CGM WRXTi Wagon

[jcovey2.5]

Well I'm a long time member, but I haven't been around for while because I was in CA for a year. So I decided I wanted to share with everyone what is going on with me after getting back from Cali in Oct.
After two weeks of being back, I crashed my car...

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a318/PogosRose/Joes%20car/DSC03495.jpg

... and well that is sad news :( I have been parting it out ever since, But I kept the STi motor and trans. In the process of putting it into this beast I bought from VA about a month ago!

2005 WRX Wagon!!!
The only bad thing is its not red haha

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n65/jcovey21_2006/CGM/DSC03593.jpg
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Here is the mod list I put together from info I got from the 3 previous owners.

71,000 miles on body.
Pro-Tuned by Robbie at EPIC Motorsports in VA, at 18psi putting down 324hp/334tq.
Very conservative tune, there is plenty of power left in it. The guy that owned the car said that on a aggressive tune and on the turbo i could get over 400 whp. and the sti block hold bout 450 whp.

Mod List When Purchased:

STI Short block swap (Sti bottom end/Stock Wrx heads. 30k miles on engine)
Cobb Accessport V2
HKS turbo back exhaust (with custom flat black silverline muffler)
GT Spec Exhaust Manifold
Deadbolt SZ49 Turbo, 7cm
Ultimate Racing Up-pipe with Tial 38mm wastegate
PE 800cc injectors
Samco Inlet
TurboXS intake (with Perrin Big MAF)
TurboXS FMIC (huge core)
Air/Fuel wideband
Blitz turbo timer


PPG Straight Cut Gears 1-4, stock 5th (30k miles)
ACT clutch and flywheel
Sti short shifter


TEIN S-tech springs
Whiteline Swaybars
Sti Brembo Brakes up front with slotted rotors


Dual gauge bezel (one gauge in, cf boost)
STI fog light covers
2.5RS hood
17x8 Hyperblack Rota Boosts
Roof Rail Delete
OEM momo/Subaru shift knob


**That list is already changing though** :devil:

We broke down the STi block from my last wagon to make sure everything was ok, and discovered that all 4 cylinders top and bottom were scored exactly the same... I think i know what caused it though, when i was CA the oil feed line to the turbo broke. Pretty sure that starved the piston rings and they scored the cylinders.
Needless to say I'm having the motor bored to 100mm in the next few days hopefully, and some Wiseco pistons to match installed. If the Wiseco pistons I already had are not damaged, then those are going up for sale too. Still get to keep my ARP head studs, King main/ race bearings, and Eagle rods in there though.

I traded the SZ49 turbo for a SZ55 the other day. Picked up a set of used coated PnP Grimmspeed TB, TGV's, and intake mani for super cheap! Also sold the PE800 topfeeds and got a set of Helix 860 sidefeeds.

My 07 STi 6speed is going in because I just sold the PPG trans and the hybrid motor .
Here is the "Under Construction" Mod List:

Engine
2004 STi EJ257 (2.6L)
Wiseco 100mm Pistons
Eagle Rods
King Race Bearings (Main and Rod)
ARP Headstuds
Cometic 100mm Head Gaskets
Grimmspeed PnP and Coated Intake Manifold
Grimmspeed PnP and Coated Throttle Body
Grimmspeed PnP and Coated TGV'S
KS 9.5mm Phenolic Spacers
Helix 860cc injectors
Walbro 255
Deadbolt SZ55 Turbo
Halman Pro BC
Samco Red Turbo Inlet
Samco Red Radiator Hoses
Samco Red Ancillary Hoses
TurboXS Intake (w/ Zero Sports Big MAF)
TurboXS FMIC (Huge Core)
Steed Speed In-Line BOV
Synapse Syncronic 50mm EWG
Grimmspeed 44mm EWG Up-Pipe
GT Spec Exhaust Manifold
Invidia Bellmouth Down Pipe
3” Cat Back w/ Resonated Mid-pipe
Vibrant flat black universal muffler
Kartboy Pink Exhaust Hangers
11mm STI Oil Pump
Gates Racing Timing Belt
NGK Iradium 1-Step Colder Spark Plugs

Driveline
2007 STi 6-speed Transmission
Neutronics DCCD controller
ACT 6 Puck sprung w/ XT Pressure Plate
ACT StreetLite Flywheel
KartBoy Short Shifter w/ Front and Rear Bushings
Kartboy …
Group N Pitch Stop mount
Group N Transmission mount
Group N Motor mounts

Suspention/Brakes
TEIN S-tech Springs
Whiteline Swaybars - Front and Rear
Whiteline Endlinks - Front and Rear
STi Rear Lateral Links
STi front Brembo Brakes with slotted rotors
Rear SS Brake Lines


Wheels/Tires
Hyperblack Rota Boosts 17x8
… Tires

Electronics/Exterior/Interior/Misc
Cobb Accessport V2
Air/Fuel wideband
Blitz turbo timer
STI fog light covers
Cleared Headlights
2.5RS hood
Zero Style Front Grille
Roof Rail Delete
05 STi Steering wheel
04 STi Gauge Cluster
06 STi E-Brake Handle
Clarion … Headunit


Ill post more pictures of the build and the motor soon!

Thanks for looking!!!
Joe

[Bu11dogg2]

I can't express in words how much I love this car. :wub:

[LostinMaine]

NICE!, what abouts in gorham are you? that looks almost like new portland road. I live in Westbrook so im just around the corner

[jcovey2.5]

NICE!, what abouts in gorham are you? that looks almost like new portland road. I live in Westbrook so im just around the corner

I grew up in Westbrook, but i live right on the corner of 114 and 22
the car is up in Topsham at a friends though

[LostinMaine]

ah my buddy lives just around the corner on McLellan rd.

who do you have doing the work on the block?

[jcovey2.5]

ah my buddy lives just around the corner on McLellan rd.

who do you have doing the work on the block?

Engine Works Unlimited in Raymond. Im just waiting on parts to come in so i can bring everything over to him

[LostinMaine]

nice, let me know how it goes. finding good machine shops in getting harder

[Bu11dogg2]

Once this beast is back on the road i'd love to see it at a meet :)

[jcovey2.5]

Once this beast is back on the road i'd love to see it at a meet :)

You bet cha! if im REALLY lucky it will be done for the Supermeet 3!

[Bu11dogg2]

if it is I really hope you enter the Street Class :)

[AExiOn]

Wagons FTW!!!

[batorr]

nice recovery

[AJW Performance]

looking good!

[jcovey2.5]

Thanks for the comments guys!!

[lucipha]

Real nice car you got there!

[squeethebee]

FMIC, flat hood and 6 spokes!?!?! I LOVE IT!!!

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[jcovey2.5]

FMIC, flat hood and 6 spokes!?!?! I LOVE IT!!!

ed

i know, im starting to dig the stealthy/clean look a lot. My girlfriend got mad at me because she realized i wasnt going to have a hood scoop this time. HAHA

[98Wagoon]

such a nice wagon, sir. maybe next time I head up to my dads (waterford) I'll try to hunt you down so I can see it in person!

[Seraphinwolf]

Holy Geebus! This car is sounding very good! Me likely! Need a second set of those Helix side feeds? I have a set for sale. ;)

[jcovey2.5]

Holy Geebus! This car is sounding very good! Me likely! Need a second set of those Helix side feeds? I have a set for sale. ;)

i dont think i have enough cylinders for that haha

[Seraphinwolf]

LOL add more! It sucks I stopped my EG33 build and can't use them on my EZ30R. More pics of the car yet? Action shots maybe?

[jcovey2.5]

LOL add more! It sucks I stopped my EG33 build and can't use them on my EZ30R. More pics of the car yet? Action shots maybe?

The car has been getting worked on for a bit now. i barely even got to drive it :(
I should have taken some pics last night, but i was in a rush to get the tranny out to ship it. Its pretty much a rolling chassis right now. haha
Im deff going to take before and after pics of the block when it come back from the machine shop

[Psychoreo]

Beautiful car! I see Brembo's in the front, and maybe I missed it but, what rears are you using?

[jcovey2.5]

Beautiful car! I see Brembo's in the front, and maybe I missed it but, what rears are you using?

Thanks man!
Stock WRX rears for now

[itsmy04wrx]

Nice looking car man! I was gonna ask about the rear brakes as well :lol:

[jcovey2.5]

Well i just ordered a bunch of new parts last week!!!!
Cant wait to get them on :)

Wiseco 100mm Pistons
Cometic 100mm Head Gaskets
Gates Racing Timing Belt
ACT 6 Puck sprung w/ XT Pressure Plate
ACT StreetLite Flywheel
Whiteline Endlinks - Front and rear
Red Vibrant IC Couplings
11mm STI Oil Pump
Group N- Motor, Trans, and Pitch Stop mounts
KS 9.5mm Phenolic Spacers
Tsudo Resonated Mid-pipe
Grimmspeed 44mm EWG Up-Pipe
Synapse Syncronic 50mm EWG
Steed Speed In-Line BOV

[boxxer joe]

looks good man, wagons FTW:up:

[jcovey2.5]

Well i finally got the Steed Speed In-Line BOV in today. Im impressed, its definitely well crafted and cant wait to get it in. There is very few people that have used these, never mind on a Subaru, so i wanted to try it out. Check out the video on youtube.

Closed
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n65/jcovey21_2006/my%20car/DSC03627.jpg

Open
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n65/jcovey21_2006/my%20car/DSC03630.jpg


In other news, I'm still waiting on the motor at the machine shop. they have been super busy but it should be done the end of next week...

[Bu11dogg2]

nice! who's doing the build?

[jcovey2.5]

the 2.0 or are you going 2.5?

The motor that came with the wagon had a Hybrid setup (2.5 block w/ 2.0 heads) I just sold.
My 04 STi motor from my last swap, that is at the machine shop now, is going into the wagon. Its getting cleaned and bored out to 100mm

[Bu11dogg2]

nice! 2.7L?

[AExiOn]

Your car is motivation to finaly getting mine done lol

[jcovey2.5]

nice! 2.7L?

You know what? i never even thought about it until you said something haha
It would be 2.61L though

[jcovey2.5]

Your car is motivation to finaly getting mine done lol

haha thanks man! i cant wait till its finished!!

[jcovey2.5]

Well after 3 months i finally got my motor back from the machine shop...
It took far far too long even if they were busy!!!

Started getting the tranny and rear diff back in today. As well as taking apart the dash to prepare for the wiring. We will be back at it tomorrow to see what else we can get done!

Ill take some pics before the motor goes in.

[jcovey2.5]

Well it rolls, but not under its own power...
Finally got it out of the garage though!

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n65/jcovey21_2006/CGM/IMG00150-20100905-1605.jpg

Motor will be next. Along with trying to figure out how the hell to get the glove box out...
It is somehow stuck shut, and the rest of the dash cant come off until its out.

[DHGurs]

I love this thing, so clean. :up: I can't wait to see what it makes when you're all done.

[RCKSTR]

So is the glove box locked or ?? Drill it out?

[jcovey2.5]

So is the glove box locked or ?? Drill it out?

Well when i got it the handle was broken and it seemed to be locked. It would not unlock though. So we ripped the lock out to find the metal striker bar that handle latches to is not even there. So i have no clue how it is even staying stuck shut...
I have a spare glove box from the last wagon, so we'll see how long i mess with it before i sawzawl it in half haha

[jcovey2.5]

I love this thing, so clean. :up: I can't wait to see what it makes when you're all done.

Thanks a lot man! I cant wait either, but I'm hoping it will be over 400whp at peak boost.

[RCKSTR]

Sooo what are you hoping for at the dragstrip?

Your red one was quick! But this one sounds faster... :devil:

[jcovey2.5]

Sooo what are you hoping for at the dragstrip?

Your red one was quick! But this one sounds faster... :devil:

Ya about 100hp faster haha. I want at least mid 11's
I doubt the 1000 mile break in on the motor will be done before the season ends unfortunately...

[RCKSTR]

Ya about 100hp faster haha. I want at least mid 11's
I doubt the 1000 mile break in on the motor will be done before the season ends unfortunately...


All I can think of now is you scramble'n to find a helmet :lol:

if you don't make it intime for this year atleast you'll have plenty of shake down miles on the motor :up:

[subaru_crazy]

wow nice wagon.

[jcovey2.5]

All I can think of now is you scramble'n to find a helmet :lol:

if you don't make it intime for this year atleast you'll have plenty of shake down miles on the motor :up:

HAHA ya i still dont have one.
It might be a bit harder trying to find a roll cage to borrow :lol:

[jcovey2.5]

Well finally got back up to the car today. Got out the wire harness so i can start making a mess soon... Hopefully the splicing the harness goes smooth, never done this before!
Damn idiots glued the fricken glovebox shut!!! Pretty much just pried it open...

[Trevor723]

Good luck! I have done just about every bolt on possible to the GD chassis but I have no desire to ever attempt to do a harness merge.

[Berge56]

Wow how did I miss this! Great build.

[RCKSTR]

Any updates on this pig?!?!

[jcovey2.5]

my friend that was helping me and has the car at his house went to AZ for like a month.... he just got back, so we'll be back to work soon

[jcovey2.5]

Well the guy that was working on it had to move to AZ today, so my car didnt get finished...
I had AAA tow it back to my place last night. The motor still has to be assembled, the wire harness has to be merged, and the motor has to be put back in.
I have the ability to work on these things, just not the knowledge. So if any one could help that would be amazing!
I'm out of work again so it makes it even harder to get a job with out a car...

[Berge56]

I wish I lived closer and could help out. I would reach out to shtbxr22 to see if he can help you out with the motor build. I have heard that he has done a few. :)

[jcovey2.5]

Been at a bit of a stand still for a bit. Cant wait till its done!


A few things not in their place... haha

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Wagons FTW!

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n65/jcovey21_2006/CGM/DSC03668.jpg

Big hole were the motor is suppose to go haha

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n65/jcovey21_2006/CGM/DSC03672.jpg

Here's whats going in:
04 STi block is bored to 100mm, Wiseco 100mm pistons, ARP headstuds, King main/race bearings, and Eagle rods.

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n65/jcovey21_2006/CGM/DSC03674.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n65/jcovey21_2006/CGM/DSC03675.jpg

Updated the "Under Construction" Mod List on the first post

[jcovey2.5]

Well thanks to Chris' (Apkarian100) help, finally started to get my motor back together!
Here is some pics of the progress. Ill take more as we go.

As you can see, we set up a pretty sweet engine stand/work bench in my basement haha

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n65/jcovey21_2006/CGM/DSC03844.jpg

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n65/jcovey21_2006/CGM/DSC03845.jpg

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[jwebsta32]

Very nice.

[apkarian100]

We finally let the beast out of the cage. :hide:

[Berge56]

Nice works guys!

[arcadia25]

Looking forward to seeing this finished

[apkarian100]

I know he'll update it more, but here's what the motor looks like so far:

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f17/apkarian100/Mobile%20Uploads/downsized_1025112003a.jpg

[jcovey2.5]

Some more pics of the progress. Got a little carried away with taking pics of the EJ25 stamp haha
Whats slowing us down is looking up all the torque specs and having to dig through all the bolts that Lobstah had thrown into containers from when he moved...


http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n65/jcovey21_2006/CGM/DSC03854.jpg

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n65/jcovey21_2006/CGM/DSC03860.jpg

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n65/jcovey21_2006/CGM/DSC03859.jpg

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n65/jcovey21_2006/CGM/DSC03857-1.jpg

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n65/jcovey21_2006/CGM/DSC03856.jpg

KS Tech 9.5mm Phenolic Spacers

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n65/jcovey21_2006/CGM/DSC03863.jpg

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n65/jcovey21_2006/CGM/DSC03864.jpg

Grimmspeed Ported, Polished, and Coated Intake Mani, Throttle Body, and TGV's

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n65/jcovey21_2006/CGM/DSC03865.jpg

[BogeyBones]

I can't wait to see this turn over on the first turn of the key!

[Berge56]

Nice work guys!

[apkarian100]

We will both be extremely excited when that time comes. :DI can't wait to see this turn over on the first turn of the key!

[RCKSTR]

bout time! Can't wait to see this thing on the road!

[arcadia25]

looking good!!