[pharo]

That sounds like a fun night Grams. How hard is it to install the group-n engine mounts?

[importfanatic17]

Originally Posted by grambo

Eh. My car goes to Kyle and John tonight to get the coilovers on, stock exhuast, stock intake, GroupN engine mounts, Walbro, etc. They offered, I said F-it! Lets do it!
You should come down. I'll PM Brodie.

Haha, isn't it nice to have two young eager mechanics right down the street?

I think Kyle is underestimating the PITA-ness of the X-Brace install and is going to regret offering...

I was going to come down but you said that you weren't doing the install so I stopped planning on it.

Oh, and I'm not going to Gumball /sad.
Do you want to go to a drift event at Infineon on the 13th of next month? I am a "promoter" for the event so you'd be doing me a favor. Lol.

[grambo]

Originally Posted by pharo

That sounds like a fun night Grams. How hard is it to install the group-n engine mounts?

RAPTR has done it and he recommended a cherry-picker to help. Schell and No593 helped as I remember.
In looking at the mounts I could see where the picker would help tremendously. There are several really-good How To's on it. Hopefully printing these and having them available will help get it done quickly.
These mounts have been sitting since December 06'.
Friggin sad...

[grambo]

Originally Posted by importfanatic17

Haha, isn't it nice to have two young eager mechanics right down the street?

I think Kyle is underestimating the PITA-ness of the X-Brace install and is going to regret offering...

I was going to come down but you said that you weren't doing the install so I stopped planning on it.

Oh, and I'm not going to Gumball /sad.
Do you want to go to a drift event at Infineon on the 13th of next month? I am a "promoter" for the event so you'd be doing me a favor. Lol.

The two mechanics are very helpful. All I gotta do is keep them full of beer and take them to hairband shows and they wrench for me.

I hadn't planned the install until they offered. I gotta' work for a bit Saturday and then will head over to Kyle's for wrenchy time.

Bummer about Gumball. I missed the Dromo Event, California Speedway, HellaFlush, and Mt. Hammy BAIC. I will not miss Subiefest....period.

I'll be in Pinecrest with my boy camping that weekend. Cub Scout stuff....

[importfanatic17]

Originally Posted by grambo

The two mechanics are very helpful. All I gotta do is keep them full of beer and take them to hairband shows and they wrench for me.

I hadn't planned the install until they offered. I gotta' work for a bit Saturday and then will head over to Kyle's for wrenchy time.

Bummer about Gumball. I missed the Dromo Event, California Speedway, HellaFlush, and Mt. Hammy BAIC. I will not miss Subiefest....period.

I'll be in Pinecrest with my boy camping that weekend. Cub Scout stuff....

Yeah, I shoulda gone to the HellaFlush meet, that looked like fun. I didn't go to Hammy just b/c it was pretty quiet this year as opposed to last but I am definitely going to step up on the car participation ****. Oh, and way to use the Cub Scouts as an out to not go to a drift event. I know that AWD>RWD but don't hate!!

[pharo]

Doh, I am an idiot. I was actually at Raptr's place when he did his cuscos. I meant to ask about the tranny mount, as I already have the TIC crossmember bushings waiting to be installed.

Please post your impressions on the mounts, as I am torn between group-ns and cuscos.

[grambo]

Originally Posted by pharo

Doh, I am an idiot. I was actually at Raptr's place when he did his cuscos. I meant to ask about the tranny mount, as I already have the TIC crossmember bushings waiting to be installed.

Please post your impressions on the mounts, as I am torn between group-ns and cuscos.

The tranny mount will only add to the bliss the cross-member bushings bring. Though, the only draw-back is that the engine vibrations absolutely destroy fragile JDM pulley covers made of aluminum. I killed two.
I hope RAPTR can make it Saturday. He is a human Subie Encyclopedia and owns a beer-bong.

[grambo]

What better friends to have than a bunch of bored gearheads? I had to work Saturday but dropped my car at muskathomas' house to pull the COBB's off and get the Cusco toys installed finally. I arrived at around 1030am and we wrenched and pulled wires until 930pm. Good times. Big thanks to muskathomas, johnsrt4, Importfanatic17, derek_valentine, RAPTR, and little grambo for the wrenching!
Crappy pics from broken work camera:




Had to remove my X-Brace to make it all fit but, it will leave room for some CF Cusco goodies.

*EDIT* Found these on the wife's camera!...LOL

I gutted the interior to run the miles of E-con wiring...




Preparing for engine mounts...



Giving up on engine mounts due to excessive beer consumption...LOL



Seeing this guy holding his head during an install is a BAD thing! LOL

[muskatomas101]

looking good man fun times! haha

i know u took more pics than just that

pics or die lol

[East Bay STi]

Yes pics or Ban! I looked at your ppics and got ED which is the opposite of what's supposed to happen looking at a secksy beast of a car!

-Gio

[importfanatic17]

Those little Aboriginees (sp?) are so cute.

**** man, that was one hell of a day and it ****ing sucks that you can't run that X-Brace with the EDFC...

[grambo]

Originally Posted by muskatomas101

looking good man fun times! haha

i know u took more pics than just that

pics or die lol

Originally Posted by East Bay STi

Yes pics or Ban! I looked at your ppics and got ED which is the opposite of what's supposed to happen looking at a secksy beast of a car!

-Gio

Honestly, thats all I got right now. I spent last night cleaning up loose ends in the engine bay and tweaking on a few things while BBQing dinner. Tonight I'll pull the back seat back out and tweak on a few more things. Then, maybe, later in the week I'm slammin' it to the ground.
I've got a massive honey-do list this week so we'll see.

[East Bay STi]

Gimme the X-Brace need some bling in my car

jk..........Good Luck getting all that ish done

-Gio

[grambo]

Originally Posted by importfanatic17

Those little Aboriginees (sp?) are so cute.

**** man, that was one hell of a day and it ****ing sucks that you can't run that X-Brace with the EDFC...

clickety clickety clickety pop wheeezz click

Originally Posted by East Bay STi

Gimme the X-Brace need some bling in my car

jk..........Good Luck getting all that ish done

-Gio

It will be up for sale after I gather all of the hardware, clean it, and take some pics. I may throw a quick coat of paint on it because the previous owner scratched the snot out of it.

[muskatomas101]

bump for pics being add! hehe