Senior Project RS --> WRX Swap (FTW!!)
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the 05 sti harness came, and it fits in the ecu, but it turns out its wired completely different, some pins need to be moved around on each connector so that this can be done properly. Connectors go off tomorrow to Garage Tuning in Socal to deal with that.
I also fixed the camber issue on my car, no rubbing now, much better - finally no more tire shaving
I also fixed the camber issue on my car, no rubbing now, much better - finally no more tire shaving
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W00t almost 1 month bump : (
Connectors will be here tomorrow or Thursday, car will be complete (COMPLETE!!) as of this weekend at the latest.
I drove it once in its current sort of working condition last week, and it pulls hard. Like really hard. Given that i've never really driven anything incredibly fast, this is very fast for me. My buddy had an 04 FXT (totalled
) and i swear that this car is faster. Even then, I could feel that it was holding back (wire connections not good still), so its even faster than i say 
all I will need now is to figure out my audio system and an allignment
Connectors will be here tomorrow or Thursday, car will be complete (COMPLETE!!) as of this weekend at the latest.
I drove it once in its current sort of working condition last week, and it pulls hard. Like really hard. Given that i've never really driven anything incredibly fast, this is very fast for me. My buddy had an 04 FXT (totalled
) and i swear that this car is faster. Even then, I could feel that it was holding back (wire connections not good still), so its even faster than i say all I will need now is to figure out my audio system and an allignment
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dude you should, think about all the insurance money you would save and all the womens that would flock to you with a gc chassis 
Why else do you think I did this swap lol
Why else do you think I did this swap lol
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lol... i would be in love with it...
i just need to save up..
i would swap everything.. lol
exhaust setup.. tune... suspension...
even the wrx front sway would be nicer lol
i just need to save up..
i would swap everything.. lol
exhaust setup.. tune... suspension...
even the wrx front sway would be nicer lol
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really, all you would need is a gc shell, and gc tophats, and wiring harness and some tools (money would help)
something like that
something like that
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I finally got my ECU plugs/connectors back from Garage Tuning, but they missed a couple pins (3 total ). 2 are for the cruise control switch which i could care less about, but one is for Ignition coil #4 which is kind of important.
I just found out about an hour go, so now i'm going to try to see where I can possibly find some pins if possible. I'd rather not send the connectors back down to socal and have the car sitting for another week if possible
). 2 are for the cruise control switch which i could care less about, but one is for Ignition coil #4 which is kind of important.I just found out about an hour go, so now i'm going to try to see where I can possibly find some pins if possible. I'd rather not send the connectors back down to socal and have the car sitting for another week if possible
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I just finished soldering in the new connectors (too many wires ) and then covering them up with heat shrink tubing. Now I am just waiting on that 1 pin to arrive (ignition coil #4) and then I am set finally
Also, I put the stock intake back in because I have to smog my car as of a week ago and I don't have a carb sticker for the aem
I did take some new pics, some are pretty nice I think, just some minor tweaks to a few. I tried taking some good ones for the nasioc best swapped gc, but looking at the competition, I am pretty much screwed lol
my bro on a half pipe near our house
) and then covering them up with heat shrink tubing. Now I am just waiting on that 1 pin to arrive (ignition coil #4) and then I am set finallyAlso, I put the stock intake back in because I have to smog my car as of a week ago
and I don't have a carb sticker for the aemI did take some new pics, some are pretty nice I think, just some minor tweaks to a few. I tried taking some good ones for the nasioc best swapped gc, but looking at the competition, I am pretty much screwed lol
my bro on a half pipe near our house
