SoCal's built thread

[SoCalK61000]

So since I never got around to a build thread I figured I would post my I built it thread :)


I took delivery of my kit august 6th and got the chassis back from the powder coater August 19th and was GO-KART on October 2nd then on the track November 27th :)


Build was from a 2003 wrx donor

Upgrades are:
Brembo brakes
Alloy lower front arms
All adjustable rear lower arms
IQ3s street dash
MR2 shifter
Wilwood pedals
Oddesy PC680 battery
Mishimoto radiator
5 point belts
NRG seats
NRG steering wheel and quick release
Koni double adjustable shocks with R spring rates
Hydraulic parking brake
iWire harness
TGV delete
SPT intake
Cobb down pipe with borla muffler
Zero decibel shift linkage
Zero decibel radiator mounts
Zero decibel coolant tank relocation bracket
Sebion carbon rear wing with custom wing stands
Quick latch hood locks


Probably more stuff I'm forgetting also lol. But here it is 61504

[Bob_n_Cincy]

Great Job Adam. I had no clue you built it that fast.
What kind of experience do you have?
Bob

[SoCalK61000]

Thank you :) yeah she got done fairly quick lol


I customize cars for a living and built hot rods for the the last 8-9 years so I know my way around a car fairly well lol.

[Frank818]

Damn that's a fast build!! And from a C on top of that. Fully built on your 29th post on this forum. lolll

[Rob T]

Wow....congrats...any pics, track performance data, videos?

[AZPete]

Wow. What intercooler?

[SoCalK61000]

Wow....congrats...any pics, track performance data, videos?

Thanks, working on uploading some pics now

It did well on the track, I have some issues to sort out tho. Fuel starvation with less than half a tank, Brakes seam less that great (running brembos and wilwood pedals) but I think its a bias issue or maybe air in the lines possibly, needs either a little more power to pull 3rd gear better or diferent final drive in the trans cause im having to shift into 3rd for like 2 seconds just to down shift back to second then back to 3rd again (would like to shift 3rd and have power to pull out in 3rd.) BUT oil temp and coolant temps stayed fine all day long (it was only 40* and raining in the morning tho LOL)

working on video also

[Frank818]

About your starvation, when does it happens? Hard corners only? Braking? Acceleration? Long slow corners?

[SoCalK61000]

About your starvation, when does it happens? Hard corners only? Braking? Acceleration? Long slow corners?

Once I'm under or at 1/2 tank it happens on every right hand corner

[C.Plavan]

Once I'm under or at 1/2 tank it happens on every right hand corner

Turbo+no gas=Lean then can lean to Boom on the track. You need a Hydramat minimum, but if you are tracking, you should really consider a fuel cell with safety bars/bumper etc-

[SoCalK61000]

Turbo+no gas=Lean then can lean to Boom on the track. You need a Hydramat minimum, but if you are tracking, you should really consider a fuel cell with safety bars/bumper etc-

This I know, working on building a fuel cell or surge tank or something if the sort now. Hopefully a friend of a friend is going to build the fuel cell to replace the stock tank.

[SoCalK61000]

Finally got the chassis and a couple body body panels back from paint (Been in the body shop since the last track day)
gonna get the car over to my buddies shop this weekend hopefully to build the fuel cell then get the car all re assembled :)

63745

[David Hodgkins]

Looking forward to seeing the finished product. Love the chassis/body color peekaboo shot!

:)

[flynntuna]

Wow, that's a fast build. From the sneak peek photo, it looks like an amazing car. Will you be bringing it to Huntington Beach this year? I'd love to see it in person.

[SoCalK61000]

Looking forward to seeing the finished product. Love the chassis/body color peekaboo shot!

:)

Thanks :) I will be posting some more pics once it's all done


Wow, that's a fast build. From the sneak peek photo, it looks like an amazing car. Will you be bringing it to Huntington Beach this year? I'd love to see it in person.


Thank you, had plenty of issues along the way with the build that's for sure but just kept at it and on factory five for the missing and wrong parts lol
Yes I believe I will be at the Huntington Beach show this year :)

[SoCalK61000]

Well the FF Huntington Beach show is in the books!

GREAT show, great people and TONs of beautiful cars. I was lucky enough to come home with 2nd place best 818 with my 818c


673816738367380673766737767378

[AZPete]

Adam, I enjoyed meeting you and admiring your car at Huntington Beach. Nice build, especially the paint job and the artistic wing supports! You said you were headed to the track, and one pic shows you there, so how'd it go?

[SoCalK61000]

Adam, I enjoyed meeting you and admiring your car at Huntington Beach. Nice build, especially the paint job and the artistic wing supports! You said you were headed to the track, and one pic shows you there, so how'd it go?

Great meeting and chatting with you also Pete, well the track was a bit of a disappointment :/ still having fueling issues, I'm thinking that my placement of the fuel pump is causing issues and it's not pulling enough fuel under a load so I'm removing the external pump and going to build a internal pump inside my fuel cell. I did however get my brakes all sorted and working well but I only got about 8 laps in for the day. So now I'm gonna work on a cover and some ducting for my intercooler and I think I'm gonna steal your IAT gauge placement also lol