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Any pics of engine bay or underside that might give us an idea of where this might land on the rust-free to rust-y scale?

I second this. Just bought an R180 and it does not look like the one pictured.

Yea I trimmed inner just to be safe incase something about my setup with the Moog outers was a little different, like maybe my Moog's weren't tapped quite as deep as other options. After the job was said and done my inner tie rods are pretty far from being bottomed out, much further than the 2 or 3 threads I trimmed off. Reason I trimmed outer rods was just for aesthetics. The place next to my work where I get my alignments done out of convenience gave me crap last time I brought my car in because I work on my own car. They almost refused to work on my car because they didn't want to potentially be held responsible for something stupid I did. After inspecting my work they agreed to work on my car. I did not want them refusing to work on my car after the steering rack swap because it "looked weird".

Thanks! All sorts of excited. Going over driveshaft options now. I guess the AT shaft and yoke swap thing works but looking at going 1 piece custom. Cost might not be a huuuuge difference.

Hmmmmm, what did I do today? Went off the deep end that's what. Arranged to buy a mint 2017 STI drive train. Having it shipped directly to RalliSpec for longer 5th/6th. Also, been talking a lot with friend of mine who has a realllly nicely equipped machine shop in his garage. We are going to do everything within our power to do a hub swap with the aluminum trailing arms. He thinks we can do it and retain ABS, I am not so sure. Will probably be starting a thread soon to document everything. EDIT : Cropped photos, no need to show a stranger's garage anymore than necessary.

Going to be doing this likely next summer. Thanks for the heads up on discontinued brackets. Mannn that's a bit of a bummer. Wish I started in on my car years ago before stuff started getting more expensive/impossible to get. Ah well, now is as good as time as any... Nice tank and subframe!!

If whoever is picking up the TMIC has no need/want for the STI style turbo hose/hardware I am in the market. Thanks! Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk

Sorry to hear, I'd be a bit pissed too. I recently took mine to garage too for pressing. Would have been not the happiest if I found out they took the hack route I could have as easily done. What is this sunroad kit? I searched "sunroad" and just got your post and some other thread about body shops. Is this a press kit that works well for our LCA bushings?

Glad to know there are others. Hah

Bah humbug on the sensor! I live in rust belt and was able to get mine out. That being said, I recently installed a new STI exhaust manifold. Bolts up perfect. BUT! The RH (passenger side) manifold is ever so slightly different where O2 sensor mounts. STI must have different O2 sensor because the LGT one would not fit. The little heat shield on the O2 sensor itself ran into the heat shield for the manifold. Maybe if I used the STI manifold heat shields instead of the LGT one it would have worked? In the end I ended up only using the LH (driver side) manifold and cross-over pipe from the STI. I went back to LGT manifold on passenger side. Should have probably gone back to LGT manifold on driver's side just so I didn't "wear out" my STI one so I still had nice new STI set.

Yea, would have to be rather masochistic to get excited about something like this. Just this summer I've spent almost what my vehicle is worth just doing minor upgrades and refreshes. It's definitely a decision made out love for the car rather than any sort of reasonable monetary calculation. If you love your car enough you can justify all sorts of stupidity. ME - I'm sort of hoping my engine blows so I can go forged bottom end and some stupid 400HP build:icon_twis. Five speed is already starting to make some not good noise. 6speed swap here I come!

Seems like a reasonable estimate... IF - valves didn't crash. If it was really only a couple teeth might be just fine. I've always done my own pump/timing. Can be done for ~$400.

Pics, vin#, etc? Have friend who might be interested but this post needs quite a bit of work... Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk

It's nice to dream. I did tell my fiance this evening that I want a big garage for the following: 1) Lexus SC400 - Currently own 2) Current trunk-having LGT. 3) The long and trunkless variety of LGT. 4) Viper 5) Who knows. Lexus LFA if I win lottery. Lawn mower if I don't? So it's the first on my list that I don't own. Hope he posts pics, might just have me doing crazy things.

I wouldn't let my experience scare you off Bilstein's. They have a pretty good reputation best I can tell. I will count mine as a fluke. I am sure you can do better than the OEM Bilstein's, but I am trying to keep my car as "stock-ish" as possible. Staying in the Subaru family of parts. I am not entirely sure why I'm doing this, I guess I assume I will run into fewer issues? That is proving not to be completely true but so far so good.