How about a rally build? Isn't there a pretty active rally network near Toronto? Opens up the entire year for driving sideways:) Otherwise, more HP, more better!!
Just found this channel and found this Subaru playlist. You guys have some great content and seems really genuine which is hard to find on UA-cam. This is like the Canadian Mighty Car Mods
as a fellow canadian, i live in new brunswick, when putting everything back together guys do NOT USE anti-seize it WILL NOT work with the salt we use up here, good old fashion wheel bearing grease works wonders! OFC be smart with the grease, some areas antiseize is great like exhaust parts, but for bushings, bolts, and other parts use grease, ive had Cam adjustment bolts for chevy's in the upper control arms where i greased them 5 years ago and every time i do an alightment they move like butter.
there will always be oil in your subaru intercooler without a catch can. I can tell you I have IAGS air oil separator and I consume zero oil. Yes zero 30k miles on a new motor. Dumping perfectly good oil out of a catch can is kind of crazy. Their oil separator is heated by your coolant system so you don't get the water condensation buildup that you do in a typical catch can it is just good clean oil that drains directly back into your motor
There needs to be something more powerful than PB blaster to help bust that rust! Also, if you guys can't PC the spindles and just blast it, you can spray some coats of Rustoleum Rust Inhibitor on it. I did this on a truck that came from Chicago that doubled as a snow plow and it works well once you get the rust completely off.
An sti is the best Winter Summer daily driver. AWD FTW You can paint the underparts with Killrust enamel with a brush, goes on thick and protective, self levels and looks even better than powder coating in my opinion, I did a Suzuki RD350LC frame once, it looked like it had been dipped once it has dried.
Make sure you take care of the recalls - I have a 2012 I bought new and the thing was recalled twice to rust-proof the rear brake lines running over the gas tank. I'm pretty sure all GRs are vulnerable to those brake lines rusting out. I also have a pending recall for a Takata airbag inflator, passenger side. Dealership says there's no parts available yet though.
I am so happy that I decided to make my lunch and eat it watching this video. A sandwich just isn't enjoyed unless you're looking at "shrek's swamp water".
Growing up working on cars in Chicago and now living in Texas I do not miss the rust wow. Thanks for the reminder. Does everywhere in Canada use salt or varies like the states with sand /chemical mixes
It varies even within Ontario. There's a lot of sand-salt mix used in rural areas but the GTA uses either a brine or beet juice for pretreatment as well as normal salt after the fact. But in Vancouver they don't really get much winter weather at all, mostly just cold rain, so salt use is usually minimal.
Here's an idea for a future video. How does one avoid that kind of rust disaster from occurring? Do you like wash the chassis/belly with a pressure washer weekly or what?
Whiteline stuff just needs to see a speck of rain water & it all automatically combusts into rust. USA made, using aus metal. Australian metal contains a lot of iron.
Rebuild the diff and go with raxles idk how much power the oem ones can handle but atleast ig you upgrade them you wont have to worry bout them getting destroyed when you launch
Rust? HAAA!!! I run a Subaru shop in Juneau Alaska. If you can get the subframe bolts to turn and come out without the thread inserts coming disassociated from the frame sections its nothing short of a miracle. That's a great lookin subframe...wanna send it to me? LOL good content
Thanks for another good video and I am really excited about this build. was going to say but I don't think my words will be taken, you should whilst your in there do it all properly from the start just powder coat the entirety of the subframe including the front subframe. And did you buy any chance release a vid of the engine being built
I don't know what is used on the roads down east for salt but in Saskatchewan we use potash and vehicles don't rust like this. I have a 99 outback that has no rust on the sub frames. the only rust on the car is just starting on the rear quarters like every first generation outback ever
Make sure to flush that oil cooler before putting the new engine in. You would be surprised at how much bearing material and derbies can get trapped in there.
@zeroyon223 There are aftermarket braces which will bolt onto the firewall to help prevent it. Alternatively a permanent fix/preventative measure is to weld a reinforcement underneath the dash. Of course if the damage has been done already, the firewall will need to be welded/reinforced underneath the dash. Again its a known problem with 08-14 Imprezas and even some BRZ's. The GD and earlier models don't have the same problems.
Remember when you got the mustang and put coilovers in it and then said it was the fastest car you had driven around the track that you owned and then you got rid of it. That probably would have been a better starting point to beat the GTR.
I’m a little surprised they don’t consider the oil sitting in the inter cooler might be more of a result of the engine having been blown and removed rather than evidence of a lack of maintenance...
Speed Academy I was going to say... I’m like half retarded when it comes to turbos, so there was no way I’d be able to have a better guess than y’all. Lol
LYLEE001 welcome to canada or the north east USA’s problems. This happens to every car that doesn’t get treated prior to running them through a few winters, or letting them sit in the elements.
Don't just "blast" the aluminum and leave it bare- it'll oxidize like crazy. Paint it, at the very least, with some kind of decent, tough aluminum/silver paint.
With your connections to the industry, you might send those parts to the manufacturers for R and D. It could be an opportunity for them to improve their products for driving environments like yours.
In this episode, DP tries to finesse his way into getting the STi as his summer daily, only to get finessed by PT who decides it's going to be his summer daily. Tune in for the drama on the next episode of As The Wrench Turns...
This is just a car "sitting" for a short time. In Canada they specifically create corrosive liquids that stick to your cars and leech into all the crevices trying to disintegrate you car from the inside out. Seat belts are the first sign of that, ever had "road salt" creep up your shoulder belt strap? I've even seen cascades of salt grime in behind B and C pillars 2 or 3 layers behind the sheet metal, on cars that 3 years old.
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Black-Purple metallic Subaru factory paint. 😎
Help mi 87784273518 Kazakhstan please
Man I love working on rusty cars.
It’s our passion 😆
Peter and Dave, thanks for making such great content. Enjoyable as always!
Step 1: Get it fixed
Step 2: Race it on the track
Step 3: Winner gets it as summer car
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Step 1: ghostie this one off a cliff, find a better example
Anthony Farnan this car is sweet! Great color. Why do you think they’re fighting over it?
James Medina pretending to fight over it you mean!
How about a rally build? Isn't there a pretty active rally network near Toronto? Opens up the entire year for driving sideways:)
Otherwise, more HP, more better!!
From the Subaru community thanks for saving this beauty ! A lot of people don’t see the diamond in the ruff ... also just found the channel today 👍🏽😎
welcome! check out their old content too lots of videos worth watching
Seems like it just needs a motor to be good to go. But doing just a motor doesn't provide content....
Welcome and thanks!
Just found this channel and found this Subaru playlist. You guys have some great content and seems really genuine which is hard to find on UA-cam. This is like the Canadian Mighty Car Mods
Thanks Eryk, glad you found us! 👍🏼
Yo... pretty cool Taylor Ray gave Speed Academy a shot out on his channel !!! good job guys. It was his subie refresh video.
He's been on a bit of a Canadian kick recently giving NV Auto and FDF Fab shout outs too
Very ambitious and interesting goal. You've got my attention. Seeing that Sti all neglected kills me inside. So sad.
Decent fuel system, fp green, Cobb AP, flex fuel...easy 500 wheel with an awesome power band! I'd definitely invest in an IAG aos too!
Great video. Crazy how much rust collects up north!
as a fellow canadian, i live in new brunswick, when putting everything back together guys do NOT USE anti-seize it WILL NOT work with the salt we use up here, good old fashion wheel bearing grease works wonders! OFC be smart with the grease, some areas antiseize is great like exhaust parts, but for bushings, bolts, and other parts use grease, ive had Cam adjustment bolts for chevy's in the upper control arms where i greased them 5 years ago and every time i do an alightment they move like butter.
there will always be oil in your subaru intercooler without a catch can. I can tell you I have IAGS air oil separator and I consume zero oil. Yes zero 30k miles on a new motor. Dumping perfectly good oil out of a catch can is kind of crazy. Their oil separator is heated by your coolant system so you don't get the water condensation buildup that you do in a typical catch can it is just good clean oil that drains directly back into your motor
This. Subaru engines ALL need a catch can or AOS.
Great Stuff guys! Keeping a close eye on this project.
Hearing what your goals are for this series has just pushed game of thrones to number two on my "must watch" list.
There needs to be something more powerful than PB blaster to help bust that rust! Also, if you guys can't PC the spindles and just blast it, you can spray some coats of Rustoleum Rust Inhibitor on it. I did this on a truck that came from Chicago that doubled as a snow plow and it works well once you get the rust completely off.
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that hamilton juice. dont tell me you got this thing off Barton street hahaha
Y'all have a really fun show!
This s going to be a lonnngg build haha I am excited. Keen to keep seeing progress. Keep it up guys.
An sti is the best Winter Summer daily driver.
AWD FTW
You can paint the underparts with Killrust enamel with a brush, goes on thick and protective, self levels and looks even better than powder coating in my opinion, I did a Suzuki RD350LC frame once, it looked like it had been dipped once it has dried.
Make sure you take care of the recalls - I have a 2012 I bought new and the thing was recalled twice to rust-proof the rear brake lines running over the gas tank. I'm pretty sure all GRs are vulnerable to those brake lines rusting out. I also have a pending recall for a Takata airbag inflator, passenger side. Dealership says there's no parts available yet though.
I am so happy that I decided to make my lunch and eat it watching this video. A sandwich just isn't enjoyed unless you're looking at "shrek's swamp water".
The Midwestern United States could teach you a thing or two about "really rusty" cuz what you've got is "rust free" down here.
I heard him use the word "rot" and literally laughed out loud. Being from the North East, that thing is a rust free find.
Restoring that is gonna cost alooooooooot of money but god its gonna be nice when its done
Tyler Dowd just time to make look nice. Fast cars aren’t cheap!
James Medina trust me I know, I used to own an STi 😜
Nickel plating on all the forged steel suspension parts! Looks great and will prevent future rust.
Summer daily that beats a GT-R... but can you keep the cost lower than a GT-R? Either way happy to be along for the ride.
I complain about living in Oklahoma until I see the rust...
Dang all that rust!! You guys are dedicated for sure! I'm happy to live in Arizona and not deal with rust lol
I feel your pain. I have spent years of my life under Subies. The end result will be worth it!
"Full dirty bong spec" 😂
watching this and getting inspiration for my 2013. Same DGM color and all.
the bolt buster saved your balls from truly being busted. good work as always.
Hell ya right as i was about to leave for work i got a notification. Now am late for work but worth.
Growing up working on cars in Chicago and now living in Texas I do not miss the rust wow. Thanks for the reminder. Does everywhere in Canada use salt or varies like the states with sand /chemical mixes
It varies even within Ontario. There's a lot of sand-salt mix used in rural areas but the GTA uses either a brine or beet juice for pretreatment as well as normal salt after the fact. But in Vancouver they don't really get much winter weather at all, mostly just cold rain, so salt use is usually minimal.
great to see you guys saving an sti from it's doom
Really excited about this build !
Here's an idea for a future video. How does one avoid that kind of rust disaster from occurring? Do you like wash the chassis/belly with a pressure washer weekly or what?
Such a tease when the e46 is so close to being done
I live in the boonies and every car we get here parts of the frame are see through... such is life worth salty roads and wet snow.
SNEAKY SNEAKY, DP.
Whoever built this before did it right, dudes got all the Whiteline bells and whistles
And even the best parts are eaten by winter, salt, and the resulting rust. :(
Whiteline stuff just needs to see a speck of rain water & it all automatically combusts into rust. USA made, using aus metal. Australian metal contains a lot of iron.
I got an 04 sti with the same EJ207 2.1L and same turbo as you guys G25-660. Im keen to see how much power it makes and the spool characteristics.
Rebuild the diff and go with raxles idk how much power the oem ones can handle but atleast ig you upgrade them you wont have to worry bout them getting destroyed when you launch
Rust? HAAA!!! I run a Subaru shop in Juneau Alaska. If you can get the subframe bolts to turn and come out without the thread inserts coming disassociated from the frame sections its nothing short of a miracle. That's a great lookin subframe...wanna send it to me? LOL good content
Thanks for another good video and I am really excited about this build. was going to say but I don't think my words will be taken, you should whilst your in there do it all properly from the start just powder coat the entirety of the subframe including the front subframe. And did you buy any chance release a vid of the engine being built
Excellent shell for a Rally car build.
I don't know what is used on the roads down east for salt but in Saskatchewan we use potash and vehicles don't rust like this.
I have a 99 outback that has no rust on the sub frames. the only rust on the car is just starting on the rear quarters like every first generation outback ever
Make sure to flush that oil cooler before putting the new engine in. You would be surprised at how much bearing material and derbies can get trapped in there.
Those gloves are actually surprisingly cheap, I looked them up and they're around $5 a pair, might be picking some up myself
Love the subaru content. Although I do wish it was a GD chassis
Love this build more than all the other Lambos on other channels
Late to this playlist, but enjoying it so far.
Oh, and hatchbacks aren't wagons. Just sayin'.
Consider performing the clutch pedal bracket reinforcement on the car while its apart. GR's exhibit the problem pretty bad.
@zeroyon223 There are aftermarket braces which will bolt onto the firewall to help prevent it. Alternatively a permanent fix/preventative measure is to weld a reinforcement underneath the dash. Of course if the damage has been done already, the firewall will need to be welded/reinforced underneath the dash. Again its a known problem with 08-14 Imprezas and even some BRZ's. The GD and earlier models don't have the same problems.
Ditch the lightweight pulley and go OEM or Fluidampner
Should look at the Dannmar MaxJax portable two post over the Quick Jack system.
A bit of surface rust on the large components is nothing and won't harm them. Try working on 10yrs old+ British cars.
Can you nickle plate the hubs? Will that protect them while also not having to worry about taping sections off?
You guys have more money into car covers than I do into my project car
Dave why you grabbing shafts at sema ?? SmH lol
An awd track battle! You guys need a pulsar gtir
No metal is lighter than rust, why are you replacing it? It's already raceweight.
Home Depot box of 24 or so gorilla gloves 🤙🏽🤙🏽 my box is going on year 2 and haven’t had to buy more yet.
And here I was thinking the car was going to get raffled off to a subscriber so they could have it as a daily driver! 😂
Remember when you got the mustang and put coilovers in it and then said it was the fastest car you had driven around the track that you owned and then you got rid of it. That probably would have been a better starting point to beat the GTR.
I have a car that’s been sitting outside since 1960 and it’s got less rust. Although I live in a desert
So is this going to be Moose's new daily driver?
ASSTI, new project name?
Haha.
or the project RuSTi haha
H I really like that too.
Dave is slowly turning into Keemstar/a Gnome.
drift battle to see who get's the car?
I’m a little surprised they don’t consider the oil sitting in the inter cooler might be more of a result of the engine having been blown and removed rather than evidence of a lack of maintenance...
We were kinda joking. The oil is from the engine not having an AOS installed but judging by the color and smell it was t changed often.
Speed Academy I was going to say... I’m like half retarded when it comes to turbos, so there was no way I’d be able to have a better guess than y’all. Lol
Living in Australia, I’ve never seen rust like that on any Subaru ever
LYLEE001 welcome to canada or the north east USA’s problems. This happens to every car that doesn’t get treated prior to running them through a few winters, or letting them sit in the elements.
i have a 2013 wrx hatchback, can i buy any of the parts that would fit? new parts are so expensive
I might be interested in the exhaust. Could you provide a link to kijiji or could you add it to your shop?
Add lightness, and grip. Shouldnt be to hard to beat a heavy gtr.
I want the gray Speed Acadey cap soooo bad!!! When its gonna be back in stock? :D
I want to buy the exhaust!! Lol just because I can have it on my sti and say it was on your show!!!
i dont really see much rust... thats usually surface rust everywhere, nothing really eaten, mostly. The rear was worse.
guess who is looking at STI hatches on the internet ? Just as I narrowly avoided an S2000 thanks Speed Academy
Don't just "blast" the aluminum and leave it bare- it'll oxidize like crazy. Paint it, at the very least, with some kind of decent, tough aluminum/silver paint.
Interested in some of the parts you guys will be replacing! Rotors, sway bars... local so drop me a line if you are looking to move them. John
why use a pickle fork and not a proper ball joint tool?
intercooler is obviously oil cooled!
13:45 Mission failed, we'll get em next time
Looks like they never had an AOS on that car.
when you go through bad winters and don't wash you car.... poor thing
@speedacademy we grab shafts around here with our gorilla grip gloves.
Lmao don’t forget the oil
Its gonna be a fight for the new DD
Those back balljoints, a lot of ppl burn them out of the housing if u guys want to save that arm
I was secretly hoping you guys would make a rally car out of this.
If you guys are looking to get rid of all those parts getting replaced, I'd love to take them off your hands for my build!
6:10 me trying to convince my gf i should get another project car
2:11 Me trying to convince my wife...of other things.
GTR beater! I support!
With your connections to the industry, you might send those parts to the manufacturers for R and D. It could be an opportunity for them to improve their products for driving environments like yours.
Ending lol
In this episode, DP tries to finesse his way into getting the STi as his summer daily, only to get finessed by PT who decides it's going to be his summer daily. Tune in for the drama on the next episode of As The Wrench Turns...
Those gloves are at The Home Depot
Was this STI abandoned in a shallow lake? That crusty rusty mess is crazy! Lol. Must have been doing rallycross before this, I guess?
Couldn't the previous owner sell the parts before it all rusted away?
If you consider this rusty that means you've never seen a old car in the UK.
Was just about to say the same thing about cars in Canada! This would be considered pretty clean where I live.
This is just a car "sitting" for a short time. In Canada they specifically create corrosive liquids that stick to your cars and leech into all the crevices trying to disintegrate you car from the inside out. Seat belts are the first sign of that, ever had "road salt" creep up your shoulder belt strap? I've even seen cascades of salt grime in behind B and C pillars 2 or 3 layers behind the sheet metal, on cars that 3 years old.
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