Octobersknight's 818 Build

[lpmagruder]

To be honest I've never looked at a pressure gauge when priming, the way I've always had them hooked up they aren't powered during cranking. What blomb said sounds about right, though I'd probably not let the fuel pump run dry. If I've had a motor sitting for a while I usually crank it a bit with no bang (protip, you can make the Subaru ECU supply 0 fuel during cranking over certain throttle percentages, I think the default DBW ECU maps have this). Another quick way to make it not run is to unplug the crank angle sensor.

Once I do that I start it for real. If it doesn't get "real" cold oil pressure (~30 psi depending on motor) in a few seconds I'd kill it and figure out what's going on.

I'm sure there's others here that have a more detailed procedure.

[BigDanSubaru]

Ipmagruder, I have the fuel pump disconnected so it wont run dry why cranking to build oil pressure. Thanks for the reply. Hoping everything turns out okay. Also sorry if I kinda hijacked Octobersknight's thread. I had asked him about it here since I had read about his priming process earlier in the thread. I appreciate all the help everyone has provided, but I also want to be respectful of his thread. Octobersknight, I owe you a round of beers.

[octobersknight]

I finished wrapping the firewall by cutting little tabs all over the back to be able to keep the wrap tight around inside and outside curves. I am relying on the weatherstripping in addition to the adhesive to keep the edges in place. After I did the top and bottom edges (as recommended by mcamera) with weatherstripping, I moved on to the window installation.

As noted by others, it is actually quite tricky to get the window seal rubber to cooperate at first even on the firewall itself. But, with some coaxing you can get it on there. After the seal is in place on the aluminum and cut to size, putting the window in place and absolutely flooding it with WD-40 helps things along nicely. It is still not an easy job, and I was a little hesitant to go overboard with the spray for fear of ruining the wrap adhesive. In any case, with the WD-40 and LOTS of elbow grease (and sweat - both from effort and fear of breaking the glass) I was able to get the window installed and I had a complete firewall ready to install into the car.

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[octobersknight]

Almost forgot to post these pics of this beauty! Obvs. it's still a work in progress, but any chance i get to admire it in all it's glory, I take it!

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Getting the chance to see it in the driveway, and from a distance all around, somehow makes it feel more real. I can't get enough of it, and I can't wait to drive it for real!