

I love it ....


one day ... one day

when's the first event to work out all the bugs???

[carl]

i rallyx'd it yesterday. threw a cel on the way home - not sure what it is yet but the car drives fine (not in limp mode or missfiring). my abs light was coming on occasionally too but would go away if i turned the car on and off

[409industries]

Pull the codes!

[carl]

Pull the codes!
yea waiting for my friend with a scan tool to come over. it's been in the negative temps so far this week so we aren't motivated to work on it (even with a heated and insulated garage)


putting her through her paces
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[strat]

how'd it feel at the rallyx with the cage installed? noticable difference?

car's really coming along nicely! what did you end up doing with the door panels where they interfered with the cage bars?

[sniper1rfa]

what did you end up doing with the door panels where they interfered with the cage bars?

Dremelitation.

[carl]

how'd it feel at the rallyx with the cage installed? noticable difference?

car's really coming along nicely! what did you end up doing with the door panels where they interfered with the cage bars?
it makes some funny noises when cornering hard. the exhaust also falls apart easier (until i welded it). otherwise the GD is already a pretty stiff chasis so you don't notice it as much as you'd think
Dremelitation.
yea we dremeled and sawzalled the hell out of them. when i'm not so lazy i need to finish them so they don't look so half-assed

[strat]

i knew you had cut them up. just wasn't sure if you had finished them.

[carl]

hit a curb at low speed in deep snow on saturday. had no idea how wide this driveway I was entering was (looked about 5' wider than it was due to the snow drifts lol), started to rotate the car and tagged the curb square with the driver's side rear wheel. This was probably 10-15mph but i caught it dead on. looks like i have a very bent rear lateral arm, a very slightly twisted trailing arm, and a dspec with torn mounting points.

all new arms and hardware are on order (woot for dealership sponsor lol), currently talking with barrett (allwheelsdriven) on getting a set of their coilovers sent out. hooray for stupid mistakes!

[Tbagger]

sorry to hear about the "accident" but HORRAYY!!! of new parts!

[Vector]

Now fix it in 20 minutes or less! Practice!

[carl]

Now fix it in 20 minutes or less! Practice!
well it was completely drivable. in fact, it drifted really good (but only one way with that 30 degrees of toe out on the left rear :lol:). i moved the strut back and the camber is almost normal (other than the trailing arm twist) and i could hammer out the lat arm...

i think i'm going to weld up that tear in the dspec tonight (basically the impact elongated the whole to the affect that i can get something like +10 degrees of positive camber lol). that way i at least have a usable strut in case i can't get the allwheeldrivens stuff before the mnsubaru ice races

[Vector]

i think i'm going to weld up that tear in the dspec tonight (basically the impact elongated the whole to the affect that i can get something like +10 degrees of positive camber lol). that way i at least have a usable strut in case i can't get the allwheeldrivens stuff before the mnsubaru ice races

Don't know what you have for a welder, but if it's not up to the task you could bring the strut by my place. I've got a 185A 240V MIG.

[carl]

Don't know what you have for a welder, but if it's not up to the task you could bring the strut by my place. I've got a 185A 240V MIG.
all i was going to do was weld a piece of solid round bar in the newly created camber hole - since it'll end up like a compression fit it doesn't have to be all that strong - just keep it from falling out either end. I just want something to block the stock bolt from slipping.

[Vector]

carl,

don't feel too bad. I tried really hard to do he same thing tonight in my G20. came slideways into a parking lot, over-rotated and basically nded up head on to the curb on the side of the entrance. managed to square up and get over just enough so I took it all on the passenger side front wheel (and not into the oil pan, as that's pretty fatal with SR20s). No damage that I can tell so far. But I felt pretty damn stupid for the next while.

[carl]

carl,

don't feel too bad. I tried really hard to do he same thing tonight in my G20. came slideways into a parking lot, over-rotated and basically nded up head on to the curb on the side of the entrance. managed to square up and get over just enough so I took it all on the passenger side front wheel (and not into the oil pan, as that's pretty fatal with SR20s). No damage that I can tell so far. But I felt pretty damn stupid for the next while.
yea I seem to hit a curb every year in some way or another (last year I did an abrupt 180, couldn't see anything with all the snow on the windows, clutched in and rolled the back wheels over a curb - luckily they were squared with the curb so nothing happened, just rolled back down)

[Vector]

You know the joke about how the oil light in Subarus should actually be the "Rebuild Engine Soon" light?

In SR20 powered cars it should be the "replace shortblock immediately" light. I really need to make a skidplate for the G20. I've got the material, just been too cold (and too busy/lazy).