summertime in the LBC!

so it looks like barney will be staying in LB for the summer or possibly longer until i can get it running again.

there are some major issues going on with the car, like starting issues and bogging/hesitation.

yerp. this is where he sleeps.

im guessing the car is running way too rich, heres some evidence:

black spark plugs= no good, i better check that o2 sensor.

stay tuned!

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wierd whining noise....

welcome back, barney.......

day 3/4/5: finalization

did some wiring, got everything else in the engine bay hooked up. all vac lines and other tubing/hoses blah blah blah and TMIC + downpipe put back on. all wiring done and connected.

i tried priming the engine with the ecu unplugged, oil light is still there after all that annoying cranking. gonna be patient and try again tommorow in the morning, its kinda late right now to be cranking an engine i might get my ass beat by my neighbors/cops =)










td05 turbine = good stuff!

day 2: the heart transplant!

i discovered that my engine came with a racing clutch and flywheel from OS giken, super single clutch combo. lucky me.

just like yesterday it was a solo mission again, this time with the new engine going in. physically i had no help but i had instructions from a friend over the phone for advice. it all worked out, thanks kurt!

arrival

UPS delivered my shipment lastnight.

1st thing i did was replace to spark plugs with ngk v-power's (copper , yuck!). i will switch to platinums later.

todays progress: tranny install

i originally attepmted to install the engine and tranny together as one, but i realized it wouldnt work out and that i had to seperate the downpipe and tranny from the engine. tranny is in, tommorow maybe the engine.............stay tuned!

overnight parts from jahhhppp................TEXAS!?!?!??

coming soon!!

HELP! speed bleeders.......

normally for bleeding brakes its a two-man job , but supposedly they are one-man brake bleeder valves......................and they work!

the cockpit

i got some interior work done, with some '02 wrx seats.