So some of you might have noticed I wasn't at the dyno day, actually probably not. But instead I was in my garage hard at work and I have some good news, the car is almost complete.
As promised, here's a shot of the engine installed. Not very fancy yet, but I got the FMIC paid for today. I also "cheated" and bought an STi engine wiring harness for the Legacy/WRX motor. I figured it would all just plug in and I was right. Got the wiring diagram and made sure everything was plugged in correctly. So now all I need to do is plug in the internal wiring harness to the engine.
I got the rear end of the car figured out as far as wiring and wired/soldered into the STi wiring harness. I also took out all extra wiring/insulation I didn't need to save weight (you laugh but every bit helps) and reduce complexity. After that I routed the wiring and zip tied everything down in the stock wiring position.
Other than that I've spent a lot of time pulling parts/stuff off of the car I don't need to save weight. Rear Charcoal canister, all sound material on the floorboard, electrical tape, whatever I can find to reduce weight. So far I think I've got around 40-50lb's in misc things pulled out.
As far as this week, I plan on figuring out the head lights and ignition system and getting the main wiring harness installed. Along with doing some tweaks to my powersteering lines and radiator so I can put all the fluids in the car.
I'm also waiting on the '05 STi drive shaft and shifter linkage. I'm hoping a couple of weeks and she'll be on the road! Not bad for a few months of solid work/research.
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