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Project Resell : Day 17 : 2008-11-20
I’ve been waiting on parts and a slightly absent-minded parts salesperson for the last 4-5 days. This weekend’s work on the car was bust because of it. I could have started on other tasks for the project, but I have so much up in the air right now that I want to finish these tasks first.
At any rate, I did at least get new valve cover gaskets as well as a small gasket for the dipstick port-hole in the oil pan. The valve covers got installed and the oil pan will get installed a few hours from now. I actually had a spare set of valve covers from a spare set of heads (which have been at DPR Racing for a long time now) which I had sanded, polished and buffed a bit, so I used those.
Details : SPT Intake : 2008-11-18
I just noticed something nice about the SPT (Subaru Performance Tuning) short intake. It has little holders cast into the pipe for the OEM coolant lines. It’s all in the details, folks.
The end of Harman Motive, for now. : 2008-11-18
The Harman Motive blog has a press release stating that the facility, equipment, tools, and their STI are for sale due to the upcoming closing of their shop. The last quoted sentence, “Certainly this is a difficult time for all of us, but I am confident that we will emerge better and stronger than ever.”, hints at future plans, but it seems like the writing is on the wall.
Update: They’ve posted a FAQ about the ordeal which clarifies a bit more.
How DeatschWerks Rolls : 2008-11-17
When I extracted the Denso ~550cc injectors (EJ207-STI “Pinks”) from Project Resell, they were crusty and not something I could reinstall as-is in good conscience. Having used RC Engineering before for injector flow-testing work, I decided to give DeatschWerks a shot this time. I was happy with RC, but their cost was a bit much.
In the image here, you can see what you get for their Basic service with normal shipping option ($77 for 4 injectors). The included lube packet was a nice touch. I’m pleased and will be a repeat customer as needed in the future.
Project Resell : Day 10 : 2008-11-14
Well, I have gaskets for the intake manifold and TGVs in place. I prematurely installed the intake manifold assembly and realized I could not get the coolant pipe (black, near the RHS head) in place with it on. So off came the intake manifold. After installing the coolant pipe I noticed it looked out of shape at the rear end of it. After referencing some older pictures of my previous work, I saw that it was in fact kinked pretty well. That’ll have to get replaced.
When I went to attach the coolant hard line to the oil heater (sits between the oil filter and block), I realized that the fitment of the hose seemed a bit off. Sure enough, the coolant inlet to the oil heater is also kinked and should be pointing up more. We’ll see about the cost on that. Given that 30-cent o-rings from Subaru cost about $9, I’m sure it won’t be pretty.
The latest pictures for your uh… enjoyment? Clarification?
Does anybody even read this blog?
Cusco/Tomei STI Wins Super Lap Battle at Buttonwillow : 2008-11-13
Congratulations to the Cusco/Tomei team and Tarzan Yamada for winning the 2008 finals of the Super Lap Battle series at Buttonwillow Raceway (Unlimited AWD Class).
I’m sure it won’t be long before we get more details, but I am also sure several media companies have the footage on lockdown.
Project Resell : Day 4 Pictures : 2008-11-13
Project “Resell” Day 4 pictures are up. Click the image to go to the album.
AMS Oil Pan Released (Evo 7 8 9) : 2008-11-13
Made from 6061 aluminum, 1.5 quarts additional capacity, integrated crank oil stripper (sort of), and MSRP of $649.
For full details, see the AMS Racing Blog entry.
Top Secret Hood Latches, Only Not Top Secret : 2008-11-13
These super elite mad-tyte-JDM-yo hood latches “from” Japanese super-tuner Top Secret? They’re made by Aerocatch in the UK, not for Top Secret, and are easily found for around $100 per set.
Expect more total BS to be uncovered in future posts. Sorry GTR-R. Wait, no I’m not.
SSR Wheels Website : 2008-11-12
Although I am completely confused these days regarding the status of SSR, who owns what, and who distributes their wheels in the US, it doesn’t diminish the fact that the new SSR website is live today.
