- Worked on getting the front suspension bolted up last weekend.
- Repainted lower control arms and attached lower shock mounts.
- Replaced the wheel bearings and ball joint in both front spindles.
- Hydraulic press definitely required for this but wasn’t too bad overall.
- Assembled the upper control arms.
- Mounted the upper control arms, lower control arms, and shocks onto the car.
- The spindles will go on soon but I had to let the FFR spindle uprights dry before I could mount them because I forgot to paint them ahead of time.
- Still have to attach the spindles, install the steering rack, and prep the front outer CVs to finish up the front suspension.
- Installed the new to me engine wiring harness.
- The 05 STi side-feed fuel injectors that I bought have a slightly different Denso plug than what’s on the 05 WRX harness I bought. They look identical besides two plastic alignment tabs so hopefully I’ll be able to find a simple solution. Either buying/making an adapter or trimming the plastic tabs.
- Between the fuel lines, coolant lines, intake plumbing, vacuum lines, and the wiring harness, the middle area of the engine is getting quite cramped to work on and finish up.