Project: "L Cheapo"

this is my latest toy, i picked it up for really cheap with the plans of just doing whatever i want to it and not caring what happens to it. i.e. ice racing and probably some rallycross, more or less all around a car to beat the crap out of it.
the car; 95 impreza lx
The plans; first auto to manual conversion, i will be starting this after the duluth trip, then i will be in search of suspension for it. basically everything i will be doing to this car will be done as cheaply as possible, hence the name of the project:biggrin:





here's what i did today, a little strippage, eventually all of the sound deadener will be removed but for today i just did the stuff under the seats, and when it is all removed i am going to see how much the soundproofing weighs. removed the carpet, and eveything behind the front seats.





done with todays part.

 

and what the near future holds :biggrin: :biggrin:

 

Awesome, gonna bring this one to the ice race?

 

haha love the last pic. Why take out all the carpet just to put floormats back in?

 

yes, this is gonna be my ice racer, i'll see if i can get this one airborne too.:biggrin:


the floormats are just in to cover up the wiring for now.

 

im so jelous of you and all of the cars u have...... :tear:

 

hehe, someone hook Kyle up with a cheap manual Subaru!!!

 

any one know if 03 wrx suspention will fit on this car?

 

^ yes i have been wondering that also, if the bottom holes line up which they look like the might, there's always a option of me using my tophats on the wrx suspension, not sure if it's at all possible, so if anyone knows please let me know.:biggrin:

 

Where do you find these cars?

 

i always have my eye out for them and i just happen to have come across some good deals:biggrin:

 

well ryan if u find one thats a manual and a 2.2 let me know!!!!!

 

^will do:biggrin:

 

how did you get the sound deadening out? did you dry ice it?

 

^ oh yea to add to that, ryan, if u spray some PB blaster on all the residue and rub it around, it will take it all off and leave a clean finish. worked great on the trunk of my teg.

 

chisel and hammer, actually came off pretty easy.

 

nice

when i did my 240 i dry iced that stuff - pulled up in huge sheets. super easy

 

Hey, it's martin's car!


I call the wheels, if/when you get rid of them!!

 

the wrx suspension should work you will just have to you use your rear tophats

 

http://www.jdmpartstx.com/gc8_suspension/

 

yep, this is identical to martin's car, except his is in better shape:biggrin:

 

^ hey!

oh what ever its true. what are you doing with the interior stuff? i bet you could get a pretty penny for that folding rear seat.

this should be a very interesting ice race with two green lxs there ;-)

 

omg enough of the folding rear seat

 

unless you want the damn awkward to take out folding rear set, it's gonna sit in my basement until i get the motivation to throw it away, nobody wants that ugly ass tan interior anywaysuke:

and yes the ice race shall be fun although mine will be a manual by then and i believe that you will still be auto?

 

can i buy the wheels since you're just gonna beat on it?

 

^ i'm gonna keep the wheels for awhile cause i like them and they will be easier to get snow out of them than steelies:biggrin:

 

perfect. I won't be doing a 5-lug conversion for awhile anyway.

 

BUT the money you make from selling them will be enough to buy a set of wrx wheels!

 

wrx wheels. (no offense to anyone) arent really an upgrade

 

^ yah narrower then RS wheels and everyoen already has em.

 

But they are very cheap!

 

ya these wheels are soooo much better than wrx wheels in my opinion, plus i have a couple sets of 15'' tires so i don't have to worry about tires for awhile:biggrin:

 

there goes my hopes of owning those wheels....LoL...

 

^ might makeyou feel better to know that the 15"s probabaly wont clear the rs brakes or WRX brakes, or 4 pots, ect...

 

got some parts today:biggrin: and my driveshaft should be here later this week and i plan on getting the clutch ordered this week too. so i should have everything rounded up by next week :biggrin:

 

they clear, i run 15in steelies in the winter.

 

the steelies might, but I think those alloys have a thicker rim....

 

they should clear, i can run oldie leggy turbo 15in wheels. 15's barely clear my brakes but they clear.

 

i now have all the parts i need to get started on my fun:biggrin: so today i put in the pedals and fiddled around with some piddly stuff, next week she goes under the big knife:biggrin:

 

you should donate some of your transmissions to me ;-).

lookin good.

 

ya sure:laugh: i just need to get rid of the hydraulic one and i'm all set:biggrin:

 

started working on the manual swap tonight after work, got a fair bit done, not as much as normal since i was turning my rear rotors at the same time. but the autos pretty much ready to be dropped out, just have to wait until tomm so i have people there to help. but it should easily be done by the end of tomm, actually late morning or early afternoon if i don't run into any major problems. i should have some pics up tomm.:biggrin: can't wait to be shifting.

 

Sweet. You should fill the gaps on the tranny mount in with that black urathane windsheild adhesive gunk while its out. I've heard it works great :cheers:


oops, i might be a bit late on this one

 

We will have to see the perfromacen difference at the ice race!