Alright, last post about the ramp. It’s done enough for me. Finally picked up a new layer of Masonite.
DB2 update. I got a surprise from FedEx the other day; new Innovative traction bar set up. I’m just waiting on my SpeedFactory filler neck now.
Installed part of my Mezierre’s electric water pump kit too 
what are the advantages of that electric water pump? im just curious it looks hella rad lol. that mini looks so seshable!
The mini is very much seshable. I realized shortly after it was finished that I had fucked up…distraction factor is very high.
The concept of the electric water pump is to remove drag from the timing belt. The mechanical pump inherently takes force away from the drive belt. By replacing the mechanical pump with the idler pulley and using an electric remote pump, you can expect small gains in horsepower. Mezierre’s site advertises 7-10 hp to the wheel.
Timing set!
My Circuit Hero shift extender came in yesterday, and my SpeedFactory upper fill neck should be in later today. Getting closer
Got a few more parts in. New Koyo wheel bearings, new OEM dipstick and oil pan gasket, Circuit Hero shift extender/Spoon knob, and the SpeedFactory upper fill neck
I’ve had no time to do anything lately. I’m working 100 hour weeks to get this shit done/cover the holidays. I feel like I earned this little present to myself.
I’m getting the same wheel! That’s my dream wheel the nardi deepcorn
It’s the black edition (black stitching), $295 on JHP right now, with FREE overnight shipping, its listed in the holiday deals! :dance::dance:
Good looking teg and some good uldates. I always see arizona memebers on here and fb pages but never see any g2’s when i take mine to tempe lol
Oh yeah I knew that looked different but I’ve seen that over there before. That’s Clean brother
There’s only a few of us, lots of DC’s and EK’s around. Next time you come out let me know, I’m 5 minutes from Tempe! RC’s Garage is doing a BBQ/Meet in February, might be worth the drive :manual:
Everytime I see this car. I can’t wait to find a GSR.
There’s an AGP that was posted in Tuscon, not sure how serious he is about selling though, he made one of the “entertaining offers” posts…
Progress has been slow lately, it’s kind of a good thing, because I’ve been adding to the parts pile.
I now have my fuel set up nearly complete with the Skunk2 composite fuel rail, RDX injectors, and Fuelab FPR. I also got a DevSport tucked line kit because I’m too lazy to make it. 
I picked up a CSF/RyWire tucked radiator as well. I’ll get pics of that when I can. With tax season here, I’m thinking that a pretty big purchase may be around the corner. We’ll see.
CSF/Rywire Tucked radiator
And the Aeroquip line and hose fittings
I need to get the -16 bungs welded to my filler neck and thermostat still.
After months of procrastinating, I finally made it up to the local paint store. Picked up the new seam sealer and the paint/hardener/reducer. You can kind of see the sample color on top of the can. “Battleship” gray bay coming soon.
I got out to install the new fuel injectors and fuel rail. The RDX injectors with the top hat sit taller than the factory ones, and I will need to have some new spacers machined, but it sits pretty solid as is.
I stopped at ICB yesterday to pick up a few things. I grabbed a BNIB oil pump, Spoon radiator cap and magnetic transmission bolt. Always love going there, Matt’s super friendly and it’s like walking into the happiest place on Earth. More to come soon hopefully.
Just placed an order with Fortune Auto
Progress is still slow, they keep posting overtime at work, and I like money, so more of my time is being spent there than working on my car (like I should be).
I did have yesterday off, and used the time to rearrange the garage, and flip the car around (which was very fun with no front suspension on). Shaving a bay is definitely not an overnight process, haha. Here’s where I’m at now. I still have a lot of welding and sanding to do.
I also managed to get over to 18Fab to get some much needed professional welding done. My buddy needed a patch on one of his charge pipes in his WRX and the guys over at 18Fab were quick to help us both out.
Blurb about these dudes, if you’re in the Phoenix area and need anything metal related done, they can do it for you. James, the owner, does spectacular work and is always willing to help out. The level of work they do is unreal.
I just needed some simple stuff, here’s all my coolant necks done with new Vibrant -16 fittings.
More to come soon…
New ASR subframe brace, 24mm sway bar, and rear LCA. Quality is top notch, very excited
Looks badass man, Keep up the good work sir!
Thanks man! Hoping to have it running within the next month or two.
Yesterday was the big RC’s Garage meet/BBQ. Unfortunately I was very much slacking on photos.
I can’t begin to explain how stupid clean the blue EM1 that they built was. The quality of work that they produce is unreal. I am honestly hoping that my bay turns out 1/10th as good as that. This was particularly motivating for me because I got to meet a few inspiring people for the second gen community. First up was seeing Hasport’s DA. The huge front splitter pulls your eye right to the bay, where the supercharged K24 resides. That thing sounds MEAN! He was a super cool dude, and based on my conversation with him, I think I’ve finally settled on a tuner. More to come on that later.
I also was able to see the Hush Performance EF in person. Wow. That’s really all I can say. Just wow. Also, super cool dude.
Based on my bad experience with the raffle at the Japanese Classic Car Show, I wasn’t going to sell myself short for this one. I ended up purchasing quite a few raffle tickets, and it definitely paid off. Came home with a bunch of new t shirts, as well as a few goodies. I won a Downstar VTEC solenoid cap and front bumper quick release kit. I also won a Hybrid Racing K series fuel rail and shifter cable bushings. Since I don’t play with K series, I’m donating these to my good buddy back in Iowa. He’s got 2 cars with K’s to choose from, so I’ll let him deal with these.
I managed to pull out all the crappy ABS wiring and mount the ASR brace and sway bar last night. Waiting on the coil overs to show up so I can put the car on the ground and torque everything down.
Crappy pic, lighting sucks under there
