From this to that...

[Wayne Presley]

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I've been busy the last two days...

Here is the wire harness, OMG it is huge....46lbs of crap

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Anyone need any doors, trunk or hood for their WRX? Or for that matter the shell is only slightly bent on the LF and it's a sunroof car.

[Samiam1017]

Take out the trunk springs there an easy sell on nasioc.

[riptide motorsport]

Love stripping cars!!

[Xusia]

Any stripping suggestions for someone who's never done it before? I get my car tomorrow and I literally don't know where to start!

[Bob_n_Cincy]

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Any stripping suggestions for someone who's never done it before? I get my car tomorrow and I literally don't know where to start!

I would start by removing the engine and transmission

Bob
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[bnr32jason]

If it's your first time stripping a car my biggest recommendation is to have a couple grease pens handy for labeling parts and some tape and a pen for labeling wiring. Lots of strong baggies to store nuts and bolts and label each of those bags with a sharpie marker.

Organization while stripping it down is key to minimizing issues later on when you are building your 818.

[Flamshackle]

^And a lot of band aids

[Wayne Presley]

Any stripping suggestions for someone who's never done it before? I get my car tomorrow and I literally don't know where to start!
Put all windows down, remove battery, remove hood and front doors, then front seats, nose, radiator, front knuckles and lower control arms, remove exhaust from cat back, remove driveshaft, remove big U steel piece under motor, remove intercooler, remove rear dog bone mount, remove clutch slave line, remove heater lines and AC evaporator lines, unbolt universal on steering shaft, drain oil in motor, trans and rear end, clear all wiring hooking motor to chassis, drop trans mounting plate, remove shifter, place jack under motor, remove K member bolts and drop motor out the bottom, remove center console, remove Ebrake lever, remove mid dash from both sides, remove steering column, pull trim piece from dash that touches windsheild, remove bolts from front of dash pad, remove gauges, radio, heater controls, airbag, airbag center control module (do not drop it!), remove dash support cross bar, remove clutch master cylinder, remove brake master clevis pin, remove pedal box, remove brake booster, pull inside AC unit out, remove harness off car, remove rear struts, unbolt trailing arms from body, remove brake calipers, remove rear sway bar mounts, remove 4 bolts holding rear suspension plate and lower to ground. Not a complete list but a good order to do things in and be careful as heavy things can and will drop as you do it.


If it's your first time stripping a car my biggest recommendation is to have a couple grease pens handy for labeling parts and some tape and a pen for labeling wiring. Lots of strong baggies to store nuts and bolts and label each of those bags with a sharpie marker.

Organization while stripping it down is key to minimizing issues later on when you are building your 818.
Truer words have never been spoken. Bag/box every assembly and label them. Take the time and take pics of each area BEFORE you disassemble it.


^And a lot of band aids

HAHAHA, this donor requested no blood sacrifice for it's metamorphosis to being a 818 Porsche killer

[Mechie3]

I made the mistake of putting some suspension bolts on the trays of my mechanics stool thinking "I'll remember what those are". A year later they're still the only bolts not bagged and I'm pretty sure I know where they go, but not 100%. Dumb move.

[tmoretta]

I also have a mostly stripped '02 WRX with many parts available for sale. Interior, rear diff., hood scoop, AC and heater pieces, more.

[Triathletedave]

This is turning into an awsome thread, especially for us newbies. I'll be watching this very closely as I plan to start my strip-down next month. I already have a shopping list for grease pens, markers, tape, baggies, boxes. Anything else? Is 'strip-tease' music appropriate listening for this task??

:cool:

Dave

[bnr32jason]

A few cans of Liquid Wrench will come in handy for helping loosen those 10 year old bolts and nuts.

[flynntuna]

I read somewhere that a 50/50 mix of ATF and acetone is the most effective penetrant available

[JAubin]

Looks like magic when you show the before/after pictures like that. Definitely a lot of work done to that shell!

I tend to not be super organized, unless it's something (like this) that demands it. I was thinking partially since I can barely read my own handwriting of picking up a label maker and some
bright yellow label tape, so I can mark everything and color coordinate it. Probably make a spreadsheet of each part and it's status too (scrap, clean up, use as is, sell)

Harbor freight has a bunch of different cheap plastic parts containers...those might come in handy too.

[RM1SepEx]

painters tape and a sharpie works just fine
I'm planning on forum support too.. :-)

Wayne, what can you tell us re your donor? Looks to be in pretty good shape vs some of ours!

[GUNS]

This is turning into an awsome thread, especially for us newbies. I'll be watching this very closely as I plan to start my strip-down next month. I already have a shopping list for grease pens, markers, tape, baggies, boxes. Anything else? Is 'strip-tease' music appropriate listening for this task??

:cool:

Dave

I recommend little plastic tags for labeling instead of tape.

[philly15]

word of advice dont do what i do!! i just wing it dont label anything and just throw **** in random boxes it works out for me like 98% of the time because ive owned so many subarus but if youre new to it i would label anything and everything buy boxes of small ziplock bags for bolts and fasteners and wouldnt hurt to tape each connection and just label em for quick reference

[Wayne Presley]

painters tape and a sharpie works just fine
I'm planning on forum support too.. :-)

Wayne, what can you tell us re your donor? Looks to be in pretty good shape vs some of ours!
It's was in decent shape, it had been hit mostly on the LF wheel and slightly on the LR wheel. The LF control arm, rear lateral link, and two wheels were the only casualties. The radiator survived unscathed. It even has heated seats :D