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| JRust |
 Jan 30 2017, 11:19 PM
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Okay this has been a long time coming. I am finally going to pull my incredible, reliable, powerfully awesome 158 hp NA 2.5 Subaru Drivetrain. In goes my new 2.5 Subaru Turbo motor out of a 2009 Forester XT. I will be pushing 220 plus depending on if I upgrade my turbo over the stock one. Pretty sure I am sticking with stock to start. That is a pretty easy bolt on upgrade later. I have a 2004 WRX 5speed tranny to mate up to it. Will be doing a firewall engine mount connecting to a Small car motor mount. Tranny ears for the back. Using Outfront header to move the turbo around the front of the motor. Outfront Wiring harness to the Stinger ECU. Still need to figure out the intercooler but staying in the engine bay under a GT grill. More details to follow but plan to pull my old drivetrain this weekend.
Okay so plans have changed & I am going to be putting in this 2005 WRX motor with 55k on it. My 2.5 will go in eventually but my plans are to build it out a little more. Going to get a larger turbo for it & other odds & ends to push 400hp with it. So this 2.0 motor will be pushing 220 easy & looks great Attached image(s) 
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JRust My 73 Suby drivetrain conversion upgrade! Jan 30 2017, 11:19 PM
914forme Yes Air to water is the way to go for these, and F... Sep 26 2018, 03:50 PM JRust With the air to water where are you running yours?... Sep 27 2018, 09:00 PM Andyrew My intercooler is in my engine bay, a couple extra... Sep 27 2018, 11:27 PM JRust Well not much has been done the last few months on... Jan 11 2019, 10:41 AM 76-914 Looks fantastic, Jaime! Hope to see it at Rt66... Jan 11 2019, 10:49 AM strawman Wow, Jamie that looks great! It will also give... Jan 11 2019, 11:19 AM TravisNeff The details are looking great Jamie! Jan 11 2019, 03:38 PM Andyrew That looks great!!!! Jan 11 2019, 04:29 PM Chris H. Yeah that trunk access solution looks GREAT Jamie... Jan 12 2019, 04:06 PM JRust Couple more pics. I will probably end up changing ... Jan 24 2019, 03:08 PM Costa05 Wow looks good. I may need to copy your solution o... Jan 24 2019, 04:52 PM
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Wow looks good. I may need to copy your solution ... Jan 24 2019, 06:29 PM 76-914 Looks great Jamie. Stay after it. :beer2: Jan 25 2019, 07:10 PM burton73 Jamie,
Looking super clean and nice.
Bob B Jan 25 2019, 07:24 PM AndySomogyi What size tubes did you end up using for the radia... Jan 29 2019, 02:47 PM JRust
What size tubes did you end up using for the radi... Jan 29 2019, 09:39 PM cali914 Very Nice Jan 30 2019, 09:40 AM mgp4591 Yeah, Jamie's been a little busy as of late...... Jan 30 2019, 02:51 PM JRust
Yeah, Jamie's been a little busy as of late..... Jan 30 2019, 11:00 PM 76-914 He's taking dancing lessons? :D Congrat's... Jan 30 2019, 06:46 PM mgp4591 Sorry Jamie - I didn't think about that! :... Jan 31 2019, 01:49 AM JRust Saw a post on FB from Andy who found this radiator... Jan 31 2019, 10:18 PM Chris H.
Saw a post on FB from Andy who found this radiato... Feb 1 2019, 06:29 PM JRust
Congrats Jamie!
FYI I've been eyeing t... Feb 1 2019, 10:27 PM Chris H.
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Hey Chris I don't remember that discussion.... Feb 2 2019, 09:05 AM Andyrew
Saw a post on FB from Andy who found this radiato... Feb 1 2019, 09:19 PM flmont Congratulations on your Daughters wedding !... Jan 31 2019, 10:48 PM Costa05 Thats awesome! Congrats. Hmmmm time to get bac... Feb 1 2019, 11:51 AM JRust Hey Chris I saw one suby for sale in Utah where th... Feb 2 2019, 12:36 PM Chris H. Yeah I'm with you on that idea but can't q... Feb 2 2019, 11:13 PM JRust Had some good news. Have had trouble getting a hol... Feb 4 2019, 08:46 PM 76-914 That's good to hear. So enough Garage time. Le... Feb 4 2019, 09:58 PM JRust
That's good to hear. So enough Garage time. L... Feb 5 2019, 03:23 PM 76-914 @JRust Any updates? :confused: May 3 2019, 05:17 PM JRust Fortuitous bump Kent. I'll be picking it up fr... May 3 2019, 09:28 PM 76-914
Fortuitous bump Kent. I'll be picking it up f... May 4 2019, 08:14 AM JRust
Wait a second. You have the AC parts but can... May 4 2019, 09:26 AM JRust Not much of a report but I am going to pick up my ... May 8 2019, 11:58 AM JRust Picked it up earlier today. Tucked back into its s... May 8 2019, 10:11 PM Chris H. Thats good news Jamie. At least it's home saf... May 9 2019, 07:36 AM JRust
Thats good news Jamie. At least it's home sa... May 9 2019, 10:30 AM 76-914 :popcorn: May 9 2019, 09:53 AM Andyrew :cheer: May 9 2019, 09:59 AM Chris H. Yeah that's a lot of little finishing touches.... May 9 2019, 01:19 PM JRust Spent some time cleaning up my garage today. Nothi... May 18 2019, 04:14 PM flmont Thats pretty sweet Jamie, I put my ECU behind the ... May 18 2019, 04:22 PM JRust
Thats pretty sweet Jamie, I put my ECU behind the... May 18 2019, 05:27 PM Costa05 Looks great Jamie. Glad to see you posting progres... May 18 2019, 06:19 PM 76-914 :agree: Keep the hammer down and don't let up.... May 18 2019, 08:12 PM dan10101 Jamie, This is looking excellent!
Hope to se... May 18 2019, 09:37 PM effutuo101 Looking good Jamie!
I went to the zero decibel... May 19 2019, 02:11 PM JRust Okay I've got an pair of dual 8" fans to ... May 19 2019, 04:17 PM JRust Also I've got a newly chromed early bumpers I ... May 19 2019, 04:44 PM JRust Got the car up on jackstands to do my hydraulic cl... May 25 2019, 06:56 PM JRust Okay clutch MC is in place. You'd think I have... Jun 1 2019, 06:46 PM Andyrew What's the reservoir look like? I thought abou... Jun 1 2019, 07:44 PM Chris914n6 I snagged one off an early 90s Accord, 90-94?. Bol... Jun 1 2019, 08:55 PM JRust Here is the reservoir. It will sit there just fine... Jun 1 2019, 10:58 PM BIGKAT_83 I used a Wilwood remote mount on mine.
Jun 2 2019, 08:08 AM 914forme Tilton three chamber, no leaks, a thing of beauty.... Jun 4 2019, 05:07 AM JRust Okay Clutch MC reservoir is in place. I used a Wil... Jun 4 2019, 10:33 PM JRust Found my line on the clutch MC wasn't tight. T... Jun 6 2019, 07:29 PM JRust Finally got one of my scouts over to help me get m... Jul 3 2019, 09:27 AM theer
Next is to put a heater core in the fresh air box... Jul 3 2019, 10:29 PM 76-914 Better some progress than no progress. :beer2: Jul 3 2019, 10:58 AM 2mAn so close! Jul 3 2019, 12:07 PM Andyrew Putting a heater core in during the middle of summ... Jul 3 2019, 03:22 PM JRust
Putting a heater core in during the middle of sum... Jul 3 2019, 09:15 PM Andyrew
Putting a heater core in during the middle of su... Jul 4 2019, 08:01 AM 76-914 :agree: Same process but a pair of vice grips on e... Jul 4 2019, 08:39 AM JRust Was out trying to bleed my clutch MC last night. P... Jul 24 2019, 12:42 PM 76-914
Was out trying to bleed my clutch MC last night. ... Jul 24 2019, 01:14 PM Andyrew
Was out trying to bleed my clutch MC last night. ... Jul 24 2019, 01:39 PM 9144me2enjoy Jamie its been awhile, I keep getting out of the 9... Jul 24 2019, 07:43 PM JRust Hey Roy I actually bought a place in Albany. I... Jul 24 2019, 11:31 PM JRust Here was my solution of extending my clevis joint ... Jul 29 2019, 10:47 PM JRust Made quite a bit of progress today. Got my clutch ... Aug 24 2019, 09:28 PM Robarabian WOW!! Great job! Looks awesome! ca... Aug 24 2019, 09:29 PM JRust Early rear bumper Aug 24 2019, 09:31 PM dan10101 C'mon Man!
You can do it!! :... Aug 24 2019, 10:12 PM JRust
C'mon Man!
You can do it!! ... Aug 24 2019, 10:35 PM Andyrew :Qarl: :cheer: :wub: Aug 24 2019, 11:35 PM Chris H. All worth the wait. You’ll see when you drive it... Aug 25 2019, 07:53 AM JRust
All worth the wait. You’ll see when you drive i... Aug 25 2019, 02:52 PM 9144me2enjoy Jaimie looks really impressive, I would have to dr... Aug 25 2019, 02:57 PM Chris H. Hey Jamie BTW did you end up using that Renault Al... Aug 25 2019, 03:34 PM JRust
Hey Jamie BTW did you end up using that Renault A... Aug 25 2019, 04:31 PM Chris H. That makes sense. Did you START it yet???? :D Aug 25 2019, 04:41 PM Costa05 Inspiration for all of us Jamie! Looks great. ... Aug 25 2019, 05:01 PM JRust Okay I went down to try & fire it up. First I ... Aug 25 2019, 06:20 PM Chris H. Well at least you tried. You'll figure it out... Aug 25 2019, 09:19 PM Andyrew It does turn over well :) gotta consider the posit... Aug 25 2019, 09:49 PM JRust
It does turn over well :) gotta consider the posi... Aug 25 2019, 10:12 PM dan10101 A couple things to check in no particular order...... Aug 25 2019, 11:38 PM dan10101 Sorry, I don't know your troubleshooting skill... Aug 25 2019, 11:47 PM pploco What's that clicking when you turn the key? Al... Aug 26 2019, 07:55 AM  |
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