Stripping our 2002 Subaru WRX body for parts
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- We're still waiting on the machine shop to keep moving forward on our EJ-205 so in the meantime we thought we go through and pull some valuable bits out of our Impreza chassis. How hard can it be to get out a wiring harness?
Thanks to our sponsor RockAuto.com. RockAuto.com is an auto parts retailer founded in 1999 by automotive engineers with two goals: Liberate information hidden behind the auto parts store counter (by listing all available parts, not just what one store stocks or one counter-person knows), and make auto parts affordable so vehicles of all ages can be kept reliable and fun to drive. Visit www.rockauto.c... to order auto parts online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and have them conveniently delivered to your door. Need help finding parts or placing an order? Visit our Help pages for further assistance!
Subscribe to our RUclips channel for new videos every day! bit.ly/HagertyY...
Visit our website for daily automotive news, cars stories, reviews, and opinion: www.hagerty.co...
Stay up to date by signing up for our email newsletters here: www.hagerty.co...
Follow us on social media:
Facebook | / hagerty
Instagram | / hagerty
Twitter | / hagerty
If you love cars, you belong with us. Hagerty Drivers Club is the world’s largest community for automotive enthusiasts. Members enjoy valuable automotive discounts, exclusive events and experiences, roadside service created specifically for collector vehicles, and a subscription to the bimonthly Hagerty Drivers Club magazine. Join Hagerty Drivers Club here: www.hagerty.co...
Like what you see? Watch our other series including:
Redline Rebuilds | Time-lapse engine rebuilds from start to finish bit.ly/RedlineR...
Barn Find Hunter | Tom Cotter searches the country for abandoned cars bit.ly/BarnFInd...
Jason Cammisa on the Icons | The definitive car review
bit.ly/JasonCa...
Revelations | Untold Stories About Automotive Legends with Jason Cammisa
bit.ly/JasonCa...
Contact us:
Suggestions and feedback - videoquestions@hagerty.com
Press inquiries - press@hagerty.com
Partnership requests - partnerships@hagerty.com
The real 'tip of the day' is, don't buy rusty cars, ever! Even if you own a body shop, just no.
As a Subaru owner myself, I kinda feel like it's rare to find a body that ISN'T totally rusted. Lol. These things are cheap, but I guess that's part of the appeal.
I can't say this is bad advice however it's tough living in the rust belt
@@jwszewczyk Fellow rustbeltian here, I know the horrors.
@@TML34 Another Rustbeltian here. Planning a move south. I'm sick of this place.
As a person from the Midwest I just drive the hours out of state to get a vehicle lol
Can't speak for anyone else, but I at least liked the Outback joke!
Same!
He converted an Impreza into an 'outback'
Nope
Spent near a decade in my 2002 WRX Sedan. Took me through so many miles and memories. Driving through foot deep slush with studded tires at speeds that no other car could match and then into and back out of near zero visibility blizzards, it was a wonderful little car; always happy to make huge sideways drifts, the mechanical differentials could be felt working in unison to keep grip through the Momo steering wheel. That boxer sound with a tuned exhaust still burbles through my head (to the dismay of my entire neighborhood block). I will always miss that car. Cheers to that World Rally Blue EcuTek tuned 2002 Subaru WRX, my old friend, wherever you are now 🍻.
Tripleson
The entire drivetrain will fit in any Impreza from 1995-2001, you could do the popular swap like I did! Find a clean base model Impreza and drop in the drivetrain and fuel tank to build the first gen WRX we never got in the US. Be sure to pull the fuel pump controller from the right side of the trunk area! If you want to have the harness merged with another year impreza, you might consider talking to iwire, I went to them for my harness merge and my swap fired up on the first attempt! :)
This!!! Planing the same with an Impreza 2.5RS (coupe) except with an 05 - STI underpinnings, add some body panels and you've got a 22B
@@all-flat-engines I found a clean base model '98 coupe with a blown engine for $900 and did this exact swap! My car has everything from the 02 WRX including the front and rear sub frames and brakes and suspension and engine and transmission. I still have a long way to go to make it nice, but at least it has the nice fancy looking pedals! 😂
@@aaronredbaron The pedals are so nice that Subaru still uses them in their new cars, 20 years later :D
@@all-flat-engines I’ve been wanting to do that for a while. Hope it goes well!
Those interior parts are worth $$ it's getting very hard to find nice interior pieces!
Same thought went through my head.
They're all yours if you wanna come get them!
@@Hagerty I don't need them now, I spent a long time finding non trashed parts for my bugeye. You'll definitely have takers on just about everything inside that car though!
@Giovanny Rosales window switches, dash parts, depending on the seats and door cards they may be worth something. The wagon isn't as desirable as the sedan, but they do share a lot of parts. Rear subframes are also worth some money, especially for those that live in the rust belt.
3d printing is a thing.
given the condition of the car and questionable mods, how badly was the wire harness hacked up?
Typically not much faffing with wiring on a Subaru unless someone has done an aftermarket computer or lighting for example. Luckily it's not like Hondas and DSMs where for some reason the wiring is always hacked and spliced in a million ways. Subaru wiring is also incredibly reliable.
Still a few good parts there. Keep the moment steering wheel, the pedal box, gauge cluster, headlights, etc. I'm sure someone would pay a few bucks for what is left and part it out.
The amount of wiring in a "modern" car is amazing!! Love this Subaru series!!
We have a family car with only the Wire Harness responsible for the engine and the light and gauges, and AC. No ECU, only a fuse box and is fuel injected, although it was direct fuel injection and not electric fuel injection. We've bought it 2017 brand new
i hope we get to see you put the engine into something
I did all of this by myself on jackstands for my Coupe swap... I can't believe I figured it all out!
It's really sad to see a GD chassis in this shape. I feel like these were the perfect balance. They were still svelt enough to be lively, but had a stiff chassis with just enough modernization, i.e. no traction control etc..
That one has a full flexible chassis
If you think Subaru wiring is bad, I'd love to see you work on a BMW! Hahaha. Other than being very confused why you cut the exhaust hangers, I like the way you work though. Actually taking stuff apart instead of just cutting and tearing. Would have loved to take all the extra parts off you.
Wires and the harness. How long are they good for? A lot of nasty stories on modern car wires and harnesses.
Not on Japanese made cars.
For the record, *Haltech* makes an excellent aftermarket universal *Programmable* computer that many "tuners" use for this engine. It allows you to program the fuel and ignition tables for things like more boost, nitrous, etc.
They have their own RUclips channel. and their customer service is excellent.
It's an awesome ECU but its also 4500usd, which is probably more than this entire car is worth. You can tune the hell out of the OEM ECU for the price of a tatrix cable and a laptop
Exact same car I had in 2002, gosh I miss that little wagon. Unfortunately the transmission went in just 8k miles, and the dealer replaced it under warranty but wanted me to sign a good faith letter that stated if the trans pooped out again they would not cover it. It was my daily so I traded it for a 2004 R32 which my friend’s son bought from me 3 years ago, and still has it.
It is always fun to strip a car down I pulled the entire wiring harness from a 72 Olds Vista station wagon years ago to use in a 46 Chevy truck my dad and I rebuilt
Use that engine and drivetrain to make an awd 300 hp caterham!!!
Yeah, it's understandable that the body structure underneath makes the wagon unsalvagable. It's kinda sad, really. But it was the expected fate after the inspection on the first lift.
And while the it's unsalvagable, you still have good body parts. I hope you didn't throw it all away, because some may be used or put for sale. Once the project is over is when it can be scrapped.
Can't wait what will come next.
Man, you pick the wrong year Subaru WRX STI to work on. That's sad! I can't believe how rusted out it is. I changed my mind. I can believe it. My 1981 Subaru GLF was totally rusted out on the floors and torsion bars. I went to a auto body shop and they said it would cost $4,300.00 to replace the rusted metal with new metal. I drove it for 2 years and traded it in for a 1988 Toyota HILUX.
Looking forward to the eventual FactoryFive 818 build from all this
I wonder if they are doing a Factory Five Racing 818?
I imagine bears searching through camp grounds look pretty much just like that hunt for the harness.
Your loathing of this type of vehicle really comes through and makes the video one of your least enjoyable to want.
Am I the only one sad to see it go away like that? I don't care what car it is, I hate to see any car rust away and get scrapped. But I see it all the time living in the rustbelt of MN. Time to move I guess 😆
Thank you for that Subaru outback joke. that was hilarious. I can't wait to see what the engine is going to be used for now. I had wondered if it was maybe a Beck Spyder a few videos back. Maybe a kit car? Maybe not. Love to guess anyways. Thanks for the videos.
So what's the point of this video series then? Just to rip on Subies? There are plenty of "tuner" hack & whack vids on YT already, this is just derivative...
Subaru had its issues with head gaskets in its past. But they make great vehicles, my wifes Forester will blast through any depth of snow, its bulletproof.
it's in much better condition then the suabaru baja that was one hoovies garage.
Chances this becomes a WRX STI Forrester? :P
Wait a minute...you are throwing the whole body away!?!? I feel like that probably wasn't the original plan, but I am super-excited to see what the NEW plan is!
Definitely wasn't the original plan. But it's too far gone to mess with! Send us your ideas for what we should do with the engine and drivetrain!
@@Hagerty modern day dirt track (rally) car. Beef up the engine, drop it in a custom frame and body , and then do a comparison between the vintage diet track car and the wrx rally car.
@@Hagerty As fun as it would be to see it shoehorned into a Subaru BRZ, those are still a lot of money. Maybe buy an '04-'05 Forrester from somewhere in the south that doesn't use salt and swap in the WRX drivetrain. Stick some tall struts on it and call it a Japanese Jeep?
I'm not sure if there is something like a Locost or other Lotus 7-style kit that will take the Subaru motor, but that would also be fun. They aren't super-popular for swaps into other cars because the engine is so wide compared to most other layouts.
@@Hagerty put it in that beetle in the background
@@Hagerty unholy swap into Mitsubishi Evo
Oh yeah she gone.
Aww bugger...I need the water bottle from that thing! :P :D
Good effort on the video I get you don't like the subies much, there not all rusted out like that it's just the climate in some areas
Obviously you’re not a Subaru guy, but I’m really loving this series!
May I Ask why an inspection was not conducted underneath before anything was started?
Because he's in engine resto, not cars.
For me, it will never not be a little heart breaking to see a car thats dead, no matter what kind of car, everything it ever was is gone now, unless someone saves it
Put it all on a 93-2001 Impreza!
Think I know where this is going, and I can’t wait! 😄✌️
If you can put the powertrain in a Impreza GC coupe. Thats a classic Subaru chassis that won the WRC.
I am absolutely amazed that ANY of those bolts came out without breaking. That thing looks like it spent a lot of time in the Midwest, for sure. What a waste!
Thanks, Davin! ✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
I feel like you could retrofit that engine into a Meyers Manx or a old beetle and have a really fun classic car. That said if you find a gutted Porsche. . . These videos are fun, can't wait to see what you do next.
Make a baja buggy out of it 🙃
Aww man... That broke my heart😥
how did manage to put your glasses there?
I'm sorry this project went sideways. I wanted to see the car get a new life.
@2:33... You have a Hard Head! 😉😉@4:03... It can't be stuck, if it's LIQUID!!! I need a Tetanus Shot, after watching this video!
Rockauto return policy is non-existent. They sent me the wrong parts and refused to take them back. Never again. Just look at their reviews.
Still driving a 2003 WRX wagon in 2022. Just turned 200K on original, untouched engine. Of course it's World Ralley Blue with gold rims. Arizona car all the way so no rust here.
Are you going to find another body? Or just rebuild the engine and sell it?
Would fit in a Westfalia camper. Many did the swap.
I got to rewire my wire harness on my 97 Integra. I'm gonna be pulling motor and doing a full race grade head replacement, computer and clutch . So just gonna trace a bad wire and replace whole length while I have easy access to it . In case you're wondering bottom half of my b18b1 is already rebuilt to SPOON Specs and I have a 97 type r Trans so yeah full race spec head and computer are warranted 🙃
Like the music! Great episode as always
I was wondering if you were ever going to use a battery powered tool on this job, so happy when you did. I have been slowly getting rid of my air tools and I do not miss dragging out a compressor every time I want to get some work done. Also, please start wearing gloves, you would be amazed by how much petroleum is in your system already because you are not wearing them.
Air is basically free and batteries certainly are not. Gloves are for pussies, gotta feel it or the car won't respect you and offer up its parts.
It's a shame to see this WRX in this condition. This could had been prevented had the previous owners done some preventative rust treatment. But judging by how the faded and pealing the paint was that car had never even been waxed before. By comparison my 2005 WRX still looks very shinny because it's been waxed 2 times a year. And just recently I treated the little rust it had underneath. People are always shocked when I tell them it's a 2005.
Is it possible to get a job with you 🙂☺️ I can come from Africa to do this..I am good at this business..with you..daven..👍☺️
If you're going to swap the engine into something else, save yourself some time and send the wiring harness to Autoventures LLC in Wisconsin Dells. They did the harness for my Subaru into Vanagon swap and it was plug and play.
What's funny is that some teenager would've bought this and modded it up thinking it's the best thing ever. Perspective
And then crash it after a week of trying to show off.
I'll just show myself out afterwards, but... why not inspect it more thoroughly before comitting time and resources to rebuilding it?
Seeing the torch burn up the rusty and stuck bolts and stuff gives me happiness
The body is a total Roach-Mobile. Typical of the newer Subaru's.
I might be thinking of a different model, but it might need the body ecu as well as the engine ecu for the engine to fire and run.
I’m not sure this is a good fit for the Hagerty RedLine rebuild series. It’s not exactly aspirational to see a poor example Subaru being parted out.
I have a 2002 Impreza Outback Sport that I drive every day that you guys can buy and use for the rebuild
ILl be fixing my rust bucket 02 wrx , cheaper then buying a. Clean body
My proposal - just buy subaru with a dead engine and decent body and put your rebuilded engine in it. Probably you should search in south states to find a decent body subaru.
Is this a troll by Hagerty?
If you’re trying to do everything wrong in the world of Subaru, you are doing it.
You can tell Davin doesn't have too much enthusiasm for this project. 😄
these are rust buckets. i had an o5 wrx, my dad had an 07 and you could start seeing rust in the engine bay and near the rockers after 4 years.
You could do worse and shoehorn the drivetrain into a BL mini, oh wait thats almost been done with a gt4 drivetrain, almost.
Day 1 of asking for a 4G63T/NA Redline Rebuild
Those are Focal wheels. They were really popular for a minute back in the late 90s early 00s.
I wish if you can do rebuild of Mercedes M120 engine that will be cool.
So, you were going to fix this thing.. Now what? Do you have another chassis?
ive watched a few epesoids including the newest one (as of now) with you starting the engine on the stand. So what are the plans for the engine?
Mine is getting bad. Control arm just dropped. Id put effort into it b4 dropping it.
The wheel spacers lol. Noticed them on the front in a prior video. Real nice mods!
Terrible opening gag, but such a likeable chap - he gets a pass
Said it in the first vid and even more now. Factory Five 818!!!!
I lost my beloved 2002 BMW E46 at 160,000 due to salt rust
This is basically what you do with Subarus when you run out of money.
Instantly followed by an ad for the new electric Subaru 🤣
I was very Impreza with your humor at the beginning.
I’m curious what the restomod project is… VW?
Are you going to build a Factory 5 818 roadster??
eBay the lights,interior pieces. Find a Texas shell
the mystery of where this is going, keeps getting better.
Moment when exhaust fell on the floor Subaru died
What an over rusted piece of ,,,,,,,, junk.
I vote an AWD dune buggy project
I don’t see any parts worth the risk of life or limb venturing underneath that rust bucket
Yes Karen, yes...
Exo car? I think you should.
Can't you sell the doors and/or the glass?
looks like a donor for a Factory Five 818
I got a mint 96 2 door impreza......That drivetrain would be great for.....But its my daily 30 mpg is better than my truck can do!
I know you want to learn something new, but at this point why even rebuild the motor? Just cut your losses and find another project
Surprised that you put this much work into that chassis. Once you decided that the car wasn't worth fixing, it would probably have made more sense to see what kind of chassis you could get (from a state without all those rust issues!). You may have been able to find an Impreza, STI, 2.5RS, Outback Sport, Forester, etc. that someone bought for parts. Heck, with your network, you may have gotten the hook up on a nice car that just needed an engine + ecm.
Hows that jeep cherokee going do far? I saw it back there! Thanks for taking the advice on doing a stroker on it! Sorry about the subaru! Would have been a cool project to see yall do in typical bad ass redline fashion! Hope you can find a better body to.put it in, or get what you want, financially out of it atleast! Keep up the good work davin, and camera guy!
Pull the pedal box assy. People convert autos often and or replace their cable Impreza version for the hydraulic WRX ones. Save all the parts!
definitely subarus is short lived
What are you guys gonna do? Get a better used car with no rust and make it work with the rebuilt motor?
Ill take that tow hitch if you dont need it!