My build thread - Project Oreo

[brn-n-jpn]

throw those wheels on and put that welded diff and go to town, well after you fix the oil line ofcourse
then you will really love the car for what it's worth

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Thanks Dante, yeah I plan on fixing the stuff soon, i'll be busy this weekend, but the weekend following I've got nothing, I'm planning on doing the line then, I hope I can do the thing myself and not need anyone to come over and help me. I've done it 2 times now, so third time should just be cake. I need to do the hydro brake soon, I'm gunna schedule that soon as well, I need to mount it one day, and then drop the lines through and get them prepped to go in and have someone help me do bleed the brakes and put the lines in.

[Magnum375 Jr.]

So heres a post I've been waiting to make for months, all the wheels are finally on the car, and look good. I sit a tad bit higher, but the ride is soooooo nice, and surprisingly less bumpy and more comfortable. I havent tried any kind of grip ability yet, I'm afraid to rip these bad boys up. Again sizing is, 17x9 +25 up front with 235/40/17 Falken FK452's up front and 18x9.5 +25 with 245/40/18 Falken Ziex 912's in the rear.





Lemme know what you think. Yes moar low is coming, just not really soon, I have alot of other crap to do before I can slam it.

[240sxjoe92]

Holy cow that looks amazing, Find a piggy lip ....What kind of amp do you have for your subs..i dont have alot of money and i need an amp i can barley hear my radio over my exhaust. I'm looking at some that are under $100 bucks. So if you could let me know what you have and how many watts it has thanks

[scotty-2-forty]

Looks great! Personally, I think the ride height looks awesome as is.

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Joe- I dont have a lip or an amp LOL. I use some old alpine 6x9's in the rear in place of the stock junk speakers.

Scotty - I live in Harrisburg/Lancaster/York area, i NEED to go lower.

[scotty-2-forty]

Scotty - I live in Harrisburg/Lancaster/York area, i NEED to go lower.

Shoot man, I was born in Harrisburg ... with those roads, you need to be HIGHER!

[Magnum375 Jr.]

LOL, I know the roads suck, but thats why I have a daily.

[240sxjoe92]

No I ment you need a piggy lip and OK about the amp...Im having a hard time finding a cheap amp.

[Magnum375 Jr.]

For a cheap amp, try searching craigslist, or your local classified ads in your newspaper, they always show up there. You can also go to pep boys and get a small amp, or even check ebay.

[240sxjoe92]

Ok thanks i will are you planning on getting a piggy lip?

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Someday, either that or some front and rear bumper combo.

[Dizel01]

Wheels look good! I had no idea that your hub situation was that F'd up.

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Yup its nasty, I made sure that I dont have a repeat, I made sure to put anti cease on all the studs.

[hbpignosePA]

anything pan out with that bodyshop?

you rly need a shell yo

i should have mine back by next week at the latest

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Waiting on his son to pick up his crap from his building and then I'll be taking it over to get worked on. No shell needed...this one will be fine.

[Lonismos14]

nice, how much will the be charging you to fix your rust situation?

[brn-n-jpn]

the wheels look good... now you need the shell fixed, gt2871, the welded and a open parking lot

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Rust repair SHOULD be materials only, guy wont charge me a cent for labor because he loves doing the stuff on the side for people, and if he does charge it wont be much. I'll be getting all the body rust fixed and patched, like the rocker panel. It's gunna be great, still hasnt called me back, I'll call him again on tuesday to see whats up. The sooner it gets in the sooner I can not worry about it for a few weeks.

[hbpignosePA]

word how'd you find him?

the guy that does mine is just a family friend.... he works on it at his pace, but im not complaining seeing as he hasnt told me what i owe him yet.

[Magnum375 Jr.]

My neighbor knows him from his work, and he always did work for him, I'm getting worried because he never called me back, I'm gunna call a few times this week to hopefully get ahold of him.

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Well it's been a while, got close to selling the car or parting out, when I got a sudden deal, the car is now inspected til may of next year No more issues there, so I got a year to fix my existing problems. I have a few things I've done, not much. I replaced the leaky braided oil feed line with an OEM hardline, and finally nooooo leaks. Took the car out afterwards and hanging with Dante, I was heading to lancaster area, got myself a speeding ticket. Soooo, needless to say cars alot of fun again. About a week ago, I painted the hood Purple. It uhhh doesnt look as good as i was expecting, but i think after wetsanding and laquer or clearcoat, it'll be rad. So here are some updated pics of what the car look like.















Pics are tough to tell the color of the hood, but its PURPLE, like hardcore purple.

[bersh240]

sweetoo!!! purple looks streaky though.

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Like I said, it needs wetsanded and cleared. I am debating on doing the roof and the hatch purple as well, but for now just the hood.

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Sooooooo..... I went to the track, errrr well attempted. Car was running perfectly all the way to lancaster to pick up Tom, and after I picked him up we started heading down a nice back road and there were a few hills, decel sounded great, but heading up a hill going around a bend i heard the car developing a misfire. Tom didnt think it was till i floored it and the subaru STI sound followed suit. So, we drove about 5 miles, hoping the car would fix itself, sometimes my magnum would misfire and fix itself, so i figured maybe its intermitent. Not the case. Pull over, the motor is rocking like crazy, but its running. No loud banging or clanking or knocking. So we diagnosed it as a spark issue. We turned around hit up the advanced auto on rt. 30 and prayed that plugs were the problem. Started the car up and still a horrible misfire. So i ruled out plugs. So i decided to limp it back to harrisburg, 30 miles. At 70 mph in 5th gear, it ran smooth, didnt even sound like it was on 3 cylinders, i made sure i didnt get it into boost.

Got home and diagnosed it as a fuel injector. I waited til the next day, but I pulled each injector plug off and cylinders 1,2 and 4 made it almost stall out, cylinder 3 made no exhaust note change. I pulled the injector and soaked it in seafoam for 2 days. Plugged it back in, and still a misfire. So I checked to make sure it is infact an injector, by swapping cyl 2 and 3's coil packs. Pulled cyl 2 injector plug, motor almost dies. So its in fact cyl. 3 injector. So I have a set of injectors im purchasing friday, and only installing the one.

This is my last update. Car is up for sale and will be sold. I have already started selling parts here and there. I'm not parting out, so dont ask, unless you have a stock replacement. I know I'm taking the quitters way out, but I cannot stand the unreliability and frustration everytime i try to take the car to an event or just drive it. I will post a link to my craigslist ad for the car and the parts later, but I currently have a guy with an offer, so I'm just fixing the issue and then seeing if i can sell it as is.

[bersh240]

R.I.P. Oreo.

[troskinatior]

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!! If you fall of the horse you got to get back on, and you fell off alot so you should be used to it haha
You getting another 240?

[Bumnah]

Buy an E36 3 series sedan. Cheap to obtain, and a great car. Motor is solid.

[brn-n-jpn]

Never give up, never surrender

[Magnum375 Jr.]

I'm gunna lay low on cars for a little. I've exhausted my want to mod and go fast, as I've aqcuired more tickets then i ever expected in 3 months. I've also had more close calls and I realized I'm not ready for a fast car. I also dont have the funds or place to continue another project. I love the S chassis, but its not for me. Its simple, but its very unreliable. I know I got a bad car to begin with, but oh well.

I have a few mods planned out for my magnum, but thats about it, just redoing my front fascia up a bit, changing up the look in the rear, putting duals on it and a new rear splitter, and then HID's for the high beams and I'm done for a while.