andrews power box (updated, motor build)

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:59 am

hi, my name is Andrew steele, welcome to my creation of my car. from the beginning is where i will start.

i bought this car back in October 2006 for $1500, with 133560 on the clock and automatic.

then after driving it for about a month and a half i blew the tranny. so it sat for 1 week at my friends house.

so i decided to do the conversion. perfect timing.

Arctic Assassian · Post by **Arctic Assassian** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 3:59 am

Cant leave me hanging like that.

smh0101 · Post by **smh0101** » Wed May 07, 2008 8:14 am

Um... Andy.... that car in the pic... is a nice car... but a relic of the past.

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Thu May 08, 2008 2:19 am

i lost the other pic's

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so i used a n/a 5sp set up from a junk yard for all was $318. tranny, clutch, peddles, clutch line, drive shaft and rear diff.

so far its lasted me nicely. next i installed a boost gauge and boost controller. plus a getto intake me and davey made up.

then i built a frount mount intercooler.

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Thu May 08, 2008 2:41 am

then i received my bov! HKS SSQ

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Thu May 08, 2008 2:48 am

i also repainted the rear wing because the paint was gone.

livestrong14 · Post by **livestrong14** » Thu May 08, 2008 3:15 am

Love it Andrew! Can't wait to see it again!

keirnna · Post by **keirnna** » Thu May 08, 2008 9:25 am

Wow that is a HUGE FMIC! The turbo went out today, so I bet you will see mid-next-week. Let me know when you get in and I'm glad it is going in such a nice car!

keirnna · Post by **keirnna** » Thu May 08, 2008 9:29 am

Wow that is a HUGE FMIC! The turbo went out today, so I bet you will see mid-next-week. Let me know when you get in and I'm glad it is going in such a nice car!

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Tue May 27, 2008 2:19 am

i also thought that the frontmount didnt show enough so..

the beast and my brothers 2.5rs

after a little while i realised that i needed an exhaust system. so i bought an invidia cat back with an Avo down pipe.

Rallitek was having a sale on a set of rims that i liked alot so i jumped for them.

the car was getting too fast for the stock suspention. so i bought a set of 02 wrx H&R coilovers and tires for the rims.

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Tue May 27, 2008 2:42 am

this is with the rims and coilovers on the car

it looked very nice and aggressive. i felt that the car needed a little more power for the show. so i installed a jdm td05 16g turbo.

i still need to paint the pipe but ill get around to it.

ciper · Post by **ciper** » Wed May 28, 2008 10:09 pm

Heat wrap the intercooler piping!

555BCTurbo · Post by **555BCTurbo** » Wed May 28, 2008 10:14 pm

ciper wrote:Heat wrap the intercooler piping!

And flap disc the welds!

New92 · Post by **New92** » Thu May 29, 2008 5:31 am

Wow man! I love that artsy shot of the clutch, very dramatic.

Your build has me feeling quite embarrassed about my own progress.

The spoiler, wet sand and clear, lots of times. You can get a factory looking finish with a rattle can if you put some time and patience into it.

Kudos! You have a car to be proud of.

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:39 am

well, i kinda put my motor out of commission for the time being.

oil rings are shot is what im guessing because the oil fill tube is spitting oil out and other then that the driver side head gasket is going cause its steaming when running.

but not to worry she'll be back shortly... with more power..

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:51 am

here is the rebuild kit with a AEM wideband gauge and my 20g heads that just got hot tanked.

theflystyle · Post by **theflystyle** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:48 pm

nicely done

supra90turbo · Post by **supra90turbo** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 2:47 am

such an awesome car!!! PIAA wheels are so hot.

Bane · Post by **Bane** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:59 pm

awesome thread!
looking at eventually doing this myself, and love the shot of the pipes by themselves in the living room.

sharp looking car!

what suspension are you running? any rubbing when taking turns?

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:48 am

thanks you guys for the comments.

i have H&R coilovers on the car, running 225/45ZR17's. and no scrubing at full left or right. im going to get bigger tires after these ones wear down. mayby 235's or 245's

555BCTurbo · Post by **555BCTurbo** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:05 am

Dude...235 and 245 ain't gonna fit

livestrong14 · Post by **livestrong14** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:31 am

With coilovers, and rolled fenders they will. What is your offset Andy?

555BCTurbo · Post by **555BCTurbo** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 6:21 am

Very rolled fenders

smh0101 · Post by **smh0101** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 6:42 am

Oh trust me... they're rolled!! Ball peen hammer rolled!

Bane · Post by **Bane** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:18 am

i'm running 18 x 48 offset
i did rub on wrx struts and springs
and even a little on the kyb's
but only at the back with rear passengers... never had a problem up front.

i was so worried about the rust, that if i rolled it, i'd end up loosing my arches!

I ended up cutting the inner lip off

the wheel gap is nasty, i want to lower it... but i'm afraid it'll be a waste of money.

someone is selling a set of eibach pro springs for my current suspension...

i'm wondering what else i'd need to do in terms of endlinks and whatnot to keep it flat in the back.

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andrews power box (updated, motor build)

andrews power box (updated, motor build)