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I found the legacy in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and it came with the EJ22T so i named it "Jackson-T"

I traded a '83 Pontiac Firebird 5.0L that had a failing transmission as I saw the legacy was posted for a few months in the classifieds with a tonne of hits, so I called the owner to see why is it still available .

Sure enough the car is still for sale so I arrange to meet the guy. When I arrived at the address and pulled up next to the car, it was sitting under a tree on flat tires covered in pine-needles and seagull crap. It had a rusted out trailer-hitch and busted-ass suspension and the guy wanted 400 $$ for it !!!

The upolstry was rotted out from moisture + fast food and the floor mats were destroyed and there was fog on the inside of the windows on a hot day. Even with the word "TURBO" stamped clearly on the boot, not even the riciest of rice would touch the car, let alone pay for it . Though the motor could be heard smoking, no one would take it for free .

In an act of desperation I offered up the Firebird for straight-trade and the guy jumped on it, 1 hr later I limped the SS home on flat rubber where immediately I began sorting through the junkfood wrappings and de-lousing the carpets and interior. After that I "Vim-ed" the orange stains off the exterior paint, and drained the crud from the oil pan. And *yess thats "Vim" the household cleaner.

Once the initial shock wore off from the smell I took the carpet and floor mats to a nearby carwash to pressure-wash everything three or four times before shampooing; and how the grey carpets turned blu-green no-one knows, o-wait I know ! - I pulled nearly three dollars of tarnished copper pennies from under the floormats / seats ! / endrant

This is the first picture of the car in September '08 after all the above mentioned; I think it cleaned up pretty well concidering .



I ve been into building go-fast bikes and I m interested in turbo-building, so I m doing the EJ22T/EJ25DOHC / eventually 2.34T hybrid motor, with aims of 350-400 hp in the end .

So far, I ve smashed the #2 piston in the EJ22T and filled the intake with oil,, mysteriously ,, - this 22T is on its way out -- > Archive +

Since August '08, I ve replaced and sealed the sunroof among the other leaks, I removed the original EJ22T and swapped in a 25D from a '98 lego BKGT, resulting in the same name "Jackson," minus the "T" for turbo --Now the cars name is Brutus because it killed that engine and I m on now engine #3, another EJ25D with less Kilometers. This car seems to punish engines more than anything else so you get the idea -> here is the Journal Post

**February 2009** Introducing Caesar on the left and Brutus on the right ** I scored the '93 LS 4eat sedan in New Glasgow NS for 250 $$ for suspension & parts ; i took a bus to get the car and drove it back to the Island after repairing a leak in the fuel line ; a bit of a risk though i m always out for another adventure and "com-onn" ' i m mean it s bound to run after a quick once-over right ?! It had a great sunroof among other things so the car became a donor to the SS ; sadly the '93 had too much rust for a salvage project so i had to get rid of it



Note: in my experience , i drove the 4eat in the -10 degree mornings and it s sloth; though before i killed the '93 it proved reliable for a few months above 0 degrees

I had the LS towed right before the motor swap in June , R.I.P.Caesar

*June '09* this motor is ready to come out >> EJ22T Suicide



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This is the motor after removing the intake and assosiated bolts , just waiting on the right day to rent the hoist -
i have vacation comming + a take-off td04 to play with until then

good luck doing all that without a garage.....:S

nothing like working outside to keep your build spirit soaring

May Update : i rented the spring compressors and assembled the '93 LS rear tops to the '98GT suspension and after fighting the left side strut to fit for the better half an hour , i actually managed to install it on the wrong corner , it wasn t until i began to install the break line clip that i noticed i d recieved a major F - for assembly
- the 2nd install followed shortly after the de-install of the previous F.A.I.L.

FTR , the correct corners fit much easier A++
- camber bolts may be a B*tcH without WD40!!
- MY'96-'99 springs & struts need MY'93-'94 rear tops to fit MY'91-'92 rear
- MY'91 SS rear springs are tapered at the top

- all 4 corners are now correct and i m pleased with the result
as for the '98GT spoke wheels , they re on a 2000 outback for the summer

Next Update

I rented a hoist this weekend as the EJ25D is now here in running condition - Yahoo ! Paid Vaction !!

The 22T is now removed and waiting for a rainyday , as it turns out the 2.34 stroker build is pulling a 180 due to time and fund$ available
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here are the pics from this weekend








! THIS GETS UGGLY !

That CAN be resleeved. Not the high performance sleeves, but just a new iron sleeve. I had this done with an EJ207.

Nice cylinder!

How long was the engine run like that lol?

I like how you said "this 2.2 is on its way out"...understatment of the BBS year lol.

OUCH!

Holy crap. That puts my little ringland failure to shame.

Hone it out and put in new rings, you'll be fine

ok here is the question of the day ; this block is headed for a 2.34 stroker build , - will boaring the cylinders oversized be enough to clean-up the scars or are the scars too deep in this case ?

pardon the punn

... woah. Pardon the ignorance, but were you driving the car when that sucker went??

I remember doing sleeves with my old man when I was a kid... dry ice on the inside, 2 torches on the outside and they nearly fell out of the bores.

That's definite resleeve territory. A bore won't get that and still leave enough of the iron wall.

Before you resleeve, price out a replacement block or have yours thoughly checked. That rod was geting hit hard and it wouldn't suprise me if the crank was bent/damaged or the mains need to be line bored.

thankfully No
the car was sitting after it begain knocking one day - i began trouble shooting the noise in the driveway and after a few months of it running with heavy rod knock , that is this end result - exactally how it looked when i removed the head on cylinder 3

i m only using the block from what is left , there will be 25D crank and rods in it after all , - When i get around to splitting the case , what am i to expect as a result of the damage ?

Dude i really would not use that block.This is a lot of work to risk anything because of shit like that.I have two junk blocks in my shop that a crank wont spin in and all they did was overheat badly.

You should have that block hot tanked and inspected for microfractures (seismically / acoustically or with the florescent dye) if you're really considering using it. It would not be a big surprise if the bottom of that bore was messed up, but I have seen worse revived... It was a tractor engine though

The only thing I would use that block for is serious sleeves, 14mm studs, a line bore and mod for a 257 crank.


Otherwise, make a robot out of it or something.




Or, I'll give you $150 shipped for it....

it s not in the forcast to sell the block , the 2.57 crank idea is attractive , though originally the idea is to put the 25D crank and rods in there until i work out a reasonable set up for turbo , ecu etc ..

i m collecting parts for the spring again and more likely i ll have the block checked over the winter months

i m not kidding when i say there are no s00bies to pick from on this island
tis' why i grabbed the '93 for parts in another province !!

the wear is a bit excessive for 164 000 klm and has me puzzled , - the car is originally from Ontario

Robot....rofl!

The reason there are no Subarus left on the island is because all your buddies drove them to Alberta to get a job in the oil patch.

Good luck with your build!

yeah no kidding
i aim to eventually be headding west myself !
i hear the weather is Much more reliable !
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as for the latest updates , they re only cosmetic and it looks as if it may be ready for the fall
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The 2.5L install is covered in the Journal Post along with anything else releated to the EJ25 , this page is originally meant for the 2.34T build
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.. fiberglass repair and pinstripe blackout complete

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Did you paint the chrome strips or tape them? Or rip them out I can't tell.

it s a nasty effort , i peeled the chrome strip and it left a thick white double-sided adhesive layer behind ; i used brake fluid and a flat head screwdriver to soften the adhesive and scrape\maul\chissel it away

took like an hr

I peeled the chrome from the back bumper because it was already coming off. I used electrical tape on the sides and front bumper but it's pretty difficult to get it on there perfectly and I think I'll eventually end up removing the rest of the chrome.

yeah - not to mention its a weight reduction so it has to be faster now too