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Dave Cotie God Member Offline Posts: 838 North Bay, Ontario	New to Me Project - 05 WRX! 03/12/15 at 14:07:32 Just signed the papers today. Blown Motor - Plan Rally-X and maybe Rally Sprints. Build will be slow - only as "play" money and labour allows. I am planning on trying to re-build myself. It will be my first motor re-build. PO blew the timing belt. Move to my garage happens tonight.
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RyanHuber God Member Offline Posts: 709 Ontario	Re: New to Me Project - 05 WRX! Reply #1 - 03/12/15 at 15:02:19 Dave, if the timing belt blew that means most likely bent valves, which means at least heads. It may be cheaper overall to try to find a running used engine to put in, either another USDM or a JDM. Looks good though!
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Dave Cotie God Member Offline Posts: 838 North Bay, Ontario	Re: New to Me Project - 05 WRX! Reply #2 - 03/12/15 at 15:09:14 Thanks Ryan. That is plan B. I am going to tear the motor down and look. It already has 245k kms on it so it may be pretty used up. Going to have some fun with it.
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Dave Cotie God Member Offline Posts: 838 North Bay, Ontario	Re: New to Me Project - 05 WRX! Reply #3 - 03/12/15 at 15:12:02 Oh and I have to give the PO back the wheels. They weren't included in the deal. He will be trying to sell them, so if anyone is looking to buy a set let me know. They are OZ's - he valued them a lot more than I did!!!
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RyanHuber God Member Offline Posts: 709 Ontario	Re: New to Me Project - 05 WRX! Reply #4 - 03/12/15 at 16:32:06 Yeah, look like OZ Prodrives, very nice for sure. Good luck with the tear down, a good learning experience for sure. Let me know if you need help with anything.
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Bruce VA3BRS YaBB Moderator Offline Posts: 81 Scarborough	Re: New to Me Project - 05 WRX! Reply #5 - 03/12/15 at 19:54:24 Looks Like Somebody is going to be busy for the next while. Does that mean you not running the Volkswagen this year.
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Re: New to Me Project - 05 WRX!
Reply #6 - 03/12/15 at 20:23:55

I think the VW might be seen at a Rally Sprint or two. That kind of makes changing the seats around and stuff likely not worth it. Anthony will probably keep it the way it is. I couldn't sit in Anthony seat if I sawed myself in half!!! Grin

Still might be possible, but the play budget will be going into this thing. It is safe in my garage tonight. Start working on it on the weekend!

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Dave Cotie God Member Offline Posts: 838 North Bay, Ontario	Re: New to Me Project - 05 WRX! Reply #7 - 03/13/15 at 17:33:03 Hmmm! - Yea that doesn't look good!
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Dave Cotie God Member Offline Posts: 838 North Bay, Ontario	Re: New to Me Project - 05 WRX! Reply #8 - 03/14/15 at 08:13:10 RyanHuber wrote on 03/12/15 at 16:32:06: Yeah, look like OZ Prodrives, very nice for sure. Good luck with the tear down, a good learning experience for sure. Let me know if you need help with anything. Thanks Ryan - you know I will be bugging you for information at some point!!!
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Dave Cotie God Member Offline Posts: 838 North Bay, Ontario	Re: New to Me Project - 05 WRX! Reply #9 - 04/12/15 at 12:24:36 Well the wife's Cabriolet was awoken from its winter hibernation and moved out of my "working" spot in my garage. WRX moved in courtesy my kids, a neighbour and a floor jack (garage door on that side is broken). Time to get that engine out and assess the damage.
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Anthony_T Senior Member Offline Posts: 326	Re: New to Me Project - 05 WRX! Reply #10 - 04/13/15 at 19:37:03 Dave Cotie wrote on 04/12/15 at 12:24:36: WRX moved in courtesy my kids, a neighbour and a floor jack I knew jacks were useful - good to know the same can sometimes be said of kids and neighbours
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Dave Cotie God Member Offline Posts: 838 North Bay, Ontario	Re: New to Me Project - 05 WRX! Reply #11 - 04/18/15 at 13:22:04 Engine hoist borrowed. Pull begins as soon as I can get away from the new puppy!!!
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Dave Cotie God Member Offline Posts: 838 North Bay, Ontario	Re: New to Me Project - 05 WRX! Reply #12 - 04/18/15 at 17:26:14 Here we go . . . .
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Re: New to Me Project - 05 WRX!
Reply #13 - 05/03/15 at 20:43:04

Well, I am no Ross Wood but there was a reason I did not make it to LHFR. Today, I went a haulin'!

This is the 5th Subaru that I have owned. Unlike the others that have lived on in the hands of other people, this one is destined to have it's heart ripped out, it's carcass pillaged for anything useful and its skeleton hauled to the boneyard. That's right it's an Engine Donor (and soon to be part out). The PO was informed that it has terminal rear subframe and strut tower rot and the car could not be certified.

So I ventured to the wilds of downtown Toronto and the chaos that was the roads around the Toronto Marathon, loaded it while sitting on a side street with the hazards on and the Parking Enforcement officers lurking and headed north!

Bonus points for low mileage engine that replaced the original 40k kms ago (shell has over 300k), with timing belt and new clutch. The car also has a new battery and alternator!

So Subaru #4 will live - once I get some wrenching time (wife's current schedule and the new puppy are killing the garage time).

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Dave Cotie God Member Offline Posts: 838 North Bay, Ontario	Re: New to Me Project - 05 WRX! Reply #14 - 05/07/15 at 22:34:48 So yeah, here is a look under that 02 donor wagon: So failing that safety was probably a good idea!!!
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