There was already a post about the 3*555, now it’s time for another trio: the EJ20. It’s confirmed: the bearing waved goodbye.

Interestingly, it turned out that the Type R doesn’t have its original engine, one it left the factory with, but a different one, from an earlier model (93–96?). Crankshafts for those engines are no longer available, so even if I had any doubts about whether to rebuild or drop in a new short block, the lack of a crankshaft would have cleared them right up.

There’s no use crying, especially since the milk has long been spilled. The next thing I did after recording the video from the previous post was call Carfit. So, the plan is already in place: we’re going with a new short block, W20C - the strongest one.

Inside, the knocking

Bearing falls to the abyss

Silence rules - with death

It might not seem like much, but the 2*555 turned into 3. No surprise there, after all, Subaru is a disease, and it’s a progressive one. In my case, that’s definitely true. Another symptom was noticed on September 29:

After travelling halfway around the world, Subaru finally reports for duty in the Green Corner of Silesia.

The previous post gave a little teaser. The car is on its way - well, it’s pretty much here. The next port is ours. And since it had to cross both the Pacific and the Atlantic, not just the Atlantic alone, it’s high time to prepare the parts for the RHD/LHD conversion. You already know the donor: the GF, ever so slightly rolled over somewhere in the woods near Wrocław.

For now, just a teaser to whet your appetite. Tomek and I went near Wrocław to pick up this crunchy one:

It’ll be paired up with the STI (at least for a while):