Got the engine out...

[GPJamesMVT]

Now all I have to do is wait on the clutch to get here, and just throw it all back in.
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/GPJamesMVT/sti051.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/GPJamesMVT/sti052.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/GPJamesMVT/sti053.jpg
Money shot ;)
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/GPJamesMVT/sti060.jpg
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http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/GPJamesMVT/sti070.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/GPJamesMVT/sti071.jpg

[The Youngn]

did you loosen all the bolts to the tranny THEN take the motor out??

[GPJamesMVT]

Seeing as how they're disconnected, yes

[JDMJAYDC2]

brave brave man i wont even touch my crappy 90 sohc motor and here you are taking out a damn sti motor props to you homie

[mocha latte cupcake]

congrats buddy! keep up the good work.... REPPED cause i think the STi is teh sex

[JDMjoe]

WOW thats alot of work just for the clutch. Ive seen you car around Gainesville before!

[Dirty Octopus™]

Balls....... we all need a pair :goodjob:

[GPJamesMVT]

haha thanks guys, you won't be seeing it again til prob. next week, or whenever the clutch comes in

[cactusEG]

i bet it was a ***** getting it out?

[GPJamesMVT]

No its really pretty easy... Just a pain prying the tranny from the block because of the dowels

[JDMjoe]

You live off dawsonville hwy?

[GPJamesMVT]

Yeah, Lake Lanier Club apts

[cactusEG]

Yeah, Lake Lanier Club apts

i've seen u around hall county...

[JDMjoe]

Yeah, Lake Lanier Club apts
Yeah i do too, your car sounds awesome btw. I play tennis and i see your car all the time. I thought that was you.

[bdydrpdmazda]

Yeah I saw you in Oakwood in my blue 04 STi back right after I got it, that is a nice car, I used my STi to pull a motor but Im not pulling my motor out of the STi, its intimidating under that big ass hood scoop.

[Alan®]

man you gotta pull the whole motor to replace the clutch that sucks on my old 2g they just dropped the tranny but i guess since the sti is awd its a lil different either way you got some balls bro

[GPJamesMVT]

Yeah i do too, your car sounds awesome btw. I play tennis and i see your car all the time. I thought that was you.
haha small world. What do you drive?

[JDMjoe]

I drive a nasty blue 92 civic hatch LOL. I used to have a silver 01 integra.

[GPJamesMVT]

Heres a few more:
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/GPJamesMVT/sti070.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/GPJamesMVT/sti073.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/GPJamesMVT/sti074.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/GPJamesMVT/sti076.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/GPJamesMVT/sti078.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/GPJamesMVT/sti080.jpg

Now do you see why it'd be harder to change it with the engine still in...?
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/GPJamesMVT/sti082.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/GPJamesMVT/sti084.jpg
Who needs horse power...? :goodjob:

[WhiteAccord]

Subaru motors are a *****. Everything you do internally the motor has to come out. Good Job On doing it yourself.

[JITB]

would it have been easier to drop the tranny?

[JDM onlyy]

would it have been easier to drop the tranny?

Lol no...Can't you tell by the picture? He'd have to disconnect all the lines and miscellaneous things and then drop the subframe or whatever that thing is and then drop the tranny and then try and put a clutch on while its in the car...I'd imagine that'd be a *****.

[GPJamesMVT]

No... Hard to explain without showing you, but no :)

[GPJamesMVT]

ok... So to my suprise, the clutch actually showed up early today, so I went to the shop this afternoon to get started on it... I got bolted up, and set it in the bay, but after 4 hours of fighting with it, I gave up until tomorrow when I can get some help... It just would not line up what so ever. If I had a proper chain/leveler, it'd be fine, but with the strap it just puts it at a weird angle and its a ***** to man handle it. I'm pissed to say the least.
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/GPJamesMVT/IMG00270.jpg
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[DUBSf22c]

is that King with the blip on his face



http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/GPJamesMVT/sti064.jpg

[GPJamesMVT]

Yeah thats Stephen (kingwrex), Ped, and Dana (Yungdz). They came last Friday to give me a handle pulling it out

[JITB]

connecting motor to tranny with one still in the car is always a pain in the ass..

you could just drop the tranny.. bet you could have done that in 4hrs.. :D

[santacruz77]

bump because i just looked at this on 240atl

[Repost Squintz]

^haha me too

[Hondizzle!]

I have done AWD suby clutches... I always just dropped the tranny. Seemed easy enough to me. Of course this is using a lift, not sure if you had access to that or not.

[GPJamesMVT]

Yeah, if theres a lift its no problem, but when its on stands theres no room to drop it. Not to mention that the tranny with the diff weighs about 250lbs

[Repost Squintz]

^blah blah greg's just making ricer excuses. HAHA! jk

[GPJamesMVT]

oh yeah... I'd rather pull the engine to make it easier... ;) If I could get the tranny out, trust me I would.

[tko]

Nice pictures

[GPJamesMVT]

ok, car is now done :) The clutch is much better than stock, but I can't really push it that hard til its broken in. I just have a few small things to do on it tomorrow night. But I drove it home just for ****s and giggles :)

[Marta Mike]

damn so im gonna have to pull my motor to do a tranny swap.............eh ghey-lol. Nice meeting you sunday.

[GPJamesMVT]

I don't know how the setup is on the Legacy, but I'm sure its similar though.

Good meeting you too :)

[GPJamesMVT]

Traffic and stiff clutches don't mix too well... Just thought I'd throw that out there.