Pass that over...

Doug you got a long way with this one. Totally understand where you got stuck. Makes sense to have someone help you wrap it up who has done it before. Check out Andrew's thread for interior ideas. His has a similar general shape/layout.

Can't wait to see the car with the finishing touches done. Looks great so far. So did you sell the car or just getting some help finishing it?

Help finishing it. It is a very nice car in person, and just needs a little bit of fabrication and systems cleanup to make it drivable for Doug. He has gone from thinking it will always be on jack stands forever. To it will be out on the road running and driving. Scott has set a pretty lofty goal for getting it running and back to Doug.

It is running snow tires so I am not sure what the rush is

Scott Amenson is VERY talented when it comes to fabrication. I saw some of his work at Okteenerfest when he was walking me through some of the build of his Subie-powered 914. Very nice work....so if anyone can get the plumbing and wiring whipped into shape, Scott can.

I can't thank Stephen and Scott enough for coming out last weekend and picking her up from me. Being back in the garage for a day getting everything ready for transport was like walking into a time machine. I hadn't been out there in about 2 years, and I forgot where everything was. What started out with the best intentions of getting everything ready for him, turned into a "shove stuff in a box" competition.

After we loaded it up on the truck, I just told Scott "Do whatever you want. You're not going to offend me at all by re-doing anything I did." to which he replied "Oh, I've got a list alright."

It'll be awesome to watch from here to see how things progress. I plan on heading down there when he's ready for me to work on wiring. Perhaps I can get Dr. Evil to drive out an assist with that again? ;-)

Thanks for the kind comments...pressure it building, better get to work.

First order of business was to install the service cover that arrived today. This thing is really nice. Should have purchased one a long time ago, my car might still have decent pain.

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Storage bag is even signed
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Now I can get to work. First task is to flip the intake so I can get a feel where things will end up. Snaked all of the wiring out of the way and went to remove the throttle cable. WTF is this Doug Add that to the list.

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Some cool stuff under here. What is the coolant line with the AN fittings?
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Apparently the manifold is not quite symmetrical on the bottom side and the additional lugs interfere with the turbo inlet. D Didn't take long to have to start cutting.
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This looks promising, if only the throttle body fasteners were the same size as the other manifold. Bolts are too big.
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Rinse and repeat.
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There we go. IC will fit perfectly.
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Doug, did you order the alternator relocation parts yet?
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I can almost smell burning snow tires.

Cheers,
Scott

Great to see this project moving forward. It was a real bummer to see your project get stalled by life but it's best to get the important things taken care of first.

I'd like to help out but I'm a bit too far away with way too little free time it seems anymore. I really appreciated your consultation and help getting going with the prototype 914 brake LED boards and figuring out how to secure the turnsignal boards. I'd like to return the favor.

How about we trade your prototype brake and turnsignal boards for current brake, turnsignal, reverse, front sidemarker (if your car still has them) and front turnsignal boards? This way all the boards will be up to date when your car gets on the road.

Scott: alternator relocation stuff should be on the way. I'll call today. Also, let me know what you need me to order for the throttle. I have no clue what part you were referring to that you were holding.

Spoke: More than happy to swap. Let's let Scott get it running and when I bring it back to Cleveland to finish up, we'all chat about it. Thanks for the offer!

The part in hand is your throttle cable, and it needs replaced.

Glad to see this getting some love. Ill help as able, when able, with whatever.

I am stalled in the engine compartment until the alternator relocation parts arrive so I moved to the front. Had to put it up on the lift to get to the bottom of the tank.

Don't worry Grey...you will be back on your tires in no time.
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Almost a clean slate.
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Almost cut out the radiator mounts but wanted to sleep on it to make sure my plan makes sense.

Doug, what are the dimensions of the spare you want to put up front?


Cheers,
Scott

Looking good Doug!

Hoping it is a space saver as all others will be to big.

How about a small air compressor, tire plug kit, and a AAA card

Did not realize the fender well vests where so huge, I'm surprised we did not bring a cat or two back with us from Doug's

I'll measure the spare when I'm in Cleveland this weekend. It's honestly the least of my worries though. I like Stephen's idea better anyway.

Got your email about the parts-list to order...as always, I'm on it.

The Outfront alternator relocation parts arrived today. Couldn't wait to see how things would work together so I took a few minutes before my soccer game to install it. Unfortunately one of the stock hard cooling line connections was in the way so I am going to have to wait.

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Not a big deal, just a little and we will be good to go.

Cheers,
Scott

That Alt relocation brakes looks like a very simple clean design. Lets see a picture off the engine. I would like to get the design etched into my head, for future reference.

If it works half as well as it looks, this is just one of the parts to purchase and not spend the time to recreate it.

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Cheers,
Scott

Looking good...That got there a lot faster than he told me it would. I was expecting a call before he shipped, and he said it might be another week before that. Wow. Parts look fantastic.

This might be the third part that I use unmodified on a Suby swap. The only suby swap parts on my car that I used unmodified were the dash and the double splined locking thingy for the transmission.

Everything else is

Cheers,
Scott

I was at outfront last week. I picked up a new oil filler set up that is a little cleaner.

We looked at using that one, but I couldn't use it with my air/oil separator. So we went a different direction. I'll let Scott post pics of what he's going to do when he gets to it. Going to be very cool! (of course.)

I've got some fancy new parts headed your way Scott.

I need to do more projects for other people. I really enjoy getting parts in the mail and now I can get them and don't even have to pay for them!

I pulled the offending coolant line tonight and installed the alternator. It is really close but I will be able to snake the tube under the manifold and past the alternator.

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This install is going to be super clean and functional. Loads of in the coming weeks.

Cheers,
Scott

No actual progress this weekend. Had to winterize the yard and take care of a few honey-do's. Lot's of parts showing up so I took some time to organize the garage. Nothing more frustrating than searching for parts or tools.

Speaking of parts, Doug....if you wanted to go big, now is the time.

I was "helping" Stephen find a snail for his project and found this.

2.0L Subaru Borg Warner EFR 6758 and E85
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Now wouldn't that be exciting!

Cheers,
Scott

And that is a great snail Very nice broad map

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DO IT in my most evil Star wars voice

Great suggestion, but the vf39 should be plenty for me. I know everyone is saying I'll want more HP later, but my target was 250hp and it's looking like I'll be way over that now. Hell, I had a blast in my 2.0 and that was only 100hp.

Besides Scott, your car scared the shit out of me.

I havn't been slacking...promise

Just about done with the radiator mount. All made from flat.

Bottom will be held in place by the pins in rubber grommets. IC heat exchange will be mounted with 4 tabs to the radiator frame.
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Fits like a glove. Still need to make end pieces for the bottom to weld to the chassis and stiffen everything up.
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The vertical angle pieces are there temporarily to hold the top and bottom pieces in place as I take it in and out for fitment.
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Tight gaps will make it easy to put down pretty welds.

Cheers,
Scott

Looking good Scott. I knew you'd have a better way to do the radiator.

It's a good idea to tape some protective cardboard to cover the fins during construction.

Why do things the easy way when I can spend countless hours on details no one will ever notice.

Made the feet for the lower part of the rad mount.
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In place.
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Also made the mounts for the IC heat exchange.
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I probably could have welded it all in place today but I did not remove the lower grommets while welding and ruined them. I though that I had two more but only had one.

Cheers,
Scott

Looking good Scott!

I'm a little pissed that I see orange paint. I'd paid to have the entire tub sand-blasted, but I guess they forgot part of the front trunk. Guess I missed that when I went to inspect it before they put the primer on.

The orange paint was under some sort of rubbery calk stuff. I assume that it was from the previous radiator setup. It took some serious scraping to get up, sand blasting definitely would not have removed it.

Ah! Gotcha. That makes perfect sense. Yeah, the rubbery stuff never comes off with media blasting of any kind.

Phase 1, mount the radiators is complete!

While doing the final fitting I did not like the way the holes lined up for the IC heat exchanger so I removed the bottom tabs and started over.

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Much better now. No slotted holes allowed.

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Welded in place. Getting to the bottom piece was the toughest TIG welding I have had to do. Good practice for when I put a cage in my car. Definitely going to need another tig torch with current control.

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IC heat exchanger in place.

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And the radiator just drops in.

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Now on to running the hose to the radiator.

Cheers,
Scott

I like, now to redo my mounts

What should I work on next so that you can avoid additional rework

I really do not want to hear you bellyaching about how I made you miss your birthday goal.

LOL, I won't belly ache, I'll keep it to my self. Plan still is to be done for my birthday, and at least take it down the road. It might okay will be ugly, but I need to get to

Looking awesome. That sure beats the hell out of the janky-ass mount I made up...consisting of one piece of 1" square tube.

Party on!

Quick question/comment for Scott:

Are you going to move where the radiator hose goes through the longs, or at least how they get routed there? I'm certain I had about 10' too much hose in that operation, and what I'd originally set up would have been a bitch to get bubbles out of the line.

Just curious if you found a better way.

Hose routing will definitely be different. Similar to mine with some tweaks. Should have it routed this week now that I am back from holiday travel. Stay tuned.

Cheers,
Scott

Hose routing through the passenger compartment proof of concept. Still need to clean up the holes and install edge treatment...and weld the access hole closed.

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No hint of kinking like I had initially with my setup. The silicone hose is really nice to work with.

Cheers,
Scott

Wouldn't it be better to make a bolt on cover? How would you replace that line?

I was thinking the same thing. Does the hole need welded up to add rigidity to the long?

The hose is installed from the engine compartment and can be manipulated out of the long through the existing heater hole in the top of the long. I will leave that open for just this purpose.

Cheers,
Scott

This is the other side. I cut the hole in the long so that I could remove the elbow in the heater duct.

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It was much more challenging than anticipated because the tube is almost touching the reinforcing plate in the center of the long.
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Cheers,
Scott

Feel free to pull any/all of the Dynamat out of there. I'm actually thinking of taking it all out and just spraying the interior with Rhinoliner.

Looking good Scott. I'll reply to your email tonight when I have some time to sit down and go through everything.

Longs have the chassis stiffening kit installed already, so they're already much beefier than stock.

I had a chance to pop into the garage tonight. I reshaped the holes a bit and installed the edge treatment. I ran the full length hose from the rear to make sure I can fish it through without using the access hole.
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Couldn't stop there so I ran it to the radiator.
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Just to be clear, I had nothing do do with the angry beaver removal of the channel over the steering rack hump and have not decided what to do with it yet

Cheers,
Scott

Someone needs to use a nice set of beading tools that someone else left behind