I'm being lazy and C&P'ing this from my Facebook, but I finally got the shifter and brakes done.
The B4 is finally running and driving, after being up on jackstands for... well... way longer than it should have been.
What was done:
- Brakes. 02 WRX front rotors, 00 Outback(!) front pads, 05 Legacy GT rear pads & rotors.
- Shifter. Infamous bushing/joint assembly replaced, missing return spring replaced, Kartboy shifter mounts. Required removal of the downpipes and intercooler. Major PITA.
- Maintenance. Oil changed, PCV valve changed, tranny oil changed, diff oil changed, leaky tire repaired.
A couple pics of the process:
I also found out the MiniDisc player works perfectly. I bought a refurb Sony MiniDisc player/recorder off eBay and ordered a pack of MiniDiscs on Amazon (that ended up coming from Japan). It took an inordinate amount of time to get it to actually record from my Windows 8 laptop (the software for MiniDisc players hasn't been updated in 6 years), but after some formatting and driver issues, I finally got it recording and got it to play in the car's stereo.
So I'm happily driving my car again, with a nice, snug shifter and tunes coming from the most obscure form of media storage
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