Thor294 Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 nice work. white wagons are the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton96 Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 Those things would normally be under the intake where they are impossible to work on? No, the three sensors are normally mounted on that strut tower and are connected to the intake with just some vacuum hoses. But only certain motors came with them installed there, I think on the later 2.5s they were somewhere else in the engine bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Ninjabot Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Say Brighton, when you had the lifter tick did you actually attack that problem with the engine installed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton96 Posted June 28, 2017 Author Share Posted June 28, 2017 Say Brighton, when you had the lifter tick did you actually attack that problem with the engine installed? I'd had the tick come and go a couple times throughout the time I've had the car and every time I've dealt with it, the motor has been installed. I just pull the valve cover and rocker assembly, then just clean the crap out of the rocker arms and flush the HLAs. There's plenty of space in the engine bay to get them in and out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Ninjabot Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 I'd had the tick come and go a couple times throughout the time I've had the car and every time I've dealt with it, the motor has been installed. I just pull the valve cover and rocker assembly, then just clean the crap out of the rocker arms and flush the HLAs. There's plenty of space in the engine bay to get them in and out. Awesome, thanks for the info, I've got a lifter tick and I was worried that pulling the engine would be the easiest way to get at this. Not sure I believe you that there is "plenty" of room, but I believe there is enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton96 Posted June 28, 2017 Author Share Posted June 28, 2017 Awesome, thanks for the info, I've got a lifter tick and I was worried that pulling the engine would be the easiest way to get at this. Not sure I believe you that there is "plenty" of room, but I believe there is enough! Haha yeah it's not too bad, but my word choice could have been better. There's not enough space to get anything other than a 3/8 ratchet in there but that's all you really need. Just can't torque stuff back to spec exactly since you can't get a torque wrench in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton96 Posted June 29, 2017 Author Share Posted June 29, 2017 Not a whole lot went on in the past few days but I did put in 1/8th of a tank of E85 with the rest of the fuel being 91 octane which is what normally gets run in it. So far I put about 70 miles on it and it's running pretty happily, a little more pep but not a quantifiable amount. Also my baseline MPG is 18.4-18.5 for how I drive around town so we'll see after a few weeks of different gas mixtures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton96 Posted June 30, 2017 Author Share Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) Finally did something about the interior! I gutted the interior, shampooed the carpets and seats, dyed the carpet, layed in more sound deadening and then installed the new seats! Two ish years ago I tried changing the color of the carpet using the dupli color carpet paint and it faded back to normal in about 6months, so this time I used Synthetic fiber dye, so fingers crossed that it lasts longer. Carpet color before: http://i1317.photobucket.com/albums/t637/96Brighton/DSC_0002_zpsrgtq3ff5.jpg And After http://i1317.photobucket.com/albums/t637/96Brighton/DSC_0008_zps5ebszayo.jpg Interior before http://i1317.photobucket.com/albums/t637/96Brighton/DSC_0005_zpsvhhozext.jpg And after http://i1317.photobucket.com/albums/t637/96Brighton/DSC_0014_zpsizn8qigw.jpg And finally the new seats installed http://i1317.photobucket.com/albums/t637/96Brighton/DSC_0017_zps4xupufrb.jpg Edited July 12, 2017 by Brighton96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor294 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 whered you get those other seats? pretty nice! I managed to get a nice set of leather outback seats for mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton96 Posted June 30, 2017 Author Share Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) whered you get those other seats? pretty nice! I managed to get a nice set of leather outback seats for mine. I was set on getting leather seats so that way I could have a complete set and maybe get heated seats, but all the ones I found had tears and worn out foam on the drivers seat, but while I was at the honeyhole junkyard up by Pittsburgh in PA, they had a totaled 07 wrx and luckily it had only been there a month, so the seats hadn't gotten ruined by the fact that someone removed some of the doors. Edited May 18, 2019 by Brighton96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor294 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 nice find. I have heated seats and the switch, but I haven't found a good guide on wiring the heated seats. I took all the wires that I needed I believe though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setnev Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 No, the three sensors are normally mounted on that strut tower and are connected to the intake with just some vacuum hoses. But only certain motors came with them installed there, I think on the later 2.5s they were somewhere else in the engine bay My 99 2.5 has them mounted there. The fuel pressure sensor is a bugger when that stupid hose comes off and throws a random CEL. It's come off once since I rebuilt the engine, so if it does again, I'll just zip tie it on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton96 Posted July 6, 2017 Author Share Posted July 6, 2017 Weekly update! I FINALLY found the right Low Pressure AC hose and then got the rest of the AC system installed. I put a little pressure into the system and it doesn't leak! I also have the results of running an 1/8 of a tank of E85. I ran the car to about 1/4 empty and then refilled with regular 91 so once that's empty I'll try another mixture. But with the 2gal of E85 I went up to 19.11mpg with the same driving conditions, so not a huge difference from 18.4 but still something. I honestly think the driving conditions were worse when I had the E85 in the tank so not sure how to quantify that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setnev Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 E85 actually gives you worse fuel economy because it has a lower energy content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton96 Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 It rained most of the day today so I wasn't able to do as much as I would have liked but I got the GT sway bar installed with the original bushings, unfortunately the polyurethane bushings didn't work out since they are just too generic to be modified. I also degreased the engine bay and underside. I got the AC system filled with the OE spec oil and then recharged it, so I finally have nice cold air for the first time in a couple years! http://i1317.photobucket.com/albums/t637/96Brighton/DSC_0004_zpsknxivffy.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor294 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 damn thats clean under there lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setnev Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 damn thats clean under there lol Mine's cleaner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton96 Posted July 8, 2017 Author Share Posted July 8, 2017 Mine's cleaner Now I have to claybar and wax the underside... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton96 Posted July 8, 2017 Author Share Posted July 8, 2017 The gold heat tape came in today! So I got the intake wrapped. http://i1317.photobucket.com/albums/t637/96Brighton/Engine%20Bay%203_zpslxhkljky.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor294 Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Nice. Did you do the snorkelectumy? Or whatever it's called Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton96 Posted July 8, 2017 Author Share Posted July 8, 2017 Nice. Did you do the snorkelectumy? Or whatever it's called Yep, I don't have any of the stock airbox stuff in the fender because it looks dumb and also I have a lot of the wiring harness and relays hidden in that fender. So I no longer have the space for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor294 Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Ah. I just put mine back together because car wasn't running right after I did it, and apparently it messes with MAF readings lol. Sounded a lot meaner though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton96 Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 (edited) Today I machine polished and waxed the car and ended up going to take photos of it since I've never gotten good pictures before but here were some of my favorites http://i1317.photobucket.com/albums/t637/96Brighton/Photoshoot%20July%208%202_zpsqnzo5oie.png http://i1317.photobucket.com/albums/t637/96Brighton/Photoshoot%20July%208%203_zpsslomukdd.png Edited October 28, 2018 by Brighton96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wish Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Ah. I just put mine back together because car wasn't running right after I did it, and apparently it messes with MAF readings lol. Sounded a lot meaner though yep, causes a MAF spike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton96 Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 Sorta Daily Update! The new drivers impreza seat had a broken height adjuster handle, and being that a replacement handle costs more than what I paid for both the seat combined, I decided to make a new aluminum handle. It's not finished yet but should be done in the next couple days. http://i1317.photobucket.com/albums/t637/96Brighton/Photoshoot%20July%208%206_zpsynwjkadh.jpg It took two tries to drill the holes straight :/ http://i1317.photobucket.com/albums/t637/96Brighton/IMG_20170709_192832281_zps7sa3ellv.jpg I also finally motivated myself enough to rebuild the rear drum brakes but sort of ended up chasing cancerous rust instead... I saw there was a little rust coming through the seam sealer/undercoating so I started digging into it and this is what I found. http://i1317.photobucket.com/albums/t637/96Brighton/Brake%203_zpsjitabv77.jpg Unfortunately, I don't have the time to remove the strut/brake lines to cut out the rest of the rust and weld in a new section of metal so for now I just ground all the rust down, treated it with rust killer and then sealed it up with mesh, JB weld and another coat of undercoating (yes I know that's ghetto) http://i1317.photobucket.com/albums/t637/96Brighton/Brake%207_zpsilsof3eu.jpg http://i1317.photobucket.com/albums/t637/96Brighton/Brake%2010_zpsghzgcjzf.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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