Subaru 22B Clone; Battery Relocation, Suspension & STI Rear Diff

[@matthewladd3427]

Love how honest and upfront you are when you make a mistake you don't hide it and just fix it off camera you show it that way if someone else does the same they know where they went wrong. Keep up the great work Tanner. Most underrated car youtuber out here.

[@Smeedia]

Hopefully others can learn from my mistakes 😅 we all do it and it’s silly to try and hide them

[@CreekClub360]

I love seeing the progress on your builds. Makes me want to undertake such a massive restoration on my IS300.

[@Smeedia]

Do ittt! Super clean Is300s are just 🤌🤌

[@ianmansfield8885]

Inspires me and scares me that I d never get it back together..I have a car ready to start still driving but I m chicken man

[@chaseabbott2112]

Keep it up Tanner this my favorite build yet by far

[@Smeedia]

Thanks Chase! Super hyped on how the 22B thing is coming out 🥳

[@D34dmou53]

this guy right here helped me through some tough times when my engine bay on my 04 wrx caught fire....rip. Bro is down to earth love it

[@andrewable2634]

Congrats on the business ramping up.

[@Smeedia]

Thanks Andrew! Definitely keeping me busy 😅

[@chainringcalf]

Watching this as Wisconsin gets its first small snow. It's almost Subaru season!

[@Smeedia]

Jeallllous, I hope we get some snow this year 😅

[@artistunknwn]

Wow you've really stepped up your game man! The rx7 and this 2.5rs have been great builds to watch. It's also been motivating for me as I coincidentally started my own gm6 project at around the same time as you. Nearly done with mine now but your vids have been keeping me motivated the whole way through. Can't wait to see it all finished up! btw I am actually an artist myself and do a ton of painting. I highly recommend getting into it! You don't have to give up on cars but it's a great hobby to have! There are many parallels between art projects and building cars but they do both always come down to that last tedious 10%!!! Have a good day g, thanks for documenting your hard work!

[@Smeedia]

If I had the time to pick up another hobby I’d definitely consider it 👌 how’s your swap been going in your GM6?!

[@artistunknwn]

​@@SmeediaFor sure, fighting for time is always the real struggle! Never know how much you might enjoy something till you really dive in though! My coupe has gone surprisingly smooth, considering it's my first Subaru. I've been in the sw20 MR2 world for a while now and wanted to try something new. The body work was the bigger challenge for me. It's my first time welding patch panels. I had one rust hole on each side near the rear quarters. Right where the side trim clips go into the body. Took me a good few attempts but ended up with a result I'm confident in. Obviously I didn't go nearly to the extent you have, but you've inspired me to try many things I wouldn't have thought I could do before!

[@slatery1]

4:50 proper torque spec is 3 ugga duggas until gutentite

[@Smeedia]

That’s how all torque is measured now 😂

[@Vi_steppa23]

Imagine an electric e-brake like the newer vehicle 👀 You got a lot done in one video Stay strong bro ❤

[@EverySingleSunday]

Wheels - You NEED some speedlines. Gotta have that WRC flavor or possibly an Enkei WRC style or something from Prodrive.

[@Smeedia]

Someone suggest the Oz wheels also and both are pretty high on the wheel list 😅

[@ThatGuy-yj3lu]

This is the way 🤘

[@tragicnomadic]

Plus 1 for speedline!

[@chilibanditto9317]

Cant wait to see the widebody when it shows up! You inspire me to build my cars like this but money doesn't allow it yet. XD

[@Smeedia]

Just got an update on it and it’s sitting in customs right now 😅

[@timford4874]

Enjoying the subie content, always entertaining cant wait to see it finished.

[@Smeedia]

A lot of body stuff should be swinging in next week. It’ll be nice to see this thing almost all one color 🥳

[@yuppers1937]

Thid is what i strive my 2000 2.5 RS to be like. This has to be the most gone through gc on youtube.

[@Smeedia]

This thing will be as perfect as I can get it 🤌 trying to cover every little detail I can on it 😅

[@yuppers1937]

@@Smeedia amazing man! Keep up the great content!

[@jptothetree]

Hell yes, brother. Hell yes. (edit: Congrats on 150k!)

[@Smeedia]

Thank you! 🥳🥳🥳

[@tabordagg]

Massive progress man it’s looking so good I finally got to drive my subie again today and it felt so good can’t wait till this build is done

[@Smeedia]

Eyyyyy always a good feeling getting them back out 🥳

[@Hisfozz]

Crazy how reminiscent this is! Did a lot of the same mods on mine…iwire-d 07sti ecu to a 04 sti dccd running gear and an 04xt heart. Ran all custom fueling as well

[@Dragon151415]

Always loving the subi content like always,cant wait for this monster to be done

[@Smeedia]

This one I’m super stoaked to get driving here soon. Missed having a properly set up STI in my life 🔥

[@Dragon151415]

@Smeedia but,got my dealership looking for me for a sti,17-21 and if they can't find me one by the end of the year,I'll get one myself

[@Smeedia]

@@Dragon151415look for a 19-21 if you want a Va 👀

[@Dragon151415]

@@Smeedia so say im not entirely comfortable driving stick,would i be better of getting a gd/gr wrx and learning off of that or sticking with auto?

[@rawj1213]

@@Dragon151415 I promise you man it’s not as bad as it seems. Get one of your friends, preferably one that is a good teacher and send it! Hell. I’d be willing to help you out once you get it no problemo. Love teaching manual to people!

[@npcompletenate]

Wheel option that admittedly doesn't seem like your style but would look sick: OZ Racing Superturismo Evoluzione

[@Smeedia]

Just looked them up and those actually look like they’d fit the car very well 🥵

[@chuckcribbs3398]

Love these updates! You are a genius. No way I could ever do something like this. Props.

[@Smeedia]

There is most definitely some trial and error on this 😅 but you totally could do it!

[@scoobysean555]

The cleanest gc8 on you tube there ever was .....an ever will👊 its the build of builds 💪

[@Smeedia]

Every stone touched 🤌

[@uknterror508]

Pieces to the puzzle are coming together!!

[@Smeedia]

Piece by piece the puzzle becomes more complete 🤌

[@arltvrs8485]

The car is looking good and your content is well appreciated 👏

[@No0bzs]

FINALY!!!!! Big love man!!! Built one of my own back in 2008!! But yours will be way more mint!!

[@GotBoostMyBoy]

Yo what’s up tanner keep it up I love this 22b build

[@Smeedia]

Thanks my mans! Bolt by bolt this thing going back together 💪

[@EverySingleSunday]

Stoking the algorithm with this epic comment 🎉

[@Smeedia]

Always appreciated my mans 🫶

[@TeamCupNoodles-nn9og]

Coming along nicely. Can't wait to see the finish car.

[@Smeedia]

I just wanna get to the fun stuff like the wide body and turbo out. 😅 but all in due time 💪

[@RacingBanana96]

On my Sti swapped gc I am using a complete 04 Sti drivetrain with sti knuckles, Sti Ebrake parts and Sti Ebrake cables. All bolted right up and works as it should.

[@Smeedia]

I’ll order the second cable and get em hooked up to the ebrake. Hopefully that should pull out any excess slack that I’m seeing 😅

[@AKGWolf]

autel has some really nice to have features for programming and diagnostics, id love to get one but I cant really justify it yet

[@Smeedia]

Totally understandable, I put off having any type of scan tool for years 😅

[@soup2ru433]

Another thing to remember when getting coilovers is that if you have a wagon the rear ones are taller. So if you get sedan rears they will be shorter and have less of a spring rating than wagon will. Another thing, if you do a Forester STI same applies there, you'll have saggy butt if you swap STi rear subframe in and don't change strut body.

[@Smeedia]

Good to know, tons of little and subtle differences between chassis when doing these swaps 😅

[@timmytenders8536]

I just rebuilt the front suspension of my dads 04 Tacoma with moog. Gotta love it.

[@Smeedia]

The Moog stuff is quality 3rd party at a fraction of the price. Can’t go wrong with it 🔥

[@loganmclennan2617]

I ran into a similar issue on my SF5 Forester STI, putting 02 WRX Wagon suspension on - many online said it bolted up, it did in the front but not the rear - in reality I needed GC wagon suspension. I opted to just drill out the mounting holes slightly longer (oval shape holes now, and prime and paint the holes after). been 6 months, no problems. I am just super cheap...

[@aaronchiswell3313]

Support this legend

[@yarukineez0]

That Smeedia logo battery holder is really sick!

[@Smeedia]

Right?! meme killed it with that thing 🔥

[@kimthomsen1109]

Nice work Tanner she’s looking great

[@Smeedia]

Thank you 🎉 getting past all time consuming stuff now 😅

[@green_bugeye]

Dope video and progress! I would go for advan rg4‘s think it would look soo good on that build. Stoked to see what you pick!

[@justinf7674]

Taking good care of my future car. Many thinks. Definitely want to see the follow up to this one to better understand the battery wiring. Did it a million years ago and thinking about doing it again to the bug eye.

[@Smeedia]

If your looking to free up some space it’s definitely a worth while mod to do 💪

[@mattjordan49]

Some speedline corse rims in that iconic gold would look amazing on this!

[@sethjeglum5294]

Dude, you are doing an amazing job, I love the content and thanks for sharing. Rock on! Epic!

[@Smeedia]

Appreciate it Seth! Ecstatic with how it’s coming out 🎉

[@Kenny.G-33]

Like everything you do looking awesome 👌 appreciate the patience and preservation you have !

[@Smeedia]

Thanks Kenny 🥳🥳

[@PatrickLipsinic]

The cable is probably correct. You need to install it completely and the slack pulled out. The spring on the brake end will be slightly compressed. You don't have the cable pulled tight forward. I should not be able to see the cable where it comes out of the back plate at 16:57.

[@Smeedia]

I’ll get the hand brake in and see how much slack it pulls out. It just seems like so much slack 😅

[@PatrickLipsinic]

@@Smeedia slacker! 😂

[@cylasclendenning4649]

I appreciate your videos man, always gives me helpful tips and ideas for my personal subie! Your an inspiration!

[@Smeedia]

Glad that I can share 🥳 with this thing just wanna get to the fun stuff 😂

[@cylasclendenning4649]

Its definitely a lot of work, but at the end. You will be driving this 22b clone thinking, its a old ass car thats brand smakin new lol. You've got some or the cleanest cars my dude! @Smeedia

[@_Machine631_]

love how this is turning out but that positive battery wire with the black heat shrink instead of the red bothers me. haha

[@nuggets04532]

These videos are awesome. Hopefully someday my 05LGT can get this kind of lovin!

[@Smeedia]

Got keep the older ones preserved for years to come 🤌

[@bollgarage]

For my swap I used GC parking brake cables and it fit perfectly, STi ones were too long.

[@Smeedia]

The GC cables fit with the Brembos?! Everything I read said they wouldn’t 😤

[@bollgarage]

@@Smeedia Yes they will, I have full Front and Rear brembos as well as R180 rear end/knuckles/parking brake/sti axles. The brembos mount onto the knuckle and the rotor encapsulates the entire parking brake drum assembly

[@kevinperdue3665]

Why not power the fuel pumps off of 2 of the HCOs on the R3? Gets rid of the need to have the relays for the pumps and allows for easy fuel pump staging using the PDM functionality of the R3.

[@Smeedia]

Using the x4 relays for fan 1, fan 2, ignition and injectors. I can still run them staged. Each fuel pump will be controlled by separate DPOs

[@DandyWaves]

Ive got this exact D1 Lite. Go with the 600$ version. You will have full access to unsupported features.

[@Smeedia]

THERE ARE MORE FEATURES?! Good to know 😅

[@itsdakumori]

If you’re looking into wheel options , I’d HIGHLY suggest looking into some Enkei NT03’s, absolutely beautiful wheels that would look so good on it

[@michaelblades917]

Tanner with Bob Ross hair painting a Subaru drifting down a dirt road towards a pretty little sunset.

[@KeaganExtremeGaming]

i had 02 wrx coilovers bolt right into my 99 forester. yes my fronts are pointed at an angle but i want as much caster as possible since drift car

[@cd5sircoupe]

That Otofix is pretty dope, I wouldn't mind one. One friend of mine has this bluetooth dongle that works via app, but you have to pay a fee for each manufacturer or something, he didn't describe it to me in detail. Another friend who is a mechanic has this crazy like $5000 scan tool tablet thing, I'd assume it's Snap On since that's what most of his stuff is. I think this thing fits in well like right in the middle of those two.

[@Smeedia]

I’ve seen the snap on ones and those things are fancyyyyyyyy

[@cd5sircoupe]

@@Smeedia You should see the rest of his toolbox... I dunno how he does it, running up a tab like he's got. But yeah his scan tool is fucking nuts, professional grade shit.

[@highprofile_87]

Bam.... were back with this project

[@Smeedia]

Will be a couple days until we jump back on it with the FD going on the dyno this Friday. But yesssssir 💪

[@Christosan88]

Speedline 2013C Tarmac Wheels, wrapped in some pilot sports

[@julliusnelson4027]

May you help me with my build??? But great progress man. Loving the uploads

[@Smeedia]

Whatcha need done 👀

[@julliusnelson4027]

Rust repair/fixed on 07 tsx😭

[@Kenny.G-33]

White enkei's for the win

[@Smeedia]

I do have a set of RS05RRs sitting around 👀

[@joshanderson1122]

Thick 5 spoke, it's hard to beat the Volk 21c or 21c spec SR. In bronze of course. Even if you're bouncing around progress is progress don't feel bad about it

[@rustbucketsubaru]

what widebody company are you going with? ABW? or are you going fancy carbon? so excited for the body work section of this!

[@Smeedia]

I got aero luxe, in their defense they have been communicative however the lead times seem to be all over with them on when things actually ship out

[@fishingtherapy5959]

I'm a fan of the cosmis Racing xt-206r gold.

[@Smeedia]

Those wheels do look good but my lord are they heavy 😅

[@harrisonmorin616]

Woooohoooo baby content!!!

[@Smeedia]

🥳🥳🥳 trying to get back in a normal schedule again 😅

[@harrisonmorin616]

@ you got me feening 😂😂

[@jackgtir1]

it very common place to offset top mount for caster adjustment

[@palaciosfreddy9189]

Little dorky but I can't wait to see what you do with the pinion flange on the r180. I have a similar issue as well when it comes to my current build (06 fxt / jdm forester 6 speed and rear diff). Jdm vs usdm subtle differences in pinion flange sizes.

[@Smeedia]

Does your driveshaft fit? That’s the biggest issue I’ve ran into on mine. The STI Driveshaft was like 1/4” too short

[@palaciosfreddy9189]

@Smeedia my driveshaft does fit and is ok , but those things, especially the u-joints, which aren't serviceable, are bound to fail & when it does i will have to deal with sourcing driveshaft with the correct flange in order to bolt up to rear diff. I got lucky with this one.

[@lancelaprarie6128]

Thanks buddy

[@Smeedia]

🫡🫡🫡

[@HEROHIRO]

Call me old fashioned but those new Fifteen52 Apex RSR’s in gold would look amazing in my opinion 👌

[@scotc6]

Gold revolution milleniums would look awesome on this

[@ChristopherFranz]

Aww yeah progress!!!

[@Smeedia]

Yesssssssir 🥳

[@miloduebendorfer6309]

I sure hope that isn’t actually 4 gauge wire.. that is definitely not large enough for a trunk mount battery to be reliable and not have too much voltage drop for all the accessories and Haltech. Usually want at least 1/0 or larger, but definitely run dedicated ground to the block like you did!

[@PatrickDigi-l2w]

Can you introduce more about this tool? I like it 😎

[@CoreyWilliams-eg1hn]

Yo Tanner, I’m pretty sure the E-brake is fine I have a 03 Blobeye STI and the cable looks exactly the same, same length to the shoes. Hope this helps 😊

[@alfozinsavage4875]

Should show some of your customers' cars when fixing them. Also, a shop/garage tour

[@devonmarcum6431]

Would you be able to run the 15+ WRX rack and pinion like you did in blue? It would look killer without all the power steering stuff

[@Smeedia]

Unfortunately no, the Electric rack uses different mounting points than the hydraulic ones do

[@devonmarcum6431]

@@Smeedia that sucks. They should sell a subframe for those mounting points. No hydraulic power steering, no secondary air injection, battery relocation, and a front mount would make that engine bay absolutely empty

[@mynamisis]

I asked facebook at what point you get to call an sti swapped car an sti and they were upset

[@Smeedia]

They get real sensitive real fast

[@groo2765]

Hang in with the weather!!!

[@Smeedia]

Thankfully weather be pretty chill right now 😅

[@HeidiFegles]

Ya that’s a front outer doj with a rear inner for sure. The one on the far right is correct 100% rear axle. But they are 2 different lengths in the rear so be warned.

[@terrytekify]

I honestly think you should run like TC4s or advan racing GTs or hell maybe some work emotion t5/t7rs

[@Smeedia]

The Tc4s do look good, someone mentioned a set of OZ wheels that I’m kinda stuck on now 😅

[@stevensmith9895]

OZ racing superturismo would be nice as well

[@Smeedia]

Those would actually look really good on here 🥵

[@geertvanoyen1234]

Why not a set off wheels like the p25? That would make the car stand out to other rsti cars

[@Smeedia]

That’s what someone else suggest to, I think they’re a set of Oz wheels. And they do look 🤌

[@geertvanoyen1234]

​​a friend of mine is building his own replica and he got the Wheels orderd at prodrive Japan. I don't find away to send you a picture from them here.

[@PatrickDigi-l2w]

Wow, Only about 300+$ to get such a good tool!

[@Smeedia]

Deals on wheels 🙌

[@HeidiFegles]

Rear e brake was deleted and replaced by a hydro hand brake set up. With the lock to use as e brake. And no I don’t trust it forever since it’s hydraulic but it works great and IV never had an issue…. Yet.

[@jkskinny3618]

COMMENT OF SUPPORT

[@Smeedia]

🫶🫶🫶

[@Project_Flat4]

Legggooo more subie content 🎉

[@Smeedia]

🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@bmxkelowna]

You should run the GD top hat with them swapped left to right. It turns them so that when you add camber you add caster which is very beneficial in a gc8

[@XionPrince]

This!

[@Smeedia]

Absolutely not, there is not reason to re-drill and slot the Factory top hat mounts in the chassis. If I REALLY need to adjust caster I can do it off the LCA from the subframe

[@bmxkelowna]

@@Smeedia you do not need to redrill the chassis at all. If you run the GD top hats with them on the left and the right swapped then you get perfect camber and caster adjustment. Trust me time attack and drift guys have been doing it for a long time

[@XionPrince]

@@Smeedia We are just talking about the front. The rear I would've done exactly what you did. The GD has more static castor than a GC, so being able to gain caster while adding negative camber is quite advantageous.

[@PedroFTeixeira]

Apparently I can't link pictures, youtube deletes the comment. But you showed the GD top hats wrong. It has to be derationed to the firewall. You can, and should, add a bit more caster on the steering arm, but if you go to wild your tire will not be centered on the fender.

[@Rrrakanishu]

My God man, where are they sending the wide body kit from, the moon?! I feel like you've been waiting for months lol

[@waykool698]

A car like that deserves some bronze TE37 on it.

[@Beatcheeks]

No work d9r’s !!!!

[@tech-garage1527]

No regamasters

[@Smeedia]

TEs are so over playedddddd

[@juliendaoust6391]

NT03RR

[@beardedmonk87]

OG Bronze CE28

[@andrewharris7868]

Did the wide body come in?

[@HeidiFegles]

I just drill new holes and make a new top hat to fit. That way was much easier 😂

[@Smeedia]

Hey if it works it works 😅

[@dougl4253]

I ordered cr57’s white and there back ordered till march 2025

[@Smeedia]

Until March?! 🧐 I’d cancel that and find something else 😅

[@dougl4253]

@@Smeedia been eyeing those for three years and no one in my city has them

[@aynun1647]

HELL YEAH

[@Smeedia]

💪💪💪

[@m0rjjj666]

Hey, you don't need to run a separate ground cable. Your car is one big ground cable. This tiny copper cable will make no difference. I installed 300Amp speaker systems in my cars and never had grounding issue. I only pull one 0 gage positive power cable and that's it

[@m0rjjj666]

I mean 1 ground from the battery to the chassie is enough. Every thing else that needs a ground can also pull ground from the chassie (engine, ecu and everything else).

[@ohitskej]

I’m thinking some work zr10s

[@michaelmanago282]

I hope the FD is Done- Done, project jumper!

[@Smeedia]

Goes to the Dyno Friday so tomorrow is Dyno prep day 🥳

[@josephmatuszak3855]

GT7 just added a flat 6 swap to another subie!

[@Victor-t1j5s]

carful with grounds and use star point grounding

[@beardedmonk87]

Tanner. For 1, i remember seeing a transmission jack at some poitn so why are you man handling the diff. 2, like you said ,TE's or over played, same with Rega's and DR9's. I say some OG bronze CE28s are in store for this bad boy.

[@Smeedia]

I borrowed that from my neighbor 😅 trans jack would have been wayyyyyyy easier. CE28s would look pretty good 🥵

[@beardedmonk87]

@Smeedia CE28s are the way to go brother. He'll the dry sump costs more than the 28's lol.

[@lukasgray8955]

Advan Tc4 or Rs3 are both minty

[@Smeedia]

Advan RS3s are a dream wheel 🤌

[@jaredanderson88]

Look at Advan GT's or Enkei PF05's

[@Smeedia]

Never been a fan of the Pf05 but the Gt line from advan is 🤌

[@jaredanderson88]

@@Smeedia I want a red set for my STi Type R 😎... Would also settle for some TC4's

[@markelliott7917]

You’re doing a lot of power cabling. Time for a crimper with dies for each cable size.

[@aspenwagon04]

Fook yeah!

[@Smeedia]

🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@albegt98]

👍💪

[@Smeedia]

💪💪💪

[@FryingPan8]

Is the giveaway still going? Been meaning to send you a postcard 😄

[@Smeedia]

Open until the end of the month 🫡

[@brettfriesen8254]

This car needs sum speedline rims