I cleaned up the sub-frames and engine compartment in the Newbaru. It's still not minty clean, but I no longer have to degrease myself if I even brush up against something.
I also just got a line on another WRX with a blown engine and a salvage title locally, owned by another local rallycrosser. I'm going to look at that later today. I think the asking price of $2000 is a bit steep for what's pretty much scrap metal to most people, so maybe I can make the two WRXs work out, budget wise.
(Edit) Ignore everything in this thread about the Newbaru. It's once again 100% a flipper car, and I have to get rid of it quickly, because I'm buying the blown up WRX. Full details on purchase once it's completed. Spoiler: It wasn't $2000.
It has:
- Manley Forged Pistons
- cylinders bored over and honed
- STI connecting rods
- Performance rod bearings
- Performance crank bearings
- Dual valve springs
- Head and block resurface
- ARP head studs
- full gasket set
- cheap ebay stage 2 clutch
- ebay equal lenght exhaust
- VF34 turbo
- Blue STI injectors
- Walbro 255 fuel pump
- AEM wideband
- Mushimoto turbo inlet
- Koyo radiator
- BOV - Catted downpipe
- Magnaflow muffler
- ECM tuned by Turbo Time
- Stock wheels with all season tires (lots of life left)
- Spare wheels with snow tires used for rallycross (excellent condition)
- Tire/Utility trailer
- Eibach suspension (lowering springs with lift spacers installed for rallycross)
- Roof Basket
- Tow hitch
- Spare stock ECM
This acquisition is really going to complicate which car comes to the challenge. The easy button will be to drop the working engine into the silver, manual car and just send it, but I *really* want to take the yellow car to the Challenge.
I've picked up the silver WRX above, and plan to use parts of it on the Farm Use Challenger.
I managed to put a wicked dent into the hatch using my ass to push it onto the trailer, though.
That'll buff out.
docwyte
UltimaDork
11/5/24 9:41 a.m.
Looks like a banging built motor!
I think I have a shot at getting this thing to the Challenge in budget. The goal is to just get there and finish all of the events.
Receipt for the silver WRX.
NOTE: All references to the Newbaru have been removed from this thread and placed in a thread dedicated to the car.
Oh, crap. I registered for the Challenge, so now I have to step my game way up, here.
In reply to Brett_Murphy (Agent of Chaos) :
If all goes accordingly, ill be there without a car as free floating help if you want.
Cause there's no way in hell I'll get the miata done in time, and im not missing the challenge.
Thanks, Dusterbd13!
I think the big question is how big a bite I want to take at trying to be competitive (without having a chance to win) versus just getting a car there.
In reply to Brett_Murphy (Agent of Chaos) :
".... how big a bite I want to take....."
Invite Dusterbd13 to your house - supply Miller Lite, ribs, and mac&cheese - and throw that Z28 back together. You really should have everything there to be fast'ish and w/great handling - it just needs assembled.
OK - I'll be quiet now.
In reply to legendscar95 :
Wong car! The Z is next year.
Let's recap.
Registration is in. Hotel is booked. Challenge cars are on the property.
I'm now in the "finish up other projects to get them off of the property so I have room to work on the Challenge Project without my wife wanting to choke me for making our house look like a junkyard" phase of things.
