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Originally Posted by Kevin M
Yeah, unfortunately a complete swap requires a complete dismantling of the interior, even the headliner in some cases. The good news is, getting everything back together isn't all that hard, as long as you kept track of all those weird fasteners and screws they use under there.
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I actually thought it was going to be more difficult than it is but I did not realize how time consuming it really is. Usually I have help but so far I have been on my own this project. If anyone would like to learn or who has done something like this would like to help out feel free to shoot me over a pm. Thank God for power tools! I have a little electric impact made by ryobi and it is a life saver. This tool does work on just about anything 12mm or smaller. (anyone who has done this would know there is a lot of little bolts)
Last night I did not do anything for the 4th so i just made some headway. I did not pull the motor because I rather have a hand yanking it out but all the nuts, bolts, clips, and whatever else is in there are ready to come out.
Like I said before when you pick up a wrecked car you will more likely than not find more damaged parts than you first assumed. Here is a picture of the radiator after pulling it out. Also if anyone knows a good way to test the radiator to make sure it does not leak feel free to comment.
Before I mentioned that the bell housing was cracked. I though it was only damaged near the top (which this picture shows) but after getting under the car to loosen the Bellhousing nuts I found it was cracked all the way around.
I am trying to find some wheels and tires that are 5x114.3 until i find another sti wheel. I want to get the suspension, hub assembly, and brakes swapped over to the wrx so i can sell the old wrx parts. If anyone could help me out with this i would appreciate it a lot. I can even give some sort of security deposite.