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| smokey |
 Mar 21 2009, 02:29 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 533 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Freedom Ca Member No.: 7,816 Region Association: None  |
QUOTE(VOX @ Mar 20 2009, 11:15 PM)  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| RiqueMar |
Mar 21 2009, 02:53 PM
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Enrique Allen Mar Group: Members Posts: 2,169 Joined: 28-August 08 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 9,478 Region Association: Southern California 
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No! Now it wont be off for 3 years!
Edit: Hey VOX, are you guys hitting up WCC? Gotta represent the young teeners like you and me! |
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| VOX |
Mar 22 2009, 03:57 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 6-February 09 From: rosemead, ca Member No.: 10,027 Region Association: None |
we're really gonna try man, hope to see you there, but it depends how far we get by then. im going to try and get all the rust done and sand it down this week, then get paint on it before i go back to school. if you got some free time while the paint dries or something drop us a line and come check ours out.
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| dlo914 |
Mar 22 2009, 11:23 AM
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Whatchu' lookin' at?!?! Group: Members Posts: 3,432 Joined: 6-September 04 From: San Gabriel, CA Member No.: 2,697 |
I see sunlight! Hopefully it stays that way so we can really work on the car all day tomorrow.
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| VOX |
Mar 23 2009, 08:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 6-February 09 From: rosemead, ca Member No.: 10,027 Region Association: None |
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| dlo914 |
Mar 23 2009, 10:49 PM
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Whatchu' lookin' at?!?! Group: Members Posts: 3,432 Joined: 6-September 04 From: San Gabriel, CA Member No.: 2,697 |
And before pic of the rear quarter panel portion: (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
(IMG:http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h88/danlo830/IMG_5276.jpg) |
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| VOX |
Mar 26 2009, 06:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 6-February 09 From: rosemead, ca Member No.: 10,027 Region Association: None |
killed 2 black widows i hope there arent anymore!
two 914 on jackstands (IMG:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/EvoWizard/IMG_5393.jpg) trunk painted not the greatest work but i hope to cover it with carpet. (IMG:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/EvoWizard/IMG_5394.jpg) painted engine bay with bbq high temp paint. (IMG:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/EvoWizard/IMG_5395.jpg) |
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| jonferns |
Mar 29 2009, 07:55 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,081 Joined: 29-March 07 From: New Jersey Member No.: 7,631 Region Association: North East States
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Nice job guys!
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| wallys914 |
Mar 29 2009, 08:28 PM
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In life you don't get what you want, you get what you negoia Group: Members Posts: 190 Joined: 10-October 08 From: Garden Grove, Member No.: 9,631 Region Association: Southern California |
Great Progress!
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| VOX |
Mar 30 2009, 07:07 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 6-February 09 From: rosemead, ca Member No.: 10,027 Region Association: None |
thanks guys, we appreciate the comments.
sadly small car no longer sells just the side peices to the subaru to vanagon engine mount kit, looks like we'll have to buy the whole set =/ engine wiring harness is here, cant wait to tackle that =/ bored of body work so we'll start working on the engine this weekend, and hopefully get all of its maintence done. |
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| charliew |
Mar 31 2009, 12:04 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,363 Joined: 31-July 07 From: Crawford, TX. Member No.: 7,958 |
Have you seen Tony's engine mount? Check his thread out it's a pretty well done mount and you won't need small car parts to do it. He even has the dimensions for it.
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| dlo914 |
Mar 31 2009, 12:18 AM
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Whatchu' lookin' at?!?! Group: Members Posts: 3,432 Joined: 6-September 04 From: San Gabriel, CA Member No.: 2,697 |
QUOTE(charliew @ Mar 30 2009, 11:04 PM) Have you seen Tony's engine mount? Check his thread out it's a pretty well done mount and you won't need small car parts to do it. He even has the dimensions for it. Thing with Tony's engine mount is that you have to mount it to the inner sections of the engine bay. While we can just weld the Small Car engine mount onto the existing engine bar. I mean i would tack weld it onto the bar and then send it out to be structurally welded on by a professional. |
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| TonyAKAVW |
Mar 31 2009, 02:52 PM
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That's my ride. Group: Members Posts: 2,151 Joined: 17-January 03 From: Redondo Beach, CA Member No.: 166 Region Association: None |
I have no welding capability at home, I think I paid at most $75 to have all the welding done on my engine bar and its mounting in the engine bay. I paid maybe $20 for materials. It hold the engine in the right spot. I'm not sure how the Small Car mount works, but using the stock mounting points is tricky because they are so far forward of the engine mounts on an EJ motor. My best estimate is that it is between 14 and 18 inches away. Thats an awefully big torque arm.
-Tony |
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| dlo914 |
Mar 31 2009, 08:36 PM
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Whatchu' lookin' at?!?! Group: Members Posts: 3,432 Joined: 6-September 04 From: San Gabriel, CA Member No.: 2,697 |
Here's what Amenson (Scott) did with the Small Car mount:
(IMG:http://www.digitaldash.org/images/914/IMG_2226_small.jpg) (IMG:http://www.digitaldash.org/images/914/IMG_2244_small.jpg) the progress thread: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=58431&st=0 |
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| dlo914 |
Apr 1 2009, 09:54 PM
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Whatchu' lookin' at?!?! Group: Members Posts: 3,432 Joined: 6-September 04 From: San Gabriel, CA Member No.: 2,697 |
Hands are aching to work on the 914 after a first week back in school fulltime. Probably, will be done with welding and can start on refreshing the EJ22 powerplant.
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| pankopp |
Apr 3 2009, 12:48 PM
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Captain Awesome Group: Members Posts: 62 Joined: 28-July 06 From: Acworth, Ga Member No.: 6,519 Region Association: South East States |
You should like the EJ22, thats what I have in my car. Hopfully you got one of the 90-93 Legacy ej22, they are dual port exhaust and have a ton more aftermarket surport than the later 90's single port heads.
The only dislike i have about the ej22 is the low 5500 rpm redline. but the lowend grunt of the motor is a very nice improvement over my original stock 1.7 liter. But only about a year with the ej22, i got the itch for more power and built a turbo kit from the old stock parts off my WRX and threw it all on the ej22. Simply said, its much more fun and quicker now. All on only 5 psi. Keep up the progress! Let me know if you have any questions on the wiring haness or anything else about the motor... |
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| VOX |
Apr 4 2009, 08:54 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 6-February 09 From: rosemead, ca Member No.: 10,027 Region Association: None |
we do have an early ej22, we're just about to start working on the engine/wiring harness so any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
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| dlo914 |
Apr 5 2009, 01:22 PM
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Whatchu' lookin' at?!?! Group: Members Posts: 3,432 Joined: 6-September 04 From: San Gabriel, CA Member No.: 2,697 |
QUOTE(pankopp @ Apr 3 2009, 11:48 AM) You should like the EJ22, thats what I have in my car. Hopfully you got one of the 90-93 Legacy ej22, they are dual port exhaust and have a ton more aftermarket surport than the later 90's single port heads. The only dislike i have about the ej22 is the low 5500 rpm redline. but the lowend grunt of the motor is a very nice improvement over my original stock 1.7 liter. But only about a year with the ej22, i got the itch for more power and built a turbo kit from the old stock parts off my WRX and threw it all on the ej22. Simply said, its much more fun and quicker now. All on only 5 psi. Keep up the progress! Let me know if you have any questions on the wiring haness or anything else about the motor... The 5500 rpm redline doesn't sound correct. I read on www.thesamba.com that if you're using the wrong Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) you'll get an incorrect reading on the tach. I just searched on eBay for the 91' Subaru Legacy gauge cluster and came up with this ebay ad: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SPEEDOMETER...#ht_3513wt_1217 (IMG:http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/40000225/Images/76/23769__1.jpg) The correct redline should be 6.5k. As it reads on this tachometer. |
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| pankopp |
Apr 5 2009, 07:24 PM
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Captain Awesome Group: Members Posts: 62 Joined: 28-July 06 From: Acworth, Ga Member No.: 6,519 Region Association: South East States |
Actually i guess your right. I have the stock cluster in my garage and its the same as the one pictured... I built my own vss out of a magnetic pole switches and some magnets, but it souldnt affect my autometer tach, you do however have to use the autometer tach adapter box to read correctly with any Subaru engine. either way, it feels low. Or maybe it just get there too quick. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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| VaccaRabite |
Apr 5 2009, 08:28 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,432 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Vox, progress looks good.
A suggestion, to take or leave. Paint the engine bay a light color. It is dark and cramped working in there. Anything that reflects a little more light is going to be very helpful down the line. Zach |
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