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The Revival and Revitilization of Phil Gantz aka phastsvx's former SVX
Well, as some of you already know, a few years back Phil was forced to sell his beloved turbocharged SVX. It was purchased by someone whose wife basically told him he had to sell it so he enlisted me to find a buyer. Found someone to purchase it that was relatively local and long story short, the car ended up being undriveable and at the same time I moved away to PA and was unable to repair it on return trips. Fast forward 2 years and I have picked it up where it has sat. The clutch basically will not disengage so I'm chalking it up to likely a TOB or TOB clip issue. Regardless, if I'm putting a transmission back in the car, it will be getting a 6 spd.
So, besides the STI 6 spd and R180 rear that will be going in, the long and tedious task of bringing this northern car back to proper life will be quite extensive. Complete Southern Subframes and other main suspension pieces will be powdercoated along with Polish bushings throughout the car. Coilovers (weighing out the options) Complete bodywork along with stripping and completely undercoating the unibody construction while the subframes are removed. Also, all new brake and fuel lines run (maybe I'll find a non-abs master cylinder as well) I have a few special goodies I have my eye on and I am also unsure if I will refresh the carbon fiber hood and leave it unpainted (always kind of thought the c/f look was "tacky" after the initial craze of the late 90's/early 00's) or if I will have it painted to match the rest of the car. Will be looking into brake options and weighing out costs vs improvement as well as service costs I'm sure there will be more as it comes to mind. I originally had thought/planned when I first came to terms on a deal about transplanting everything into my clean ebony. However, I realized that going about hacking up another car for everything to fit properly seemed like a complete waste and instead have the means and parts and will just completely go through this one. As I mentioned, it will be slow as I have a million things going on. The goal is to get a bunch of stuff sold that will go towards this as well as towards home improvements. Eventually, I'd like to do an engine build and will go about that once the timeframe calls for it. |
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Re: The Revival and Revitilization of Phil Gantz aka phastsvx's former SVX
Well Nate, lots of plans for this car. Nice to see it will be getting some much needed love after sitting neglected for so long. I hope you post a lot pictures for us as you make progress.
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1992 LSL ebony pearl 170k - Thank you Ron Mummert Reading Box of Wine Car ----------------------------------- 1992 SVX LSL 5-Speed Sold at 180K 2019 1995 SVX Lsi Polo Sold at 118K 2007 Last edited by Sean486; 04-22-2014 at 07:43 PM. |
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Re: The Revival and Revitilization of Phil Gantz aka phastsvx's former SVX
Thanks Sean. As a slight update, I just acquired a K-staff front bumper as well as non abs master cylinder. I'm still contemplating keeping the a/c functional. (It had been partially removed) however, I'm leaning towards ditching it. I have other cars for the extremely hot days.
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Re: The Revival and Revitilization of Phil Gantz aka phastsvx's former SVX
Nice! Looking forward to seeing this happen. I'll probably start my restoration/build thread soon so this will help keep me motivated.
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
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Re: The Revival and Revitilization of Phil Gantz aka phastsvx's former SVX
The race is on. And I'm way behind.
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Re: The Revival and Revitilization of Phil Gantz aka phastsvx's former SVX
To be fair, the most difficult stuff is done IMO. Though, you don't have to worry about rust and whatnot
This car has sort of relit my passion. BTW, for those wondering, the K-staff bumper is normally just an "add-on part+ that needs to be bonded to the stock bumper. I will be working with a couple friends to make a complete mold to have it 100% or near 100% bolt onto the SVX. More to come. |
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Re: The Revival and Revitilization of Phil Gantz aka phastsvx's former SVX
^ this!
Bill
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Re: The Revival and Revitilization of Phil Gantz aka phastsvx's former SVX
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Post some pictures of this projects. plenty and plenty of pictures. you know the rules...
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Re: The Revival and Revitilization of Phil Gantz aka phastsvx's former SVX
Cannot say how happy and excited I am!
All this has me closing my eyes and pretending I can feel her hit boost. I can almost smell the open wastegate now.
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Re: The Revival and Revitilization of Phil Gantz aka phastsvx's former SVX
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I'll try to post up a few pics in the next month or so when I'm not driving 2000 miles each weekend. (no exaggeration, 1800 miles last weekend, 2200 this weekend, 1400 next weekend, a weekend off from driving, then around 2500 Memorial Day Weekend.) |
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Re: The Revival and Revitilization of Phil Gantz aka phastsvx's former SVX
Good luck on your project!
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Kevin Thomas 1997 2.2ltr Subaru Impreza Outback Sport Wagon (AWD/Auto) 13.03@100mph 1989 2.7ltr Subaru XT6 (AWD/Auto) 15.912@85.93mph 1996 3.3ltr SVX (AWD/Auto) 15.070@91.38mph ***R.I.P*** 2010 RAV4 AWD Sport (13.717 @ 99.19mph ) 2015 Honda Fit LX CVT (15.2 @ 90mph) |
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Re: The Revival and Revitilization of Phil Gantz aka phastsvx's former SVX
Well, I wasn't really planning on getting fired Monday, but it happened and just wanted to update here that this project will continue moving forward. It may be a slower pace, but I already have the k-staff bumper on it's way to being repaired and then a mold being made.
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Re: The Revival and Revitilization of Phil Gantz aka phastsvx's former SVX
Nate we all know you were/are super busy and had some serious accidents this past year. However, this thread needs some updating on your end.
Maybe make it a resolution to work on this car some this year. Don't let such an iconic vehicle sit for another year. Maybe if you start doing some work, you will motivate the rest of the crowd to continue/finish their builds. (Ie. Nassir, how's the Megasquirt coming along?) Don't mean to be a pain in the ass, just some nice motivation is all!
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