Sorry to hear your news Jura - can only echo Nige's comments really.

All the best mate :)

Thanks guys,really appreciated for support

Wagon project will be continuing for sure and hopefully will be ready on Santa pod


Jura

+1

wot a bummer with the heads m8 and sorry too hear about your mum jura. as nige says leave car for a bit and get and spend some time with your mum.keep your chin up

As above good luck with the family, the car can wait!

Any progress Jura despite your mums illness? Tomma's chomping at the bit to get Neil to do his engine:-D

Jura are the cdf racing drop links any good

Hi guys

Thanks again for support

Jura

Hi there

Not sure,we are not been at Neil,as Neil said block should be finished this week and after that he will be doing heads

We are still don't have heads,if we are not source the JDM big port heads,we will be going with UK STi heads :sadno:

Jura


Hi there

CDF droplinks we are running,they're OK,just would advise to use different bushes on them(speak here to Alyn@AS Perfromance),although we are still running same bushes as we are bought them

We have them fitted only on front and at rear we are using adjustable rear droplinks

Jura

Little update:

Engine is built last week,just waiting on painting on black and later on Neil@Slowboy racing will send us pics:doubleup:

Today we are been at Jap Performance parts and bought the JDM Spec C(S204) heads,after ringing almost everyone,we are bought them and they're in great condition(no cracks etc) and Neil has been happy with them like we are:doubleup:

Price for them has been OK and fair,wish we are contacted before about the bare heads as we don't need cams,valves etc.

Neil will start work on the heads this week :ok: and heads should be ready in couple of the days

Hopefully now everything will be without the problem,but with our luck not sure



Jura

Hope all goes well!! Always had good stuff from JPP.

:SMBLU:

Hope so too,if we are knew we will contact them before,but we are very happy with the heads and price what we are paid

Jura

Few updates:


Neil send us promised pictures,he have rest pictures at garage and he will send us tomorrow,but here are just few of them

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...psc7c4152b.jpg

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps4e73ebf8.jpg

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...psfbf4b766.jpg


Jura

Little update:

Engine is built and painted black,looking like Neil used on our build his RCM Omega pistons :worthy:

Really we are very happy how it looks and we are very appreciated for this from Neil,he done again great job on our engine :doubleup:

Heads are now at machining shop for skimming and some jobs and looking Neil will get them sometimes next week

Here are promised pictures

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps886ea10c.jpg

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps9ce81f03.jpg

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps64b8c92f.jpg

We are very happy with this :10:


Jura

looks very nice jura :doubleup: you lucky chap

That looks awesome mate :) Black finish in the block looks cool.

Thanks guys really appreciated for comments,Neil done great job:ok:




Jura

Looks quality jura:pics:

Excellent stuff Jura. Going back to the cams. At Jrm cams turned up there with both names stamped on them Kelford on one side & Cosworth on the other. Strange but true.

Thanks Tim

Thanks Nige,Cosworth using for their cams Kelford or for their rods Carrillo,Gates timing belts for their timing belt kits etc.

Jura

Little update:


My brother has been in USA to buy few last bits for build and looking like we are have everything(just guys from No Limit Motorsport will send us OEM Engine Gasket Kit,they don't have this at stock,they're sold last one )

We are bought those bits:

TCK328RB(Gates Kevlar Timing belt kit)

Subaru OEM 11mm Oil pump

Cobb Oil Cap

KillerB Performance Oil Baffle / Windage Tray

NGK BKR8EIX(which should be OK,but still we will need get Racing 8's_

OEM Engine Gasket Kit(which should be sent to us this week)


Neil said everything should be put together this week or next week,after that on the side of the turbo kit,we will see what needs to be done or not,but hopefully everything will be without the problems



Jura

Quick update:

Looking like wagon should be on road end of the month or beginning of the April if everything will be going as should and without the problem

My brother(Latso) wants to start his Pilot course (0-APL) in June and me,not sure,I will keep posted and updated,but looking like now he decided move to his new job and start his Pilot course

Here is quick video what I've taken few months ago and finally I got time to edit the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-tg31RQsNs


Jura

Quick update:

We are been today at Neil@Slowboy racing and we are speak about the project and progress,at this stage doesn't looking good :-(

We would love to have fitted front mounted turbo setup,but looking like this will only prolong build and will be too expensive to fit,which means we are selling this kit and we are now deciding what will be best rotated setup with 30r/35r or simply stock location MDX321V/SC54/MDX555 and run 75-100hp NOS jet and AEM water methanol and with this stock location turbo we should make 600bhp

Plan is to have car build and enjoy,but looking like our wagon can be soonest on the road in April

Just wish we are never went with 2.35L build:-(


Jura

Chin up guys. I know that projects always have there problems and need a lot more work than a basic engine swop. But when you have the car back on the road all the little problems will soon be forgotten and frowns will become BIG smiles. :SM:
To quote Buzz Lightyear To infinity and beyond :P1::P1:

Good luck to you!!

you still got the twisted kit jura because its well worth putting a gt35r or a 30 as spool is:ok:

stick with it it'll be great!

Thanks guys

More news we will reveal in next few days :-(


Jura

Few latest updates:

Hi guys

After much more deliberation,deciding what to do,we are deciding to break project and we are putting stop on the project for time being(we will decide in coming few days what to do),we are taking the wagon from Neil@Slowboy racing..

Reasons for this are simple,this project cost us much more than we are expected in first place and cost us lot more than just money....

My brother fund this project few last months from his job pay plus he used on this project his pilot course money,but few days ago everything has changed too much in both sides

Project before what we are done before(2.1L),has been different in many ways like I've work and we are both worked and have good jobs and money has been our last worry

Neil worked on this project alone and we would like to thank you for this,our plan has have wagon on the road somewhere this month,but looking like we will have this ready maybe in end of the April,early May...

But we are lost patience and we are have fear,we will again receive our wagon in winter and due this we are taking the wagon from Neil and we will decide if we will continue or we will break this project

I will update everything in coming few days,when we will know what we will be doing,my brother has decided and for me this is worst nightmare(if we will be breaking our wagon,this will break my heart,its very sad for me in many ways)

Thanks for reading

Jura and Latso

thats a shame mate!! alot of work has gone into the motor was looking forward to seeing the wagon in a future meet!! hope all goes well either way good luck bud

Sorry to hear this Jura :(

You have pm

Hi guys thanks,really appreciated for this

When we are started this project situation has been different,but when we are learn our mum has have cancer,everything has changed like in the personal matter or financially

Time will tell,if its good idea,but I know,would love to have finished this project and enjoy some track days and some drag runs

Wagon will be at friend garage and where we will decide what will be best

I will keep thread updated when I will know for sure what we will be doing

Jura

Few latest updates:


OK guys,we are been on Wednesday at Neil@Slowboy racing speak about the what to do next and we are continuing with the project

Looking like our Mondeo ST will be sold tomorrow or today and we will use money from this on the project plus we will need again buy second smaller car(friend selling his Lexus IS200 TTE for £500 which we are thinking to get as second car plus we are still have LPG from Impreza)

As Neil said is shame to break this project just due we are not too far from finish the project and he wants the finish this project.

Neil said he now don't taking the bookings for this week and he will be working on this project,as he said hopefully everything will be in place this week

We are bought yesterday last bits as Crank sensor,cam sensor,thermal spacers(Thanks Matty@Pole Position UK),HDI FMIC(Thanks Ian) and rotated setup(Thanks Ciaran),AVCS Cam/timing belt covers plus few other bits needs to be bought,but is not so much as before

Thanks for reading and thanks for support guys

Jura and Latso

good stuff would be good to see the wagon up and runnin in the flesh!!

Can't wait to see what that 2.35 goes like!

Glad you've decided to finish it!

I've never known anyone change there find so much that wasn't female haha

Glad your going to keep going with the build :)

jura let me no what the lexus is like as a drivers car as ive always liked this model. the one your getting has the supercharger kit fitted,is that right.if so theres a kit on this site and he wants a grand for just the kit,so £500 for car is a bargain.:10:http://leeds.craigslist.co.uk/ptd/3710451626.html

Hi guys thanks :ok:

Paul we are done just 100 miles with this and really our findings are good,nice handling in corners,awesome noise(he give us Japspeed exhaust) and everything is OK,everything is working as should,no nasty bangs,suspension is great(silky smooth on bumpy roads),interior is too good,just we will need sort few small bits(nothing expensive)

This model has come as supercharged but previous owner(not our friend) removed supercharger and this kit from craiglist I've seen,but at moment we can't justify buy this kit,maybe later on when wagon is on the road.

And again guys thanks


Jura

Few updates:

Engine is build and Rotated setup is bolted on(just Neil waiting on the heatwrap and gaskets for 35r etc),hopefully will be dropped to engine bay next week and then just run-in map etc.

We are bought yesterday last bits like RCM Big Cone(RCM25) and 100mm Spun Aluminium Induction Trumpet(RCM585)

Here are few pics of the engine etc.

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...2/IMG_2034.jpg

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...2/IMG_2035.jpg


Jura